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1. M Connected duration greater than 24463 25 00 M Traffic greater thar Kb lo Figure 6 6 Event Filters Dialog Box 2 Enter filtering criteria to be used with your event list You can save these criteria when you use the Save or Save as option on the NDIS Driver Log dialog box to save your Log Display Parameters ldp file For detailed information about filtering criteria see the NDIS Driver Log online help iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 103 Viewing Events in the NT Event Viewer Viewing Events in the NT Event Viewer In addition to the NDIS Driver Log dialog box you can also use the Windows NT Event View to view NDIS driver events The Event Viewer is a standard feature of Windows NT To display the Event Viewer from the Log menu select Windows NT Log Or from the Windows NT Start menu select Programs Administrative Tools Common and then Event Viewer Various events are recorded in the Windows NT Event Viewer as shown in the following illustration Event Viewer Oy x Log View Options Help Date Time SOUrCce Category Event 347 11 PM 3 47 09 Ph 3 47 09 Ph 347 01 Ph 3 46 45 Pe 3 46 36 Ph 3 46 36 Ph 3 46 30 Ph 3 46 21 Ph IFHNDLOG IFHNDLOG IFHMDLOG IFHNDLOG IFHNDLOG IFHNDLOG IFHNDLOG IFAM DLOG IPFHNDLOG IPFHNDLOG Figure 6 7 Windows NT Event Viewer The following table describes the events recorded in the Event Viewer and the icons that represent the e
2. Figure 2 4 Inserting the Adapter 16 Interphase Corporation Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware 7 Replace the computer cover according to the manufacturer s instructions Then connect the adapter to the line as described in Connecting to the Line on page 19 VY CAUTION Keep the computer closed while the adapter is running so that the fan works properly and prevents overheating ISPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 17 Installing the Adapter 18 Interphase Corporation Connecting to the Line Overview The iSPAN Serial WAN adapter can be connected as data terminal equipment DTE to a communication device such as a modem data service unit DSU host computer or another serial adapter The communication device enables connection to the Public Switched Telephone Network PSTN a leased line an X 25 network or a Frame Relay network The iSPAN Serial WAN adapter can also be connected as data communications equipment DCE to another serial adapter in a back to back configuration Through its DB25 connector the iSPAN Serial WAN adapter can be connected to any communication device that provides a V 24 V 35 or V 11 interface Each interface type requires a specific cable The adapter detects the cable connected to its DB25 connector and automatically configures itself to the appropriate interface This chapter provides the information about the following e iSPAN Serial WAN adapter connector and DB25 pinout
3. ceceeeeee 6 port properties for NDIS channels 86 PPP CODMECUONS ceriescushiredtevaruuceeenace 75 PPP port properties 87 PPP protocol overview ccecees 188 PPP WAN properties c cceceeeee 81 problems and solutions 06 166 procedures quick reference 181 protocols 9 op Greer ener er nr er ent 75 NDIS LAN protocol status 67 TD E 75 protocols OVETVICW ceccecceeceeeees 185 Frame Relay oreore anneer 187 PEP ee E 188 E OEE E 185 R removal adapter and drivers 066 119 Base driver sicccccsoivesscecsecwones 59 119 NDIS diye aan meer ere eee renee 52 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide S SDLC link service inserting a connection 140 POPECE cic cgcleececeseneupeadendentesinas 132 serial line properties 87 135 154 158 serial port settings S E eevee aR 175 editing with SynWatch 175 serial port Watching c cceeeee 174 Service Pack installation 52 SNA link services Base driver installation 108 connection properties 6 141 inserting Interphase link services 125 127 SCUMNS DD cpstecncccananiensacensdiagaciace 123 software installation 107 109 113 SNA server driver wis cvescsvsenceacivesecnsees T SNA Server Manager window 114 124 SNA Server Setup dialog box 114 software Base driver installation 108 NDIS installation
4. When the adapter is installed continue as follows From the Start menu select Programs then Interphase WAN Adapters and then WAN Setup Click Add on the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box to add the card to the system Complete the software installation as described in Setting Up WAN Properties on page 41 166 Interphase Corporation Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution s Undetected This problem assumes you followed the installation adapter during steps in Inserting an Interphase Link Service on page SNA Server 125 and message informed you The INTERPHASE Link Services WAN Adapters driver is not installed You must install software setup this product before adding the link service Please insert the INTERPHASE CD ROM packaged with your WAN adapter and install this driver This warning message can have two causes e The Base driver is not installed Click OK then install the Base driver as described for SNA link services in Jnstalling the Base Driver on page 108 The WAN Adapters Setup utility did not detect the adapter during the software installation the Cards list is empty Do the following a Install or reinstall the adapter as instructed in Installing the Hardware on page 11 b If the WAN Adapters Setup utility still cannot detect the adapter see Computer does not boot up or host adapter not found on page 168 When the adapter is installed continue as follows a Fr
5. b Specify the serial line clock coding and DSR timer values that match the parameters of your X 25 provider c Click OK to save the serial line properties and return to the X 25 Protocol Properties dialog box 7 Click OK to save the X 25 Protocol Properties configuration and return to the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box NOTE If you need to remove an X 25 network configuration select the configuration in the X 25 Protocol Properties dialog box and press the Delete key 8 Save the protocol changes on the adapter by reloading the firmware as described in Saving WAN Adapters Setup Properties on page 163 154 Interphase Corporation Chapter 9 Setting up Firmware and Hardware Setting Up Frame Relay Network Properties To connect your adapter to a Frame Relay network you must create one or more Frame Relay network configurations with properties that match the subscription properties of your Frame Relay provider These network configurations are available for NDIS and or SNA Frame Relay network connections NOTE Before you configure your Frame Relay data link level and serial line properties first obtain the Frame Relay parameters from your provider For a detailed description of properties on each dialog box see online Help To set up Frame Relay subscription network configurations do the following 1 Start the WAN Adapters Setup utility if needed as described in Starting the WAN Adapters Setup Utility
6. PAP CHAP authentication RFC 1334 Multi link protocol RFC 1717 6 Interphase Corporation Chapter 1 Introduction IP and IPX support RFC 1332 RFC 1552 X25 ISO 8208 ISO 7776 IUT T X 25 Packet size up to 4096 bytes Up to 256 VCs IP and IPX over X 25 RFC 1356 e Frame Relay Link Management Interface UNI UI ANSI T1 617 Annex D UI IUT T Q 933 Annex A or I Data Link Layer IUT T Q 922 ANSI T1 618 User side of the User to Network Interface PVC only up to 976 user DLCIs DLCI management user defined automatic Unicast only Frame size up to 4096 bytes Quality of Service management CIR Bc Be T Congestion management BECN FECN DE IP and IPX over Frame Relay RFC 1490 Features specific to the NDIS software include the following e NDIS 4 driver for NT 4 0 e Supports IP IPX over PPP X 25 or Frame Relay networks Features specific to the SNA Server Link Services software include the following e SNADIS driver for Microsoft SNA Server support e Supports SDLC QLLC X 25 and 802 2 LLC type 2 LLC2 emulation over Frame Relay iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 7 Software Overview Point to Point and Multipoint Connections The iSPAN Serial WAN adapter supports point to point and point to multipoint connections The following figure shows a point to point connection over dedicated leased lines Dallas E T amp ssf Dedicated Leased Line Figure 1 3 Point to Point Con
7. e Connection of stand alone workstations to remote LANs through WAN networks For complete information about installing and setting up NDIS software see Installing the NDIS Software Package on page 35 Setting Up the NDIS Driver on page 63 and Logging NDIS Driver Events on page 95 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 5 Software Overview SNA Server Link Services Software The SNA Server Link Services software provides Microsoft SNA Server link support This software creates QLLC X 25 SDLC or Frame Relay links with Microsoft SNA Server version 4 0 with Microsoft SNA Server Service Pack 1 SNA Server links enable you to connect your Microsoft SNA Server to an SNA host or to another Microsoft SNA Server After installing SNA Server Link Services software you can use the Microsoft SNA Server Manager to configure services For detailed information about installing and setting up SNA Server Link Services software see Installing SNA Server Link Services Software on page 107 and Setting up SNA Server Link Services on page 123 NOTE If you plan to use the SNA Server Link Services software with your iSPAN Serial WAN adapter see Basic Methods for Evaluating Hardware Requirements in the Microsoft SNA Server Planning Guide Software Features The iSsPAN Serial WAN software includes the following onboard data protocols e HDLC e PPP Point to point protocol RFC 1618 RFC 1661 RFC 1662 RFC 1663 RFC 1570 RFC 1333
8. 2 In the Comment field enter optional comments or relevant information 3 Check either or both the Outgoing and Incoming fields to specify the use of the channel A channel can be used for outgoing calls only for incoming calls only or for outgoing and incoming calls 4 In the Idle timeout field set the channel inactivity timer by entering the length of time after which to automatically disconnect the channel due to inactivity Or to disable the inactivity counter enter 0 If the inactivity counter is disabled only the remote peer or local user intervention can disconnect the channel iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide T7 Setting Up Channels for Logical Adapters Setting Up LAN Properties The following illustration shows the LAN section of the Channel properties dialog box LAN M TCP IP Address 192 9 211 1 Hade o D IFX 5F Address Properties Figure 5 9 LAN Channel Properties To set up LAN properties for the channel do the following 1 Complete information in the fields in the LAN section of the Channel properties dialog box as follows a Check the TCP IP and or IPX SPX fields to select the protocols to be routed through this channel At least one protocol must be selected b If the TCP IP protocol is selected in the TCP IP Address field enter the TCP IP address of the remote equipment in dotted decimal format c If the IPX SPX protocol is selected in the IPX SPX Node Address fiel
9. 3 To assign an IP address and subnet mask to the new logical NDIS adapter do the following a In the IP Address field type a valid IP address b In the Subnet Mask field type a valid subnet mask These values depend on your network configuration If you do not know the exact IP address or subnet mask for your configuration ask your Network Administrator for assistance Type the default gateway address in the Default Gateway field This is an optional parameter that if used must correspond to an NDIS driver WAN channel For information about setting up NDIS driver WAN channels see Setting Up Channels for Logical Adapters on page 75 If you want the system to act as a TCP IP router select the Routing tab and select the Enable IP Forwarding check box Interphase Corporation Chapter 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package 6 Click OK Completing the Software Installation After you set up network protocols for the NDIS logical adapter the following message informs you that you must shut down and restart your computer before the settings take effect Hetwork Settings Change AN Tou must shut down and restart your computer before the new settings will take effect Do you want to restart your computer now Figure 4 13 Computer Restart Message Continue as follows e If you did not change the network protocol setup click Yes to restart the computer e If the Windows NT Service Pack is
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11. He Figure 7 8 Setup Options Dialog Box 4 Click Links to configure link services iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 115 Installing Interphase SNA Link Services 116 Link Service Installation E The Link Service Installation dialog box appears listing available link services The following link services are available Select one and click the Install button To install a link service not listed check Other Available Link Services Attachmate SDLC Link Service Attachmate 25 QLLC Link Service Bar 4 25 OLLU Link Service Bus Tech ESCON Bus amp Tag 2 17 DIGI Sync 5 70 PCI X 25 OLLU Link 17 Continue Back Help Exit Figure 7 9 List of Available Link Services 5 Click Other to install services other than the listed ones Interphase Corporation Chapter 7 Installing SNA Server Link Services Software SNA Server setup requests the software path in the Link Service Import dialog box Link Service Import Ea Please insert an SHA Server link service floppy disk into the drive shown below To import a link service from a different location edit the path Path Back Help Exit Figure 7 10 Link Service Import Dialog Box 6 Insert the 5535 SNA Link Services CD ROM and enter drive 5535sSR in the Path field where drive 1s the CD ROM drive for example D 5535sR 7 When you have entered the path click Continue NOTE If you enter the pathna
12. Providing this information will help speed up our response X Interphase Corporation Introduction Adapter Overview The Interphase iSPAN Serial WAN adapter is a single slot Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI add on board for PCI based PCs servers and workstations The adapter provides a fast pathway to enterprise communication server applications It is a smart adapter that connects systems to a Serial Line interface through a single high speed synchronous communication port Figure 1 1 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 1 Hardware Overview The modular adapter architecture includes a CPU motherboard and a WAN daughtercard The CPU motherboard is powered by an IBM PowerPC 403GA 32 bit RISC processor combined with a 32 bit 33 MHz PCI interface The processor allows full support of communication protocols reducing host CPU usage The WAN daughtercard handles various communication protocols at up to 2 megabits per second Mbps The daughtercard supports the following serial interface types with automatic recognition e V 24 V 28 e V 35 e X 21 V 11 NOTE The iSPAN Serial WAN adapter is referred to internally as the 5535 1P SR adapter You might see both names used in the Users Guide and the software dialog boxes to refer to the adapter Hardware Overview Following are the standard hardware features of the adapter e Short PCI form factor 174 63 x 106 68 mm e PCI 2
13. and click Add Remove The following message asks whether you want to remove the software Interphase 553 Base Driver DEINS TALLATION Are vou sure ou want to deinstall this software This directory its files and sub directories will be deleted Install path C vw ANSETUF i Cancel About Figure 7 13 Base Driver Removal Prompt 4 Click Continue to confirm the removal Interphase Corporation Chapter 7 Installing SNA Server Link Services Software 5 When a dialog box prompts you to confirm the card removal and driver deletion click Yes Next a series of messages informs you that the software is being removed The final message informs you that the Base driver has been successfully deinstalled s2 Interphase 553 Base Driver 5 Application i successtully deinstalled The complete file deletion will be effective only on nest reboot Shutdown and restart Figure 7 14 Base Driver Removed Successfully This message also prompts you to shut down and restart your computer to make changes take effect 6 Continue as follows Click Shutdown and restart to reboot your computer and apply changes Click OK to continue without applying changes Changes will be applied when the machine is rebooted iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 121 Removing Base Driver Software 122 Interphase Corporation Setting up SNA Server Link Services Overview This
14. e V 24 interface connection e V 35 interface e V 11 interface e Back to back configuration e Summary of steps to connect the adapter to the network iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 19 DB25 Connector Y CAUTION Incorrectly wired or installed cabling is the most common cause of communications problems for wide area networks Interphase recommends that you work with a qualified cable installer for assistance with your cabling requirements DB25 Connector The iSPAN Serial WAN adapter connector uses a DB25 pinout The DB25 pin signals vary according to the interface selected This external link is a Low Voltage Directory LVD according to safety standard IEC950 VY CAUTION The adapter s DB25 female connector is for serial WAN connections only Take care not to connect it to a parallel device Parallel ports also use DB25 connectors Connecting it to a parallel device may result in damage to both the adapter and the parallel device The following table lists pinout features for the various interfaces Direction Shield Shield Shield 2 TxD Transmit T A Transmit TXD A Out Data Data Transmit Data 20 Interphase Corporation Chapter 3 Connecting to the Line pm v vt vas pirecnon 3 RxD Receive R A Receive RXD A Receive In Data Data Data RTS Ready to C A RTS Ready to Out Send Command Send 5 CTS Clear to I A Indication CTS Clear to In Send Send DSR Data Set
15. 1 If needed start the NDIS Driver Setup utility from the control panel as described in Starting the NDIS Driver Setup Utility on page 64 2 In the Adapter section of the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box click the Properties button iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 71 Setting Up Logical Adapter Network Properties The Properties dialog box appears for the displayed logical adapter IPHNDIST Properties Station name Local 000077954601 P OOOO 7994601 MTU 500 cren Figure 5 4 NDIS Logical Adapter Properties If TCFE F If PSPs 3 In the Station Name field enter the station name for the logical adapter This is an optional property Y CAUTION In the Local Address field the default Ethernet address is correct and must not be modified 4 In the MTU field enter the MTU Maximum Transmission Unit to be used for communication If you are not sure which value to use leave the default value 5 In the Protocols section select the protocol s to be linked to the adapter At least one of the protocols is required You can change the protocols only if you started the NDIS Driver Setup from the Control panel 72 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver If one or both of the protocols are selected but unavailable the protocol is already used by a defined channel If one or both protocols are neither selected nor available the protocols might not be installed
16. 4 Click Yes to continue the driver removal If any NDIS logical adapters are still installed the Network Adapters dialog box reappears Repeat steps 3 and 4 to remove the next NDIS logical adapter 5 When you select to continue the removal of the final logical adapter the Interphase 5535 NDIS Driver Tools dialog box appears It identifies the NDIS driver install directory that will be deleted and asks if you are sure you want to deinstall the software 2 Interphase 5535 NDIS Driver Tools DEINS TALLATION Are vou sure you want to deinstall this software This directory its files and sub directories will be deleted Install path JO WINNTSSYSTEMS2SD RIVER SSIPHNDIS About Figure 4 15 Remove NDIS Driver Tools Click Continue to confirm removal of the NDIS driver iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 55 Removing the Drivers 6 After the NDIS driver is removed the Interphase 553X Base Driver dialog box appears gt Interphase 553 Base Driver DEINS TALLATION Are vou sure you want to deinstall this software This directory its files and sub directories will be deleted Install path JOMWAKNSETUP Cancel About Figure 4 16 Remove Base Driver Dialog Box The Interphase 553X Base driver dialog box identifies the Base driver install directory that will be deleted and asks if you are sure you want to deinstall the software 7 Continue as follows
17. From the Windows Start menu select Settings and then Control Panel Then double click the Network icon 36 Interphase Corporation Chapter 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package and select the Protocols tab to display the Network Protocols dialog box 2 Verify that a supported network protocol is installed This protocol can be TCP IP and or IPX SPX If you need to install the network protocol s click Add Then select the appropriate protocol from the list and follow the onscreen instructions 3 After you have verified or added the protocol s to be used select the Adapters tab The Network Adapters dialog box appears Hetwork Ea Ea Identification Services Protocols Adapters Bindings Network Adapters HF 1 3Com Etherlink I Adapter Add Remove Properties Update ltem Notes 3Com Etherlink tl Adapter Figure 4 1 Adding the Driver iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 37 Installing the Drivers 4 Click Add to begin loading the drivers The system creates an adapter list in the Select Network Adapter dialog box as shown in the following illustration Select Network Adapter Ei Ed Click the Network Adapter that matches your hardware and then click OK IF you have an installation disk for this component click Have Disk e Com 3C508 15 4 16 bit Ethernet Adapter BY 3Com Etherlink I Adapter also 1116 and Il16 TP 2B 3Com Etherlink Ill ISa PCMCIA Adapter BY 3Com
18. Interconnec tion model IP is the low level protocol for the TCP IP protocol set IP provides packet delivery services between nodes On the same level as IP are ARP and RARP iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 209 210 TCP is a reliable stream delivery virtual circuit connection oriented protocol that runs on top of IP Telnet FTP and login use TCP connec tions TEI Terminal Endpoint Identifier The Terminal Endpoint Identi fier is used to identify a specific piece of equipment on an ISDN con nection Telco Telco is a popular abbreviation for telephone company The RBOCs are a subset of all telcos T Interface The interface point between the user premises network termination NT1 and a switching or concentration point NT2 such as PBX Tx Abbreviation meaning transmit transmitter or transmission U Interface The interface point between the user premises network termination NT1 and the local digital exchange UNI See User to Network Interface User to Network Interface UNI The interface between the ATM end system user and the ATM network V 11 Internationalinterfacerecommendationelectrically similarto RS 422 V 24 International interface recommendation that defines inter change circuits Similar to and operationally compatible with RS 232 See RS 232 V 25 International interface recommendation for dial lines V 25 bis International interface recommendation for dial lines
19. M Outgoing call in progress M Outgoing call failed M Outgoing call connected Cancel Help dii Service message M Active logging Figure 6 4 Configure Logging Dialog Box 2 Select the event categories to be logged from the NDIS driver into the Windows NT log 3 To make logging functions available select the Active logging checkbox in the lower right of the dialog box Or deselect the checkbox to make logging functions unavailable Setting Up Event List Display Properties For each event category to be logged by the NDIS Driver Log you can select columns of information to be displayed in the event list You can also customize the display order and format To customize the displayed event information do the following 1 In the NDIS Driver Log dialog box select the Parameters menu then select the Display option 100 Interphase Corporation Chapter 6 Logging NDIS Driver Events The Display dialog box appears f Display EAE Order amp Newest first o Hel C Oldest first Cancel Format M Display milliseconds Font Courier New E Available parameters 4 L Channel Date Time Humber Category Mum C Category Txt Duration IF Address LAN C Diag Figure 6 5 Display Dialog Box 2 Select the chronological order in which to display events whether newest to oldest or oldest to newest 3 Select the Display milliseconds checkbox to display event t
20. Physical Layer Layer 1 of the OSI model Defines and han dles the electrical and physical connections between systems The Physical layer can also encode data in a form that is compatible with the medium coaxial twisted pair fiber and so on iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 205 206 PMC PCI Mezzanine Card A daughter card form factor imple mentation of the PCI bus specification POTS Plain Old Telephone Service Conventional voice grade service and cabling infrastructure PPP Point to Point Protocol A dial up protocol that allows a computer to use TCP IP networking to connect remote access devices such as modems to the Internet or other TCP IP based networks PPP MP Point to Point Protocol Multilink Protocol See Multi link PPP PRI Primary Rate Interface A typeof ISDN service that offers 23 B channels at 64 Kbps and one D channel at 64 Kbps 23B D In Europe PRI provides for 30 B channels and two D channels 30B 1D Private Line Synonym for a leased line Dial voice line that does not terminate at the voice private automatic branch exchange or that does not appear on other sets in a key system Protocols A set of rules that define how different computer sys tems and other devices interoperate with each other PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network PVC Permanent Virtual Circuit A logical link whose endpoints and class of service are defined by network management For Frame
21. Port section of the Channel properties dialog box when the PPP WAN protocol is selected Port Card 0 5535 1P 5SR 7 Serial i SUH E thennel ti Enke number fi Miltiprotiies P SON DB Channel t Sinke required fo Properties Eor H Any Figure 5 15 PPP Channel Port Properties To set up port properties for a channel using the PPP protocol do the following 1 In the Card field if more than one physical iSPAN Serial WAN adapter is installed select the physical adapter to be used by the channel 2 To specify serial port properties for the selected adapter do the following a Click the Properties button in the Port section of the Channel properties dialog box The Serial Line Properties dialog box appears ca Serial Line Properties ki Ed Clock Coding NRZ h DSA Timer Sec E Help ee Cancel Figure 5 16 Serial Line Properties iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 87 Setting Up Channels for Logical Adapters b Specify the clock coding and DSR Timer properties for the serial line c Click OK to save the serial line properties and return to the Channel properties dialog box X 25 Port Properties The following illustration shows the Port section of the Channel properties dialog box when the X 25 WAN protocol is selected Port Card 0 5535 1P 5R k Seral ie ISDN E Channel me networks x25 Network B ISOM Gi tihennel t Properties Figure 5 17 X 25 Channel Port Properti
22. Relay analogous to an X 25 permanent virtual circuit a PVC consists of the originating frame relay network element address originating data link control identifier terminating frame relay net work element address and termination data link control identifier Originating refers to the access interface from which the PVC is initi ated Terminating refers to the access interface at which the PVC stops Many data network customers require a PVC between two points QLLC Qualified Logical Link Control An X 25 protocol that allows the transfer of data link control information between two adjoining SNA nodes that are connected through an X 25 packet switching data network The QLLC provides the qualifier Q bit in X 25 data packets to identify packets that carry logical link protocol infor mation Q 921 This is the link layer protocol for ISDN Q 931 This is the network layer protocol for ISDN Q 931 was developed for out of band call control Interphase Corporation RAI Remote Alarm Indication PRI alarm also known as Yellow signal This alarm indicates a carrier failure RBOC Regional Bell Operating Company Thisreferstothe origi nal seven regional telephone companies created by the AT amp T divesti ture Nynex Bell Atlantic Bell South Southwestern Bell US West Pacific Telesis and Ameritech RD Received Data RS 232 V 24 data signal sent from the data communications equipment to the data terminal equipment
23. SIG designed the Peripheral Component Interconnect PCI bus as the next generation I O expansion bus Its predecessors were the ISA EISA and MCA buses The PCI bus is a high performance bus found in systems ranging from low end PCs to high end servers PCI was developed to overcome the bottlenecks associated with traditional 16 bit expansion slots operating at 8 MHz or essentially 5 megabytes per second The result was a local bus system capable of transferring 32 bits of data at 33 MHz fora maximum data transfer rate of 132 MBps The PCI Local Bus takes peripherals off the I O bus and connects them together with the CPU and the memory subsystem This provides a wider faster pathway for data which is especially important for servers graphic intensive software high speed networks and other high performance peripherals Features of the PCI Local Bus architecture include e Processor independent bridge between the CPU and high speed peripherals that serves as traffic controller between buses e 32 bit memory addressing for CPU Direct Memory Access DMA devices and bus masters e 32 bit data transfers at 33 MHz for CPU DMA and bus master devices e 132 MBps maximum data transfer rate e Data are written and read from peripherals in linear bursts at every clock cycle iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 189 PCI PMC Technology e Buffers located between peripherals and the CPU that allow multiple high speed peripherals
24. Setup Properties 164 Interphase Corporation Troubleshooting Overview This chapter provides possible solutions for common problems you might encounter while installing and operating your adapter Before proceeding with troubleshooting make sure you have carefully followed the steps for installing and setting up the hardware and the software and have rebooted the system Also check the system log using the Windows NT Event Viewer to see what kind of errors if any are being recorded If the information in this appendix does not solve the problem contact Interphase Technical Support at one of the locations listed in the Assistance section at the beginning of this iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 165 Problems and Solutions Problems and Solutions Problem Possible Solution s Adapter is not This problem occurs if the system does not detect the detected during adapter after the setup program copies driver files to the NDIS driver installation directory The cards list is empty on the installation WAN Adapters Setup dialog box as described in Setting Up WAN Properties on page 41 When a message tells you to add a card do the following Click OK Install or reinstall the adapter as instructed in Installing the Hardware on page 11 If the WAN Adapters Setup utility still cannot detect the adapter see Computer does not boot up or host adapter not found on page 168
25. To install the network protocols do the following a Close the NDIS Driver Properties dialog box and then close the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box b On the Network Adapters dialog box select the Protocols tab c If the desired protocols IP or IPX SPX are not listed click Add and follow the onscreen instructions Then repeat steps 1 through 5 6 When you finish setting up logical adapter network properties click OK to save the properties and return to the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box NOTE When you close the Network Adapters dialog box after adding a logical adapter or a logical adapter network protocol you are prompted to set up IPX SPX and or TCP IP properties for the logical adapter as described in Setting Up Network Protocol Properties on page 46 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 73 Viewing Logical Adapter Connection Status Viewing Logical Adapter Connection Status To view the logical adapter connection status 1 If needed start the NDIS driver Setup utility as described in Starting the NDIS Driver Setup Utility on page 64 2 In the Adapter section of the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box click the Status button The Status dialog box appears for the displayed logical adapter IPHNDIS1 lel Ea oje _IPHNDIST Status Active Active protocols 2 Frm0k 177 131 FrooErr T 0 Figure 5 5 NDIS Logical Adapter Status For all channels associated with the logical adapter this dialog box disp
26. adapter by reloading the firmware as described in Saving WAN Adapters Setup Properties on page 163 158 Interphase Corporation Chapter 9 Setting up Firmware and Hardware Hardware Management The Cards section of the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box displays all the iSPAN WAN adapters installed in the machine their status and their available communication ports The Firmware section displays information about the adapter selected in the Cards section You can use the buttons in the Cards section to add remove or configure WAN adapters The adapter status 1s represented by its icon color as described in the following table oncor wans O OOOO The adapter is detected but is not working Yellow The hardware configuration has been changed but not applied The adapter is running Use the following buttons to set up adapter hardware To do this Add Add a new adapter to the operating system This option is enabled if one or more Interphase adapters can be installed Remove Remove an existing adapter This option removes an adapter and its drivers from the operating system Properties View an adapter s hardware properties or configure serial port properties Viewing Card Properties To view the card s hardware properties in the Cards section of the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box select the iSPAN Serial WAN card and click the Properties button iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 159 Hardware Management T
27. can modify the number of low level events you want SynWatch to keep in its buffer In some cases decreasing the SynWatch buffer size can help avoid system overload during data exchanges To modify the SynWatch buffer size do the following 1 From the Tools menu select Options 178 Interphase Corporation Appendix B SynWatch Utility The Buffer dialog box appears Options 7 Butter You define here the masimum number of events you want to keep in memory in order to avoid system overload on importants data exchanges Buffer type Number of events f Stop when ful Buffer size 200 events Circular Detault Cancel Help Figure B 4 SynWatch Buffer Settings 2 In the Buffer Type section select one of the following options Select Stop when full to have SynWatch store only the first events up to the specified number in the Buffer Size field Select Circular to have SynWatch store new events after reaching the number specified in the Buffer Size field by deleting the older events to maintain the limit 3 In the Number of Events section enter the number of low level events to be stored in the internal buffer iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 179 Saving and Editing Frames Saving and Editing Frames Use the SynWatch Save option to save all frame information recorded in the monitor panel as an ASCII text or binary file You can read a text file using any text editor but SynWat
28. chapter explains how to insert and set up Interphase SNA Server link services and connections for the iSPAN Serial WAN adapter The setup procedure is described for SNA Server 4 0 with Microsoft SNA Server Service Pack 1 This chapter explains how to do the following SNA Server link services setup tasks e Access online help e Insert and set up an Interphase Frame Relay SDLC or X 25 SNA Server link service e Insert and set up a Frame Relay SDLC or X 25 connection This chapter does not include a detailed description of Microsoft s SNA Server software interface or configuration As a general rule verify default values that appear in Microsoft NT dialog boxes referring to your SNA Server administrator for assistance For a complete description of the SNA Server configuration procedure see the latest Microsoft SNA Server documentation or follow the appropriate links at the Microsoft web site http www microsoft com products Microsoft SNA Server Interphase SNA Server link services and the standard Base driver along with the WAN adapter firmware must already be installed before setting up SNA Server link services for the adapter For installation instructions see Installing SNA Server Link Services Software on page 107 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 123 Accessing Online Help Accessing Online Help For detailed information about the functions and dialog boxes described in this chapter see the SNA Server Ma
29. complete the IPX SPX configuration continue as follows e If the TCP IP protocol is installed the TCP IP Properties dialog box appears Continue to the next section Setting Up TCP IP Protocols e If the TCP IP protocol is not installed skip to Completing the Software Installation on page 51 48 Interphase Corporation Chapter 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package Setting Up TCP IP Protocols If the TCP IP protocol is installed the Microsoft TCP IP Properties dialog box appears after you add the NDIS driver or change the IPX SPX properties Microsoft TCP IP Properties EE IP Address DNS WINS Address DHCP Relay Routing An F address can be automatically assigned to this network card by a DHCP server fF your network does not have a QHCP server ask your network administrator for an address and then type it in the space below Adapter 2 Inte C Obtain an IF address from a DHCP server f Specify an IP address IP Address Subnet Mask l i l Default Gateway i i Advanced cae tin Figure 4 12 TCP IP Properties Dialog Box iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 49 Setting Up Network Protocol Properties 50 To set up TCP IP properties for the NDIS logical adapter do the following 1 In the Adapter field select Interphase 5535 NDIS Adapter 2 Select the Specify an IP address option NOTE You must specify an IP address DHCP is not supported
30. create or modify a channel for an NDIS logical adapter do the following 1 In the Channels section of the NDIS Driver Setup utility select to add or edit a channel as follows To add a channel click the __ Create icon To edit an existing channel select the channel and click the f Edit icon The Channel properties dialog box appears Channel properties HEA Name INTERPHASE 7 Outgoing on 0 Comment i Incoming Idle timeout sec LAN W TCRAIP Address li 92 10 10 2 Mode M PSPX Address WAN PPP Authen None 35 Eddies C FR Properties Port Card 0 9955 1P 5A Serial ir ISDN E Channel i Humberarlinke fi Miltiproties i SOM DB Channel t All ales reguired I Properties Any X Help OF Cancel Figure 5 7 Channel Properties Dialog Box This dialog box includes four groups of properties e General e LAN e WAN e Port The topics that follow explain how to set up each group of channel properties 76 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver Setting Up General Properties The following illustration shows the general section of the Channel properties dialog box Name INTERPHASE 7 Outgoing on ml Eo Comment European operation CHAYILLE M Incoming Aee Ee Figure 5 8 General Channel Properties To set up general channel properties do the following 1 In the Name field identify the name of the channel being set up
31. dialog box when the Frame Relay FR WAN protocol is selected Port Cad 0 5535 1F SR Serial g E EUN E Ehannmel ti FA networks _E ISOM merane t Ear H Any Figure 5 18 Frame Relay Channel Port Properties To set up port properties for a channel using the Frame Relay protocol do the following iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 89 Setting Up Channels for Logical Adapters 90 1 In the Card field if more than one physical iSPAN Serial WAN adapter is installed select the physical adapter to be used by the channel 2 In the Network field if more than one Frame Relay network configuration has been created for use by the NDIS driver select the network configuration to be used by this channel 3 If you need to create edit or remove a network configuration to be used for driver connections do the following a Click the Properties button in the Port section of the Channel properties dialog box b On the Frame Relay protocol properties dialog box configure the Frame Relay network properties to use with this channel For instructions see Setting Up Frame Relay Network Properties on page 155 All Frame Relay network configurations created in this dialog box are available for use by all of the adapter s NDIS channels and SNA link services c Click OK to save the Frame Relay protocol properties and return to the Channel properties dialog box NOTE Because changing the Frame Relay netwo
32. done by establishing two B chan nel circuit switched calls and combining them in the customer s equip ment using Multilink PPP or the bonding specification or by associating multiple B channels in the network multirate services Interphase Corporation BRI Basic Rate Interface A defined ISDN interface that includes two B channels and one D channel Also known as 2B D B channels are used for voice and data while the D channel is generally used only for signalling within the telephone network Broadcast LAN transmission method used in bus topology net works that sends messages to all stations even though the messages are addressed to specific stations BTU See Basic Transmission Unit BTU CALC Customer Access Line Charge A Federal tariff charge also referred to as an End User Common Line Charge EUCL or Sub scriber Line Charge SLC Every ISDN line is charged one CALC or EUCL Call Bumping The ability to receive an incoming call during a bonded outbound call CCITT International Telephone and Telegraph Consultative Committee See ITU International Telecommunication Union CD Carrier Detect RS 232 V 24 control signal on pin 8 that indicates that the local data communications equipment is receiving a signal from the remote DCE See RS 232 Also called Received Line Signal Detector RLSD and Data Carrier Detect DCD Centrex Local Public Exchange incorporating PBX Private Branch Exchang
33. icon and select the Install Uninstall tab iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 59 Removing the Drivers The Install Uninstall dialog box appears Add Remove Programs Properties ix Install Uninstall windows NT Setup To install a new program from a floppy disk or CO AOM dive click Install Install 22 The following software can be automatically removed by Windows To remove a program or to modify its installed components select it from the list and click Add Remove 5 Corel Uninstaller Eudora Pro 3 0 5 Intermet FastFind 1 0 Interphase S546 Base Driver LiveUpdate Microsott Office 97 Professional Netscape Navigator 4 05 Norton Antivirus 5 0 pour Windows NT FioboHELP iu Add Remove OF Cancel Figure 4 20 Removing the Base Driver 3 Select Interphase 553X Base driver and click Add Remove 60 Interphase Corporation Chapter 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package The Interphase 553X Base Driver dialog box appears g2 Interphase 553 Base Driver DEINS TALLATION Are vou sure you want to deinstall this software This directory its files and sub directories will be deleted MAAN SETUP _ Continue Cancel Figure 4 21 Remove Base Driver Dialog Box The Interphase 553X Base driver dialog box identifies the Base driver install directory that will be deleted and asks if you are sure you want to deinstall the software 4 Click Con
34. imple ments explicit routes through switches to establish a communication link with another station on the network S Interface The interface point between an ISDN device and the user premises network termination SDLC See Synchronous Data Link Control SNA IBM s Systems Network Architecture The part of a user application network that conforms to the formats and protocols of Sys tems Network Architecture It enables reliable transfer of data among users and provides protocols for controlling the resources of various network configurations The SNA network consists of Network Acces sible Units NAUs boundary function gateway function and inter mediate session routing function components and the transport network SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Ahigh level stan dards based protocol for network management usually used in TCP IP networks An SNMP manager controls and measures the activities Interphase Corporation of SNMP agents that are embedded in nodes and network devices on the network SNMP relies on MIBs embedded in the network resources to monitor and control the network SPID Service Profile Identifier An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the service capabilities of an ISDN terminal This is an identifier that points to a particular location in the Telco s central office switch memory where relevant details about the device are stored Each BRI connection can have up to two SPIDs on
35. requirements described in Minimum System Requirements on page 9 Inspecting the Adapter Before installing the adapter in your computer visually inspect it for any damage that might have occurred during shipment from the factory iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 11 Installing the Adapter Y CAUTION The adapter is packed in an antistatic bag to protect it during shipment Keep the adapter in its protective antistatic bag until you are ready to install it in the host computer To prevent damage to the adapter due to electrostatic discharge wear a grounding strap on your wrist or ankle and handle the adapter only by its edges Do not touch its components or any metal parts other than the faceplate 1 Open the shipping container and carefully remove its contents from the antistatic bag 2 Inspect each item for damage If you find any omissions or damage contact your network supplier and the carrier for example UPS or Federal Express that delivered the package Installing the Adapter yin WARNING Your computer operates at voltages that can be lethal Follow all cautions and warnings in this installation procedure both to protect yourself and prevent damage to your computer Use only tools with nonconductive handles or tools coated with covered with or made with nonconductive materials Nonconductive materials are materials that do not conduct electric current such as plastic rubber and fiberglass 12 Inter
36. s second memory window COM properties Not applicable to the iSPAN Serial WAN adapter COM properties are displayed for WAN Adapters with a standard COM port system interface Click this button to display the Diagnostics window ae which is also accessible by selecting Start Programs Administrative Tools Common Windows the only available NT Diagnostics Use this window to resolve option hardware conflicts Setting Up Serial Port Properties Use the SR Port Properties dialog box to view and set up the adapter s serial port properties NOTE Before you configure your serial port first obtain the WAN serial line port information from your provider iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 161 Hardware Management To display the SR Port Properties dialog box 1 Start the WAN Adapters Setup utility if needed as described in Starting the WAN Adapters Setup Utility on page 146 2 In the Cards section of the dialog box select the adapter s serial port The SR Port Properties dialog box appears SR Port Properties Ei ES Interface Modern Ext Modem sads Est Modem Help Cancel Figure 9 10 SR Port Properties Dialog Box 3 In the Interface field select the serial line interface type that matches your provider s serial line interface 4 In the Modem signals field select how you want modem signals to be handled If you are unsure which option to select use the default option Ext
37. set up X 25 subscription network configurations do the following 1 Start the WAN Adapters Setup utility if needed as described in Starting the WAN Adapters Setup Utility on page 146 2 In the Firmware section of the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box select X 25 Layer and click the Properties button 150 Interphase Corporation Chapter 9 Setting up Firmware and Hardware The X 25 Protocol Properties dialog box appears Card 0 4 25 protocol properties x 25 Networks ga PacketLevel Frame Level Fort i Serial iS E SON E Chamet E ISDN D Charnel t Port Ary x Properties Help Cancel Apply Figure 9 2 X 25 Protocol Properties Dialog Box 3 To create a new X 25 network configuration click the X 25 icon Then in the X 25 Networks list enter a name for the X 25 network configuration for example your provider company name 4 To change default packet level properties for an X 25 network configuration do the following a Select the X 25 configuration and click the Packet Level button iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 151 Firmware Management The X 25 Packet Level Properties dialog box appears amp 25 Packet Level Properties E E Virtual circuits Packets BASE NUMBER Numbering Modula 8 im Permanent Zz jo area Bb k Incoming a po Two way i ja Outgoing 5 jo Help e ox Cancel Connection mode bi Connection Fermmanen
38. settings in the Interphase Link Service Properties dialog box depend on the link service you inserted The default service name is displayed in the title bar To configure settings for the inserted service continue as follows e To set up a Frame Relay link service skip to Setting Up a Frame Relay Link Service on page 128 e To set up an SDLC link service skip to Setting Up an SDLC Link Service on page 132 e To set up an X 25 link service skip to Setting Up an X 25 Link Service on page 136 126 Interphase Corporation Chapter 8 Setting up SNA Server Link Services Editing an Interphase Link Service To edit an existing Interphase link service do the following 1 Open the Microsoft SNA Server Manager window as described in Starting the SNA Server Manager on page 124 2 Open the Servers directory and select the server for which you are editing a link service 3 If the server is running stop the server From the Service menu select Stop 4 Open the Link Services directory 5 Double click the link service you want to edit 6 Continue as follows To edit properties of a Frame Relay link service continue to Setting Up a Frame Relay Link Service on page 128 To edit properties of an SDLC link service skip to Setting Up an SDLC Link Service on page 132 To edit properties of an X 25 link service skip to Setting Up an X 25 Link Service on page 136 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 127 In
39. status cccecec eee ees 74 BCUING MD aeeordi erennere 71 M managing WAN firmwate 146 managing WAN hardware 146 Microsoft SNA Server Manager 139 minimum system requirements 6 N NDIS driver CV CUE NOD eisni ei 96 MSAN Secene 35 logging events ss 0c csceesed deecorsesdans 95 PEMIO VINO ceciren 52 SEHA UD csiosccsacecenacerentesncceasssoane 63 NDIS Driver Log event display properties 100 event filters cccc ee eececeeeeeee ees 102 OV ONE NISL E 97 logging configuration 4 99 BUGIS opccecsciececsnteessqtaecsetacetecsece 96 NDIS Driver Setup utility 63 adapter functions ceceeee scene 66 adding logical adapters 69 channel functions ccceceees 67 Interphase Corporation channel statUSsscasssernn 91 deleting channels c0ecees 92 manual channel connections 93 OV EL VICW vassronseassasnestanieenaaraceiapoes 63 setting up channels 00068 T5 setting up logical adapters 71 BUEN e 64 viewing logical adapter connection SUALUS lt cantenesteconcacessuben 74 network configuration setup Frame Relay iccccsceansccesncasenadasnere 155 DDS ESIE AE E A 150 NT Service Pack install 4 52 O operating environment 0066 169 P PCI PMC technology overview 189 permanent virtual circuits PVCs 187 Point to point protocol
40. that includes an auto dial command and response language V 28 Internationalinterfacerecommendationthatdefines electrical characteristics for the interchange circuits defined by V 24 Similar to and operationally compatible with RS 232 See RS 232 V 35 International recommendation for a wide band interface modem VN3 VN4 VN3 and VN4 are the French ISDN standards WAN Wide Area Network A network spanning a large geographi cal area that provides communications among devices on a regional national or international basis Workstation Networked computer typically reserved for end user applications Interphase Corporation X 21 Packet switched networks International recommendation that defines a physical interface for X 25 using a 15 pin connector equivalent to V 11 X 21 bis Packet data networking International recommendation that defines the most popular physical interface for X 25 Equivalent to RS 232 and V 24 X 21 bis link Commonly used in European countries this is a pay as you go link When a signal is raised the network automatically establishes a link to the remote unit X 25 Packet switching protocol that lets computers communicate via wide area packet switched data networks XID See Exchange Identification XID iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 211 212 Interphase Corporation Index When using this index keep in mind that a page number indicates only where referenced mate
41. the utility the NDIS Driver Log dialog box appears Log Parameters 7 p ve J i g Duration 3 17 14 PM Service STOF IPHNDIST 4 17 09 PM Wap disconnected O0000 00 00 09 IPHMDIST 4 16 59 PM Outgoing call co Ox0000 IPHMDIST 4 16 59 PM Outgoing call pe Ox0000 IPHNDIST 4 16 43 PM Outgoing call fail 00003 IPHMDIST 4 16 43 PM Outgoing call pe Ox0000 IPHMDIST 4 16 14 PM Wall disconnected O0000 00 00 04 IPHMDIST 4 16 09 PM Outgoing call co Ox0000 IPHNDIST 4 16 09 PM Outgoing call pe Ox0000 3 76 05 PM Service START Figure 6 1 NDIS Driver Log Dialog Box 96 Interphase Corporation Chapter 6 Logging NDIS Driver Events Viewing Events in the NDIS Driver Log The events displayed on the NDIS Driver Log dialog box correspond to the filter and display settings configured for the NDIS Driver Log The types of details depend on the network protocol being used by the driver To see the original channel settings used when the event occurred in the Channel column double click on the event Customizing NDIS Driver Log Settings In addition to the Help menu the NDIS Driver Log window provides the Log menu and Parameters menu Use these menus to customize NDIS Driver Log event categories filters and display settings to suit your requirements iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 97 Customizing NDIS Driver Log Settings Log Menu Windows NT Log Fa NDIS Driver Setup FY Retest ro w Refresh autom
42. to be attached to the same PCI local bus e Automatic configuration of system and expansion boards Three sizes of PCI add in boards are defined long short and variable short length Systems are not required to support all board types To accommodate 5V and 3 3V signalling environments and to facilitate a smooth migration path between the voltages three add in board electrical types are specified a 5 volt board which plugs into only 5V connectors a universal board which plugs into both 5V and 3 3V connectors and a 3 3 volt board which plugs into 3 3V connectors only The PMC bus was designed for embedded environments It implements PCI bus logic in a daughtercard mezzanine form factor CompactPCI is another PCI form factor which implements PCI bus logic in a Eurocard 3U or 6U format with a high density connector This form factor is used in environments similar to the more traditional VME bus The PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group PICMG is currently developing the CompactPCI standard 190 Interphase Corporation Regulatory Statements FCC 5535 SR Adapter FCC Part 15 Regulatory Compliance This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment gener
43. track connections and data traffic on the Serial port NDIS Driver The NDIS driver emulates a LAN adapter It enables transportation and routing of TCP IP and IPX SPX protocols over WAN serial lines using X 25 PPP or Frame Relay protocols Along with the Base driver and NDIS driver the NDIS software package also includes the following utilities e The NDIS Driver Setup utility enables you to set up logical adapters for NDIS communications e The NDIS Driver Log records NDIS driver events It enables you to view the events in the NDIS Driver Log dialog box or the Windows NT Event Viewer Using the NDIS Driver Setup utility you can configure as many as four NDIS logical adapters in a Windows NT system A logical adapter represents a unique configuration of connections to be handled by the NDIS driver As a result the NDIS driver can connect to four different IP and or IPX networks seamlessly However the driver needs to be installed only once 4 Interphase Corporation Chapter 1 Introduction The following figure shows the capabilities of the NDIS driver 4 H an pe a ey toa E E mail Printing File sharing Host access Database scheduling 5535 NDIS Driver network 5535 NDIS Driver Figure 1 2 NDIS Driver Capabilities remote clients The NDIS Driver provides the following types of connections e Connection of two or more LANs through WAN networks
44. window e Click the Help icon and then select the topic you want to read about Starting the NDIS Driver Setup Utility Start the NDIS Driver Setup utility in either of the following ways e If you need to change network protocol properties for a logical adapter you must start the utility adapter from the Control Panel as follows a From the Start menu select Settings and then Control Panel b Double click the Network icon and select the Adapters tab 64 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver c On the Network adapters dialog box select the Interphase NDIS logical adapter you want to configure and click Properties e For any other purposes you can start the utility from the Interphase WAN Adapters menu From the Start menu select Programs then Interphase WAN Adapters and then NDIS Driver Setup When you start the utility the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box appears HDIS Driver Setup Adapter fo ews IPHNDIS1 IPHNDIS1 Properties Status a m Channels IPHASE_FR FR o003 IPHASE_IF_O Serial IPHASE_ PPP Serial PFF IPHASE 25 Serial 192200900 25 Help About About Figure 5 1 NDIS Driver Setup Dialog Box NOTE The iSPAN Serial WAN adapter is listed as 5535 1P SR card in some of the NDIS Driver Setup dialog boxes iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 65 Starting the NDIS Driver Setup Utility The NDIS Driver Setup dialog box conta
45. 1 Base Driver Installation Dialog Box 4 If needed change the default installation path in the Copy To field to the desired pathname The default path is C WANSETUP 5 Click Continue to install the driver The installation program copies product files to the directory specified in the Copy To field and creates a program group in the Windows NT Start menu To continue the software installation set up the adapter s port properties as described in the next section Setting Up WAN Properties iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 109 Installing the Base Driver Setting Up WAN Properties After the Base driver software is installed as described in Running the Setup Program the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box appears as shown in the following illustration L WAN Adapters setup OR x a Firmware Cards Add Reve Properties me ao Figure 7 2 WAN Adapters Setup Dialog Box The card name is displayed in the Cards section Use the Cards section to set up the card s port properties 110 Interphase Corporation Chapter 7 Installing SNA Server Link Services Software NOTE If the Cards list is empty the adapter might not be properly installed See Problems and Solutions on page 166 for information to correct the problem When configuring the adapter s serial port properties if you are not sure which options to select use the default values You can change the settings late
46. 1 compliant master target bus interface e Compliance to industry standards and specifications FCC part 15 Class A IEC950 e 32 bit RISC processor PowerPC 403 GA 33 MHz e 32 bit local bus at 33 MHz 2 Interphase Corporation Chapter 1 Introduction e 4 MB dual port DRAM memory and 128 KB Flash EEPROM e Synchronous serial line with DB25 female connector for serial WAN connection only e V24 V28 V35 or X21 V11 electrical interface e Full plug and play installation Software Overview The software included with the adapter runs under Windows NT 4 0 operating systems It supports up to four iSPAN Serial WAN adapters installed in a system Two software packages are available the NDIS package and SNA Server Link Services package The software is available on two CD ROMs one for each package Software Packages You can install the NDIS software package the SNA Server Link Services software package or both software packages depending on your system needs Both packages include the Base driver Base Driver The Base driver is the basic driver required to support the adapter It is delivered as a standard product with both the NDIS driver and SNA Server Link Services The Base driver software files include the following utilities e The WAN Adapters Setup utility enables you to manage adapter firmware and hardware iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 3 Software Overview e The Synwatch utility enables you to
47. AN Adapter Users Guide i DE25 Com ciot aene a A A iaria 20 Ni a A A E E E E AT E O AT 22 hD saci E E E E E 25 Y IOE eae Ei 29 Back to Back Configuration cccccccsseesseceseeesecceseeesseesseesesseeseees 32 Connecting to the IN GUE sc isesccccsexaccanasencassazaosaneecanseeaseseenueeeumncees 33 CHAPTER 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package OG I E E dnd A E 35 Verifying Minimum Requirements ccccccescesscessceseceseeeeeeees 36 Installing the Drivers cenai aR EE A EEE 36 Setting Up WAN Properties ccccececccesseeesecessecseecseseesseceseeeseeenes 4 Adding the NDIS Logical Adapter 0 cc cccccseseseessseseteeeenens 44 Setting Up Network Protocol Properties cccccccccsseeseeseeeeteeeees 46 Setting Up IPX SPX Protos ccs cosshsccedacsnsveddncseendecevacsnciecsesesdeves 47 Setting Up TCP IP Protocols ccc ccecssccescceseceeseeessseeeeessseeees 49 Completing the Software Installation 00 0 cece ccccessceseceseeeeeeees 51 Removing the Drivers ica esseisctedesscceaaeetasotsacastaaatsinssngestdansceueliuatsieas 52 Removing the NDIS and Base Drivers c ec eeceeseeteeeneees a2 Removing the NDIS Drivet cicci s0ccisccesedwassescccagitiacestadastenasdive 53 Removing the Base Driver assis sconacsdctscasvtmaasiavinrasindsaudaeens 56 Completing the Driver Removal cscccsencscesnewencedcceesnasdtenncntes 58 Removing the Base Driver Only cccccccccccscessceseeesseesseeseeens 59 CHAPTER 5 Set
48. Agreement if you fail to comply with any term or condition of the Agreement In such event you must destroy the Software together with all copies updates or modifications thereof Export You agree to comply with all export and re export restrictions and regulations of the U S Department of Commerce or other applicable U S agency You must not transfer the Software to a prohibited country or otherwise violate any such restrictions or regulations U S Government Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure of the Software to or by the U S Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in the applicable U S federal procurement regulations covering commercial restricted rights software You are responsible for complying with the notice requirements contained in such regulations General You acknowledge that you have read and understand this Agreement and by installing and using the Software you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions herein You further agree that this is the complete and exclusive Agreement between Interphase and yourself No variation of the terms of this Agreement or any different terms will be enforceable against Interphase unless agreed to in writing by Interphase and yourself The validity of this Agreement and the rights obligations and relations of the parties hereunder shall be determined under the substantive laws of the State of Texas If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid illegal or
49. CAUTION If any other software requiring the Base driver Such as SNA Link Services is installed in your system do not remove the Base driver with the NDIS driver If you want to remove both drivers remove the NDIS driver first If multiple NDIS logical adapters are configured you must remove all of the logical adapters to remove the NDIS driver Removing the final logical adapter removes the driver Removing the NDIS Driver To remove the NDIS driver do the following 1 Be sure you are logged on with administrator rights to the Windows NT 4 0 system 2 From the Start menu select Settings and then Control Panel Then double click the Network icon and select the Adapters tab to display the Adapters dialog box iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 53 Removing the Drivers Hetwork Fa Identification Services Protocols Adapters Bindings Network Adapters B4 1 3Com Etherlink Il Adapter Add Remove Properties Update Item Hates Figure 4 14 Removing the NDIS Adapter Driver 3 Select Interphase 5535 NDIS Adapter and click Remove If multiple logical adapters are configured the Network Adapters box will list each one as Interphase 5535 NDIS Adapter preceded by an adapter number 54 Interphase Corporation Chapter 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package A warning message informs you that this action will permanently remove the component and asks if you want to continue
50. Click the FR Networks button b On the Frame Relay protocol properties dialog box configure the Frame Relay network to use with this service For instructions see Setting Up Frame Relay Network Properties on page 155 All Frame Relay network configurations created in this dialog box are available for use by all of the adapter s SNA link services and NDIS channels c Click OK to save the Frame Relay protocol properties and return to the FR Link Service Mode Settings dialog box 6 To verify or change the virtual circuit properties used with the Frame Relay service do the following a Click the Virtual Circuit button iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 129 Inserting and Setting Up Interphase Link Services 130 The following dialog box appears showing Virtual Circuit properties Frame Relay Properties kl Ea Virtual circuit PUE T W Automatic OLCI HEE Traffic control Edit CIR Bc et Be C Edit CIR EIR et T 1600 Committed rate CIR Excess rate EIR eso z Bp Committed burst Bc joo Bytes Excess burst Be sooo Bytes Time unit T hoo m woo C coen Figure 8 4 Frame Relay Virtual Circuit Properties b Make sure DLCI and Traffic control properties match the properties of your Frame Relay provider subscription Check with your Frame Relay provider to determine the appropriate parameters See online help for a detailed description of each prop
51. Contrast with bridge router repeater HDB3 High Density Bipolar 3 A method of digitally encoding data on a link A modified form of AMI used in Europe HDLC High level Data Link Control A International standard communications bit oriented protocol developed by the International Standards Organization HDLC manages synchronous code transpar ent serial information transfer over a link connection Host Name A unique name that identifies each host machine on a network IEC International Electrotechnical Commission iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 201 202 IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers An infor mation exchange organization Among other functions it coordinates develops and publishes network standards for use in the United States following ANSI rules IETF Internet Engineering Task Force Organization responsible for all Internet protocols for example IP TCP FTP IP Internet Protocol A networking protocol for providing a con nectionless datagram service to the higher transport protocol It is responsible for discovering and maintaining topology information and for routing packets across homogeneous or heterogeneous networks Combined with TCP it is commonly known as the TCP IP platform IPX Internetwork Packet eXchange Protocol A connectionless Network layer protocol similar to IP IPX SPX Novell s proprietary LAN protocol ISDN Integrated Services Digi
52. Conventions Icons draw your attention to especially important information such as the following NOTE The Note icon indicates important points of interest related to the current subject iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide vii Text Conventions A Y CAUTION The Caution icon brings to your attention to those items or steps that if not properly followed could cause problems in your machine s configuration or operating system WARNING The Warning icon alerts you to steps or procedures that could be hazardous to your health cause permanent damage to the equipment or impose unpredictable results on the surrounding environment Text Conventions viii The following conventions are used in this manual Computer generated text is shown in typewriter font Examples of computer generated text are program output such as the screen display during the software installation procedure commands directory names file names variables prompts and sections of program code Example of computer generated text Commands to be entered by the user are printed in bold Courier type For example cd usr tmp Interphase Corporation Using This Guide Pressing the return key J Return at the end of the command line entry is assumed when not explicitly shown For example bin su is the same as bin su l Return Required user input when mixed with program output is printed in bold Courier type
53. DN devices Customer equipment may also include inside wiring as well as telephone modems and ISDN equip ment CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check A biterrors detection technique that employs an algorithm to calculate a value for the information bits in a packet The receiver using the same algorithm recalculates that value and compares it to the value received If the two values do not agree the transmitted packet is considered to be in error CSD Circuit Switched Data Adial updatacommunicationschan nel which once established looks like a transparent data pipe Also the type of ISDN service required to utilize this capability of an ISDN circuit Contrast with CSV CSU DSU Channel Service Unit Data Service Unit A device that incorporates the functions of a CSU and a DSU and interfaces between a switched 56 or Dedicated Digital Service line and a user s data equipment CSV Circuit Switched Voice A dial up communications circuit for voice grade communication Also the type of ISDN service required to use this capability of an ISDN circuit Contrast with CSD CTS Clear To Send RS 232 V 24 interface control signal sent from the data communications equipment to the data terminal equip ment on pin 5 indicating that the attached DTE may begin transmit ting Issued in response to the DTE s request to send See RS 232 Data Link Control DLC Asetofrules used by nodes on a data link such as an SDLC link or a toke
54. DSR Data Set In Ready Ready GND Ground GND Ground GND Ground DCD Data DCD Data In Carrier Detect Carrier Ready S B Receive RXC B Receive In Clock Clock EC 11 X B Transmit TXCout B Transmit Clock DTE TXCin B Transmit Clock DCE T B Transmit TXD B Out Data Transmit Data TXCin A In Transmit Transmit Clock DCE Clock DCE R B Receive RXD B Receive In Data Data 17 RxC Receive S A Receive RXC A Receive In Clock Clock Clock iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 21 V 24 Interface Pm ae n vs ration 18 ENV11 V 11 In Interface enable 19 C B Command DTR Data DTR Data Terminal Terminal Ready EA al o RI Ring ai S CD E ae Transmit a Transmit Clock Transmit Clock DTE Clock DTE V 24 Interface The following specifications describe the V 24 interface e Electrical specification CCITT V 28 TIA EIA RS 232 C 4 12V single ended e Signaling CCITT V 24 e Maximum data rate 20 kilobits per second Kbps e Maximum cable length 50 feet e Standard DCE connector SO2110 DB25 22 Interphase Corporation Chapter 3 Connecting to the Line The following table and illustrations describe the V 24 signals on the connector _Pin Name CCITT Signal Direction a rrsioy Reatytosend Jou 6 osam pasare m s oeoa paa carer neea m 2 rina Riemen m a an remo o ms fee h iSPAN Serial WAN Adap
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56. EtherLink Ill PCI Bus Master Adapter 30590 BY 3Com Etherlink16 EtherLink16 TP Adapter el AH seen Cant Creel inl OCLAQ ONO ACC T AAA OCEORI Have Disk OF Cancel Figure 4 2 Select Network Adapter Dialog Box 5 Click Have Disk The Insert Disk dialog box appears prompting you to insert the disk and identify the file location as shown in the following illustration 38 Interphase Corporation Chapter 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package Insert Disk rar Insert disk with software provided by the software or TA hardware manufacturer If the files can be found at a different location for example on another drive type a os new path to the files below E Figure 4 3 Insert Disk Dialog Box 6 Insert the CD ROM containing the NDIS driver software 7 Change the installation path to drive 5535SR where drive is the CD ROM drive for example D 5535SR Then click OK The Select OEM Option dialog box appears with Interphase 5535 NDIS Adapter selected Select DEM Option Choose a software supported by this hardware manufacturer s disk ET cot ue _ Figure 4 4 Select OEM Option Dialog Box 8 Click OK to confirm the selection iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 39 Installing the Drivers NOTE If the Base driver is already installed for example if it was installed with Interphase SNA Link Service software before the NDIS software installation
57. If you do not want to remove the Base driver at this time click Cancel to remove the NDIS driver only Then skip to Completing the Driver Removal on page 58 If you do want to remove the Base driver along with the NDIS driver continue to the next topic Removing the Base Driver Removing the Base Driver VY CAUTION Before continuing make sure no other drivers or SNA link services requiring the Base driver are still installed in your system 56 Interphase Corporation Chapter 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package To remove the Base driver along with the NDIS driver do the following 1 When the Interphase 553X Base driver dialog box asks if you are sure you want to deinstall the software click Continue to remove the Base driver The following pop up prompts you to confirm the card s removal and driver deletion WAH Adapters setup 2 Do you confirm the card s removal and the driver deletion These services depend on the card s driver Interphase 5535 NDIS Driver Event Log Interphase 5535 NDIS Driver Interphase Base Driver AFI Figure 4 17 Removal Confirmation Request 2 To confirm the deletion click Yes Upon confirmation the system does the following e Deletes product files and the Base driver program group from the Start menu e Dynamically unloads the drivers from memory e Cleans up the registry Continue to the next section Completing the Driver Removal to make the driver re
58. Microsoft SNA Server Manager window appears si Microsoft SNA Server Manager MYCOMPUTER da File Edit View Insert Service Tools Window Help 2 laj x aE gt es ajo D MYCOMPUTER E a MYCOMPUTER G Servers w aA J MYCOMPUTER Servers Pools Configured Workstations APPC Modes CPIC Symbolic LJ Pools Users Names Configured Users C Workstations A B C APPC Modes 9 CPIC Symbolic Names _j Active Users CJ Host Security Domains Active Users Host Security Domains Ready Domain MYCOMPUTER AA Figure 7 6 Microsoft SNA Server Manager Window 2 From the Tools menu select External Link Services The Microsoft SNA Server Setup welcome dialog box appears Welcome to Microsoft SNA Server Setup Es This Setup program ts for installing and removing Microsoft SHA Server on your computer It also allows you to install remove and maintain the computer s SNA Link Services For help on how to use this Setup program click Help To quit now without doing anything click Exit To continue click Continue Help Exit Figure 7 7 SNA Server Setup Dialog Box 114 Interphase Corporation Chapter 7 Installing SNA Server Link Services Software 3 Click Continue The Setup Options dialog box appears Setup Options E Setup found the Microsoft SNA Server software in the following directory CAASNA Options Configure Link Services Bak
59. NT log The NDIS Driver Log enables you to select the types of events to be saved It extracts NDIS driver events from the following sources e Local Windows NT computer application log e Remote Windows NT computer application log e Both a local and remote Windows NT Log saved in an event evt file The events can be viewed using either the NDIS Driver Log dialog box or the Windows NT Event Viewer The NDIS Driver Log dialog box provides more details about NDIS driver events than the Windows NT Event Viewer provides This chapter explains how to do the following NDIS Driver Log tasks e Access online help e Use NDIS Driver Log menus e Customize NDIS events in the Interphase NDIS Driver Log e View NDIS events in the Windows NT Event Viewer iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 95 Accessing Online Help Accessing Online Help For detailed information about the functions and dialog boxes described in this chapter see the NDIS Driver Log online help You can access online help in the following ways e Press F1 to display field level contextual help in a pop up window e Click the Help button e Click the Help icon and then select the topic you want to read about Starting the NDIS Driver Log To start the NDIS Driver Log do either of the following e From the Start menu select Programs Interphase WAN Adapters and then NDIS Driver Log NDIS Driver Setup dialog box click the Log icon When you start
60. O SPAN INTERPHASE iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide Document No UG05535 002 A2 Release Date July 2002 NOTE See Appendix F for Regulatory Statements Conditions that affect the operation of this product The CE Declaration of Conformity can be found at www iphase com Copyright Notice 2002 by Interphase Corporation All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America 2002 This manual is licensed by Interphase to the user for internal use only and is protected by copyright The user is authorized to download and print a copy of this manual if the user has purchased one or more of the Interphase adapters described herein All copies of this manual shall include the copyright notice contained herein No part of this manual whether modified or not may be incorporated into user s documentation without prior written approval of Interphase Corporation 13800 Senlac Dallas Texas 75234 Phone 214 654 5000 Fax 214 654 5500 Disclaimer Information in this manual supersedes any preliminary specifications preliminary data sheets and prior versions of this manual While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this manual Interphase Corporation assumes no liability resulting from omissions or from the use of information obtained from this manual Interphase Corporation reserves the right to revise this manual without obligation to notify any person of such revision Information avail
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62. RO10 PCI Adapter BF Intel EtherExpress PRO 100B PCI Adapter BF Intel TokenExpress tm 16 4 Adapter Interphase 5535 NDIS Adapter BY LinkSys Etherl6 LAN Card FAS A eR A TRA ARI Crilstinu Clint Have Disk al z Cerena Cancel Figure 5 2 Adding a Logical Network Adapter 3 Select Interphase 5535 NDIS Adapter and click OK The NDIS Driver Setup dialog box appears iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 69 Adding a Logical Adapter 70 To continue set up WAN Networking properties for the new logical adapter as described in the next section Setting Up Logical Adapter Network Properties NOTE When you close the Network Adapters dialog box after adding a new logical adapter you will be prompted to set up IPX SPX and or TCP IP properties for the logical adapter as described in Setting Up Network Protocol Properties on page 46 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver Setting Up Logical Adapter Network Properties After you add a new logical adapter or start the NDIS Driver setup utility to configure an existing logical adapter the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box appears HDIS Driver Setup El Ei Adapter IPHNDIS1 Properties Status pa Channels IPHASE_FR Serial IPHASE_IP_O Serial IPHASE_PPP Serial PPP IPHASE_A25 Serial 192200900 25 Figure 5 3 NDIS Adapter Properties Dialog Box To set up the logical adapter network properties do the following
63. Send 7 C 128 Receive 7 l Allow Link Service to be Distributed Cancel Help Figure 8 5 SDLC Link Service Mode Settings Use this dialog box to configure the SDLC link service mode settings and card configuration settings as described in the topics that follow 132 Interphase Corporation Chapter 8 Setting up SNA Server Link Services Configuring SDLC Mode Settings To configure SDLC mode settings do the following 1 In the Service Title field change the service title as needed This is the title that appears in the title bar of the dialog box 2 In the Window section make sure that the SDLC modulo and size properties match the SDLC properties of the SDLC link service at the remote end 3 If you want to use this link service remotely from another SNA Server select Allow Link Service to be Distributed iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 133 Inserting and Setting Up Interphase Link Services Configuring SDLC Card Configuration Settings To configure SDLC card configuration settings do the following 1 Select the Card Configuration tab to display the Card Configuration dialog box Interphase SDLC Link Service 1 Properties EJ Mode Settings Card Configuration Fort if Serial fe Port Settings E ISON B Chanmmel Any Figure 8 6 SDLC Link Service Card Configuration 2 In the Card field make sure the appropriate adapter is selected 5535 1 P SR 3 If you want
64. TO 11 R A 4 O R B ae O gt B OA 13 sip sa O 14 x a Z O O X B GND 8__Ea5 O Figure 3 5 V 11 DCE Connector 30 Interphase Corporation Chapter 3 Connecting to the Line ISO4903 Male DB25 male DB15 connector connector AR 2 2 A 14 9 3 4 16 11 24 7 11 14 17 6 Adapter 9 X X 13 DCE side side 4 3 19 10 5 5 13 12 7 8 x 18 1 Drain wire 1 C 2 Braid Figure 3 6 V 11 Cable Wiring iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 31 Back to Back Configuration Back to Back Configuration 32 The iSPAN Serial WAN adapter can be connected to another serial adapter in a back to back configuration If the other adapter is also an iSPAN Serial the preferred interface is V 11 the cable must have the wiring shown in the following illustration Both adapters must provide clocks Following is an illustration of a back to back cable configuration Male DB25 Male DB25 connector connector _ 5 aR 14 16 3 2 16 14 17 24 Adapter 9 X X 11 DCE side i side 5 19 13 5 4 13 19 i i 18 18 1 Drain wire 1 Braid Figure 3 7 Back to Back Cable Wiring Interphase Corporation Chapter 3 Connecting to the Line Connecting to the Network yin WARNING Before connecting the cable read the Safety Precautions section at the front of this manual With the adapter installed you are ready to connect the adapter to the network as follows 1 A
65. able after the printing of this manual will be in one or more Read Me First documents Each product shipment includes all current Read Me First documents All current Read Me First documents are also available on our web site THIS MANUAL IS PROVIDED AS IS INTERPHASE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE IN NO EVENT SHALL INTERPHASE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OR DAMAGE TO DATA ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS MANUAL EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Trademark Acknowledgments Interphase and the Interphase logo are registered trademarks i chip SynWatch Fibre View ISPAN PowerSAN SlotOptomizer iWARE iNAV and iSPAN are trademarks of Interphase Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective manufacturers Assistance Product Purchased from Reseller Contact the reseller or distributor if e You need ordering service or any technical assistance e You received a damaged incomplete or incorrect product Product Purchased Directly from Interphase Corporation Contact Interphase Corporation directly for assistance with this or any other Interphase Corporation product Please have your purchase order a
66. ally connect a channel do the following 1 If needed start the NDIS driver Setup utility as described in Starting the NDIS Driver Setup Utility on page 64 2 In the Channels section of the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box select the channel and click Activate NOTE The Activate button is enabled only when you select outgoing call channels with a disconnected status Manually Disconnecting a Channel A channel connection is usually disconnected automatically due to inactivity You can manually disconnect a channel to use for testing the physical port at the WAN protocol level iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 93 Manually Disconnecting a Channel 94 To manually disconnect an active channel do the following 1 If needed start the NDIS driver Setup utility as described in Starting the NDIS Driver Setup Utility on page 64 2 In the Channels section of the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box select the channel and click BA Release NOTES This button is enabled for connected channels only If a connected channel contains data traffic manual disconnection can cause data loss If LAN protocol broadcast frames are enabled the channel can immediately reconnect Interphase Corporation Logging NDIS Driver Events Overview The NDIS Driver Log utility is installed when you install the NDIS driver The NDIS Driver Log records NDIS driver event information and stores the information in the Windows
67. annel do the following 1 Complete information in the fields in the WAN section of the Channel properties dialog box as follows a Check the PPP X 25 or FR field to select the WAN protocol to transport the selected LAN protocol s b If the X 25 protocol is selected in the X 25 Address field enter the remote equipment address to use for the X 25 protocol 2 To set up properties for the selected WAN protocol click the Properties button in the WAN section The PPP Properties X 25 Properties or Frame Relay dialog box appears depending on the WAN protocol The topics that follow provide instructions for setting up WAN protocol properties for a channel e To set up PPP properties continue to the next topic PPP WAN Properties To set up X 25 properties skip to X 25 WAN Properties on page 83 e To set up Frame Relay properties skip to Frame Relay WAN Properties on page 85 80 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver PPP WAN Properties The PPP Properties dialog box enables you to set up WAN properties for a channel that uses the PPP protocol Use this dialog box to specify PPP authentication negotiation and idle timeout methods PPP Properties EES Authentication LCP Negotiation Local Remote Mladi b m a M CHAP Ta M CHAP T Geo Pap G E C PaP Gee Link Quality Monitor E Idle timeout Local CHAP Remote CHAP i Mandatory W im Same a None Local identifi
68. ates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This equipment may not cause harmful interference and 2 This equipment must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 191 Canadian Canadian Tested to Comply with Canadian Standards This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe A est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada 192 Interphase Corporation Appendix F Regulatory Statements Europe Regulatory Information for Europe This equipment displays the CE 165 X mark to show that it has been tested and found to be in full compliance with the requirements of the Terminal Equipment EMC and Low Voltage Directives 91 263 EEC 89 336 EEC and 72 23 EEC as amended by Directive 93 68 EEC EN60950 IEC950 Safety Standard This equipment complies with the EN60950 IEC950 safety standard with the following restrictions e The PVC card must be used only in a data terminal equ
69. atically Clear list view Chrl F 10 Clear Windows NT Log Configure FE Connect to FY Open Chrl Q Save as Fe Propenies Exit Altera Figure 6 2 Log Menu Use the Log menu to navigate to the Windows NT Log or the NDIS Driver Setup utility refresh or clear event information connect to a remote station log and customize the logging process The Save as option allows you to save the log with the current selected format in a text delimited file which can be exported to another software program such as a spreadsheet The Open option enables you to open a saved log file 98 Interphase Corporation Chapter 6 Logging NDIS Driver Events Parameters Menu Parameters Display Fs Filter F4 Oper F11 w Save automatically Save Fl2 Jave AS Chrl F12 Figure 6 3 Parameters Menu Use the Parameters menu to customize the NDIS Driver Log event list in either or both of the following ways e Specify events to be displayed in the event list e Choose the parameter used in each column Specifying Events to Log to Windows NT To specify the events to be logged to the Windows NT log do the following 1 In the NDIS Driver Log dialog box select the Log menu then select the Configure option iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 99 Customizing NDIS Driver Log Settings The Configure Logging dialog box appears Configure logging WIHHNT 40 Logged categories M Channel disconnect
70. box apply to the selected Interphase connection Properties in the associated Address System Identification and the 802 2 DLC SDLC or X 25 dialog boxes are SNA Server properties Verify default SNA values with your SNA Server administrator or SNA Server documentation See your SNA Server documentation for information about the SNA properties 5 In the Name field enter the name of the connection to be created 6 In the Link Service field select the Interphase link service that will use the connection Multiple link services of the same type might be configured The number at the end of the link service name indicates the service number Select the appropriate IPHFR option to insert the connection for an Interphase Frame Relay service Select the appropriate IPHSDLC option to insert the connection for an Interphase SDLC service Select the appropriate IPH X25 option to insert the connection for an Interphase X 25 link service 7 If you plan to use Permanent Virtual Circuit connections make sure the Allowed Directions option is set to Outgoing Calls 8 Click OK to complete the connection insertion 142 Interphase Corporation Chapter 8 Setting up SNA Server Link Services 9 If you need to insert another connection repeat steps 4 through 8 After you have inserted and set up connections for the Interphase SNA link services the SNA Server link services setup for the adapter is complete iSPAN Se
71. cally connects an end station to the network medium for example twisted pair coaxial fiber Advanced Program to Program Communication See APPC AIS Alarm Indication Signal PRI alarm also known as Keep Alive or Blue signal AMI Alternate Mark Inversion A method of digitally encoding data as electrical signals on a link ANSI American National Standards Institute An organization which coordinates develops and publishes standards used in the United States APPC Advanced Program to Program Communications The gen eral facility characterizing the LU 6 2 architecture and its various implementations in products 2 Sometimes used to refer to the LU 6 2 architecture and its product implementations as a whole or to an LU 6 2 product feature in particular such as an APPC application pro gramming interface iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 195 196 Asynchronous Transmission Method of sending data in which the interval between characters may be of unequal length The characters transmitted include a start bit and one or more stop bits which define the beginning and ending of the character No synchronizing or timing signals need to be sent Contrast with Synchronous Transmission AT amp T 5ESS The name of a central office switch manufactured by AT amp T These switches use Custom proprietary or National ISDN 1 NI 1 software ESS stands for Electronic Switching System Attenuation Signal power lost
72. ccasonesccntceavnactvacs 104 NDIS IY CP errire 7 CLV ICS PAC Ke ca tacabesetescautesianwenenes 52 X X 25 frame level properties 153 inserting connection for SNA 140 network configuration setup 75 150 packet level properties 152 SNA link service properties 136 X29 PrOtOCOl geek ceca eed vedceecsa canes eina 7 216 Interphase Corporation
73. ccccccceceeeeeeseeees 92 Manually Connecting a Channel c ccc cececsceceseceseeseceseeseeseeseens 93 Manually Disconnecting a Chantnel c ccc ccccescesssesseceseeseeseeteens 93 CHAPTER 6 Logging NDIS Driver Events Dea i E AIA sac eases eae tone ea E E 95 PS A Hele oiean aa TEn 96 Starting the NDIS Driver Log ssnnsensnnsensnnssesnessesnessesreseesresessresesn 96 Viewing Events in the NDIS Driver L08 cc ecceseeeeeeneees 97 Customizing NDIS Driver Log Settings 0 0 cece ceseeereeeees 97 Lon I she ceicc scree E E 98 Parameter MO erien EERENS 99 Specifying Events to Log to Windows NT uu eeceseeteeeeee 99 Setting Up Event List Display Properties cee eeeeeees 100 Setting Up Event Filtering Criterta cccccesceseesseseeeeees 102 Viewing Events in the NT Event Viewer ccccecscessceseeeseenees 104 CHAPTER7 Installing SNA Server Link Services Software Bg i aa E E A TE nee rere 107 Verifying Minimum Requirementts ccccccesscesecesseeeeeseeeseenees 108 Installing the Base DIYET cicirenna aaa 108 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide iii Running th Setup i siiis 109 Setting Up WAN Properties cccececeseessecessesseeessesseeesenens 110 Completing the Base Driver Installation 0 0 0 0 eeeeeeees 112 Installing Interphase SNA Link Services 0 c cc eceecesseeteesseeteees 113 Removing Base Driver Software ccccccccsccsesssceeceseesseesesensees 119
74. ccs icsceseceezeresececs NDIS Setecin 63 OVEIV IE W ea 3 SNA link services installation 107 SNA link services setup 123 software features ceeeeeceeeeeeeeees 6 storage environment ssssssesee 170 switched virtual circuits SVCs 186 SynWatch utility cncccscsscsendeccscscessacs 171 editing serial port settings 175 main dialog bOX cceeceeeeeees 173 mouse button functions 174 OVERVIEW epenn o n tac eceetnsen 171 saving and editing frames 180 SUE GIN LEESE A PE ENA 172 stopping and freezing the display 175 watching the serial port 174 T telephone line voltage warning 33 text CONVENTIONS ccecceeceeeeeeees viii 215 troubleshooting ccccecesceeeeeees 165 U utilities NDIS Driver Setup 006 63 YT WV AUCH eruit 171 WAN Adapters Setup 145 V WAT Tatera orenean 29 V4 WO E E 22 V9 VOTE E E 25 verifying minimum requirements 11 Virtual Circuit Frame Relay properties 130 W WAN adapter management 159 WAN Adapters Setup utility accessing online help 146 main dialog bOX eceeeeeeeees 147 with NDIS installation 41 with SNA software installation 110 WAN properties for channels 80 83 warnings electrical SHOCK sectacasssssctccccesaceancs 12 telephone line voltages k Windows NT Event VIC WEF cxc
75. ch cannot read or reinterpret text file directly On the other hand SynWatch can read or edit a binary file 180 Interphase Corporation Quick Reference of Common Tasks Overview This chapter explains how to complete common tasks associated with the iSPAN Serial WAN adapter Index of Common Tasks For information about how to Determine which version of Windows NT Service Pack is 182 installed Make sure that drivers are running Enable IPX routing Enable IP routing Procedures NOTE The iSPAN Serial WAN adapter is listed as the 5535 1P SR in software dialog boxes iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 181 Procedures If you want to Determine which From the Start menu select Programs then version of Windows Administrative Tools Common and then NT Service Pack is Windows NT Diagnostics installed Select the Version tab The Service Pack currently installed is displayed just after the Windows NT version El Windows NT Diagnostics File Help Services Resources Environment Network l System Display Drives Memory Microsoft A Windows NT TM Workstation Version 4 0 Build 1381 Service Pack 3 x86 Uniprocessor Free 50036 123 0000007 51050 Registered to TECHWRITER INTERPHASE CORPORATION Figure C 1 Windows NT Version 182 Interphase Corporation Appendix C Quick Reference of Common Tasks If you want to Make sure that 1 From the Start menu select P
76. connection Displays the protocol originating the diagnostic code Diagnostic Displays the internal protocol diagnostic code This code is protocol dependent Ses Byt Displays the total number of bytes transmitted and received during the current or last session for this channel using the selected LAN protocol s Ses Frm Displays the total number of frames transmitted and received during the current or last session for this channel using the selected LAN protocol s Tot Byt Displays the total number of bytes transmitted and received since the last system startup for this channel using the selected LAN protocol s Tot Frm Displays the total number of frames transmitted and received since the last system startup for this channel using the selected LAN protocol s Deleting Channels from Logical Adapters To delete a channel from a logical adapter configuration do the following 1 If needed start the NDIS driver Setup utility as described in Starting the NDIS Driver Setup Utility on page 64 92 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver 2 In the Channels section of the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box select the channel and click Delete Manually Connecting a Channel A channel connection is usually established automatically when LAN frames are routed to the NDIS driver You can manually create a channel connection to use for testing the physical port connection and WAN protocol level To manu
77. d enter the IPX SPX address of the remote equipment 12 hexadecimal digits 2 To set up properties for the selected LAN protocol s do the following a In the LAN section of the Channel properties dialog box click the Properties button 78 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver The LAN Properties dialog box appears LAN Properties TCPYIP Address li 42 9 211 1 Broadcast w Compression M S o W PSPs Node o2FB 34000088 address Broadcast M WHEE Hone ki Figure 5 10 LAN Properties Dialog Box b If the TCP IP protocol is selected in the TCP IP fields specify the channel s TCP IP address the broadcast option and the Van Jacobson compression mode NOTE The DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is not supported in the current version of NDIS Driver and is unavailable in the dialog box c If the IPX SPX protocol is selected in the IPX SPX fields specify the IPX SPX node address and the broadcast option d Click OK to save the LAN properties and return to the Channel properties dialog box iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 79 Setting Up Channels for Logical Adapters Setting Up WAN Properties The following illustration shows the WAN section of the Channel properties dialog box WAN PPP Authen None i on Addtess C FR Properties Figure 5 11 WAN Channel Properties To set up WAN properties for the ch
78. d in the incoming call packet User data helps identify the caller and the protocols used in the connection c To have the local peer accept a reverse charging request proposed by the remote peer check the Accept reverse charging field 3 In the Closed user group field enter a closed user group number to be used by the network when the local peer belongs to several user groups For outgoing calls this number determines to which group the outgoing call packet is routed 84 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver For incoming calls this number determines from which group the incoming call will be accepted 4 Click OK to save the X 25 properties and return to the Channel properties dialog box Next if you want to set up X 25 port properties skip to Setting Up Port Properties on page 86 Frame Relay WAN Properties The Frame Relay dialog box enables you set up WAN properties for a channel that uses the Frame Relay protocol Use this dialog box to specify the channel s virtual circuit properties Only the permanent virtual circuit PVC is available Frame Relay Properties Virtual circuit FPC Automatic OLCI EI Traffic control Edit CIR Bc et Be C Edit CIR EIR et T Committed rate CIR Excess rate EIR E4000 z Bp Committed burst Bc 2000 Bites Excess burst Be e000 Bytes Time unit T 1000 m woo C oen Figure 5 14 Frame Relay Properties D
79. drivers When the software configuration is finished the following message informs you that the driver is running WAN Adapters setup ie Successful configuration the driver is ef running Figure 7 4 Message Indicating Successful Configuration To complete the Base driver installation do the following 1 Click OK 112 Interphase Corporation Chapter 7 Installing SNA Server Link Services Software A message informs you that the Base driver package has been successfully installed ga Interphase 553 Base Driver Application it successtully installed Figure 7 5 Successful Base Driver installation Message 2 Click OK Now install the SNA Server link services Continue to the next section Installing Interphase SNA Link Services Installing Interphase SNA Link Services To install Interphase SNA link services for Microsoft SNA Server you must use the Microsoft SNA Server Manager VY CAUTION Before you can install Interphase link services Microsoft SNA Server must be installed with default link services configured For information about the SNA Server installation process see your Microsoft SNA Server documentation To install Interphase SNA link services do the following 1 To start the Microsoft SNA Server Manager from the Windows Start menu select Programs Microsoft SNA Server and then Manager iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 113 Installing Interphase SNA Link Services The
80. e NDIS Driver Log described in Customizing NDIS Driver Log Settings on page 97 The data is interpreted by the NDIS Driver log program Interphase Corporation Installing SNA Server 7 Link Services Software Overview SNA Server link services allow you to connect a Windows NT SNA Server to SNA hosts over a dedicated SDLC X 25 or Frame Relay line or across a Frame Relay or X 25 network This chapter describes the process for installing and setting up SNA Server link services software for your adapter on Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 systems To install the SNA link services software follow these basic Steps 1 Verify that your system meets minimum requirements 2 Install the Base driver 3 Install SNA Server link services This chapter also explains how to remove the Base driver software However it does not provide instructions for removing SNA link services because they can be removed only by removing the Microsoft SNA Server software package Review the Read Me text file on the iSPAN Serial WAN installation CD before installing the adapter software The Read Me file contains information about the files included on the CD Also if Read Me First documentation is included in your installation kit review it for information about changes and updates made to this Users Guide after the print date iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 107 Verifying Minimum Requirements NOTE The iSPAN Serial WAN adapter is named 5535 7P SR i
81. e facilities Channel _ 1 A path along which signals can be sent for example data channel output channel 2 In data communication a means of one way transmission 3 A function unit controlled by the processor that handles the transfer of data between processor storage and local peripheral equipment Channel Aggregation Channel aggregation combines multiple physical channels into one logical channel of greater bandwidth With BRI ISDN connections channel aggregation would combine the two 64 Kbps B channels into a single logical 128 Kbps channel Circuit Switching Techniqueinwhichphysicalcircuits as opposed to virtual circuits are transferred to complete connections Contrast with packet switched networks Clock Timing signal used in synchronous transmission iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 197 198 CO Central Office The site where the local Telco switches reside for the telephone system s call routing and all other functions This is the Telco side of the local loop If the distance between your location and the central office switch exceeds 18 000 feet and or the signal loss exceeds 35 0 dB a repeater must be installed to allow ISDN service Configuration Cycle A type ofT O cycle provided on the PCI bus to facilitate system configuration CPE Customer Premises Equipment All equipment that resides past the telephone service demarcation point In the U S this typically includes the NT1 and all IS
82. e date of shipment to Buyer 11 the software and or firmware associated with or embedded in the Products shall comply with the applicable specifications for a period of six 6 months from the date of shipment to Buyer and 111 its services will when performed be of good quality Defective and nonconforming Products and software must be held for Seller s inspection and returned at Seller s request freight prepaid to the original F O B point Upon Buyer s submission of a claim in accordance with Seller s Return and Repair Policy Seller will at its option either 1 repair or replace the nonconforming Product 11 correct or replace the software firmware 111 rework the nonconforming services or iv refund an equitable portion of the purchase price attributable to such nonconforming Products software or services Seller shall not be liable for the cost of removal or installation of products or any unauthorized warranty work nor shall Seller be responsible for any transportation costs unless expressly authorized in writing by Seller This warranty does not cover damage to the Product resulting from accident disaster misuse negligence improper maintenance or modification or repair of the Product other than by Seller Any Products or software replaced by Seller will become the property of Seller REMEDIES AND EXCLUSIONS THE SOLE LIABILITY OF SELLER AND BUYER S SOLE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THESE WARRANTIES SHALL BE LIMITED T
83. e firmware on the disk has been have not been updated but not loaded onto the loaded and saved to adapter Although the firmware list the disk displays updated firmware older firmware is running on the adapter Green The firmware is running The protocol layer is active Use the following buttons to set up firmware information To do this Download the current firmware to the selected adapter CAUTION This option disconnects all connected channels and resets the SNA link services iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 149 Firmware Management To do this Set alternate firmware as the current firmware This option does not load the alternate firmware onto the card Use the Load button to load the alternate firmware Properties Display the properties of a selected firmware layer and change firmware properties if needed This option is available for X 25 and Frame Relay layers Setting Up X 25 Network Properties To connect your adapter to an X 25 network you must create one or more X 25 network configurations with properties that match the subscription properties of your X 25 provider These network configurations are available for NDIS and or SNA X 25 network connections NOTE Before you configure your X 25 packet level X 25 frame level and serial line properties first obtain the X 25 parameters from your provider For a detailed description of properties on each dialog box see online Help To
84. e for each B channel SS7 Signalling System 7 This is a common channel signalling system used to establish ISDN call functions SVC Switched Virtual Circuit Used in packet data networking technology Temporary virtual circuit between two users Switch Type The type of equipment that the telephone company uses to provide you with ISDN service Synchronous Data Link Control SDLC A discipline conforming to subsets of the Advanced Data Communications Control Procedures ADCCP of the American National Standards Institute ANSI and High level Data Link Control HDLC of the International Standards Organization ISO Used for managing synchronous code transparent serial by bit infor mation transfer over a link connection Transmission exchanges may be duplex or half duplex over switched or nonswitched links The con figuration of the link connection may be point to point multi point or loop Contrast with binary synchronous communication Synchronous Transmission Adatatransmissionschemewherethe interval between transmitted characters is fixed so that start and stop bits are not required In contrast with asynchronous transmissions syn chronous transmissions are guaranteed a specific percentage of band width on the network medium TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Proto col for internetwork routing and reliable message delivery TCP IP functions at the 3rd and 4th layers of the Open Systems
85. ee also committed burst size Bc Exchange Identification XID A specific type of basic link unit that is used to convey node and link characteristics between adjacent nodes XIDs are exchanged between link stations before and during link acti vation to establish and negotiate link and node characteristics They are exchanged after link activation to communicate changes in these char acteristics FCC Federal Communication Commission TheU S government agency that regulates the telephone industry FECN See Forward Explicit Congestion Notification FECN Firmware A computer program or software stored permanently in flash memory Read Only Memory ROM Programmable Read Only Memory PROM or stored semi permanently in Erasable Program mable Read Only Memory EPROM Forward Explicit Congestion Notification FECN A bit set bya frame relay network to notify an interface device DTE that conges tion avoidance procedures should be initiated by the receiving device See also BECN Frame Relay A wide area networking connection to leased lines providing multiple permanent virtual circuits or data link connections within the same physical access line Gateway Equipment that provides interconnection between two networks with different communications protocols Two examples are packet assembler disassemblers and protocol converters Gateways operate at the 4th through 7th layers of the Open Systems Interconnec tion model
86. egistry and dynamically installs the drivers When the software configuration is finished the following message informs you that the driver is running WAN Adapters setup HEF Successtul configuration the driver is wef running Figure 4 8 Successful Configuration Message 6 Click OK To continue the software installation add an NDIS logical adapter as described in the next section Adding the NDIS Logical Adapter iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 43 Adding the NDIS Logical Adapter Adding the NDIS Logical Adapter After you respond OK to the message that the driver is running the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box appears HDIS Driver Setup El Ei Adapter Properties Statue ma aa Ba Ba e Figure 4 9 NDIS Driver Setup Dialog Box The Adapter section of this dialog box displays the NDIS logical adapter that is created automatically with the driver installation Use this dialog box after you finish the driver installation to set up WAN transport protocols and channels for logical adapters as described in Setting Up Channels for Logical Adapters on page 75 To continue with the driver installation do the following 1 Click OK to add the new logical adapter to the operating system and close the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box 44 Interphase Corporation Chapter 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package The Network Adapters dialog box appears Hetwork Ei ES Identification Services P
87. el It displays exchanged frames The configuration panel displays the adapter description in a tree view with the following levels e First level Name of the computer e Second level Board system name e Third level Serial port on the board SR port iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 173 Watching the Serial Port Watching the Serial Port SynWatch provides several options for watching the serial port which is used to transmit data frames To activate frame watching on the serial port select the port in the configuration panel Use the left or right mouse button as follows to start or change watch activity e To start watch activity on an unwatched port left or right click the checkbox beside the port e To change the watch mode of a watched port without disrupting its watch state right click the checkbox beside the port When you select the port a menu of watch modes appears The modes available depend on the installed driver s and driver setup as follows e For the NDIS driver select PPP Analysis X 25 Analysis or Frame Relay e For SNA Server Link Services select SDLC Analysis QLLC or Frame Relay For detailed information about each watch mode see SynWatch online help NOTE If the right mouse button on your mouse is not activated use the Watch menu to change watch settings 174 Interphase Corporation Appendix B SynWatch Utility Stopping and Freezing the Display To stop frame watchin
88. epends on the concepts of Permanent Virtual Circuits PVCs and Committed Information Rate CIR A PVC is virtual because no wires or cables directly hook up the local and remote peers for example your branch library and the central library The connection occurs in the cloud or switch at the telephone company A PVC is permanent because as long as the computer at the telephone company is turned on the circuit remains established The CIR is the contracted communication rate bandwidth you have negotiated with the telephone company guaranteeing your ability to transmit at a specified minimum speed all the time It is generally possible to transmit at much higher speeds by virtue of the nature of frame relay but you will always attain the CIR you negotiated iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 187 PPP Protocol PPP Protocol The Point to Point Protocol PPP provides a standard method for transporting multi protocol datagrams over point to point links PPP includes the following main components e Method for encapsulating multi protocol datagrams e Link Control Protocol LCP for establishing configuring and testing the data link connection e Family of Network Control Protocols NCPs for establishing and configuring different Network layer protocols 188 Interphase Corporation PCI PMC Technology Overview PCI PMC Technology Intel Corporation s Architecture Lab along with leading computer vendors the PCI
89. er Lo CAL IDENTIFIER ee Wiultilinik Remote identifier REMOTE IDENTIFIER eet Wiecimnatar Inactive Used session Used session delay Delay Password Renee Renate Confirmation Wiecimnatar Figure 5 12 PPP Properties Dialog Box For detailed information about setting up protocol parameters using this dialog box see online help To set up PPP WAN properties for the channel do the following 1 In the Authentication section set up authentication requirements as follows a Select the authentication methods to be used for the local and remote peers You can select either or both of the following CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol or PAP Password Authentication Protocol iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 81 Setting Up Channels for Logical Adapters For each authentication method chosen a tabbed section appears under the checkbox fields enabling you to specify additional authentication properties b In the tabbed fields for each authentication method identify whether the method is mandatory Specify whether to use the same properties as another method Also enter the local and remote identifiers and the password to use for authentication 2 In the LCP Negotiation section select parameters to be used during Link Control Protocol LCP negotiation 3 In the Idle timeout section select a parameter that determines when the link will be disconnected To deactivate
90. er click the WAN Setup button to start the WAN Adapters Setup utility Then follow the instructions in Setting up Firmware and Hardware on page 145 5 In the X 25 Network field select the X 25 network configuration to be used with the service 6 If you need to create edit or remove a network configuration to be used with the service do the following a Click the X 25 Networks button b On the X 25 protocol properties dialog box configure the X 25 network to use with this service For instructions see Setting Up X 25 Network Properties on page 150 All X 25 network configurations created in this dialog box are available for use by all of the adapter s SNA link services and NDIS channels iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 137 Inserting and Setting Up Interphase Link Services c Click OK to save the Frame Relay protocol properties and return to the X 25 Link Service Mode Settings dialog box 7 If you want to use this link service remotely from another SNA Server select Allow Link Service to be Distributed 8 Click OK to save the link service configuration If you edited the X 25 link service the SNA Server Manager reappears If you inserted the X 25 link service the Insert Link Service dialog box reappears 9 If you inserted the X 25 link service continue as follows If you need to insert another Interphase link service on the Insert Link Service dialog box select the service and cl
91. er Manager window as described in Starting the SNA Server Manager on page 124 2 Open the Servers directory and select the server for which you are inserting the connection iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 139 Inserting a Connection 3 Select the SNA Service icon 4 From the Insert menu select Connection Then select one of the following options depending on the type of connection you need to insert To insert a Frame Relay connection select 802 2 To exchange Frame Relay data properly SNA Server requires the reliable transport guaranteed by the 802 2 protocol which is provided by Interphase To insert an SDLC connection select SDLC To insert an X 25 connection select X 25 140 Interphase Corporation Chapter 8 Setting up SNA Server Link Services The Connection Properties General dialog box appears Connection Properties General Address System Identification 802 2 DLC Name Link Service PHERI Token Ring Comment Remote End Allowed Directions Activation f Host System f Outgoing Calls f On Server Startup C Peer System C Incoming Calls C On Demand C Downstream C Both Directions C By Administrator C PU Passthrough Nons xl Supports Dynamic Remote APPC LU Definition Cancel Help Figure 8 10 Connection Properties iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 141 Inserting a Connection NOTE Properties in the Connection Properties General dialog
92. er s wir ing at the customer s premises DFT See Distributed Function Terminal DFT Directory Number Yourseven digit telephone number without the area code as found in the telephone directory Each BRI connection can have up to two Directory Numbers one for each B channel Discard Eligibility DE A bit indicating that a frame may be dis carded in preference to other frames if congestion occurs to maintain the committed information rate See also Excess Burst Size and CIR iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 199 200 Distributed Function Terminal DFT 1 A protocol used for com munication between a terminal and an IBM 3270 or IBM 3174 control unit that allows multiple concurrent logical terminal sessions 2 A mode of operation that uses this protocol DLC See Data Link Control DLC DLCI See Data Link Control Identifier DLCI DMA Direct Memory Access A fast method of moving data between two subsystems without processor intervention DMS DMS100 Thename of acentral office switch manufactured by Northern Telecom These switches use custom proprietary or National ISDN 1 NI 1 software DSR Data Set Ready RS 232 V 24 interface control signal sent from the data communications equipment to the data terminal equip ment on pin 6 Indicates that the DCE is connected to the telephone cir cuit Usually a prerequisite to the DTE issuing request to send See RS 232 DSU See CSU DSU Channel Serv
93. ernal modem 5 Click OK to save the serial port properties If you are installing the NDIS driver software return to step 4 of Setting Up WAN Properties on page 43 If you are installing SNA Server Link Services software return to step 4 of Setting Up WAN Properties on page 112 162 Interphase Corporation Chapter 9 Setting up Firmware and Hardware Saving WAN Adapters Setup Properties Save any change to WAN adapter firmware card and port properties as follows 1 Apply the changes by clicking the Apply button 2 Reload the firmware on the card by clicking the Load button Then follow the onscreen instructions 3 After the properties have been loaded click OK to save the reloaded configuration and close the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box The configuration software automatically finds the relevant firmware for the adapter It updates the registry and dynamically updates the drivers 4 If the Microsoft Windows NT Service Pack is installed reinstall the Service Pack Service Pack 3 or higher is recommended 5 To activate new settings restart your computer If you reinstalled the Service Pack restart the system when prompted at the end of the Service Pack installation After you have set up firmware and hardware properties if have not completed the software installation procedure return to the installation steps in the appropriate chapter iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 163 Saving WAN Adapters
94. ers on page 92 Activate Manually connect to an outgoing channel Usually a channel is automatically connected when LAN frames are routed to the NDIS logical adapter For more information see Manually Connecting a Channel on page 93 Release Manually disconnect an active channel Usually a channel is automatically disconnected due to inactivity Caution Use this button carefully because a connected channel may contain data traffic manual disconnection can cause data loss For more information see Manually Disconnecting a Channel on page 93 Status Display the selected Channel status dialog box You can display one Status dialog box simultaneously for each channel For more information see Viewing Channel Status on page 91 68 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver Adding a Logical Adapter To add a new logical adapter to the NDIS driver configuration do the following 1 From the Start menu select Settings and then Control Panel Then double click the Network icon and select the Adapters tab to display the Network Adapters dialog box 2 On the Network Adapters dialog box click the Add button The Select Network Adapter dialog box appears listing adapter drivers Select Network Adapter Click the Network Adapter that matches your hardware and then click OF IF you have an installation disk for this component click Have Disk Network Adapter BF Intel EtherExpress P
95. erty c Click OK to save the Frame Relay properties and return to the Frame Relay Properties dialog box 7 If you want to use this link service remotely from another SNA Server select Allow Link Service to be Distributed Interphase Corporation Chapter 8 Setting up SNA Server Link Services 8 Click OK to save the link service configuration If you edited the Frame Relay link service the SNA Server Manager reappears If you inserted the Frame Relay link service the Insert Link Service dialog box reappears 9 If you inserted the Frame Relay link service continue as follows If you need to insert another Interphase link service on the Insert Link Service dialog box select the service and click Add Then complete setup steps for that link service as described in Setting Up an SDLC Link Service on page 132 or Setting Up an X 25 Link Service on page 136 If you have finished configuring Interphase link services click Finish to return to the SNA Server Manager Then skip to Inserting a Connection on page 139 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 131 Inserting and Setting Up Interphase Link Services Setting Up an SDLC Link Service After you insert or select to edit an Interphase SDLC link service the Interphase SDLC Link Service Properties Mode Settings dialog box appears Interphase SDLC Link Service 1 Properties Mode Settings Card Configuration m windo Modulo ot g Size
96. ervice on page 128 or Setting Up an X 25 Link Service on page 136 If you have finished configuring Interphase link services click Finish to return to the SNA Server Manager Then skip to Inserting a Connection on page 139 Setting Up an X 25 Link Service After you insert or select to edit an Interphase X 25 link service the Interphase X 25 Link Service Properties Mode Settings dialog box appears Interphase 4 25 Link Service 1 Properties Mode Settings ti Service Name Iphx251 BNA service Title Interphase 25 Link Service 1 25 Local Address 456 Card 0 5535 1F 5A Y WAN Setup 25 Network k25 Network s eD Networks T Allow Link Service to be Distributed OF Cancel Figure 8 8 X 25 Link Service Properties Dialog Box 136 Interphase Corporation Chapter 8 Setting up SNA Server Link Services Use this dialog box to configure the inserted link service as follows 1 In the Service Title field change the service title as needed This is the title that appears in the title bar of the dialog box 2 In the X 25 Local Address field to configure the service for back to back use enter the X 25 local address The remote computer will use this as the remote X 25 address to establish the connection 3 In the Card field make sure the appropriate adapter is selected 5535 P SR 4 If you want to change the default firmware or hardware properties of the adapt
97. es To set up port properties for a channel using the X 25 protocol do the following 1 In the Card field if more than one physical iSPAN Serial WAN adapter is installed select the physical adapter to be used by the channel 2 In the Network field if more than one X 25 network configuration has been created for use by the NDIS driver select the network configuration to be used by this channel 3 If you need to create edit or remove a network configuration to be used for driver connections do the following a Click the Properties button in the Port section of the Channel properties dialog box 88 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver b On the X 25 protocol properties dialog box configure the X 25 network properties to use with this channel For instructions see Setting Up X 25 Network Properties on page 150 All X 25 network configurations created in this dialog box are available for use by all of the adapter s NDIS channels and SNA link services c Click OK to save the X 25 protocol properties and return to the Channel properties dialog box NOTE Because changing the X 25 network configuration changes the adapter firmware use the WAN Adapters Setup utility to reload the firmware after making this change as described in Saving WAN Adapters Setup Properties on page 163 Frame Relay Port Properties The following illustration shows the Port section of the Channel properties
98. frame relay network LATA Local Area Transport Area The territory covered by an individual local telephone operating company LEC Local Exchange Carrier Thelocalphonecompanies either a Regional Bell Operating Company RBOC or an independent phone company that provide local transmission services LED Light Emitting Diode Semiconductordeviceusedfordisplay purposes in electronic equipment LLC Logical Link Control Theupperhalf ofthe Data Link layerin LANs Performs error control broadcasting multiplexing and flow control functions See MAC Medium Access Control Leased Line Telephone line reserved for the exclusive use of a leas ing customer without interexchange switching arrangements A leased line may be point to point or multipoint Also called dedicated or pri vate line LLC SNAP _ Logical Link Control SubNetwork Attachment Point Local Describes files and devices such as disk drives that are attached to your machine Logical Unit LU A type of network accessible unit that enables users to gain access to network resources and communicate with each other Loop Qualification This is a test done by the phone company to make sure the customer is within the maximum distance of 18 000 feet from the central office that services that customer Note however that ISDN service could be available at a longer distance than that with a repeater LOS Lost Of Signal PRI alarm LT Line Term
99. g and discard all frame information for a watched port left click the checkbox beside the port To temporarily stop watch activity without discarding frame information freeze the display Freezing the display allows you to read information more easily in the monitor panel To freeze the display from the Watch menu select Freeze To resume display at the point where it stopped from the Watch menu deselect Freeze Changing Watch Display Settings The SynWatch window displays information about each exchanged frame in text lines in the monitor panel You can change watch parameters such as the size of a watched frame and the character set used to display raw data You can also change the appearance of the text that describes the monitored events on the port Changing Watch Parameters To change the port s watch parameters do the following 1 In the configuration panel right click the port and select Settings from the pop up menu Or left click the port and select Settings from the Watch menu iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 175 Changing Watch Display Settings The Watch dialog box appears SR Pott e watch Colors Size of a watched frame Raw data f Use ASCII character set to display bytes as characters C Use EBCDIC characters set to display bytes as characters Cancel Help Figure B 2 Watch Settings 2 In the Size of a watched frame field select the number of bytes to be inte
100. he Card properties dialog box appears Card 0 Properties Bus Type Pci 0 z Slot 14 F Card Fa t5 1 PSA E COM none gt f PSTH SDH Diagnostics H Cancel Figure 9 9 Card Properties Dialog Box Resources Fort fioo x ra fe z Mem 1 FE400000 z Mem 2 Famo The fields in the Bus Resources and Card sections of the Card Properties dialog box provide general information about the adapter hardware These properties are determined by hardware features and cannot be changed for this adapter The only available option is the Diagnostics button which displays the Windows NT Diagnostics window The following table describes card properties Bus Type Displays your adapter bus type Bus Slot Displays the number of the bus slot where the adapter is installed Card Displays name and serial number of the adapter that has been installed and detected in your computer 160 Interphase Corporation Chapter 9 Setting up Firmware and Hardware Resources Port Displays the first port address reserved by the Base driver for the selected adapter Resources IRQ Displays the IRQ Interrupt ReQuest number reserved by the Base driver for your selected adapter Resources Mem 1 Displays the memory address reserved by the Base driver for the selected adapter s first memory window Resources Mem 2 Displays the memory address reserved by the Base driver for the selected adapter
101. ialog Box iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 85 Setting Up Channels for Logical Adapters For detailed information about setting up protocol parameters using this dialog box see online help To set up Frame Relay WAN properties for the channel do the following 1 In the DLCI and Traffic control sections of the Frame Relay dialog box make sure that properties match those of your Frame Relay provider subscription Check with your Frame Relay provider to determine the appropriate parameters See online help for a detailed description of each property 2 Click OK to save the Frame Relay properties and return to the Channel properties dialog box Next if you want to set up Frame Relay port properties continue to the next topic Setting Up Port Properties Setting Up Port Properties The fields included in Port section of the Channel properties dialog box depend on whether the PPP X 25 or Frame Relay WAN protocol is selected for the channel The topics that follow provide instructions for setting up port properties for a channel e To setup PPP port properties continue to the next topic PPP Serial Port Properties e To set up X 25 port properties skip to X 25 Port Properties on page 88 e To set up Frame Relay port properties skip to Frame Relay Port Properties on page 89 86 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver PPP Serial Port Properties The following illustration shows the
102. ice Unit Data Service Unit DTE Data Terminal Equipment Equipment serving as the data source the data sink or both Refers to terminals computer ports and printers Also interface signals typically presented by this equipment DTR Data Terminal Ready RS 232 V 24 interfacecontrolsignal sent from the data terminal equipment to the data communications equipment on pin 20 Indicates the DTE is ready for data transmission and requesting connection of the DCE to the telephone circuit See RS 232 EIR Excess Information Rate EIS The SNA Server Emulator Interface Specification Encapsulation Process by which an interface device places an end device s protocol specific frames inside a Frame Relay X 25 or PPP frame to a frame relay network must perform encapsulation ETS European Telecommunications Standard from ETSI ETSI The European Telecommunications Standards Institute EurolISDN The European implementation of Q 931 providing a common standard for ISDN signalling within Europe Issued by ETSI under the ETS 300 series standards Net3 BRI and Net5 PRI See NET Normes Europeennes de Telecommunication Interphase Corporation Excess Burst Size Be The maximum amount of uncommitted data in bits in excess of Bc that a frame relay network can attempt to deliver during a time interval Tc This data Be generally is delivered with a lower probability than Bc The network treats Be data as discard eligible S
103. ick Add Then complete setup steps for that link service as described in Setting Up a Frame Relay Link Service on page 128 or Setting Up an SDLC Link Service on page 132 If you have finished configuring Interphase link services click Finish to return to the SNA Server Manager Then continue to nserting a Connection on page 139 138 Interphase Corporation Chapter 8 Setting up SNA Server Link Services Inserting a Connection The Microsoft SNA Server Manager window displays a tree view of inserted Interphase link service s as shown in the following illustration fE Microsoft SNA Server Manager MYCOMPUTER diet File Edit View Insert Service Tools Window Help Link Services Link services on MYCOMPUTER 4 E eet MYCOMPUTER Ely Servers GJ MYCOMPUTER IPHX251 IPHFR1 IPHSDLCI IPHX252 ay SNA Service Inactiv ay TN3270 Inactive ay TN5250 Inactive ay Shared Folders Inact ay Print Service Inactive _ Pools C Configured Users C Workstations C APPC Modes 9 CPIC Symbolic Names 9 Active Users C Host Security Domains Domain MYCOMPUTER Figure 8 9 Displaying Interphase Link Services To use an Interphase SNA link service you must insert a connection This connection is used to establish communications with another system See your SNA Server documentation for additional information To insert connections do the following 1 If needed open the Microsoft SNA Serv
104. imes and intervals in milliseconds iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 101 Customizing NDIS Driver Log Settings 4 To change the font click the Font button Then on the Windows NT Font dialog box change the font style and size as needed Click OK to return to the Display dialog box 5 Select the column headings to be displayed on the NDIS Driver Log event list 6 If you want to change the order of the display parameters do the following a Select the parameter you want to move and click the up or down arrow b Click OK These parameters are saved when you use the Save or Save as option on the NDIS Driver Log dialog box to save your Log Display Parameters ldp file For information about event display properties see the online help provided with the NDIS Driver Log Setting Up Event Filtering Criteria To set up event filtering criteria used to create the NDIS Driver Log event list do the following 1 In the NDIS Driver Log dialog box select the Parameter menu then select the Filter option 102 Interphase Corporation Chapter 6 Logging NDIS Driver Events The Filter dialog box appears fe Filter i ES Cancel Outgoing call in progress Outgoing call failed Help Outgoing call connected ee M Active filter Incoming call connected W First event Date anos Time 41815 PM Criteria M Adapter PHN If Channel Dals O Disconnected category W Last event Date li EPE Fas Fi Time
105. in a transmission medium as the sig nal travels from sender to receiver B8ZS Bipolar with 8 Zeros Substitution A method of digitally encoding data on a link A modified form of AMI used in USA Backward Explicit Congestion Notification BECN A bit set bya frame relay network to notify an interface device DTE that conges tion avoidance procedures should be initiated by the sending device Bandwidth Capacity for transmitting data through a given circuit Generally the greater the bandwidth the more information can be sent through a circuit during a given amount of time Basic Transmission Unit BTU In SNA the unit of data and con trol information passed between control components A BTU can con sist of one or more patch information units PIUs Bc Committed Burst Size For Frame Relay the maximum amount of data in bits that a network agrees to transfer under normal conditions over a measurement interval T Data may or may not be contiguous Bc is negotiated with the carrier provider B Channel A 56 Kbps or 64 Kbps bearer channel Typically used for delivering data or voice over ISDN Be See Excess Burst Size BECN See Backward Explicit Congestion Notification BECN Bearer Service Atypeoftelecommunications service that provides the capability to transmit a specific type of data such as voice or fax Bonding Bonding is the act of combining two 64Kbps B channels to derive a 128 Kbps channel This is
106. ination The equivalent of the NT1 function at the CO LU See Logical Unit LU MAC Medium Access Control A set of protocols that are the lower part of the Data Link layer and comprise the basis of the IEEE LAN specifications In general MAC determines the way devices can transmit in a broadcast network See LLC Logical Link Control iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 203 Mbps Megabits per second Transmission speed or rate of one million bits per second MBps Megabytes per second Transmission speed or rate of one million bytes per second or 8 Mbps Medium Physical means used to carry transmissions Examples include coaxial cable fiber optics microwave satellite or twisted pair MIB Management Information Base The specification that defines objects for referencing variables such as integers and strings In general it contains information about the network s management and performance for example traffic parameters See IP Internet Protocol Modem MODulator DEModulator Device that converts serial dig ital data from a transmitting terminal to a signal suitable for transmis sion over a telephone channel analog and then reconverts the signal to serial digital data for the receiving terminal MTU Maximum Transmission Unit The largest packet that can be sent over a given medium Multicast A technique that allows copies of a single packet or cell to be passed to a set of destinati
107. indow e Click Help to display the main online help Starting the WAN Adapters Setup Utility NOTE The iSPAN Serial WAN adapter is listed as the 5535 1P SR in WAN Adapters Setup dialog boxes Start the WAN Adapters Setup utility in either of the following ways e From the Start menu select Settings and then Control Panel Then double click the WAN Setup icon e From the Start menu select Programs then Interphase WAN Adapters and then WAN Setup 146 Interphase Corporation Chapter 9 Setting up Firmware and Hardware When you start the utility the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box appears WAN Adapters setup OR x Ea Firmware Hardware Load F FA Layer LLC Layer 1 01 LAFE Laver 1 07 PPP Layer 1 06 Properties LA Layer Cards Remove Properties About Help Cancel Aly Figure 9 1 WAN Adapters Setup Dialog Box i Fip a Fee The WAN Adapters Setup dialog box contains two sections e The Firmware section is for firmware management e The Cards section is for hardware management This section displays the Interphase WAN adapters you have installed and their communication ports iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 147 Firmware Management NOTE If the Cards list is empty and the Add button is disabled the adapter might not be properly installed Click OK Then see Problems and Solutions on page 166 for information about correc
108. ins two sections Adapter and Channels Adapter Functions Use the Adapter section of the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box to set up or display NDIS logical adapter properties NOTE If multiple logical adapters have been created and you started the utility from the Interphase WAN Adapters menu the Adapter section of the screen displays forward and back arrow buttons These buttons enable you to move among the logical adapters An LED beside the logical adapter identifier displays the adapter status The following table describes the adapter LED Black The adapter is not working If you are in the installation process you might need to restart your system to use the adapter Otherwise a problem might have occurred affecting adapter Startup For more information use the Windows NT Event Viewer to view error events The adapter is running but without a PVC connection The adapter is working properly At least one PVC is connected 66 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver Channels Functions Use the Channels section of the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box to create and configure channels for each logical adapter s WAN and LAN network communications For each channel the IP IPX column displays LEDs associated with the LAN protocol s routed through the channel The IP LED represents the TCP IP protocol and the IPX LED represents the IPX SPX protocol The LED color is dynamically updated whe
109. installed and you did change the network protocol setup click No Then reinstall the Service Pack Restart the system when prompted after you complete the Service Pack installation iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 51 Removing the Drivers Y CAUTION If you do not reinstall the Service Pack the network may fail to start or malfunction when connecting lines Service Pack Version 3 or higher is recommended For installation information see the latest available version of your Service Pack help To determine whether a Service Pack is installed see Quick Reference of Common Tasks on page 181 After the system restarts the adapter properties must be set up to match those of the NDIS driver e To set up NDIS driver adapter and channel properties see Setting Up the NDIS Driver on page 63 e To set up firmware card and port properties see Setting up Firmware and Hardware on page 145 e For an overview of common tasks you might need to perform for the adapter see Quick Reference of Common Tasks on page 181 Removing the Drivers This section explains how to remove the NDIS driver along with the Base driver and how to remove the Base driver if it is the only installed driver Removing the NDIS and Base Drivers You can remove the NDIS and Base driver together or you can remove the NDIS driver without also removing the Base driver 52 Interphase Corporation Chapter 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package Y
110. ipment DTE for example a computer with a screw down cover or lid Because unsafe voltages TNV exist on the PVC card disconnect the PVC card from the telephone line while the cover lid of the DTE computer is removed e The card must be installed in the DTE in a way that ensures at least 2 mm of air space between the PCB card and any other components in the DTE e and any other components in the DTE C UL US Accessory These cards are for use only with UL Listed personal computers that have instructions detailing installation of accessories by the user iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 193 Europe 194 Interphase Corporation Glossary 2B D See BRI Basic Rate Interface 23B D See PRI Primary Rate Interface 30B D See PRI Primary Rate Interface 802 2 IEEE Standards that govern the LLC Logical Link Control within the Data Link layer of the OSI model LLC frames carry user information between the nodes on a network and define the transmis sion of a frame between two stations These standards are common across the various lower level standards within the Data Link and the Physical layers 802 3 IEEE Standards that govern the use of the CSMA CD Car rier Sense Multiple Access Collision Detection network access method used by Ethernet networks 802 5 IEEE Standards that govern the use of the token ring indicator and frame priority Adapter A device usually a user interface card that physi
111. lays the total numbers of frames transmitted and received successfully and with errors The transmit and receive counters are dynamically refreshed every second Use this information to detect an abnormal rate of communication errors 74 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver Setting Up Channels for Logical Adapters Channel definitions specify the connection properties that enable NDIS logical adapters to communicate with remote computers Channel definitions tell the NDIS driver how to reach a given TCP IP or IPX SPX address through X 25 or Frame Relay networks or through PPP connections Each TCP IP or IPX SPX address represents a stand alone workstation or a gateway The NDIS Driver Setup dialog box defines channels and channel properties associated with an NDIS logical adapter HDIS Driver Setup ce IPHNDIS1 IFHNDIS 1 Properties Status Channels IPHASE FR Serial FR 0003 IPHASE_IF_O Seral FFF IPHASE_PPP Serial FFF IPHASE_ 25 Serial 192200900 25 Figure 5 6 NDIS Driver Setup Dialog Box The NDIS Driver Setup dialog box appears automatically after you add a logical adapter using Windows NT If you need to set up channels for an existing logical adapter open this dialog box by starting the NDIS Driver Setup utility as described in Starting the NDIS Driver Setup Utility on page 64 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 15 Setting Up Channels for Logical Adapters To
112. ld RTS DSR DTR TXD A TXD B TXCout A TXCout B TXCin A TXCin B Figure 3 3 V 35 DCE Connector ISPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 27 V 35 Interface Male DB25 connector 3 bu OCs 8 de N N J gt 4 x lt jc JH ISO2593 connector gt gt 12 Adapter 15 X X DCE side side iN O I lt Drain wire S Braid JJ Figure 3 4 V 35 Cable Wiring 28 Interphase Corporation Chapter 3 Connecting to the Line V 11 Interface The following specifications describe the V 11 interface e Electrical specification CCITT V 11 CCITT X 27 TIA EIA RS 422 0 5V differential e Signaling specification CCITT X 21 e Maximum data rate 2 Mbps card limitation e Maximum cable length 150 feet at 2 Mbps e Standard DCE connector ISO 4903 DB15 The following table and illustrations describe the V 11 signals on the connector Pin Tw Pair Name CCITT Signal Direction 2 p foon roa ow a wao Tanita Jow s u ewan _ ResveDan m as n Roam Resve Dats m a m kwann nsc ou m u pea remme fou m fwan reereco m o fw soas ese Gk u a y ewan commana ow w p emaom eom fo vw fwon mio a vo mam in e he E ev vt merce a iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 29 V 11 Interface Pin Tw Pair Name CCITT Signal Direction _ a p es o o E fow foom foomo 5 T B n be rye 10 cB C A
113. logical adapter Logical adapters specify adapter properties network protocol properties channels and channel properties to use for WAN network connections During the NDIS driver installation one logical adapter is automatically created and assigned a unique adapter identifier You can use the NDIS Driver Setup utility to change the logical adapter s default network and channel properties In addition you can use the Windows NT Network Control Panel to create up to three additional logical adapters and then use the NDIS Driver Setup utility to set up properties for the logical adapters The chapter explains how to do the following NDIS Driver Setup tasks e Access online help e Start and use the NDIS Driver Setup utility e Add a logical adapter e Set up logical adapter network properties iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 63 Accessing Online Help e View the status of logical adapter connections e Set up channels for logical adapter connections e Delete channels from a logical adapter configuration e Manually connect a channel e Manually disconnect a channel e View the status of channel connections Accessing Online Help For detailed information about the functions and dialog boxes described in this chapter see the NDIS Driver Setup online help You can access online help in the following ways e Press F1 to display field level contextual help in a pop up window e Click Help to display the main online help
114. me Level layer is an implementation of the ISO HDLC standard called Link Access Procedure Balanced LAPB This layer provides an error free link between two connected devices Layer 3 Network Layer The Network layer provides communication between devices that are connected to a common network In the case of X 25 this layer is referred to as the X 25 packet Logical Channels 186 The user end of the network is known as Data Terminal Equipment DTE and the carrier s equipment is Data Circuit terminating Equipment DCE The X 25 protocol layer permits a DTE user on an X 25 network to communicate with a number of remote DTEs simultaneously Connections occur on logical channels of two types e Switched virtual circuits SVCs e Permanent virtual circuits PVCs SVCs SVCs are much like telephone calls a connection is established data is transferred and then the connection 1s released Each DTE on the network is given a unique DTE address which can be used much like a telephone number Interphase Corporation Appendix D Protocols Overview PVCs PVCs are similar to leased lines because the connection is always present The logical connection is established permanently by the Packet Switched Network administration Therefore data may always be sent without any call setup Frame Relay Protocol Frame Relay is defined as a protocol oriented packet switched technology offered by telephone companies Frame Relay d
115. me incorrectly on the first attempt you might need to click the Back button after entering the pathname correctly to exit the Link Service Import dialog box iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 117 Installing Interphase SNA Link Services 8 The Link Service Installation dialog box reappears listing Interphase link services Link Service Installation E The following link services are available Select one and click the Install button To install a link service not listed check Other Available Link Services Eicon SDLC Link Service Install Eicon 4 25 QLLC Link Service instali GSH ESCOH Channel Link Service Other J INTERPHASE Frame Relay Link Sery Ke INTERPHASE SDLC Link Service INTERPHASE 25 Link Service Continue Back Help Exit Figure 7 11 Interphase Link Service Installation Dialog Box These include the following Interphase Frame Relay link service Interphase SDLC link service Interphase X 25 link service You can add all three Interphase link services Frame Relay SDLC and X 25 but you can add only one at a time 9 Select the Interphase link service you want to install and click Install 118 Interphase Corporation Chapter 7 Installing SNA Server Link Services Software After all necessary files are copied for the selected link service the following setup message appears Setup Message i How rou can with SNA Explorer Insert Configure and Dele
116. minal Equipment by a unique address NT1 Network Termination 1 The device that connects to your ISDN hardware and also works as a converter between an ISDN U interface and an ISDN S T Interface An NT1 converts a line from a 2 wire to a 4 wire connection Some ISDN adapters have a NT 1 already built into them NT2 Network Termination 2 AnNT2handlesterminationformul tiple B channels on a PRI line NT2s are typically found embedded into PBXs or switches on network servers which support Primary Rate Interface PRI OSI Open Systems Interconnection Model The 7 layer protocol model defined by the ISO for data communications PABX Private Automatic Branch Exchange PBX Private Branch Exchange PBX is a private telephone switch It is connected to groups of lines from one or more central offices and to all of the telephones at the location served by the PBX PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect bus A high perfor mance multiplexed address and data bus Supporting 32 bit with optional 64 bit data transfers the PCI bus is intended to be an intercon nect between peripheral controllers peripheral add in boards and pro cessor memory systems The PCI bus operates at up to 66 MHz providing burst transfer rates up to 264 MBps 32 bits wide or up to 528 MBps 64 bits wide PDU Protocol Data Unit Datainahighly structuredformatforthe purpose of transmission Frame packet and PDU are equivalent in most contexts PHY
117. moval take effect iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 57 Removing the Drivers Completing the Driver Removal When the Base driver removal process is finished the Network Adapters dialog box reappears Hetwork El Ei Identification Services Protocols Adapters Bindings Network Adapters 2 1 3Com Etherlink Ill Adapter Add Remove Eare Update ltem hates rea Figure 4 18 Adapter Removed from Network Settings To complete the driver removal do the following 1 Click Close to validate the new network settings Windows NT updates network bindings 58 Interphase Corporation Chapter 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package Next the following message prompts you to restart your computer to make changes take effect Hetwork Settings Change 9 Tou must shut down and restart your computer before the new settings will take effect Do you want to restart your computer now Figure 4 19 Network Settings Restart Message 2 To make the settings take effect click Yes Removing the Base Driver Only VY CAUTION Use this procedure only if you have already removed the NDIS driver and all other drivers that require the Base driver To remove the Base driver do the following 1 Be sure you are logged on with administrator rights to the Windows NT 4 0 system 2 From the Start menu select Settings and then Control Panel Then double click the Add Remove Programs
118. n the software installation and configuration dialogs Verifying Minimum Requirements If you have not already done so verify that your system meets the minimum requirements described in Minimum System Requirements on page 9 Installing the Base Driver NOTE If the NDIS driver software is installed on this system the Base driver is already installed Base driver software is automatically installed during NDIS driver installation If the Base driver is already installed skip to nstalling Interphase SNA Link Services on page 113 To install the Base driver software complete the following tasks 1 Run the Base driver Setup program and start the installation 2 Set up WAN properties 3 Complete the Base driver installation 108 Interphase Corporation Chapter 7 Installing SNA Server Link Services Software Running the Setup Program To install the Base driver software do the following 1 From the Windows Start menu choose Run The Run dialog box appears 2 Insert the SNA Server CD ROM 3 Enter drive 5535SR base setup exe where drive is the CD ROM drive and click OK The Interphase 553X Base Driver dialog box appears g Interphase 553X Base Driver INSTALLATION Install will create the following directory on your hard disk IF You want to install your application in a different directory andor disk type the directory path Select Continue to begin installation Figure 7
119. n inserted SLDC link service Set up an inserted X 25 link service Inserting an Interphase Link Service To insert an Interphase link service do the following 1 Open the Microsoft SNA Server Manager window as described in Starting the SNA Server Manager on page 124 Open the Servers directory and select the server on which you are inserting link services If the server is running stop the server From the Service menu select Stop On the SNA Server Manager window from the Insert menu select Link Service The Insert Link Service dialog box appears prompting you to select a link service from the list iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 125 Inserting and Setting Up Interphase Link Services Insert Link Service EJ Select a Link Service to add INTERPHASE Frame Relay Link Service INTERPHASE SDLC Link Service INTERPHASE 4 25 Link Service lnterphase Synaptel SOLC Link Service lnterphase Synaptel 25 QLLC Link Service Microgate SOLEC Link Service Microgate T1 SDLC Link Service Microgate T1 25 Link Service Microgate 4 25 Link Service Add Cancel Figure 8 2 Insert Link Service Dialog Box Eimer 5 Select the Interphase link service you want to insert INTERPHASE Frame Relay link service INTERPHASE SLDC link service INTERPHASE X 25 link service 6 Click Add to insert the service The Interphase Link Service Properties dialog box appears The
120. n ring to accomplish an orderly exchange of information Data Link Control Identifier DLCI The numeric identifier of a frame relay subport or PVC segment in a frame relay network Each subport in a single frame relay port has a unique DLCI The following table excerpted from the American National Standards Institute Interphase Corporation ANSD Standard T1 618 and the International Telegraph and Tele phone Consultative Committee CCITT Standard Q 922 indicates the functions associated with certain DLCI values oO In channel signalling 16 991 Assigned using frame relay connection procedures 992 1007 Layer 2 management of frame relay bearer service In channel layer management DCD Data Carrier Detect See CD Carrier Detect DCE Data Communications Equipment Data Circuit Terminating Equipment Equipment that provides the functions required to establish maintain and terminate a connection including signal con version for communications between the data terminal equipment and the telephone line or data circuit Also interface signals typically pre sented by this equipment D Channel Standard channel on an ISDN PRI or BRI line At 16 Kbps a D channel carries all signalling information and can carry low speed packet data such as X 25 packet switching DE See Discard Eligibility DE Demarc Demarcation Point The point on a customer s premises where the line from the telephone company meets the custom
121. n the channel status changes The following table describes the channel LEDs The channel is connected An error occurred during the transfer of properties between the NDIS Driver Setup program and the NDIS driver If the NDIS driver is not running or if you have not restarted your system since the last installation this state is normal Gray The channel is not connected and has not been connected since the last system startup Yellow Channel connection is pending for an incoming or outgoing call This is a transitional state the channel should be in this state for only a few seconds The channel was connected but is now idle due to inactivity An error occurred during the last connection See the error code in the last column or click the Status button to view information in the Status dialog box iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 67 Starting the NDIS Driver Setup Utility Use the following icons in the Channels section of the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box to manage channel properties Click this icon To do the following Create Create a new channel For more information see Setting Up Channels for Logical Adapters on page 75 Edit Edit the selected channel You can also double click a channel row to edit the channel For more information see Setting Up Channels for Logical Adapters on page 75 Delete Delete the selected channel For more information see Deleting Channels from Logical Adapt
122. nager online help You can access online help in the following ways e Press F1 to display field level contextual help in a pop up window e Click Help to display the main online help Starting the SNA Server Manager To insert and set up SNA Server link services for the adapter use the Microsoft SNA Server Manager To start the SNA Server Manager from the Windows Start menu choose Programs Microsoft SNA Server and then Manager The Microsoft SNA Server Manager window appears si Microsoft SNA Server Manager MYCOMPUTER Oy x BI File Edit View Insert Service Tools Window Help m e x El Ga el cam Kad os x ajo cA E D amp aA Servers 4 J MYCOMPUTER Servers Pools Configured Workstations APPC Modes CPIC Symbolic Ly Pools Users 9 Configured Users CI Workstations TE C APPC Modes 3 9 CPIC Symbolic Names Active Users Host Security GJ Active Users Domains CI Host Security Domains Ready Domain MYCOMPUTER A Figure 8 1 Microsoft SNA Server Manager Window 124 Interphase Corporation Chapter 8 Setting up SNA Server Link Services Inserting and Setting Up Interphase Link Services Use the SNA Server Manager to add and set up the Interphase link services This section explains how to do the following Insert a Frame Relay SLDC or X 25 link service Edit a previously inserted link service Set up an inserted Frame Relay link service Set up a
123. nd serial numbers ready Customer Service United States Telephone 214 654 5666 Fax 214 654 5506 E Mail intouch iphase com Europe Telephone 33 0 1 41 15 44 00 Fax 33 0 1 41 15 12 13 World Wide Web http www iphase com Safety Precautions The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation of this equipment Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design manufacture and intended use of the equipment Interphase Corporation assumes no liability for the user s failure to comply with these requirements As the user of the product you must observe all stated warnings and safety precautions in order to safely operate the equipment in your environment Do Not Substitute Parts or Modify Equipment Because of the danger of introducing additional hazards do not install substitute parts or perform any unauthorized modification of the equipment Contact your local Interphase representative for service and repair to ensure that safety features are maintained Ground the Instrument To minimize shock hazard the equipment chassis and enclosure must be connected to an electrical ground The power cable must either be plugged into an approved three contact electrical outlet or used with a three contact to two contact adapter with the grounding wire green firmly connected to an electrical ground safety gr
124. nection The following figure illustrates a point to multipoint connection across a Frame Relay or X 25 network Dallas CEP P III 22 A Frame Relay or s25 Network London Figure 1 4 Point to Multipoint Connections 8 Interphase Corporation Chapter 1 Introduction Minimum System Requirements Following are the minimum system requirements for using the board with NDIS or SNA software Intel system running Windows NT Version 4 0 Server Windows NT Service Pack Version 3 recommended For SNA link services Microsoft SNA Server Version 4 0 and Microsoft SNA Server Service Pack 1 Bus architecture PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2 1 32 MB RAM Hard disk with 3 MB free CD ROM drive iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 9 Minimum System Requirements 10 Interphase Corporation Installing the Hardware Overview You can install the adapter in any suitable PCI expansion slot To install the adapter follow these basic steps 1 Verify that the system meets minimum requirements 2 Inspect the adapter 3 Install the adapter in a host expansion slot The tools required are a grounding strap and a 1 Phillips head screwdriver Both are included in the product packaging NOTE Refer to the users manual that came with your personal computer for additional detailed installing instructions Verifying Minimum Requirements Before installing this adapter verify that your system meets the minimum
125. nection for SNA links 140 NDIS channel properties 85 network configuration setup 155 protocol Overview cecceeeeees 187 SNA link service properties 128 virtual circuit properties 130 Frame Relay protocol cccceceeeees 7 frames saving and editing 180 H hardware adapter installation 00068 11 electrical warning seceeceeees 12 setting up for WAN 0668 159 I ICON CONVENTIONS cecceceeceeeeeeeees Vii index of common taskS 668 181 inserting Interphase SNA link services 125 127 Insert Link Services dialog box 126 inserting a connection 140 inspecting the adapter 04 11 installation electrical warning secceceeees 12 hardware ccccecssesesceeeeees 11 12 interfaces 214 y aT 29 VA EEEE E E 22 ND EE AE TE 25 L LAN LEDs for channels 67 LAN properties for channels 78 line CONNECTIONS ccc eeeeeececeeeees 19 line voltage WarniNng cceceeeeeeee 33 link services TOSCUING sel cearweccuhesednaaseaess 125 1237 Stal E ds acdetsscresccs codes aveteccers 118 setting up for Frame Relay 128 setting up for SDLC 132 setting up for X 25 ceceeceeeees 136 logging NDIS driver events 95 logical adapters DUGG nosecanceasussacoventeccetsntekessans 69 CONNECTION
126. om the Start menu select Programs then Interphase WAN Adapters and then WAN Setup Click Add on the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box to add the card to the system Complete the software installation as described in Setting Up WAN Properties on page 110 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 167 Problems and Solutions Problem Possible Solution s Computer does Your PCI bus automatically configures the hardware not boot up or resources used by the adapter Therefore a resource host adapter not conflict address or IRQ is probably not the problem found To solve the problem 1 Check to see whether the adapter is properly seated in the PCI slot 2 Try a different PCI slot 3 Contact Interphase Technical Service No valid Check whether the adapter and associated drivers are configuration installed correctly See Quick Reference of Common message in Tasks on page 181 SynWatch panel 2 Start the WAN Adapters Setup utility and check that the appropriate network layer is present in the adapter firmware From the Start menu select Programs then Interphase WAN Adapters and then WAN Setup Problem If a data transfer problem occurs while loading adapter occurring firmware open the Windows NT Event Viewer and during data check for the following warning message transfer Warning lt sys gt WNTAdapterInit Latency Timer lower than 0x40 If the Event Viewer displays this message and if your computer stop
127. on 93 channel setup sics incasweciwerseewwcten 75 76 Channel properties dialog box 76 Frame Relay port properties 89 Frame Relay WAN properties 85 general propertieS cceceeeeeeees 77 LAN properties ccsceeceeenees 78 port properties sesicevasvenasscesavereciet 86 PPP serial port properties 87 PPP WAN properties 006 81 WAN properties cceceeceeceees 80 X 25 port properties ceceeee 88 X 25 WAN properties 006 83 channel STANSovsculeraninsceshsencsncenacaiives 91 COMMON tasks ceeceeeceeeeeeceeeees 181 connecting to the line 006 19 connection properties for SNA links 141 conventions HCO Mate eeseec pve cian season aes eee Vii LOM EET Vill D data PrOtOCOlS y2ceclssudecsstoersdeunsotieuoseass 6 Frame Refy esise f PPP en E 6 DS E E E neeatenee 7 DB25 PINON oe scsereceacasseeenigecrseeccsecs 20 drivers Base driver installation 108 213 Base driver removal 59 119 NDIS installation 2 0 0 0 eee 3 NDIS setup secdvcwssecwsccesntcceacesenens 63 SNA link services installation 107 SNA link services setup 123 E environment OPETAN E scssccnectenscaineceesesssessacs 169 SLONI O sirien iarr a aeaiee 170 Event filters list dialog box 103 F firmware management 0668 148 Frame Relay data link properties 666 157 inserting con
128. on page 146 2 In the Firmware section of the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box select FR Layer and click the Properties button iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 155 Firmware Management The Frame Relay protocol properties dialog box appears Card 0 Frame Relay protocol properties Frame Relay Networks cs Data Link Level Fort i Serial iS E SONE Channel t E SDH D Charnel t Fort Any r Properties Help Cancel Apply Figure 9 6 Frame Relay Protocol Properties Dialog Box 3 To create a new Frame Relay network configuration click the Frame Relay icon Then in the Frame Relay Networks list enter a name for the Frame Relay network configuration for example your provider company name 4 To change default data link level properties for a Frame Relay network configuration do the following a Select the Frame Relay configuration and click the Data Link Level button 156 Interphase Corporation Chapter 9 Setting up Firmware and Hardware The Frame Relay Data Link Properties dialog box appears Frame Relay Data Link Properties EAE Frames mar size M201 260 Connection Management protocol LM1 Ul ANS 11 617 Annes O UI type LMI protocol Verfication polling timer T391 Sec jo Status polling counter M391 E Error threshold N 392 3 4 Permanent ie Use YO t Use YC Delay Disconnect timer cae Help Moni
129. on page 47 e To configure TCP IP settings skip to Setting Up TCP IP Protocols on page 49 46 Interphase Corporation Chapter 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package Setting Up IPX SPX Protocols If the IPX SPX protocol is installed the NWLink IPX SPX Properties dialog box appears after you add the NDIS driver Nw Link IPX SPX Properties EE General Routing IF you plan to run File and Print Services for Netware or IP routing on thie computer then specify an internal network number for this computer Internal Network Number jeoooooon Adapter 2 Interphase 5535 NDIS Adapter r C Auto Frame Type Detection Manual Frame Type Detection Frame Type Network Number Ethernet Il ABCDEFAB Add Edit Remove Cancel Figure 4 11 IPX SPX Properties Dialog Box ISPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 47 Setting Up Network Protocol Properties To set up IPX SPX properties for the NDIS logical adapter do the following 1 In the Adapter field select Interphase 5535 NDIS Adapter 2 Select the Manual Frame Type Detection option and click Add 3 On the Manual Frame Detection dialog box select the Ethernet II frame type mandatory and assign a network number to this adapter interface A message informs you that a different number must be assigned for each adapter installed Assigning a unique number for each adapter enables you to access different networks 4 Click OK After you
130. on pin 3 See RS 232 REN Ringer Equivalence Number A standard requirement of the FCC For devices such as a telephone or answering machine The REN requirement can be found on a label on the bottom of the analog device Repeater Device that acts as an amplifier Also known as a Line Extender This device is needed when the distance between the phone company s Central Office and your premises exceeds distance or dB loss limits RFC Request for Comment J ETF Internet Engineering Task Force documents that contain proposed standards and specifications RFCs can be either approved or simply archived as historical recom mendations RI Ring Indicator RS 232 V 24 control signal sent from the data communications equipment to the data terminal equipment on pin 22 Indicates an incoming call is present See RS 232 RIP Routing Information Protocol Within IP networks RIP is an interior gateway protocol used by routers and host systems to exchange information about reachable networks RIP uses a distance vectoring algorithm to establish and maintain network routes RJ 45 Standard 8 wire connector for IEEE 802 3 networks and some telephone applications Router Hardware device that connects two or more networks A router determines where the destination computer is located and then finds the best way to get there Routing Selecting the path to be taken by packets as they traverse the network Routing tables Sto
131. ons Multi link PPP Allows you to combine two or more B channels into a single faster PPP connection With Multi link PPP you can have a 128 Kbps PPP connection over a Basic Rate ISDN line NDIS See Network Driver Interface Specification NDIS NET Normes Europeennes de Telecommunication European standards for approving and testing equipment Network Aninterconnection of multiple stations or systems that are able to send messages to and receive messages from one another Network Driver Interface Specification NDIS AnApplicationPro gramming Interface API definition that allows DOS OS 2 or Win dows systems to support one or more network adapters and protocol stacks NDIS defines a specific way for writing drivers for layers and 2 of the OSI model NDIS also handles the configuration and binding of these network drivers to multiple protocol stacks 204 Interphase Corporation NI 1 National ISDN1 A specification for a standard ISDN phone line National ISDN 1 is intended to be a set of standards to which every manufacturer s equipment should conform for maximum interoperability NI 2 and NI 3 are future standards currently under development NRZI Non Return to Zero Inverted Encodingtechniqueinwhicha change in state represents 0 Also known as invert on zero coding NSAP Network Services Access Point IntheOSIenvironment it is the SAP between the network and the transport layers It identifies a Data Ter
132. ort properties iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 41 Setting Up WAN Properties NOTE If the Cards list is empty the board might not be properly installed See Problems and Solutions on page 166 for information to correct the problem When configuring WAN port properties if you are not sure which options to select use the default values You can change the settings later For detailed information about setting up WAN properties press the F1 key to view field level help or see Setting up Firmware and Hardware on page 145 To set up port properties do the following 1 In the Cards list of the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box select the serial port and click Properties The SR Port Properties dialog box appears SR Port Properties Ei ES Interface Modem Ext Modem and Est Modem Help Cancel Figure 4 7 SR Port Properties Dialog Box 2 In the Interface field select the serial line interface type to be used with the adapter 3 In the Modem signals field select the method for handling modem signals In most cases the default option External modem is appropriate 42 Interphase Corporation Chapter 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package 4 Click OK to return to the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box 5 When WAN properties are configured as needed click OK in the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box The setup software automatically finds the firmware for the adapter It updates the Windows NT r
133. otocols It displays frames in the language used by the appropriate protocol This appendix explains how to do the following tasks e Access online help e Start the utility e Watch the Serial port e Stop and freeze the display e Change watch display settings e Modify Event Buffer parameters e Save and edit frames iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 171 Accessing Online Help Accessing Online Help For detailed information about the functions and dialog boxes described in this appendix see the SynWatch online help You can access online help in the following ways e Use the Help menu to display the main online help e Press F1 to display field level contextual help Starting SynWatch NOTE The iSPAN Serial WAN adapter is listed as the 5535 1P SR adapter in SynWatch dialog boxes To start SynWatch from the Start menu select Programs then Interphase WAN Adapters and then SynWatch The main SynWatch dialog box appears 172 Interphase Corporation Appendix B SynWatch Utility Synvatch File Edit View Watch Jools Help cel HES A lew PPP HELIGDORE E E 535 1P SR M oF SR Port PPP No event O byte s ze Figure B 1 Main SynWatch Dialog Box The main SynWatch dialog box has two sections e The left side is the configuration panel It displays the adapter description The configuration panel is used to activate or deactivate frame watching e The right side is the monitor pan
134. ound at the power outlet Do Not Operate in an Explosive Atmosphere Do not operate the equipment in the presence of flammable gases or fumes Operation of any electrical equipment in such an environment constitutes a definite safety hazard Keep away from Live Circuits Do not install or replace the component with power cables connected Under certain conditions dangerous voltages may exist even with the power cable removed To avoid injuries always disconnect power and discharge circuits before touching them Telephone Lines Unsafe Voltages As unsafe voltages Telecommunication Network Voltages exist on ISDN lines safety precautions must be taken to prevent contact with any dangerous area of the system yin WARNING m The network cable s must remain disconnected from the telecommunications system until the card has been installed in the system The installation of the card in the host system must be done in a way that ensures at least 2mm of air gap between the Printed Circuit Board PCB card and any other components in the host system so that the unsafe area remains located only on the card Telephone Wiring Warnings Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations Never touch non isolated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface Any interven
135. phase Corporation Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware With a grounding strap connected to your wrist or ankle do the following to install the adapter 1 Turn off the computer s power switch and unplug the unit from its power source Figure 2 1 Unplugging the Computer iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 13 Installing the Adapter 2 Disconnect all cables connected to the main system unit and remove the computer cover according to the manufacturer s instructions ne Figure 2 2 Removing the Computer Cover 14 Interphase Corporation Chapter 2 Installing the Hardware 3 Locate a suitable PCI expansion slot and remove the screw that attaches the expansion plate to the computer Save the screw for Step 6 4 Remove the expansion plate Figure 2 3 Removing the Expansion Plate iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 15 Installing the Adapter 5 Carefully remove the adapter from its antistatic bag and position the adapter in the PCI expansion slot Align the adapter s connector pins with the slot s receptacle then press gently but firmly on the board to seat it in the slot 6 Attach the adapter with the screw removed in step 3
136. r For detailed information about setting up WAN properties press the F1 key to view field level help or see Setting up Firmware and Hardware on page 145 To configure the WAN properties make sure the appropriate adapter is selected in the Cards list of the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box Then do the following 1 Select the serial port you want to configure and click Properties The SR Port Properties dialog box appears SR Port Properties Ei ES Interhace Modem Ext Modem arad Est Modem Help Cancel Figure 7 3 SR Port Properties Dialog Box 2 In the Interface field select the Serial Line interface type to be used with the adapter iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 111 Installing the Base Driver 3 In the Modem signals field select the method for handling modem signals In most cases the default option External modem 1s appropriate 4 Click OK to return to the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box 5 When WAN adapter properties are configured as needed click OK in the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box Continue to the next section Completing the Base Driver Installation Completing the Base Driver Installation After you finish the WAN port properties setup for the adapter a message indicates that the system is updating the appropriate firmware for the adapter The setup software automatically finds the firmware for the adapter It updates the Windows NT registry and dynamically installs the
137. r serial lines NDIS driver connections provide remote access to services typically available to LAN connected users such as file and print sharing database access and messaging To install the NDIS software follow these basic steps 1 Verify that your system meets minimum requirements 2 Install the Base driver and NDIS driver with accompanying software 3 Set up WAN properties iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 35 Verifying Minimum Requirements 4 Add an NDIS logical adapter 5 Set up network protocol properties 6 Complete the installation to make settings take effect Review the Read Me text file on the iSPAN Serial WAN CD ROM before installing the software It contains information about the files included on the CD Also if Read Me First documentation is included in your installation kit review it for information about changes and updates made to this Users Guide after the print date NOTE The iSPAN Serial WAN is named 5535 1P SR in the software installation and configuration dialogs Verifying Minimum Requirements If you have not already done so verify that your system meets the minimum requirements described in Minimum System Requirements on page 9 Installing the Drivers Before you begin verify that the adapter is installed in your machine and that you are logged on with administrator rights to the Windows NT 4 0 system To install the Base driver and NDIS driver do the following 1
138. red in voice data switches or routers to deter mine which of several possible paths will be taken through the net work iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 207 208 RS 232 Universally accepted Electronics Industries Association standard that defines the signals between data terminal equipment and data communications equipment Uses a 25 pin connector theoreti cally limited to distances of 50 feet functionally identical to standards V 24 V 28 RS 422 Electronics Industries Association standard for balanced transmission at distances greater than 50 feet Compatible with V 11 RTS Request To Send RS 232 V 24 control signal sent from the data terminal equipment to the data communications equipment on pin 4 Indicates that the DTE has data to transmit See RS 232 Rx Abbreviation meaning receive receiver or reception SAP Service Access Point SAPI Service Access Point Identifier Part of the address in an ISDN signalling frame Identifies the service that the signalling frame is intended for SDLC See Synchronous Data Link Control SDLC Serial Transmission Technique in which each bit of information is sent sequentially on a single channel Serial transmission is the normal mode for data communications Contrast with parallel transmission SDU Service Data Unit User data passed through a SAP between the layers of the OSI or a similar model Signalling An ATM connection procedure that dynamically
139. rial WAN Adapter Users Guide 143 Inserting a Connection 144 Interphase Corporation Setting up Firmware and Hardware Overview The WAN Adapters Setup utility enables you to manage hardware and firmware for iSPAN Serial WAN adapters and make configuration changes after completing the software installation Use this utility to add iSPAN Serial WAN adapters and their firmware to the operating system Also use this utility to remove iSPAN Serial WAN adapters or to make other changes to adapter firmware and hardware properties The chapter explains how to do the following WAN Adapters Setup tasks e Access online help e Start the utility e Manage adapter firmware properties including X 25 and Frame Relay network properties e Manage adapter hardware properties including card and port properties e Save adapter firmware and hardware properties according to your needs NOTE If you change any firmware card port or WAN Network properties you must apply changes reload the firmware save properties and restart the system as described in Saving WAN Adapters Setup Properties on page 163 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 145 Accessing Online Help Accessing Online Help For detailed information about the functions and dialog boxes described in this chapter see the WAN Adapters Setup online help You can access online help in the following ways e Press F1 to display field level contextual help in a pop up w
140. rial begins It may extend to the page or pages following the page referenced A adapter DB25 connector pinout 20 WSOC CUS cc cscecsretovieeecvensseaceosoae 11 installing hardware 06 12 installing NDIS software 35 installing SNA link services 107 minimum system requirements 9 operating environment 169 OV ECV IEW asia acageaice EO 1 PEIMO VIN ponicaacsecneceasaeeuenenocasontees 52 software features eseneesseessees 6 specifications ssssssseesessesese 169 storage environmMent 608 170 WAN setup x dctorcesicceneseieanencercs 146 B Base driver installing with NDIS software 36 installing with SNA software 108 removing for SNA link services 119 removing with NDIS software 59 C cable configuration back to back seseicsevsisseccenseeescaeees 32 pA eee ee eee er etre 31 a A PE EEE E E AT 25 OV e E A T 28 cabling and connectors c000e 19 cautions Base driver removal 53 56 120 DB25 connections ceceeeee ee 20 electrostatic discharge 066 12 incorrectly installed cabling 20 ISPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide link service installation 113 loading firmwafe ccecceeees 149 modifying local Ethernet address 72 OVEINGAUING ecean 17 reinstalling NT Service Pack 52 releasing a connection 4 68 channel manual connecti
141. rk configuration changes the adapter firmware use the WAN Adapters Setup utility to reload the firmware after making this change as described in Saving WAN Adapters Setup Properties on page 163 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver Viewing Channel Status To view channel status information do the following 1 If needed start the NDIS driver Setup utility as described in Starting the NDIS Driver Setup Utility on page 64 2 In the Channels section of the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box select the channel and click za Status This channel status dialog box appears IPHHDIS1 Dallas ME E of Datas Cause Protocol Diagnostic Figure 5 19 Channel Status Dialog Box This dialog box displays channel status information and data traffic counters Information is refreshed every second You can open multiple occurrences of the channel status box for multiple channels simultaneously To keep this window on top of other windows click ie Keep on Top Click the icon again to return the window to its normal state iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 91 Deleting Channels from Logical Adapters The following table describes channel status parameters IP Protocol field Allows you to select the LAN protocol to IPX view for the channel IP IPX or the sum of IP and IPX or links IP IPX Cause Displays the internal cause code of the NDIS Driver in case of channel or outgoing call dis
142. rograms then drivers are running Administrative Tools Common and then Event Viewer The following messages must appear SynSV6 The Device Device SynSV6 has been successfully created Its symbolic link name is DosDevices SynS V6 SynSYS adapter 0 opened SynSYS SynSys Driver Loaded From the Start menu select Settings and Control Panel Then double click the Devices icon The following devices must appear in the Devices list with a status of Started Device Status Startup Close Other Devices bart Interphase 5535 NDIS Driver Started Automatic Stop Interphase Base Driver Started Automatic Interphase Base Driver AFI Started Automatic Startup L HW Profiles I Help Other Devices Figure C 2 Devices List In addition the software LEDs must be green in the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box and the NDIS Driver Setup dialog box iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 183 Procedures If you want to Enable IPX routing First the RIP for NWLink IPX Service must be Enable IP routing 184 installed in the Windows NT Network Services list To enable IPX routing From the Start menu select Settings and then Control Panel Double click the Network icon and select the Protocol tab From the protocols list select NWLink IPX SPX Compatible Transport and then click Properties Select the Routing tab and select the Enable RIP Routing option NOTE IPX rou
143. rotocols Adapters Bindings Network Adapters B4 1 3Com Etherlink II Adapter 2 Interphase 5535 NDIS Adapter Add Remove Properties Update ltem Notes Interphase 5535 NDIS Adapter transport TCP IF and Far S P protocols over e 25 Frame Relay and PRP WAN network Figure 4 10 New Logical Adapter Added to Network The Network Adapters list displays the Interphase 5535 NDIS Adapter The NDIS logical adapter is now added to the network configuration 2 Click Close iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 45 Setting Up Network Protocol Properties Next set up network protocols for the logical adapter Continue to the next section Setting Up Network Protocol Properties Setting Up Network Protocol Properties After you add the NDIS logical adapter one or both of the following dialog boxes appear e Microsoft TCP IP Properties dialog box e NWLink IPX SPX Properties dialog box This sequence depends on the network protocol s installed on your system If your network configuration contains multiple WAN adapters you are first prompted to change the default internal network number to a unique number e Ifthe IPX SPX protocols installed click Yes to display the IPX SPX Properties dialog box e If the IPX SPX protocol is not installed click No to display the TCP IP Properties dialog box Continue as follows e To configure IPX SPX settings continue to Setting Up IPX SPX Protocols
144. rpreted in a frame 3 In the Raw data section select either the ASCII or EBCDIC option to display dumped events For detailed information about these options see SynWatch online Help 176 Interphase Corporation Appendix B SynWatch Utility Changing Fonts Used for Display Text To change the font color or style of the text associated with the port in the monitor panel 1 In the configuration panel right click the port and then select Settings from the pop up menu Or left click the port and select Settings from the Watch menu 2 When the SynWatch dialog box appears select the Colors tab to display the Colors dialog box SR Port EE Watch Colors Frame text colors Background color Sent Received Example Sent frame sample text Received frame sample text You may change the global font by pressing the Font button Font Cancel Help Figure B 3 Synwatch Colors In The Colors Dialog Box 3 Select the color s to use for the port iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 177 Modifying Event Buffer Parameters 4 To change the font for all display text click the Font button On the Font dialog box select the font style to use and click OK to return to the Colors dialog box 5 Click OK to save the display settings and return to the SynWatch window SynWatch immediately updates the monitor panel with the new settings Modifying Event Buffer Parameters You
145. s a ee ere ET eee ee nee eee te ee eer Layer 1 Physical Layer cis otesccaiescsncesdsecwartezanctieaitceatidadaeesdt Layer 2 Frome Level Layf cieie Layer 3 Network Laye oeiia niese a DAN C mannes ennenen naon EE EEEo iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide lh E EE crs ca ape elo santas epee 187 Frame occ ccrgcssessouncnzhsssensimstieosateuivastideetetendbdoetedeanudosdaon 187 gd a ee ere AA 188 APPENDIX E PCI PMC Technology Overview g OE io Ba Tro OEN coon ee ne ee ee ee 189 APPENDIX F Regulatory Statements Ba TAA EEIE AAA E EE TA A E 191 a D a E E E 192 PUE a E E EEE E 193 I E A O E 193 E a A A E A E O EE E ceases ages 195 E e E sass ce A se a de ncaa sme aetecseene 213 vi Interphase Corporation Using This Guide Purpose This Users Guide provides information about the Interphase iSPAN Serial WAN adapter It describes general features hardware and software installation procedures with safety precautions and the modules that comprise the product It also provides detailed information about the external software interface and about how the software modules interact Audience This manual assumes that its audience has a general understanding of computing and networking terminology If you need more information about this terminology in addition to what this manual provides see the networking glossary at the following web site http www ctcnet com html telecom htm Select the Telecom Library tab Icon
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147. s responding while transferring data contact Interphase Technical Service for assistance 168 Interphase Corporation Specifications Adapter Specifications Host Bus Interface PCI Local Bus Revision 2 1 PCI Form Factor Length 174 6 mm 6 9 inches Width 106 7 mm 4 2 inches Depth 17 2 mm 0 9 inches Host Data Transfer 32 bit master direct memory access DMA up to 132 MBps Local Memory 4 MB dual port DRAM Optional Functions 32 bit 33 MHz local bus Operating Power 1 A maximum 5 0 VDC Operating Environment Relative humidity 10 95 noncondensing 015 000 feet 5 000 meters iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 169 Storage Environment Storage Environment This section assumes the adapter is stored in its original anti static bag and box Relative humidity WAN adapters 5 95 noncondensing 050 000 feet 16 500 meters 170 Interphase Corporation SynWatch Utility Overview SynWatch is a protocol analyzer that enables you to watch frames exchanged between the iSPAN Serial WAN adapter and the network This powerful utility helps you track communication establishment and data traffic on the adapter s Serial port Syn Watch assists with detection of communication problems when using the NDIS driver or SNA Server Link Services It provides diagnostics for network connection failures it also provides troubleshooting tips when needed SynWatch interprets exchanged frames according to several pr
148. serting and Setting Up Interphase Link Services Setting Up a Frame Relay Link Service After you insert or select to edit an Interphase Frame Relay link service the Interphase FR Link Service Properties Mode Settings dialog box appears Interphase FR Link Service 1 Properties x Mode Settings fy service Mame PHFA1 SNA Service Title iterphase FA Link Service 1 Card 0 55 35 1P 5Ai WAN Setup Frame Relay Network Frame Relay Network F A Networks Virtual Circuit F Allow Link Service to be Distributed Figure 8 3 Frame Relay Link Service Properties Dialog Box Use this dialog box to configure the inserted link service as follows 1 In the Service Title field change the service title as needed This is the title that appears in the title bar of the dialog box 2 In the Card field make sure the appropriate adapter is selected 5535 P SR 128 Interphase Corporation Chapter 8 Setting up SNA Server Link Services 3 If you want to change the default firmware or hardware properties of the adapter click the WAN Setup button to display the WAN Adapters Setup utility Then follow the instructions in Setting up Firmware and Hardware on page 145 4 In the Frame Relay Network field select the frame relay network configuration to be used with the service 5 If you need to create edit or remove a network configuration to be used with the service do the following a
149. sing this dialog box see online help To set up X 25 WAN properties for the channel do the following 1 In the Outgoing call section set up properties for outgoing calls as follows a In the Remote address field to route the outgoing call to the remote peer enter the address of the remote peer You can add a one or two digit sub address to connect to a specific workstation or application on a LAN b In the Local sub address field if you want the network to provide the local sub address to the iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 83 Setting Up Channels for Logical Adapters remote peer along with the local address which is generally automatically provided enter the local sub address c In the User data field enter data to be inserted into the call request packet User data helps the remote peer identify the caller and connection protocols d To have a reverse charging request facility inserted in the X 25 call packet check the Propose reverse charging field 2 In the Incoming call section set up properties for incoming calls as follows a In the Remote address and Local sub address fields enter the address of the remote peer s from which to accept incoming calls You can use to 15 decimal digits or wildcard characters Use the wildcard character as a placeholder for a single digit and the character as a placeholder for a block of digits b In the User data field enter user data to be checke
150. skip to Adding the NDIS Logical Adapter on page 44 The Interphase 553X Base Driver dialog box appears prompting you to accept or change the installation directory and begin installation gt Interphase 553A Base Driver INSTALLATION Install will create the following directory on your hard disk IF you want to install your application in a different directory andor disk type the directory path Select Continue to begin installation Copy to er a Cancel About Figure 4 5 Base Driver Installation Dialog Box 9 If needed change the default installation path in the Copy To field to the desired pathname The default path is C WANSETUP 10 Click Continue to install the driver The installation program copies product files to the directory specified in the Copy To field and creates a program group in the Windows NT Start menu 40 Interphase Corporation Chapter 4 Installing the NDIS Software Package To continue the software installation set up port properties as described in the next section Setting Up WAN Properties Setting Up WAN Properties After the driver software is installed as described in nstalling the Drivers on page 36 the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box appears WAN Adapters setup el E3 Firmware ea oad Hew Bopeties Figure 4 6 WAN Adapters Setup Dialog Box The card name is displayed in the Cards section Use the Cards section to set up the card s p
151. t fe Use VC B Use VC Delay i Disconnect timer 2 128 hd Figure 9 3 X 25 Packet Level Properties b In the Connection Virtual circuits and Packets sections of the dialog box enter the values that match the parameters of your X 25 provider c Click OK to save the packet level properties and return to the X 25 Protocol Properties dialog box 5 To update default packet properties for an X 25 network configuration do the following a Select the X 25 configuration and click the Frame Level button 152 Interphase Corporation Chapter 9 Setting up Firmware and Hardware The X 25 Frame Level Properties dialog box appears 25 Frame Level Properties Ei ES Numbering Modulo 3 T1 Timer 3000 m Window 7 N2 Counter 10 320 e woo J ca Figure 9 4 X 25 Frame Level Properties b Select the frame level values that match the parameters of your X 25 provider c Click OK to save the frame level properties and return to the X 25 Protocol Properties dialog box 6 To change default serial line properties for an X 25 network configuration do the following a Select the X 25 configuration and click the Properties button in the Port section iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 153 Firmware Management The Serial Line Properties dialog box appears eq Serial Line Properties el ES Clock Coding NRZ DSA Timer Sec 180 Help o Cancel Figure 9 5 Serial Line Properties
152. tal Network An early CCITT adopted protocol reference model intended to provide a ubiquitous end to end interactive digital service for data audio and video Syn onym narrowband ISDN ISO International Standards Organization Aninternationalbody that creates networking standards including the OSI model ITC Independent Telephone Company Any telephone company that was not originally part of AT amp T ITU International Telecommunication Union The international standards organization for telecommunications previously known as the CCITT International Telephone and Telegraph Consultative Committee For more information see http www itu ch KB Kilobytes One kilobyte is equivalent to 1024 bytes when referring to memory size and 1000 bytes when referring to speed Kbps Kilobits per second KBps Kilobytes per second LAN Local Area Network A data communications system designed to operate over a limited geographic distance such as a single building LAP B Link Access Procedure Balanced For Frame Relay the balanced mode enhanced version of HDLC Used in X 25 packet switching networks Contrast with LAP D Interphase Corporation LAP D Link Access Procedure D ForISDN Data Link layer pro cedure using D channel communications For Frame Relay a protocol that operates at the data link layer layer 2 of the OSI architecture LAPD is used to convey information between layer 3 entities across the
153. te Interphase Frame Relay Link Service Figure 7 12 Successful Link Service Setup Message 10 Click OK to complete the Interphase link service installation and return to the Microsoft SNA Server Manager window 11 If you need to install another Interphase link service repeat steps 2 through 11 starting on page 114 To set up your new Interphase link service s see Setting up SNA Server Link Services on page 123 Removing Base Driver Software You cannot remove SNA link services without removing the entire SNA Server software package Only removal of the Base driver is discussed in this chapter See your Microsoft SNA Server software documentation for information about removing the SNA Server software package You can remove the Base driver without removing the SNA Server software However if you remove the Base driver Interphase SNA Server link services will no longer be available iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 119 Removing Base Driver Software Y CAUTION If any other software requiring the Base driver Such as the Interphase NDIS driver is installed in your system do not remove the Base driver If you no longer need to use the adapter do the following to remove the Base driver software from your system 1 From the Windows Start menu select Settings and then Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon then select the Install Uninstall tab 3 Select Interphase 553X Base driver
154. ter Users Guide 23 V 24 Interface Shield 0O 2 a z O gt TXCLKin RTS 0O O crs 5 O RXCLK DSR EA GND e 55 noo E 20 DTR O O62 ni O K O TxCLKout O O Figure 3 1 V 24 DCE Connector 24 Interphase Corporation Chapter 3 Connecting to the Line ISO2110 Male DB25 Male DB25 connector connector Adapter 8 8 DCE side O O side 1 Drain wire 1 B raid Figure 3 2 V 24 Cable Wiring V 35 Interface The following specifications describe the V 35 interface e Electrical levels V 35 0 3V differential for data and clocks V 28 12V single ended for other modem signals e Maximum data rate 2 Mbps card limitation e Maximum cable length 100 feet at 2 Mbps e DCE standard connector SO2593 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 25 V 35 Interface The following table and illustrations describe the V 35 signals on the connector Pin Tw Pair Name CCITT Signal Direction a 113 Transmit Clock DTE TXCout B TXCout B 113 B 13 B Transmit Transmit Clock DTE Transmit Clock DTE Ow o a yv RXC A 115A Receive Clock In s yv RXC B 115 B Receive Clock TXCin B 114B Transmit Clock DCE TXCin A 114 A Transmit Clock DCE 2 f DTR 108 Data Terminal Ready af ENV35 V 35 interface enable ase een es Shield Shield Comman 26 Interphase Corporation Chapter 3 Connecting to the Line Shie
155. the idle timeout counter so that only the remote peer or the network can close the PPP link select Inactive Toclose the PPP link and physical connection as soon as the channel is deactivated select Used session To close the PPP link and physical connection after the channel remains deactivated for a specified time select Use session Delay and enter the delay time in seconds NOTE The multi link group of properties can be used only with adapters that have multiple ports They are unavailable in the dialog box 4 Click OK to save the PPP properties and return to the Channel properties dialog box 82 Interphase Corporation Chapter 5 Setting Up the NDIS Driver Next if you want to set up PPP port properties skip to Setting Up Port Properties on page 86 X 25 WAN Properties The X 25 Properties dialog box enables you set up WAN properties for a channel that uses the X 25 protocol Use this dialog box to define the properties of outgoing calls and choose how to filter incoming calls a2 X 25 Properties El Ei Outgoing call Remote li 9220019000 address Local sub address us User data My SERVER 0x08 I Propose reverse charging Incoming call Remote pasm address ache Local rT sUb address User data 0x00 Ose Accept reverse charging Closed user group Help ox Cancel Figure 5 13 X 25 Properties For detailed information about setting up protocol parameters u
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157. ting is activated only if different IPX internal network numbers are assigned between the two network adapters For more detailed information see the Microsoft networking online help From the Start menu select Settings and then Control Panel Double click the Network icon and select the Protocol tab From the protocols list select TCP IP Protocol and then click Properties Select the Routing tab and enable the Enable IP Forwarding option Interphase Corporation Protocols Overview This appendix provides a short overview of the following protocols used by the iSPAN Serial WAN adapter e X 25 e Frame Relay e Point to point For detailed information refer to relevant network protocol documentation X 25 Protocol X 25 packet switched networks allow remote devices to communicate across high speed digital links without the expense of individual leased lines Packet switching is a technique whereby the network routes individual packets of HDLC data between different destinations based on addressing within each packet The X 25 protocol encompasses the first three layers of the OSI 7 layered architecture defined by the International Standards Organization ISO Layer 1 Physical Layer The Physical Layer is concerned with electrical or signaling It includes several standards such as V35 RS232 and X 21 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 185 X 25 Protocol Layer 2 Frame Level Layer The Fra
158. ting the problem NOTE If you change any firmware card or port properties you must apply changes reload the firmware save properties and restart the system as described in Saving WAN Adapters Setup Properties on page 163 Firmware Management The Firmware section of the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box displays firmware information for the WAN adapter selected in the Cards section It displays the protocols you can use with the adapter and their status You can view the firmware status reload the firmware or change the firmware If the Configure icon appears beside a protocol name you can also configure firmware properties for the protocol 148 Interphase Corporation Chapter 9 Setting up Firmware and Hardware The firmware status is represented by a general LED color for the firmware and individual LEDs for each protocol as follows No firmware file for the selected card N A is found on the hard disk The firmware list is empty This is typically the case for a newly added adapter before the WAN setup is applied with the Apply button Firmware is found on the hard disk but The protocol layer is not loaded into the card The is inactive firmware list is empty Either no WAN adapter is installed or the selected adapter is not running Yellow Firmware is running on the card but Changes to the differs from the firmware on the hard firmware layer have disk for this card been applied but Th
159. tinue to remove the Base driver 5 If the following pop up prompts you to confirm the card s removal and driver deletion click Yes To confirm the deletion Or click No to cancel if the NDIS driver is still installed A WAH Adapters setup a Do you canfirm the card s removal and the driver deletion These services depend on the card s driver Interphase 5535 NDIS Driver Event Log Interphase 5535 NDIS Driver Interphase Base Driver AFI Figure 4 22 Removal Confirmation Request Upon confirmation the system does the following e Deletes product files and the Base driver program group from the Start menu iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 61 Removing the Drivers e Dynamically unloads the drivers from memory e Cleans up the registry When the Base driver removal process is finished the Install Uninstall dialog box reappears 62 Interphase Corporation Setting Up the NDIS Driver Overview You can create up to four NDIS driver configurations for connecting the SPAN Serial WAN adapter to IP and or IPX networks This capability allows the adapter to emulate a LAN adapter and connect with up to four IP and IPX networks simultaneously The driver transports TCP IP and IPX SPX protocols over the following types of connections e PPP X 25 and Frame Relay point to point connections e X 25 and Frame Relay point to multipoint connections Each NDIS driver connection configuration is referred to as a
160. tion on the card or in its proximity should be made with the telephone connector unplugged Observe Dangerous Procedure Warnings Warnings precede potentially dangerous procedures throughout this manual Instructions contained in the warnings must be followed You should also employ all other safety precautions which you deem necessary for the operation of the equipment in your operating environment yin WARNING This equipment generates uses and can radiate electromagnetic energy It may cause or be susceptible to electromagnetic interference EMI if not installed and used in a cabinet with adequate EMI protection END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR INTERPHASE CORPORATION SOFTWARE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO USER READ CAREFULLY THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR INTERPHASE CORPORATION SOFTWARE AGREEMENT IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR SINGLE ENTITY AND INTERPHASE CORPORATION FOR THE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS ENCLOSED HEREIN WHICH INCLUDES COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND PRINTED MATERIALS SOFTWARE BY INSTALLING COPYING OR OTHERWISE USING THE ENCLOSED SOFTWARE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT PROMPTLY RETURN WITHIN THIRTY DAYS THE UNUSED SOFTWARE TO THE PLACE FROM WHICH YOU OBTAINED IT FOR A FULL REFUND The Software is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property law
161. to change the default firmware or hardware properties of the adapter click the WAN Setup button to start the WAN Adapters Setup utility Then follow the instructions in Setting up Firmware and Hardware on page 145 134 Interphase Corporation Chapter 8 Setting up SNA Server Link Services 4 To configure the Serial line properties for the SDLC link service do the following a In the Port section click the Port Settings button The Serial Line Properties dialog box appears Seral Line Properties Ei ES Coding OSA Timer Sec Help Cancel Figure 8 7 Serial Line Properties Dialog Box b Select the correct Clock value for this service if needed For other properties accept the default values c Click OK to save the serial line properties and return to the SDLC Link Service Properties Card Configuration dialog box 5 Click OK to save the link service configuration Ifyou edited the SDLC link service the SNA Server Manager reappears If you inserted the SDLC link service the Insert Link Service dialog box reappears 6 If you inserted the SDLC link service continue as follows If you need to insert another Interphase link service on the Insert Link Service dialog box select the service and click Add Then complete setup steps for iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 135 Inserting and Setting Up Interphase Link Services that link service as described in Setting Up a Frame Relay Link S
162. tored events count M393 tie Chl potacal Erame iihaat Fi Frannie y T Retin imen 2000 eS er P Bc ft 4 Inecheiin poling time mens Figure 9 7 Frame Relay Data Link Properties b Select the link management protocol frame size and connection values that match the parameters of your Frame Relay provider c Click OK to save the data link properties and return to the Frame Relay Protocol Properties dialog box 5 To change default serial line properties for a Frame Relay network configuration do the following a Select the Frame Relay configuration and then click the Properties button in the Port section iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 157 Firmware Management The Serial Line Properties dialog box appears ca Seral Line Properties Ee ES Clock Coding MARZ DSA Timer Sec 150 Help o Cancel Figure 9 8 Serial Line Properties a Select the serial line clock coding and DSR timer values that match the parameters of your Frame Relay provider b Click OK to save the network properties and return to the Frame Relay Protocol Properties dialog box 6 Click OK to save the Frame Relay Protocol Properties configuration and return to the WAN Adapters Setup dialog box NOTE If you need to remove a Frame Relay network configuration select the configuration in the Frame Relay Protocol Properties dialog box and press the Delete key 7 Save the protocol changes on the
163. ttach the appropriate connector to the adapter 2 Reconnect the power cable and turn on the computer After connecting the adapter to the network install the adapter software To install NDIS software see nstalling the NDIS Software Package on page 35 To install SNA Link Service software see Installing SNA Server Link Services Software on page 107 iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 33 Connecting to the Network 34 Interphase Corporation Installing the 4 NDIS Software Package Overview The NDIS driver enables the iSPAN Serial WAN adapter to emulate a LAN adapter It supports the transportation of TCP IP and IPX SPX protocols over WAN serial lines The NDIS driver enables the adapter to connect simultaneously to TCP IP and IPX SPX LANs over dedicated leased lines or through Frame Relay or X 25 networks It is available for PPP X 25 and Frame Relay data protocols This chapter explains how to install the NDIS software on Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 systems Use this process to install the Base driver Base driver utilities NDIS driver and NDIS driver utilities This chapter also explains how to remove NDIS and Base driver software if required After installation you can create up to four NDIS driver configurations referred to as logical adapters on the server for LAN connections This multi driver capability on the server side enables remote users to connect to the server through different networks simultaneously ove
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165. unenforceable the remaining provisions shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby All rights in the Software not specifically granted in this Agreement are reserved by Interphase Contents Using This Sp Ro cstdccsscanssncancsnencessutinds chucahdnanisnioncudiacesrsindutataasaadceonbacsenie vii ingil e AEE PN AARE ee eects cnn tlw E E E A E vii oaia a e a E AIA AEAEE E E A E EN vii bon Contem oii insna E TRA vii Tote on a E ENE EA E viii Documentation Updates enoiosa e inso Ta 1X Derer I ee Er decade OEE E X CHAPTER 1 Introduction Adapter Vernie W ecserin iiaeie anis l Hardware Overview eet nen en nn ee 2 Soitware COV SIV W coiere esient aei ae a EEEa AEE aN Ei 3 Ty AB iongn en a iii 3 E ol E10 AEE E OE AEE EEEE EAE 3 POL L E ee er 4 SNA Server Link Services Software ceeeseseeeeeeeseees 6 RES TS oeenn Orao O 6 Point to Point and Multipoint Connections cccccccsceseeeees 8 Minimum System Requirements cccccccscesscesscessceseessecsesesseeeees 9 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Hardware Daa a AAEN A A N E A 11 Verifying Minimum Requirements cccccccsscsseeeseesseesseeseeeseeens 11 Inspecting the Fis scree sg saonae dexatansaneuse ne neiust iaaii 11 lnstalling the PN safe 2g cdcsrecanccsaniastanassaueecaedavanaidiansteeasetaasdeaeaseton 12 CHAPTER3 Connecting to the Line OVELVIEW cccccsssesscccccesssesseccccossscssscccccsssstscenccessesssceuccessessencucesssess 19 iSPAN Serial W
166. vents Beginning of logging process Indicates when the NDIS logging process starts Successful connection 104 Interphase Corporation Chapter 6 Logging NDIS Driver Events Channel disconnection Indicates when a channel has been disconnected for any reason This event is recorded even when a time out disconnection is issued by the driver Trying to connect to an outgoing channel Indicates each attempt to connect to any destination This message is usually followed by a Successful connection event Failure to establish communication Indicates any failure to connect a channel iSPAN Serial WAN Adapter Users Guide 105 Viewing Events in the NT Event Viewer Double clicking one of the events in the list opens the following dialog box which shows detailed information about the selected event Event Detail Date 12 16 97 EventID 2 Time 4 25 47 Fil Source IPHMOLOG User By Type lnformatior Computer IPH SRV Categor 2 Description 5535 NDIS Driver OUTGOING CALL CONNECTED Adapter IPHNDIS1 Channel Dallas Date 1079 98 Time 3 47 09 PM Number 102 Cause Ox0 Protocal Data Bytes C Words 01 U1 0008 ed OF 0c OO O2 OO 10 OO EE 0010 10 OO 19 OO 2f OO be Os re 0018 OO OO OO OO 65 O1 OO 25 se oles ae 0020 OO OO OO al 86 bd ez 36 I Previous Next Help 106 Figure 6 8 Windows NT Event Detail Dialog Box To interpret the Data part of the dialog box you must use th

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