Comtrol Multiport Modems Windows 98 User Manual

Device Driver Installation Guide for Windows 98/SE and ME

10 Installing Software: PCI, Universal PCI, or CompactPCI busInstalling the Device Driver14. Select the Board Options tab in the RocketPort-PCI and Ro

Installing the Device Driver 11 Installing Software: ISA-Bus19. Click OK to dismiss the notice to reboot the PC.20. Click OK to exit the System Proper

12 Installing Software: ISA-BusInstalling the Device DriverYou are asked to select the type of hardware to install:6. Select Multi-function adapters a

Installing the Device Driver 13 Installing Software: ISA-Bus8. Select the Comtrol product you are installing and click Next. The Add New Hardware Wiza

14 Installing Software: ISA-BusInstalling the Device Driverm. Click Yes to continue. Another message appears advising you to shut down and restart you

Installing the Device Driver 15 Advanced ConfigurationAdvanced ConfigurationAfter initial installation, use the following procedures to change RocketP

16 Remapping Baud RatesInstalling the Device Driver8. If desired, use the New Description field to give each port a more descriptive or meaningful nam

Installing the Device Driver 17 Scan Rate12. Click OK to return to the System Properties window. Your changes take effect immediately. No restart is r

18 Adding AdaptersInstalling the Device Driver5. Select the Resources tab.6. Select Interrupt Request.7. Click the Change Setting button.8. Use the Va

Installing the Device Driver 19 Adding ISA-Bus Adapters7. Select Multi-function adapters and click Next. A list of board manufacturers and models appe

Trademark NoticesComtrol, RocketModem, and RocketPort are registered trademarks of Comtrol Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademark

20 Adding ISA-Bus AdaptersInstalling the Device Driver

Installing Modems and Adding Serial Printers 21 Installing Modems and Adding Serial PrintersAfter installing the hardware and driver for Windows 98/SE

22 Installing a ModemInstalling Modems and Adding Serial PrintersIf you have no other modems installed, skip to Step 6.4. If you have already installe

Installing Modems and Adding Serial Printers 23 Installing a Modem5. If necessary, select Don’t run the Hardware Installation Wizard. 6. Check the Don

24 Installing a ModemInstalling Modems and Adding Serial Printers8. Select the port to which the modem is attached and click Next. The PC installs the

Installing Modems and Adding Serial Printers 25 Installing a Modem10. Select Finish.11. The Modems Properties window appears again. Depending on prior

26 Installing a ModemInstalling Modems and Adding Serial Printers12. If you need to configure modem properties (maximum baud rate, data bits, parity,

Installing Modems and Adding Serial Printers 27 RocketModem Reconfiguration15. Click Close to exit the Modem Properties window. 16. Reboot the compute

28 Adding Serial PrintersInstalling Modems and Adding Serial PrintersAdding Serial PrintersFollow the steps in this topic to add a serial printer to a

Installing Modems and Adding Serial Printers 29 Adding Serial Printers5. Select Local printer, then click Next.6. Select your printer make and model a

Table of Contents 3 Table of ContentsTable of Contents ...

30 Adding Serial PrintersInstalling Modems and Adding Serial Printers8. Enter the baud rate, flow control, and other information as specified by the p

Installing Modems and Adding Serial Printers 31 Changing Printer Port Configuration10. Optionally, enter a custom name for this printer, and select wh

32 Changing Printer Port AssignmentInstalling Modems and Adding Serial Printers

Comtrol Tools 33 Comtrol ToolsThe following utilities are installed with this Comtrol driver:• Test Terminal (wcom32.exe) - Use this utility to troubl

34 Using Test TerminalComtrol ToolsUsing Test TerminalYou can use the WCOM32 terminal program to open a port, send characters and commands to the port

Comtrol Tools 35 Testing a Comtrol DeviceIf the COM port is available, a terminal window appears: Note: Notice the <loop> button in the termin

36 Testing a RocketModem AdapterComtrol Tools3. Select Port > Send Test Data. The program sends out a repeating data stream. Note: To stop the data

Comtrol Tools 37 Test 23. Enter atz. This should return an OK. If you do not see atz on the screen, type ate1 and press the Enter key, then type atz

38 Testing Terminal Modem Control SignalsComtrol ToolsTesting Terminal Modem Control Signals This test assume Test Terminal is already running. See St

Comtrol Tools 39 Starting Port MonitorStarting Port MonitorTo run Port Monitor, select Start > Programs > Comtrol RocketPort RocketModem > Po

4 Table of ContentsTable of ContentsBefore calling Technical Support ...

40 Column SetupComtrol ToolsColumn Setup When you select Add or Properties from the column pop-up menu, the Column Setup window appears: •Use the Inpu

Comtrol Tools 41 Port Monitor FilesFor Day reports, the single and multiple droplists behave the same, but your choices are:• None: no report is gener

42 Port Monitor VariablesComtrol ToolsPort Monitor Variables The following table lists Port Monitor variables. Port Monitor Variable List Variable De

Comtrol Tools 43 Port Monitor VariablesRxCPSMinAvMaxWrk Peak RxCPSInst for the current minute.RxCPSHourAvMaxWrk Peak RxMinCPS for the current hour.RxC

44 Using RocketModem Reset (rktreset.exe)Comtrol ToolsUsing RocketModem Reset (rktreset.exe)You can use the RocketModem Reset utility to reset individ

Troubleshooting and Technical Support 45 Troubleshooting and Technical SupportThis section contains troubleshooting information for your Comtrol devic

46 Known IssuesTroubleshooting and Technical Support12. Verify that you are using the correct ports. The RocketModem 8 mounting bracket and port numbe

Troubleshooting and Technical Support 47 Driver Error MessagesSymptom: When dialing in from a USR v.34 or v.Everything modem, a “clattering” noise dev

48 Before calling Technical SupportTroubleshooting and Technical SupportBefore calling Technical SupportComtrol has a staff of support technicians ava

49 Appendix A. Programming InformationMicrosoft© provides technical support for communication calls, which the RocketPort or RocketModem series suppor

Product Overview 5 Product OverviewThis document describes how to install and configure the Comtrol© RocketPort© and RocketModem© device driver for Wi

50 Device Control Block (DCB) ParametersDevice Control Block (DCB) Parameters• XonLim, XoffLim - The RocketPort and RocketModem series does not handle

51 Opening Ports Higher Than COM10Opening Ports Higher Than COM10To open up COM ports higher than COM10 a special named format is used with CreateFile

52 COMMTIMEOUTS: GetCommTimeouts() and SetCommTimeouts() Structure

Index 53 IndexAAdaptersAdding ISA-bus adapters 18Adding PCI-bus adapters 18AddingISA-bus adapters 18PCI-bus adapters 18Serial printers 28Advanced c

54 IndexRunning without dedicated IRQ 17ISA-bus adaptersAdding 18IssuesRocketModem 45RocketPort 45KKnown issues 46LLibrary calls 49LimitationsDriv

Index 55 Before calling 48Contact information 48Online 48Telephone Application Programming Interface (TAPI) 21Test terminalDescribed 34Starting 34

6 Installation PrerequisitesProduct OverviewInstallation PrerequisitesBefore you begin installation, note the following:1. This document assumes that

Installing the Device Driver 7 Installing the Device DriverThis section describes how to install and remove the device driver. It also discusses adapt

8 Installing the New DriverInstalling the Device Driver7. All versions: use Windows Explorer to delete all files named Rocket*.* in the \Windows\Syste

Installing the Device Driver 9 Installing Software: PCI, Universal PCI, or CompactPCI busInstalling Software: PCI, Universal PCI, or CompactPCI busFol