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User Guide P/N S0000112, Revision C Model ISI4608-PCI This publication may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without prior expressed written permission from Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2001 by Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. makes no representati...
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Contents Chapter 1Introduction and Description .............................. 5 Introduction to the IntelligentSerialInterface .......................................... 6 Product Description ................................................................................ 6 How to Use This Manual ....
Page 4 - Chapter 3: Driver Installation
Chapter 3: Driver Installation (continued) Linux Driver for Multi-Tech ISI460x-PCI Server Cards .......................... 45 LINUX: Pre-Installation Issues ...................................................... 45 LINUX: Copying the driver from the media ................................... 45 LINUX...
Page 5 - Chapter 1—Introduction and Description
Page 6 - Intelligent; Interface; Interface; autodetect; Product Description
6 ISI4608-PCI User Guide Introduction to the Intelligent SerialInterface The Intelligent Serial Interface cards, model ISI4608-PCI and ISI4604- PCI, are hardware solutions for adding fast serial ports to communication servers and async hosts that have 32-bit PCI bus architecture.Serial ports are ess...
Page 7 - octopus; How to Use This Manual
7 Chapter 1—Introduction and Description communications activity of your local and remote terminals. Using the ISI460x-PCI to provide additional serial connections enables your systems processor to perform more efficiently since the ISI460x-PCI handles all byte-by-byte interrupts generated by async...
Page 8 - Computer Requirements
8 ISI4608-PCI User Guide ISI460x-PCI Applications The ISI460x-PCI is an ideal solution for adding ports when a powerful microcomputer used as a server or host lacks enough connectivity to accommodate the desired number of users. The ISI4608-PCI provides eight additional serial ports with every card ...
Page 11 - Chapter 2—Hardware Installation
Page 12 - UL; Hardware Installation Procedures
12 ISI4608-PCI User Guide Introduction This chapter describes installation of the Multi-Tech ISI4608-PCI as an expansion card in your PCI bus computer. Safety Warnings Telecom 1. Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.2. Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack...
Page 13 - Any cables connected to the computer must be shielded to
13 Chapter 2—Hardware Installation 4. To avoid damaging the ISI4608-PCI card and your PC, make sure your computer and any peripheral equipment connected to it are turned off. The ISI4608-PCI can be installed in a PC-AT, 386, 486, or Pentium equivalent PCI bus computer. 5. Remove the cover of your co...
Page 15 - Chapter 3—Driver Installation
Page 16 - Introduction; super user; administrator
16 ISI4608-PCI User Guide Figure 2-2. Octopus Cable 10. Turn on the power to the computer. You now are ready to install the software/drivers. Introduction The ISI460x-PCI ships with drivers for each of the following operating systems: Windows ® 2000 Server and Advanced Server, Windows NT, Windows 95...
Page 17 - Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation; Installing ISI460x-PCI Software for Windows 2000
17 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation Installing ISI460x-PCI Software for Windows 2000 NOTE: A series of installation wizard screens will appear repeatedly during this procedure (step 12). This is not an error. Do not discontinue the procedure when the installation wizard screens repeatedly ...
Page 18 - screen will appear.; screen appears. Select; Next
18 ISI4608-PCI User Guide 5. Windows 2000 will detect the ISI460x-PCI card. The Found New Hardware Wizard- Welcome screen will appear. Click Next . 6. The Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears. Select "Search for a suitable driver ..." and click Next .
Page 19 - Locate Driver Files; screen appears (Windows 2000 is seeking; Click
19 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation 7. The Locate Driver Files screen appears (Windows 2000 is seeking the driver for the ISI460x-PCI card). Select CD-ROM drives and click Next . 8. The Driver File Search Results screen appears. Click Next .
Page 20 - Finish
20 ISI4608-PCI User Guide 9. A progress screen will appear briefly while files are being copied. 10. A completion screen will appear. Click Finish .
Page 21 - Found New Hardware
21 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation 11. Immediately after the ISI driver installation has been completed, another Found New Hardware screen will appear briefly indicating that the MultiTech ISI Port has been detected. A second sequence of installation wizard screens appears. This sequence ...
Page 22 - screen appears (Windows 2000 is; screen will indicate that the
22 ISI4608-PCI User Guide 12. The Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears. Select Search for a suitable driver ... and click Next . 13. The Locate Driver Files screen appears (Windows 2000 is seeking the ISI Port device driver). Select CD-ROM drives and click Next . 14. The Driver Files ...
Page 23 - A completion screen will appear. It will indicate that the first
23 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation isiport.inf file has been found on the CD-ROM. Click Next . 15. A completion screen will appear. It will indicate that the first MultiTech ISI Port has been set up successfully. Click Finish .
Page 25 - Windows
25 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation 4. The ISI Management setup screen appears. At the Welcome screen, click Next . 5. A progress screen appears while files are copied. If the Error Creating WWW Server message appears, it may indicate that there was an attempt to install the ISI Management Sof...
Page 26 - ISI460x-PCI Software Installation Procedure
26 ISI4608-PCI User Guide Remove ISI460x-PCI Driver (Windows 2000) 1. Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel . 2. Click on Add/Remove Hardware . Click Next . 3. Click on Uninstall/Unplug a device and click Next . 4. In the subsequent screen, click on Uninstall a device and click Next . 5. At the...
Page 27 - dialog box appears. Click
27 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation 6. The Select Network Adapter dialog box appears. Click Have Disk . 7. The Insert Disk dialog box appears. Type or browse for the path (file directory location) of the Windows NT driver (for example, E:\SERVCARD\DRIVERS\WINNT\SETUP.EXE). Click OK . 8. The Se...
Page 29 - appears in the; Network Adapters; When prompted about restarting your computer, click; Yes; The ISI460x-PCI card software is now installed in Windows NT.; Removing ISI4608x-PCI Card and Driver in Windows; Adapters
29 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation 12. The file is copied and "Multi-Tech ISI4608-PCI Adapter" appears in the Network Adapters box. Click Close . 13. When prompted about restarting your computer, click Yes . The ISI460x-PCI card software is now installed in Windows NT. Removing ISI460...
Page 30 - I/O Addresses and IRQ Codes; for Windows NT
30 ISI4608-PCI User Guide I/O Addresses and IRQ Codes Unlike the ISI4608, the ISI460x-PCI has no DIP switch for I/O addresses and no jumper to determine the IRQ code. The input/output address and the interrupt request code (IRQ) for the ISI460x-PCI are assigned automatically during driver installati...
Page 31 - Add
31 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation ISI460x-PCI Software Installation Procedure for Windows 95/98/Me 1. Turn off the computer.2. The ISI460x-PCI card must be installed in a PCI expansion slot in the computer. If not, follow the computer manufacturer's instructions concerning installation of ex...
Page 33 - Select Type of Card; When prompted to restart your computer, click; and click; OK
33 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation 9. Under Select Type of Card , do not check the Install ISA Card box. Click Next . 10. A completion screen appears. 11. When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes and click OK .
Page 35 - NetWare Driver Installation
35 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation 18. To view the COM ports, click Control Panel and double-click System . The System Properties dialog box appears. The MultiTech PCI ISI Card is located under Multi Port Adapter . Click Ports (COM & LPT) to view the ports. Click OK to close. Removing the...
Page 37 - Configuring Ports for NetWare Connect; LOAD NWCCON; SCO Open Server 5 Driver Installation; Multi-Tech Installation
37 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation f:\system\aio\directory . Click Yes to overwrite the existing aiomdms.mdc file. Configuring Ports for NetWare Connect When the driver is installed, it will allocate consecutive ports for the ISI card as follows: 8 consecutive ports for the ISI4608-PCI. 4 c...
Page 38 - ENTER; To format a floppy disk for SCO5:; Copy the tarred isi driver file into the temporary directory.
38 ISI4608-PCI User Guide # cd /mnt # cd servcard/drivers/sco50x #cp isisco.tar / # cd < ENTER > To format a floppy disk for SCO5: 1. At the Unix prompt, run the scosh program. 2. Select Manager . 3. Select Archive . 4. Select Format . 5. Make sure that Device is pointed to the floppy drive.6....
Page 39 - To verify that the files have been copied onto the floppy disk, use; To install driver from floppy disk; (Users starting with the untarred SCO5 driver on a floppy disk can; Continue
39 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation - Select Create . - Press space bar to highlight tmp/ and usr/ directories.- Press ENTER to copy.- Make sure Device is pointed to the floppy disk.- Make sure that the Type is cpio.- Select Continue . 5. To verify that the files have been copied onto the fl...
Page 40 - custom; MultiTech Installation Script; You can install up to 4 ISA/PCI cards in a
40 ISI4608-PCI User Guide 9. As many as four ISI cards can be installed in the server. Type 0 . Because the ISI460x-PCI card has a PCI bus, SCO can detect how many ISI cards are present. (For ISA-bus cards, the number of cards, 1, 2, 3, or 4, must be specified overtly.) For further details see Multi...
Page 41 - enable; enable ttyl1a
41 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation (0-4): Select 0 if your computer has a PCI bus. This tells the SCO operating system to autodetect the ISI cards. 2. The following text appears on the screen: Multi_View is a utility which will allow you to have multiple sessions on terminals that have multip...
Page 43 - You have chosen the following setup; Press; Installation complete; Host; Exit
43 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation Printer base name selected: _________________ When you have specified the device base name and the printer base name, press ENTER to continue. 4. The confirmation screen lists the values you have selected. The following text appears on the screen (default va...
Page 44 - Activating Ports in SCO Open Server 5; Multi-Techs Administrative Utility; ttylbx; dialer name; Record the setting you select for each port.
44 ISI4608-PCI User Guide Activating Ports in SCO Open Server 5 SCO Open Server 5 provides a device database that monitors the activity of serial ports through which users can log onto the host. If your ISI ports are used by terminals (e.g., to allow users to log onto your host), you must create an ...
Page 45 - terminal access) should be enabled for any port at one time. For; Linux Driver for Multi-Tech ISI460x-PCI Server Cards; LINUX: Copying the driver from the media
45 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation Note: Only one of the options (e.g., modem control or local terminal access) should be enabled for any port at one time. For example, you cannot enable ttyl1a and then enable ttyl1A . To change the status of a port, disable the current status ( disable ttyl1...
Page 46 - LINUX: Copying and untarring the driver from CD-ROM; ls; LINUX: Copying and untarring the driver from a floppy; The ISI driver; Steps for copying the driver from a floppy:
46 ISI4608-PCI User Guide LINUX: Copying and untarring the driver from CD-ROM 1. Mount the CD-ROM using this command: mount /mnt/cdrom 2. Change directory cd /mnt/cdrom 3. List the files on the CD-ROM and locate the directory for the kernel in use (2.0 or 2.2/2.4), using this command ls 4. Untar the...
Page 47 - LINUX: Driver installation and loading
47 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation 3. Copy files from floppy to a temporary directory on hard drive. > mkdir /isi > cd /isi > cp /mnt/floppy/kernel_2.2.x/* /isi After you have copied the installation tar file to a folder, use the command 'tar xvf isilinux.tar' to untar (unzip or de-c...
Page 48 - minicom 1a; LINUX: TTY Devices Created by the Drivers:; ttyMxy
48 ISI4608-PCI User Guide The ISI460x-PCI cards and their configurations will be auto-detected by the driver.You can manually load the firmware into all of the installed ISI cards simultaneously by executing the 'frmld' utility in the installation folder. The firmware to all the installed cards can ...
Page 49 - for modem ports
49 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation In these expressions ( ttyMxy and cumxy ), the letter x is the card number (1-4), and y is the port designator (a, b, c, ...). The ISI Linux driver creates the following TTY devices in /dev directory: - /dev/ttyM1a TO /dev/ttyM1p for the first ISI card - /de...
Page 51 - To load the driver manually, use; insmod; To remove the driver manually, enter; rmmod isicom; the driver only if no ISI ports are in use.
51 Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation To view busy I/O address space on your system, enter: c a t / p r o c / i o p o r t s To view busy IRQs, enter: c a t / p r o c / i n t e r r u p t s To load the driver manually, use insmod . Example: To load two ISI cards configured with base I/O addresses ...
Page 55 - Chapter 4—Service, Warranty, and Tech Support; telephone number, and if the product is out of warranty, a check or; Addendum for International Products; Distributors should contact Amex, Inc., for information about the
55 Chapter 4—Service, Warranty, and Tech Support telephone number, and if the product is out of warranty, a check or purchase order for repair charges.Extended two-year overnight replacement agreements are available for selected products. Please refer to our Overnight Replacement Agreement for detai...
Page 56 - Support; Technical Support
56 ISI4608-PCI User Guide Out of Warranty Repair Cost Charts See the Multi-Tech web site for current repair rates. Upgrades and Product Support via Internet You can access updated versions of firmware, drivers, flash utility programs and other software-related support for ISI4608-PCI or ISI4604-PCI ...
Page 57 - Recording ISI460x-PCI Information; This will help tech support in answering your questions.; Software User License Agreement; as
57 Chapter 4—Service, Warranty, and Tech Support Recording ISI460x-PCI Information Please fill in the following information on your Multi-Tech product. This will help tech support in answering your questions. Serial No.: _______________________________________ Firmware Version: _____________________...
Page 59 - agreement supersedes any proposal or prior agreement. Licensee; On-Line Warranty Registration; If you want to register your ISI card on-line, you can do so at the; About the Internet; Multi-Tech's Internet presence includes a Web site and an FTP site:
59 Chapter 4—Service, Warranty, and Tech Support agreement supersedes any proposal or prior agreement. Licensee further agrees that this License Agreement is the complete and exclusive Statement of Agreement, and supersedes oral, written, or any other communications between Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. ...
Page 61 - Appendices
Page 64 - Appendix B—Regulatory Information
64 ISI4608-PCI User Guide Appendix B—Regulatory Information Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equ...
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