Release Notes 93000250D for DataFire PCI Adapter Driver for Windows NT v3.1.4 10/13/98 (c) Copyright 1998 by Digi International This document contains the following sections: 1) System Software Requirements 2) Installing the Windows NT Software for the DataFire PCI ISDN adapter. 3) Known limitations 4) Software Revision History 1) System Software Requirements ============================ This driver requires that your system be running Windows NT 4.0 or 3.51 with Service Pack 5 or later. 2) Installing the Windows NT Software for the DataFire PCI ISDN adapter. ===================================================================== This procedure is a brief description of the software installation process. For a complete description reference the Installation and Configuration Guide. This procedure assumes that you have already installed the adapter in the computer. The following procedure pertains to both versions 3.51 and 4.0 of Windows NT and each step contains the necessary notation. 1. Insert disk 1 for the appropriate platform (x86, Alpha, or PowerPC) of the DataFire BRI PCI adapter Device Driver software into a 3.5-inch floppy drive. 2. NT 3.51 - Click the Control Panel icon in the Program Manager to open the Control Panel window. NT 4.0 - Select Start/Settings/Control Panel to open the Control Panel window. 3. Within the Control Panel window, double-click the Network icon: NT 3.51 - and the Network Settings dialog box appears. NT 4.0 - and the Network dialog box appears. Make sure the Adapters tab is currently selected. 4. NT 3.51 - Select Add Adapter . . . and the Add Network Adapter dialog box appears. NT 4.0 - Select Add. . . and the Select Network Adapter dialog box appears. 5. NT 3.51 - From the list of adapters, choose Requires disk from manufacturer, select Continue. NT 4.0 - Select Have Disk. 6. Enter A:\ in the dialog (where A: is your floppy drive designation) and select Continue or OK. 7. Confirm that the adapter is selected and click OK. 8. At this point the system copies the driver files to your server's hard drive and when finished displays the DataFire PCI Adapter Setup Wizard. 9. Select the appropriate switch type. For most U.S. installations, this will be NI-1. If you are not sure which switch type to use, contact your telephone company. Click Next. 10. Enter the telephone and SPID information, as required, for all required Logical Terminals. Click Finish. 11. At this point the Remote Access (RAS) configuration dialog will appear. Use this dialog to add two DigiCBri ports. Click the "Configure" button to define how the ports will be used. Click Continue. 12. NT 3.51 - Click OK to close the Network Settings dialog box. NT 4.0 - Click Close to close the Network dialog box. 13. Restart your computer. 3) Known limitations ================= 1. The driver does not support multiple DataFire PCI BRI cards in one PC. 2. When making a two channel callback call in the U.S. specify the second dial number (if different from the first) as the callback number. 3. When configuring for "Redial after link failure" in Dial-up Networking, allow at least 30 sec before retrying the call. If using Windows NT Server, make sure the Remote Access Autodial Manager has been started. To check this, open the Services application in the Control Panel and look for Remote Access Autodial Manager. 4) Software Revision History ========================= 10/13/98 Version 3.1.4 - Fixed a problem with redial after link failure while a call is active. - Added checks for NULL call context handle passed from NDIS. 9/16/98 Version 3.1.3 - Fixed a problem with file transfer to a mapped network drive using NT explorer. - Fixed display of incorrect board type in the trace utility. 9/1/98 Version 3.1.3 Beta - Fixed problems related to outbound calls on U-card. - Fixed reporting of baudrate for 56K calls. - Reduced processor utilization in Coosa Trace utility. - U-card firmware update to support Coosa Trace utility. - Added INS64 Switch type to the Driver and Config Utility. - Added Check Address and Check SubAddress option. 4/3/98 Version 3.1.1 - Fixed the Coosa Trace Utility so all trace messages are displayed. - Added Ascii and Layer 1 tracing functionality to Coosa Trace Utility. 3/19/98 Version 3.1.1 - Beta - Resolved all known bugs and added support for DataFire GO cards to config wizard. 12/10/96 Version 3.0.0 - Resolved all known bugs 11/22/96 Verison 3.0.0 - Beta 2 - Added support for the PCI 1 U adapter - Added support for Alpha and PowerPC processors - Added multi-processor support 10/10/96 Version 3.0.0 - Beta 1 - Initial release