
                      Release Notes 93000425_E

                     Digi Port Authority - Remote
                             Version 3.00.41
                                 for
                                HP-UX
                           40002193_E.tar

                       Supported OS Versions:
                            Release 11.x

                    Package Part Number 40002193_E

                            02/15/2003

1.  INTRODUCTION

    Digi Port Authority - Remote (DPAR)
    This software package provides a graphical interface to monitor 
    SNMP information for Digi devices.  It also features device 
    discovery and IP assignment utilizing Digi's ADDP (Advanced Device 
    Discovery Protocol).  Be sure to upgrade your devices firmware to
    gain the most functionality out of DPAR.

    On the various supported UNIX's, this package requires that an 
    X-Windows environment be installed in order to run.

    On all systems, this package requires a browser to display help 
    files.

    DPAR is available for many operating systems.  Visit support.digi.com
    to find DPAR and other software for your operating system.

2.  SUPPORTED PRODUCTS
    
      Digi One RealPort
      Digi One IA RealPort
      Digi One TS
      PortServer II[1]
      PortServer TS

    NOTES:
      [1] Does not support ADDP or IP assignment.

3.  ENHANCEMENTS

    o SNMP broadcast discovery.
    o Simplified the user interface for the discovery actions.
    o Updated product names reported by discovery.
    
4.  BUG FIXES
    
    o Fixed a failure when trying to monitor a PortServer II with a
      Ports/Em module attached.
    o Fixed a failure on foreign Windows systems.
    o Fixed a failure when trying to monitor certain misconfigured
      devices.

5.  KNOWN LIMITATIONS

    o Online help is only one page of general information.
    o Name resolving on Windows is sluggish.  Users can turn off
      the name resolver via the options dialog.

7.  PACKAGE INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS

      The Digi Port Authority - Remote package is installed by 
      doing the following:

      If the DPA - Remote package is already installed on the
      target machine, it should be removed by doing the following:

      /usr/sbin/swremove

      In the screen presented by swremove, choose the digidpar
      line item.  Choose Actions > Mark for remove.  Choose
      Actions > Remove (analysis)... .  When the Remove Analysis
      window appears, choose [OK] to proceed.  Confirm the prompts
      that follow

      Place the distribution file in the /tmp directory

      tar xvf 40002193_<revision>.tar
      /usr/sbin/swreg -l depot /tmp/digidpar.pkg
      /usr/sbin/swinstall -s /tmp/digidpar.pkg

      In the screen presented by swinstall, choose the digidpar
      line item.  Choose Actions > Mark for install.  Choose
      Actions > Install (analysis)... .  When the Install Analysis
      window appears, choose [OK] to proceed.  Confirm the prompts
      that follow.

      Note that the Digi part number revision WILL NOT MATCH package
      versioning. The package is installed on the target machines as
      "digidpar".

    o Digi Port Authority - Remote (dparemote) is installed in
      /opt/dg.


8.  HISTORY

    Version 2.03.36
    ---------------
    July 24, 2002
    
       Enhancements:
       o Added support for industrial automation protocols.
       o Added product images to the device monitor.
       o Added a new dialog when a default web browser is not found.
       o Pressing cancel while initiating a monitor session is now
         more responsive.
       o The port monitor data has been re-arranged to accommodate
         the addition of industrial automation data.
       o Graph scales can be adjusted by right-clicking the label.
       o Added 'Reset Counters' button.  The button is disabled for 
         devices that don't support it.
       o Added Digi logo to the About box.
       
       Bug Fixes:
       o Fixed an intermittent poll loop error.
       o Keyboard navigation fixed.
       o Fixed menu items that weren't getting grayed out when they
         should have been.
       o Port buttons turn green whenever there is data in/out. This
         wasn't always working correctly on previous versions.
    
    Version 2.01.20
    ---------------
    April 9, 2002
       
       Enhancements:
       o Added IP assignment to the ADDP protocol for devices with a
         0.0.0.0 IP address
       o Reduced the size of the package by removing unnecessary files
       o Newly discovered devices are updated in place instead of add-
         ing duplicate entries to the list
       o The list of discovered devices is now sortable by pressing the
         column headings
    
       Bug Fixes:
       o Disabled the pre-caching of MIBs which was causing errors when
         Digi MIBs were updated or added
       o Graphs and poll interval now update when pressing "Apply"
       o Corrected some product names as displayed in the list of dis-
         covered devices
       o PPP connections are no longer displayed as a Network Interface.
         Relevant information can still be gathered by monitoring the 
         port where the PPP connection is coming in.

    Version 2.00.07
    ---------------
    January 28, 2002
    
       Enhancements:
       o Added device discovery using SNMP
       o Added device discovery using Digi's ADDP (Advance Device
         Discovery Protocol)
       o Added more Options and the ability to save them
       o Provided a way to launch configure for devices that support it
       o Improved the "Most Recent" list handling
       o Using a tabbed notebook interface for the device monitor
       o Added a Modbus page for devices that support it
       o Added a field for MEI (Multi Electric Interface)
       o Added fields for Variable Power
       o Removed the Administrative Status field
       o Removed the Operational Status field
       
       Bug Fixes:
       o Fixed some error handling problems
       o Fixed window centering problems
       
    Version 1.01 (A1 package revision for Linux)
    ---------------
    Sept 29, 2001
    
       Enhancements:
       o Split common release notes into one per OS
       
       Bug Fixes:
       o Fixed RPM install for Connectiva

    Version 1.01 - Initial release
    ------------
    Sept 14, 2001 
    
       Enhancements:
       o Added labels that display each graph's current value
       o Added tab/shift-tab navigation to the port/net monitors
       o Improved graph scales
       
       Bug Fixes:
       o Solaris: Changed owner:group to root:sys for all files
       o AIX: Fixed a package installation problem                
       o All OS distributions:  Included the man page in the distribution
       o Improved scrolled frame.  The one used in beta had problems with 
         focus and resizing

    Version 0.10 - Initial beta release
    ------------
    July 9, 2001 

