Release Notes 93000424_C

                     Digi Port Authority - Remote
                             Version 2.01.20
                                 for
                                 AIX
                        40002192_C.installp.Z

                       Supported OS Versions:
                             Release 4.x
                              IBM AIX 5L

                    Package Part Number 40002192_C

                            04/09/2002

1.  INTRODUCTION

    This Digi software package includes all libraries and software
    required to support SNMP monitoring of the Digi International
    family of PortServer Devices.  It also features device discovery
    and IP assignment utilizing Digi's ADDP (Advanced Device 
    Discovery Protocol)

    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 that a browser be installed
    to display help.

    Please reference the following number(s) when searching the Digi
    International web site (www.digi.com) or ftp site (ftp.digi.com)
    for the latest software package:

        Package Distribution Part Numbers:

            UnixWare -          40002189
            OpenServer -        40002190
            HP-UX -             40002193
            Linux -             40002188
            Solaris -           40002191
            AIX -               40002192
            Microsoft Windows - 40002187


2.  SUPPORTED PRODUCTS

    Terminal Servers:
      Digi One RealPort
      Digi One IA RealPort
      PortServer II[1]
      PortServer TS

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

3.  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
    
4.  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.

5.  KNOWN LIMITATIONS

    o Online help is only one page of general information
    o Name resoving on Windows is sluggish. Users can turn off 
      the name resolver via the options dialog.
    o ADDP may be disabled on operating systems other than Windows
      and Linux-intel. Check support.digi.com for updated versions
      of Digi Port Authority - Remote that include ADDP for your OS.


6.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, General

    o The Digi Port Authority - Remote package can be downloaded 
      from the Digi ftp site.  Refer to the Part Number Table in
      Section 1 of these Release Notes for the Part Number used
      for each operating system.


7.  INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

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

       Place the distribution file in the /tmp directory.  If digidpar
       is already install on the host machine, remove it by doing a

       installp -u digidpar.dpar.obj

       then

       uncompress 40002192_<revision>.installp.Z
       installp -ad /tmp/40002192_<revision>.installp digidpar

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

    o Digi Port Authority - Remote (dparemote) is installed in
      /opt/dg and includes a man page for dparemote.  Detailed help
      is available within the dparemote GUI and support.digi.com 


8.  HISTORY

    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