Release Notes 93000421_B

                     Digi Port Authority - Remote
                             Version 2.00.07
                                 for
                               UnixWare
                           40002189_B.pkg

                       Supported OS Versions:
                       Release 7.1.0 and later

                    Package Part Number 40002189_B

                            01/28/2002

1.  INTRODUCTION

    This Digi software package includes all libraries and software
    required to support SNMP monitoring of the Digi International
    family of PortServer Devices.

    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
      PortServer II
      PortServer TS


3.  ENHANCEMENTS

    o Added device discovery using SNMP
    o Added device discovery using ADDP (A Digi 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
    
4.  BUG FIXES
    
    o Fixed some error handling problems
    o Fixed window centering problems
    

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 
      issuing the following command:

        pkgadd -d /<full_path>/40002189_<version>.pkg

      Note that Digi part number versioning WILL NOT MATCH package
      versioning.  Part number versions will be in the form 
      40002189_A, 40002189_A1, 40002189_B, etc.  Package versioning 
      is in the form Vx.y, where x is the major release level and y 
      is the minor release level.  The package is installed on
      the target machines as "digidpar" and the package version
      can be displayed by issuing the following command:

          pkginfo -x digidpar

    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 on the Digi 
      International website.


8.  HISTORY

    o Sept 29, 2001
       Enhancements:
       o Split common release notes into one per OS
       Bug Fixes:
       o Fixed RPM install for Connectiva

    o Sept 14, 2001 - Initial release
       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

    o July 9, 2001 - Initial beta release