Installation guide

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AlphaNET Installation Guide, Revision 05
Setting Up Sharable Memory 3-4
Adding the VTSER Background Job 3-5
VTSER and Network Security 3-5
TDVDEF (AMOS 2.1 and Later Only) 3-6
Allocating Message Buffers with MSGINI 3-6
Initializing the Remote Procedure Call System 3-7
Defining a Network 3-7
Defining Ersatz Names for Your Network 3-8
Turning on the Network 3-9
A Sample Initialization File 3-9
ETHERNET TYPE 2 VIRTUAL TERMINAL CONNECTIONS 3-10
Why Use Type 2 Connections? 3-11
Type 2 Virtual Terminal Restrictions 3-11
TRMDEF Statement (Type 2 CONECT Support) 3-11
Creating Communication Zone (Type 2 CONECT Support) 3-12
TESTING THE NEW INITIALIZATION COMMAND FILE 3-12
DETERMINING YOUR CPU ID NUMBER 3-13
CHAPTER 4 - INSTALLING SERIALNET 4-1
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 4-1
SerialNET Specifications 4-1
BUILDING CABLES FOR SERIALNET 4-2
OVERVIEW OF THE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 4-2
CREATING A NETWORK INITIALIZATION FILE FOR SERIALNET 4-3
DEFINING THE SERIALNET TERMINAL CONNECTION 4-3
SETTING UP ERSATZ NAMES 4-3
CHECKING OUT THE INSTALLATION 4-4
CHAPTER 5 - INSTALLING NETWORK GATEWAYS 5-1
DEFINING GATEWAYS 5-1
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