ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide Model ISI5634PCI/4/8 P/N 82092804, Revision E This publication may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without prior expressed written permission from Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2003 by Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Furthermore, Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.
Contents Chapter 1—Introduction and Description ............................5 Introduction ........................................................................................... 6 ISI5634PCI Modems ............................................................................. 6 IntelligentSerialInterface ....................................................................... 7 How to Use This Manual ....................................................................... 8 ISI5634PCI Applications .......
To format a floppy disk for SCO5: ............................................... To untar the driver file and copy files onto floppy disk: .............. To install driver from floppy disk ................................................. MultiTech Installation Script ........................................................ Linux Driver for ISI5634PCI-4/8 ........................................................ LINUX: Pre-Installation Issues ....................................................
Chapter 1—Introduction and Description
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide Introduction Welcome to the world of data communications. You have acquired one of the finest intelligent data and fax modems available today from one of Americas oldest and most respected modem manufacturersMultiTech Systems, Inc. The new IntelligentSerialInterface card, model ISI5634PCI is a multiport serial port expansion card with four V.92data/Super G3 fax modems. The cards capability can be doubled by adding an auxiliary module, which also contains four modems.
Chapter 1—Introduction and Description network typically is converted from digitial to analog only once before it reaches your modem. Upstream transmissions and transmissions between client modems are limited to 33.6K bps, as are upstream transmissions to non-V.92-compatible ISPs and downstream transmissions that are converted more than once on the telephone line.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide The processor, along with 256K bytes of RAM, works to allocate resources dynamically to the most active port. The ISI then generates one interrupt for an entire block of information and transfers the block to the systems microprocessor. The ISI5634PCI has eight Mini RJ-11 jacks. It is a 3/4 size add-on card that supports a high-speed interface up to 230 Kbps.
Chapter 1—Introduction and Description Quick Start Guide (this printed manual) A full User Guide on CD-ROM An installation CD-ROM that includes drivers, auxiliary software, and documentation (readme files, the User Guide, etc.) If any of these items are missing, contact Multi-Tech Systems or your dealer/distributor (see the Warranty, Service, and Tech Support section in the User Guide for information on contacting Multi-Tech via telephone and the Internet).
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide Technical Specifications Computer Requirements Pentium®- based PC or compatible with PCI Bus Architecture One of these operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000, NT v. 4.0; Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me; Novell Netware versions 5.x., SCO Open Server 5; Linux. A CD-ROM drive. 100K bytes of hard disk space Physical/Electrical/Environmental Dimensions: 6.875" x 4.2" 17.46 cm x 10.
Chapter 2—Hardware Installation
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide Introduction Included in this chapter are two sets of instructions for installing the Multi-Tech ISI5634PCI card in your PCI bus personal computer. The first set of instructions is for installing the ISI5634PCI card. The second set contain instructions for installing the ISI5634PCI card and the auxiliary module. Safety Warnings Telecom 1. Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. 2.
Chapter 2—Hardware Installation 4. To avoid damaging the ISI5634PCI card and your PC, make sure your computer and any peripheral equipment connected to it are turned off. The ISI5634PCI can be installed in any Pentium equivalent PCI bus computer. 5. Remove the cover of your computer as instructed in your computers documentation. 6. Locate the unused PCI slot you will be using for your ISI5634PCI card and remove the slot cover according to instructions in your computers documentation. 7.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide Installing the ISI5634PCI card WITH the auxiliary module: 1. The auxiliary module attaches to the ISI5634PCI card. If you already have this card installed, you must remove it from the PC to install the auxiliary module. 2. Before handling the ISI5634PCI card or the auxiliary module, discharge any static in your body by touching a piece of grounded metal such as the computer chassis. 3.
Chapter 2—Hardware Installation 7. Before installing the ISI5634PCI card, carefully line up the pinout connectors of the ISI5634PCI card with the pin-out connectors of the auxiliary module. See figure below. 8. Press gently but firmly to seat the module onto the card. 9. Fasten the mounting connections (four screws) of the auxiliary module to the ISI5634PCI card. See figure above. 10.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide edge of the board with the screw-hole for attaching the card to the computer chassis. 13. Turn on the power to the computer. You now are ready to install your drivers. Note: The LINE jack is not interchangeable with the wall jack. Do not plug the phone into the LINE jack or the line cable into the wall jack. Note: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada impose certain restrictions on equipment connected to public telephone systems.
Chapter 3 — Driver Installation
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide Introduction The ISI5634PCI card ships with drivers for each of the following operating systems: Windows® 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Novell Netware version 5.x, SCO Open Server 5, and Linux. This chapter describes the installation of these drivers. In most cases, you will receive the ISI drivers on a CD-ROM. In certain situations, however, software may be downloaded from the MultiTech web site, often onto diskette, and then installed.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Windows 2000 3. Insert the ISI Family CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (if drivers have been downloaded from the MultiTech web site, they will typically be on diskette; in that case, insert diskette into floppy drive). 4. Windows 2000 will detect the ISI5634PCI card. The Found New Hardware Wizard- Welcome screen will appear. Click Next. 5. The Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears. Select "Search for a suitable driver ..." and click Next. 6.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide A second sequence of installation wizard screens appears. This sequence of screens deals with the setting up of ISI ports. The first screen in this sequence is the Found New Hardware Wizard -- Welcome screen. The Found New Hardware -- MultiTech ISI Port screen will appear once for each modem on the ISI5634PCI card: 8 times for the ISI5634PCI-8; or, 4 times for the ISI5634PCI-4. 11.The Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Windows 2000 14. A completion screen will appear. It will indicate that the first MultiTech ISI Port has been set up successfully. Click Finish. Notice that the auto-detection facility of Windows 2000 will repeat the ISI Port installation sequence 3 more times for ISI5634PCI-4, or 7 more times for ISI5634PCI-8. That is, the Found New Hardware -- MultiTech ISI Port screen will appear many times after the ISI driver has been located.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide Windows 2000: Installing Modems to COM Ports Pre-Requisite: Installation of Windows 2000 driver software must be completed before you can install the modems of the ISI5634PCI card. 1. Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | Phone and Modem Options. 2. The Location Information screen appears. Enter the appropriate area code and access number. Click OK. 3. At the Phone and Modem Options screen, click on the Modems tab and click Add. 4.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Windows 2000 11. Screens denoting the installation of modems to specific COM ports will appear for each modem installed. 12.A completion screen will appear. Click Finish.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide 13. The Phone and Modems Options screen (Modems tab) will reappear and display the modems that have just been assigned to COM ports. Installation of modems to COM ports in Windows 2000 is now complete.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Windows 2000 Windows 2000: Removing ISI5634PCI Driver 1. Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel. 2. Click on Add/Remove Hardware. Click Next. 3. Click on Uninstall/Unplug a device and click Next. 4. In the subsequent screen, click on Uninstall a device and click Next. 5. At the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard screen, highlight the ISI driver file for the specific server card that you intend to remove. Click Next. 6.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide Windows 2000: Installing ISI Management Software (server OSs only) If you are using a Windows 2000 Server operating system ("Server" or "Advanced Server"), you must decide whether you want to use the MultiTech ISI Management Software in conjunction with your ISI5634PCI card. The ISI Management Software is shipped with the ISI card and, alternatively, can be downloaded from the MultiTech web site (www.multitech.com). 1. Turn on your computer and start Windows 2000. 2.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Windows NT Windows NT: Driver Installation The following procedure describes how to install the ISI5634PCI in a system operating Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 for use with Remote Access Service (RAS) server and other communications/fax server type applications. 1. Ensure that your ISI5634PCI card has been installed according to the Hardware Installation Procedures in Chapter 2. 2. Turn on the PC and start Windows NT. 3.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide 5. The Select Network Adapter dialog box appears. Click Have Disk. 6. The Insert Disk dialog box appears. Type in or browse for the path (file directory location) of the Windows NT driver (for example, E:\servcard\drivers\winnt\setup.exe). Click OK. 7. The Select OEM Option dialog box appears. Click OK. The driver files will be copied from the ISI Family CD-ROM. A transient dialog box will appear indicating the progress of the setup program. 8.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Windows NT 10.The ISI Cards dialog box appears again showing the port resource allocation that has just been made. To add additional ISI5634PCI cards, click Add and repeat step 9. After the last ISI card has been added, click Close in the ISI Cards dialog box. 11. The Multi-Tech 8-port PCI Card appears in the Network Adapters dialog box. Click Close. 12. After bindings are reviewed and stored, the Network Settings Change dialog box appears. Click Yes to reboot your system.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide 5. Select ports for modem use. For the ISI5634PCI-4, you should have reserved four ports during driver installation. Highlight four ports in the list. For the ISI5634PCI-8, you should have reserved 8 ports during driver installation. Highlight eight ports in the list. Click Next. The modems will be installed to the selected COM ports. 6. After the modems install to the ports, click Finish to return to the General tab. 7.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Windows NT Networking. Click Yes. 9. The Remote Access Setup dialog box appears. Click Add. 10. Each COM port appears in a separate Add RAS Device dialog box. To add the highlighted device, click OK. 11.The Remote Access Setup dialog box displays again. Repeat steps 9 and 10 until all modems are added. 12.When all modems have been added (four modems for the ISI5634PCI-4; eight modems for the ISI5634PCI-8), click Continue. 13.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide Windows NT: Removing ISI5634PCI Driver 1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click Network. 2. The Network dialog box appears. Click the Adapters tab. 3. Select Multi-Tech 4, or 8-port ISI Card, and then click Remove. 4. To complete an uninstall, reboot your computer.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Windows 95/98/Me Windows 95/98/Me: Driver Installation 1. Ensure that your ISI5634PCI card has been installed according to the Hardware Installation Procedures in Chapter 2. 2. Turn on the PC and start Windows 95/98/Me. 3. Windows will autodetect the ISI5634PCI card. When the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears, click Cancel. 4. Insert the ISI Family CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide 9. A completion screen appears. 10. When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes and click OK. 11. During the re-start process, Windows 95/98/Me will detect the ISI5634PCI card. The Add New Hardware Wizard screen will appear. Click Next. 12. The next screen asks, What do you want Windows to do? Click on Search for the best driver for your device. Click Next. 13.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Windows 95/98/Me Windows 95/98/Me: Installing Modems to COM Ports 1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click the Modems icon. In the General tab, click Add. 2. The Install New Modem dialog box will appear. Check the box marked "Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list." Then click Next. 3. The Install New Modem - Manufacturers dialog box appears. In the Manufacturers list, scroll down and highlight "MultiTech Systems.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide For the ISI5634PCI-4, select four COM ports (COM6 through COM9 are shown in this example). For the ISI5634PCI-8, select eight COM ports. Click Next. The modems will be installed to the designated COM ports. 5. When installing the first ISI modem, the Location Information screen will appear (it does not appear when additional modems or terminal adapters are installed). Fill in the appropriate area code and phone number information. 6.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Windows 95/98/Me Windows 95/98/Me: Removing ISI5634PCI Driver 1. Click Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click Add/ Remove Programs. 2. From the list box, select MultiTech ISI Driver Device. 3. Click Add/Remove and follow screen instructions.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide NetWare Driver Installation Multi-Tech Systems provides AIO drivers for the ISI5634PCI cards, so they can function with Novell compatible asynchronous applications (e.g., NetWare Connect). The AIO driver is simply an NLM (NetWare Loadable Module) that runs on the file server. Drivers must be loaded on the file server where the card is installed. Drivers can be loaded from the file servers console prompt or incorporated for autoloading in the AUTOEXEC.NCF file.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Novell To install the ISI card scripts, copy aiomdms.mdc to f:\system\aio\directory. Click Yes to overwrite the existing aiomdms.mdc file. Configuring Ports for NetWare Connect When the driver is installed, it will allocate consecutive ports for the ISI card as follows: 8 consecutive ports for the ISI5634PCI-8 4 consecutive ports for the ISI5634PCI-4 To set up NetWare Connect ports, enter LOAD NWCCON at the NetWare console prompt.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide SCO Open Server 5 Driver Installation The ISI driver for SCO Open Server 5 is shipped on ISI Family CD-ROM (FAT file system) and can also be downloaded from the Multi-Tech web site. In both cases, the driver files are compressed (tarred). Users installing from the CD-ROM should begin at To install from CD-ROM directly below. Users installing from a floppy disk should skip down to To install driver from floppy disk later in this section.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - SCO Open Server 5 # cp sco50x.tar /isi 3. Untar this file and put its contents into the temporary directory. # cd /isi # tar xvf sco50x.tar 4. Copy the untarred (inflated or non-compressed) files to a floppy disk # cd /isi/unifiedinstimg301 #scosh - Select Manager. - Select Archive. - Select Create. - Press space bar to highlight tmp/ and usr/ directories. - Press to copy. - Make sure Device is pointed to the floppy disk. - Make sure that the Type is cpio.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide To install driver from floppy disk (Users starting with the untarred SCO5 driver on a floppy disk can begin the installation here). 1. Run the custom utility. 2. Select Software. 3. Select Install New. 4. Highlight driver file from local host and select Continue. 5. Select as the Media Device Floppy Disk Drive. 6. Select Continue. 7. Highlight Multi-Tech ISA/PCI ... and select Install. 8. Enter Y (yes) to continue installing the ISI driver. 9.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - SCO Open Server 5 MultiTech Installation Script The Multi-Tech Installation Script for SCO Open Server 5 systems requests information about how many boards you want to install, designations for communication ports and printer ports, and how many pseudo devices you want to create for Multi_View utility. Based on this information, the appropriate driver files will be installed and linked with your systems kernel. 1.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide specify 4 devices for each ISI5634PCI-4 card installed. For example, if the computer contains three ISI5634PCI-8 cards, you would enter 24. 3. This text appears on the screen and relates to the /dev directory. This script also creates the devices in your system to communicate with the ports of ISICOM. The default prefix for the tty ports is ttyl. The default prefix for the printer is prnl. Is this acceptable? (y/n/q).
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - SCO Open Server 5 Device basename selected: _________________ b. After you select a device basename, you are prompted for a printer base name. This prefix identifies each port that supports a terminal with a printer attached to its auxiliary port (for transparent printing). Specify a unique printer base name (printer parameters are outlined in the Multi_Setup Utility section in this manual ).
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide OR Type init 6 and press ENTER . Driver installation for the ISI5634PCI card now is complete. Activating Ports in SCO Open Server 5 SCO Open Server 5 provides a device database that monitors the activity of serial ports through which users can log onto the host. If your ISI ports are used by terminals (e.g.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - SCO Open Server 5 Note: Only one of the options (e.g., modem control or local terminal access) should be enabled for any port at one time. For example, you cannot enable ttyl1a and then enable ttyl1A. To change the status of a port, disable the current status (disable ttyl1a) and then enable it for the desired status (enable ttyl1A). Removing the Driver (SCO Open Server 5) To remove the ISI Driver, enter the configuration utility (e.g.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide Linux Driver for ISI5634PCI-4/8 This is the standard installation procedure for Linux and is applicable to all Linux operating systems of the correct kernel level (2.0, 2.2, or 2.4). The next major section of this manual, RedHat Linux 6.2/7.0 RPM Drivers for ISI Server Cards (PCI bus only), is an alternative installation procedure applicable only to RedHat Linux 6.2 and 7.0 using the RedHat Package Management System (RPM). Note that RedHat Linux versions 6.2 and 7.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Linux 3. List the files on the CD-ROM and locate the directory for the kernel in use (2.0 or 2.2/2.4), using this command ls 4. Untar the appropriate Linux driver using this command: > tar vxf {filename}/tmp At this writing, the filename will be either L300_20X.TAR or L305_22X_24X.TAR. LINUX: Copying and untarring the driver from a floppy The ISI driver .tar file can be copied from a DOS formatted floppy using the 'mcopy' command if the 'mtools' have been installed.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide LINUX: Driver installation and loading Execute the 'Install' script to build the driver and to copy the driver and firmware files to the required folder. > cd /isi > ./Install For ISI cards with the ISA bus, the installation script requires the user to type in the I/O address and the IRQ to be used. However, for ISI cards with the PCI bus (ISI5634PCI cards have the PCI bus), simply press ENTER when asked for addresses and IRQs.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Linux LINUX: Setting the baud rate The 'stty' utility can be used to set the baud rate of a particular port. For example, to set the baud rate of the first port on the first card (ttyM1a) to 38400 bps, execute 'stty 38400 < /dev/ttyM1a'. The current baud rate can be viewed by executing 'stty < /dev/ ttyM1a'. LINUX: Verifying the ports Terminal utilities like 'minicom' can be used to verify the ports, 'talk' to the modem, and dial out.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide For the ISI5634PCI-4, it uses the following: - /dev/ttyM1a TO /dev/ttyM1d for the first card - /dev/ttyM2a TO /dev/ttyM2d for the second card - /dev/ttyM3a TO /dev/ttyM3d for the third card - /dev/ttyM4a TO /dev/ttyM4d for the fourth card For the ISI5634PCI-8, it uses the following: - /dev/ttyM1a TO /dev/ttyM1h for the first card - /dev/ttyM2a TO /dev/ttyM2h for the second card - /dev/ttyM3a TO /dev/ttyM3h for the third card - /dev/ttyM4a TO /dev/ttyM4h for the fourth card
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Linux LINUX -- PPP setup: The 'PPP-HOWTO' (a document that is available as a part of the 'HOWTO' documentation on most of the distributions under /usr/doc/ HOWTO) explains in detail the procedure for configuring a Linux machine as a PPP server. This information is also available at http://www.interweft.com.au/other/ppp-howto/ppp-howto.html. The documentation in the PPP-HOWTO is directly applicable to ISI ports. Note: A base I/O address of 0, e.g.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide Removing the ISI Driver (Linux) 1. Type cd /usr/local. Press ENTER. 2. Type rm -r ISICOM. Press ENTER. 3. This will remove driver for all ISI5634PCI cards in that Linux server. 4. Remove the isictl file by typing rm isictl in the /dev directory. 5. Remove all devices that start with ttyM1x, ttyM2x, ttyM3x and ttyM4x in the /dev directory.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - RedHat Linux RedHat Linux 6.2/7.0 RPM Drivers for ISI5634PCI-4/8 Server Cards This installation procedure applies only to RedHat Linux versions 6.2 and 7.0. The standard ISI5634PCI Linux installation procedure (Linux Driver for Multi-Tech ISI Server Cards (for PCI and ISA busses)) can still be used for any Linux operating system of the correct kernel level (including RedHat Linux versions 6.2 and 7.0, if so desired). Note that RedHat Linux versions 6.2 and 7.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide For RPM version 6.2, issue the command 'mcopy a:isicom-1.1-3.src.rpm ' to copy the isicom-1.1-3.src.rpm ( or current driver name) file to the destination folder. For RPM version 7.0, issue the command 'mcopy a:isicom-1.2-3.src.rpm ' to copy the isicom-1.2-3.src.rpm ( or current driver name) file to the destination folder. As an alternative, the floppy can be manually mounted and the file copied to the required destination folder.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - RedHat Linux - Run rpm -i /isi/isicom-1.1-3.src.rpm. - Run rpm -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/isicomsmp.spec. - Run rpm -ihv /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/isicom1.1-3.i386.rpm - Reboot the system, either using the command init 6 or your favorite method. 5b. For RPM version 7.0: Copy the RPM to a temporary folder. In this example, well use /isi. Installation is in three parts, building the isicom-smp.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide LINUX-RPM: TTY Devices Created by the Drivers Device files corresponding to ports on the ISI card are created in the /dev folder. Use ttyMxy for normal ports. Normal ports (ttyM) are configured for dial-in connections. In these expressions (ttyMxy), the letter x is the card number (14), and y is the port designator (a, b, c, ...).
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - RedHat Linux LINUX-RPM -- Dial-in configuration: To configure a particular port for dial-in, utilities like 'mgetty' need to be installed on the system. If, for example, the port /dev/ttyM2c needs to be configured for a remote-access dial-in connection, an entry of the form 'M2c:12345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty ttyM2c /dev/ ttyM2c' needs to be added in the /etc/inittab file.
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide Comm Software Using AT Commands You must have communications software installed in your computer to use the Multi-Tech modems on the ISI5634PCI card. If you want to use communications software that is already installed, you should reconfigure it for your new modem. Otherwise, install the data and fax communications software provided with your ISI5634PCI. 1. Turn on your computer and run your communications software. 2.
Chapter 3—Driver Installation - Comm Software 5. Select the port where the modem is connected (normally starts at COM5). 6. Select your serial port speed and label it maximum speed, DTE bps, or baud rate. If you use data compression, set your serial port baud rate to four times the modems maximum transmission speed or faster. However, few files can be compressed enough to require speeds that high, and not all serial ports can handle speeds that high. Set the serial port baud rate to 320,400 bps. 7.
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Chapter 4—Warranty, Service, and Tech Support
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