Model Number ISI4608 Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide P/N 82081106, Revision B Model #ISI4608 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 © 2001 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 to the IntelligentSerialInterface ....................................... 6 Product Description ........................................................................... 7 ISI4608 Applications .......................................................................... 7 Technical Specifications .................................................................... 8 Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation .........................
LINUX: Driver installation and loading ........................................ 35 LINUX: Setting the baud rate ..................................................... 36 LINUX: Verifying the ports ......................................................... 37 LINUX: TTY Devices Created by the Drivers: ............................ 37 LINUX -- Dial-in configuration: ................................................... 38 LINUX -- PPP setup: .................................................................
Chapter 1 - Introduction and Description
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide Introduction to the IntelligentSerialInterface The new IntelligentSerialInterface card, model ISI4608, is a hardware solution for adding fast serial ports to communication servers and async hosts that have 16-bit ISA-bus architecture. Fast serial ports are essential to communication servers, which pool modems and other communication devices for users on a LAN, and to asynchronous hosts that provide user access through serial ports.
Chapter 1 - Introduction and Description Product Description The ISI4608 is a multiport serial port expansion card which adds data buffering on each port for enhanced serial port performance. The ISI4608 features an on-board microprocessor to coordinate the communications activity of your local and remote terminals. Using an ISI4608 to provide additional serial connections enables your system's processor to perform more efficiently.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide Technical Specifications Computer Requirements • 386, 486, or Pentium®- based PC or compatible with ISA Bus Architecture • Microsoft Windows 2000/NT/98/95/Me, SCO Open Server (version 5.0), Novell Netware, Linux (kernel 2.0, 2.2, or 2.
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide Safety Warnings Telecom 1. Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. 2. Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jack is specifically designed for wet locations. 3. This product is to be used with UL and CUL listed computers. 4. Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or terminals unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network interface. 5. Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines. 6.
Chapter 2 - Installation When selecting a unique base I/O address, be sure that the next address is also unused. To determine your ISI's current settings, see Appendix A of User Guide. If you are certain that these settings are not already in use, continue with the hardware configuration and installation. You can install up to four ISI4608 cards into your system. Each card is shipped with its IRQ set at level 10 and a base I/O address of 210 hex.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide Hardware Installation Procedure Perform the procedures in Table 2-2 to install the ISI4608 card(s) in your PC-ISA bus computer. The installation procedures include setting the I/O address switch block and the IRQ jumper. This section may be skipped if the defaults: I/O Address 210 Hex and IRQ 10 are the values you have selected. However, if you are installing multiple cards, step 4a of Table 2-2 describes how to configure your card(s).
Chapter 2 - Installation Table 2-2 (cont’d) Step 4a Procedure The default setting for the ISI4608’s base I/O address is 210 hex. The default value for the IRQ jumper is IRQ 10. Choose the IRQ value by covering the appropriate pins with the shorting plug (supplied). Look at the diagram shown above, if needed. If your system requires a different setting or if you are installing multiple cards, see Appendix A of the User Guide for a table of valid address settings.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide Table 2-2 (cont’d) Step Procedure Figure 2-2. Octopus Cable 8 Turn power on to the computer and refer to the manual that was provided with the software you will be using with the ISI4608 in order to perform software installation procedures. Note: If the ISI4608 card is being used as an expansion card (Remote Node--model #RNI08) for the MultiComRNGateway, then you must reconfigure the gateway software, using the RASCON.EXE program.
Chapter 3 - Driver Installation
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide Introduction This chapter describes software/driver installation for the ISI cards when used in Windows 2000, Windows NT4, Windows NT3.51, Windows 95/98/Me, Novell, Linux, and SCO Open Server 5. We also describe installation of MultiTech’s Management Software for use with ISI cards under Windows 2000. The process of installing a device driver consists of a modification to your system.
Chapter 3 - Driver Installation The I/O Address DIP Switch and the IRQ Jumper Block are at the top middle of the ISI4608 circuit board and on the component side. 3. Turn on the PC and start Windows 2000. 4. Insert the ISI driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive in the computer (in cases where the driver files have been downloaded from the MultiTech web site and copied onto diskette, insert the diskette into the floppy drive now). 5. Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add/Remove Hardware. Click Next. 6.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide Select the value that matches the Base I/O Address value that you have already set on the ISI4608 board in Step 2. Click OK. B. In the Resource Settings field, select "Interrupt Request" and click on Change Setting. The Edit Interrupt Request screen appears. Select the value that matches the IRQ value that you have already set on the ISI4608 board in Step 2. Click OK. At the Resources tab, click OK again. 14. At the Start Hardware Installation screen, click Next. 15.
Chapter 3 - Driver Installation version of Windows 2000. (The ISI Management Software can be installed only in the Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating systems.) 6. A completion screen appears. Select "Yes, I want to restart my computer now" and click Finish. After the computer has restarted, the installation of the driver and of the ISI Management Software will be complete. Remove ISI4608 Driver (Windows 2000) 1. Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel. 2.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide ISI4608 Software Installation Procedure for Windows NT 3.51/4.0 1. Turn off the PC. 2. The ISI4608 card must be installed in an ISA-type expansion slot in the PC. If not, follow the PC manufacturer's instructions concerning installation of expansion cards. Observe standard precautions regarding electro-static discharge (ESD) when handling the ISI4608 board (the board should be kept in its shipping bag until used).
Chapter 3 - Driver Installation 8. The Select OEM Option dialog box appears. Click OK. A transient dialog box will appear indicating the progress of the setup program. 9. The ISI Cards dialog box appears. Click Add. 10. Then the ISI Card Settings dialog box appears. Enter the correct port count: allocate 8 ports for each ISI4608 card. Select the first port number for ISI modems, which is usually COM3. Click "ISA" in the Bus Type field. Enter the Base I/O Address and IRQ as in Step 2 above. 11.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide ISI4608 Software Installation Procedure for Windows 95/98/ME 1. Turn off the PC. 2. The ISI4608 card must be installed in an ISA-type expansion slot in the PC. If not, install the ISI4608 card in an available ISA expansion slot following the PC manufacturer's instructions concerning installation of expansion cards. Observe standard precautions regarding electro-static discharge (ESD) when handling the ISI4608 board (the board should be kept in its shipping bag until used).
Chapter 3 - Driver Installation 6. Launch the setup program. (From Windows Explorer, double-click on setup.exe; from the Run menu, click OK.) 7. The installation wizard will begin running. At the Welcome screen, click Next. 8. Under Select Type of Card, check the Install ISA Card box. Click Next. 9. Specify the number of ports on the card as 8. 10. A message screen appears. Click OK. 11. A completion screen appears. Click OK. 12. The System Properties | Device Manager screen appears.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide Removing the ISI4608 Driver (Windows 95/ 98/Me) 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. NetWare Driver Installation Multi-Tech Systems provides AIO drivers for the ISI4608 cards, so they can function with Novell compatible asynchronous applications (e.g., NetWare Connect).
Chapter 3 - Driver Installation If you have downloaded the ISI driver from the MultiTech web site onto a diskette, use this command: COPY A:\NOVELL\AIOISIX.NLM F:\SYSTEM To load the driver, go to the system or PC console (where the ISI card is installed) and enter the following at the prompt: LOAD AIOISIX [port=W] [interrupt=X] [name=Y] [note=Z] The I/O Address DIP Switch and the IRQ Jumper Block are at the top middle of the ISI4608 circuit board and on the component side.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide *Error: ISI4608 got out of sync* *Error: ISI4608 verify failed at address X* *Error: Expected X received Y* *Error: Verify got out of sync* All the above errors represent problems with the file server not being able to communicate with the ISI4608. Make sure that you do not have any other device residing in the system at the same I/O address you have chosen for the ISI4608. Power down the server, make sure that the ISI4608 is seated properly in the system slot.
Chapter 3 - Driver Installation To format a floppy disk for SCO5: 1. At the Unix prompt, run the scosh program. 2. Select Manager. 3. Select Archive. 4. Select Format. 5. Make sure that Device is pointed to the floppy drive. 6. Select Continue. To untar the driver file and copy files onto floppy disk: 1. Make a temporary directory for the ISI driver files.. # mkdir /isi 2. Copy the tarred isi driver file into the temporary directory. # cp sco50x.tar /isi 3.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide 5. To verify that the files have been copied onto the floppy disk, use these commands: # scosh - Select Manager. - Select Archive. - Select List. - Make sure Device is pointed to the floppy disk. - Select Continue. 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.
Chapter 3 - Driver Installation 11. Type Y (yes) to accept the prefix for tty ports. For further details see MultiTech Installation Script step 3. 12. Type Y (yes) to confirm the selection. For further details see MultiTech Installation Script step 4. 13. After the driver is installed, press to continue. For further details see MultiTech Installation Script step 4 (last paragraph) and step 5. 14. Exit the custom utility. For further details see MultiTech Installation Script step 6. 15.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide to be created in your /dev directory. devices are system-wide resources. These Enter the number of pseudo-devices to be created for the use of Multi_View utility (1 - 256). The Multi_View utility initializes the multiple-page capability of terminals with multiple pages of memory. The number specified here is the total number of devices (between 1 and 256) available to all Multi-Tech terminals and its the number of pseudo devices available to the Multi_View utility.
Chapter 3 - Driver Installation select will be used for all ports on each card you install. ISI port designations will have this form: [basename prefix][board number][port letter]. basename: Length is one to four characters. board number: Values will be 1, 2, 3, or 4, depending on how many ISI cards are installed in your computer. port letter: For ISI4608, use letters A through H for modems. (For terminal control devices, use lower-case letters as port identifiers.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide rebuilt. After the terminals have been added to the Terminal Control database, and when the display says Press to continue:, then press ENTER . When Installation complete displays, press ENTER again. 5. Select Host and press ENTER . Remove the diskette from the drive. 6. Select Exit and press ENTER . 7. To reboot the system (required), enter the following commands: Type shutdown -g0-y and press ENTER OR Type init 6 and press ENTER .
Chapter 3 - Driver Installation ACU ttylbX - 9600 dialer name. Replace b, X and dialer-name with appropriate values. 3. Repeat this process for each port on each board you have installed. Record the setting you select for each port. 4. Using device names created in the previous section, type the following command for each port you want to activate: enable ttylbx 5. Repeat this command for each port you want to activate, using the lower case letter for local terminal use or upper case for modem control.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide Linux Driver for Multi-Tech ISI Server Cards LINUX: Pre-Installation Issues When unpacking the Linux driver, there are two choices, one driver for the 2.0.x kernel (at this writing, it is filename L300_20X.TAR), and one driver that works for both the 2.2.x kernel and the 2.4.x kernel (at this writing, it is filename L305_22X_24X.TAR). Be absolutely positive about which kernel you have! Note that updated driver files may be issued from time to time.
Chapter 3 - Driver Installation 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. Issue 'mcopy a:isilinux.tar ' to copy the isilinux.tar ( 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.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide IRQ to be used. The installation creates the script file 'ISICOMStart' in the destination folder. 'ISICOMStart' automates the loading process for the driver and firmware. To view busy I/O address space on your system, enter cat/proc/ioports To view busy IRQs, enter: cat /proc/interrupts You must load the driver before you can load the firmware. You can load the driver manually using the 'insmod' utility.
Chapter 3 - Driver Installation LINUX: Verifying the ports Terminal utilities like 'minicom' can be used to verify the ports, 'talk' to the modem, and dial out. To configure 'minicom' for a particular port, run it with the '-s' option. In the 'serial port setup' menu option, set the serial device to the required ISI port device (for example, '/dev/ttyM1a' for the first port on the first card).
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide Devices mapped for ISI4608 cards): For the ISI4608 card (8 ports): - /dev/ttyM1a to /dev/ttyM1h should be mapped for modem ports. LINUX -- 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' needs to be added in the /etc/inittab file.
Chapter 3 - Driver Installation Normal ports (ttyM) are configured for dial-in connections. Callout ports (cum) are used for dial-out connections. To view busy I/O address space on your system, enter: cat /proc/ioports To view busy IRQs, enter: cat /proc/interrupts To load the driver manually, use insmod.
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Chap 4: Warranty, Service & Tech Support
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide Warranty, Service & Tech Support Limited Warranty Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., (hereafter “MTS”) warrants that its products will be free from defects in material or workmanship for a period of two, five, or ten years (depending on model) from date of purchase, or if proof of purchase is not provided, two, five, or ten years (depending on model) from date of shipment.
Chapter 4 - Warranty, Service and Tech Support Agreement for details on rates and coverages. Please direct your questions regarding technical matters, product configuration, verification that the product is defective, etc., to our Technical Support department at 1-800-972-2439. Please direct your questions regarding repair expediting, receiving, shipping, billing, etc., to our Repair Accounting department at (800) 328-9717 or (763) 717-5631.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide via the MultiTech web site and/or the MultiTech FTP site. www.multitech.com. Go to Support page. Drivers, software, and firmware are available here. Follow links for manuals, replacements, our warranty, and access to our FTP site. ftp://ftp.multitech.com. ISI Cards have their own directory. Technical Support Multi-Tech has an excellent technical support staff available to help you get the most out of your Multi-Tech product.
Chapter 4 - Warranty, Service and Tech Support as Licensee. The License includes the distribution diskette or CDROM, other accompanying programs, and the documentation. The ISI drivers and firmware, hereafter referred to as Software, consists of the computer program files included on the original distribution diskette. Licensee agrees that by purchase and/or use of the Software, he hereby accepts and agrees to the terms of this License Agreement.
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide this agreement. Licensee agrees that any breach of this agreement will be damaging to Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. Licensee agrees that all warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this Software, including all warranties of merchantability and fitness for any particular purpose are expressly waived, and no liability shall extend to any damages, including consequential damages, whether known to Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.
Index
ISI4608 Quick Start Guide Index A activating ports in SCO in Linux 35 in SCO Open Server 5 26 in Windows 2000 16 in Windows 95/98/Me 22 in Windows NT 20 33 C Cabling 8 Computer Requirements configuration 8 installation, ISI Management Software 18 installation, ISI4608 driver ports in Netware 25 in Linux 35 in Netware 25 in SCO 26 in Windows 2000 16 in Windows 95/98/Me 22 in Windows NT 20 D DB78S female connector 13 DIP Switch and Jumper Location 12 E enabling ports in SCO Error Messages 25 33 I
Index L from diskette 28 terse form 26, 28 Linux, install in 34 M SCO Open Server 5 install in 26 modems activating ports SCO 32 software user licence agreement 44 T O Octopus Cable 14 on-line warranty registration technical support 46 P 44 U uninstall ISI driver Linux 39 Netware 25 SCO 33 Windows 2000 19 Windows 95/98/Me 24 Windows NT 21 port activation SCO 32 port allocation Linux 37 Netware 25 SCO 30 Windows 95/98/Me 23 Windows NT 21 W warranty ports, initializing on-line registrati
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