User`s guide

Installing and Connecting the Card
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5100-A2-GB20-00
November 1996
Installing the Software
The HotWire DSL CO product software consists of three components as shown in
following table.
Software Component
Function
Kernel Device Driver Contains the privilege level to communicate with the CO
card. It routes the read/write requests from/to the CO card
as needed by applications.
Central Management Utility Enables you to configure and manage the CO card.
SNMP Agent Enables you to manage CO cards remotely using the
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
Installing the Kernel Device Driver and Central Management Utility
Software
Use the following procedure to install the kernel device driver and central
management utility software.
 Procedure
1. If you previously installed a version of the HotWire DSL software, go to
Step 2. If not, go to Step 6.
2. Start the Registry Editor from the Program Manager by executing the file
REGEDT32.EXE.
If necessary, use the Browse option on the Run pop-up menu to find the file.
3. Determine the path to the Windows NT System 32 Drivers (normally
c:\Windows\System32\drivers or
c:\WinNT35\System32\drivers).
4. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on the Local Machine window. Select the
Subkey SYSTEM→CurrentControlSet→Control→VirtualDeviceDriver.
Edit the parameter VDD (by double-clicking on the right-hand window) to
remove the entry c:\windows\system32\drivers\boravdd.dll (or
c:\WinNT35\System32\drivers\boravdd.dll).
5. Close the Registry Editor.
6. Open an MS-DOS window and insert the floppy labeled CO PC HotWire
Windows NT Kernel Driver into drive A.
7. Stop the kernel driver by issuing the command net stop genport at the
prompt.
8. Copy the a:\Genport.sys driver into the Windows NT System 32 Drivers
directory, i.e., copy a:\genport.sys