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Netopia ISDN PC Card
User’s Guide for Windows
Farall on
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Copyright © 1997 Farallon Communications, Inc. v.597 All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. This manual and any associated artwork, software, and product designs are copyrighted with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws this manual, artwork, software, and product designs may not be copied, in whole or part, without the written consent of Farallon Communications. Under the law, copying includes translation to another language or format. Farallon Communications, Inc. 2470 Marine
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3 Contents Chapter 1 — About the Netopia ISDN PC Card...............................5 Chapter 2 — Installation...............................................................7 Step 1: Inserting the PC Card.........................................................7 Step 2: Connecting your equipment ................................................8 U Interface.................................................................................8 S/T Interface ...................................
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4 Contents Chapter 5 — Operation...............................................................31 Making a connection ...................................................................31 Windows 95.............................................................................32 Windows NT 4.0.......................................................................34 Windows NT 3.51.....................................................................37 Windows 3.x ......................
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5 Chapter 1 About the Netopia ISDN PC Card Congratulations on your purchase of the Farallon Netopia ISDN PC Card! The Netopia ISDN PC Card provides easy and affordable high-speed Basic Rate ISDN connection to the Internet or to your office local area network (LAN). Internet access. The Netopia ISDN PC Card allows Internet connec- tions over an ISDN line at speeds of up to 512 kilobits per second. With this speed, it’s easier and more cost-effective to access online services o
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6 Chapter 1 Your plug and play ISDN solution. Once your telephone company has installed your ISDN line, you can insert the Netopia ISDN PC Card into your PC Card slot and enter appropriate parameters to configure and use the card. A connection to your office LAN or the Internet can be established over your ISDN line with a remote access client applica- tion. You can use client applications that are included with your oper- ating system or supplied by your network administra
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7 Chapter 2 Installation This chapter covers the three basic steps for installing your Netopia ISDN PC Card: (1) inserting the PC Card into your computer’s slot; (2) connecting your equipment; and (3) configuring the PC Card. STEP 1: INSERTING THE PC CARD Hold the Netopia ISDN PC Card with the colored label facing up and the arrow pointing toward the PC Card slot on your computer. Slide the PC Card into the slot until it is firmly seated. Inserting the Netopia ISDN PC Card
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8 Chapter 2 STEP 2: CONNECTING YOUR EQUIPMENT Depending on the product you purchased, the Netopia ISDN PC Card with U interface or the Netopia ISDN PC Card with S/T interface, the appropriate equipment is provided. Your geographical location typically dictates the ISDN interface type to use. The following table summarizes the interface and equipment used by geographical region: Region Interface Provided Equipment North America U interface Integrated-NT1 (ISDN U interface
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Installation 9 S/T INTERFACE Outside of North America, ISDN connections are made using the S/T interface. Plug the RJ-45 cable into your ISDN wall jack. Then connect the cable to the RJ-45 port on the S/T interface connector. Connecting the S/T interface connector and RJ-45 cable In Australia, a different S/T interface is used, and a terminating resistor may be required. The illustration below shows how the Australian ISDN S/T interface connector, the terminating resistor, and t
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10 Chapter 2 CONNECTING YOUR INTERFACE TO THE PC CARD To connect your interface to the PC Card, position the connector with the embossed arrows toward the card. Push it straight into the port on the card. Then push the locking tab on the connector toward your computer. Attaching the interface connector to the PC Card STEP 3: CONFIGURING THE PC CARD To configure the Netopia ISDN PC Card for your computer, refer to the section below which corresponds to your platform.
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Installation 11 WINDOWS 95 1. The first time you insert the Netopia ISDN PC Card, the New Hard- ware Found screen appears: 2. Be sure that “Driver from disk provided by hardware manufac- turer” is selected, and click OK. The Install From Disk screen appears: 3. Insert the Netopia ISDN PC Card Disk 1, then click OK. 4. Go to Chapter 3, “Windows Configuration Tool,” and continue from there.
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12 Chapter 2 WINDOWS NT 4.0 1. Open the Control Panel and select Modems. 2. Click Add in the Modems Properties screen. Netopia COM2 3. Select “Don’t detect my modem”, then click Next. x
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Installation 13 4. Select Have Disk. 5. Insert Netopia ISDN PC Card Disk 1, then click OK. The Netopia .INF file will be installed.
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14 Chapter 2 6. The Netopia ISDN PC Card will be detected. Select Netopia ISDN PC Card, then click Next. Netopia ISDN PC Card 7. Select COM Port, then click Next. Netopia ISDN PC Card 8. Click Finish. 9. Go to Chapter 3, “Windows Configuration Tool,” and continue from there.
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Installation 15 WINDOWS NT 3.51 1. Open the Accessories and select Terminal. 2. From the Settings menu, select Communications, and the follow- ing screen will appear: 3. Select a COM port from the Connector list and click OK. 4. Type the following command: ATI8 If the response “Farallon Communications, Inc. Netopia ISDN PC Card” is returned, then the correct COM port for the Netopia ISDN PC Card has been selected. If no response is returned, repeat steps 3 and 4 with another COM port
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16 Chapter 2 WINDOWS 3.X AND DOS 1. Make sure that a Card Services software is installed on your com- puter. This section uses CardSoft as an example, so the com- mands you enter may differ from those used here. Refer to your vendor’s documentation for the correct commands, if needed. 2. Enter the following command at the prompt: C:\CARDINFO If the Netopia ISDN PC Card is detected, the following message is returned: Slot 0: Card Type = Modem (COM2) Manufacturer = Farallon Commu
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17 Chapter 3 Windows Configuration Tool For Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows NT 3.51, the Netopia ISDN PC Card Windows Configuration Tool provides an easy-to-use interface for completing your PC Card configuration. The Windows Configuration Tool allows you to view the PC Card version and firmware properties, configure dialing and communi- cation information, and download updated versions of the firm- ware. This chapter covers how to install and run the Windows Configuration To
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18 Chapter 3 2. Click Next in the window that appears: 3. Specify where the Netopia ISDN PC Card software is to be installed. 4. Click Next. The Setup Wizard will install all files and create a Netopia ISDN PC Card program directory. Follow the on-screen instructions for inserting the other disks.
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Windows Configuration Tool 19 5. When the window below appears on your screen, click Finish. 6. The Netopia ISDN PC Card Configuration Tool launches and the Properties window appears: 7. Complete your PC Card configuration by continuing with the “Profile Configuration” section on the next page.
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20 Chapter 3 PROFILE CONFIGURATION Netopia ISDN PC Card configuration settings are saved into pro- files. Your Netopia ISDN PC Card is already equipped with a fac- tory profile which requires only your ISDN information to establish a connection. Using the factory profile as a basis, you can create your own profile. Up to three user-defined profiles can be created for different connection scenarios, but only one profile may be active at one time. To configure a profile, follow the steps below. 1. In th
