User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Introduction
- Installation
- Start-Up
- Configuration
- Displays
- Statistics
- Device Management
- Dial Function
- Firmware Download
- Reports
- Session
- Platform/Network Performance Monitor
- Hard Disk and System Recommendations
- NMS Windows Conventions
- Record and Device Locks
- Cabling Requirements
- Data Input Sheets
- Glossary
- Index
Installation
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July 1999
Using Intelligent Serial Boards
NMS supports the DigiBoard 4-Port and 8-Port Intelligent Asynchronous Serial
Communications boards.
These boards add serial ports in addition to COM1 and COM2, and use an
onboard 80186 processor to handle most of the overhead of serial
communications, leaving the system processor more time to run applications.
See your sales representative or computer supplier for information on how to
order an intelligent serial board.
An 8-port D-subminiature connector box with socket DB-25 connectors is
available with the DigiBoard.
Make sure you order the correct version of MS-Windows drivers with the
intelligent serial board.
For installation instructions, refer to the appropriate intelligent serial board
documentation.
Printing Reports
NMS provides various reports you can print with any printer supported by
Windows. The reports available from Statistics are graphical representations
requiring a Windows-supported graphics printer. For more on printer setup, refer
to
Setting Up the System Printer
in Chapter 4,
Configuration
.
Obtaining Additional Information
Any additional NMS information not available when this manual was published
resides in .WRI files in the subdirectory where the NMS software resides
(normally C:\PCNMS). You can access and read any available .WRI files using
the procedure in this section.
You can also use the following procedure to read the Database Schema for use
with a database program.
Procedure
1. Perform the complete NMS installation or NMS update installation procedure
as explained in
Installing the NMS Database
Software
on page 2-2.
2. Start the Microsoft Windows program.
3. Start the Write accessory program that comes with Windows and use the
open file command to check the subdirectory where the PCNMS software
resides (normally C:\PCNMS) for any .WRI files.
4. Open any .WRI files and read them. Use the Write print file function to the
.WRI file, if required.
Refer to the Windows user’s guide for additional information on Windows and
Write.