AWAN 3886 Server Installation and Configuration Guide
Installing and Configuring AWAN 3886 Servers
AWAN 3886 Server Installation and Configuration Guide—427428-006
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Preliminary Installation Checklist
Preliminary Installation Checklist
Table 2-1 gives an overview of preliminary user tasks. Note that many tasks can be 
combined and performed at the same time. 
Table 2-1. Preliminary Installation Checklist
Task Description
1. Obtain IP addresses for the 
3886 AWAN server and for 
the PC running Access 
Server Manager (ASM) and 
Access Server Loader (ASL).
Obtain IP addresses for the DNPG PC host and 
AWAN server.
Obtain the subnet mask IP address.
2. Add the appropriate NonStop 
Kernel Operating system 
software product revisions 
(SPRs) (formerly IPMs):
•
FASTPTCP (T8932 ABF 
or later) 
For H-series, use 
T8932H01 or later
•
Telserv (T9533 ACV or 
later)
See NonStop Solutions IPM Scout on the World 
Wide Web or ExpressNotice.
3. Order the appropriate AWAN 
model and obtain the 3886-
6530 Flash RAM card. 
See AWAN 3886 Server Models
 on page 1-4.
4. Prepare the PC to have the 
following:
•
Windows NT, Windows 
95, Windows 98, 
Windows 2000, Windows 
XP
•
Any terminal or emulator 
window (for example, 
HyperTerm, Tera Term 
Pro)
•
RS-232 serial interface
Notes:
To download a.zip file of Tera Term Pro, access 
the following URL from the World Wide Web: 
http://www.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm
.html
5. OR, Set up an asynchronous 
terminal.
•
Terminal must have an 
RS-232 interface
RS-232 adapters are provided by HP 
manufacturing. See Appendix A, Adapters for 
Cables and Devices. (A DT25RJ45 adapter is 
shipped with every AWAN unit.)
See also Table 1-5, Adapters,
 on page 1-15.










