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Current Driver Information
Release Version 4.0.0 (Windows 9x)
March 1999
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Contents
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1. Overview
2. System Requirements
3. Installation/Configuration
4. WAN Miniport Driver
5. Firmware/ISDN Download Software
6. Known bugs
7. Technical Support
1. Overview
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This file gives information about the installation,
features and requirements of Windows 9x drivers
for the DataFire Basic ISDN-board.
The following components are part of the driver package:
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- Common ISDN API (CAPI) version 2.0
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Two application interface libraries are part of this
driver package: "Capi2032.dll" and "Capi20.dll".
Capi2032.dll is the interface for Windows 32-Bit
applications.
Capi20.dll includes the 16-Bit interface.
- Wan Miniport Driver
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The Wan Miniport Driver can be used to setup connections
via Dial-Up Network.
2. System Requirements
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Software
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If you are using Windows 95 with the Wan Miniport driver,
you will have to install Microsoft Dial-Up Networking
(1.1, 1.2 or 1.3, which is the latest released
version). Downloads are available on Microsoft Web-Servers
(http://www.microsoft.com)
Windows 98 already includes Dial-Up Networking 1.3. You may
have to reinstall it from the Windows-Setup ('Control Panel->
Add/Remove Programs->Windows-Setup->Communications->
Dial-Up Networking')
Hardware
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PC/AT compatible computer (>=80386)
for DataFire Basic ISA
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1 free 16 bit ISA/EISA slot for the DataFire Basic/ISA board
1 free interrupt (IRQ)
1 successive free i/o port addresses, selectable from following ranges:
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- 0x380-0x387
- 0x388-0x38F
- 0x390-0x397
- 0x398-0x39F
- 0x3A0-0x3A7 (Hardware Version 1.2 or later)
- 0x3A8-0x3AF (Hardware Version 1.2 or later)
for DataFire Basic PCI:
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1 free PCI slot for the DataFire Basic/PCI
1 free interrupt (IRQ)
Bus interface
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The DataFire Basic boards support the ISA and PCI-Bus .
It is also possible to configure the DataFire Basic ISA board for the EISA-Bus.
NOTE ! ! !
In EISA-Bus systems it is possible to share IRQs. DataFire boards in your
system should share one IRQ to save resources. For more details to
configure DataFire boards for the EISA-Bus look the manual
"DataFire Basic Installation Guide".
Please make sure that the DataFire Basic board for EISA-Bus has been
configured for the EISA-Bus before you use it.
PCI support
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This version of the DataFire Basic download software supports the
DataFire Basic PCI board. There is no need to adjust IRQ or IO base.
Please make sure during the installation that the IRQ is not occupied.
The easiest way is to enable the automatic IRQ grant for PCI adapters
in the system BIOS.
If you want to install the DataFire Basic board in a multiple PCI bus motherboard
(NOTE: NOT PCI slots !!!) you have to select the bus
(where the DataFire Basic board is installed) in the properties of the adapter (Control Panel->Network).
3. Installation/Configuration
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To install the card driver software, open the 'Network'
applet in control panel, click on 'Add' and select
'Network Adapter' from the list. In the opened dialog,
click on 'Have Disk', browse to the folder where the
installation files are located (e.g. 'a:') and click on 'OK'.
Select 'DataFire Basic' from the list and follow the
installation instructions.
If you want to configure the adapter (concerning the
D-Channel protocol, Leased Lines-Variants...), go to
the 'Adapter' page as described above, select the
DataFire Basic and click on 'Properties'. For detailed
information about settings see the manual.
Compression
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The data compression for reliable data connections
is activated on default. If there is a compatible
software at the connection partner, the best possible
compression method is chosen for this connection.
If you want to stop the automatic compression negotiation,
you are able to define the compression method manually in
the Windows9x registry.
Start the registry-editor: "START"->"Run"->"regedit".
Browse for the following 'key': "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"->
"System"->"CurrentControlSet"->"Services"->"Class"->
"Net"->"00xx"->"Line1". (There are possibly more 'keys'
under "Net" - 00xx is the 'key' where you can find the
string "AdapterName CSSBASIC"). Create a new entry
'CompressionType' under this 'key' (Menu "Edit"->"New"->
"String Value") if it does not exist yet. Mark this entry
and change its value via "Edit"->"Modify".
Use one of the compression type values mentioned below:
compression types:
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value: meaning:
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1 no compression (disable any compression)
2 V.42bis
3 ITK_COMP (Digi compression)
4 optional compression (board offers V.42bis and Digi compression)
5 CAPI1plus defined
For further details look the manual "Installation and Interfaces".
4. WAN Miniport Driver
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You can use the WAN Miniport Driver to make connections via
Dial-Up Networking. Two devices will be installed:
Wan Miniport-Channel 0
Wan Miniport-Channel 1
You can use these devices e.g. to connect to your internet
service provider. Multilink conncetions are also possible
with the WAN Miniport driver
For further information about WAN Miniport see manual.
5. Firmware/ISDN Download Software
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This version includes the ISDN download software
build #18 for DataFire Basic board (ISA and PCI).
(I) Fax/Modem operation
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With a Fax/Modem expansion, a Fax- and Modem operation of up to
14400/33600 bit/s via CAPI is supported.
By Fax data reception with Fax/Modem modules version 1.4 (DPL) modes
with transfer rates till 9600 bit/s are supported.
It is possible to handle Fax-and/or Modem connections at the same time.
Modem mode is only activated with Fax/Modem modules version 2.1 with
a 33.6 kbit datapump. In this case V.42 and V.42bis protocols will be
supported.
For this under CAPI1.1 (CAPI1plus) the B2-protocol modem (0x0c) has to be
adjusted.
(II) CAPI2.0 / CAPI1.1 / CAPI1plus
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The ISDN download software for DataFire Basic board supports CAPI1.1,
CAPI2.0 and CAPI1plus applications at the same time.
Windows 9x system drivers support only CAPI2.0 applications.
The B channel protocols bit transparent, HDLC transparent, T.30, X.75,
Modem, V.110, T.70NL, T.90NL, ISO 8208, are supported according to CAPI1.1.
The B channel protocols bit transparent, HDLC transparent, T.30, X.75,
Modem, V.110, LAPD for D-Channel X.25, T.90NL, ISO 8208, are supported
according to CAPI2.0.
(III) X.25 Support
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This software supports the following X.25 methods:
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B channel: X.31 case A (no bit rate adaptation)
X.31 case B
(IV) Network Protocol Variants
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Following Network Protocols belong to the standard scope of delivery
of the board software:
- DSS1-Protokoll (incl. respective country/PBX DSS1 variations)
- VN2 (France)
- VN3 (France)
- Q.931 (CCITT blue book)
- Cornet N
- Cornet T
- National ISDN 1
- 5ESS
- ECMA Q.SIG
- DMS-100
- TS013
- INS64 (without redial)
If the protocol variant VN4 (France) is to be used, Q.931 has to be set.
The DataFire Basic board is adjusted by default to the D channel protocol
Euro-ISDN (DSS-1).
US Network Protocol Support
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This version of the driver is able to make use of US Network protocols
as National ISDN 1 (NI-1), DMS-100 or 5ESS.
Please consider that one or two SPID from the Service-Provider are assigned to
each ISDN-Interface for these D channel protocols.
N O T E ! ! ! N O T E ! ! ! N O T E ! ! ! N O T E ! ! !
This software supports every SINGLE SPID only with ONE Phone/Directory number.
(V) Leased Lines
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The software for the DataFire Basic board supports the following leased lines
within the area of the Deutsche Telekom
a) D64S (0 D channel, 1 B channel)
(is currently supported with CAPI1plus only)
b) DS01/TS01 (1 D channel, 1 B channel)
c) DS02/TS02 (1 D channel, 2 B channels)
(VI) Certification
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DataFire Basic Boards with ISA- and PCI-Bus are approved for all EU countries
under the number CE0560X.
(VII) Problems / Remarks / History
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- The DataFire Basic PCI board does NOT work with Fax-Piggy modules of the
hardware version 1.3.
There are no problems known with Fax-Piggy modules of the hardware
versions 1.4 or 2.1.
- Referring to the compression, the present version is NOT compatible with
versions before version 3.00 ! Data connections between the current version
and an older version work uncompressed.
6. Known bugs
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7. Technical Support
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Digi International AG
P.O. box 500450
D-44204 Dortmund
Germany
Tel: +49 231 9747-780
Fax: +49 231 9747-777
EFT: +49 231 9747-171
WWW: http://www.digieurope.com
news: http://news.digieurope.com
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