Comtrol WanderLink User Manual

WanderLink™ and RocketPort® Series Instal la tion Notes

Use this document as a guide to installing a system with Wan d erLink and the Rock etP ort serial I/O
controller. The following figure illustra tes the config uration.

®

Novell

Server

WanderLink
Server

RocketPort
Serial Card

Phone Line

Wander Link PC Client

COM1 to
COM4

NetWare

Workstation

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WanderLink and RocketPort Configuration

Installing the Server Side

Use the following procedure to install the server side of the WanderLink and RocketPort installation.
Perform this proc edur e from the workstation.

Note: If NetWare Connect is residen t on your server, then use the Removin g NetWare Connec t

discussion in the Nov ell N e tW are Connect Administration Guide.

1. Install the WanderLin k server softwar e usin g the Wander Link Ad m inistrat ion Gu ide.

2. Install the RocketPor t cont roller using the Rock etP ort Ser ies Asynchr onous I/O Device Driv er
(6528) for the Novell NetWare Operat ing Syst em Ins tallat ion Refere nc e Card or the Hardware
Reference Card that came wit h the controller.

3. Copy the

4. Update the

AIORCKT.NLM file to the server.

AUTOEXEC.NCF file to include WLSTART.

5. Use the RocketPort document ation (6528D ) as a reference to add the following statement to the
top of the

WLSTART file:

AIORCKT port=IOADDR {node=NNN} {name=sss} {nports=PP} {fastbaud}

load

6. Start the WanderLin k server usi ng the Wander Link documenta tion.

Installing the WanderLink PC Client Side

Use the following procedure to insta ll the server side.

1. Install the WanderL in k
that you select from the range that includes from
the modem setup in the W an derLink Client screen.

2. Test the client by using the

PC client software using the WanderLink Client Pack Guide. Mak e sur e

COM1 to COM4 for the COM port number during

FUNKDIAL test in the WanderLink client screen under Connection

Technical Support

If you have any of the following problems, you should contact Wand erLink Techni cal S u ppo r t:

• Installing WanderLink (server or client)

• Establishing con tac t with Funk Software, Inc. using the

Information for contacting Funk Software, Inc. is available in the WanderLink Administration Guide.
If you are having problems with configuring the RocketP ort contr oller, contac t Comtrol Corpora tion:

• email: support@Comtr ol.com

•

FAX: [phone]

• Phone: [phone]

•

BBS: [phone] (for device driver updates or techn ic al support)

•

FTP Site: ftp://ftp.comtrol.com

Note: The

BBS supports modem spe eds up to 28. 8 Kbps with 8 bits, and no parity.

First Edition, January 9, 1996 Copyrigh t ©1996. Comtrol Corp oration . All Rights Reserved.
Comtrol Corporation makes no representations or war ra nties wi th regard to the contents of this

document or to the suitabil ity of the Comtr ol RocketP ort contr ollers for any partic ular purpose.
Comtrol is a trademark of Comtrol Corporation. RocketP ort is a registered tradem ar k of Comtrol

Corporation.
WanderLink is a trademark of Funk Software, Inc. Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of

Novell, Inc.

FUNKDIAL test.