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Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction and Description
About This Manual....................................................7
About This Product ...................................................7
Canadian Limitations Notice ..................................85
Index
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1 - Introduction and Description
Chapter 1 - Introduction and Description
About This Manual
This manual explains how to install and use your
MT3410ZLX PCMCIA Ethernet/Fax/Modem card.
About This Product
The MT3410ZLX is a multifunction communication
device that lets you perform multiple communication
tasks at the same time:
•transmit and receive data at up to 33,600 bps,
•send and receive faxes from computers or fax
machines, and
•connect to an Ethernet 10BaseT LAN
And it uses only one PCMCIA slot while performing
these functions.
The MT3410ZLX is a credit-card-size Type II
PCMCIA card that complies with the PCMCIA 2.1
and JEIDA 4.1 standards and works with computers
that incorporate a compatible interface.
It is Bell, ITU-T and AT command compatible,
allowing it to be used worldwide with today’s popular
communication software programs. You can send
and receive faxes with any Group 3 fax machine.
Using standard phone lines and 10BaseT Ethernet,
the data communication functions of the
MT3410ZLX permits you access the servers on a
LAN and connect to the Internet, transmit E-Mail,
send and receive information and communicate with
other PCs, Bulletin Board Services (BBS) or on-line
computer networks such as CompuServe and
America On line
one cable with a 15-pin detachable
connector (to PC card) terminated on one
end; with the other end of the cable
splitting into one RJ-11 plug for PSTN
connection and one RJ-45 plug for LAN
connection.
Model MT3410ZLX-T/2:
one cable with a 15-pin detachable
terminated connector (to PC card); with the
other end of the cable terminated with one
RJ-11 receptacle connector for PSTN and
one receptacle connector converting
10Base-T to 10Base2 BNC T- for LAN.
V.42 bis & MNP 2-5 data compression and
error correction, AT Command Set
Enhanced Throughput Cellular (ETC)
protocol for mobile cellular connections
Fax
Group 3, V.17 14400bps and V.29 9600bps
Fax Service Class 1 and Class 2 compliant
Features
•Compatible with most notebook, laptop and
portable computers
•Compatible with Card and Socket Services
•Easy to install and use
•Card is hot swappable
•Supports popular Network OSs (e.g., LANtastic,
NetWare, LAN Manager, Windows 3.x,
Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT, and
Windows 95
•Supports popular Fax/Modem communication
programs
•Multifunction capabality provides concurrent
LAN and Modem operation
•Multifunction CIS
•NE2000 compatible
•Concurrent, Low Power, and Sleep modes
•Auto-Sync protocol support
•POST and Loopback Tests
•Pulse/Tone and Adaptive Dialing
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System Requirements
•An IBM compatible PC or notebook computer
with 386SX or faster processor
•At least one type II PCMCIA socket
•PCMCIA release 2.1 compliant Card Services
and Socket Services
•Drivers and utilities (provided with this product)
•an RJ11 jack for connecting to a phone
receptacle
•an RJ45 jack for 10BaseT connection to your
Ethernet LAN (MT3410ZLX)
•an BNC T-connector for 10Base2 connection to
your Ethernet LAN (MT3410ZLX-T/2)
•Driver software loaded on your PC
•Data and/or Fax communications software
Ship Kit Contents
Your MT3410ZLX is shipped from the factory with
the following:
•an MT3410ZLX PCMCIA LAN/Fax/Modem Card
•one cable with a 15-pin detachable connector
(to PC card) terminated on one end; with the
other end of the cable splitting into one RJ-11
plug for PSTN connection and one RJ-45 plug
for LAN connection.
•one 3-1/2” Software Drivers diskette
•User’s Manual (this manual)
•Fax/Modem communications software disk
Your MT3410ZLX-T/2 is shipped from the factory
with the following:
•an MT3410ZLX-T/2 PCMCIA LAN/Fax/Modem
Card
•Phone cord with RJ-11 plug
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•one 3-1/2” Software Drivers diskette
•User’s Manual (this manual)
•Fax/Modem communications software disk
•one cable with a 15-pin detachable terminated
connector (to PC card); with the other end of
the cable terminated with one RJ-11 receptacle
connector for PSTN and one receptacle
connector converting 10Base-T to 10Base2
BNC T- for LAN.
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Chapter 2 - Installation
Safety Warnings
1.Never install telephone wiring during a lightning
storm.
2.Never install telephone jacks in wet locations
unless the jack is specifically designed for wet
locations.
3.This product is to be used with UL and
listed computers.
4.Never touch uninsulated telephone wires or
terminals unless the telephone line has been
disconnected at the network interface.
5.Use caution when installing or modifying
telephone lines.
6.Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless
type) during an electrical storm. There may be
a remote risk of electrical shock from lightning.
7.Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in
the vicinity of the leak.
CUL
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Installing The MT3410ZLX or
MT3410ZLX-T/2 Card(s)
1.Insert the MT3410xx into the computer’s
PCMCIA slot with the 68-pin connector facing
the PCMCIA slot and the label facing up and
slide the card into the slot.
2.Plug the 15 pin connector into the 15 pin socket
of the PC card. On the other end of the 15-pin
cable, leave both RJ-11 telephone and RJ-45
network cables exposed until PSTN and LAN
connections are made; hardware installation is
now complete. The MT3410ZLX is powered
directly from the PC.
2a
. Plug the 15 pin connector into the 15 pin socket
of the PC card. On the other end of the 15-pin
cable, leave both RJ-11 telephone cable and
BNC T-cable receptacles exposed until PSTN
and LAN connections are made; hardware
installation is now complete. The MT3410ZLX-T/2 is powered directly from the PC.
3.Connect the MT3410ZLX to the network (LAN)
using the RJ-45 (8-pin) plug.
3a
. Connect the MT3410ZLX-T/2 to the network
(LAN) using a “thin coax” cable. Allign the
notches of the cable to that of the BNC Tconnector, and twist clock wise approximately
one-quarter turn.
4.Connect the MT3410ZLX to the telephone
system using the RJ-11 (6-pin) plug into an
available PSTN connection.
4a
. Connect the MT3410ZLX-T/2 to the telephone
system by plugging an RJ-11 into the cables’s
RJ11 receptacle (6-pin), and with the other end
of that RJ11 into an available PSTN receptacle.
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Driver Software Installation
1.Insert the Driver diskette into the floppy drive
and set the current drive to the floppy drive.
2.Run INSTALL to install the drivers (such as ODI
or NDIS 2.x or Packet Drivers) onto the target
disk. The NOS selection screen is displayed:
Figure 2-1. NOS Selection Screen
Novell NetWare Installation
There are two methods to install the MT3410ZLX
under NetWare: Menu Installation and Novell Client
Installation (for NetWare versions 3.12 and 4.x).
Menu Installation
1.Run INSTALL.EXE from Driver diskette‘s root
directory.
2.Select the NetWare 3.x and 4.x Workstation
item from the Installation menu.
3.If the current settings are acceptable, select
Start Installation and go to step 5. Otherwise,
select Modify Parameters to make setting
changes.
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4.Move the cursor to highlight the settings you
want to change and press Enter to select an
appropriate value. When the configurations
are set completely, press Enter on the OK
field to exit the screen. The Installation
program copies related files from the Drivers
diskette to the destination directory and
modifies the AUTOEXEC.BAT and NET.CFG
files as specified. The installation is complete.
5.Reboot the computer to make the NetWare
connections. The Driver Install screen is
displayed:
Figure 2-2. Driver Installation Screen
Manual Driver Installation
If you wanted to install the ODI driver manually,
perform the following instructions:
1.Copy the files LM28ODI.COM and NET.CFG
from the directory \NETWARE and the file
CARDEN.EXE and LMVXD.386 from the
directory \ENABLER on the Driver diskette.
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2.Use a text editor to edit the NET.CFG file for
setting the Frame Type. On the NetWare
server, the Frame Type default is 802.3 for
NetWare 3.11, and 802.2 for NetWare 3.12 and
4.x. The Frame Type set in NET.CFG must
match Frame Type set at the NetWare server,
or the client will not attach to the server.
3.Follow Novell’s instructions on using ODI
programs. You can substitute the
LM28ODI.COM whenever a reference is made
to the Hardware Specific Module.
4.A typical ODI workstation startup batch file
includes:
>CARDEN/IOP=nnn /IRQ=nnn /COM=n /
MIR=n
>LSL;Link Support Layer Module
provided by Novell
>LM28ODI;Hardware Specific Module
>IPXODI;IPX Protocol Stack Module
provided by Novell
>NETx;Shell Support Module provided by
Novell
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2 - Installation
Novell Client Installation
1.Run the NetWare Client Install V1.21 software.
Either:
a. get the four Client disks from the network
administrator,
or
b. run the \NWCLIENT\INSTALL.EXE used in a
previous Installation.
A message appears on the screen asking if you
want the program to perform modifications on
your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.
2.Answer Yes.
The program then modifies your
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files
accordingly and creates backup copies. The
following message appears:“
for MS Windows? (Y/N):
3.Answer accordingly and provide a path if
necessary. The program displays the following:
”.
Configure your workstation for backup by a
NetWare server running software such as
BACKUP? (Y/N): No
Install support
4.Answer accordingly and provide a path if
necessary.
5.Select a driver for your MT3410ZLX.
6.From the driver list, select Other Drivers.
7.Go to the Insert the Driver Disk dialog box and
specify the path where the ODI driver and INS
files reside. For example: C:\ODI.DOS.
8.Press Enter and select the target ODI driver.
9.Specify the driver’s optional settings.
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10. Press F10 to save to new configuration.
11. Highlight Install press here and press <Enter>
to install. The program copies the necessary
files for NetWare Client.
12. Continue the installation procedure to
completion. On completion, a new NET.CFG file
is created in your DOS directory. Typically, this
file contains the following lines:
Link Driver LM28ODI
FRAME Ethernet_802.3
#FRAME Ethernet_802.2
13. Copy the file CARDEN.EXE and LMVXD.386
from the directory \ENABLER on the Driver
diskette to the NetWare Client directory.
14. Use a text editor to edit the STARTNET.BAT for
adding a running CARDEN command at the
beginning of the file. A sample STARTNET.BAT
for the ODI workstation is shown next:
CARDEN/IOP=nnn /IRQ=n /COM=n /MIR=n
SET NWLANGUAGE=ENGLISH
--(sets NetWare 4.X to English
language)
LSL
--Link Support Layer Module
provided by Novell
LM28ODI
IPXODI
--Hardware Specific Module
--IPX Protocol Stack Module
provided by Novell
VLM
--DOS Support Module provided
by Novell
F:
LOGIN .ADMIN
--Change to connected device
--Login to file server as user
ADMIN
15. Run STARTNET to access the Novell network.
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Microsoft LAN Manager Installation
1.View the README.TXT on the installation
diskette in the \NDIS2 directory. Before
installing the drivers, ensure that the Microsoft
LAN Manager has been installed in the target
path. The installation program will check and
modify the PROTOCOL.INI file for LAN
Manager.
2.Run INSTALL.EXE from root directory of driver
diskette.
3.Select the Microsoft LAN Manager item on the
menu screen.
4.If the current settings are acceptable, select
Start Installation and go to step 6. Otherwise,
select Modify Parameters to make setting
changed.
5.Move the cursor to each field you want to
change and press Enter to select a new value.
When the selections are set completely, press
Enter on the OK field to exit the screen and go
back to step 4.
6.The Installation program copies related files
from the Drivers diskette to the destination
directory and modifies the CONFIG.SYS and
PROTOCOL.INI files as specified.
7.Reboot the computer to load the selected
Driver.
8.Highlight “Start Installation” and press Enter to
start the LAN Manager in batch mode.
1.Run INSTALL.EXE from the root directory of the
Drivers diskette.
2.Select the Packet Driver item on the Menu
screen.
3.If the current settings are acceptable, select
Start Installation and go to step 4. Otherwise,
select Modify Parameters to make setting
changed.
4.Move the cursor to the field you want to change
and press Enter to select a new value. When
the configuration is set completely, press Enter
on the OK field to exit the screen and go back
to step 3. The Installation program copies
related files from the Drivers diskette to the
destination directory and modifies the
AUTOEXEC.BAT file as defined.
5.Reboot the computer to load the selected
driver.
Windows for Workgroups Installation
(NDIS3 Driver for Workgroup)
1.Run Windows for Workgroups and click the
Network Setup icon in the Network group.
2.In Network Settings dialog box, clickNetworks... button to select the network
operating system.
3.In Networks dialog box, check the radio button
before Install Microsoft Windows Network
and No Additional Network. Press OK to go
back the Network Settings screen.
4.Click the Drivers... button to select network
driver.
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5.In the Network Drivers dialog box, press Add
Adapter... button to enter Add Network
Adapter dialog box. Select Unlisted or
Updated Network Adapter and press OK.
Windows will prompt a Install Driver dialog
box.
6.Place the Drivers diskette into the floppy drive
and press OK.
7.Select the Enhanced mode NDIS3 for.... string
and press OK.
8.Follow Windows instructions to complete the
installation and exit Windows
9.Select Windows for Workgroup in the Network
Operating System screen.
10. If the current settings are acceptable, select
Start Installation and go to step 13. Otherwise,
select Modify Parameters to make settings
changed.
11. Move the cursor to the setting you want to
change and press Enter to select a new value.
When the configuration is accepted, press
Enter on the OK field to exit the screen and go
back to step 10.
12. Select NDIS Server (LAN Manager,...) as the
network server that you will attach to and press
the Enter key. The Installation program copies
the related files to the destination directory and
modifies the AUTOEXEC.BAT and
PROTOCOL.INI files as specified.
13. Reboot the computer to have the selected
driver take effect.
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NDIS2 Driver for Workgroup
1.Run Windows for Workgroups and click the
NetworkSetup icon in the Network group.
2.In the Network Settings dialog box, click theNetworks... button to select the network
operating system.
3.In the Networks dialog box, check the radio
button before Install Microsoft Windows
Network and No Additional Network. Press
OK to go back the Network Settings screen.
4.Click the Drivers... button to select network
driver.
5.In the Network Drivers dialog box, press the
Add Adapter... button to enter the Add
Network Adapter dialog box. Select Unlisted
or Updated Network Adapter and press OK.
Windows displays a Install Driver dialog box.
6.Place the Drivers diskette in the floppy drive
and press OK.
7.Select the Real mode NDIS2 for... string and
press OK.
8.Follow the Windows instructions to complete
the installation, then exit Windows.
9.Run INSTALL.EXE from root directory of the
Drivers diskette.
10. Select Windows for Workgroup in Network
Operating System screen.
11. If the current settings are acceptable, select
Start Installation and go to step 13.
Otherwise, select Modify Parameters to
change settings.
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12. Move the cursor to the setting(s) you want to
change and press Enter to select a new value.
When the configuration is set completely, press
Enter on the OK field to exit the screen and go
back to step 11.
13. Select NDIS Server (LAN Manager,...) as the
network server to which you will attach and
press the Enter key. The Installation program
copies the related files to the destination
directory and modifies the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
as specified.
14. Reboot the computer to have the selected
driver take effect.
ODI Driver for Workgroups
1.Run Windows for workgroups and click
Network Setup icon in Network group.
2.In the Network Settings dialog box, click theNetworks... button to select the network
operating system.
3.In the Networks dialog box, check the radio
button before Install Microsoft Windows
Network and Others:. Select Netware Shell,
3.X or 4.0 and above, and press OK to go back
the NetworkSettings screen.
4.Click on the Drivers... button to select network
driver.
5.In the Network Drivers dialog box, press the
Add Adapter... button to enter the Add
Network Adapter dialog box. Select Unlisted
or Updated Network Adapter and press OK.
Windows will prompt a Install Driver dialog
box.
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6.Place the driver diskette in the floppy drive and
press OK.
7.Select the Netware ODI Driver ... string and
press OK.
8.Follow the on-screen Windows’ instructions to
complete the installation, then exit Windows.
9.Run INSTALL.EXE from the root directory of the
Drivers diskette.
10. Select Windows for Workgroup on the
Network Operating System screen.
11. If the current settings are acceptable, select
Start Installation and go to step 13. Otherwise,
select Modify Parameters to make settings
changed.
12. Move the cursor to the setting you want to
change and press Enter to select a new value.
When the configuration is set completely, press
Enter on the OK field to exit the screen.
13. Select Novell Netware Server as the network
server to which you will attach and press the
Enter key. The Installation program copies
related files to the destination directory and
modifies the AUTOEXEC.BAT and NET.CFG
files under user‘s agreement.
14. Reboot the computer to have the selected
driver take effect.
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Windows NT 3.51 / NT 4.0 Installation
1.Install the PCMCIA support for your particular
make and model of laptop from the Service
Packs.
Note that: These must be verified to be working
properly before continuing, and Support for this
level of driver is from the laptop manufacturer
only.
2.From the Main window, select Control Panel.
3.In the Control Panel, select Network Icon.
4.In Network Setup, select Add Adapter.
Windows NT will display a list of all available
drivers.
5.Select OTHERS for third-party adapters not
included in the list. The program prompts for the
directory containing the Ethernet drivers.
6.Insert the Driver disk in the floppy (e.g., A) drive
and type A:\ . Windows NT tries to locate the
OEMSETNT.INF file in the specified path. If it
exists there, Windows NT will then copy the
appropriate drivers to the Windows NT system.
The drivers are now properly installed Proceed
to the next steps, and refer to your Windows NT
installation guide for information on these steps.
7.Windows NT pops up a window to ask the
values of some keywords (e.g., IO Port, IRQNumber, and Memory Base). After initial
installation, the drivers are permanently
installed to the Windows NT system.
Subsequent access of the Network Drivers list
will include these drivers as options.
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Windows 95 Installation
1.We assume that the PCMCIA Chipset drivers
are loaded and functioning. The System Icon in
the control panel can report on its functionality.
Any questions on this layer must be taken up
with the computer’s manufacturer.
2.Insert the MT3410ZLX into PCMCIA slot.
Windows 95 will prompt New Hardware Found
dialog box (shown below).
3.In New Hardware Found dialog box, select
Driver from disk provided by hardware
manufacturer.
Figure 2-4. Windows 95 Driver Installation
Screen
3.Type the full path (e.g., “A:\”) and insert the
Installation disk. The driver will install and it
may ask for the installation CD/disks. After
installation it will reboot the computer, and the
MT3410ZLX will be fully functional.
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4.For a first-time MT3410ZLX installation, click
Network icon in Control Panel of the Main
Group to add the desired Protocols, Client and
Service.
5.Reboot the computer; the card is now fully
functional.
Artisoft Lantastic 6.0 Installation
1.Install LANTASTIC 6.0 first.
2.Run INSTALL.EXE from Driver diskette‘s root
directory.
3.Select LANTASTIC 6.0 on the Network
Operating System screen and enter the Driver
Install screen.
4.If the current settings are acceptable, select
Start Installation and go to step 6. Otherwise,
select Modify Parameters to change settings.
5.Move the cursor to highlight each field you want
to change, and press Enter to select a new
value. Then press Enter on the OK field to go
back to step 4.
6.The Installation program copies related files
from the Drivers diskette to the destination
directory, and modifies the CONFIG.SYS,
PROTOCOL.INI, and STARTNET.BAT files
automatically. Driver installation is complete.
7.Reboot the computer to have the selected
driver take effect.
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