Installing And Configuring Software; Windows 2000 And Windows Xp - Equinox Systems ESP-2 Product Installation Manual

Installing and Configuring Software

During the automated installation and configuration process, you may enable or disable the
one port option. If you enable the one port option, all further installation and configuration
operations will only affect port 1. Port 2 will be unusable and will not be shown in the
configuration operations.
As described in Changing the Interface Settings on page 6, the port interface type (RS-232,
RS-422 or RS-485) is selected by jumpers inside the unit. During software installation and
configuration, the current settings for each port are displayed (if you have the one port option
enabled, the display includes only port 1).
If a port's hardware jumpers are set for RS-485, the display will allow you to choose the
transmitter/receiver mode: RTS or ADDC. See Interfaces on page 2 for more information. If a
port's hardware jumpers are set for RS-232 or RS-422, you must change the jumper positions in
the hardware to change the interface.
If you want to change the configuration after the drivers are installed, you may upgrade the
drivers to enable or disable the one port option without rebooting the unit. For ports that are
hardware configured for the RS-485 interface, you may also change the transmitter/receiver
mode. To access these options, click the Configure button on the Properties page.
The remaining sections contain instructions for installing the ESP drivers. The ESP is supported
under Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0, OpenServer 5.0.5a or higher, UnixWare
7.0.1a or higher, Linux and AIX 4.3 and 5.1.

Windows 2000 and Windows XP

To install the Windows 2000/XP ESP driver, you must first run SETUP.EXE from the
Windows 2000/XP ESP driver diskette that is made using the Equinox SuperSerial CD-ROM.
SETUP.EXE will install the necessary Device Manager files for the ESP. Insert the diskette into
your A: drive, set your default drive to A: and run
The Windows 2000 ESP driver is installed when you install the first ESP.
1. Navigate to Settings - Control Panel - Add/Remove New Hardware.
2. From the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard, select Add/troubleshoot a device.
3. Windows 2000 will search for new Plug and Play hardware on your computer. ESP devices
are network-attached and are not located by the Add New Hardware Wizard. A list of
devices that can be installed will be displayed. Select Add a new device.
4. From the Find New Hardware page, select No, I want to select the hardware from a list.
5. A list of hardware types will be displayed. Select Multi-port serial adapters.
6. Windows 2000 will ask you to select a device driver. Highlight Equinox Systems Inc., select
Equinox Ethernet Serial Provider / Have Disk and point the Wizard to your A: drive.
7. From the Select a Device Driver page, again select Equinox Ethernet Serial Provider.
8. The Wizard will locate an ESP on your server's local subnet and display information about
that ESP. If your ESP does not yet have an IP address, you must enter the IP address, then
click Next.
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