Transcend Pc Link Smartagent Driver Agents - 3Com 3C905-TX User Manual

Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Driver Agents

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Transcend PC Link SmartAgent Driver Agents
3Com's SmartAgent driver agents, which provide network
management capabilities for adapters and PCs, are available
with Transcend PC Link SmartAgent software or from 3Com's
bulletin board service. (For information on 3Com's BBS, refer
to Appendix C, "Technical Support." ) Netware DOS ODI client
driver agents can be installed after ODI drivers are loaded.
NDIS driver agents can be installed after NDIS drivers are
loaded. NetWare 3.x servers require a NetWare Loadable
Module (NLM) driver agent, which is available only with the
3Com Transcend PC Link SmartAgent product. The driver
agents occupy less than 6 KB on client PCs. They are fully
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SNMP-compliant when used with SmartAgent SoftHub /DOS
or SoftHub/NLM software, one copy of which is included
with each copy of Transcend PC Link SmartAgent and
Transcend WorkGroup Manager software.
These driver agents permit remote management of PCs and
the Fast EtherLink PCI adapter through use of 3Com's
Transcend network management application software, such as
Transcend WorkGroup Manager for Windows, or through any
other SNMP manager system.
WorkGroup Manager software integrates hub and adapter
management, using a graphical interface to let you
automatically monitor traffic and error levels and control
network access. WorkGroup Manager features virtual
grouping of PCs for more efficient management and includes
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enhanced features for 3Com LinkBuilder hubs. It will also let
you discover and track PC and adapter hardware, software,
configurations, and users.
When you install the Fast EtherLink PCI adapter and drivers,
make sure the Transcend PC Link SmartAgent driver agents
are fully installed and configured. This includes entry of
user-definable information in NET.CFG files for NetWare PCs
and PROTOCOL.INI files for NDIS-based PCs.
For more information on WorkGroup Manager software,
contact your authorized 3Com representative.