3Com 3C996-SX User Manual - 3Com Management Programs
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3Com Management Programs
Overview
The 3Com Management Programs are an integrated graphical user interface application
that provides status reports for all LAN NICs/controllers in your system (“Vital Sign”);
a comprehensive diagnostics tool for Gigabit Ethernet controllers (“Diagnostics”); an
in-depth analysis of physical cable transceiver conditions (“Cable Analysis”); an easy way
to configure the load balance and failover by grouping multiple NICs/controllers (“Load
Balance/Virtual LAN”); and detailed performance statistics for each selected NIC/controller
(“Statistics”).
3Com Management Programs suite is designed to run in one of the following 32-bit
Windows operating systems:
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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server and Enterprise Server
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server
To configure the load balance, failover, and VLAN configuration, use 3Com Management
Programs or the Advanced Server Features. Using Advanced Server Features is the
preferred method during installation; using the 3Com Management Programs is more
suitable for use after installation.
Installing the Management Programs
To install the 3Com Management Programs software, do the following:
1 Insert the 3Com Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2 From the Main menu, click NIC Software.
3 Click Install 3Com Management Programs.
4 Click Install 3Com Management Programs.
5 3Com Management Programs Setup screen appears. Click Next.
6 Click Yes to agree to the License Agreement.
7 Select the components you want to install and clear the ones you do not want to
install. Click Next. The files are installed.
8 Click OK and reboot the computer to complete installation. 3Com Management
Programs are now available under Control Panels.
NOTE: If you select to install the SNMP or DMI service and they are not installed
on your system, you will get an error message during installation. In Windows
2000, however, no DMI will be installed or selected.