Multi Tech Systems Network Router 4 User Manual

ISI5634PCI/4/8  
Quick Start Guide  
 
Contents  
Chapter 1—Introduction and Description ............................5  
Introduction ........................................................................................... 6  
ISI5634PCI Modems ............................................................................. 6  
IntelligentSerialInterface ....................................................................... 7  
How to Use This Manual ....................................................................... 8  
ISI5634PCI Applications....................................................................... 8  
What Is in Your Modem Package? ........................................................ 9  
Technical Specifications ...................................................................... 10  
Computer Requirements ............................................................... 10  
Physical/Electrical/Environmental ............................................... 10  
Chapter 2—Hardware Installation.......................................11  
Introduction ......................................................................................... 12  
Safety Warnings Telecom .................................................................... 12  
Hardware Installation Procedures ....................................................... 12  
Installing the ISI5634PCI card WITHOUT the auxiliary module:12  
Installing the ISI5634PCI card WITH the auxiliary module: ...... 14  
Chapter 3 — Driver Installation...........................................17  
Introduction ......................................................................................... 18  
Windows 2000: Driver Installation ..................................................... 18  
Windows 2000: Installing Modems to COM Ports ............................ 22  
Windows 2000: Removing ISI5634PCI Driver................................... 25  
Windows 2000: Installing ISI Management Software ..............................  
(server OSs only) ................................................................................. 26  
Windows NT: Driver Installation ........................................................ 27  
Windows NT: Installing Modems to COM Ports ................................ 29  
Windows NT: Removing ISI5634PCI Driver...................................... 32  
Windows 95/98/Me: Driver Installation ............................................. 33  
Windows 95/98/Me: Installing Modems to COM Ports ...................... 35  
Windows 95/98/Me: Removing ISI5634PCI Driver ........................... 37  
NetWare Driver Installation ................................................................ 38  
Configuring Ports for NetWare Connect ...................................... 39  
Removing the Driver (Novell) ..................................................... 39  
SCO Open Server 5 Driver Installation ............................................... 40  
 
To format a floppy disk for SCO5:............................................... 40  
To untar the driver file and copy files onto floppy disk: .............. 40  
To install driver from floppy disk................................................. 42  
MultiTech Installation Script ........................................................ 43  
Linux Driver for ISI5634PCI-4/8 ........................................................ 48  
LINUX: Pre-Installation Issues .................................................... 48  
LINUX: Copying the driver from the media ................................ 48  
LINUX: Copying and untarring the driver from CD-ROM ......... 48  
LINUX: Copying and untarring the driver from a floppy ............ 49  
LINUX: Driver installation and loading ...................................... 50  
LINUX: Setting the baud rate ...................................................... 51  
LINUX: Verifying the ports.......................................................... 51  
LINUX: TTY Devices Created by the Drivers: ........................... 51  
LINUX -- Dial-in configuration: .................................................. 52  
LINUX -- PPP setup:.................................................................... 53  
Miscellaneous:.............................................................................. 53  
Removing the ISI Driver (Linux) ................................................. 54  
RedHat Linux 6.2/7.0 RPM Drivers for ISI5634PCI-4/8  
Server Cards ........................................................................................ 55  
LINUX-RPM: Pre-Installation Issues .......................................... 55  
LINUX-RPM: Copying the driver from the media ...................... 55  
LINUX-RPM: Copying the driver from CD-ROM ...................... 55  
LINUX-RPM: Verifying the ports ................................................ 57  
LINUX-RPM: TTY Devices Created by the Drivers ................... 58  
LINUX-RPM -- Dial-in configuration: ........................................ 59  
LINUX-RPM -- PPP setup: .......................................................... 59  
Removing the ISI Driver (Linux-RPM) ....................................... 59  
Comm Software Using AT Commands ................................................ 60  
Chapter 4—Warranty, Service, and Tech Support.............63  
Limited Warranty ................................................................................. 64  
 
Chapter 1—Introduction and Description  
 
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide  
Introduction  
Welcome to the world of data communications. You have acquired one  
of the finest intelligent data and fax modems available today from one  
of America’s oldest and most respected modem manufacturers—Multi-  
Tech Systems, Inc.  
The new IntelligentSerialInterface card, model ISI5634PCI is a  
multiport serial port expansion card with four V.92data/Super G3 fax  
modems. The card’s capability can be doubled by adding an auxiliary  
module, which also contains four modems. It is an excellent hardware  
solution for adding fast serial ports to communication servers and  
async hosts that have 32-bit PCI bus architecture.  
Serial ports are essential to  
• Communication servers that pool modems and other  
communication devices for users on a LAN  
• Asynchronous hosts that provide user access through serial ports.  
The ISI5634PCI ships with drivers for the following multiuser  
operating systems: Windows® 2000, Windows NT, version 4.0;  
Windows 95 , Windows 98, and Windows Me; Novell Netware  
version 5.x.; SCO Open Server 5; and Linux.  
The IntelligentSerialInterface card can be combined to support  
asynchronous serial devices (local or dial-up). The ports can be used to  
connect basic terminals with or without multiple pages of memory to  
multiplexer channels and asynchronous modems. Each ISI5634PCI  
port can support as many screens as there are physical pages of  
memory on the terminal. In Windows 95/98/Me, a built-in autodetect  
utility enables detection of Multi-Tech modems and sets the proper  
initialization strings.  
ISI5634PCI Modems  
The ISI5634PCI modems are compatible with the new ITU-T V.92  
protocol that provide quick connections, downstream transmissions at  
speeds up to 56K bps, and upstream transmissions at speeds up to 48K  
bps when connected to V.92-compatible Internet Service Providers.  
The V.92 protocol is able to send data downstream from the internet  
to your computer at these speeds because data on the telephone  
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network typically is converted from digitial to analog only once before  
it reaches your modem. Upstream transmissions and transmissions  
between client modems are limited to 33.6K bps, as are upstream  
transmissions to non-V.92-compatible ISPs and downstream  
transmissions that are converted more than once on the telephone line.  
Note: Though these modems are capable of 56 Kbps download  
performance, line impairments, public telephone infrastructure, and  
other external technological factors currently prevent maximum  
56 Kbps connections.  
Modems on the ISI5634PCI card are Plug and Play capable with  
interactive automatic dialing and command mode configuration. In  
standard mode, you can store up to three command lines or telephone  
numbers of up to 40 characters each in the modems’ nonvolatile  
memory. The modems pulse- or tone-dial and recognize dial tones and  
busy signals for reliable call-progress detection. The modems can  
detect AT&T calling card tones. They also have DTR dialing, remote  
configuration, 11-bit capabilities, and incorporate self-resetting  
lightning protection. Serial port speeds can be set to 230,400 bps. They  
are both FCC registered for connection without notification to the  
telephone company.  
The ISI5634PCI card has full-duplex intelligent modems with V.42  
error correction, V.42bis and V.44 data compression, and “Super G3”  
ITU-T V.34 fax communications at speeds up to 33.6K bps with Class  
2.1 fax commands. Voice functionality (+V commands) has also been  
added to the features of ISI5634PCI modems.  
IntelligentSerialInterface  
The ISI5634PCI is a multiport serial port expansion card that adds  
data buffering on each port for enhanced serial port performance. The  
ISI5634PCI features an on-board microprocessor to coordinate the  
communications activity of your local and remote terminals. Using the  
ISI5634PCI to provide additional serial connections enables your  
system’s processor to perform more efficiently since the ISI5634PCI  
handles all byte-by-byte interrupts generated by asynchronous  
terminals and stores the data in buffers.  
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The processor, along with 256K bytes of RAM, works to allocate  
resources dynamically to the most active port. The ISI then generates  
one interrupt for an entire block of information and transfers the block  
to the system’s microprocessor.  
The ISI5634PCI has eight Mini RJ-11 jacks. It is a 3/4 size add-on  
card that supports a high-speed interface up to 230 Kbps.  
How to Use This Manual  
This Quick Start Guide contains hardware and software installation  
procedures and tech support/warranty information. Hardware  
installation and configuration are described in Chapter 2. Software  
installation and configuration are described in Chapter 3. A more  
detailed manual for this product (the User Guide) is included on the  
installation CD-ROM. The User Guide includes descriptions of AT  
commands and S-registers, and presents expanded detail about  
installation (especially the sequence of computer screens encountered  
during software installation).  
ISI5634PCI Applications  
The ISI5634PCI is an ideal solution for adding ports when a powerful  
microcomputer used as a server or host lacks enough connectivity to  
accommodate the desired number of users. The ISI5634PCI provides  
eight additional serial ports with every card installed, with a potential  
of four additional cards installed per system—for a total of thirty-two  
serial ports per system.  
What Is in Your Modem Package?  
Your modem package has several components. Make sure you have  
them all before trying to operate your modem. Your package should  
include:  
• One ISI5634PCI/4 card  
• One ISI5634PCI/EC auxiliary module (or “extender card”; part of  
the ISI5634PCI/8 model only)  
• Four modular telephone cables (Eight with the ISI5634PCI/8  
model)  
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Quick Start Guide (this printed manual)  
• A full User Guide on CD-ROM  
• An installation CD-ROM that includes drivers, auxiliary software,  
and documentation (readme files, the User Guide, etc.)  
If any of these items are missing, contact Multi-Tech Systems or your  
dealer/distributor (see the Warranty, Service, and Tech Support section  
in the User Guide for information on contacting Multi-Tech via  
telephone and the Internet).  
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Technical Specifications  
Computer Requirements  
• Pentium®- based PC or compatible with PCI Bus Architecture  
• One of these operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000, NT v.  
4.0; Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me; Novell  
Netware versions 5.x., SCO Open Server 5; Linux.  
• A CD-ROM drive.  
• 100K bytes of hard disk space  
Physical/Electrical/Environmental  
• Dimensions: 6.875" x 4.2"  
17.46 cm x 10.67 cm  
• Baud Rates: 300 bps to 230 Kbps per port  
• Bus Type: PCI  
• Connectors: Four (or eight) RJ-11 mini jacks  
• Cables: Four (or eight) modulated telephone cables  
• Temperature: 32° to 120°F (0° to 50°C)  
• Power: 2.5 amp @ +5v DC (8 ports; ISI5634PCI/8)  
1.7 amp @ +5v DC (4 ports; ISI5634PCI/4)  
• Base I/O Address: One 16-byte address space per card  
• Interrupt Request (IRQ): One IRQ per card (can be shared)  
• Warranty: Two years  
Manufactured in Mounds View, MN, U.S.A.  
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ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide  
Introduction  
Included in this chapter are two sets of instructions for installing the  
Multi-Tech ISI5634PCI card in your PCI bus personal computer. The  
first set of instructions is for installing the ISI5634PCI card. The  
second set contain instructions for installing the ISI5634PCI card and  
the auxiliary module.  
Safety Warnings Telecom  
1. Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm.  
2. Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless the jacks are  
specifically designed for wet locations.  
3. This product is to be used with UL and CUL 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 that  
leak.  
8. To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger  
Telecommunication line Cord.  
Hardware Installation Procedures  
Installing the ISI5634PCI card WITHOUT the auxiliary  
module:  
1. Before handling the ISI5634PCI, discharge any static in your body  
by touching a piece of grounded metal such as the computer  
chassis.  
2. Carefully remove the ISI5634PCI from its antistatic bag, handling  
it only by the mounting bracket and edges. Do not touch the gold-  
plated connectors along the bottom edge. (You may want to save  
packaging for possible future use.)  
3. Visually inspect the ISI5634PCI card. If you have any concerns  
about its condition, call Technical Support at 800-972-2439.  
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4. To avoid damaging the ISI5634PCI card and your PC, make sure  
your computer and any peripheral equipment connected to it are  
turned off. The ISI5634PCI can be installed in any Pentium  
equivalent PCI bus computer.  
5. Remove the cover of your computer as instructed in your  
computer’s documentation.  
6. Locate the unused PCI slot you will be using for your ISI5634PCI  
card and remove the slot cover according to instructions in your  
computer’s documentation.  
7. Install the ISI5634PCI card into the selected expansion slot in the  
same manner as any other add-on card, as instructed in your  
computer’s documentation.  
8. Fasten the retaining bracket to computer chassis and replace cover.  
9. Plug one end of the phone cable into each modem’s LINE jack  
and the other end into a phone line wall jack.  
Note: The LINE jack is not interchangeable with the wall jack. Do  
not plug the phone into the LINE jack or the line cable into the  
wall jack.  
Note: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and  
Industry Canada impose certain restrictions on equipment  
connected to public telephone systems. Refer to Appendix A—  
Regulatory Information in the User Guide for more information.  
10. Turn on the power to the computer. You now are ready to install  
your drivers.  
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Installing the ISI5634PCI card WITH the auxiliary module:  
1. The auxiliary module attaches to the ISI5634PCI card. If you  
already have this card installed, you must remove it from the PC to  
install the auxiliary module.  
2. Before handling the ISI5634PCI card or the auxiliary module,  
discharge any static in your body by touching a piece of grounded  
metal such as the computer chassis.  
3. Carefully remove the ISI5634PCI card and module from the  
antistatic bag, handling only by the mounting bracket and edges.  
Do not touch the gold-plated connectors along the bottom edge.  
(You may want to save packaging for possible future use.)  
4. Visually inspect the ISI5634PCI card and the auxiliary module. If  
you have any concerns about its condition, call Technical Support  
at (800) 972-2439.  
5. To avoid damaging the card, module, or your PC, make sure your  
computer and any peripheral equipment connected to it are turned  
off. The ISI5634PCI and auxiliary module can be installed in any  
Pentium equivalent PCI bus computer.  
6. Remove the cover of your computer as instructed in your  
computer’s documentation.  
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7. Before installing the ISI5634PCI card, carefully line up the pin-  
out connectors of the ISI5634PCI card with the pin-out  
connectors of the auxiliary module. See figure below.  
8. Press gently but firmly to seat the module onto the card.  
9. Fasten the mounting connections (four screws) of the auxiliary  
module to the ISI5634PCI card. See figure above.  
10. Install the ISI5634PCI card into the selected expansion slot in the  
same manner as any other add-on card, as instructed in your  
computer’s documentation.  
11. Fasten the retaining bracket to computer chassis and replace cover.  
12. Plug one end of the phone cable into each modem’s LINE jack  
and the other end into a phone line wall jack.  
There are 8 phone line receptacles on the ISI5634PCI-4, as well  
as 8 phone line receptacles on the ISI5634PCI-8. However, only  
four of these receptacles are functional on the ISI5634PCI-4 card.  
When connecting phone lines to the ISI5634PCI-4, be sure to use  
the first four receptacles on ISI5634PCI-4 card, starting at the  
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edge of the board with the screw-hole for attaching the card to the  
computer chassis.  
13. Turn on the power to the computer. You now are ready to install  
your drivers.  
Note: The LINE jack is not interchangeable with the wall jack. Do  
not plug the phone into the LINE jack or the line cable into the  
wall jack.  
Note: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and  
Industry Canada impose certain restrictions on equipment  
connected to public telephone systems. Refer to Appendix A—  
Regulatory Information in the User Guide for more information.  
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Chapter 3 — Driver Installation  
 
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide  
Introduction  
The ISI5634PCI card ships with drivers for each of the following  
operating systems: Windows® 2000, Windows NT, Windows 95,  
Windows 98, Windows Me, Novell Netware version 5.x, SCO Open  
Server 5, and Linux. This chapter describes the installation of these  
drivers.  
In most cases, you will receive the ISI drivers on a CD-ROM. In  
certain situations, however, software may be downloaded from the  
MultiTech web site, often onto diskette, and then installed. The  
instructions in this chapter generally presume that the driver files are  
being installed from CD-ROM and therefore show driver files being  
loaded from locations on the ISI Family CD-ROM. If installation is  
from diskette, you will be loading driver files from file path locations  
on that diskette. For example, a driver file found at  
E:\servcard\drivers\win2000\when installing from CD-  
ROM, might be located simply at A:\if installation is from diskette.  
Installing a device driver modifies your system. For this reason, only  
the super user (system administrator) is allowed to perform the  
installation. If you cannot login as administrator, find the person in  
your organization with this authorization (i.e., password). To begin  
driver installation, login as administrator. Then proceed with the  
appropriate section: Windows 2000, Windows NT or Windows 95/98/  
Me. For Novell Netware, you need rights to read and write to the  
SYSTEM directory. The Unix-based operating systems, SCO and  
Linux, similarly require such administrative rights.  
Windows 2000: Driver Installation  
NOTE: A series of ‘installation wizard’ screens will appear  
repeatedly during this procedure (steps 11 through 15). This is not  
an error. Do not discontinue the procedure when the ‘installation  
wizard’ screens repeatedly appear.  
1. Ensure that your ISI5634PCI card has been installed according to  
the Hardware Installation Procedures in Chapter 2.  
2. Turn on the PC and start Windows 2000.  
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3. Insert the ISI Family CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (if drivers  
have been downloaded from the MultiTech web site, they will  
typically be on diskette; in that case, insert diskette into floppy  
drive).  
4. Windows 2000 will detect the ISI5634PCI card. The Found New  
Hardware Wizard- Welcome screen will appear. Click Next.  
5. The Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears. Select  
"Search for a suitable driver ..." and click Next.  
6. The Locate Driver Files screen appears (Windows 2000 is  
seeking the driver for the ISI5634PCI card). Select “CD-ROM  
drives” and click Next.  
7. The Driver File Search Results screen appears. Click Next.  
8. A progress screen will appear briefly while files are being copied.  
9. A completion screen will appear. Click Finish.  
10. Immediately after the ISI driver installation has been completed,  
another Found New Hardware screen will appear briefly  
indicating that the “MultiTech ISI Port” has been detected.  
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A second sequence of ‘installation wizard’ screens appears. This  
sequence of screens deals with the setting up of ISI ports. The  
first screen in this sequence is the Found New Hardware  
Wizard -- Welcome screen.  
The Found New Hardware -- MultiTech ISI Port screen will  
appear once for each modem on the ISI5634PCI card:  
• 8 times for the ISI5634PCI-8; or,  
• 4 times for the ISI5634PCI-4.  
11.The Install Hardware Device Drivers screen appears.  
Select “Search for a suitable driver ... “ and click Next.  
12. The Locate Driver Files screen appears (Windows 2000 is  
seeking the ISI Port device driver). Select “CD-ROM drives” and  
click Next.  
13. The Driver Files Search Results screen will indicate that the  
“isiport.inf” file has been found on the CD-ROM. Click Next.  
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14. A completion screen will appear. It will indicate that the first  
“MultiTech ISI Port” has been set up successfully.  
Click Finish.  
Notice that the auto-detection facility of Windows 2000 will  
repeat the “ISI Port” installation sequence 3 more times for  
ISI5634PCI-4, or 7 more times for ISI5634PCI-8. That is, the  
Found New Hardware -- MultiTech ISI Port screen will appear  
many times after the ISI driver has been located. On this screen,  
the messages “Found New Hardware” and “Installing ...” will  
appear alternately.  
Please understand that the repetition of these screen sequences is  
normal and is not an error. It does not indicate any problem with  
your PC, or with the MultiTech ISI card, or its driver software.  
15. Driver installation for the ISI5634PCI card is complete.  
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Windows 2000: Installing Modems to COM Ports  
Pre-Requisite: Installation of Windows 2000 driver software must be  
completed before you can install the modems of the ISI5634PCI  
card.  
1. Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel | Phone and Modem  
Options.  
2. The Location Information screen appears.  
Enter the appropriate area code and access number. Click OK.  
3. At the Phone and Modem Options screen, click on the Modems  
tab and click Add.  
4. At the Install New Modem screen, click on "Don't detect my  
modem ... " and click Next.  
5. If the ISI Family CD-ROM (or other media, in cases of using  
drivers downloaded from the MultiTech web site) is not already in  
the appropriate disk drive in the PC, insert it now.  
6. The Add/Remove Hardware Wizard screen will appear.  
Click “Have Disk ... .”  
7. The Install from Disk screen will appear.  
Type or browse for the file path of the modem software (for  
example, E:\servcard\drivers\win2000). Click OK.  
8. The Install New Modem screen will appear.  
Highlight “ISI5634PCI -8 PCI 56K Modem.” Click Next.  
9. The ‘Install New Modem - port list’ screen will appear.  
Highlight the COM ports on which you want modems to be installed.  
You must allocate 4 ports for the ISI5634PCI-4, or 8 ports for the  
ISI5634PCI-8.  
Click Next.  
10. A progress screen will appear as modem installation begins.  
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11. Screens denoting the installation of modems to specific COM  
ports will appear for each modem installed.  
12.A completion screen will appear. Click Finish.  
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13. The Phone and Modems Options screen (Modems tab) will re-  
appear and display the modems that have just been assigned to  
COM ports.  
Installation of modems to COM ports in Windows 2000 is now  
complete.  
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Windows 2000: Removing ISI5634PCI Driver  
1. Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel.  
2. Click on Add/Remove Hardware. Click Next.  
3. Click on “Uninstall/Unplug a device” and click Next.  
4. In the subsequent screen, click on “Uninstall a device” and click  
Next.  
5. At the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard screen, highlight the ISI  
driver file for the specific server card that you intend to remove.  
Click Next.  
6. When you are asked to confirm removal, click on the Yes radio  
button and click Next.  
7. Click Finish. You can remove the driver for only one ISI5634PCI  
card at a time.  
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Windows 2000: Installing ISI Management Software  
(server OSs only)  
If you are using a Windows 2000 Server operating system ("Server" or  
"Advanced Server"), you must decide whether you want to use the  
MultiTech ISI Management Software in conjunction with your  
ISI5634PCI card. The ISI Management Software is shipped with the  
ISI card and, alternatively, can be downloaded from the MultiTech  
web site (www.multitech.com).  
1. Turn on your computer and start Windows 2000.  
2. Insert the ISI Family CD-ROM or diskette containing the ISI  
Management Software into your CD-ROM or floppy drive.  
3. From My Computer, right click on the CD-ROM icon. The ISI  
Management Software is in the Servcard | Utilities |Mgnt folder.  
Double click on Setup.exe and the Install Shield Wizard loads the  
management software.  
4. The ISI Management Welcome screen appears, click Next.  
5. A progress screen appears while files are copied. If the Error  
Creating Virtual WWW Server message appears, it may  
indicate that there was an attempt to install the ISI Management  
Software on a client version of Windows 2000. (The ISI  
Management Software can be installed only in the Windows 2000  
Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating systems.)  
6. A completion screen appears. Select "Yes, I want to restart my  
computer now" and click Finish.  
After the computer has restarted, the installation of the ISI  
Management Software will be complete.  
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Windows NT: Driver Installation  
The following procedure describes how to install the ISI5634PCI in a  
system operating Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 for use with Remote  
Access Service (RAS) server and other communications/fax server  
type applications.  
1. Ensure that your ISI5634PCI card has been installed according to  
the Hardware Installation Procedures in Chapter 2.  
2. Turn on the PC and start Windows NT.  
3. Insert the ISI Family CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (if drivers  
have been downloaded from the MultiTech web site, they will  
typically be on diskette; in that case, insert diskette into floppy  
drive).  
4. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click  
Network. In the Network dialog box, click the Adapters tab.  
Click Add.  
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5. The Select Network Adapter dialog box appears. Click Have  
Disk.  
6. The Insert Disk dialog box appears. Type in or browse for the  
path (file directory location) of the Windows NT driver (for  
example, E:\servcard\drivers\winnt\setup.exe). Click OK.  
7. The Select OEM Option dialog box appears. Click OK. The  
driver files will be copied from the ISI Family CD-ROM.  
A transient dialog box will appear indicating the progress of the  
setup program.  
8. The ISI Cards dialog box appears. Click Add.  
9. Then the ISI Card Settings dialog box appears. In the Port  
Count field, enter the correct port count, as follows:  
• allocate 4 ports for the ISI5634PCI-4  
• allocate 8 ports for the ISI5634PCI-8  
Select the first port number (Starting Port field) for ISI5634PCI  
modems. Typically, in a newly outfitted server, this will be  
COM3.  
In the Bus Type field, select “PCI.”  
When the correct settings have been made, click Done.  
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10.The ISI Cards dialog box appears again showing the port  
resource allocation that has just been made.  
To add additional ISI5634PCI cards, click Add and repeat step 9.  
After the last ISI card has been added, click Close in the ISI  
Cards dialog box.  
11. The Multi-Tech 8-port PCI Card appears in the Network  
Adapters dialog box. Click Close.  
12. After bindings are reviewed and stored, the Network Settings  
Change dialog box appears. Click Yes to reboot your system.  
The ISI5634PCI now is installed in Windows NT and you are  
ready to install modems.  
Windows NT: Installing Modems to COM Ports  
1. Click Start | Settings | Control Panel, and double-click the  
Modems icon.  
2. The Modem Properties dialog box appears. Click Add.  
3. The Install New Modem dialog box appears. Check the box  
marked Don’t detect my modem; I will select it from a list and  
click Next.  
4. The Install New Modem - Models dialog box appears.  
Highlight “ISI5634PCI-8 PCI 56K Modem” and click Next.  
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5. Select ports for modem use.  
• For the ISI5634PCI-4, you should have reserved four ports  
during driver installation. Highlight four ports in the list.  
• For the ISI5634PCI-8, you should have reserved 8 ports during  
driver installation. Highlight eight ports in the list.  
Click Next. The modems will be installed to the selected COM  
ports.  
6. After the modems install to the ports, click Finish to return to the  
General tab.  
7. To view COM port assignments (and make changes if necessary),  
use the Modem Properties dialog box.  
8. When finished, close the Modem Properties dialog box. A  
message appears asking if you want to configure Dial-Up  
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Networking.  
Click Yes.  
9. The Remote Access Setup dialog box appears. Click Add.  
10. Each COM port appears in a separate Add RAS Device dialog  
box. To add the highlighted device, click OK.  
11.The Remote Access Setup dialog box displays again. Repeat  
steps 9 and 10 until all modems are added.  
12.When all modems have been added (four modems for the  
ISI5634PCI-4; eight modems for the ISI5634PCI-8), click  
Continue.  
13. After bindings have been reviewed and stored, you will be  
prompted to re-start your computer. Click Yes.  
You have completed installation of modems to COM ports and  
configuration of RAS in Windows NT.  
Note: By default, Microsoft sets the serial baud rate at 57,600  
bps. For improved performance, you can raise the serial baud  
rate. To do so, go to Start | Settings | Control Panel. Click on  
the Modems icon. Then click on the Properties button of the  
Modems Properties dialog box. Reset the “Maximum Speed” as  
needed. A speed of 320,400 bps improves performance  
significantly without complications in most cases.  
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Windows NT: Removing ISI5634PCI Driver  
1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click  
Network.  
2. The Network dialog box appears. Click the Adapters tab.  
3. Select Multi-Tech 4, or 8-port ISI Card, and then click Remove.  
4. To complete an uninstall, reboot your computer.  
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Windows 95/98/Me: Driver Installation  
1. Ensure that your ISI5634PCI card has been installed according to  
the Hardware Installation Procedures in Chapter 2.  
2. Turn on the PC and start Windows 95/98/Me.  
3. Windows will autodetect the ISI5634PCI card. When the Add  
New Hardware Wizard screen appears, click Cancel.  
4. Insert the ISI Family CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. (If driver  
was downloaded from MultiTech web site and placed on a  
diskette, insert diskette into floppy drive now.)  
5. (Follow either 5A or 5B, but not both.)  
A. From Windows Explorer, open the 95-98-Me directory on the  
CD-ROM (for example, E:\SERVCARD\DRIVERS\95-98-  
ME\SETUP.EXE) or floppy drive that contains the ISI driver  
file. Highlight the file setup.exe.  
B. From the Start menu, go to Run. Browse to the path of the  
95-98-ME directory (for example,  
E:\SERVCARD\DRIVERS\95-98-ME\) .  
6. Launch the setup program. (From Windows Explorer, double-  
click on setup.exe; from the Run menu, click OK.)  
7. The installation wizard will begin running. At the Welcome  
screen, click Next.  
8. Under Select Type of Card, do not check the Install ISA Card  
box.  
Click Next.  
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9. A completion screen appears.  
10. When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes and click OK.  
11. During the re-start process, Windows 95/98/Me will detect the  
ISI5634PCI card. The Add New Hardware Wizard screen will  
appear. Click Next.  
12. The next screen asks, What do you want Windows to do? Click  
on Search for the best driver for your device. Click Next.  
13. When asked for the location at which Windows 95/98/Me should  
search for the new driver, check Specify a Location and enter the  
path (file directory location) of the driver.  
14. Windows will indicate that the .INF file for the ISI5634PCI card  
has been found. Click Finish to complete device driver  
installation.  
15. Windows will now detect and create COM ports (for ISI5634PCI-  
4, 4 ports are made; for ISI5634PCI-8, 8 ports are made).  
16. After the COM ports have been created, you must re-boot your PC  
(remove the diskette from the floppy drive before re-booting).  
17. To view the COM ports, click Control Panel and double-click  
System. The System Properties dialog box appears.  
The MultiTech PCI ISI Card is located under Multi Port  
Adapter. Click Ports (COM & LPT) to view the ports. Click  
OK to close.  
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Windows 95/98/Me: Installing Modems to COM Ports  
1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click the  
Modems icon. In the General tab, click Add.  
2. The Install New Modem dialog box will appear. Check the box  
marked "Don't detect my modem; I will select it from a list." Then  
click Next.  
3. The Install New Modem - Manufacturers dialog box appears.  
In the Manufacturers list, scroll down and highlight "MultiTech  
Systems." In the Models list, highlight the modem type used on  
the ISI board. Highlight "ISI5634PCI-8 PCI 56K Modem" and  
click Next.  
4. The Install New Modem dialog box appears. Select the  
numbered COM ports onto which you want to install the modems.  
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For the ISI5634PCI-4, select four COM ports (COM6 through  
COM9 are shown in this example). For the ISI5634PCI-8, select  
eight COM ports.  
Click Next. The modems will be installed to the designated COM  
ports.  
5. When installing the first ISI modem, the Location Information  
screen will appear (it does not appear when additional modems or  
terminal adapters are installed). Fill in the appropriate area code  
and phone number information.  
6. After the modem installs to the port, click Finish.  
7. Return to the General tab to view COM port assignments (and  
make changes if necessary).  
8. Click Add and repeat installation steps 2–7 to install modems (one  
at a time)  
• to the last three modem ports of the ISI5634PCI-4, OR  
• to the last seven modem ports of the ISI5634PCI-8.  
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Windows 95/98/Me: Removing ISI5634PCI Driver  
1. Click Settings, Control Panel, and then double-click Add/  
Remove Programs.  
2. From the list box, select MultiTech ISI Driver Device.  
3. Click Add/Remove and follow screen instructions.  
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NetWare Driver Installation  
Multi-Tech Systems provides AIO drivers for the ISI5634PCI cards,  
so they can function with Novell compatible asynchronous applications  
(e.g., NetWare Connect). The AIO driver is simply an NLM (NetWare  
Loadable Module) that runs on the file server. Drivers must be loaded  
on the file server where the card is installed. Drivers can be loaded  
from the file server’s console prompt or incorporated for autoloading  
in the AUTOEXEC.NCF file.  
The file AIOMTS.MDC contains Novell (version 3.12 and higher)  
initialization strings for ISI products not previously listed for use with  
BorderManager and Netware Connect. The file AIOMTS.MDC is  
included on the ISI Family CD. To benefit from the AIOMTS.MDC  
file, you must copy it from the CD to the appropriate directory on your  
computer.  
To use AIOMTS.MDC under Border Manager, RAS, NIAS in 4.2 or 5.x:  
Copy AIOMTS.MDC to your System directory.  
To use AIOMTS.MDC under Novell NetWare 3.x, 4.1, 4.11 with  
NetWare Connect 2.0.28 or higher:  
Copy AIOMTS.MDC to your System and System/AIO directory.  
To install the Multi-Tech AIO driver, copy the file AIOISIX.NLM to  
the system directory of the file server from a workstation on the  
network. To copy, you can use the following command:  
COPY E:\SERVCARD\DRIVERS\NOVELL\AIOSIX.NLM  
F:\SYSTEM  
If you have downloaded the ISI driver from the MultiTech web site  
onto a diskette, use this command:  
COPY A:\NOVELL\AIOISIX.NLM F:\SYSTEM  
To load the driver, go to the system or PC console (where the ISI card  
is installed) and enter the following at the prompt:  
LOAD AIOISIX[port=W] [interrupt=X] [name=Y] [note=Z]  
Because the ISI5634PCI models are PCI-bus cards, Netware will set  
up the interrupt (IRQ) and I/O address automatically.  
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To install the ISI card scripts, copy aiomdms.mdc to  
f:\system\aio\directory. Click Yes to overwrite the existing  
aiomdms.mdc file.  
Configuring Ports for NetWare Connect  
When the driver is installed, it will allocate consecutive ports for the  
ISI card as follows:  
• 8 consecutive ports for the ISI5634PCI-8  
• 4 consecutive ports for the ISI5634PCI-4  
To set up NetWare Connect ports, enter LOAD NWCCON at the  
NetWare console prompt. LOAD NWCCON opens the NetWare  
Connect Configuration Utility. Select the appropriate menu options  
(modem type, speed, flow control, etc.).  
Removing the Driver (Novell)  
In Novell, remove file AIOISIX.NLM from the system directory and  
make the appropriate changes to the Autoexec.ncf file.  
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SCO Open Server 5 Driver Installation  
The ISI driver for SCO Open Server 5 is shipped on ISI Family CD-ROM  
(FAT file system) and can also be downloaded from the Multi-Tech  
web site. In both cases, the driver files are compressed (“tarred”).  
Users installing from the CD-ROM should begin at “To install from  
CD-ROM” directly below. Users installing from a floppy disk should  
skip down to “To install driver from floppy disk” later in this section.  
The filename of the SCO5 driver in its tarred form is sco50x.tar.  
This present installation section is task-oriented with minimal  
explanation of procedural steps. The section Multi-Tech Installation  
Script, which immediately follows this section, presents additional  
details to aid in installation.  
To install from CD-ROM:  
# mount -r /dev/cd0 /mnt  
# cd /mnt  
# cd servcard/drivers/sco50x  
#cp sco50x.tar /  
# cd<ENTER>  
To format a floppy disk for SCO5:  
1. At the Unix prompt, run the scosh program.  
2. Select Manager.  
3. Select Archive.  
4. Select Format.  
5. Make sure that Device is pointed to the floppy drive.  
6. Select Continue.  
To untar the driver file and copy files onto floppy disk:  
1. Make a temporary directory for the ISI driver files..  
# mkdir /isi  
2. Copy the tarred isi driver file into the temporary directory.  
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# cp sco50x.tar /isi  
3. Untar this file and put its contents into the temporary directory.  
# cd /isi  
# tar xvf sco50x.tar  
4. Copy the untarred (inflated or non-compressed) files to a floppy disk  
# cd /isi/unifiedinstimg301  
#scosh  
- Select Manager.  
- Select Archive.  
- Select Create.  
- Press space bar to highlight tmp/ and usr/ directories.  
- Press <ENTER> to copy.  
- Make sure Device is pointed to the floppy disk.  
- Make sure that the “Type” is cpio.  
- Select Continue.  
5. To verify that the files have been copied onto the floppy disk, use  
these commands:  
# scosh  
- Select Manager.  
- Select Archive.  
- Select List.  
- Make sure Device is pointed to the floppy disk.  
- Select Continue.  
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To install driver from floppy disk  
(Users starting with the untarred SCO5 driver on a floppy disk can  
begin the installation here).  
1. Run the custom utility.  
2. Select Software.  
3. Select Install New.  
4. Highlight driver file from local host and select Continue.  
5. Select as the Media Device “Floppy Disk Drive.”  
6. Select Continue.  
7. Highlight “Multi-Tech ISA/PCI ...” and select Install.  
8. Enter Y (yes) to continue installing the ISI driver.  
9. As many as four ISI cards can be installed in the server.  
Regardless of how many cards you will install in your server, type 0.  
(Because the ISI5634PCI cards are PCI-equipped, SCO can detect the  
cards and will set up I/O addresses and IRQ values as needed.  
For further details see MultiTech Installation Script step 1.  
10. Type the number of pseudo-devices to be created.  
For the ISI5634PCI-4, type 4.  
For the ISI5634PCI-8, type 8.  
For further details see MultiTech Installation Script step 2.  
11. Type Y(yes) to accept the prefix for tty ports. For further details  
see MultiTech Installation Script step 3.  
12. Type Y(yes) to confirm the selection. For further details see  
MultiTech Installation Script step 4.  
13. After the driver is installed, press <ENTER> to continue. For  
further details see MultiTech Installation Script step 4(last paragraph)  
and step 5.  
14. Exit the custom utility. For further details see MultiTech  
Installation Script step 6.  
15. Remove the floppy disk and reboot your computer. For further  
details see MultiTech Installation Script step 7.  
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MultiTech Installation Script  
The Multi-Tech Installation Script for SCO Open Server 5 systems  
requests information about how many boards you want to install,  
designations for communication ports and printer ports, and how many  
pseudo devices you want to create for Multi_View utility. Based on  
this information, the appropriate driver files will be installed and  
linked with your system’s kernel.  
1. This text appears on the screen:  
You can install up to 4 ISA/PCI cards in a  
system. The PCI cards will be autodetected  
on bootup [ISI5634PCI is a PCI card, i.e.,  
it has a PCI bus]. Enter the number of ISA  
cards you want to install and configure on  
your system (0-4):  
Select 0 if your computer has a PCI bus. This tells the SCO  
operating system to autodetect the ISI cards.  
2. The following text appears on the screen:  
Multi_View is a utility which will allow you  
to have multiple sessions on terminals that  
have multiple pages of physical memory. In  
order for this utility to work with  
MultiTech’s serial cards, pseudo devices  
have to be created in your /dev directory.  
These devices are system-wide resources.  
Enter the number of pseudo-devices to be  
created for the use of Multi_View utility  
(1 - 256).  
The Multi_View utility initializes the multiple-page capability of  
terminals with multiple pages of memory. The number specified  
here is the total number of devices (between 1 and 256) available  
to all Multi-Tech terminals and it’s the number of pseudo devices  
available to the Multi_View utility.  
Specify 8pseudo devices for each ISI5634PCI-8 card installed;  
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specify 4devices for each ISI5634PCI-4 card installed.  
For example, if the computer contains three ISI5634PCI-8 cards,  
you would enter 24.  
3. This text appears on the screen and relates to the “/dev” directory.  
This script also creates the devices in your  
system to communicate with the ports of  
ISICOM. The default prefix for the tty  
ports is ttyl. The default prefix for the  
printer is prnl. Is this acceptable? (y/n/q).  
For most users, it’s best to select y, which entails accepting the  
default values. Then proceed to step 4.  
Details for use of non-default port/printer values. The /dev  
directory holds device-information files used by the kernel to  
access the hardware. When you add an ISI card, you must give  
the ISI ports unique names so they do not conflict with existing  
ports or with other devices known to your system. If a device  
name has already been assigned to an existing device and the  
operator assigns that name to a new device, then the existing  
device will be deleted when the ISI port using its name is created.  
a. To use a non-default base name, type Nand then enter a  
basename having less than five characters. The base name you  
select will be used for all ports on each card you install. ISI port  
designations will have this form:  
[basename prefix][board number][port letter].  
basename:  
Length is one to four characters.  
board number: Values will be 1, 2, 3, or 4, depending  
on how many ISI cards are installed in  
your computer.  
port letter:  
For ISI5634PCI-4, use letters A  
through D for modems. For  
ISI5634PCI-8, use letters A through H  
for modems. (For terminal control  
devices, use lower-case letters as port  
identifiers.)  
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Device basename selected: _________________  
b. After you select a device basename, you are prompted for a printer  
base name. This prefix identifies each port that supports a  
terminal with a printer attached to its auxiliary port (for  
transparent printing). Specify a unique printer base name (printer  
parameters are outlined in the Multi_Setup Utility section in this  
manual ).  
Printer base name selected: _________________  
When you have specified the device base name and the printer  
base name, press ENTER to continue.  
4. The confirmation screen lists the values you have selected. The  
following text appears on the screen (default values are shown):  
You have chosen the following setup  
The tty prefix is ttyl.  
The printer prefix is prnl.  
Number of Multi_View pseudo devices  
[user-specified number].  
If these values are correct, type Yand the installation process will  
continue. If there is an error in any of the values displayed, type N  
and the first screen displays. Then re-enter the information for  
each card.  
When you accept the confirmation list (by typing Y), a series of  
messages displays while the driver is being installed and the kernel  
rebuilt. After the terminals have been added to the Terminal  
Control database, and when the display says “Press <Enter>  
to continue:”, then press ENTER. When Installation  
completedisplays, press ENTER again.  
5. Select Hostand press ENTER . Remove diskette from the drive.  
6. Select Exit and press ENTER .  
7. To reboot the system (required), enter the following commands:  
Type shutdown -g0-yand press ENTER  
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OR  
Type init 6and press ENTER .  
Driver installation for the ISI5634PCI card now is complete.  
Activating Ports in SCO Open Server 5  
SCO Open Server 5 provides a device database that monitors the  
activity of serial ports through which users can log onto the host. If  
your ISI ports are used by terminals (e.g., to allow users to log onto  
your host), you must create an entry in the system’s device database  
that furnishes specific information for the terminals that will be used  
on each ISI port. The database is referenced each time a user attempts  
to log in. If there is no database entry for a particular terminal, access  
to the host is denied.  
1. Turn on your system and verify that the firmware for each  
ISI5634PCI card loads successfully. If the firmware for a given  
ISI5634PCI card does not load, none of its ports will be  
accessible.  
2. Type the complete name of the first device you want to create in  
usr/lib/uucp/Devices. Substitute the specific base name,  
board number, and port letter for the generic parameters in the  
expression ttylbx. Use a lower-case xvalue for local DTE  
(terminal) support and an upper case Xvalue for modem control  
for each port you want to enable. Example: ttyl2Adenotes the  
second ISI card (2) and the first port on that card (A). The port  
status can be altered later, but one setting must be selected at this  
time. The ACU line would read as follows:  
ACU ttylbX - 9600 dialer name. Replace b, X and  
dialer-namewith appropriate values.  
3. Repeat this process for each port on each board you have installed.  
Record the setting you select for each port.  
4. Using device names created in the previous section, type the  
following command for each port you want to activate: enable  
ttylbx  
5. Repeat this command for each port you want to activate, using the  
lower case letter for local terminal use or upper case for modem  
control.  
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Note: Only one of the options (e.g., modem control or local  
terminal access) should be enabled for any port at one time. For  
example, you cannot enable ttyl1a and then enable ttyl1A.  
To change the status of a port, disable the current status  
(disable ttyl1a) and then enable it for the desired status  
(enable ttyl1A).  
Removing the Driver (SCO Open Server 5)  
To remove the ISI Driver, enter the configuration utility (e.g., custom  
for SCO Open Server 5) and follow instructions to remove the entire  
driver and rebuild the kernel without the ISI driver. If it is necessary to  
reinstall the driver due to I/O address or IRQ overlap, remove the  
driver first.  
Note: Remove the driver before permanently removing the ISI card  
from the computer.  
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Linux Driver for ISI5634PCI-4/8  
This is the standard installation procedure for Linux and is applicable  
to all Linux operating systems of the correct kernel level (2.0, 2.2, or  
2.4). The next major section of this manual, RedHat Linux 6.2/7.0  
RPM Drivers for ISI Server Cards (PCI bus only), is an alternative  
installation procedure applicable only to RedHat Linux 6.2 and 7.0  
using the RedHat Package Management System (RPM). Note that  
RedHat Linux versions 6.2 and 7.0 both use the Linux 2.2 kernel and  
the applicable ISI driver can be installed using this standard  
installation procedure, as well.  
LINUX: Pre-Installation Issues  
When unpacking the Linux driver, there are two choices, one driver for  
the 2.0.x kernel (at this writing, it is filename L300_20X.TAR), and  
one driver that works for both the 2.2.x kernel and the 2.4.x kernel, (at  
this writing, it is filename L305_22X_24X.TAR). Be absolutely  
positive about which kernel you have! Note that updated driver files  
may be issued from time to time.  
The 'make' utility, GNU C compiler, and the kernel sources need to be  
installed on your system. If any of these are missing, the compilation  
will fail. Most later Linux OSs install these elements automatically .  
LINUX: Copying the driver from the media  
The Linux drivers (2.0 and 2.2/2.4 kernel) are shipped in compressed  
(‘tarred’) form on the ISI Family CD-ROM formatted with the FAT  
file system. In some cases, users may download Linux ISI drivers  
from the MultiTech web site onto diskette (in ext2 format). We  
present instructions for both situations below.  
LINUX: Copying and untarring the driver from CD-ROM  
1. Mount the CD-ROM using this command:  
mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom  
2. Change directory  
cd /mnt/cdrom  
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3. List the files on the CD-ROM and locate the directory for the kernel  
in use (2.0 or 2.2/2.4), using this command  
ls  
4. Untar the appropriate Linux driver using this command:  
> tar vxf {filename}/tmp  
At this writing, the filename will be either L300_20X.TAR or  
L305_22X_24X.TAR.  
LINUX: Copying and untarring the driver from a floppy  
The ISI driver .tar file can be copied from a DOS formatted floppy  
using the 'mcopy' command if the 'mtools' have been installed. Issue  
'mcopy a:isilinux.tar <destination folder>' to copy the isilinux.tar ( or  
current driver name) file to the destination folder. As an alternative, the  
floppy can be manually mounted and the file copied to the required  
destination folder.  
NOTE: To read from a DOS formatted floppy, a kernel with support  
for the FAT file system (either statically linked in the kernel or as  
modules) is required.  
Steps for copying the driver from a floppy:  
1. Linux floppy disks are in ext2 format.  
2. Insert Linux driver in drive A: and mount floppy drive.  
> mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy  
3. Copy files from floppy to a temporary directory on hard drive.  
> mkdir /isi  
> cd /isi  
> cp /mnt/floppy/kernel_2.2.x/* /isi  
After you have copied the installation tar file to a folder, use the  
command 'tar xvf isilinux.tar' to untar (unzip or de-  
compress) the installation files in that folder.  
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LINUX: Driver installation and loading  
Execute the 'Install' script to build the driver and to copy the driver and  
firmware files to the required folder.  
> cd /isi  
> ./Install  
For ISI cards with the ISA bus, the installation script requires the user  
to type in the I/O address and the IRQ to be used. However, for ISI  
cards with the PCI bus (ISI5634PCI cards have the PCI bus), simply  
press ENTER when asked for addresses and IRQs. The installation  
creates the script file 'ISICOMStart' in the destination folder.  
'ISICOMStart' automates the loading process for the driver and  
firmware.  
To view busy I/O address space on your system, enter  
cat/proc/ioports  
To view busy IRQs, enter:  
cat /proc/interrupts  
You must load the driver before you can load the firmware. You can  
load the driver manually using the 'insmod' utility. For ISI cards with  
the ISA bus, the I/O base address and the IRQ required by the card  
also need to be passed as parameters to insmod (this does not apply to  
ISI5634PCI cards because they are equipped with the PCI bus).  
insmod isicom io=card1, ... card4 irq=card1,  
... card4  
The PCI cards and their configurations will be auto-detected by the  
driver.  
You can manually load the firmware into all of the installed ISI cards  
simultaneously by executing the 'frmld' utility in the installation folder.  
The firmware to all the installed cards can be manually loaded by  
executing the 'firmld' utility in the installation folder. This utility  
requires the firmware files (.bin) to be located in the /usr/local/  
ISICOM/ folder.  
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LINUX: Setting the baud rate  
The 'stty' utility can be used to set the baud rate of a particular port.  
For example, to set the baud rate of the first port on the first card  
(ttyM1a) to 38400 bps, execute 'stty 38400 < /dev/ttyM1a'.  
The current baud rate can be viewed by executing 'stty < /dev/  
ttyM1a'.  
LINUX: Verifying the ports  
Terminal utilities like 'minicom' can be used to verify the ports,  
'talk' to the modem, and dial out.  
To configure 'minicom' for a particular port, run it with the '-s'  
option. In the 'serial port setup' menu option, set the serial device to  
the required ISI port device (for example, '/dev/ttyM1a' for the  
first port on the first card). Save the configuration for a particular port  
using the 'save setup as' menu option as, for example, '1a' for the port /  
dev/ttyM1a. To connect to the port /dev/ttyM1a using minicom the  
next time, 'minicom 1a' needs to be executed.  
LINUX: TTY Devices Created by the Drivers:  
Device files corresponding to ports on the ISI card are created in  
the /dev folder. Use ttyMxyfor normal ports and cumxyfor  
corresponding callout ports. Normal ports (ttyM) are configured for  
dial-in connections. Callout ports (cum) are used for dial-out  
connections.  
In these expressions (ttyMxyand cumxy), the letter xis the card  
number (1-4), and yis the port designator (a, b, c, ...).  
The ISI Linux driver creates the following TTY devices in /dev  
directory:  
- /dev/ttyM1a TO /dev/ttyM1pfor the first ISI card  
- /dev/ttyM2a TO /dev/ttyM2pfor the second ISI card  
- /dev/ttyM3a TO /dev/ttyM3pfor the third ISI card  
- /dev/ttyM4a TO /dev/ttyM4pfor the fourth ISI card  
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For the ISI5634PCI-4, it uses the following:  
- /dev/ttyM1a TO /dev/ttyM1dfor the first card  
- /dev/ttyM2a TO /dev/ttyM2dfor the second card  
- /dev/ttyM3a TO /dev/ttyM3dfor the third card  
- /dev/ttyM4a TO /dev/ttyM4dfor the fourth card  
For the ISI5634PCI-8, it uses the following:  
- /dev/ttyM1aTO /dev/ttyM1hfor the first card  
- /dev/ttyM2a TO /dev/ttyM2hfor the second card  
- /dev/ttyM3a TO /dev/ttyM3hfor the third card  
- /dev/ttyM4a TO /dev/ttyM4hfor the fourth card  
Devices mapped for modem cards (ISI5634PCI-4 and  
ISI5634PCI-8 cards):  
For ISI5634PCI-4 cards (4 ports):  
- /dev/ttyM1ato /dev/ttyM1dfor modem ports.  
For ISI5634PCI-8 cards (8 ports):  
- /dev/ttyM1ato /dev/ttyM1hfor modem ports.  
LINUX -- Dial-in configuration:  
To configure a particular port for dial-in, utilities like 'mgetty' need to  
be installed on the system. If, for example, the port /dev/ttyM2c needs  
to be configured for a remote-access dial-in connection, an entry of the  
form 'M2c:12345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty ttyM2c' needs to be added in  
the /etc/inittab file. After you have made the change, execute 'init q' so  
that the 'init' process re-reads the inittab file and spawns the mgetty  
process to wait for an incoming connection. Users can then dial in, use  
their user names and passwords to log in, and access their accounts on  
the machine.  
To disable dial-in access on a particular port, change the entry in the /  
etc/inittab file to 'M2c:12345:off:/sbin/mgetty ttyM2c'or  
just comment-out that entry by prefixing a '#' to the entry on the line.  
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LINUX -- PPP setup:  
The 'PPP-HOWTO' (a document that is available as a part of the  
'HOWTO' documentation on most of the distributions under /usr/doc/  
HOWTO) explains in detail the procedure for configuring a Linux  
machine as a PPP server. This information is also available at  
The documentation in the PPP-HOWTO is directly applicable to ISI  
ports.  
Note: A base I/O address of 0, e.g., ISIBaseX=oxo, or omission of  
these parameters for any card X, disables that particular card.  
Miscellaneous:  
Device files corresponding to ports on the ISI5634PCI cards are created  
in the /dev folder. Use ttyMxy for normal ports and cumxyfor  
corresponding callout ports. The letter xis the card number (1–4), and y  
is the port number, (a–d) for 4-port cards or (a-h) for 8-port cards.  
Normal ports (ttyM) are configured for dial-in connections. Callout  
ports (cum) are used for dial-out connections.  
To view busy I/O address space on your system, enter:  
cat /proc/ioports  
To view busy IRQs, enter:  
cat /proc/interrupts  
To load the driver manually, use insmod.  
Example: To load two ISI cards configured with base I/O addresses 0x210  
and 0x200 and IRQs 5 and 10, enter the following in the destination  
folder:  
insmod isicom  
ISIBase1=0x210  
Irq1=5  
ISIBase2=0x200  
Irq2=10  
To remove the driver manually, enter rmmod isicom. This removes  
the driver only if no ISI ports are in use.  
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Removing the ISI Driver (Linux)  
1. Type cd /usr/local. Press ENTER.  
2. Type rm -r ISICOM. Press ENTER.  
3. This will remove driver for all ISI5634PCI cards in that Linux server.  
4. Remove the isictl file by typing “rm isictl” in the /dev directory.  
5. Remove all devices that start with ttyM1x, ttyM2x, ttyM3x and  
ttyM4x in the /dev directory.  
rm ttyM1*”  
rm ttyM2*”  
rm ttyM3*”  
rm ttyM4*”  
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RedHat Linux 6.2/7.0 RPM Drivers for  
ISI5634PCI-4/8 Server Cards  
This installation procedure applies only to RedHat Linux versions 6.2  
and 7.0. The standard ISI5634PCI Linux installation procedure  
(“Linux Driver for Multi-Tech ISI Server Cards (for PCI and ISA  
busses)”) can still be used for any Linux operating system of the  
correct kernel level (including RedHat Linux versions 6.2 and 7.0, if so  
desired). Note that RedHat Linux versions 6.2 and 7.0 both use the  
Linux 2.2 level kernel.  
LINUX-RPM: Pre-Installation Issues  
The 'make' utility, GNU C compiler, and the kernel sources need to be  
installed on your system. If any of these are missing, the compilation  
will fail. Most later Linux OSs install these elements automatically .  
LINUX-RPM: Copying the driver from the media  
The RedHat Linux RPM drivers are on the ISI-Family Installation CD-  
ROM in separate directories, ServCard/Drivers/Linux/RPMS/70RPM  
for version 7.0 and ServCard/Drivers/Linux/RPMS/62RPM for version  
6.2. In some cases, users may download RPM drivers from the  
MultiTech web site onto diskette (in ext2 format). We present  
instructions for both situations below.  
LINUX-RPM: Copying the driver from CD-ROM  
1. Mount the CD-ROM using this command:  
mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom  
2. Change directory  
cd /mnt/cdrom  
3. List the RPM files on the CD-ROM using this command:  
ls  
LINUX-RPM: Copying the driver from a floppy  
The ISI driver .rpm file can be copied from a DOS formatted floppy  
using the 'mcopy' command if the 'mtools' have been installed.  
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For RPM version 6.2, issue the command  
'mcopy a:isicom-1.1-3.src.rpm <destination  
folder>' to copy the isicom-1.1-3.src.rpm ( or current driver name)  
file to the destination folder.  
For RPM version 7.0, issue the command  
'mcopy a:isicom-1.2-3.src.rpm <destination  
folder>' to copy the isicom-1.2-3.src.rpm ( or current driver name)  
file to the destination folder.  
As an alternative, the floppy can be manually mounted and the file  
copied to the required destination folder.  
NOTE: To read from a DOS formatted floppy, a kernel with support  
for the FAT file system (either statically linked in the kernel or as  
modules) is required.  
Steps for copying the driver from a floppy:  
1. Linux floppy disks are in ext2 format.  
2. Insert Linux driver in drive A: and mount floppy drive.  
> mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy  
3. Copy files from floppy to a temporary directory on hard drive.  
> mkdir /isi  
> cd /isi  
4. The current isicom.o file should be backed up before installing the  
RPM. The easiest way is simply to rename it or copy it into another  
file. For example, “cp(or mv) isicom.o isicom.original”.  
It is usually located in the /usr/local/ISICOM directory. For the  
version 7 RPM, you will need to use the ‘--force’ option in the RPM  
command as in step 5b below.  
5a. For RPM version 6.2:  
Copy the RPM to a temporary folder. In this example, we’ll use /isi.  
Installation is in three parts, building the ‘isicom-smp.spec’ file from  
the source file, then building the actual RPM from that “spec” file, and  
finally, installing the RPM. Do not type the quotation marks shown in  
the commands below.  
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- Run “rpm -i /isi/isicom-1.1-3.src.rpm”.  
- Run “rpm -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/isicom-  
smp.spec”.  
- Run “rpm -ihv /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/isicom-  
1.1-3.i386.rpm”  
- Reboot the system, either using the command “init 6<ENTER>”  
or your favorite method.  
5b. For RPM version 7.0:  
Copy the RPM to a temporary folder. In this example, we’ll use /isi.  
Installation is in three parts, building the ‘isicom-smp.spec’ file from  
the source file, then building the actual RPM from that “spec” file, and  
finally, installing the RPM. Do not type the quotation marks shown in  
the commands below. Replace the x below with the actual version  
numbers being used.  
- Run “rpm -i /isi/isicom-1.2-3.src.rpm”.  
- Run “rpm -ba /usr/src/redhat/SPECS/isicom-  
rh7.spec”.  
- Run “rpm -ihv --force /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/  
i386/isicom-1.2-3.i386.rpm”.  
- Reboot the system, using either the command “init 6 <ENTER>”  
or your favorite method.  
LINUX-RPM: Verifying the ports  
To test the installation, you can use the terminal program ‘minicom’.  
Use the command “minicom -s” to set up the tty port that you will  
use to communicate.  
1. In the Configuration window, select “Serial Port Setup.”  
2. Select A to set the Serial Device (for example, /dev/ttyM1a).  
3. Select E to set the baud rate.  
4. Press Escape (Esc) to exit.  
5. Select Exit to communicate with the port.  
6. Issue AT commands and make sure it returns “OK”.  
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LINUX-RPM: TTY Devices Created by the Drivers  
Device files corresponding to ports on the ISI card are created in  
the /devfolder. Use ttyMxyfor normal ports. Normal ports  
(ttyM) are configured for dial-in connections.  
In these expressions (ttyMxy), the letter xis the card number (1-  
4), and yis the port designator (a, b, c, ...).  
The ISI Linux driver creates the following TTY devices in /dev  
directory:  
- /dev/ttyM1aTO /dev/ttyM1pfor the first ISI card  
- /dev/ttyM2aTO /dev/ttyM2pfor the second ISI card  
- /dev/ttyM3aTO /dev/ttyM3pfor the third ISI card  
- /dev/ttyM4aTO /dev/ttyM4pfor the fourth ISI card  
For the ISI5634PCI-4, it uses the following:  
- /dev/ttyM1aTO /dev/ttyM1dfor the first card  
- /dev/ttyM2aTO /dev/ttyM2dfor the second card  
- /dev/ttyM3aTO /dev/ttyM3dfor the third card  
- /dev/ttyM4aTO /dev/ttyM4dfor the fourth card  
For the ISI5634PCI-8, it uses the following:  
- /dev/ttyM1aTO /dev/ttyM1hfor the first card  
- /dev/ttyM2aTO /dev/ttyM2hfor the second card  
- /dev/ttyM3aTO /dev/ttyM3hfor the third card  
- /dev/ttyM4aTO /dev/ttyM4hfor the fourth card  
Devices mapped for modem cards (ISI5634PCI-4 and  
ISI5634PCI-8 cards):  
For ISI5634PCI-4 cards (4 ports):  
- /dev/ttyM1ato /dev/ttyM1dfor modem ports.  
For ISI5634PCI-8 cards (8 ports):  
- /dev/ttyM1ato /dev/ttyM1hfor modem ports.  
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LINUX-RPM -- Dial-in configuration:  
To configure a particular port for dial-in, utilities like 'mgetty' need to  
be installed on the system. If, for example, the port /dev/ttyM2c needs  
to be configured for a remote-access dial-in connection, an entry of the  
form 'M2c:12345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty ttyM2c /dev/  
ttyM2c' needs to be added in the /etc/inittab file. After you have  
made the change, execute 'init q' so that the 'init' process re-reads  
the inittab file and spawns the mgetty process to wait for an incoming  
connection. Users can then dial in, use their user names and passwords  
to log in, and access their accounts on the machine.  
To disable dial-in access on a particular port, change the entry in the /  
etc/inittab file to 'M2c:12345:off:/sbin/mgetty ttyM2c'or  
just comment-out that entry by prefixing a '#' to the entry on the line.  
LINUX-RPM -- PPP setup:  
The 'PPP-HOWTO' (a document that is available as a part of the  
'HOWTO' documentation on most of the distributions under /usr/doc/  
HOWTO) explains in detail the procedure for configuring a Linux  
machine as a PPP server. This information is also available at  
The documentation in the PPP-HOWTO is directly applicable to ISI  
ports.  
Removing the ISI Driver (Linux-RPM)  
1. To remove the ISI driver, type rpm -e isicom  
If more than one instance of the isicom file exists in the system, an error  
message will be returned. To resolve this, type rpm -q isicom. Press  
ENTER. All isicom RPM modules will be listed. Decide which of  
these files you want to delete. Then type rpm -e filename to  
delete those files.  
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Comm Software Using AT Commands  
You must have communications software installed in your computer to  
use the Multi-Tech modems on the ISI5634PCI card. If you want to  
use communications software that is already installed, you should  
reconfigure it for your new modem. Otherwise, install the data and fax  
communications software provided with your ISI5634PCI.  
1. Turn on your computer and run your communications software.  
2. Find the dialog box or menu that allows you to specify your  
modem. See different data communications examples below:  
• In Windows Terminal, select Settings and then Modem  
Commands  
• In HyperTerminal, select File, Properties, and then Phone  
Number  
3. Select your modem from the software’s modem list. If not listed,  
choose a generic modem and modify the settings as necessary.  
4. Change the modem initialization string, if necessary. The factory  
default configuration works well for most purposes.  
• To load the factory default configuration, use AT&F.  
• To load a custom configuration that was saved using the &W  
command, use ATZ. Note that the Z command must be in a  
command string by itself.  
• For a Macintosh, the initialization should include the &D0  
command.  
• If you don’t want the modem to always answer the phone, add  
S0=0 to the string.  
Note: To change the modem’s default configuration, type new  
commands in the software’s terminal window, adding the &W  
command to store them in the modem’s nonvolatile memory.  
For instance, to create a default configuration for a Macintosh  
computer that turns off autoanswer, type AT&F&D0S0=0&W.  
The new configuration loads automatically whenever the modem  
is turned on or receives the ATZ command.  
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5. Select the port where the modem is connected (normally starts at  
COM5).  
6. Select your serial port speed and label it maximum speed, DTE  
bps, or baud rate.  
• If you use data compression, set your serial port baud rate to  
four times the modem’s maximum transmission speed or faster.  
However, few files can be compressed enough to require speeds  
that high, and not all serial ports can handle speeds that high.  
• Set the serial port baud rate to 320,400 bps.  
7. If the software has an autobaud selection make sure it is disabled.  
Autobaud applies only to older modems and can cause problems if  
enabled.  
8. If the software allows you to edit the no connect messages (NO  
CARRIER, BUSY, NO ANSWER, NO DIALTONE), make sure  
there is space between DIAL and TONE in NO DIALTONE.  
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Tech Support  
 
ISI5634PCI/4/8 Quick Start Guide  
Limited Warranty  
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. (MTS) warrants that its products will be free  
from defects in material or workmanship for a period of two years  
from the date of purchase, or if proof of purchase is not provided, two  
years from date of shipment. MTS MAKES NO OTHER  
WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AND ALL IMPLIED  
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A  
PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. This  
warranty does not apply to any products which have been damaged by  
lightning storms, water, or power surges or which have been neglected,  
altered, abused, used for a purpose other than the one for which they  
were manufactured, repaired by the customer or any party without  
MTS’s written authorization, or used in any manner inconsistent with  
MTS’s instructions.  
MTS’s entire obligation under this warranty shall be limited (at MTS’s  
option) to repair or replacement of any products which prove to be  
defective within the warranty period, or, at MTS’s option, issuance of  
a refund of the purchase price. Defective products must be returned by  
Customer to MTS’s factory transportation prepaid.  
MTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES  
AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ITS LIABILITY  
EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS.  
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