In Notepad, click on 'Edit' and select 'Word Wrap'.
You may also load the file into any TEXT compatible word processor and use the format function found there, and print it out.
The following information is to provide an overview of the basic steps needed to install FAXport WINport, and RASport - Detailed instructions are provided with the program's On-Line documentation and Setup Guides.
NOTE: Full versions of the setup guides for WINport, FAXport, and RASport in Encapsulated Post Script (.EPS) format and in Word for Windows 6.0 (compatible with 7.0) DOCUMENT (.DOC) files have been placed in the document directory of the CD ROM.
Be certain that particular printer supports this format first before printing them as the documents. For best results print use a Laser or Inject type printer as the documentation contains graphical illustrations. For further instruction on using 'Post Script' consult your Windows Manual.
A list of FAXport and Winport terms are also included to provide you with basic definitions of terms used with the three programs.
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What is FAXport 5.0
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The FAXport Software is a 'Store and Forward' Fax service. By using this software a person does not have to be connected to their fax server all of the time in order to send or receive a fax.
The FAXport Software allows for the access of a FAX Modem by users in a Local Area Network through their network protocol. This server will provide an efficient processing of fax documents and events through its operating system. Multiple Modems can be installed at that site to increase the volume of faxes being processed.
FAXPort Installation
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Listed below are the minimum steps needed to install and setup the FAXport Software
A. Installing FAXport consists of Six basic tasks done in this order:
1).╖ Prepare your Local Area Network for the installation of the FAXport Software
2).╖ Place the FAXport Client Installation program into a shared Network directory
3).╖ Install and start the FAXport Server on your Network
4).╖ Install the FAXport Client program from that Installation program into a workstation used by the System Administrator
5).╖ Start your FAXport Administrator and configuring your FAXport Server
6).╖ Determine who will be FAXport Client Users, and install their Workstations
B. You will need to designate at least one person as the FAXport Supervisor. The duties will be:
1). Run the FAXport Administrator program for the first time in order to configure the FAXport Server
2).╖ Determine FAXport Administrators status in the FAXport Software
3).╖ Setup basic system defaults and maintain the FAXport Server
C. You will need to designate one or more people as the FAXport Administrator. The duties will be:
1).╖ Assist users in the installation of the FAXport Client
2).╖ setup the users software defaults
3).╖ Setup Routing and Notification information
FAXport provides complete instructions On-Screen during the installation of the program. In addition, On-Line documentation is installed first which can be refered to prior to the full installation.
A further set of On-line documents are provided for the FAXport Administrator program which also contains a full set of installation instructions.
WINport INSTALL
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How WINport Works
WINport allows you to connect to a 'virtual' modem on your local PC.
A 'virtual' modem is one created by the computer through running the WINport software. Normally when you use a real modem you connect to it there at your computer. With WINport you connect to the local area network instead. The 'virtual' modem allows you modem or Fax software to run as if it were connected to a local modem.
When you use you modem or Fax software, the information that is created will be transport data across a network transparently to an actual modem and provide a proper connection to the telephone line. The real modem will dial out, and connect with other modems or Fax machines.
When you end your connection to WINport, the modem that you were using is then made available to other people who are also using the WINport program.
Installation Overview
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LANSource has both a Windows (WINport) and a DOS version (Mserver) of its Modem Server Software.
Each is different and targets a different usage and functionality. The Windows Modem Server software is simple to set-up and install. It is ideal for sharing one modem located on a Windows workstation for outbound transmission. It however suffers from the usual performance limitations of Windows. To set-up a Windows Modem Server you must run Set-up from the Windows install.
The DOS modem server is much more powerful and preferment Modem Server. It is able to run on a 286 PC and can support up to 32 modems using either Digiboard or Stargate multi-port adapters to speeds of up to 115200 bps. To set-up the DOS modem server you must run INSTALL from the WINport/DOS directory.
A. There are three steps to installing and using WINport on your Network.
Step 1. Install the software from the CD-ROM to a WINport directory on your Network.
Step 2. Configure the WINport Modem-Server software on the workstation with the modem(s) to be shared on your Network.
Step 3. Install and configure the WINport Client software on all the workstations that will use the shared fax or data modem on your Network.
B. WHAT STEPS SHOULD YOU FOLLOW?
If you are a simply a user of WINport, go to Steps 3 .
If you have a modem in your PC and want to share it with other network users, then follow Steps 2 and 3 .
If you are the first person to install the software, then follow all the Steps including 1, 2, and 3
What is DOSport
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DOSport is an Interrupt-14h (Int-14) redirector for DOS workstations. It is a TSR (Terminate Stay Resident) program that provides Int-14 services for any Int-14 compatible DOS communications software allowing them to connect to and use network modems from DOS workstations. Widely-used applications of this type include pcAnywhere, CO/session, Telix (Int-14 version), and Procomm LAN.
Interrupt 14 (INT 14) is a software-only interrupt used by DOS to talk to the serial port. Most, but not all DOS communications software are Int-14 compatible. Some programs, such as pcAnywhere, include this support in every package. Others, such as Procomm and Compuserve Info Manager, offer a special Int-14 version.
Do NOT confuse Int-14 with IRQ 14, which is a hardware interrupt and pertains only to the 286+ family of PCs.
DOSport can be used for both dial-in and dial-out operations: you can use it to make an outbound connection before dialing out, or set it to "auto-answer" any inbound connection.
There are two specific versions of DOSport, one for Novell IPX networks and one for NetBIOS compatible networks. The installation procedure is the same for each version, except where noted.
Installing RASport
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Note: this information is also available in on-line documentation form.
A. What is RASport
RASport allows Windows NT terminal and fax programs to share an NT serial port with RAS. RAS will normally require a dedicated serial port and modem.
The RASport setup dialog lists all the serial COM ports that are available on the Windows NT system.
C. Using RASport
When you specify that RASport should use a COM port, RASport will provide two different names for that COM port ...
1). The original COM port name (e.g. COM2)
2). The extra COM port name (e.g. RASPORT2, or perhaps COM3)
After RASport has been started, both of these COM port names will be visible to NT communications programs (like RAS, FAXPORT3, and TERMINAL) ...
D. Handling Inbound And Outbound Calls
a) The current version of RASport supports RAS dial-in, but not RAS dial-out (so do not dial an outbound RAS connection on a COM port that is being shared by RASport).
b) RASport monitors I/O activity on each COM port, to determine when the port is idle (where 'idle' means that the application has open the port, but is merely sitting there waiting for an incoming call) ...
i/. If a program (e.g. FAXport or TERMINAL) tries to open the extra COM port name, while RAS is actively handling an incoming call through the original COM port name, then the attempt to open the extra COM port will be failed (and the RAS connection will not be interrupted). If this happens, simply wait until the RAS connection has finished: as soon as RAS is idling, waiting for an incoming call, then the attempt to open the extra COM port name will succeed.
ii/. The current version of RASport supports adaptive dial-in connections on the extra COM port, only if that extra COM port is being used by FAXPORT (not by any other application); whenever an application other than FAXport is using the extra COM port, then RAS will not be able to receive incoming calls.
If FAXport is using the extra COM port but has allowed the line to idle (because it has no outbound faxes to send, and is merely listening for an incoming fax), then RASport will use the modem's adaptive answer to route any incoming call to the correct program: incoming data calls are passed to RAS, and incoming fax calls are passed to FAXport.
iii/. Only one application at a time can be using the extra COM port. For example, if the extra COM port is being used by FAXport, then you will not be able to open that COM port using TERMINAL.
iv/. RASport watches the modem initialization strings that are sent by RAS, so that whenever an application finishes using the extra COM port, RASport can reinitialize the modem into the state expected by RAS. RASport will be confused by the multitude of strings that RAS sends to the modem, when RAS is trying to detect the type of modem (when you use Control Panel/Network to install RAS, or to configure it for a new COM port or new type of modem). Control Panel will tell you to restart the system, whenever you change the RAS settings: you should do this (RASport will not be able to properly reinitialize the modem until after the system is restarted; you will see the following RASport message in the NT system Event Log "The last modem initialization string captured from RAS did not contain the expected 'Answer On' (i.e. SO=)").
E. RASport Error Reporting
When RASport is used (or abused), RASport cannot display messages on the Windows desktop (because RASport is an NT kernel-mode device driver). Instead, information messages (for example, which say that RASport is loaded successfully), and any error messages, can be displayed using the NT system Event Log.
F. Supported Modems And Serial Ports
RASport has been tested only with SERIAL.SYS (the standard NT serial port driver). RASport should work with other serial drivers, e.g. the drivers from Digiboard, however this has not been tested.
See the latest NT Hardware Compatibility List for a list of modems supported by RAS.
FAXport will work with any Class 1, Class 2, or Class 2.0 fax or fax data modem (there are too many of these modems to list). However, the current version of RASport can provide adaptive answer only for Class 2.0 modems. The following are Class 2.0 modems which have been tested with RASport:
¿ USR Courier (07/10/95)
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FAXport Terminology
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FAXport
A complete 'store and 'forward' Fax service. By using this software technology a person does not have to be connected to a fax server all of the time in order to send or receive a fax. The FAXport Software allows for the access of a FAX Modem by users in a Local Area Network through a Windows NT LAN server. This server will provide an efficient processing of fax documents and events through its 32 bit operating system. Multiple Modems can be installed at that site to increase the volume of faxes being processed. A 16 bit server is also available for Windows for Workgroups users.
FAXport Client Software
Fax events are initiated at the FAXport Client program by having the body of a message sent to the FAXport Server for processing. The name of the fax recipient and their fax numbers (as well as other information) is selected from information stored at the FAXport server or from a local Phonebook which can be viewed at the Client site. Once this information is received by the FAXport Server, fax-ready attachments made from other documents can be added to the event.
FAXport Server Software
The speed and efficiency of the FAXport Software is achieved by having all of the key components that make up a fax document in place at the FAXport Server site. This removes the need for time consuming functions taking place at the FAXport Client site. When organizing the scheduling of fax events, the documents to be faxed are first gathered together at the Client site, then moved through the LAN system to the FAXport Server. Cover pages and attachments that have been previously created are then combined with documents from the Client. The resulting fax documents are then stored and later faxed out following a pre-defined schedule set by either the sender or those administering the system.
FAXport Supervisor and Administrator
Important operations and functions must be maintained by key people using the FAXport software. It is required that a System Supervisor and a System Administrator be assigned to the FAXport Software. While only one Supervisor can be defined, you may have as many (or as few) Administrators as is needed to support the system.
ODBC
ODBC ( Open Database Connectivity ) is a Microsoft developed standard that provides a common programming interface to a variety of databases. FAXport uses ODBC to provide direct connectivity to any database with an ODBC driver right from within FAXport! Common database formats with ODBC drivers include dBase, Access, FoxPro, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and Btrieve. It is recommended that you install ODBC onto your system in order to allow you to use the full power of FAXport.
UNC
FAXport supports the use of UNC (Universal Naming Convention) pathnames. This makes it easier to access network resources by providing a standard naming scheme to reference network servers, and shared directories. This eliminates the need for 'mapping' drives. This feature allows for a variety of enhanced networking functions by making their operation 'smarter' with in the entire system. Setting up Folders, and browsing the information in them, is faster as a result, to show only one example.
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WINport Terminology
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WINport
A complete data modem sharing solution of Local Area Networks. It can be used in conjunction with many popular Windows fax and communications applications and with any DOS INT-14 communications applications.
Modem Server
A PC on a Local Area Network that has modem(s) connected to it, which will be shared by other network users from other network workstations. There can be combination of DOS and Windows based modem servers on the network. Also referred to as Communications server, COMMS server, FAX Server or a WINport Server
DOS Modem Server
A PC that is running in DOS which is on a Local Area Network that has a modem connected to it which will be shared by other network users from other network workstations. (A set of Terminate, Stay Resident programs loaded in DOS to control modems and make them Network aware).
Windows Modem Server
A PC that is running in Windows which is on a Local Area Network that has a modem connected to it which will be shared by other network users from other network workstations. (A Windows Executable program which controls the modem and makes them network aware).
FAXport
A complete 'store and 'forward' Fax service. By using this software technology a person does not have to be connected to a fax server all of the time in order to send or receive a fax. The FAXport Software allows for the access of a FAX Modem by users in a Local Area Network through a Windows NT LAN server. This server will provide an efficient processing of fax documents and events through its 32 bit operating system. Multiple Modems can be installed at that site to increase the volume of faxes being processed. A 16 bit server is also available for Windows for Workgroups users.
WINport Comm Driver (Windows)
Allows your Windows based communications and Faxing applications to be used with a shared network modem that is connected to a Windows or a DOS Modem Server elsewhere on the Network. (WINPORT.DRV).
DOSport Client
Allows your DOS based INT-14 communications applications to be used with a shared network modem that is connected to a Windows or a DOS Modem Server elsewhere on the Network. DOSport.COM is a TSR that is loaded before staring your INT-14 Comm Application.
FAXport Client Software and Server Software
Fax events are initiated at the FAXport Client program by having the body of a message sent to the FAXport Server for processing. The name of the fax recipient and their fax numbers (as well as other information) is selected from information stored at the FAXport server or from a local Phonebook which can be viewed at the Client site. Once this information is received by the FAXport Server, fax-ready attachments made from other documents can be added to the event. The speed and efficiency of the FAXport Software is achieved by having all of the key components that make up a fax document in place at the FAXport Server site. This removes the need for time consuming functions taking place at the FAXport Client site.
WINport 32 bit Client version 5.1
A new product that is a 32 bit version of the WINport client to be used with Windows NT and Windows 95. This program is designed support both 32 and 16 bit terminal and fax programs that work under these operating systems. See the WINport setup guide for a full description of its installation, setup and use.
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02/29/95 document revision 6
FAXport Ver 5.0 see setup Guide version 3.3
WINport 5.0 see setup Guide version 3.2
These setup guides have been provided as on-line documents with CD ROM #7.
