DynamicAccess Server Features
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Installing
Dynamic
Access
Software
Use the following procedure to install Dynamic
Acces
s technology server features
in a computer that is running Windows NT or Windows 2000.
1
Insert the
3Com EtherLink Server CD
in the CD-ROM drive.
2
From the Welcome screen, select
NIC Software
.
3
Click Dynamic
Access Technology
.
4
Click
Install
Dynamic
Access Server Software
.
5
Select Windows 2000 or Windows NT installation.
6
Click
OK
to Install the Dynamic
Access
server software.
7
Restart your system.
Configuring Server
Features
The Dynamic
Access
server features window contains tabs for these windows:
■
In the Load Balance/RSL window, you can create and change Load
Balancing/RSL groups. The NICs in a group work together to route traffic
efficiently and to recover from failures.
■
In the VLANs window, you can set up virtual LANs. All groups listed in the
Load Balance/RSL window also appear as groups in the VLAN window. Any
ungrouped NICs in the Load Balance/RSL window are also listed in the VLAN
window.
Windows NT
Start Dynamic
Access
server features under Windows NT as follows:
1
Log in to the Windows NT Administrator account.
2
From the Windows
Start
menu, select
Settings/Control Panel
.
3
Double-click the Dynamic
Access
Server icon.
The DynamicAccess Resilient Server Link/Load Balance/VLAN Configuration
window appears. Click the appropriate tab to configure server features.
Windows 2000
Access Dynamic
Access
server features through the Windows 2000 Network and
Dial-up Connections window as follows:
1
Log in to Windows 2000 with administrator privileges.
2
Launch the Windows 2000 Network and Dial-up Connections window.
3
Select a Local Area Connection icon.
4
Click the right mouse button and select Properties.
The Local Area Connections Properties window appears.
Installing teaming software from multiple vendors may cause problems with your
system. Before installing
Dynamic
Access software, uninstall any other teaming
software you may have previously installed on your computer.
When Dynamic
Access
server features are installed, NICs bind to the
DynamicAccess protocol and real protocols bind to the Dynamic
Access
Miniport.
Do not modify these bindings.
