Configuring the Falcon RF
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>> Getting Started
The Falcon Configuration Utility is provided with every Falcon unit,
including the RF models. If you have not already installed it on your
PC, install the utility now following the directions in the
Falcon
User’s Guide.
The documentation set for Falcon RF includes an RF utilities disk. Af-
ter installing the Falcon Configuration Utility, run the
SETUP
.
EXE
pro-
gram on the utilities disk. Complete the setup procedure to install
the drivers and other files required for RF operation onto your PC.
NOTE:
For complete information about the Falcon Configuration
Utility, see the
Falcon User’s Guide.
>> Installing ODI Drivers
The Falcon RF installation package includes
open data-link interface
(ODI)
drivers for TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetWare Client, and custom instal-
lations.
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For TCP/IP, the package provides software from Novell. Novell’s
TCP/IP stack runs on top of the ODI driver.
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For NetWare Client, Novell’s
NETX
.
EXE
and
VLM
.
EXE
programs use
the IPX/SPX protocol stack, which runs on top of the ODI driver.
These applications allow the user to run Novell client/server appli-
cations; to mount drives, printers, and other hardware; and to
treat the Falcon RF as if it were a client on a Novell network.
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For other IPX/SPX solutions, the package provides software from
Novell. Novell’s IPX/SPX stack runs on top of the ODI driver.
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For other software implementations, you can customize one of
the provided configurations.