Installing the Adapter on Windows XP/Vista/Seven
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3. Installing the adapter on Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
The PROATM-WDM drivers allow the PROATM adapters to work in a Windows environment without
needing the Microsoft ATM stack available in Windows XP operating systems.
PROATM-WDM includes a Windows WDM driver and a virtual Ethernet miniport driver emulating Classical
IP (RFC 1577) and/or multiprotocol (RFC 2684).
Platforms and Quality of Service
This driver has been tested under the following environments: Windows XP, Windows 2003 server, Windows
2008 server, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 in 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
It supports the UBR, CBR, and VBR qualities of service.
Installing PROATM-WDM
Please note that you must logon as system
administrator
to be able to install the driver, since it is not
yet certified by Microsoft.
1.
Install the PROATM adapter and power on the computer.
2.
When Windows detects a new hardware, select
Cancel
to abort the installation.
3.
Launch the
proatmwdmsetup.exe
setup utility.
4.
The setup utility copies all PROATM-WDM files in the selected folder (by default:
c:\program
files\prosum\proatm-wdm
).
5.
Then the setup utility proposes to go ahead with the driver installation. Do not uncheck
Launch
Driver Installation
.
6.
If a security dialog box opens to get some confirmation, accept everything. This Installation process
may take a long time (especially on Windows Vista). Do not stop the process, even if you are asked
for this by Windows.
7.
After the setup completes correctly, the PROATM WDM driver is installed, as well as the virtual
Ethernet adapter. You can modify the driver settings or add new virtual Ethernet adapters by using the
PROATM Manager
utility. You can find a shortcut in the desktop.
PROATM Manager
This program allows you to check the installed drivers, to change their settings, and to add and/or remove
virtual Ethernet adapters.
