Communicating with the Courier 3-9
For other Windows software packages, see Chapter 4, Setups for
Common Windows Software Packages.
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Windows NT
Determining COM Port, IRQ, and I/O Address Settings
Use WinMSD to determine which COM ports, IRQs, and I/O
base addresses are free.
Bear in mind that you can change the settings in Control Panel |
Ports | Advanced
only if you have logged in to NT as
administrator.
As a Client
If you want only to dial out using the Courier, Windows NT
works very much like Windows 3.x. Windows NT ships with a
built-in Terminal program that can support speeds of up to 115.2
Kbps.
Additionally, Windows NT includes a Remote Access Dialer, but
it is not installed by default.
You can install Quick Link II in Windows NT but you may
experience problems with fax operations.
As a Server
Here’s how to set up Windows NT Remote Access Service (RAS)
to recognize the Courier. First, you must install RAS, which is
included with Windows NT, but is not installed by default.
Start Windows Terminal to verify that NT can communicate
with the Courier. Select the COM port to which the Courier is