FarSync
WAN - IP/X.25 Support for Windows |
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For 32-bit Windows (x86) platforms, the FarSync WAN for Windows software should be installed by running setup.exe from here.
For x64 (64-bit) Windows platforms, the FarSync WAN for Windows software should be installed by running setup64.exe from here.
You will be presented with the following sequence of dialogs:
Click Next
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If you wish to install the product to a location other than the default installation folder, then click the Browse... button and select required location. When the folder has been selected click Next to continue.
Click Next. The required files are now copied to the selected location.
You will then be given the opportunity to select which available FarSync ports you wish to use for WAN for Windows.
When installing FarSync WAN for Windows with a FarSync X.25 card, only a single Network Interface is supported for X.25 operation ("IP over X.25").
Select the "IP over X.25" interface and click Next.
Note: do not select any of the individual ports themselves (other than the "IP over X.25" port) unless you wish to enable a port for IP over PPP operation. Doing so would not be at all typical, but having a mixture of ports (for example, some X.25 and some PPP) is possible in the rare circumstances in which it is desired.
A WAN network interface will then be created for the port.
Depending on the exact version of software you are using, you may then be presented with the following dialog
This may happen in the interim period of making a new release and getting the new drivers signed. Please select the "Continue Anyway" option.
Once the interface has been created you will see it listed in the dialog.
Note that the interface appears just like a LAN card interface e.g.
Click Close.
You can rename the interface to something meaningful to you by selecting the entry, pressing Properties and selecting Rename. The renamed interface will be reflected under the Network Connections.
By using the Properties button you can change the network interface configuration (via the TCP/IP or Network Properties option).
Ensure that, if IPX (“NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Protocol”) is currently installed, it is not selected for the FarSync Network Adapter.
Configure the IP over X.25 Properties by pressing the "Configure" button.
Select the "Configure" menu.
Enter the X.25 Network User Address for the local node in the Local NUA field. Enter the X.25 Network User Address for the default remote IP/X.25 Router (or the Remote FarSync X.25 node) in the Remote NUA field.
Optionally set the Hold-down and Idle timers, and the Preferred Line if more than one X.25 link is configured.
Note: once the initial configuration is complete, it is recommended that these settings be modified using the FarSync Port Manager Program (fsPortMgr.exe). If the IP over X.25 Properties dialog (i.e. the dialog box shown above) is used instead of FsPortMgr, it may be necessary to stop and restart the X.25 line(s) for changes to the X.25 properties to be applied.
Click OK.
Choose the TCP/IP Properties menu option for the IP over X.25 interface and configure the entries as you require. Note that you need to configure an IP address & Subnet mask here - the "Obtain an IP address automatically" option is not supported by the FarSync X.25 Network Adapter.
Press OK.
This completes the configuration of the WAN port/interface(s).
Press Exit.
Click Close.
This completes the installation and configuration of the WAN port/interface which will automatically be started.
Note that if you wish to reconfigure the port/interface parameters at any point in the future you can do so by using the Start-All Programs-FarSync WAN for Windows-Configuration menu option.
It is recommended that you then install the FarSync Line Monitor. If you subsequently experience and problems with your WAN link then the monitor may well help identify the problem.
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