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Communications Servers - Some General Rules to Apply when Configuring Express for Windows™ for Use with a Shared Modem Pool
 

Please note that this information is not definitive. It is put together from available sources and is with regard to software and configurations that have not been tested by iiX. If you obtain information about alternate settings or configurations that may work, please email iiX Customer Support

An Express for Windows administrator wants to configure the Express communications module for use with a Windows-based communications server or modem pool.
 

These suggestions may be applied for most any communications server that is Windows® based and does not require our application (Express) to be NASI™ or NCSI® compatible.  All settings options described below are accessed by selecting the menu option Communications, and then selecting Settings.

• Use what ever modem profile fits the modem. You might start with either the "U S Robotics® V.32bis using INT14" or the "Default High Speed using INT14".  Other modem profiles may be used however.

• On the Port Setup tab, set the Protocol to Bios/INT14 or Xbios/INT14.   If unable to make connection with the modem pool, change to Polled or Interrupt and try again.

• On the Port Setup tab, set the Com Port for whatever port is being redirected on the client workstation.  This will usually (but not always be) Com 3 or Com 4.

• Set the Flow Control = NONE.  (Flow Control is normally handled by the communications server).

• Set the DTE Rate = FIXED

• On the Options tab, set Ignore CD = YES

• On the Port Setup tab, set the Baud Rate = 19200 ( or whatever works best )

• Make sure communications are not running in a blue DOS box.  If communications is opening a DOS box to run, edit the AMSEXPW.INI file (located in the Windows directory) and change the CommModule to be MTW.EXE, not MT.EXE.

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