Lucent Technologies PassageWay Service Provider For PARTNER Communications System Getting Started

PC Serial Ports
A-8
Given the scenario described in item (1) above (that is, a mouse on COM1, a
fax/modem card on COM2, and the PassageWay Service Provider on COM3),
you might buy a bus mouse and configure it to use, say, IRQ2 or IRQ5.  This
would then permit you to move the PassageWay Service Provider onto COM1
(IRQ4), where it then could be used simultaneously with both the mouse and
the fax/modem.
Likely candidates for conversion from a serial interface to some other interface
include mice (which can...

PC Serial Ports
A-9
For example, consider once again the scenario of a COM1 mouse, a COM2
fax/modem card, and a COM3 PassageWay Service Provider.  If the COM3
serial port is located on an add-on card that permits IRQs other than 3 or 4 to
be selected, you could configure the COM3 serial port to use a different
(available) IRQ in your system, say IRQ5.  After making the necessary
changes to the card (for example, adding or removing some jumpers or
adjusting the positions of some switches), the last step...

PC Serial Ports
A-10
Selecting an Add-On Serial Port
Card
This section presents advice on how to choose an add-on serial port card for
use with the PassageWay Service Provider.  Because the PassageWay
Service Provider does not have any unique requirements with respect to serial
ports, this advice applies generically to selecting a serial port for use with any
peripheral.
In general, there are two main things to consider when selecting a serial port
for use with the PassageWay Service Provider:
  1....

PC Serial Ports
A-11
  2.  For best performance with the PassageWay Service Provider, choose
a card that has hardware support for high-speed communications.
   The PassageWay Service Provider operates at a data rate of 4800
baud, and it relies on Windows to manage the flow of data through
your PCs serial port.  Depending upon your configuration, Windows
may have problems maintaining high data rates through traditional
serial ports.  In these situations, a serial port designed for high-speed...

Index
IN-1
 C
Centralized Telephone Programming, 3-7
COM ports
overview, A-1
Connect
starting, 3-9
troubleshooting, 4-19
 D
documentation conventions, 1-5
 E
Extension Programming
helpful hints, 3-8
overview, 3-2
starting, 3-9
system administration capabilities, 3-7
troubleshooting, 4-16
 H
help, 1-6
 I
installation checklist, 2-9
installing
PassageWay adapter, 2-10
PassageWay Service Provider, 2-14
serial cable, 2-10
 P
PARTNER Extension Programming
helpful hints, 3-8
overview, 3-2
starting, 3-9
system...

Index
IN-2
 S
serial cable
installing, 2-10
serial ports
overview, A-1
support, 1-6
 T
TAPI
installing PassageWay Service
Provider, 2-14
removing PassageWay Service
Provider, 2-31
setting up, 2-9
troubleshooting, 4-2
technical support, 1-6
troubleshooting
Connect, 4-19
Extension Programming, 4-16
overview, 4-1
PARTNER Extension
Programming, 4-16
PassageWay adapter, 4-15
PassageWay Connect, 4-19
PassageWay Service Provider, 4-2
TAPI, 4-2
 U
uninstalling
PassageWay Service Provider, 2-31
user...