TAC I/NET 2000 User manual
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Getting Started
I/NET® 2000 System
TCON238 01/02
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Use of Third Party Software
TAC software is delivered for use on IBM and compatible PCs. While your PC is capable of
running other third party software while running I/NET, trying to do so may present
general operational difficulties. This is particularly true if the other third party software is
memory resident. When used as it is intended, the TAC software is also memory resident.
The use of more than one memory resident program at the same time may impose unre-
solvable PC system parameter conflicts and may cause one or more of the memory resident
programs to fail.
No computer system is immune to software viruses, and they can be extremely damaging
should they attack databases and/or operating programs. Such an attack on the I/NET
system may be particularly damaging since its database output is directed towards control.
The only absolute safeguard against viral attack is to prevent any third party software from
being installed on the same computer with the TAC software. An acceptable safeguard is to
allow only authorized operators to run third party software and to make sure that all such
software is original, direct from a reputable vendor, and that the software has not been
copied from some other machine: i.e., if the seal is broken, don’t use it.
TAC makes no claims or commitments regarding the use of any third party software, other
than MS-DOS and Windows 95/98/NT in conjunction with the PC programs supplied by
TAC, and offers no support in accommodating the use of same. Furthermore, TAC accepts
no liability for system failures that may result from the use of any third party software with
TAC software.
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Contents
Before You Begin
I/NET 2000 Documentation .......................1-1
Workstation Requirements ........................1-1
Installation Requirements ........................1-3
Upgrading Previous Versions of I/NET..................1-4
Installing I/NET
The Setup Program ............................2-1
I/NET Conversions
Database Utility ..............................3-2
Log On .................................3-2
Check BinaryTree File ..........................3-3
Exit...................................3-4
Access Control File Conversion Utility ..................3-5
InetAMT.mdb File Conversion Utility ..................3-6
DCUxxxx.sav File Conversion Utility ..................3-7
I/NET Configuration
Overview .................................4-1
Starting the Configure Program .....................4-2
Editing Configuration Profiles ......................4-3
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Serial Port ................................4-4
TCP/IP Parameters ............................4-9
Wor kst ation Optio ns .......................... 4-11
Directories .............................. 4-13
System Services ............................ 4-14
Peripherals .............................. 4-15
Managing Configuration Profiles..................... 4-16
Adding a New Configuration Profile ................. 4-16
Deleting a Configuration Profile ................... 4-17
Activating a Configuration Profile .................. 4-17
Saving Configuration Profile Changes ................ 4-18
Host Routing Masks .......................... 4-18
Defining Host Masks ........................ 4-19
Copying Host Masks ........................ 4-21
NetPlus Router Configuration ..................... 4-21
Selecting a NetPlus Router ....................... 4-22
Configuring a NetPlus Router ...................... 4-23
Managing NetPlus Router Configurations................. 4-25
Setting a Password ......................... 4-25
Saving Configurations ....................... 4-26
Restoring Configurations ...................... 4-27
ODBC32 Administrator Setup
Configuring ODBC32 Administrator ..................A-2
To Setup AMT and Exporter/Reporter: ...................A-2
To S e tup I /N E T O D BC D r iv e r : .......................A-5
Index
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1Before You Begin
This guide provides instructions on installing and configuring
I/NET 2000. It also includes information on system requirements
and upgrade procedures.
Take a moment to read the introductory material in this chapter
before you install I/NET.
I/NET 2000 Documentation
The following manuals are available in Adobe Acrobat PDF format
on the I/NET 2000 CD-ROM. Optionally, you may order printed
manuals.
✧TCON236, I/NET 2000 System Operator Guide
✧TCON237, I/NET 2000 Technical Reference Guide
✧TCON239, I/NET 2000 Docutrend Guide
✧TCON240, I/NET 2000 I/NET ODBC Driver Technical
Reference Guide
✧TCON241, I/NET 2000 Utilities Guide
✧TCON238, I/NET 2000 Getting Started
Workstation Requirements
Following is the recommended minimum configuration for a
workstation running I/NET:
✦Pentium (200 MHz)
✦32 MB of RAM
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Workstation Requirements Before You Begin
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Note: If AMT filtering is vital to your I/NET system, we highly recommend
the implementation of at least a Pentium II, 400 MHz, with 128 MB
of RAM.
✦200 MB of available hard drive space
✦CD-ROM drive
✦Video display of 800 x 600 (minimum)
✦Microsoft Windows 98 or NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later
Note: If your workstation will be used as a Filemaster, it must be configured
with Windows NT and Service Pack 3 or later. A Windows 98 work-
station cannot be used as the Filemaster.
You must have administrative privileges to install programs on a
Windows NT workstation.
✦While not required, an uninterruptable power supply (UPS)
is highly recommended.
If you plan to use I/NET with an Ethernet LAN, you must also have
a valid LAN connection that includes the following:
✦Microsoft TCP/IP
✦Properly assigned static IP address
✦IP Mask
✦Gateway IP address
If you plan to print event action messages from your workstation,
you must also have the following:
✦A printer capable of printing single lines of text without
ejecting the page between each line. Dot-matrix printers typi-
cally support this single line feed capability and are recom-
mended for use as the event printer.
✦In order to print extended ASCII characters on the event
printer, a Windows 98 workstation must load an ANSI driver
from the CONFIG.SYS file. This driver is typically included
Before You Begin Installation Requirements
I/NET 2000 Getting Started 1-3
within the Windows “Command” directory or within the
system’s “DOS” directory.
Example CONFIG.SYS entry:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ANSI.SYS
(A Windows NT workstation does not require this driver.)
Please contact your network system administrator if you have any
questions on these requirements.
Installation Requirements
The I/NET 2000 software requires approximately 35 MB of hard
disk space. Make sure you have enough space before you install
I/NET. You will need to allocate additional hard drive space for data
files.
Before beginning the installation procedures, it is important to
consider the following:
✦Determine whether you will use synchronous or asynchro-
nous communication. Setup’s Typical option (the default)
installs asynchronous BIN files. You should choose the
Synchronous option to install synchronous BIN files. You
may switch from synchronous to asynchronous, or vice versa,
at a later date by choosing the Custom option and then
selecting the appropriate controller binary files. Instructions
are provided in Chapter 2, Installing I/NET.
Note: Refer to the Communication chapter in TCON237, I/NET 2000
Technical Reference Guide for information on synchronous versus
asynchronous communication.
✦If you want to use an Ethernet LAN, make sure you have a
valid LAN connection. Refer to “Workstation Requirements”
for the definition of a valid LAN connection.
Upgrading Previous Versions of I/NET Before You Begin
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Upgrading Previous Versions of I/NET
If you are upgrading from I/NET 4.x or earlier, please refer to the
Upgrade file located on your I/NET 2000 CD-ROM for detailed
instructions. The information in this section is only applicable to
I/NET 2000 system upgrades.
Note: Before upgrading a Filemaster workstation to I/NET 2000 version 2.0
or later, ensure that the workstation is configured to use the Windows
NT 4.0 operating system with Service Pack 3 or later. The Windows
98 operating system is not supported for Filemaster workstations.
The data and AMT database files for version 2.0 are not compatible
with any previous version of I/NET. You must convert the data files
on each host workstation before running this version of I/NET
2000. Once the workstation is upgraded, do NOT run I/NET 2000,
Configure, or the IO Server until all host workstations that equalize
files have also been upgraded. A nonrecoverable data corruption
will occur if a workstation running version 2.0 or later attempts to
equalize or otherwise read any unconverted files.
Follow the steps below to upgrade an existing I/NET 2000 system:
1. Shutdown I/NET 2000 and/or Configure, if running.
2. If necessary, shutdown I/O server. (Depending on the
settings in your configuration profile, I/O server may shut
down automatically.)
Note: If your system configuration uses file equalization, it is important
that the I/O server be shut down, and remain shut down, until ALL
host machines have been upgraded and the appropriate files have
been converted to the new format.
3. Backup the files on your host workstation. The files recom-
mended for backup are listed in Tab le 1- 1.
4. Install I/NET 2000 using the installation instructions
detailed in Chapter 2, Installing I/NET. If possible, use the
default installation directory names.
Before You Begin Upgrading Previous Versions of I/NET
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Table 1-1. Recommended Files for Backup
Function File(s) to Backup
Host PC configuration INETIOSRV*.*
Network Configuration INET2000\DATA\NETCON
INET2000\DATA\ATSDIR
INET2000\DATA\ATSDATA
Alarms, Messages,
Transactions (AMT) INET2000\MSGS\INETAMT.DAT
INET2000\INETAMT.MDB
Access Control
INET2000\DATA\ACFILTER
INET2000\DATA\ACFLOORS
INET2000\DATA\ACOPTNS
INET2000\DATA\ACTRANS
INET2000\DATA\ACTENANT
INET2000\DATA\ACDOORS
INET2000\DATA\ACN*.*
INET2000\DATA\ACG*.*
INET2000\DATA\ACP*.*
Host Passwords INET2000\DATA\PWDATA
INET2000\DATA\PWDCU
Docutrend Online Data INET2000\RW\RWONLN
Docutrend Archived Data INET2000\RW\RWARCH
INET\ARCH\YYMMDDNN.HH
Docutrend Reports
INET2000\RW\RWDEDIR
INET2000\RW\RWDEMAC
INET2000\RW\RWLTDIR
INET2000\RW\RWLTMAC
INET2000\RW\RWRDIR
INET2000\RW\RWRMAC
INET2000\RW\RWGEN
Docutrend-to-DIF INET2000\RW\AUTODIF
Graphic System Pages INET2000\DATA\*.PAG (I/NET 4.3 pages)
INET2000\DATA\*.GPG
INET2000\DATA\HOMEPAGE
Graphic Library Symbols INET2000\SYMBOLS\*.BOL (I/NET 4.3 Symbols)
INET2000\SYMBOLS\*.GLS
INET2000\SYMBOLS\*.BMP
DCU Save Files INET2000\SAV\*.SAV
Exporter/Reporter Reports INET2000\UTILS\REPORTER\REPORTS\*.RPT
Upgrading Previous Versions of I/NET Before You Begin
1-6 I/NET 2000 Getting Started
5. I/NET 2000 supports asynchronous communication and the
.BIN files required for asynchronous files are installed under
the Typical option. If you are using synchronous modems,
as required by I/NET 4.x, select the Synchronous option.
6. Run the conversion programs as outlined in Chapter 3,
I/NET Conversions. Depending on your system configura-
tion, some conversion programs may launch automatically
during the upgrade installation process.
Caution: If your system uses file equalization, do NOT run the configuration
program until all host machines have been upgraded, and the files
have been converted to the new format. An unrecoverable file corrup-
tion will occur if a system running version 2.0 or later of I/NET 2000
attempts to read or otherwise access files from an earlier version.
7. Complete the I/NET 2000 configuration process as detailed
in Chapter 4, I/NET Configuration.
8. To take advantage of the full functionality of this version of
I/NET, download the updated controller BIN files to the
appropriate controllers. Controller BIN files updated for this
release are listed below.
✦7700 ✦7756 ✦7791
✦7716 ✦7760 ✦7792
✦7718 ✦7770 ✦7793
✦7728 ✦7780 ✦7798
✦NPR2000
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2Installing I/NET
I/NET provides an automated installation program to simplify the
initial setup requirements. You can use the Setup program to:
✦Install the full I/NET program, or
✦Install selected I/NET components.
The Setup program copies the I/NET application files and
supporting files to your hard drive and configures certain compo-
nents to operate correctly.
Note: If you are upgrading from a previous version of I/NET, please review
the information in “Upgrading Previous Versions of I/NET” on page
1-4 before beginning the installation program.
The Setup Program
Follow the procedures below to run the Setup program and install
I/NET.
1. Close all other applications running on your system,
including virus-checking software.
2. Insert the I/NET CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
3. If your system supports AutoStart, the Setup program
launches automatically. Proceed to Step 3.
a. If your system does not support AutoStart, from the
Start button, select “Run ...”.
b. Ty pe d:setup (where dis the letter designation of
your CD-ROM drive) in the Open field of the Run
dialog box. Press Enter.
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4. If you receive the following error message, proceed with the
instructions in this step. Otherwise, you may skip to Step 5
now.
This version of I/NET 2000 requires that version 2.5 or later
of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) already be
installed on your system. If Setup determines that your
system does not have the required MDAC, it displays the
error message shown in Figure 2-1.
If you receive this message, you must install MDAC before
continuing with the I/NET installation. Read the message
and take note of the specified path to the MDAC installation
program. Perform the following steps to install MDAC.
a. Select OK to close the MDAC error message and termi-
nate the I/NET setup.
b. On the I/NET CD-ROM, go to the MDAC directory
and run MDAC_TYP.EXE. This is the MDAC installa-
tion executable file.
Figure 2-1. MDAC Error Message
Installing I/NET The Setup Program
I/NET 2000 Getting Started 2-3
The following dialog will be displayed:
c. Review the license agreement. You must check (!) the
box accepting the license agreement terms in order to
continue. These components must be installed for your
I/NET 2000 program to operate properly.
d. Click Next to go to the next screen.
e. Click Next to begin the installation.
f. When the MDAC installation is finished, a screen will
inform you that “Setup is Complete.”
You will be presented with the option of restarting
Windows now or waiting until later. Do not restart now.
You must choose to restart Windows later or the PC will
fail to correctly reboot. You will then be required to
press the reset button, let the computer reboot, and
then begin the install process again. Any subsequent
installations will not require a reboot after MDAC is
installed.
g. Click the Finish button to complete the MDAC installa-
tion.
h. Manually restart Windows. After Windows has
restarted, return to Step 1 to begin installing I/NET.
Figure 2-2. Data Access Components Setup Dialog Box
The Setup Program Installing I/NET
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5. Setup displays the I/NET 2000 Registration Information
dialog box, shown in Figure 2-3.
The registration data is on a label located on the back of the
CD-ROM jewel case.
a. Enter the Customer Name. If this is an upgrade installa-
tion, this information will be filled in automatically.
b. Enter the Site Name. If this is an upgrade installation,
this information will be filled in automatically.
c. Enter the CD Key.
d. Click Next.
Note: Setup checks to see if you have the latest version of DCOM. If you do
not, Setup will install it and may reboot your PC. Be patient; this
may take a few minutes.
Figure 2-3. I/NET 2000 Registration Information dialog box
The Setup Program Installing I/NET
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7. The next screen provides the Software License Agreement, as
shown in Figure 2-5. Please review the terms of the agree-
ment. To accept them and continue the installation, click
Yes.
Note: If you choose not to accept the terms of the agreement, select No and
the Setup program will terminate.
8. If Setup detects a previous version of I/NET on your system,
it automatically launches Wordpad and displays the contents
of the UPGRADE.TXT file. This file explains the steps that
are necessary to upgrade a previous version of I/NET to a
newer version. When you have finished reading this file,
close Wordpad to continue.
9. Again, Setup automatically launches Wordpad. This time,
the contents of the README.TXT file are displayed. You
should review this file to obtain up-to-date information and
advice. When you have finished reading this file, close
Wordpad to continue.
Figure 2-5. Software License Agreement Screen
Installing I/NET The Setup Program
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10. The Choose Destination Location screen allows you to select
the name of the system folder where the I/NET application
files will reside.
a. The default installation folder is C:\INET2000. To
accept the default, click Next and proceed to Step 11.
b. To change the destination folder, select Browse. The
Choose Folder screen (Figure 2-7) allows you to scroll
to select another folder. Select the folder and click OK to
return to the Destination Location dialog box and click
Next.
Figure 2-6. Choose Destination Location
The Setup Program Installing I/NET
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11. The Setup Type screen, shown in Figure 2-8, provides four
installation options.
✧Typical - installs all I/NET application files and optional
components. The full installation requires approximately
35MB of hard disk space.
Figure 2-7. Choose Folders Dialog Box
Figure 2-8. Setup Type Dialog Box
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