Moxa Technologies CP-102U/UL - Manual (Page 48)

CP-102U/UL User’s Manual Software Installation
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Windows NT
Windows NT supports up to 256 serial ports, from COM1 to COM256. To utilize fully Windows
NT’s multi-process and multi-thread advanced features, pure 32-bit Windows NT device drivers
were developed for the CP-102U/UL boards and other MOXA multiport boards. The drivers
conform to the Win32 COMM API standard.
Installing the Driver for the First Time
The following procedure explains how to install the Smartio CP-102U/UL driver for the first time.
First make sure the board or boards are already plugged into the system’s PCI slot(s).
1. Log into NT as Administrator.
2. Copy the Windows.nt folder, located under \CP-102U_UL\Software\WinNT on the
Documentation and Software CD, to your computer’s hard disk (under the C: drive, for
example).
3. Open the Control Panel, click on the Network icon, and select the Adapters tab.
4. Click on Add and then Have Disk… to open the Select Network Adapter window.
5. Specify the exact path and file name of the driver file, C:\Windows.nt, in the example shown
here, and then click on OK to proceed.