Interphase Tech iSPAN Network Card User Manual


 
Starting the NDIS Driver Setup Utility
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Use the following icons in the Channels section of the NDIS
Driver Setup dialog box to manage channel properties.
Click this icon... To do the following...
Create. Create a new channel.
For more information, see Setting Up Channels for
Logical Adapters on page 75.
Edit. Edit the selected channel. (You can also double-
click a channel row to edit the channel.)
For more information, see Setting Up Channels for
Logical Adapters on page 75.
Delete. Delete the selected channel.
For more information, see Deleting Channels from
Logical Adapters on page 92.
Activate. Manually connect to an outgoing channel.
Usually a channel is automatically connected when
LAN frames are routed to the NDIS logical adapter.
For more information, see Manually Connecting a
Channel on page 93.
Release. Manually disconnect an active channel.
Usually a channel is automatically disconnected due
to inactivity.
Caution: Use this button carefully because a
connected channel may contain data traffic;
manual disconnection can cause data loss.
For more information, see Manually Disconnecting a
Channel on page 93.
Status. Display the selected Channel status dialog
box. You can display one Status dialog box
simultaneously for each channel. (For more
information, see Viewing Channel Status on page 91.)