hardware using free resources it finds within the hardware registry, and updates the
registry automatically.
To view and/or edit hardware devices in Windows 95/98/ME use the system Device
Manager. To access Device Manager double click the System icon in the Windows
95/98/ME control panel, or click the My Computer icon on the Windows 95/98/ME
desktop with the right mouse button and select Properties from the pull down menu.
Consult Windows 95/98/ME on-line help for details on the use of the Device Manager.
3.2.1Viewing Resource Settings with Device Manager
1. Start the Windows 95/98/ME Device Manager.
2. Double click on the hardware class Quatech Comm Adapters to list hardware
devices in the class.
3. The SSP-200/300 “parent device” belongs to this hardware class. The device
name for the SSP-200/300 is Quatech SSP-200/300: RS-422/RS-485 Serial Port
PC Card.
4. Open the Properties dialog for the SSP-200/300 device, then click the
Resources tab to view the Input/Output Range and Interrupt Request
resource allocations.
5. Double click the hardware class Ports (Com and LPT). The Quatech
Communications Port listed in this class is a “child device” of the
SSP-200/300 “parent device.”
6. Open the Properties dialog for the COM port, then click the Resources tab to
view the Input/Output Range and Interrupt Request resource allocations.
These will match those of the “parent device.”
7. Record the COM Port device name (COM1, COM2, etc.) for the SSP-200/300.
This name is required by a Windows 95/98/ME application when accessing a
particular port.
3.2.2Changing Resource Settings with Device Manager
1. Start the Windows 95/98/ME Device Manager.
2. Double click on the hardware class Quatech Comm Adapters to list hardware
devices in the class.
3. The SSP-200/300 “parent device” belongs to this hardware class. The device
name for the SSP-200/300 is Quatech SSP-200/300: RS-422/RS-485 Serial Port
PC Card.
3-2 SSP-200/300 (Rev. I and later) User's Manual