
10 Installing 3Com Advanced Server Features for Windows
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Installing 3Com Advanced Server Software
Follow these steps to install 3Com Advanced Server (DynamicAccess) software:
1 Make sure that the NIC and the network driver are properly installed in your
computer.
2 Start Windows.
3 Insert the 3Com Installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.
The Welcome screen appears.
4 Click NIC Software.
5 Click DynamicAccess technologies.
6 Click Install DynamicAccess software.
7 Select the appropriate menu option for your operating system.
The 3Com DynamicAccess Software Installation screen appears, displaying the
following prompt:
“Do you wish to install DynamicAccess Software for Servers?”
8 Click Yes.
The 3Com Advanced Server Software Installation program starts.
• When 3Com Advanced Server features are installed for Windows NT, NICs bind to
the Advanced Server protocol and real protocols bind to the Advanced Server
Miniport. Do not modify these bindings.
• When 3Com Advanced Server features are installed for Windows 2003, Windows
XP, or Windows 2000, LAN connections bind to the Advanced Server protocol and
real protocols bind to the Advanced Server miniport. Do not modify these bindings.
9 When the 3Com Advanced Server Technology installation is finished, exit the
installation CD, and then exit Windows.
10 Restart the computer.
Verifying the Installation
After the 3Com Advanced Server software is installed on the server, the following
changes are visible in the Windows Network control panel:
• For each physical NIC installed in the client computer, a virtual NIC entry appears in
the list of network adapters.
• All protocols are re-bound to the virtual NIC. The bindings to the physical NIC are still
intact.
• A 3Com DynamicAccess entry appears as a protocol.
• A 3Com DynamicAccess icon is installed in the Windows Control Panel (for
Windows NT 4.0 installations only).
NOTE: You must restart the computer to complete the installation.
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