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Using the Brooktrout Configuration Tool on Windows Systems

Users of Windows operating systems can use the Brooktrout Configuration Tool for Windows (configtool.exe).

Note: For the Brooktrout Configuration Tool to work with Windows 2000, you must install Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher.

The Brooktrout Configuration Tool is a graphical user interface program that you can use to create and modify configuration files, edit and update driver parameters, and configure and initialize the module. The Configuration Tool also installs the Plug-and-Play driver, if not already installed.

Configuration Modes

There are three main configuration modes: Wizard Mode, Advanced Mode and Offline Mode.

Wizard Mode

Wizard Mode is the default mode that is used when the Configuration Tool is started from the program menu.

Use Wizard Mode for configurations where all the Brooktrout modules will have the same settings.

Advanced Mode

Advanced Mode can be entered by either selecting the Advanced Mode button on the initial screen displayed by Wizard Mode or by using the /a option when starting the Configuration Tool from the command line.

Use Advanced Mode for more complex configurations and where there are multiple Brooktrout modules with different settings.

Offline Mode

Offline Mode is entered by using the /o option when starting the Configuration Tool from the command line.

Offline Mode is used to create and save configurations on PCs that do not have any Brooktrout hardware or software modules installed. The configuration that is created and saved can then be installed on the target server that does have the Brooktrout modules installed.

Launching the Configuration Tool

You can run the Configuration Tool from:

1. The program menu: Start > Program > Brooktrout > Configuration Tool

2. The command line:

C:\<path>\configtool.exe option

Replace <path> with the location of the Brooktrout installation on your PC.

To specify the configuration mode on the command line, replace option with one of the following options:

Choosing the IP stack

When you launch the Configuration Tool and it detects an IP-enabled device for the first time, it displays the Configure IP Stack dialog box. Choose the Brooktrout IP stack you want to configure:

Select "Both" in order to make a complete installation. Later on you will be able to configure whether you want to use one of these stacks.