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Network Management Requirements
Your network management station requires a 
DMI-compatible browser or a network management 
application that supports DMI 2.0, such as:
■ Hewlett Packard TopTools
■ Tivoli Management Suite
■ Dell OpenManage
■ Compaq Insight Manager Management Station
■ Intel LANDesk Client Manager
Installing the 3Com DMI Agent
This section describes how to install the 3Com DMI Agent on 
a PC running Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0.
For instructions on how to install the 3Com DMI Agent 
on a PC running Windows NT 3.51, see the 3Com DMI 
User Guide included with the 3Com DMI Agent software 
on the EtherCD.
To install the 3Com DMI Agent:
1 Make sure that the PC meets the requirements listed 
in “Client PC Requirements” earlier in this chapter.
2 Make sure that the EtherLink NIC is installed in the PC 
and is connected to the network.
3 Insert the EtherCD in the CD-ROM drive.
The EtherCD Welcome screen appears.
If the EtherCD Welcome screen does not appear, enter 
the following command from Run option of the 
Windows Start menu:
d:\setup.exe
where d:\ represents the letter name of the CD-ROM drive.
Before installing the DMI Agent, logon to the PC with an 
account that has system administration privileges.
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