Configuring the Adapter

ISA

1. To configure the IBM 8-Port asynchronous EIA 232/EIA 422 ISA adapters, use the smit mkdev_isa fast path to access the Add an ISA Adapter screen.
2. Select pcxr (for the 8-port EIA 232 adapter) or pc8s (for the 8-port EIA 232/EIA 422 adapter) and press Enter.
3. Select the appropriate bus and press Enter.
4. In the Bus I/O Address field, set the address to the address of the adapter (set by DIP switches on the adapter). For additional information on DIP switches, refer to the 8 Port Asynchronous ISA Adapter Installation Guide. The remainder of the adapter configuration is done automatically when the system displays saX Available.
5. When you have finished, select Do.

PCI

Run cfgmgr to configure the PCI 8-port adapter. There are no configurable attributes for this adapter.