TACS Dial Up Network Addendum

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2000, Subject to nondisclosure Page 1 Revised: 2/23/00

TACS Addendum:Dial-Up Network Option

Use With: Version 7.0 and later

Released: November 24, 1997

Updated: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 1:34 pm


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Table Of Contents TACS Dial-Up Network Addendum


D. Configure TACS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

IV. Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

1. Unable to find shares on host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

A. Unable to find protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28


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TACS Dial-Up Network Option Introduction


TACS Dial-Up Network Option

I. Introduction

A. Overview

In some situations, it is preferable to use a modem to connect TACS to the TPS box or equivalent.

Starting with TACS 7.0, you can run TACS under Windows 95. This allows us to takeadvantage of the networking and dial-up systems built into Windows or created for

Windows by Microsoft. Once installed, these drivers are built directly into the

operating system, and use memory and resources Windows allocates for itself. Allcomponents of this option are either free or readily available from a software store.

1. Hardware Components

Dial-Up PC With Modem. . . . . . . . . .This Windows 95/98 PC with a modem runsthe dial-up server. This system has been tested

with a 33.6 speed modem.

This dial-up PC must also have a connection tothe destination of the TACS data, be it TPS or another system. Typically, this connection willbe a network. This network location can beaccessed by the TPS or other system.

Modems For Each TACS PC. . . . . . . .Each TACS PC needs a modem that issupported by the Windows Dial-Up Network protocol. This has been tested with a 33.6modem.


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2. Software Components

Dial-up Networking Client 1.2 . . . . . .Most Windows 95 PCs have an older dial-upnetworking (DUN) driver than this one. You candownload this upgrade for free from the

Microsoft web site. This upgrade program iscalled msdun12.exe.

Windows 98 comes with the updated driver, sono update is necessary.

Connection Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . .This is a freeware utility. The dial-upnetworking (DUN) client provided by Microsoft can connect automatically to the dial-upnetwork, but it cannot automate disconnection.

This utility gives TACS that ability.

Microsoft Plus! 95 (on dial-up host) .A relatively little known component of the Microsoft Plus! kit for Windows 95 is a dial-upserver. You only need to install this on the dial-up host, not the individual TACS machines.

This component comes built into Windows 98, and is available as an installation option. Youdo NOT need the Windows 95 Plus! or

Windows 98 Plus! kit for this option - only your original Windows 98 CD-ROM.


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TACS Dial-Up Network Option Installing The TACS Dial-Up Host


II. Installing The TACS Dial-Up Host

1. Getting Started

You should install the TACS Dial-Up Host first. Also, you need information youconfigure here later when you tell the TACS units what machine to call, and where onthat machine to put its information.

Before starting, make certain the TACS Dial-Up Host box has the followingcomponents:

s Windows 95 or 98 is installed. If you install 98, select Dial Up Server under

Communications options during the installation.

s The modem is attached and working, and Windows 95 is configured to use it. Pleasetest this before continuing.

s There is a network connection from the dial-up host PC to the system where the TACS data will be copied. This other machine is either of the TPS system or a payrollconnected system.


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2. Configure Your Network Connection

1- Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel.

This launches the Windows Control Panel.

2- Double click the Network icon.

This displays a list of network drivers you have installed.

3- Make certain the NetBEUI protocol is installed.

If it is not, click the Add button, then Protocol, then Microsoft, then select the

NetBEUI protocol. When you finish, press OK.

4- Make certain the Primary Network Login is Client For Microsoft Networks.

5- Click the File And Print Sharing... button.

6- Enable the File Sharing by selecting the I want to be able to give othersaccess to my files checkbox.

Selecting means the item is checked. Click OK when done.

7- Select the Identification tab.

8- Write down the Computer Name and Workgroup.

You will need this later in setting up your dial-up network connection.

9- Close the Control Panel settings and return to the desktop.


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3. Install Dial-Up Server

Depending on your version of Windows, do one of the procedures below. Remember this is only for the dial-up server, not the TACS units.

a. Windows 95 - Install Dial-Up Server From Microsoft Plus!

1- Insert the Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 disk or CD-ROM on the dial- up host PC and star t the installation.

2- Select Custom for the installation process.

3- Select Dial-Up Server from the components list. You don t need anything else off the Plus! disc.

4- Reboot when this installation is completed.

b. Windows 98 - Install Dial Up Server from Windows 98 CD

1- Select Start | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs.

2- Click the Windows Setup tab.

3- From the list, select Communications Options, then click the Details... button.

4- Select Dial Up Server and click OK, then click Apply.

The system will probably prompt you for the Windows 98 CD that came with your machine. If you installed Windows from floppies, it will prompt you for theappropriate floppy disk.

5- When the server is installed, exit the Control Panel and restart Windows.


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4. Network Share Installation

Here, you will create a share on the TACS dial-up host to the TPS Data Directory.

A share is a resource on one machine that other networked machines can access. In

this case, it s a directory. This is NOT the dial-up link. The share is a separate link from the dial-up host to the ultimate destination of the TACS information, probably across a conventional network. You must have write access to this directory from the

TACS dial-up host.

1- Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop.

2- Create a file folder called TPS\DATA.

In other words, create a folder called TPS at root, then create a DATA folder inside the TPS folder.

3- Select the TPS\DATA folder.

4- On the File menu, click Properties.

5- Click the Sharing tab, and then click Shared As.

If the Sharing tab is not visible, you didn t enable file and print sharing services. SeeConfigure Your Network Connection on page 8.

6- Name the share TPSDATA or something similar.

The name you do use should not contain spaces.


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5. Configure The Dial-Up Server

1- On the desktop, double click the My Computer icon.

When you open this, you will see a set of icons representing your computer sresources. Generally, the last one at the bottom of the box will be Dial-Up Networking, as shown below.

2- Double click the Dial-Up Networking icon.

Windows will pop up a wizard called Welcome To Dial-Up Networking. Since you areconfiguring a host this time and not a guest, close this wizard. This window is shownbelow.

Notice that this looks like a normal program group box, but the menus at the top of the box are specific to dial-up networking. You will use the Connections menu here.


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3- From the Connections menu at the top of the Dial-Up Network group,select Select Dial-Up Server.

This option will only appear if you have Microsoft Plus! installed.

4- Select the Allow Caller Access option.

T his will put the TACS dial-up host into monitoring mode.

5- Click the Server Type... button.

This displays a small selection box, with the entry Default Type displayed.


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6- Select PPP: Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, Internet from the list box.

You don t need to uncheck the software compression and encrypted password boxes, as this simply allows their use - it doesn t require them.

7- Click the Apply button.

The server is now waiting for calls on the modem.

You will notice a new icon in the tray by the clock in the bottom right corner of the Windows start bar. This indicates that dial-up networking is active. You can doubleclick this icon to change settings or close the application when needed.

8- Click OK to close this window. Then close the Dial-Up Networking box.

The system is now ready to take calls. Once you configure a TACS unit to send them, you will be able to test this system.

9- Write down the phone number of the TACS dial-up host.

NOTE: Someone must be logged into Windows on this machine for theconnection to work. If the machine is on but is waiting at a login prompt,

you cannot dial into it.

A work group must be specified. Both the client and server must be inthe same work group in order to share resources.


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III. Installing The TACS Client

A. Getting Started

Before starting, make certain every TACS unit has the following components:s Windows 95 or Windows 98 is installed.

s The modem is attached and working, and Windows 95/98 is configured to use it. Please test this before continuing.

s Keep the original Windows 95/98 installation disks or CD-ROM on hand. You may need this later when you configure the dial-up network option.

s Have your disk with the disconnection supervisor (provided by DDI) on hand.

s Have the phone number for the TACS dial-up host PC.

s If you are using Windows 95, have the latest Microsoft Dial-Up Network 1.2 driver downloaded from the Internet. This last element is explained in the next section.

Windows 98 has the latest driver built in, so you can skip this with Windows 98.


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B. Installing Drivers And Components

1. Check The Client Network Configuration

1- Go to Start | Settings | Control Panel.

This launches the Windows Control Panel.

2- Double click the Network icon.

This displays a list of network drivers you have installed.

3- Make certain the NetBEUI protocol is installed.

If they are not, click the Add button, then Protocol, then Microsoft, then select the NetBEUI protocol. When you finish, press OK.

4- Select the Identification tab.

5- Write down the Computer Name and Workgroup.

Confirm two things before continuing.x Make certain this is the same workgroup as the dial-up host.

x This computer name must be unique among the PCs that can connect to the dial-up host. This includes all of the TACS units and other PCs on the network containing this dial-up host. For example, you CANNOT simply name every

TACS unit TACS , even if they connect separately to the dial-up host.

If you have to change this workgroup or name, you must reboot the PC for the changeto take effect.

You will need this later in setting up your dial-up network connection.

6- Close the Control Panel applications and return to the desktop.


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2. (Windows 95 Only) Install (DUN) Client Version 1.2

If your copy of Windows 95 was purchased before November of 1997, you will need an updated version of the DUN program. You can do this installation on Windowssystems with or without the dial-up networking option installed already.

1- Download the Microsoft Dial-Up Networking Client version 1.2.

You can download this from the Microsoft site below. Enter the full address on oneline in your browser.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/contents/Updates/W95DialUpNetw/default.asp

This page explains what this update is, and gives you a link to the download. If you

do not see it listed, run a search on msdun12.exe on the Microsoft site or another download site.

2- Install this using the directions supplied by Microsoft.

This installation is fairly automatic. Your system will restart twice during this installprocess. You will also need your Windows 95 floppies or CD-ROM at certain pointsin the installation.

3. Install TACS for Windows 95

See the TACS for Windows 95 manual.

4. Install The Connection Manager

This allows the TACS unit to disconnect properly. Microsoft s DUN can dial inautomatically, but it cannot disconnect without human assistance. The connectionmanager gives TACS the ability to disconnect automatically. DDI supplies this third-party freeware program to you on a floppy disk. Installation is extremely simple; just copy it to the TACS batch directory.

1- Copy the Connection Manager program from the floppy to theC:\TACS\Batch directory.

The connection manager file name is ConnectionManager.exe.


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C. Configure The Dial-Up Connection

1. Create A Dial-Up Connection

1- On the desktop, double click the My Computer icon.

When you open this, you will see a set of icons representing your computer sresources.

2- Double click the Dial-Up Networking icon.

Windows will pop up a wizard called Welcome To Dial-Up Networking. Run through

this to set up a new connection.

3- For the name of the connection, use My Connection.

This is the default. If you want to name it something else, remember the name youenter exactly, including spacing and case.


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4- Select the modem you have installed on this unit (there will probably only be one).

5- Click Next.

Windows will now ask for the phone number of the PC you are calling.


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6- Enter the phone number of the Dial-Up Host PC.

The system will now tell you have successfully set up a new dial-up connection. Youprobably don t need the area code or country code, unless you are actually calling a different area code or country.

7- Click Finish.

You now have a new dial-up connection icon called My Connection in the box.


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2. Select The Communications Server

Notice that this looks like a normal program group box, but the menus at the top of the box are specific to dial-up networking. You will use the Connections menu here.

1- From the Connections menu at the top of the Dial-Up Network group,select Server Type.

This displays a small selection box, with the entry Default Type displayed.

2- Select PPP: Windows 95, Windows NT 3.5, Internet from the list box.

You don t need to uncheck the software compression and encrypted password boxes, as this simply allows their use - it doesn t require them.


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3- Click the Apply button.

4- Click OK to close this window.

5- From the Connections Menu, select Settings...

6- At the top of the window, switch OFF the Prompt For Information Before Dial ing option.

7- At the bottom of the window, select Don t Prompt To Use Dial-Up Networking.

8- Click OK. Then close the Dial-Up Networking group box and My Network group box.

You can adjust the settings on an existing connection icon by right-clicking the iconand selecting Properties.


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3. Write The Connection Batch Files

There are two new TACS batch files which must be written for your site. In theseexamples, they are called LOADUN.BAT and UNLOADUN.BAT. You can name them

whatever you want, but these names are used in this manual.

1- Use Notepad to create the LOADUN.BAT file in the C:\TACS\BATCH directory.

An example of this file is shown below. Enter the syntax exactly as it appears here, including the case, spacing, and comma.

The syntax here is as follows:

rundll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .This is a common Windows command that runsa DLL (dynamic linked library). A DLL is a common block of routines that are used by other software to do operating system functions.

rnaui.dll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .This is the library you are calling.

RnaDial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .This is the routine within that library you arecalling. This one controls the dialer. Theremust be a comma without blanks betweenrnaui.dll and RnaDial .

My Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .This is the name of the dial-up networkingconnection you created earlier (Configure The

Dial-Up Connection on page 18 ). YOU MUST

ENTER THIS EXACTLY AS YOU ENTERED IT EARLIER, INCLUDING CASE.

Sleep 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .This is a TACS command telling TACS itself tonot do anything for sixty seconds. This forces

TACS to wait until the connection is established before it tries to use the modem.

LOADUN.BAT File

rundll rnaui.dll,RnaDial My Connection

sleep 60


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2- Use Notepad to create the UNLOADUN.BAT files to theC:\TACS\BATCH directory.

An example of this file is shown below.

connectionmanager /h . . . . . . .The first line tells the connection manager youinstalled to hang up. (See Install TheConnection Manager on page 17. )

sleep 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The second line tells the system to sleep twenty

seconds before continuing, that is, beforestarting the TACS dialog again. This gives themodem a chance to hang up before TACS startsaccepting calls again.

UNLOADUN.BAT File

connectionmanager /hsleep 20


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D. Configure TACS

1- Launch TACSINIT.

You should have a shortcut on your desktop for this. If you don t, use Explorer or Start | Run..., to select TACSINIT and run it. TACSINIT is in the path statement , so

you should be able to run it at the prompt from any directory.

2- Select File Transfer from the main TACSINIT menu.

To select an item, use the arrow keys and press e .

3- Enter the fields shown below.

These four fields are underlined in the example above.

Device and/or directory name . . \\computer\share where computer is the name of the dial-uphost, share is the name of the shared resource

you configured ( Network Share Installation onpage 10).

Command to get remote time . . net time \\computer /set /yes This is the same command used for any Windows 95 TACS PC.

TACSINIT File Transfer Screen

Time and Attendance Collection System Batch File Transfers

TACS configuration: NDevice and/or directory name: \\computer\tpsdata

Success errorlevel for Get Time: 1Command to get the remote time:net time \\computer /set /yes

Disable system messages command:TPS test directory name (if used):

Command to load network software: call loadun.batCommand to unload network software: call unloadun.bat

Login command:Login password:Logout command: ________________________________


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Load network software: . . . . . . . . . . . .call loadun.bat This command loads the dial-up networkingbatch you created earlier ( Write TheConnection Batch Files on page 23 ).

Unload network software: . . . . . . . . . .call unloadun.bat This command unloads the dial-up networkingbatch you created earlier ( Write TheConnection Batch Files on page 23 ).


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IV. Troubleshooting

1. Unable to find shares on host.

If you get the can t find the shared directory, check the options below.

Finding Shares Troubleshooting

Issue Procedure

Does a DUN connection get established?

If not, see the next section ( Unable to find protocol. on page 28 ) .

Does the dial-up host PCappear in the Network

Neighborhood on the TACSmachine?

If it does, does the share appear? If the shareappears, then TACSINIT is configured incorrectly. Change the computer name and share name in TACSINIT to match what it actually is in the Network Neighborhood view.

If the share you want doesn t appear, but other shares on the dial-up PC do appear, theshare isn t set up correctly.

If no shares appear at all, try Start - Run... thenenter the computer name. A dialog box should appear with the shares listed.

If that doesn t work, launch a DOS prompt. Enter dir \\computer\share , where computer is the computer namehosting the share, and share is the sharename.

Try installing the Direct Connect module.

Make certain you don t havetwo computers in the same

workgroup with the samename.

Make certain the workgroups for the client and server are the same and the computer names areunique. See Check The Client Network Configuration on page 16. Repeat this for thedial-up host and every TACS unit.


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A. Unable to find protocol.Dial-Up Networking could not negotiate a compatible set ofnetwork protocols you specified in the Server Typesettings. Check your network configuration in the ControlPanel then try the connection again.

Dial-Up Networking can bind (link to and use) up to three protocols. The NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, and TCP/IP protocols are used by default for a Dial-Up Networkingconnectoid (think, configured icon). However, the fact that these protocols are used by a Dial-Up Networking connectoid does not necessarily mean that these protocols areavailable. Each protocol must be installed from Control Panel and then bound to the

Dial-Up Networking adapter.

Dial-Up Network Troubleshooting

Problem Solution

The network protocols used by the server do not match the protocolsused by the client.

Modify the protocols used by the client so that at least one of them matches the dial-up host. See Select TheCommunications Server on page 21.

The protocol used by the client isunavailable.

Install the protocol from Control Panel (Check TheClient Network Configuration on page 16 ), then select it for the Dial-Up Networking (Select TheCommunications Server on page 21 ).

The line protocolsmay not match. Make sure you have the correct server type selected in theconnection's properties (PPP, SLIP, or RAS).See Select The Communications Server on page 21.

Your computer name is duplicated on the network.

Make sure there are no duplicate computer names on thenetwork. This can include the network where the host isconnected.

The connectoid is damaged.

Delete the damaged connectoid (dial-up connection icon)and then re-create it. See Configure The Dial-UpConnection on page 18.

Your port settingsare incorrect.

Verify your port settings are correct.1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control

Panel.2. Double-click Modems.3. Click the modem you are using for this connection,

click Properties, and then click the Connection tab.4. Verify that the settings under Connection Preferences

are correct, click OK, and then click Close.


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Your modem isphysically damaged.

Verify that your modem is not damaged by testing a known good modem in your computer.

If nothing else works

If a network adapter is installed, try removing the bindingfor TCP/IP from the network adapter. If this works, and

you have other protocols installed, you can leave TCP/IP unbound from the network adapter. If this is the only protocol you have installed, you must bind the TCP/IP protocol to the network adapter before you can use thenetwork.

You can also check the Microsoft Customer Support system for assistance on the Internet or by phone.

Dial-Up Network Troubleshooting (Continued)

Problem Solution


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