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CAPcard 9500/SA Product Brief


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Product Description

The CAPcard 9500/SA is a turn-key "Server-on-a-card" remote access solution for local area networks. It provides non-stop, high-performance dial-up access to your LAN using the award-winning ReachOut Remote Control software. Remote users can run any Windows or DOS application installed on your LAN at full network speeds! And file transfer is blazingly fast -- as much as twice the speed of remote node-type access servers.

Unlike desktop PCs used for remote access, you do not have to worry about "hung" sessions with the CAPcard since it includes our unique "watchdog" feature that monitors and auto-resets the card if a session fails for any reason. No more having to manually reboot a PC because it has locked up. The watchdog also makes sure the card is reset at the end of every session. This means maximum availability without administrator involvement.

The CAPcard 9500/SA plugs into any ISA or EISA-bus desktop PC or fileserver and is "invisible" to the host machine since it only connects to the DC power signals on its bus. There are no software drivers or configuration changes to make to the PC -- just plug in the CAPcard, connect an external modem or ISDN adapter, attach a 10BaseT cable and you are up and running!

As your remote access needs grow, the CAPcard 9500/SA can be relocated into Evergreen's CAPserver multi-function communication server chassis without a loss in your investment. The CAPserver can house up to 20 CAPcards and offer dial-in Remote Node, Modem Pooling, Fax Server and advanced management features in addition to dial-in Remote Control.

Even if you have already invested in a remote node-type product, such as Shiva LAN Rover, NetWare Connect or Microsoft RAS, the CAPcard can be used as a high-speed application processor remotely controlled over the remote node link for lighting-fast operation. And the watchdog feature will operate even with remote node connections to make sure that the CAPcard is auto-reset at the end of every session.

HARDWARE

CPU
Standard: 100 Mhz 486DX4-100
Overdrive (-P83): 83 Mhz Pentium Overdrive
All CPUs have an on-chip Floating Point processor.
The Standard model can be field -upgraded to the Pentium Overdrive P83.

Cache memory
Standard: 8k internal (L1), 256k external (L2) cache
Overdrive (-P83): 32k internal (L1), 256k external (L2) cache

RAM memory 8 MB Standard, expandable to 128 MB; two 72-pin SIMM socket accept industry-standard 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64 Mbyte SIMMs (gold contacts, 36 bits with parity, 70 ns speed).

ROM memory One 128k x 8 Flash EPROM, soft-upgradeable. See Software section for firmware contents.

EEPROM memory Two EEPROM devices (Electrically-erasable ROM): 512 byte EEPROM for non-volatile storage of BIOS parameters; and a 128 byte device for Ethernet parameters.

Network interface On-board, bus-master Ethernet controller with 10BaseT interface. AMD PCNet-ISA+ controller is 100% driver-compatible with Novell NE2100 Ethernet adapter. Jumperless configuration from BIOS-resident setup program. Can be disabled. Diskless boot support in ROM BIOS (see Software). LEDs for Link Status, Polarity, TX and RX. NOTE: Other network types (e.g. Token-Ring) can be supported with a separate ISA-bus network interface card.

SuperVGA Cirrus Logic 5430 graphics controller with 1 MB video memory (2 MB available as a factory-installed option). Local bus, GUI-accelerated VGA controller supports maximum resolutions of 1280x1024x16 colors, 1024x768x256 colors, 800x600x32k colors or 640x480x16M colors with 1 MB video RAM. Higher resolutions/colors available with the second MB of video RAM. A SuperVGA monitor can be directly connected to the back of the CAPcard, but is not required for normal operation.

Serial ports Two buffered RS-232 ports using 1655x-type UARTs. Operates at up to 115kbps. COM1 located on the rear I/O bracket; COM2 available via a header on the top edge of the board (assignments can be reversed). Jumperless configuration from BIOS-resident setup program. Can be disabled from the BIOS.

Parallel port Supports EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) capabilities. Configurable as LPT1 or LPT2. Accessible via a header connector on the top edge of the board. Can be disabled in the BIOS.

Keyboard port Accepts PS/2 or AT type keyboards using a mini-DIN PS/2 type connector, accessible on the rear of the CAPcard (an adapter for AT-type keyboards is included with the CAPserver system unit.) A keyboard is not needed for normal operation.

Mouse port Accepts a standard Microsoft-compatible Mouse using a mini-DIN type connector.

Floppy controller Supports one or two floppy drives, which can be mounted in the host PC, if needed. Can be disabled from the BIOS.

On-board hard disk 420 MB (or larger) 2.5" IDE-interface hard drive mounted on the CAPcard with pre-loaded software (see below).

Watchdog controller On-board microcontroller chip monitors operation of the CAPcard and issues a hard-reset if the card locks up and at the end of a remote control session.

I/O connectors Rear panel: Mouse (mini-DIN), COM1 (10-pin modular), VGA (DB-15), PS/2 keyboard (mini-DIN), 10BaseT (8-pin modular). Board headers: IDE (40), floppy (34), parallel (26), COM2 (10), external reset (2), speaker (2) and CAPlink/display (16).

ISA bus interface 100% passive bus interface draws only DC power from the host PC's ISA or EISA bus. Because of the height of the hard drive, requires two ISA/EISA slots in the host PC.

(Optional) Phone Line Interface Module (PLIM) Optional, external phone line interface module used to force a "busy" condition on the phone line while the CAPcard is rebooting. Facilitates the use of phone-line hunt groups. Controlled by the management software. Ordered separately as model "PLIM".

Jumperless design All on-board peripherals including the network interface, serial ports, parallel port, floppy and IDE interface can be configured and disabled from the CAPcard BIOS.

Power consumption Less than 19W total.

Cables included 6-foot RS-232 cable for external modem connection and AT keyboard adapter cable (for installation).

SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE

Software (pre-installed on hard drive) MS-DOS 6.22; ReachOut 5.0 remote control software (see below); CAPcard Executive program (CCX2); CAPLOGIN network login front end (for NetWare LANs only); and miscellaneous utilities.

ReachOut 5.0 One Host and one Viewer (remote) license bundled with CAPcard 9500. Supports both serial (modem) and network (IPX, TCP/IP, NetBIOS) connection types. Includes DOS and native Windows versions. Extra Viewer licenses also available. Refer to the ReachOut 5.0 Data Sheet for more information.

System BIOS ROM Contains Phoenix system BIOS; Cirrus Logic VGA BIOS; enhanced diskless boot software (see below) and Evergreen custom setup program. Field-upgradeable flash-ROM.

COMPATIBILITY

Physical The CAPcard 9500/SA can be installed in any ISA or EISA-bus PC that can accommodate full-length/full-height ISA cards. Because of the on-board hard drive, the CAPcard takes up to two slot positions in the chassis.

Electrical Requires less than 19 watts DC power from the host PC. Does not interface with the host PC in any other way.

Network Almost any 10BaseT Ethernet LAN. Compatible with Novell NetWare, Microsoft Windows NT and most other network operating systems.

Modem Compatible with virtually all external modems and ISDN terminal adapters. 14,400 bps or faster recommended.

ORDERING INFORMATION

Model code CC95SA-100 100 Mhz 486 CPU, 8 MB of RAM, 420 MB on-board hard drive, MS-DOS, 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11.

Model code CC95SA-P83 83 Mhz Pentium Overdrive CPU, 8 MB of RAM, 420 MB on-board hard drive, MS-DOS, 6.22 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11.



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