COMPAQ Read Before Installing or Using Compaq Wide Area Networking Version 3.2 for Tru64 UNIX This cover letter provides information on the product Compaq Wide Area Networking Version 3.2 for Tru64 UNIX. You should read this letter before attempting to install the product. Throughout the rest of this document, Compaq Wide Area Networking Support for Tru64 UNIX is referred to as WAN Support. Tru64 UNIX Software Products Library Compaq Wide Area Networking for Tru64 UNIX software and documen- tation ship on the Compaq Tru64 UNIX CD-ROM distribution. o The Tru64 UNIX Software Product Library CD-ROM contains the installable subsets, Installation Guide, Software Product Description, and Release Notes (in ASCII and PostScript formats). The WAN support files and installable subsets are stored in the directory: /XXA320 For information about installing WAN Support on your system, refer to the Installation Information section of this Cover Letter. The Release Notes for WAN Support contain installation- related instructions and a summary of technical changes, known problems, restrictions, and incompatibilities. Compaq recommends that you read the Release Notes before installing WAN Support. The Release Notes are located on the Tru64 UNIX Software Product Library CD-ROM in PostScript (.PS) and ASCII (.TXT) form in the directory: /XXA320/documentation o The Tru64 UNIX Online Documentation Library CD-ROM contains user documentation in Bookreader format. The following manuals are provided: You may also order a hardcopy documentation kit using the fol- lowing order number: QA-MVDAA-GZ. The Tru64 UNIX Layered Products Compact Disc User's Guide book- let (CD booklet) and a Read Me First letter accompany the CD distribution kit. The CD booklet: o describes the directory names on the Software Product Library CD where product subsets are located; o lists the documentation files on the Online Documentation Library CD provided for each product; and o contains information on using Bookreader to read the Bookreader-formatted files from the Documentation CD device (/decw_book directory). Installation Information Installing WAN Support requires the Tru64 UNIX Operating System Version 5.0, 5.0A, or 5.1. WAN Support files are stored in the directory: /XXA320 on the Software Product Library CD. The following WAN Support files are provided: o The WAN Support installable subsets, which are located in: /XXA320/kit o The WAN Support installation guide (WAN Support for DIGITAL UNIX Systems - Installation Guide), this cover letter, and the Software Product Description (SPD) are provided as files in PostScript (.PS) and ASCII (.TXT) form in the directory: /XXA320/documentation License Management Facility (LMF) Information A License Management Facility (LMF) Product Authorization Key (PAK) allows you to access a software product and its documenta- tion in Bookreader format. A PAK must be registered and loaded before you can install WAN Support from the Compaq CD-ROM Soft- ware Library for Tru64 UNIX Layered Products. Refer to the CD Read Me First letter for information on LMF requirements needed to read the WAN Support documentation using Bookreader. Accessing Bookreader Documentation To enable access to the WAN Support Bookreader files, your sys- tem manager needs to define the DECW_BOOK environment variable as described in the Compaq Tru64 UNIX Layered Products Compact Disc User's Guide in the CD distribution kit. To read the WAN Support documents, run Bookreader on a graphics terminal: a. Invoke Bookreader (refer to the Tru64 UNIX Layered Prod- ucts Compact Disc User's Guide); the initial or navigation Bookreader window is displayed. b. Select the appropriate WAN Support document. The table of contents for that document will be displayed. Compaq Services A variety of service and support options are available from Compaq. For more information, contact your local Compaq sales office. 2 Your Feedback is Appreciated Compaq appreciates your comments. If you find errors in a man- ual, or want to make comments about a manual, copy the Reader's Comments template comments.TXT from the /readme directory on the Tru64 UNIX Software Product Library CD-ROM to your account. Edit the file and send us your comments by: Internet openvmsdoc@compaq.com Fax 603 884-3799, Attention: OSSG Documentation, ZKO3- 4/U08 Mail Compaq Computer Corporation OSSG Documentation Group, ZKO3-4/U08 110 Spit Brook Rd. Nashua, NH 03062-2698 © 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation COMPAQ and the Compaq logo Registered in U.S. Patent and Trade- mark Office. DECnet and OpenVMS are trademarks of Compaq Infor- mation Technologies Group, L.P. Motif, UNIX and The Open Group are trademarks of The Open Group. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. 3