Install and Use DSA

To install DSA on your computer, place the DSA CD in the CD-ROM drive and follow the installation instructions. To start DSA or DNA, click on

Start > Programs > DEFINITY Site Administration.

DSA supports SAT emulation, which is directly equivalent to using the SAT (see Typical DSA screen in SAT emulation mode). DSA also supports a whole range of other features, including the graphically enhanced DEFINITY interface (GEDI) (see Typical DSA screen in GEDI mode) and Data Import. For more information refer to the Help, Guided Tour, and Show Me accessed from the DSA Help menu.


Minimum requirements to run DSA
Operating systems: MS Windows 95 MS Windows 98 MS Windows NT 4.0 MS Windows 2000	Processor/RAM: 486SL/66/16 MB Pentium/32 MB Pentium/64 MB Pentium-class 300 MHz/64 MB
Graphics adapter	SVGA with minimum screen resolution of 800 x 600
Floppy disk drive	3-1/2 in. 1.44-MB floppy disk drive
CD-ROM	CD-ROM drive (required to install DSA from CD)
Available hard disk space	A minimum of 100-MB free hard disk space is required. The requirement for disk space depends on the size and number of configuration data sets.
Printer port	Standard PC or network printer port is required for connecting to a printer to produce station button labels.
Network adapter	May be required for network access to AUDIX and other network-connected systems.
Free serial ports	One free serial port capable of 9600-bps operation is required for a connection to each serial device (ADU, modem, data module) or direct connection to a DEFINITY ECS. We recommend that PCs have at least a 16550A UART or 16550A UART simulator (capable of 56 kbps DTE-speed connections). USB and internal modems should emulate this hardware. A second serial port is required for simultaneous connection to AUDIX through a serial connection.

Typical DSA screen in SAT emulation mode

Typical DSA screen in GEDI mode

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