Instruction Manual

26 - Device Driver Installation DeviceMaster 500 User Guide: 2000501 Rev. A
Device Driver Installation
3. Go to the appropriate procedure to install the driver. The device driver for
Windows installation follows these steps for each DeviceMaster 500. If you
have multiple DeviceMaster 500s, you must repeat this process for each
DeviceMaster 500.
• Windows Vista: NS-Link Installation
on Page 26
• Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: NS-Link Installation
on Page 27
• Windows 2000: NS-Link Installation
on Page 28
Windows Vista: NS-
Link Installation
After locating the latest driver (Page 25) and extracting the files, use this
procedure to install and configure the NS-Link device driver for your
DeviceMaster 500.
1. From the Start button, click Settings, Control Panel and then double-click Add
Hardware.
2. Click Next when the Add Hardware wizard starts.
3. Click Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced) and Next.
4. Highlight Multi-port serial adapters and then click Next.
5. Click Have Disk, Browse and locate the unzipped driver files, click Open and
then click OK.
Note: Select any .inf file and the driver executes the appropriate file for your
DeviceMaster 500 installation.
6. Highlight the DeviceMaster 500 in the Models list and click Next.
7. Click Next to start the driver installation.
8. If necessary, click Install this driver software anyway at the prompts to proceed
for the DeviceMaster 500 and first port.
Note: It may take up to several moments for the operating system to load the
driver on the first port.
9. Click Finish to complete this part of the installation process.
10. At the Windows needs to install driver software for your Comtrol NS-Link Port,
click Locate and install driver software automatically (Recommended) and Next.
11. If necessary, click Install this driver software anyway to proceed.
12. Click Close when The software for this device has been successfully installed
screen appears and close the Control Panel.
13. Go to Configuring the NS-Link Driver for Windows
on Page 29 to begin NS-
Link driver configuration.
If you are installing multiple DeviceMaster 500, repeat this procedure for each
DeviceMaster 500.