User Manual

DeviceMaster Driver User Guide: 2000595 Rev. A NS-Link Device Driver Installation - 15
NS-Link Device Driver Installation
This section discusses the following topics:
• Overview of the driver installation procedures
• Installation Setup Wizard
on Page 15 for initial installation procedures
• Checking the Device Driver Version
on Page 20
• Updating the Driver
on Page 21
• Adding a
DeviceMaster (Existing Installation) on Page 25
Overview
If there is an NS-Link device driver already installed on your system for the
DeviceMaster, use the following discussions:
• Updating the Driver
on Page 21 if you want to update the existing driver.
• Adding a
DeviceMaster (Existing Installation) on Page 25 to add more
DeviceMasters to the existing installation.
If you have performed the following procedures, you can skip to Installation Setup
Wizard to start NS-Link device driver installation.
You can use Before Installing the Comtrol Drivers Management Console
on Page 9
for procedures for these steps.
1. Install the DeviceMaster.
2. Install PortVision DX.
3. Program the network information (IP address) using PortVision DX.
4. Upload the appropriate version of SocketServer firmware.
Installation Setup Wizard
You can use the following procedure to install the device driver and the Comtrol
Drivers Management Console, which is used to configure the driver.
1. Locate the latest driver assembly (.exe) for your product and copy it to a
location that is available to the host.
• Download the latest device driver
for the DeviceMaster.
•The Software and Documentation CD contains all of the files for
installation, configuration, and troubleshooting. The CD also provides
download links to the Comtrol ftp site to locate the latest files.
Note: Administrative privileges are required to install device drivers on
Windows operating systems newer than Windows Server 2003.
Do not connect RS-422/485 devices until the appropriate port interface
type has been configured in the device driver. The DeviceMaster
default port setting is RS-232, except for the DeviceMaster Serial Hub.
Caution