CONTREX ContrexHost 3 - Manual (Page 4)

Installation Overview continued
• RS-485 “RTS Control” Driver
An RTS line control driver is required for ContrexHost to operate properly under Windows NT
type operating systems, such as Windows 2000 Professional, and Windows XP Professional.
This driver will be installed with ContrexHost. This driver will only be used by ContrexHost and
will not affect normal serial port operations.
Installation Procedure
• ContrexHost Installation
< To run setup for installing ContrexHost
1. Place the ContrexHost CD in the CD-ROM drive
2. The installation program should begin automatically.
If the installation program does not begin after a few seconds, from the “Start” menu -
select “Run” to run “Setup.exe” from your CD-ROM drive.
3. Follow the instructions on your screen.
• RS-485 “RTS Control” Driver Installation
< Windows 98 instructions --
1. Reboot your system leaving the ContrexHost CD in the CD-ROM drive. Windows should
recognize the “RS-485 Converter” as “New Hardware” and activate the “Add New Hardware
Wizard”
2. Select the “Next” button.
3. Leave the “Search...” selection selected, and select the “Next” button again.
4. Another dialog box will appear. Place a check mark next to “CD-ROM” to search the
ContrexHost CD, and select the “Next” button.
5. Windows should inform you that it is “Ready to install...” (CXHDrv.inf) Select the “Next” button.
Windows will build a “Driver Information Database” and install the driver. (CXHDrv .sys)
If W indows does not locate the driver, select the “Browse”
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