Multichannel Systems NeuroExplorer - Manual (Page 9)

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1. Getting Started
Installation
Before you can use NeuroExplorer, you must install NeuroExplorer program files, Sentinel system
drivers and install the Sentinel hardware key.
Running NeuroExplorer Setup
Before you begin installing NeuroExplorer and its components, please exit all currently running
applications. Please follow the following steps to install NeuroExplorer:
Insert NeuroExplorer Setup USB flash drive into your computer USB port
Navigate to NeuroExplorer4Setup.exe file on the flash drive and double-click on the file.
NeuroExplorer Version 4 setup screen appears
Follow the prompts of the setup dialogs and complete the installation
At the end of the installation process, Sentinel System Driver Setup will start automatically
Follow Sentinel Driver Setup prompts and complete the installation of Sentinel Drivers
Reboot your computer
NeuroExplorer Setup will create the following directory structure:
The main NeuroExplorer directory: C:\Program Files\Nex Technologies\NeuroExplorer
SentinelDrivers subdirectory: C:\Program Files\Nex
Technologies\NeuroExplorer\SentinelDrivers. If you need to reinstall Sentinel Drivers, you can
run SentinelSetup.7.4.0.exe program in this directory.
Additional NeuroExplorer files are copied to Windows Application Data directory ( C:\Documents
and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Nex Technologies\NeuroExplorer under Windows XP, or
C:\Application Data\Nex Technologies\NeuroExplorer under Vista or Windows 7). This directory
also contains Scripts and Templates folders where NeuroExplorer scripts and analysis templates
are stored.
Installing Hardware Key
Before you can use NeuroExplorer, you need to install provided Sentinel Hardware Key on your
computer.
To install the USB key:
Make sure to run the NeuroExplorer setup and reboot the computer after installing
NeuroExplorer
Attach the key to the available USB port
If the New Hardware Found wizard is shown, accept the defaults in the wizard
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