Comtrol 500 DeviceMaster - Manual (Page 27)

DeviceMaster 500 User Guide: 2000501 Rev. A Device Driver Installation - 27
Device Driver Installation
Windows XP and
Windows Server
2003: 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 Control Panel and then double-click Add Hardware.
2. Click Next when the Add Hardware Wizard starts.
3. Click Yes, I have already connected the hardware and then Next.
4. Highlight Add a new hardware device (at the bottom of the list) and click Next.
5. Click Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced) and Next.
6. Highlight Multi-port serial adapters and then click Next.
7. Click Have Disk, Browse and locate the unzipped driver files, click Open and
then click OK.
Note: You do not need to select a specific .inf file, the driver uses the
appropriate file for your DeviceMaster 500 installation.
8. Highlight the DeviceMaster 500 in the Models list and click Next.
9. Click Next to start the driver installation.
10. If necessary, click Continue Anyway to proceed for the DeviceMaster 500 and
the first port.
Note: It may take up to several moments for the operating system to load the
driver on the first port.
11. Click Finish to complete this part of the installation process for the
DeviceMaster 500.
12. Click Install the software automatically (Recommended) and then click Next.
13. If necessary, click Continue Anyway to proceed.
14. Click Finish to complete the driver installation process for this port.
Note: You may need to wait a few moments while the operating system creates
a port for the DeviceMaster 500.
15. Repeat Steps 12 through 14 for each remaining port on the DeviceMaster 500.
16. If Windows XP, close the Control Panel.
17. 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.