Installation manual

Alacritech Accelerator Users Guide 2-1
2 Software Installation
2.1 Software Installation Overview
This chapter covers the installation of the software required for an
Accelerator under Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP
Professional x64 Edition. There are different procedures for
different types of installations. Carefully follow the correct
procedure. The following types of situations are covered:
■ Installing the drivers into a system with the Windows
operating system
■ Updating the drivers for an existing Accelerator installation
■ Uninstalling the Accelerator
Note: TCP Chimney offload will not work with the
following features:
•Windows Firewall (Windows XP enabled by Default)
•Internet Protocol security (IPsec)
•Internet Protocol Network Address Translation (IPNAT)
•Third-party firewalls
•NDIS 5.1 intermediate drivers
If any one of these features is turned on, TCP Chimney
offload will not work regardless of the registry
settings. See Chapter 3 for instructions on
disabling these features.
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Note: The Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack must be
installed prior to installing Alacritech software. If
Scalable Networking Pack is not installed, you will get the
following popup and be unable to complete the
installation.
2.2 Software First Installation
This section covers the procedures for installing the software
required for the Accelerators prior to installing Alacritech hardware.
Follow the appropriate procedure for your type of installation.
2.2.1 Installation of the Accelerator
1. Insert your Alacritech Driver Installation CD into the
system.
Select the appropriate installation. If the
installation is launched from the HTML page on the CD,
and default security settings are set on the browser,
there may be several pop-ups asking if you want to run
this package. Once you select run, the setup wizard will