Hardware Solutions for Gas Utilities Owner's manual

Installing the ME Driver
The ME Driver is required for communication between the ORION Endpoint Utility software and an ORION mobile transceiver.
Follow the driver installation instructions for your operating system if you need to install the driver.
The ME Driver only needs to be installed once. If you previously installed the ORION Endpoint Utility or other ORION software
such as the ORION Mobile Reading System, you already have the ME Driver and you may skip this section.
OTE:N You will receive an error message when you connect the ORION mobile transceiver if you do not have the
ME Driver.
Installing the ME Driver with Windows 7
1. From the ORION Endpoint Utility software disc, copy the “OrionSE_USB_0_2.inf” le.
2. Click the Windows Start button. Then click Computer and paste the OrionSE_USB_0_2.inf le on the C:\ drive of
the laptop.
Result: The le should appear in the C:\ drive as shown here.
OrionSE_USB_0_2.inf file on the C:\ Drive
3. Connect the mobile transceiver to a power supply
and to a USB port on the laptop.
When it is connected to the laptop, turn the
transceiver power on.
Result: An error message is triggered and displays
briey in the lower task bar.
Device Driver error message
OTE:N If the error message does not display automatically, disconnect the transceiver and reconnect it. Make sure the
transceiver is connected to a power supply and is switched on after you connect it to the USB port. The power light
should be on, indicating the transceiver is on.
4. Click the error message.
Result: The Driver Software Installation window opens
as shown.
5. Click the link: "What can I do if my device did not
install properly?"
Result: Windows Help opens with instructions for
installing the driver software as shown on the
next page.
Driver Software Installation window
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
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