Installation guide

AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager Installation Guide
NOVEMBER 2013
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AMS Suite: Asset Performance Management is a product offering that replaces AMS
Asset Portal. The AMS Suite APM Client Framework can be installed on an AMS Device
Manager 12.5 station that meets the requirements above. Other components of AMS
Suite APM must be installed on additional non-AMS Device Manager PCs. For more
information about AMS Suite APM, contact your Emerson Process Management
Sales/Service Office.
Serial interfaces
• An RS-232 serial interface is required for a serial HART multiplexer network or
documenting calibrator.
• A serial HART modem requires a serial port with a dedicated interrupt.
USB interfaces
• A USB port and USB HART modem drivers are required to use a USB HART
modem. See the Release Notes for a list of supported modems.
• A USB port is required to connect a 375 or 475 Field Communicator using a USB
Infrared Data Association (IrDA) adapter. In some cases, IrDA drivers may be
necessary. See the Release Notes for a list of supported adapters.
• A USB port is required to connect a 475 Field Communicator or Bluetooth
modem using a USB Bluetooth adapter. Only Microsoft Bluetooth components
are supported (see the Release Notes for more information).
Network requirements
• AMS Device Manager is designed to operate on an Ethernet network running
TCP/IP.
• Mobile AMS Device Manager stations are allowed to connect wirelessly using
wireless plant network technology. Some communications slowdown can be
expected with wireless networking.
• AMS Device Manager supports deployment within a single domain or
workgroup or across multiple domains or workgroups. For more information,
refer to KBA NA-0800-0113. The Microsoft Windows Management
Instrumentation and Workstation services must be running on the PC during
installation.
• AMS Device Manager does not support deployment between a network
workgroup and a network domain.