Installation guide

AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager Installation Guide

NOVEMBER 2013

Changing station types

If you are changing station types, perform the following appropriate procedures. You

may also need to reset your users’ permissions (see

“Changing rights and

permissions” on page 114).

To change an AMS Device Manager Server Plus Station to a Client SC Station:

1. Back up the database (page 16).

2. Uninstall the previous Server Plus Station software (page 18).

3. Ensure that a connection can be made to an available Server Plus Station.

4. Install the Client SC Station software (page 54).

5. Restore or combine the database on another Server Plus Station (page 16).

To change an AMS Device Manager Client SC Station to a Server Plus Station:

1. Get new license codes (page 57).

2. Uninstall the previous Client SC Station software (page 18).

3. Install the Server Plus Station software (page 51).

Changing a Client SC Station to access a different

Server Plus Station

To change a Client SC Station to access a different Server Plus Station:

1. In Network Configuration on the Client SC Station, remove any configured

system interfaces (other than HART Modem).

2. Select Start > All Programs > AMS Device Manager > Server Plus Connect.

3. In the Server Plus Connect dialog, select a Server Plus Station PC from the drop-

down list or enter the name of the PC where the desired Server Plus Station is

installed.

4. Click Connect.

Note

For more information about the Server Plus Connect utility, refer to AMS Device Manager

Books Online.