User's Manual

36 CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED
Use Windows Explorer to browse the CD and access the files.
Installation 3Com recommends that you install the Router Manager and Switch
Manager applications before you install 3Com Network Director. These
applications must be installed first so that the 3Com Network Director
installation can create the correct shortcuts to these applications.
To install 3Com Network Director, insert the product CD in your
computer’s CDROM drive and browse the CD. Double-click the
3Com
Network Director v1.0.exe
file to begin the installation process. Once
the installation has started (as shown in Figure 1
), please follow the steps
in the installation wizard.
Figure 1 InstallShield Wizard
Activation Once you have installed 3Com Network Director, you will have a 60-day
evaluation period within which to activate your software. When you
launch 3Com Network Director for the first time the About dialog will be
displayed as shown in Figure 2
: