User's Guide

SPEED Serial Adaptors User guide
Installing under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008
Page 62
Chapter 2 Installing drivers and host cards
Adding additional cards and/or updating drivers
Whenever you add any additional SPEED hardware to your system, Windows might install
the latest digitally signed driver in its database (depending on your Windows operating
system and settings). To ensure you have the latest driver installed after you add new
hardware, you can either:
• Click Start > All Programs > Perle > Perle-Serial > Update Driver
or
• Reinstall the drivers as described in Installing device drivers and utilities onto your
system on page 60.
Configuring serial ports
To configure SPEED serial ports under Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008,
proceed as follows;
1. In the Windows desktop, click on the Start button and select Settings > Control Panel
The control panel window is now displayed.
2. In the Control Panel window, click on the System icon.
The System Properties tabbed window is now displayed.
3. In the System Properties window, click on the Hardware tab.
The hardware page is now displayed.
4. In the Hardware page, click on the Device Manager Button.
The Device Manager window is now displayed.
5. In the Device Manager window, click on the Multiport serial adapters icon to display the
currently installed devices.
6. In the Device Manager window, double click on the device whose properties you want to
view or change
The device Properties tabbed window is now displayed.