Specifications

40 - Device Driver Installation DeviceMaster Installation and Configuration Guide: 2000506 Rev. B
Windows Vista: NS-Link Installation
3. Go to the appropriate procedure to install the driver. The device driver for Windows
installation follows these steps for each DeviceMaster. If you have multiple
DeviceMasters, you must repeat this process for each DeviceMaster.
• Windows Vista: NS-Link Installation
on Page 40
• Windows XP and Windows Server 2003: NS-Link Installation on Page 41
• Windows 2000: NS-Link Installation on Page 42
Windows Vista: NS-
Link Installation
After locating the latest driver (Page 39) and extracting the files, use this procedure to
install and configure the NS-Link device driver for your DeviceMaster.
1. From the Start button, click Settings, Control Panel and then double-click Add
Hardware.
2. Click Next when the Add Hardware wizard starts.
3. Click Install the hardware that I manually select from a list (Advanced) and Next.
4. Highlight Multi-port serial adapters and then click Next.
5. Click Have Disk, Browse and locate the unzipped driver files, click Open and then
click OK.
Note: Select any .inf file and the driver executes the appropriate file for your
DeviceMaster installation.
6. Highlight the DeviceMaster in the Models list and click Next.
7. Click Next to start the driver installation.
8. If necessary, click Install this driver software anyway at the prompts to proceed for
the DeviceMaster and first port.
Note: It may take up to several moments for the operating system to load the driver
on the first port.
9. Click Finish to complete this part of the installation process.
10. At the Windows needs to install driver software for your Comtrol NS-Link Port, click
Locate and install driver software automatically (Recommended) and Next.
11. If necessary, click Install this driver software anyway to proceed.
12. Click Close when The software for this device has been successfully installed screen
appears and close the Control Panel.
13. Go to Configuring the NS-Link Driver for Windows
on Page 43 to begin NS-Link driver
configuration.
If you are installing multiple DeviceMaster, repeat this procedure for each DeviceMaster.