Installing Field Tools Configuration Software - Emerson FB2100 Quick Start Manual

FB2100 Flow Computer Quick Start Guide
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November 2023
Installing Field Tools Configuration
Software
You install Field Tools software (which includes FBxConnect) on your PC to configure the
device.
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Field Tools (including FBxConnect) is available as a free software download to
registered SupportNet users. If you are not a registered SupportNet user, new
accounts take up to 24 hours to process so plan accordingly.
AMS Device Configurator (available separately) is incompatible with AMS Device
Manager: they cannot reside on the same machine.
Before beginning the installation, close all other applications.
Field Tools cannot reside on a computer running any component of
OpenEnterprise 2.x, OpenEnterprise 3.x, OpenEnterprise Client/Server, or
ObjectServer software.
TechView and other components of BSI_Config software cannot be installed on
a computer running OpenBSI Network Edition versions older than 5.9 Service
Pack 2.
You must have administrative privileges to install Field Tools.
You must disable User Account Control (UAC) prior to installing Field Tools (you can
re-enable it after a successful installation).
As part of the installation, software from both Eltima and MACTek
installed. Depending upon your permissions, Windows may require you to confirm
these installations before the installation can proceed.
Right-click on the installer file and choose Run as administrator from the pop-up
menu. For details on minimum hardware/software requirements as well as more
details on the installation steps see the
Note
During Field Tools installation, you must select the FBx support including
FBxConnect option.
Field Tools Quick Start Guide
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