Netlinx Master Requirements; Installing Netlinx Studio; Installing Café Duet - AMX CAFE DUET V1.8 Instruction Manual

NetLinx Master Requirements

NXC-ME260/64 or NI-Series Integrated Controllers
Running Master firmware version 3.XX build 317 (or higher)

Installing NetLinx Studio

NetLinx Studio is used to setup a System number, obtain/assign the IP/URL for the
connected NetLinx Master, transfer firmware KIT files to the Master, and use JAR files
created by Café Duet.
If you are installing NetLinx Studio on a Windows XP or 2000 machine, you must have
Administrator rights to install and run all required System files.
In NetLinx Studio, select Help > About to check the version number of the NetLinx
Studio application currently installed. In order to install Café Duet, Studio must be version
2.4 (or higher).
If you have not already installed the latest version of NetLinx Studio on your PC:
1.
Download the latest version of NetLinx Studio from www.amx.com > Tech Center
> Downloadable Files > Application Files > NetLinx Studio 2.4.
2.
Save the file to a known location on your PC.
3.
Once the entire setup file has been downloaded to your machine, locate and double-
click on the file called NS2Setup.exe to begin the installation process. Do not launch
(open) the file from the web.
4.
Select both the default locations and installation settings.
5.
Click OK once the install process has completed. You will be prompted to restart
your machine.
Installing Café Duet
This section describes installing Café Duet. You must have an active Internet connection to
complete the installation.
1.
Verify that NetLinx Studio v2.4 (or higher) is already installed on the target PC.
2.
Insert the Cafe Duet CD into your PC's CD tray. The installation executable
(Setup_CafeDuet.exe) launches automatically and begins the installation wizard.
If there is a problem launching the wizard, this file can be found on the root of
the CD's directory.
3.
If the latest version of NetLinx Studio is not detected the user is presented with the
following dialog (FIG. 1).
If this case, the only option is to click the Exit Setup button to exit the
installation process, install the latest version of NetLinx Studio, and then
restart the installation of Café Duet.
Café Duet v1.8 - User's Guide
Introduction
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