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Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
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Figure 2-4. Connecting the USB-8486 to a Laptop PC
To install the USB-8486, complete the following steps.
1. Power on the computer and allow the operating system to boot.
2. Insert the USB-8486 into a free USB port, as shown in Figure 2-3 and
Figure 2-4.
3. Connect the USB-8486 to the Fieldbus network. Refer to the
USB-8486 section of Chapter 3,
information about the connectors.
4. Launch the Interface Configuration Utility.
5. Right-click the USB-8486 to enable if it is disabled.
6. Close the Interface Configuration Utility and start the NI-FBUS
Communications Manager or NI-FBUS Configurator.
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Connector and
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