Device Driver (Ns-Link) Installation; Overview; Before Installing The Ns-Link Driver - Comtrol DeviceMaster LT User Manual

Overview

Before Installing the
NS-Link Driver
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Device Driver (NS-Link) Installation

This section discusses the following topics:
• Linux Installations
• Windows Installations
The following subsections discuss procedures that need to be done before
installing and configuring the NS-Link device driver.
Before installing the NS-Link device driver for the Linux and Windows operating
systems, the following conditions must be met:
• The DeviceMaster LT is connected to the network and powered on
Installation on Page 11).
• The network information has been configured in the DeviceMaster LT
(Configuring the Network Settings
• Checked to see if the latest version of SocketServer resides on the
DeviceMaster LT (Checking the SocketServer Version
PortVision DX or you can open your browser, enter the DeviceMaster LT IP
address to view the version on the Server Status page
• If necessary, uploaded the latest version of SocketServer
SocketServer with PortVision DX
Uploading Firmware - Telnet Method (Linux)
Note: Technical Supports recommends that you update to the latest version of
SocketServer before installing any NS-Link device driver
After NS-Link driver installation and configuration, the same ports can be
configured as TCP/IP sockets using an NS-Link version of the SocketServer web
page (Socket Port Configuration
on Page 30
on Page 31
on Page 18).
on Page 24 or you can use RedBoot,
on Page 41).
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(Hardware
on Page 22 using
(Uploading
on Page 104).