| WINDOWS 2000 DRIVER INSTALLATION | |
| You need to have administrator privileges to install | |
| any new drivers under Windows2000. To install the | |
| driver or update the configuration please log onto | |
| Windows 2000 as "Administrator" or ask your | |
| system administrator to install the USB driver. | |
| Please proceed with the following steps to install | |
| the driver: | |
| 1. | Connect a USB cable from your computer |
| 2. | (or USB hub) to the USB port of the Interface. |
| The connection brings up "Found New | |
| 3. | Hardware Wizard". |
| Click "Next". | |
| 4. | Select "Search for the best driver for |
| 5. | my device", and click "Next". |
| Select "Specify a location" and click "Next". | |
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| In the "Copy Manufacturer's file from", type "D:" |
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| where "D:" is the location of your |
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| (or browse to where you have copied the |
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| drivers if you have downloaded them from |
| 6. | a web site). |
| Windows driver file searches for the device | |
| 7. | "USB VNET™ Interface". |
| Click "Next" to continue. | |
| 8. | Windows has finished installing the software. |
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| Click "Finish" to complete the first part |
| 9. | of installation. |
| The "Found New Hardware Wizard" appears | |
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| again, and will complete the installation for the |
| 10. | device "USB VNET™ Port". |
| Repeat step (4) to (8) to complete installation. | |
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| WINDOWS XP DRIVER INSTALLATION |
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| Please proceed with the following steps to |
| 1. | install the driver: |
| Connect a USB cable from your computer | |
| 2. | (or USB hub) to the USB port of the Interface. |
| The connection brings up "Found New | |
| 3. | Hardware Wizard". |
| Click "Next". | |
| 4. | Select "Search for the best driver for my |
| 5. | device", and click "Next". |
| Select "Specify a location" and click "Next". | |
|
| In the "Copy Manufacturer's file from", type "D:" |
|
| where "D:" is the location of your |
|
| (or browse to where you have copied the |
| drivers | |
| 6. | if you have downloaded them from a web site). |
| Windows driver file searches for the device | |
| 7. | "USB VNET™ Interface". |
| Click "Next" to continue. | |
| 8. | Windows has finished installing the software. |
|
| Click "Finish" to complete the first part of |
| 9. | installation. |
| The "Found New Hardware Wizard" appears | |
4 |
| again, and will complete the installation for the |
| device "USB VNET™ Port". | |
10.Repeat step (4) to (8) to complete installation.
COM PORT
The PodWare application uses a COM port to communicate with the connected devices. When you use the RS232 connection from your computer to the VNET™ Interface, the COM port will be the one which your computer normally uses for the Serial (RS232) port; usually COM1.
When you use USB to connect from your computer to the VNET™ Interface, the Driver software causes a “Virtual COM Port” (VCP) to be created. This will appear to PodWare as just another COM port, and can be selected using Network > Com Port. To find out the COM port which the VNET™ Interface is using, select Start > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager > Ports. Here, you should see an entry in the tree for an item called “USB VNET™ Port. Against this will be the COM port number
(e.g. COM5).
If you wish to change this to a different COM port number,
EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY
Provision is made to power the unit from an external Tannoy VNET™ Accessory Power Supply. An external supply is required in either of these two circumstances:
• If it is desired to use an RS232 (serial) connection to the PC
• If there are VNET™ network cable powered devices anywhere on the network
If USB is being used and there are no such VNET™ cable powered devices, no external supply is required and the interface will be powered from the computer’s USB port.
CONNECTING A COMPUTER
You can connect your computer to the VNET Interface in one of two ways:
RS232
If your computer has a native Serial