Chapter4 PCMCIASerial Hardware Installation, Verification, and Configuration
SerialHardware and Software for Win dows 4-16 ni.com
Note Ifyou wantyour serial hardwarep orts tou se the names COM1, COM2, COM3, or
COM4,refer to the Co mmon Questions section of Appendix D, Troubleshooting and
Common Questions.
Restore Defaults
Toreset the fields totheir default values at any t ime,click on theRe store
Defaults button.
Windows NT
Install the NI-Serial Software
Installthe NI-Serial software for Windows NT before you install the
hardware.
1. LogonasAdministratoror as a user wh o has Administrator
privileges.
2. Select Start»Settings»Control Panel.
3. Double-clickon the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel
to launch the Add/RemovePrograms applet . The Add/Remove
Programs dialog box appears.
4. Click on the Install button.
5. When prompted, insert the NI-Serial Software for Windows
2000/NT/Me/9x CD and click on the Next buttonto proceed.
The software installation wizard begins.
Thesetup wizard guides you through the necessary steps to install the
NI-Serials oftware.You can go back and change values where
appropriate byclicki ng on the Back button.You can exit the setup
whereappropriate by clicking on the Cancel button.
Note Thisinstallati on backs up the MicrosoftWindows NT serial driver serial.sys to
serial.bakandthenoverwrites
serial.sys.You can find serial.sys in the
WindowsNT...\system32\drivers directory.
The softwareinstallation is complete. Proceed to the next section, Install
the PCMCIA Serial Hardware.