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Installation Overview RocketPort® Plus Universal PCI adapter installations follow these basic steps.
You can open the RocketPort Plus Universal PCI User Guide
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Do NOT connect the Quad/Octacable or interface box to the
RocketPort Plus 422 Universal PCI card when the computer is powered on. |
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Locate the latest device driver assembly
for your operating system and copy to it to a location available to the host PC.
Install the RocketPort Plus Universal PCI adapter in the host system.
Attach the Quad or Octacable.
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Make sure that the connectors are properly aligned and forcefully push the connector of the Quad/Octacable with a
rocking motion into the card connector. Make sure that the connector is seated tightly before tightening the retaining screws
on the connector. |
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Power on the PC.
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Windows:
Click Cancel if a Found New Hardware message appears. |
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Install the device driver for your operating system.
You can refer to the driver
installation document for the
Linux® or
Microsoft® drivers. Drivers for other operating
systems contain readme files in the driver assembly that provide installation and configuration procedures.
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You may need to configure the driver, if your serial devices are not using the driver default values. |
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Connect the serial devices to the RocketPort Plus Universal PCI ports.
For installation problems, there may be applications available to test the
driver or you can run the diagnostic.
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