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ProLink II Setup Transmitter StartupUsing ProLink IIBefore You Begin
Chapter 2
Installation and Setup
2.1 Overview
This chapter provides information on installing ProLink II software, connecting to the transmitter, and
troubleshooting the installation or connection.
To install and set up ProLink II, the following steps are required:
1. Ensure required privileges (see Section 2.2.1)
2. Install the ProLink II software onto your PC (see Section 2.2.2)
3. Generate the temporary license (see Section 2.2.3)
4. Determine your connection type (see Section 2.2.4)
5. Install the signal converter and connect the wires between the PC and the transmitter (see
Section 2.2.5)
6. Configure the connection and connect to the transmitter (see Section 2.2.6)
7. Obtain and configure a site key (see Section 2.2.7)
For troubleshooting information, see Section 2.3 and Section 2.4.
2.2 Installation and setup
To install and set up ProLink II, follow the steps below.
2.2.1 Ensure required privileges
Installing and running ProLink II requires specific privileges. Install ProLink II using the required
user account, and ensure that all persons who will run ProLink II have the required privileges. See
Table 2-1.
Table 2-1 Required privileges
Operating system To install ProLink II To run ProLink II
Windows NT 4.0 Must be the built-in Admin account • Read/write local hard drive
• Read/write Windows registry
Windows 2000 Must be member of the Administrators
group
• Read/write local hard drive
• Read/write Windows registry
Windows XP Must be member of the Administrators
group
• Read/write local hard drive
• Read/write Windows registry
Windows 98 Not applicable Not applicable
Windows ME Not applicable Not applicable