Installation – DekTec DTC-300 StreamXpress User Manual
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DTC-300-SP – StreamXpress
USER MANUAL
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2. Installation
2.1 Installing the DTC-300-SP software
The DTC-300 StreamXpress software can be installed on any suitable Microsoft Windows PC.
When installing the StreamXpress software, the install package will install the StreamXpress
application and the driver for USB and PCI cards
Download the latest version of StreamXpress from DekTec’s website at
or copy StreamXpress.zip to the local hard
drive from the DekTec USB stick .
Unzip the software into a temporary directory
NOTE: You have to be logged in as an administrator to install the software.
Close any other software that may already be using DekTec hardware.
Run ‘StreamXpress Setup.exe’.
Note that if you are running Win7 you need to right click on the executable and select ‘run as
administrator’. Failure to do so may result in a bad installation even if you have administrator rights.
Follow the instruction on the screen until you have to select Complete or Custom.
Complete will install the StreamXpress software and the drivers for DekTec USB and PCI/PCIe
devices. It will overwrite any existing drivers on the PC.
Custom setup allows the user to choose which elements will be installed and the location of the
installation.
By default use the Complete installation.
When the installation is complete, you are ready to start using the DTC-300-SP StreamXpress
software.
2.2 Licensing of the software
In order to operate the DTC-300-SP StreamXpress software, the PC must be connected to a DekTec
device that holds a valid DTC-300-SP license. If no DekTec hardware product is detected, the
StreamXpress interface will show this:
If no license is detected on a valid DekTec product, the StreamXpress interface will show this: