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ProSoft Technology MVI71-DFNT User Manual

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Installing and Configuring the Module

MVI71-DFNT ♦ PLC 5

User Manual

EtherNet/IP Client/Server Communication Module

Page 40 of 175

ProSoft Technology, Inc.

February 3, 2011

2.5 Installing ProSoft Configuration Builder Software

You must install the ProSoft Configuration Builder (PCB) software to configure

the module. You can always get the newest version of ProSoft Configuration

Builder from the ProSoft Technology website.

8 Open your web browser and navigate to http://www.prosoft-

technology.com/pcb

Installing ProSoft Configuration Builder from the ProSoft website

9 Click the D

OWNLOAD

H

ERE

link to download the latest version of ProSoft

Configuration Builder.

10 Choose S

AVE

or

S

AVE

F

ILE

when prompted.

11 Save the file to your Windows Desktop, so that you can find it easily when

you have finished downloading.

12 When the download is complete, locate and open the file, and then follow the

instructions on your screen to install the program.

If you do not have access to the Internet, you can install ProSoft Configuration

Builder from the ProSoft Solutions Product CD-ROM, included in the package

with your module.

13 Insert the ProSoft Solutions Product CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your

PC. Wait for the startup screen to appear.

Installing ProSoft Configuration Builder from the Product CD-ROM

14 On the startup screen, click P

RODUCT

D

OCUMENTATION

. This action opens a

Windows Explorer file tree window.

15 Click to open the U

TILITIES

folder. This folder contains all of the applications

and files you will need to set up and configure your module.

16 Double-click the S

ETUP

C

ONFIGURATION

T

OOL

folder, double-click the

PCB_*.

EXE

file and follow the instructions on your screen to install the

software on your PC. The information represented by the "

*" character in the

file name is the PCB version number and, therefore, subject to change as

new versions of PCB are released.

Note: Many of the configuration and maintenance procedures use files and other utilities on the

CD-ROM. You may wish to copy the files from the Utilities folder on the CD-ROM to a convenient

location on your hard drive.