MC1000_Utilities_1-0_web software installation notes ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Note: The MC1000 Interface application will only operate with the MC1000 connected. At start up, the MC1000 Interface application scans the USB ports for the MC1000 NTP server. If the MC1000 is not found, the software application will terminate. Introduction ------------ The MC1000 utilities software is a simple application to enable quick and easy setup of a Windows PC for connection to the MC1000 Time Server via USB. The MC1000 Utilities software incorporates USB drivers for a Windows PC and the MC1000 Interface application. The MC1000 Utilities software is supplied on a CD-ROM with the MC1000. The CD-ROM version includes a pdf copy of the MC1000 user manual, and a copy of Adobe Reader. The MC1000 Utilities software available from the World Time Solutions website does not include a copy of the user manual or Adobe Reader. These are available as separate downloads on the MC1000 downloads page: (http://www.worldtimesolutions.com/downloads/mc1000/mc1000_index.html) The following installation guidelines refer to the MC1000 Utilities version available from the World Time Solutions website. For information on installing the MC1000 Utilities software from the CD-ROM, please refer to section 5.2 of the MC1000 user manual. Downloading & Installing the MC1000 Utilities (web release) software -------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The MC1000 Utilities software requires the Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 (or newer). If this is not installed, the following procedure will not complete. If required, the .NET framework can be downloaded from: http://www.microsoft.com 1) Right click the MC1000 utilities link and select 'Save link as...'. 2) Select a directory on your computer. 3) Once the file has downloaded, navigate to the file, right click the file and select 'Extract All...'. 4) Follow the instructions on screen to extract the zip file to a directory. 5) Navigate to the new directory and run MC1000_Utilities.exe. (If an 'Open File - Security Warning' appears, select 'Run' to continue installation.) 6) In the MC1000 Utilities window, click 'Install USB Drivers'. 7) Once the USB drivers have been installed, connect the MC1000 to the PC using the supplied USB cable. 8) Click 'Install MC1000 Interface Software'. Please refer to chapter 5 of the MC1000 user manual for details of using the MC1000 Interface application.