BRUEL & KJAER PULSE 3560-B, Technical Documentation Manual

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PULSE Multi-analyzer System Type 3560-B/C/D/E – Installation and IDAe Hardware 10
2.4 Preparing your PC for Installation of PULSE
Before installing the PULSE software, ensure that Windows
®
2000, Windows
®
XP or Win-
dows Vista
®
is installed on your PC. Usually, a PULSE PC comes with Windows
®
XP pre-
installed.
1) Connect the PC to your network as described above, switch on the PC and get it up and
running (no password is required for PCs pre-installed by Brüel & Kjær).
2) When asked for network, choose ‘wired for network’.
3) Give the PC a name of 16 characters or less. The factory default is ‘PORTPULSE’.
4) Choose TCP/IP as the protocol.
5) Read through section 2.3.1 and discuss network connection options with your network
administrator, as these configurations will be dependent on the type of network connection
you require.
6) Enter an IP address and subnet mask for the PC.
For a point-to-point setup, choose IP address 10.10.10.50 and subnet mask 255.0.0.0.
Your system will reboot after this.
7) Install the Microsoft
®
Office software.
You are now ready to install the PULSE software.
2.5 Pre-installed Systems
If you have purchased a new PULSE system including PC from Brüel & Kjær, the software
and license will already be installed. All you need to do is:
1) Set PULSE Knowledge Library up as required – see section 2.6.3.
2) Attach the USB key to the PC and start system configuration. Select Start , Programs ,
PULSE , PULSE Front-end Setup . A detailed system configuration guide is found in
section 2.7.2.
After system configuration, you can start PULSE by selecting from the options in the Start ,
Programs , PULSE group.
2.6 PULSE Software Installation
If your software is not pre-installed, or if you are upgrading from an earlier version of
PULSE, you will need to follow the instructions given in the rest of this Chapter.
2.6.1 Administrator Privileges
To install PULSE, you must be logged onto Windows
®
with administrator privileges. To run
PULSE, you must at least be a member of the USERS group.