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KMX Knee Mill, Bed Mill & ProtoTRAK
KMX CNC Retrofit Safety, Programming, Operating & Care Manual
If power is lost or turned off, programs that are in current memory are lost, but
programs stored on the thumb drive are not.
Virus Protection:
As a device, ProtoTRAK CNCs are not generally susceptible to viral infections. The part
“programs” they run are non
-executable text files. You can further assure protection by
avoiding e-mail programs and web browser programs loaded onto the ProtoTRAK and
by using a router with a firewall. An anti-virus program is not necessary since the virus
risk is low, and is not recommended because the background tasks may cause damage
by interfering with ProtoTRAK real-time operation.
Microsoft Updates:
Please note that the ProtoTRAK control is not designed to be automatically downloading
updates from Microsoft, or for that matter any 3
rd
party software. There is only a
limited amount of free space on the compact flash card, and downloading files to it until
it is full may result in the ProtoTRAK to stop working properly.
Also note, that administrators must exclude the ProtoTRAK from programs such as
Windows Server Update Service, where the software will automatically try to download
updates to the control.
