Abbott i-STAT Alinity - Aliniq Nci - Network Connectivity for I-STAT

2.1 - AlinIQ NCi - Network Connecvity for i‑STAT
The Network Connecvity ulity for i‑STAT (AlinIQ NCi) is used to congure the instrument to connect to
wired and wireless networks. The NCi ulity package must be downloaded from the Abbo Point of Care
website. It is best pracce to load NCi onto a computer that is installed behind the healthcare facility's
rewall, and that has anvirus soware installed on it.
The following is an overview of the steps required to perform the conguraon:
1. Download the NCi from Abbo Point of Care and install on a Windows PC.
2. Use the NCi to create NC (ancc) le that contains the network parameters and security credenals
required by the instrument to connect to the facility network.
3. Upload the ancc les to the instruments.
Before beginning:
• Read this document in its enrety.
• Share this document with the IT department. Their help will be needed to:
￮ dene how the instrument is to connect (wired, wireless, both) to the network
￮ dene the network to which the instruments are to connect (SSID, authencaon protocol)
￮ supply network access credenals for the network (that is, username, password, security
cercates/keys)
￮ idenfy connecon details (proxy server, IP address and DNS server address modes, etc.)
￮ a worksheet, found at the end of this secon, is provided as an aid to gather the informaon
needed to create the ancc le via the NCi ulity.
Have available:
• i‑STAT Alinity base staon
• FAT32 formaed USB 2.0 memory sck
Note: Some preformaed USB ash drives may not work with the Alinity system. To
avoid issues, reformat the drive using a Windows PC before using the USB ash drive
with the Alinity system.
• computer running Microso Windows 7 or Windows 10 and Internet Explorer 11 or Edge browser
Aer securing all of the above:
• Download the NCi ulity package from the Abbo Point of Care website to your computer. The
package will download to your desktop, unless you specify otherwise. See the instrucon below.
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i-STAT Alinity — System Operaons Manual Art: 747079-01 Rev. F Rev. Date: 28-Apr-2020