Appendix E: Additional BCM2 Information
Installing the USB-to-Serial Driver (Optional)
The BCM2 can emulate a USB-to-serial converter over a USB connection.
A USB-to-serial driver named "Serial Console" is required for Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating systems.
Download the Windows driver for USB serial console from the Raritan
website's
Support page
(
http://www.raritan.com/support/
). The
downloaded driver's name is
dominion-serial-setup-<n>.exe
, where <n>
represents the file's version number.
There are two ways to install this driver: automatic and manual
installation. Automatic driver installation is highly recommended.
Automatic driver installation in Windows
®
:
1. Make sure the BCM2 is NOT connected to the computer via a USB
cable.
2. Run dominion-serial-setup-<n>.exe on the computer and follow
online instructions to install the driver.
Note: If any Windows security warning appears, accept it to continue
the installation.
3. Connect the BCM2 to the computer via a USB cable. The driver is
automatically installed.
Manual driver installation in Windows
®
:
1. Make sure the BCM2 has been connected to the computer via a USB
cable.
2. The computer detects the new device and the "Found New Hardware
Wizard" dialog appears.
If this dialog does not appear, choose Control Panel > System >
Hardware > Device Manager, right-click the
Serial Console
, and
choose Update Driver.
3. Select the option of driver installation from a specific location, and
then specify the location where both
dominion-serial.inf
and
dominion-serial.cat
are stored.
Note: If any Windows security warning appears, accept it to continue
the installation.
4. Wait until the installation is complete.
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