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You must first have Windows 2000 or XP loaded and operating properly on your computer before attempting to install. AlarmCAD for AutoCAD will not operate on the older Windows 3.1 or 3.11. Prior to installation, please remove all diskettes from your system floppy drive and terminate all active applications.
For successful operation of your AlarmCAD for AutoCAD software, the Sentinel Super Pro hardware key contained in this release must be placed in the parallel port or USB port of your computer. As with all hardware installation, please ensure that you properly ground yourself to prevent static shocks.
Do the following to install a parallel port hardware key:
Completely power down your system.
If you have a local printer that plugs into the parallel port, turn off the printer, then disconnect it from the parallel port.
Plug the key into the parallel port. Tighten the lugs to secure it. Be careful not to over-tighten lugs.
If you have a local printer that plugs into the parallel port, plug the printer cable directly into the hardware key. It should be invisible to any operations of your computer while in place. The key driver software installed with AlarmCAD for AutoCAD will locate the hardware key upon program activation.
Turn your system back on, and continue with the software installation.
Note: If you are using a local printer, rather than a network printing device, and your printer normally connects to your system's parallel port, in order to use AlarmCAD for AutoCAD and have it recognize your hardware security key, you must have the printer turned on and active (i.e. not in power-saving mode).
Do the following to install a USB port hardware key:
Plug the key into an available USB port.
Once your system acknowledges that new hardware has been added, continue with the software installation.
Because AlarmCAD for AutoCAD distribution files are compressed, you must run the setup program to place files on your hard disk. You will follow the same steps whether you're installing AlarmCAD for AutoCAD for the first time or as a new (upgrade) version.
Insert the AlarmCAD for AutoCAD CD into your CD-ROM drive and wait for the installation menu to appear. (If Autorun is disabled, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop then double-click your CD-ROM drive icon.) Choose from the installation options and follow the on-screen directions.
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