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TB 283 Configuring Windows 8 to Run CNC11 Software
Purpose This document will explain how to configure Windo ws 8 so that the CNC11 software will function
correctly
Required Materials
⢠Samsung 120GB SSD
⢠USB or SATA DVD player
⢠USB mouse
⢠copy of Windows 8 Home Premium 64 bit
⢠copy of the latest version of CNC11 software
Instructions for Configuring Windows 8
1 Install SSD and DVD player into servo PC/conso le Make sure to plug the SATA cable from the SSD
into SATA0 on the motherboard Software MUST be loaded on the system that you are working on I t
CANNOT be loaded onto an SSD remotely and then installed onto the control Windows does not allow
that
2 Connect a SHIELDED CAT5/CAT6 Ethernet cable to the on board Ethernet port and the MPU11
3 Power on the MPU11 and servo PC/console
4 Insert the Windows 8 DVD and install the Windo ws software
5 Start at the desktop view
6 Move your mouse to the right corner of the screen to bring out the side tab and click on the "Settings" button
7 Next click on the "Control Panel"
8 Go to "Uninstall a Program" directly underneath "Programs
9 Next uninstall any un necessary programs that m ight have come from your computer manufacture Some of
these may include McCaffey Antivirus various trial offers etc
10 Go back to the main "Control Panel" page and c lick on "System and Security"
11 Click on "Windows Update"
12 Install the Updates You may need to restart t he computer several times
13 Keep going until you see the below screen stat ing that no more updates are available Then click on the "Change
settings" on the left side
14 From the dropdown under "Important updates" select "Never check for updates" and click OK at the bottom
after
15 Go back to the Control Panel view and click on "System and Security"
16 Click on the "Action Center"
17 Click on "Change User Account Control Settings" and then drag the bar to the "Never notify" at the bottom and
click OK
18 Next click on "Change Action Center Settings"
19 Un select every checkbox and click OK
20 Go back to the main Control Panel page and click on "System and Security"
21 Click on "Windows Firewall"
22 Click on "Turn Windows Firewall on or off" on the left hand side
23 Click on the "Turn off Windows Firewall" buttons on both the Private and Public network settings Click OK at
the bottom
24 Go back to the Control Panel Main page and cli ck on "System and Security"
25 Click on the "System" option
26 Click on "Device Manager" on the left hand side
27 Find the "Network adapters" and click to expan d them
28 Double click on any Ethernet cards and the bel ow should be displayed
29 Click on the "Power Management" tab and the uncheck all the boxes Click OK and do the same for any other
Ethernet Cards available
30 Go back to the "System and Security" screen an d click on "Power Options
31 Click on the circle with and arrow to bring up the "additional plans" then select "High performan ce" and click
"Change plan settings"
32 Click on the "Change advanced power settings"
33 Click on the "Change settings that are currently unavailable"
34 Under "Hard disk" set "Turn off hard disk afte r" to "Never"
35 Under the "USB settings" for "USB selective suspend setting" select "Disabled"
36 Under "Display" set "Turn off display after" t o "Never" Then click "Apply" Than close the open window
37 Press "Ctrl" + "Alt" + "Delete" all at the same time Select "Task Manager" then click on the mo re details button
38 Next click on the "Startup" tab and click on e ach Item and then click "Disable" at the bottom Th en close the
window
39 Click on the "Date and Time" section of the ta skbar on the lower right hand corner
40 Select the "Internet Time" tab and click on "C hange settings "
41 Uncheck the "Synchronize with an Internet time server" box and click OK
Instructions for Installing CNC11 Software
1 Install CNC11 software Make sure you configur e the network adapter and install the appropriate PLC
program if needed Also if you want the PLC Detect ive software you will need to install WinPcap
2 Once the CNC11 software installation is complet e right click on the CNC11 icon located on the desktop
and select âPropertiesâ Select the âShortcutâ tab then select âAdvancedâ Check the box for âRun as
Adminâ Select âOKâ then âApplyâ and then âOKâ
3 Go into âControl Panelâ select âSystem and Se curityâ and then âWindows Firewallâ On the upper left
side of the window click on âAllow a program of fea ture through Windows Firewallâ find cncm or cnct in
the list and check both boxes for private and publi c then click Ok
4 If want to eliminate the scan & fix pop up and autoplay pop up when you plug in your USB stick y ou
will need to do the following To suppress the scan & fix click on the Windows icon type msconfig and
click on the "Services Tab" then scroll down and un check "Shell Hardware Detection" Click "Apply" the n
"Ok" and then you will need to power cycle the PC To suppress the autoplay click on Windows icon and
type autoplay then uncheck "use AutoPlay for all media and devic es" and click "Save"
5 You are now ready to run CNC11 software on your Windows 7/10 PC/console
6 If you clicked on the CNC11 icon to start the software and you are getting 64180 MPU11 not
responding errors You most likely didn't have the MPU11 connected to the PC when you installed the
software Check your Ethernet card to make sure it is configured properly
7 Go to âControl Panelâ and select âNetwork and Internetâ
8 Click on âNetwork and Sharing Centerâ
10 Click on âChange adapter settingsâ on the upper left corner of the window
11 Right click on the network icon that is connec ted to the MPU11 and select âPropertiesâ
12 Highlight âInternet Protocol Version 4 TCP/IPv4 â then click âPropertiesâ again
13 Select âUse the following IP addressâ then set the IP address and Subnet mask to
IP address 10 168 41 1
Subnet mask 255 255 255 0
14 Click OK and then try to start the CNC11 softw are again
Document History
Rev2 Created on 2017 02 22 by #270
Rev1 Created on 2014 07 30 by #358