Install or update onboard BroadCom NIC driver Perform the following procedure to obtain the latest driver. Attention • This procedure is for supporting onboard Broadcom NIC cards and the new driver version that must be updated. • If drivers were downloaded from the Honeywell Process Solutions website (http://www.honeywellprocess.com), ensure the instructions included with the drivers are followed instead of this procedure. CAUTION If the FTE is installed and is operating, disable the FTE by performing the procedure in “Unbind physical adapters from Honeywell FTE adapter” on page 95, before updating the adapter driver version.
Install Broadcom drivers 1 Insert the Experion PKS System Initialization media in the DVD drive. 2 In the Honeywell–Experion PKS System Initialization window, click Utilities. 3 In the left pane, select NIC-Drivers. 4 Select BROADCOM 57XX GIGABIT INTEGRATED CONTROLLER. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the Broadcom driver installation. 6 Return to the checklist.
Configure NIC adapters for FTE This section provides the procedures to configure the adapter and IP settings for the network interface cards that are used for Fault Tolerant Ethernet. It is required to configure these settings before installing the FTE software to ensure the software package installation picks up the configuration and transfers them correctly to the Honeywell FTE adapter.
5.5.1 Rename the network physical adapters The NIC must be renamed in the following scenarios. • If the NICs have been replaced or new NICs are added to the computer. • If the previous names for these adapters have been deleted and replaced with the Microsoft default names of Local Area Connections (2). If you must rename the NICs for any of the previously mentioned scenarios, refer to the naming conventions mentioned in section, “User interfaces and naming conventions” on page 12. 1 Perform the following steps to determine Green and Yellow adapters. a Select Start > All Programs > Accessories, and then select Command Prompt.