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Installation Instructions
RSLogix Guard PLUS! Programming Software
Catalog Numbers 1753-PCS-PAR and 1753-PCS-USB
Before You Begin
1. Make sure your personal computer meets the system requirements below.
Requirements Minimum Recommended
Personal Computer Pentium III, 500 MHz
Operating System Windows NT/2000 Windows NT/2000/XP
RAM 256 MB 512 MB
Free Hard Disk Space at least 150 MB plus space for user
programs
Resolution 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 true color
(1) Turn off hyperthreading before installing RSLogix Guard PLUS! software, version 4.0 or later.
IV, 1.2 GHz
Pentium
at least 200 MB plus space for user
programs
(1)
2. If you already have version 3.5 or later installed, you must uninstall it before
installing the latest version.
See Uninstall RSLogix Guard PLUS! Software on page 2.
3. If you are installing RSLogix Guard PLUS! software for the first time, you
must install your hardlock.
See Install Your Hardlock on page 3.
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Uninstall RSLogix Guard PLUS! Software
1. From the Windows Control Panel, choose Add/Remove Programs.
2. If you want to uninstall version 3.5, select RSLogix Guard PLUS! Hardware
Management. If you want to uninstall version 4.0 or later, select RSLogix
Guard PLUS! version x.x.x.x.
3. Click on Change/Remove.
4. Choose OK when asked whether to remove the program and all of its
components.
5. Close the Add/Remove Programs dialog and the Control Panel, if necessary.
6. If you uninstalled version 4.0 or later, the unistall process is complete. If you
are uninstalling version 3.5, continue with the additional steps below.
a. Start the RSLogix Guard PLUS! Control Center and choose Uninstall.
b. Open/Run the program from the File Download dialog.
It may take up to a minute for the next prompt to appear.
c. Choose Yes when prompted whether you want to proceed with the
uninstall.
d. If the message dialog does not automatically appear, check the task bar,
maximize the dialog, and choose Yes.
e. Choose Yes when prompted if you would like to complete the next step
of the uninstall procedure, which removes the registration entries for the
software.
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f. Choose OK when prompted that you may have to manually remove
some files relating to the application.
These are the project files that you created and stored in the project
directory.
TIP
The hardlock device remains as an item in your plug-and-play
device list. You do not need to uninstall the driver.
Install Your Hardlock
Before you can install the software, you must install the hardlock drivers and then
connect your hardlock to the appropriate port, parallel or USB, on your personal
computer. Make sure you install the drivers before you connect the hardlock.
To install the hardlock:
1. Insert the RSLogix Guard PLUS! CD-ROM into the CD drive.
If Autoplay is enabled, the software installation starts automatically. If this is
not the case, you can start the installation by clicking on d:\setup.exe
(where d is your CD drive).
2. From the setup screen, click on the Install Hardlock button and follow the
installation prompts.
3. Connect your hardlock to the proper port, USB or parallel.
TIP
You can connect a printer to the hardlock on the parallel port, but make
sure that the printer is switched on or the hardlock may not be detected.
IMPORTANT
TIP
Protect your hardlock. It is your only means to enable the
software.
The USB hardlock features an LED that will illuminate
if the hardlock was installed properly.
You can disconnect the hardlock any time you are not using
RSLogix Guard PLUS! software.
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