USB RS-232 Adapter USB - RS232 (Serial) Adapter Windows Desktop/Server Installation Windows 8 64-bit & 32bit, Windows

7 64-bit & 32-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit & 32-b it, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98 Important note regarding Windows 7/8 and Vista: The driver MUST be installed "as Administrator" Right-click the downloaded EXE file and choose Run as administrator Download the Windows installer for the USB RS-232 adapter: Download for Windows 8/7/Vista/XP (32-bit) Download for Windows 8/7/Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) If for some reason the above driver does not work, try one of the following: Download for Windows 7/Vista/XP (32-bit and 64-bit - Alternate driver) Download for Windows XP, 2000, 98/ME (32-bit only) For older cables (purchased prior to October, 2010): Download for Windows 8/7/Vista/XP (32-bit and 64-bit) Download for Windows Vista (32-bit only) Run the installer, then after rebooting, plug the USB end of the adapter into on e of the USB ports on the computer. NOTE: For Windows 7, please use RC build 7100 or RTM Final version. (Installer p rogram will not run on early Windows 7 or Beta versions) Check the software driver installation 1) Open the Device Manager dialog from Control Panel Windows Vista: Start >> Control Panel >> System >> Hardware >> Device Manager Windows XP: Start >> Control Panel >> System >> Hardware >> Device Manager Windows 2000: Start >> Settings >> Control Panel >> System >> Hardware >> Device Manager Windows 98/ME: Start >> Settings >> Control Panel >> System >> Device Manager 2) Click the plus sign (+) next to "Ports". 3) If the device is properly installed, "Serialio.com USB Serial Port" or "Proli fic USB-to-Serial COM Port" will be displayed. The software driver is properly installed, but the USB-RS232 adapter does not wo rk as expected One of the common reasons that software may not work as expected with a USB-Seri al adapter when the device is properly installed, is many older programs (and ev en some new ones) only support a limited number of COM ports (e.g. only COM1 - C OM4) If the USB-RS232 adapter is installed as COM5, it may need to be reassigned to C OM1 - COM4 to work with some software. The following outlines how to to reassign the COM port on Windows XP/2K/Me/98SE Windows XP 1) Follow steps 1-3 of "Check the software driver installation" above. 2) Right-click on the "Prolific USB to Serial Port", then click Properties 3) Click on the "Port Settings" tab. Click the "Advanced" button. 4) In the "COM Port Number" drop-down select the desired port number. For exampl e if the software requires COM2, select COM2. Note the COM port must have "(in u se)" listed next to it, if it does then another device with that name is already installed in the system. After selecting the desire port number, click "OK." 5) Click "OK" again, and the device will show up as being on the same COM port t hat it was before (i.e., COM5), but should show up on the selected port name whe n the Device Manager dialog is closed and opened again. 6) Close the Device Manager. Launch the software to use with the new COM port. Windows 2000, Me, and 98 SE (Second Edition) 1) Follow steps 1 2 of "Check the software driver installation" above. 2) Right-click on the "Prolific USB to Serial Port", then click Properties. 3) Click on the "Port Settings" tab. Click the "Advanced" button. 4) Uncheck "Use automatic settings". 5) Select "Input/Output range". Click on "Change Settings". 6) Type "02E8-02EF" in the Value box. This value will change the port to COM 4.

If COM 4 is in use, you must choose another port. The values for each port are. COM 1: 03F8-03FF COM 2: 02F8-02FF COM 3: 03E8-03EF COM 4: 02E8-02EF 7) Enter the value, then click OK. Click OK again, then click Yes when the "Crea ting a Forced Configuration" window appears. Click OK. 8) Restart the computer. The Device Manager can be checked, to see the COM port change. Note: Adapter may not be exactly as pictured above. Home | Products | Store | Downloads | Services | Support | Contact Copyright 1996-2012 Serialio.com. All rights reserved.