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InstallingCPConWindows7–SinglePCSetup

Control Panel Setup Go to Control Panel.

Under "View by", select "Small Icons" or "Large Icons". Use this view for the entire procedure.




Action Center Settings

Go to Control Panel -> Action Center -> Change Action Center settings.

Unselect everything.

Click on "Customer Experience Improvement Program settings".




Select "No, I don't want to participate in the program".

Click "Save Changes".

Click "Problem Reporting Settings".

Select "Never check for solutions".

Click OK.




Windows Update Settings

Go to Control Panel -> Windows Update -> Change Settings.

Select "Never check for updates".

Unselect the check boxes.

Click OK.




User Account Settings

Go to Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Change User Account Control Settings.

Select "Never notify".

Click OK.




Date and Time Settings

Control Panel -> Date and Time -> Change date and time

Change this to the correct time and date.

Click OK.

Select "Internet Time" tab, then "Change Settings".

Unselect "Synchronize with an Internet time server".




Click OK to exit Internet Time Settings.

Click OK to exit Date and Time.

Device Manager Settings

Go to Control Panel -> Device Manager

Select Ethernet adaptor under “Network Adaptors”.

Double click to open properties.




Select the "Power Management" tab.

Unselect "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".

Click OK to exit.

Exit the device manager.




Folder Options

Go to Control Panel -> Folder Options

Select the "View" tab.

Select "Display the full path in the title bar".

Unselect "Hide extensions for known file types".




Unselect "Use Sharing Wizard".

Click OK to exit folder options.




Local Area Connection Settings

Go to Control Panel -> Network and Sharing Center -> Change Adapter Settings.

Double click on "Local Area Connection" to open the properties screen.

Double click on "Internet Protocol Version 4" to open the IPV4 properties screen.

Select "Use the following IP address automatically" then enter a static IP address for the PC. Use 192.168.5.1 for new equipment. Note: Previously, 169.254.129.1 was used. Check PLC IP address if this is unknown. The first three octets should match on both the PLC and PC.

For "Subnet mask", use 255.255.255.0

Click OK to exit IPV4 Properties.

Click Close to exit Local Area Connection Properties.




Power Options

Go to Control Panel -> Power Options.

Select "Balanced".

Click "Change plan settings".

Change both items to "Never".

Click "Change advanced power settings".




Use the following settings:

a. Hard disk: Turn hard disk off after: "Never"

b. Wireless Adapter Settings: Power saving mode: "Maximum Performance"

c. Sleep

i. Sleep After: "Never"

ii. Allow Hybrid Sleep: "Off"

iii. Hibernate After: "Never"

iv. Allow wake timers: "Enable"

d. USB Settings: USB selective suspend setting: "Disabled"

e. Power buttons and lid: Power button action: "Do nothing"

f. PCI Express: Link state power management: "Off"

g. Display: Turn display off after: "Never"

h. Multimedia settings

i. When sharing media: "Prevent idling to sleep"

ii. When playing video: "Optimize video quality"

i. Internet Explorer: JavaScript Timer Frequency: "Maximum Performance"

Click OK to exit.




Click Save Changes.

Windows Firewall

Go to Control Panel -> Windows Firewall -> Turn Windows Firewall on or off.

Select "Turn off Windows Firewall" for both settings.

Click OK to exit.




Windows Defender

If Windows Defender is running, it must be turned off.

Go to Control Panel -> Windows Defender.

If it is turned off, the following message will pop up:

Otherwise, go to Tools -> Options.

Go to the Administrator tab.




Unselect “Use this program”.

Click Save.




Check Control Panel Settings

Go to Control Panel -> Action Center.

Check all items under Security and under Maintenance by clicking the down arrows at the right.

All items should say "Currently not monitored" or "Off".

Restart computer if required.

Click “Turn off messages” if the option is shown for any of the items.




CPC Installation Copy the main folder structure ("ASC Backups" and "ASC Data" folders) from your flash drive to the C drive.

Install InGear Allen Bradley Driver

Go to C:\ASC Backups\AB Installs.

Install the InGear driver by running the file "Runtimesetup6.exe".




Go to All Programs -> INGEAR -> INGEAR Allen-Bradley Studio ActiveX -> Driver Configuration.

Change Device Type to "Ethernet".

Change PLC Type to "ControlLogix/CompactLogix (ENET)".

Click "Apply".

Click "Done" to exit. Click OK if an ERROR dialog box appears.




Click Yes to reboot.

Install CPC Server

Install CPC Server from C:\ASC Backups\CPC Installs\CPC Software....

Click “Yes” to any prompts except if the setup asks about a CPCObjServer.TLB file (say “No” for this file).

Copy the Objects.g, SecurityDatabase.mdb, and PartDatabase.mdb files and the “Resources” folder into the “C:\Program Files\CPC ObjServer” directory.

Install CPC Client

Install CPC Client from C:\ASC Backups\CPC Installs\CPC Software....

Click “Yes” to any prompts during setup.




Compatibility Mode Settings

Go to C:\Program Files(x86)\CPC ObjServer.

Right click on "CPCObjServer.exe", and then select "Properties".

Under the "Compatibility" tab, select "Run this program in compatibility mode for:".

Select "Windows XP (SP3)".

Click OK to exit.

Navigate to C:\Program Files(x86)\CPC Client. Repeat the above process for CPCClient.exe

Repeat the above process for ClientSwitch.exe

Check CPC Functionality

Run CPC ObjServer (CPCObjServer.exe).

Click "Shut Down" to Exit the program.




Run the CPC Client.

Enter the Primary Server and Backup Server names.

Click Connect.

Close both the client and server.

Reopen the CPC Client to make sure it connects to the correct server.

Close both the client and server.




Other PC Setup

PLC Communication Check

To check communication between PC and PLC, open the command prompt by going to Start, then typing “cmd.exe”. Type “ping 192.168.5.20” (or whatever the PLC’s IP address is), then hit enter.

The device should reply without timing out.

Other Computer Setup

Install printer driver as required.

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