Install or update onboard BroadCom NIC driver

Perform the following procedure to obtain the latest driver.

ATTENTION
l This procedure is for supporting onboard Broadcom NIC cards and the new driver

version that must be updated.

l 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, before updating the adapter driver
version.
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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.
5.5 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.
l Rename the network physical adapters

l Verify/set NIC adapter TCP/IPV4 properties

l Verify/change physical adapters settings

5.5.1 Rename the network physical adapters

The NIC must be renamed in the following scenarios.
l If the NICs have been replaced or new NICs are added to the computer.

l 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.
1. Perform the following steps to determine Green and Yellow adapters.
a. Select Start > All Programs > Accessories, and then select Command Prompt.
Or
Select Start > Run, and type command in the Run dialog box.
The command prompt window is displayed.
b. In the command prompt window, type ipconfig/all and press ENTER.
A list of all the IP configurations are displayed.
c. Examine the Local Area Connections and the physical addresses to determine the lowest
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physical address.
d. Determine the lowest physical address associated with the NIC (for example, Local Area
Connection). This adapter is the Yellow adapter.
2. Perform the following:
Click Start > Windows System > Control panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing
Center > Change adapter settings.
The Network Connections window appears.
3. Right-click the Local Area Connection that has the lowest physical address and choose
Rename.
Rename the adapter and the Local Area Connection (with Yellow in the name) to meet the
naming convention specified in section Standard naming conventions for NICs.
4. Right-click the Local Area Connection that has the highest physical address and choose
Rename.
Rename the adapter and the Local Area Connection (with Green in the name) to meet the
naming convention specified in Standard naming conventions for NICs.
5. In the command prompt window, type ipconfig/all and press ENTER.
A list of all the IP configurations are displayed.
6. Verify that the lowest physical addresses has Yellow in the adapter name and the next physical
address is labeled Green.
7. Return to the checklist.
5.5.2 Verify/set NIC adapter TCP/IPV4 properties
Perform this procedure before installing the Honeywell FTE Mux driver software. This procedure
can be performed on any computer in the following scenarios.
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l The Experion initialization and automatic software installations are not performed on the

computer (such as Domain Controller).

l The FTE installation and the physical adapters have been unbound from the computer. This is

done to allow network communication while performing NIC driver upgrades.

l FTE adapter settings are changed.

1. Perform the following:

Click Start > Windows System > Control panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing
Center > Change adapter settings.
The Network Connections window appears.
2. Perform the following procedure for Yellow network connection.
a. Right-click the Yellow network connection and choose Properties.
The User Account Control dialog box is displayed.
b. Click Continue.
The Yellow Adapter Properties dialog box is displayed.
c. In the Networking tab, select Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.
The Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog box is displayed.
d. Click the General tab and verify/set the IPv4 properties for the Yellow adapter.
e. Set the IP address, Subnet mask and Default gateway assigned to this node. If required,
set the DNS servers.
f. Click OK and click Close.
3. Perform the following procedure for Green network connection.
a. Right-click the Green network connection and choose Properties.
The User Account Control dialog box is displayed.
b. Click Continue.
The Green Adapter Properties dialog box is displayed.
c. In the Networking tab, select Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.
The Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) Properties dialog box is displayed.
d. Click the General tab.
e. Select the Obtain an IP address automatically option.
f. Click OK and click Close.
g. Close Network Connections window.
5.5.3 Verify/change physical adapters settings
Perform the following procedure to update NIC driver for an existing FTE node. This procedure is
used for verifying if the network physical adapter properties are configured correctly after a driver
update.
1. Perform the following:
Click Start > Windows System > Control panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing
Center > Change adapter settings.
The Network Connections window appears.
2. Right-click one of the FTE network connections (Yellow or Green) and choose Properties.
The User Account Control dialog box is displayed.