FarSync Flex - Device/Driver Installation

FarSync Drivers
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FarSync Flex Device & Driver Installation

The FarSync Flex can be used on both Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10 as well as on Windows Server 2008 and 2012.

Note that there are three variants of the FarSync Flex device:

V1 – supports line rates up to 2Mbps (no longer supplied)
V2 and above – supports line rates up to 2Mbps; includes support for Manchester and Conditional Di-Phase encoding plus Terminal Timing support
HighSpeed-V2 and above – this is a V2, or later, device with extended support for BERT operation on line rates up to 16Mbps

Flex V2 devices have “V2” included on the printed serial number label on the side of the device. HighSpeed-V2 devices can be identified by a circular orange ‘H’ label also on the device.

Flex V3 devices have “V3” included on the printed serial number label on the side of the device. HighSpeed-V3 devices can be identified by a circular orange ‘H’ label also on the device.

The screenshots shown below are taken from an example Windows 7 installation but the same installation steps are used for installing the Flex on all of the Windows operating systems.

Ensure that you are logged on as Administrator

Attach the FarSync Flex to a free USB slot of your PC

Right-click the Computer menu item (available from the Start Menu) - select the Manage entry

Select the Device Manager entry in the left-hand pane

Right-click the FarSync Flex entry

and then choose the Update Driver Software entry

Choose Browse my computer for driver software

and then specify the drive letter of the CD drive containing the FarSync BERT CD. Press Next. Windows will start searching the CD and will display the installing dialog

When you are prompted with

Choose Install

The installation shall then complete

and the Flex device will be listed under FarSync WAN Adapters in Device Manager.

You should now proceed and install the FarSync BERT software (instructions here)