Install Management Suite: Difference between revisions

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If you currently use Millennium Suite version 4.8 or older, uninstall it using the Windows Add/Remove utility. Your schedule and playlist files will not be deleted.
If you currently use Millennium Suite version 4.8 or older, uninstall it using the Windows Add/Remove utility. Your schedule and playlist files will not be deleted.


=== Windows 10 Only: Connect the bell system ===
=== Connect the bell system ===
We used to say, "do not connect the bell system until the Management Suite has been installed." Windows 10 seems to work better if the system is connected. Be sure to allow time for the driver installation to complete before starting Management Suite.
<b>Windows 10 Only.</b><br>
 
Plug in the USB cable between the Chime Master bell system and the PC's USB port. Make sure the bell system is powered on. The first time this connection is made, it may take several minutes for Windows to register the device drivers. Windows 10 provides a Device Setup icon in the system tray that shows the progress of the device preparation.<br>
Wait until the drivers have loaded before proceeding.
=== Disable antivirus ===
=== Disable antivirus ===


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=== After installation complete ===
=== After installation complete ===
 
<b> Windows 8 and earlier</b>
Plug in the USB cable between the Chime Master bell system and the PC's USB port. Make sure the bell system is powered on. The first time this connection is made, it may take several minutes for Windows to register the device drivers. Windows 8 and Windows 10 provide an Device Setup icon in the system tray that shows the progress of the device preparation.
Plug in the USB cable between the Chime Master bell system and the PC's USB port. Make sure the bell system is powered on. The first time this connection is made, it may take several minutes for Windows to register the device drivers. Windows 8 provides a Device Setup icon in the system tray that shows the progress of the device preparation.


Wait until the drivers have loaded before proceeding.
Wait until the drivers have loaded before proceeding.