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 ====== Installing Tellstick Windows Drivers ====== ====== Installing Tellstick Windows Drivers ======
-In order for NetHome to be able to communicate with the Tellstick transceiver, you must install drivers that make the Tellstick appear as an COM-port. These drivers are available from [[http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm | FTDI]], but since the Tellstick device has its own product id, we must modify the installation files a bit so it also accepts this id as a serial port. Unfortunately this small change breaks the signing of the drivers which makes the installation a bit more messy. The instructions below are for Windows 7, but should work for all versions of Windows.+In order for NetHome to be able to communicate with the Tellstick transceiver, you must install drivers that make the Tellstick appear as COM-port. These drivers are available from [[http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm | FTDI]], but since the Tellstick device has its own product id, we must modify the installation files a bit so it also accepts this id as a serial port. Unfortunately this small change breaks the signing of the drivers which makes the installation a bit more messy. The instructions below are for Windows 7, but should work for all versions of Windows except 64 bit version of Windows 8. Unfortunately  Microsoft have removed the possibility to install unsigned drivers in this version. We are working on a solution for this problem.
  
 The modified drivers are available in the NetHome-release under the drivers\windows\FTDI_VCP-folder. The modified drivers are available in the NetHome-release under the drivers\windows\FTDI_VCP-folder.
  
 ===== Installation steps ===== ===== Installation steps =====
-1. Insert the Tellstick in an USB-port. After a while Windows will complain that it could not find the drivers. 
  
-2. Open the device manager window. This can be done for example by typing "mmc devmgmt.msc" in the search field in the start menu: +1. Open the folder drivers\windows\FTDI_VCP in the NetHome distribution and run the setup.exe file.
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-3 In the top of the device manager window you will see Tellstick as an identified device. Right click on it and select "Update drivers"+2Windows will warn that the drivers are not signed (twice), but choose the option to install anyway.
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-4A dialog appears where you can chose to either search automatically for drivers or choose manually. Select to choose manually.+3Plug in the Tellstick in an USB portWindows will find and install the Tellstick Serial Converter
  
-5In the next dialog, click "Browseand select the folder in the NetHome-distribution with the drivers (drivers\windows\FTDI_VCP) and then press "Next" +4Open the device manager window. This can be done for example by typing "mmc devmgmt.mscin the search field in the start menu:
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-6. Windows will now complain that it could not verify the the publisher of the drivers (since we have added a new product id), choose to install the driver anyway. The serial converter driver will now be installed.+{{::mmc.png?300|}} 
  
-7. In the bottom section you will now see the Tellstick Serial Converter. Right click on it and select properties+5. In the bottom section you will now see the Tellstick Serial Converter. Right click on it and select properties
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 +6. In the "Advanced"-tab, check the "Load VCP" checkbox and press ok. 
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 +7. Unplug the Tellstick and plug it in again. Windows will now discover the serial port and install the driver. In the Ports-section there should now be a serial port called Tellstick Serial Port. Take note which com port number it was assigned (COM8 for example) as this is the name you will use in NetHomeServer. 
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-8. In the "Advanced"-tab, check the "Load VCP" checkbox and press ok. 
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-9. Unplug the Tellstick and plug it in again. Windows will now discover a new device it cannot find the drivers for. In the top section of the device manager you will see a serial port that  
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