Installing Active X controls

To use FTP communications, you must install Active X controls from Distinct Corporation which are available in the Distinct directory on the product CD.

The Distinct VIT runtime provides TCP/IP extensions to the Microsoft Windows environment, which the EC Gateway requires for FTP operations. The current version of the Active X control is version 5.1.

StepsInstalling Active X controls

  1. Place the CD in the CD-ROM drive and run EXVIT51RT.EXE, from the Distinct directory.

  2. When the InstallShield self-extracting EXE window appears, click Yes to continue.

    The Welcome screen displays

  3. Follow the screen prompts to complete the install. You will provide the following information:

    NoteNote You may see message windows telling you that several DLLs need to be replaced with newer versions so that Distinct Active X control can function properly. Click Yes to overwrite these files with the proper version, which ensures correct operation of FTP communications.

  4. Reboot your system to finish the installation process.