Installing ActiveX controls

To use FTP communications, you must install ActiveX 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 ActiveX control is version 5.1.

StepsInstalling Active X controls

  1. Place the CD in the CD 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.

    NoteYou may see message windows telling you that several DLLs must 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. Restart your computer to complete the installation process.