Download and extract the SoftJACE image

Unless you have a SoftJACE CD, first download the latest SoftJACE image from Niagara Central. This topic explains how you must extract the files from the image download before running the setup program. It also describes transferring the extracted image files to a remote PC for installation.

Figure 1. Example files extracted from a downloaded AX SoftJACE image

Note the SoftJACE CD or image may include “Install_Type_Tunnel.exe” and/or “InstallVserialAx2.exe” files, as shown in Figure 1 above. These are unrelated and unused in any SoftJACE installation, but are available to install on other client PCs, if needed. For details, see “Serial tunneling” in the NiagaraAX Drivers Guide and “Lon tunneling” in the NiagaraAX Lonworks Guide.

To download and extract SoftJACE image files

Log in to the Software portion of the Niagara-Central website. At the time of this document update: (https://community.niagara-central.com/ord?portal:/download)
Download the latest AX-3.8 or AX-3.7 SoftJACE image.
Extract (unzip) its contents to a local folder.
You must extract (unzip) the image file to a local folder before starting any install, and use the unzipped files for the installation. Although Windows 7 and later allow you to see the contents of a compressed zip file—and even launch an executable without extracting files, such an attempt to install an AX SoftJACE this way will fail.
1. If you are working at the AX SoftJACE PC, you are now ready to start the installation. See Installation and startup overview.
2. If the AX SoftJACE PC is remote, open a Windows Remote Desktop connection to it. Copy the local folder with extracted SoftJACE image files (or the contents of the SoftJACE CD) to a folder on the remote AX SoftJACE PC. Once the folder is copied, you are ready to start the installation. See Installation and startup overview.