Install Runtime Tools on Windows devices

Once you download the
FactoryTalk® Optix™
 Runtime Tools installation package, install the Runtime Tools.
NOTE: If the Runtime device is not connected to the Internet, you cannot download the installation package from the
FactoryTalk® Optix™
 landing page. Download the installation package to an online device and then transfer it to the Runtime device by means of a USB drive.
  1. When the download is complete, select
    Open
     to open the download folder.
  2. In the download folder, double-click on
    FactoryTalk® Optix™
     Runtime Tools .exe file and wait for the installation process to complete.
    The
    FactoryTalk® Optix™
     Application Update Service and
    FactoryTalk® Optix™
     Entitlement Manager are now installed.
NOTE: If the project includes an ODBC Database linked to a MySQL server, install a
MySQL ODBC connector
 additional package that you can download from the Microsoft products page.
NOTE: If the project includes an ODBC Database linked to an SQL server, install a
ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server
 additional package that you can download from the Microsoft products page.
TIP: To install
FactoryTalk® Optix™
 Studio or the Windows Runtime Tools or both in silent mode, run the following scripts in the Windows Command Prompt terminal by replacing the
<version>
 placeholder accordingly.
FTOptixStudioSetup_Win32_<version>.exe /Q /IAcceptAllLicenseTerms
FactoryTalkOptixRuntimeToolsSetup_Win32_<version>.exe /Q /IAcceptAllLicenseTerms
Silent mode is useful if you do not want to interact with the script and for various automations.
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