Installation Manual. iHUD for iRacing .

 Installation Manual.
iHUD for iRacing . 1 MightyGate
MigthyGate Index 1. Step 1. Download the Plugin ............................................................................................................................ 3 2. Step 2. UnZip the file downloaded from www.mightygate.com ............................................................... 3 3. Step 3. Installing the Plugin .............................................................................................................................. 3 4. Step 4. Installing MSVCP100.dll ....................................................................................................................... 3 5. Step 5.  !!Be sure HUDiRacingPlugin is listed like an exception in Windows Firewall!!!! ................. 3 6. How to configure Windows Firewall .............................................................................................................. 4 6.1. Windows 7 ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 6.1.1. Setting a manual exception for a certain program. ....................................................................................... 4 6.2. Windows Vista ................................................................................................................................................... 7 6.2.1. Setting a manual exception for a certain program. ....................................................................................... 7 6.3. Windows XP ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 6.3.1. Setting a manual exception for a certain program. ..................................................................................... 10 7. FAQ. ................................................................................................................................................................... 11 2 MightyGate
MigthyGate 1. Step 1. Download the Plugin Go to: http://www.mightygate.com/portfolio-­‐productos/hud-­‐for-­‐iracing/ and download the .zip (http://www.mightygate.com/wp-­‐content/uploads/2011/12/HUDforiRacing.zip ) . Keep in mind where is located the .zip downloaded 2. Step 2. UnZip the file downloaded from www.mightygate.com Inside the .zip you will find 1 file named HUDiRacingPlugin.exe. 3. Step 3. Installing the Plugin It’s super-­‐easy to deploy our iRacing plugin. All you have to do is to double-­‐clicking the file name HUDiRacingPlugin.exe that can be located anywhere on your hard drive. 4. Step 4. Installing MSVCP100.dll You will need MSVCP100.dll to be installed in your computer. For install it you have to download http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=5555 and install it. A tip for people with 64Bit OS. Don't use Visual C++ x64, use the x86!!! Exactly the same that in the link included in this step: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=5555 5. Step 5.  !!Be sure HUDiRacingPlugin is listed like an exception in Windows Firewall!!!! This step depends of your OS. •
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If you have a Windows 7 go to chapter 6.1. If you have a Windows Vista go to chapter 6.2. If you have a Windows XP go to chapter 6.3. 3 MightyGate
MigthyGate 6. How to configure Windows Firewall 6.1. Windows 7 You can watch a video here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-­‐US/windows7/Allow-­‐a-­‐program-­‐to-­‐communicate-­‐
through-­‐Windows-­‐Firewall 6.1.1. Setting a manual exception for a certain program. 1. Open the Control Panel. 2. Click on the Windows Firewall icon. 3. Click on the Allow a program through Windows Firewall link in the left blue pane. (See screenshot below) 4. Click on the Change Settings button. (see screenshot below) NOTE: If the Change Settings button is grayed out, then it has already been clicked on. You can proceed to either step 5, 6, or 7 for what you would like to do. 4 MightyGate
MigthyGate 5. To Allow an Existing Exception A) On the left side, check the HUDiRacingPlugin exception Name box to allow, or uncheck to unallow through Windows Firewall. (see screenshot below) B) If you allowed the HUDiRacingPlugin exception, then check (allow the box for each Private or Public network location you want the program to have access through Windows Firewall. (see screenshot below) 5 MightyGate
MigthyGate 6. To Add a Program Exception A) Click on the Allow another program button. (see screenshot below) B) If the Program is Listed -­‐ (see screenshot below step 6D) •
Click on the program to highlight it. •
Go to step 6D. C) If the Program is Not Listed -­‐ (see screenshot below step 6D) •
Click on the Browse button. •
Navigate to the program's exe file location and click on the program's exe file to select (highlight) it and click on the Open button. D) Click on the Add button. (see screenshot below) 6 MightyGate
MigthyGate 6.2. Windows Vista 6.2.1. Setting a manual exception for a certain program. 1. Click Start and enter the Control Panel 2. Here, access the link called “Allow a program through Windows Firewall” (bellow the Security). 3. Go to the General Tab, and make sure that the option “On (recommended)” is selected. If not, enable it (this will enable the firewall). 4. Go to the Exceptions tab at the top. 5. To add a program you to your exception list click Add Program (near the bottom). 7 MightyGate
MigthyGate 6. A list with the programs on your computer is displayed. Locate the program (in this case HUDiRacingPlugin), highlight it and click OK. 8 MightyGate
MigthyGate 7. Be sure that the check box besides your HUDiRacingPlugin is checked, then click OK 9 MightyGate
MigthyGate 6.3. Windows XP 6.3.1. Setting a manual exception for a certain program. First, be sure you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed. The instructions below apply only to SP2. (You can verify this by right-­‐clicking the My Computer icon on your desktop.) 1. Click Start and then click Control Panel. 2. In the control panel, click Windows Security Center. 3. Click Windows Firewall. 4. In the General Tab, be sure that the option "On (recommended)" is selected. If not, click it. 5. Be sure the checkbox "Don't allow exceptions" is not checked. 6. Click the Exceptions tab at the top. 7. Click Add Program... (near the bottom). A list of programs on your computer is displayed. 8. Locate HUDiRacingPlugin in the list of programs. Highlight it and click OK. 9. Click OK again to complete the Windows Firewall setup. 10 MightyGate
MigthyGate 7. FAQ. iHUD for iRacing shows the message “Unable to Connect to Server”. This error is given by iHUD for iRacing when App doesn’t receive the packets in the communication process: 1. Be sure that Windows Firewall has an exception for HUDiRacingPlugin. Please go to Step 5. 2. Your Windows installation doesn’t have MSVCP100.dll installed. Please go to Step 4 and install the required Microsoft package. 3. Be sure you are using your LAN IP and not your Public IP. Usually your LAN IP is 192.168.X.X or 10.1.X.X. a. You can consult your IP with this simple steps: i. Go to Start Menu ii. Go to Run and insert CMD and press Enter. iii. It will appear a Window where you can type commands. Put next command: ipconfig and will appear something like this: iv. Please search IPv4 in the info given by ipconfig. This is the IP that you have to put in iHUD for iRacing. b. Please be aware that if you have a Dynamic IP instead a fixed IP it’s possible that you need to consult your IP each time you restart your computer. 4. All above are Ok, but iHUD for iRacing is showing the same message: a. Don’t worry, you can connect with MightyGate : info@mightygate.com and we will help you in anything that you need get iHUD for iRacing running. Information about times doesn’t show correctly. This happens when iHUD for iRacing is connected because it doesn’t have all the data that needs to the information. It will start working correctly after getting through finish line for the first time. For this reason, we recommend you to connect iHUD for iRacing just after iRacing launch. 11 MightyGate