Configuring Windows for Easy III & Sierra Wave

This document will describe how to setup Windows for optimal performance of the Easy III program, please configure Window 7 as outlined in the following instructions.

1.  Turn off the UAC (User Account Control) before installing Cadwell Programs:

•  Click the Start Orb.
• Change the “View by:” to “Large Icons” or “Small Icons.” Do not use “Category View.”
• Click on the Control Panel.
• Then click on User Accounts.
• In that dialogue box click on “Change User Account Control Settings.” Answer “Yes” if a prompt is displayed.
• Move the slider to the “Never Notify” Click OK.
• Restart the computer.

   2.   Configure the Network Card:

• Click the Start Orb.
• Click on the Control Panel.
• Change the “View by:” to “Large Icons” or “Small Icons.” Do not use “Category View.”
• Click on “Network and Sharing Center.”
• Then click on “Change Adapter Settings” in the left-hand task pane. This will show all the network connections available on the computer.
• Right-click on the LAN or High-Speed Internet connection that will be used to communicate to the base unit and select “Properties.”
•  Uncheck all the protocols in the list except for the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
•  Then double-click on that protocol and change the radial button from “Obtain an IP address automatically” to “Use the following address.”
• Input the default Cadwell® IP address.  It is 192.168.113.66.  The default Subnet Mask can be used of 255.255.255.0.
• Once those addresses are added click on the Advanced button in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. Click on the WINS tab and uncheck the “Enable LMHOSTS lookup” check box and change the NetBIOS setting from Default to “Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.”
•  Click OK three times to get back to the network connections page.
• Once again, right-click on the LAN or High-Speed Internet connection that will be used to communicate to the base unit and click on “Properties.
• Click on the Configure button in the upper right corner.
• Click on the Advanced Tab then select the “Speed and Duplex” listing. It might also be displayed as “Media Type, Connection Type or Link Speed & Duplex.”  Some Windows 7 systems will have a Link Speed tab. 
• Click the drop down list on the value right and select 10 Mbps Full Duplex.
• Click on the Power Management Deselect the “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power” check box and then click OK. Note not all network cards will have a power management tab.
• Right-click on the LAN or High-Speed Internet connection that will be used to communicate to the base unit and click on “Rename.”Type in Easy III Amplifier and press Enter.

    3. Add the Run Command and Printers to the start menu:

• Right-click the Start Orb and click “Properties.” In the start menu tab click the “Customize” button.
• Check the “Run Command” and “Devices and Printers” boxes and click OK

4. Add the “Computer” and “Network” icons to the desktop:

• Right-click on the desktop and click
• Click on “Change Desktop Icons” under Tasks.
• Check the boxes for the Computer and Network from the available icons.
• Click Apply than Click OK. 

5.  Disable password protection on Screen Saver:

• Right-Click anywhere on the desktop and click “” Click on the Screen Saver link in the lower right corner.
• Then uncheck the “On resume, display the login screen” and click OK.

   6.  Disable the animation controls and elements within windows:

• Right-click on the Computer icon and click Properties, then click on the “Advanced System Settings” link.
• Click on the Advanced tab, then the Settings button in the Performance
• This will bring up the dialog box that will turn off the animations of buttons. Uncheck the top check box named “Animate controls and elements inside windows.”
• Once that is done, click Apply and OK out of everything.

7.  Enable the Menu Bar in the Explorer window:

• Double-click “Computer” then click “Organize” then hover over “Layout” then click on “Menu Bar.”
• The File, Edit, View, Tools and Help dropdowns should now be visible.

8. Configure the Power Settings for a Laptop or Desktop:

• Click the Start Orb.
• Click on the Control Panel.
• Change the “View by:” to “Large Icons” or “Small Icons.” Do not use “Category View.”
• In the control panel list click on “Power Options.”
• Select the High Performance If you don’t see this option, click on Show Additional Plans.
• Click on the “Change Plan Settings” link under High Performance.
• Click the dropdown list for both “Turn off the Display” and “Put the Computer to Sleep” and set them to NEVER.
• Next, click the “Change Advanced Power Settings” link and set the “Link State Power Management” setting to  That only needs to be done under the PCI Express setting.  Then click OK out of everything to set all the power settings.

9.  Show File Extensions

• Click the Start Orb.
• Click on the Control Panel.
• Change the “View by:” to “Large Icons” or “Small Icons.” Do not use “Category View.”
• Click on “Folder Options”  Click on the View
• Uncheck the box “Hide extensions for known file types.”
• Click Apply then OK.

10. Configure the Taskbar Properties:

• Right click on the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen and select Properties.
• For the Taskbar Buttons, change the setting to “Combine when taskbar is full” or “Never Combine.”
• Click Apply, and then click OK.