# Configure download drivers

Before you can transfer files between your desktop computer and a terminal on the network, you must configure a driver on each machine. The type of driver you need depends on the kind of network that connects the two.

## To configure a download driver on your desktop computer

1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, select the Communications tab of the Explorer window.
2. Right-click the top level device that identifies your computer, and select Add Driver.
3. Select the driver for the network type the terminal is on and click OK.
4. In the driver configuration window that opens, set up the driver and click OK.

When you return to the Communications Explorer, the new driver will appear in the tree.

## To configure a download driver on the terminal

1. Start the terminal and go to Configuration Mode.
2. In the FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Station dialog box, click Terminal Settings.
3. Select Networks and Communications > FactoryTalk Linx Communications.
4. Select the network type the terminal is connected to, and then click Edit Driver.
5. In the driver configuration window that opens, set up the driver and click Close. The driver must be for the same network type that you configured on the desktop computer.
6. Restart the terminal to load the new configuration.

## To communicate with the terminal

1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, select the Communications Explorer.
2. Right-click the network icon below the top level device that identifies your computer, and select Stop Browsing.
3. Right-click the same icon again and select Start Browsing. The terminal you have just configured appears as a node under the driver, along with any other devices on the network that have this driver set up.

## See also

About communication drivers

Communicate with programmable logic controllers

Configuration Mode