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The DeviceNet software provided with National Instruments DeviceNet 
hardware is called NI-DNET. This section provides an overview of the 
NI-DNET software.

Measurement & Automation Explorer (MAX) provides access to all of 
your National Instruments products. Like other NI software products, 
NI-DNET uses MAX as the centralized location for all configuration 
and tools.

To launch MAX, select the Measurement & Automation shortcut on your 
desktop, or within your Windows Programs menu under National 
Instruments»Measurement & Automation.

For information about the NI-DNET software within MAX, consult the 
MAX online help. A reference is in the MAX Help menu under 
Help Topics»NI-DNET.

View help for items in the MAX Configuration tree by using the built-in 
MAX help pane. If this help pane is not shown on the far right, select the 
Show/Hide button in the upper right.

View help for a dialog box by selecting the Help button in the window.

The following sections provide an overview of some common tasks you 
can perform within MAX.

Within the Devices & Interfaces branch of the MAX Configuration tree, 
NI DeviceNet cards are listed along with other hardware in the local 
computer system, as shown in Figure 1-1.