====Installing Addons====

There are two ways you can install ARDI addons or drivers - the //automatic// and the //manual// method.

===Automatic Method===

The **ARDI Extension Manager** addon allows you to directly install new drivers and addons from the ARDI website.

Once installed, enable any addons from **Administration|Addons**, or add new drivers from **Administration|Drivers**.

For security reasons, this addon is often disabled on production systems. 

===Manual Method===

To install an addon or driver manually, follow the steps below...

1) Log in to your ARDI system and download/copy the ZIP file with the downloaded ARDI addon or driver.\\

2) Copy the contents of the ZIP file to your ARDI install directory (ie. **C:\ARDI\** or **/opt/ardi**). 

3) Install any required libraries/tools (ie. Python scripts) needed by the driver or addon. These will be listed on the download page. In some cases, these libraries might also be present in the ZIP file.

==Windows==

To install the library  **opcua** on Windows, open a Command Prompt window and type...

<code>
c:\python310\scripts\pip install opcua
</code>

==Linux==

To install the library  **opcua** on Linux, open a terminal and type...

<code>
pip3 install opcua
</code>

4) Enable any new addons from **Administration|Addons** or add new drivers from **Administration|Drivers**.