Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite

Installation and Configuration Guide

V1.2 May 31, 2023

NUC Group
Client Computing Group, Intel® Corporation

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 Revision History

Version Date Description of Changes

1.0 03/27/2023 Initial Release
1.2 05/31/2023 Updated for Liberty Canyon (NUC13L3, NUC13L5) support

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 Table of Contents

Legal Disclaimer ............................................................................................................................................................... 2

Revision History ............................................................................................................................................................... 3

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1 Installation Steps - Microsoft Windows ......................................................................................................................... 5

1.1 Application installation on target NUC ............................................................................................................ 5

1.2 Configuration tool installation on host PC ....................................................................................................... 5

2 Installation Steps - Linux ............................................................................................................................................ 6

2.1 Prerequisite for fresh Linux machine and NUC ................................................................................................... 6

2.2 Driver and application installation on target NUC ............................................................................................. 6

2.3 Configuration tool installation on host PC ....................................................................................................... 7

3 Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite - Configuration Tool ................................................................................................. 8

3.1 Discover ................................................................................................................................................... 8

3.2 Configure Primary ..................................................................................................................................... 9

3.2.1 Primary Display Connected? .................................................................................................................... 10

3.2.2 HDMI Port 2 Disconnected? ..................................................................................................................... 10

3.3 Configure Failover ................................................................................................................................... 11

3.4 Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 13

3.5 Saved Topologies ................................................................................................................................... 14

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 1 Installation Steps - Microsoft Windows
1. Go to https://downloadcenter.intel.com and search for Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite – Version 3.

2. Download the zip package available for Windows Operating System – IntelNpss-Windows.zip and install files in the
ordermentioned below.

NOTE: Refer to the section Installation Steps – Linux below if your target OS is Linux.

1.1 Application installation on target NUC

1. Double click the IntelNpssApplicationInstaller_<version>.exe. This includes driver installation.

2. Accept the License Agreement and click Install. Follow the setup steps from the installer. Restart the system when prompted for a
successful installation.

3. If the Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite application already exists on the system, it prompts an upgrade to the latest version.
Either click Repair to start the upgrade process or click uninstall and do a fresh install of the latest version of the
application.

4. Launch Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite to get started.

1.2 Configuration tool installation on host PC

Follow the instructions below to install the Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite – Configuration Tool.

NOTE: Do not install the configuration tool on the target NUC. It should always be installed on a host PC that is part of the same
network as the target NUCs. Copy the IntelNpssConfigurationInstaller_<version>.exe onto the host PC.

1. On the host PC, double-click the IntelNpssConfigurationInstaller_<version>.exe.

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 2. Accept the License Agreement and click Install. Follow the setup steps from the installer.

2 Installation Steps - Linux

1. Go to https://downloadcenter.intel.com and search for Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite – Version 3

2. Download the tar package available for Linux Operating System – IntelNpss-Linux_<version>.tar and install files in the order
mentioned below

NOTE: Refer to the section Installation Steps – Windows above if your target OS is Windows.
2.1 Prerequisite for fresh Linux machine and NUC
1. Disable Secure Boot option from BIOS setting for both clean setup or existing setup.
F2> Boot > Secure Boot. Select disabled from dropdown
2. Install QT libraries and dependencies for the Linux version of Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite and Configuration tool:
a. sudo apt update
b. sudo apt upgrade
c. sudo apt install --reinstall libxcb-xinerama0
d. sudo apt install dkms
e. sudo apt install build-essential
2.2 Driver and application installation on target NUC

1. Locate and open the Terminal on your target NUC.

Note: These are reference screenshots. To be updated once Liberty Linux build is available.

2. If the driver is already installed in the system, type in the command sudo dpkg -r intel-nucprosoftwaresuite-driver to uninstall.

3. To install the new driver, enter sudo dpkg -i intel-nucprosoftwaresuite-driver_<version>_all.deb

4. To install the Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite application, enter sudo dpkg -i intel-nucprosoftwaresuite_<version>_amd64.deb

5. Command to verify the driver installation

lsmod | grep intel_npss

6. Command to check service running

systemctl status IntelNucProSoftwareSuite.service

7. Command to stop Service

sudo systemctl stop IntelNucProSoftwareSuite.service

NOTE: Always use the latest version number of the installation files in the commands above.

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 2.3 Configuration tool installation on host PC

1. Locate and open Terminal on your host PC.

2. Type in the command sudo dpkg -i intel-nucprosoftwaresuite-configurationtool_<version>_amd64.deb

3. Click Enter to execute the command: Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite – Configuration Tool NOTE: Always use the latest version number of
the installation files in the commands above.

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 3 Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite - Configuration Tool

The Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite – Configuration Tool provides step-by-step instructions to configure the target NUCs and set
up the primary and secondary connection between the target system and displays.

Do not install the configuration tool on the target NUCs. Instead, install the configuration tool on a host PC that is on the same
network as the target NUCs.
If you have not installed the configuration tool yet, refer to the installation section for Windows and Linux.

1. To begin configuration, Launch the ‘Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite – Configuration Tool’ and switch to the New tab.
NOTE: Strictly follow the steps in the Failover Configuration Illustration animation for a successful connection.

2. Configuration Steps Indicator

the icon indicates the check is incomplete or in progress.

The icon indicates the check is complete.

3.1 Discover

Illustrates network setup details and displays NUCs discovered in the network

1. In Step 1, NUCs will be auto discovered and the available NUCs IP Addresses on the Local Network/Wi-Fi/LAN can be seen.

2. Select NUCs from the discovered NUC list for configuration and click Next.
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 Note: The user should select a minimum of 2 NUCs and up to 4 NUCs for Player Failover configuration.

3.2 Configure Primary

Steps to configure the primary connection will be displayed through animation for selected NUCs.

Connect the NUC and display as shown in the illustration of the Config Tool UI.

On Successful connection, the topology will be displayed on the config tool and NPSS.

Note: In middle of the configuration if we observe that the IP address automatically changed in either of the NUC then we need to do
Startover and do the configuration again.

Configuration Tool:

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 NUC Pro Software Suite (NPSS):

3.2.1 Primary Display Connected?

Connect the primary display’s HDMI port connected to the primary port of the NUC.

Note: If the primary port connection is not established correctly between NUC and Display, an error message displays both in the
config tool and in the Intel® NUC Pro Software Suite as below:

3.2.2 HDMI Port 2 Disconnected?

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The Secondary connection (Dotted Line) must be disabled as we are configuring the Primary Connection to complete the configuration.

Note: If the Secondary Connection is not disabled, an error message displays in both the Config tool and Intel® NUC Pro
Software Suite as below:

NUC Pro Software Suite (NPSS):

Configuration Tool:

3.3 Configure Failover

The animation will show the mechanism for configuration through dotted lines.

3.3.1 Connect port 2 of Display A to HDMI 2 of the redundant NUC

3.3.2 After a successful connection, the user can see a secondary connection (Dotted Line) between the display and NUC ports.

3.3.3 During configuration, Persistent Display Emulation will be automatically enabled/disabled. This feature allows for toleration of display

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 connectivity interruptions without the operating system redetecting and rearranging the display layout.

NOTE: Make sure the latest BIOS is available in the system.

3.3.4 A message will be prompted stating that NUC will reboot to enable Persistent Display Emulation on the Configuration tool if it is not
enabled.

3.3.5 NPSS will show the below message if Persistent Display is not enabled and then reboot.

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 3.4 Summary
Perform the same steps for each Display or NUC. After a successful connection for NUCs, the displays are set to show the data or
information from the NUCs.
To register another NUC, click the Start Over button and the user will be navigated to the Step1:Discover.

Configuration Tool:

NUC Pro Software Suite (NPSS):

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 3.5 Saved Topologies

3.5.1 This tab includes below options:

1) View topology: To view the existing topology.
2) Rename: To change the name of the topology.
3) Delete: To remove the topology image.

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