BEFORE YOU START:

1. It is important that you do not plug in your ZEMAX hardware key until you have been told to do so later on in this article. You should also disconnect security keys for any other software that you have while installing ZEMAX.

2. This article refers to installing the single-user key. If you are using the multi-user network key then see this article instead.

In order to install ZEMAX on your computer, you will first need to download the latest version of the installer files from the ZEMAX website.

When installing ZEMAX on a computer for the first time, you will need to download two files from this web page. The two files that you will need are the ZEMAX program itself and the Sentinel key driver.

You can download the Sentinel key driver using this link.

You can download the ZEMAX program from the Downloads & Updates page of the ZEMAX website. Click here to access this page. Once you have opened the Downloads & Updates page, click on the Download for the Latest Full Release. The file name will start with "ZEMAX_". The rest of the filename will include the year-month-day when that particular version of ZEMAX was released.

Please note that this article refers to the Single-User (standalone) key. For instructions on how to install the multi-user network key see this article.

Users of XP-64, please see here.