# Install the USB 3 camera driver

## Aim

To install the software that allows communication between your camera and the operating system of the computer with MediaRecorder.

## Prerequisites

- You have the Basler USB 3 camera.
- You have installed the USB 3 interface card.

See [Install the USB 3 interface card](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/502#bkmrk-page-title)

- You carried out the prerequisite steps before installing MediaRecorder.

See [The steps to install MediaRecorder](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/408#bkmrk-page-title) in [Installation](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/409#bkmrk-page-title)

- **<span class="FM_All_caps">IMPORTANT</span>** If you upgraded from a previous MediaRecorder version and had old drivers for the camera installed, you uninstalled them first.

### To uninstall old drivers

1. Open the **Control Panel**
2. Choose **Program and Features.**
3. Select **Pylon Camera Software Suite** and choose **Uninstall**.

### Install the camera drivers for the Basler USB 3 camera

### If you did not yet install MediaRecorder

1. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Download the installation files from my.noldus.com, and extract the contents.</span>
2. Browse to the file **MediaRecorder 6 Setup.exe** and double-click it.
3. In the **Drivers and tools** field, choose **Basler USB Camera driver** - pylon \[version number\].
4. Click **Next**, accept the License Agreement and click **Install**.

### If you already installed MediaRecorder

Follow the instructions in [If you did not yet install MediaRecorder](https://bookstack.noldus.com/link/503#bkmrk-if-you-did-not-yet-i) and choose Modify in the installation window.

Alternatively:

1. <span style="color: rgb(45, 194, 107);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Download the necessary files from my.noldus.nl and extract the contents.</span> </span>
2. Browse to **Drivers\\Basler\\<span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">7.1.0.25066</span><s>  
    </s></span>**
3. Double-click the file **Basler\_pylon\_<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">7.1.0.25066.exe</span>**<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><s>.</s></span>
4. Agree to the terms in the License Agreement.
5. In the Profiles window, choose **Camera user** and click **Next**.
6. As camera type, choose **USB** and click **Next**. [![image.png](https://bookstack.noldus.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/scaled-1680-/cV211hvdUCu3yXw8-image.png)](https://bookstack.noldus.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-12/cV211hvdUCu3yXw8-image.png)
7. Optionally, change the location where the camera drivers are stored and choose **Next &gt; Install**.

### To uninstall old drivers

1. Open the Control Panel
2. Choose **Program and Features**.
3. Select the Basler camera driver and choose **Uninstall**.