Joel,
When you installed NI-FGEN did you also install NI-DAQ? NI-DAQ is required for some of the base communication to the board. You can download and install NI-DAQ from:
http://digital.ni.com/softlib.nsf/webcategories/85256410006C055586256BBB002C128D?opendocument&node=132060_US
Hope this helps.
Kevin R