Abbott i-STAT 1, System Manual

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7 Art: 728690-00D Rev. Date: 02-Aug-12
Note 1: Example screenshots were captured with Windows
®
XP and are for example purposes only. The
appearance of your screens may differ.
Note 2: To perform the following steps, it may be necessary to log into the Windows PC with
Administrator rights.
Note 3: If the MAC address of the DRC is required, it will be displayed on the Current Settings screen,
shown below at Step 10.
Note 4: It may be necessary to increase the number of simultaneous connections allowed by your
data manager to 256 in order to maintain data transmissions to your data manager after installing a
DRC-300 on your facility’s network. This action does not apply when using a DRC-300 for USB serial
communication.
The following instructions will increase the number of simultaneous connections allowed by your data
manager (Central Data Station or i-STAT/DE):
Central Data Station (CDS) Customers
1. Shut down the Central Data Station program.
2. From your computer desktop, select Start and then Run.
3. In the Open field, type WCDS32 configfull then press OK.
4. At the i-STAT Central Data Station Customization window, select the Network tab.
Note: If the “Enable network communications” box is not checked then network communication
is not enabled at your facility and these actions do not apply to you.
5. At the “ Maximum number of simultaneous network connections” selection box,
increase the number of connections to <256>
6. Click Accept. The Central Data Station will then automatically launch with 256
available connections.
7. You may now continue uploading as normal.
Data Exchange (DE) Customers
i-STAT DE is used with Abbott Diabetes Care PrecisionWeb
®
and Medical Automation Systems
RALSPlus
®
. Before starting with these steps, consult with your IT department. Steps 1 and 6 may
require their support.
1. Identify the DE Server name. Use this information in step 2.
2. Using Internet Explorer, type http://< ServerName>/istatdesystem where
<ServerName> is the DE Server name identified in step 1, into the address line
and then press ENTER
3. At the i-STAT/DE System–Main/Status page, select View/Set Configuration.
4. At the ” Maximum simultaneous connections” selection box, increase the number of
connections to <256>.
5. Click OK.
6. Reboot the i-STAT DE Server. i-STAT DE will then start with 256 connections.
7. You may now continue uploading as normal.
1. Preparation: Determine for each DRC to be configured:
•
IP Address (on the same network as the Data Manager PC)
•
Gateway Address
•
Subnet Mask.
•
IP Address of Data Manager
2. Connect the i-STAT 1 DRC to a PC using a standard network cable as shown in the figure