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iControl
Quick Start Guide
4 Click
Add lookup
.
The new lookup location appears in the Service and alarm discovery table.
Configuring Serial Ports
The iControl Application Server communicates with devices in your network over both
serial and TCP/IP connections. Once these connections are made physically (using the
appropriate cabling), the corresponding ports must be configured.
In its standard configuration, the iControl Application Server has two built-in RS-232 ports
(one internal, one external). An 8-port expansion card with breakout box optionally can be
purchased to accommodate eight RS-422 serial ports.
The built-in RS-232 serial ports are designated as follows:
The RS-422 serial ports on the optional RocketPort 8-port serial breakout box are
designated as follows:
To configure serial ports for an Application Server
1 Open the
iControl admin
2 In iControl admin, under
iControl services
, click
Services management
.
The
Services management
page appears.
Port designation
Connector location
S0
COM 1
rear panel
S1
COM 2
internal
Port Designation
TTY
COM
R0
3
R1
4
R2
5
R3
6
R4
7
R5
8
R6
9
R7
10
Note:
The numbers stamped onto the breakout box case (if any)
do not
correspond to the port number.
ttyR4 (COM 7)
ttyR5 (COM 8)
ttyR6 (COM 9)
ttyR7 (COM 10)
ttyR0 (COM 3)
ttyR1 (COM 4)
ttyR2 (COM 5)
ttyR3 (COM 6)
