Installation
10
i-Vu Open Link
Connecting to the i-Vu Open Link
You can connect a PC to the i-Vu Open Link through the
Local Access
port or through
Port S2
. See below for
details.
Using Local Access port
PREREQUISITES
•
A computer with a USB port
•
A USB Link (Part #USB-L)
1
If using the USB Link with your computer for the first time, install the USB Link's driver before you
connect the cable to the computer.
a)
Put the USB Link Driver CD into your computer.
b)
Run
CP210x_VCP_Win2K_XP_S2K3.exe
2
Connect the laptop to the local access port of the controller using the USB Link cable(s).
. Accept all of the wizard's default settings.
7 3/4 in.
USB Link
Connect to
Local Access port
12 ft
Connect to
USB port
3
Note which COM port has been assigned to the USB Link.
Windows XP or Vista
a)
If using Classic desktop, right-click on
My Computer
and select
Manage
. If using Standard desktop,
select
Start
, right-click on
My Computer
and select
Manage
b)
In the
.
Computer Management
window, select
Device Manager
and expand
Ports (COM & LPT).
4
Ensure that i-Vu Open Link's
Router Config Mode
DIP switch is
ON
(
Console
).
Note
which COM port has been assigned to the ‘CP210x USB to UART Bridge Controller (COMx)’.
NOTES
○
The DIP switch on older models was labeled
Hyperterminal
.
○
You must cycle power on the router for DIP switch settings to be accepted.
5
Launch a terminal program, such as Window's Hyperterminal, by browsing to
Start
>
Programs
>
Accessories
>
Communications
.
6
Type a name for the local access port in the
Name
field (example: Access port).
NOTE
If you do not see the
Name
field, select
File
>
New Connection
.
7
Select an icon for this connection file, then click
OK
.
8
Set the
Connect using
field to
COMX
in the
Connect to
dialog box, where X is the number of the
computer's
COM
port that is connected to the USB Link, then click
OK
.
9
In the
Com Properties
dialog box, set the
Port Settings
for your local access port connection, then click
OK
.
