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CONFIGURATION:
Revision B Dash 3000/4000 Patient Monitor 6-3
2000966-105
Configuring a Monitor
This section explains how to configure a patient monitor. The procedure
addresses use in both types of patient monitoring system configurations:
n Stand-alone patient monitor: The monitor is not interconnected
to other patient monitoring system devices, and
n Networked patient monitor: The monitor is interconnected to
other patient monitoring system devices for the sake of sharing
patient data.
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The Unity Network is a purchased option.
The following procedure explains how to configure a patient monitor on
the Unity Network. The monitor communicates with central stations,
and other related equipment over the Unity Network. This network is
essentially an Ethernet implementation.
General
Use this procedure if you are:
n experiencing communication problems on the Unity Network, or
n
adding a new monitor to the Unity Network.
Gather Information
To configure a new monitor, you must first:
n
know that the new monitor’s software revision is compatible with the
other monitors connected to the Unity Network.
n write down the exact care unit name from the upper left hand corner
of the central station.
n
write down the bed name for the new monitor.
n know if the monitor will be used for either stationary or ambulatory
(telemetry) monitoring or both.
n
know if the monitor will be moved from one Ethernet connection to
another.