Orban OPTIMOD 8685, Operating Manual

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OPTIMOD SURROUND PROCESSOR INSTALLATION
2-57
To cross subnets, you must specify a gateway. If the PC and 8685 are on
the same subnet, then it is unnecessary to specify a gateway.
If the gateway, port, and firewall (if used) are configured correctly, it is
possible to connect 8685 PC Remote to an 8685 via a VPN.
a) L
OCATE
to S
ET
G
ATEWAY
.
Unless previously set away from the factory default, the Gateway should
indicate
0.0.0.0
.
b) Press the E
NTER
button to access the Set Gateway Address screen.
c)
L
OCATE
to the first number and press the
E
NTER
button; repeat until you
have selected all the numbers in the Gateway. When the Gateway entry is
complete, toggle to
S
AVE
and press the E
NTER
button.
D) If necessary, set the Port assigned by your network administrator.
If you are behind a firewall, this port needs to be opened in your firewall
in order to communicate with the 8685 PC Remote application.
a)
L
OCATE
to
S
ET
P
ORT
.
The default port is 6201.
b) Press the
E
NTER
button to access the
S
ET
P
ORT
A
DDRESS
screen.
c)
L
OCATE
to the first number and press the
E
NTER
button; repeat until you
have selected all the numbers in the Port. When the Port entry is complete,
toggle to
S
AVE
and press the E
NTER
button.
E) Connect your network’s Ethernet cable to the card.
This completes setup of network parameters.
2. Prepare the 8685 for direct serial connection through its RS-232 serial
port:
[Skip this step if you will not be using a direct serial connection.]
A) Configuring the 8685 network screen settings:
a) From the main menu,
LOCATE
to S
YSTEM
S
ETUP
> N
ETWORK
R
EMOTE
>
N
ETWORK
.
b)
L
OCATE
to
I
NTERFACE
T
YPE
.
c) Turn the blue knob until
D
IRECT
appears in the
I
NTERFACE
T
YPE
field.
B) Set 8685 passcodes as desired. See Security and Passcode Programming on
page 2-40.
C) Connect the cable:
a) Connect one end of a null modem cable to the RS-232 connector on the
8685’s rear panel.
b) Connect the other end to your computer’s COM port.