Orban OPTIMOD-FM 8700, Operating Manual

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INSTALLATION ORBAN MODEL 8700i
Recommended Components
Computer .................................................................... Pentium II or higher
Available Disk Space .......................................................................... 25MB
RAM .................................................................................................. 256MB
Display ................................................................................. SVGA or higher
Microsoft Windows ............................................................. XP/Vista/7/8/10
COM Port ....................................................... 16550 (or compatible) UART
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WARNING!
When connecting your 8700i, use shielded cable to protect the pins in
the RS-232 connector from electrostatic discharge.
Running the Orban Installer Program
Insert the installer CD into your computer’s CD drive.
The installer should start up and ask you if you wish to install the PC Remote appli-
cation on your computer. If it fails to do so, navigate to Start \ Run on your comput-
er and type
X:setup
(where “X” is the drive letter of your CD drive).
Follow the prompts on your screen to install the PC Remote software automatically
on your computer.
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You might have obtained the automatic installer application from some other
source than Orban’s CD, like Orban’s ftp site or another computer on your net-
work. If so, run the application and follow the on-screen instructions.
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This program installs the necessary files and adds an Orban / Optimod 8700i fold-
er to your computer’s Start Menu. This folder contains shortcuts to the PC Re-
mote application and to the documentation. If you accepted the option during
installation, there is also a shortcut to the PC Remote application on your desk-
top.
You have now installed all files necessary to use the PC Remote software. If you are
using a direct serial or a modem connection, the next step is to install and configure
the Windows communications services that allow your computer to communicate
with your 8700i.
Appendix: Setting Up Serial Communications (starting on page 2-
74) provides details.
Setting Up Ethernet, LAN, and VPN Connections
If you are using an Ethernet connection and your computer can successfully connect
to the Internet through its Ethernet port, it already has the correct (TCP/IP) network-
ing set up to communicate with the 8700i. In most cases, all you need is your 8700i’s
IP address, Port, and Gateway number, as set in step 1 on page 2-63. You will enter
these when you create a “connection” to your 8700i from the 8700i PC Remote ap-
plication—see
To set up a new connection on page 3-92. If your computer does not
have an Ethernet port, you will need to add one (usually by adding a PCI Ethernet