Orban OPTIMOD-FM 8700, Operating Manual

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OPERATION ORBAN MODEL 8700i
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any 8700i that is connected directly to the PC’s serial port(s).
Before your PC can communicate with a given 8700i, you must first set up a “con-
nection,” which is information that allows PC Remote to locate and communicate
with the 8700i.
To set up a new connection:
A) Launch 8700iPC.exe.
B) Create a new 8700i connection by choosing
N
EW
8700
I
from the
C
ONNECT
file
menu or by right clicking on the A
LL
C
ONNECTIONS
icon in the Connections List
and selecting
N
EW
8700i.
The Connection Properties dialog box opens.
C) Enter an Alias name for your 8700i (like “KABC”).
D) Leave the password field blank to prompt the user to enter a password when
initiating a connection.
Refer to Security and Passcode Programming on page 2-44.
Otherwise, enter a password to allow PC Remote to connect to your 8700i
without requiring a password when the connection is initiated.
E) If you are communicating with your 8700i through a network, select the
E
THERNET
C
ONNECTION
radio button and enter the appropriate IP address, sub-
net mask, port, and gateway data. These must agree with the values you set
in step 1 on page 2-63. See also
Setting Up Ethernet, LAN, and VPN Connec-
tions on page 2-68.
F) If you are communicating via a direct serial cable connection or a modem
connection, follow the appropriate procedure described in
Appendix: Setting
up Serial Communications, starting on page 2-74.
G) Click OK after entering all required information.
To initiate communication:
Initiate communication by double-
clicking on the desired 8700i alias in
the Connections List or by selecting
the desired 8700i alias from the
C
ONNECT
drop down menu. (This
screenshot refers to the 8300 but
applies equally to the 8700i.)

If the connection is successful, a dialog bubble will appear on the top left
hand corner of the screen verifying your connection.

If an Enter Passcode dialog box appears, enter a valid passcode and the 8700i
PC Remote software will initiate a connection to the 8700i unit.