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Advanced Configuration Screens 

 
The Advanced Configuration screens provide additional options during wireless radio 
configuration.  Under normal circumstances, the default settings will suffice.  For changes to 
other fields, use the online Help system for more detail. 
 

 

 
 

Note:

  While the majority of Advanced Configuration views are identical between protocols, 

some views may contain additional fields not found in the same view for a different protocol. 
 

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Summary of Contents for RLX-FHS

Page 1: ...RLX FHS Wireless Serial Modem Quick Start Guide June 9 2004 ...

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Page 3: ...UR PC 6 CONNECT YOUR PC TO A RLX FHS 7 CONFIGURE REMOTE AND MASTER RLX FHS WIRELESS SERIAL MODEMS 8 TEST COMMUNICATIONS OPTIONAL 11 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION SCREENS 13 Modbus RTU or ASCII Network 14 DNP Network 15 Encryption Keys 15 IF YOU ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS 16 WHAT S NEXT 16 iii ...

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Page 5: ...r RLX FHS Wireless Serial Modem is shipped with the following You will also receive a RadioLinx Solutions CD In addition you will need A PC or Laptop computer RS 422 485 wiring connector shipped with the modem not shown 5 ...

Page 6: ...onfiguration Software on Your PC Note Some of the examples contained in this guide are based on the Microsoft XP Professional operating system Your screens may differ if you are using a different operating system 6 ...

Page 7: ...Connect Your PC to a RLX FHS Note This Startup Guide assumes that you have two 2 RLX FHS modems During the procedure one RLX FHS will be set up as a Master base modem and the other a Remote 7 ...

Page 8: ...Configure Remote and Master RLX FHS Wireless Serial Modems 8 ...

Page 9: ...Once you click the Configure Radio button a dialog box appears showing the progress of the configuration download 9 ...

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Page 11: ... back Using Notepad Start Programs Accessories Notepad create a text file that simply says hello and save the file to a location on your hard drive Name the file looptest txt You will use this file later in this procedure Note If you do not want to create your own loopback txt file one is included for you on the RadioLinx CD 11 ...

Page 12: ...Remote radio The Remote radio sends the data through the loopback connector and the data is sent back from the Remote radio to the Master radio The hello message if you created the text file or a Congratulations message appears if you used the looptest txt file from the CD on your HyperTerminal screen indicating communication between both the master and remote radios was successful 12 ...

Page 13: ...uration Under normal circumstances the default settings will suffice For changes to other fields use the online Help system for more detail Note While the majority of Advanced Configuration views are identical between protocols some views may contain additional fields not found in the same view for a different protocol 13 ...

Page 14: ...r ASCII network you will have to associate device IDs on the Modbus network The following screen appears when you press the Associate Modbus ID button on the radio configuration screen Refer to the online Help system for details Mark your selections and choose OK 14 ...

Page 15: ...P ID button on the radio configuration screen Add your device IDs and choose OK Encryption Keys A random encryption key is generated for you Enter a different key if desired The encryption levels are None 40 bits or 128 bit encryption You can view the encryption level on the Encryption Level field Refer to the User Manual or online Help for details on encryption 15 ...

Page 16: ...he remote and master radios are on the same network channels and use the same encryption keys If the above actions do not resolve the problem contact ProSoft Technology Technical Support What s Next Congratulations Your wireless network is up and running You now need to connect your wireless modems to your network devices ProSoft Technology provides application connection instructions for numerous...

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