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RedMAX Administration and Maintenance Guide
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The AN100U/UX has a DB-9 male connector for serial communications. The AN100U/UX’s
serial port is configured as Data Terminal Equipment (DTE), so in order to connect it to your
computer, which also has a DTE serial port, you need to have a RS-232 crossover cable
(also known as null-modem cable).
In order to establish serial communication between your computer and the AN100U/UX,
the serial port on your computer must also be configured as follows:
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Sector Controller IP Connectivity Issues
In this case, the AN100U/UX is running properly, but connectivity via IP to either the GUI,
Telnet, or SNMP interfaces cannot be established. Use the following troubleshooting
procedure to isolate the problem:
Step 1
Verify that your computer is connected directly to the Ethernet port of the RedMAX sector
controller in question.
If you cannot connect directly to the device, then you must properly configure the routing
necessary to establish communication between your computer and the sector controller
through your network.
If you can communicate with the device when it is directly connected to your computer, but
cannot connect when using your network connection, then you will know that routing is
likely the issue. Contact your network administrator for required routing information. A
detailed explanation of IP addressing is beyond the scope of this document.
Step 2
Verify that there are no routers between your computer and the AN100U/UX which are
filtering ICMP/HTTP traffic.
Table 5-4
AN100U/UX Serial Communication Configuration
Parameter
Required Setting
Description
Baud Rate
57,600 bps
This is the data transfer rate. The receiver and the transmitter
must be set to the same baud rate.
Data Bits
8 Data Bits
The number of bits of data sent after the start bit. The receiver
and the transmitter must be set to the same number of data
bits, as well as the baud rate.
Stop Bits
1 Stop Bit
After the data has been transmitted, a stop bit is sent.
Typically the stop bit has a value of 1.
Parity
No Parity
A parity bit provides minor error checking, to detect data
corruption that might occur during transmission.
Flow Control
No Flow Control.
Flow control provides the ability to reduce the flow of data. For
serial ports this means the ability to stop and then restart the
data flow without any loss of bytes. This parameter is required
for modem communications
Terminal
Emulation:
VT-100 terminal.
This is the type of terminal that your computer must emulate
in order to communicate with the sector controller.
