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User Manual VDO SmartTerminal - Edition 01/2020
Application options Direct connection to a computer via network interface
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The internal USB interface enables the direct connection of the
VDO SmartTerminal to a computer, provided that the VDO TerminalTools and
the related VDO TerminalService are installed on it. Operation via the USB in-
terface also requires the USB driver to be installed. This applies to all operating
systems specified in the system requirements.
It is not possible to supply power to the VDO SmartTerminal via USB cable.
The power supply occurs exclusively via the mains adapter.
IMPORTANT
Please note that the maximum length of any USB cable is 5m. Any larger dis-
tances can only be achieved by interposing USB hubs with their own power
supply.
Direct connection to a computer via network
interface
Using the internal network interface, it is also possible to connect the
VDO SmartTerminal directly to a computer. To do this, you will need a crossed
network cable (crossover cable) which is not supplied.
The configuration of the network card must be manually adjusted by the admin-
istrator. If it turns out that the standard address from the terminal cannot be
used, a fixed IP address must be set up in the terminal via the device configur-
ation.
The computer's network adapter must be set up with the appropriate IP ad-
dress. Please ask your network administrator to set up an appropriate network
connection for you.
IMPORTANT
The terminal supports the Auto-MDI-X function so that a crossover cable is
not essential for the operation. Thus, depending on the network card in the
PC, the operation is also possible using a standard network cable (supplied).
Nevertheless, we recommend using a crossover cable. However, this is not
included in delivery.
Standalone operation
You can use the VDO SmartTerminal on a standalone basis, i.e. without any
connection to a computer or network. In this case, you should insert neither a
network cable nor the USB connection into the terminal.
For this mode, you will also require the VDO TerminalService and it is recom-
mended to install it together with the VDO TerminalTools on the workstation.
In standalone mode, you transfer the configuration file which you create using
the VDO TerminalTools onto a commercial USB stick. When you insert the
USB stick into the USB interface of the VDO SmartTerminal, the configuration
file is automatically transferred.
You also use a USB stick to read out the data stored from the driver cards or
download keys in the memory of the VDO SmartTerminals. This data can then
be decrypted by the VDO TerminalTools and made available for evaluation and
archiving software, e.g. TIS-Web.