WAVECOM Decoder W74PC, W-PCI/e, W-CODE, W-CLOUD Manual V9.1.0
Additional Functions
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Getting Started
The Serial Link can be started directly from the decoder using the
View/WAVECOM Serial Link
menu
item.
If you plan to connect to a card installed in a PC, which is different from the one on which Serial Link is in-
stalled; Server Control or the WAVECOM decoder software must be running on that PC.
Select a COM port for each WAVECOM decoder card.
Configure each COM port using the corresponding
Configure
button.
Select the computer on your network that contains the WAVECOM decoder cards.
To connect to a card on your network using Serial Link, click
Connection...
The device screen appears
and you may select
This Computer
or
Remote Computer
entering also the remote computer name.
Connect each card to the selected port using the
Connect
button. The selection will now appear in the Se-
rial Link main screen.
All settings are automatically saved. Serial Link will automatically use these settings the next time it is
started.
Status Information
Serial Link displays status information for each card. Status messages could be one of the following:
Comp. Status
Explanation
Connecting...
The Serial Link application (client) is being connected to the selected computer
(server)
Connected
The Serial Link application (client) is connected to the selected computer (serv-
er)
Disconnecting...
The Serial Link application is being disconnected
Disconnected
The Serial Link application is disconnected