background image

Tenor

 AX Quick Start

STEP 1: Connect to Console Port  

Connect to PC Console. 

You will need to connect the 

Tenor AX 

 to your workstation’s serial port through the RS-232 con-

nection. (This connection will be used when you assign an IP address to the unit.) For the instructions below, it is assumed you 
are connecting to a Windows PC.

Figure 1: Connect to PC Com Port

STEP 2: Power Up the System 

1. Plug in the power cord to an AC outlet. 

2. Locate the on/off switch on the back of the unit and click the switch to 

On

STEP 3: Configure Terminal Software/Assign IP address to Tenor AX 

Before you can configure 

Tenor AX 

, you need to assign a valid IP address. When a 

Tenor AX 

 is shipped to a customer, you need 

to assign a valid IP address for each unit. An IP address is a 32 bit (up to 12 numeric characters) address used to identify each 
network device in the TCP/IP network. If the unit does not have an IP address, data will not be able to be sent to or from the unit. 

Communication between the Tenor and the PC is enabled via RS-232 connection and terminal emulation software. The instruc-
tions below assume you are running HyperTerminal (running Windows 95 or later) on your PC. For all other terminal emulation 
packages, the specific Tenor commands used to assign the IP address will be the same, but the software specific instructions will 
be different. Consult the applicable documentation for more information.

You can re-configure the IP address using the procedure which follows. 

1. Press the Tenor AX’s power switch to 

On

.

2. Click on 

Start> Programs> Accessories> Communications>HyperTerminal> Run.

 The

 Connection Description 

window will be displayed. 

3. Enter a connection name

 

(i.e., name for each unit such as 

Tenor AX New Jersey

). 

1.

Insert the male end of the DB-9 cable   
into the port labeled 

Console. 

2.

Insert the female end of the DB-9 cable 
into your workstation’s serial port (see 
your PC documentation for more infor-
mation about this port). 

DB-9

 

Reviews: