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USER MANUAL
Type-1 Redirection Mode - 1-to-1 Routed RS-232
5)
You will need to connect to the Web GUI of Video Over IP product you wish to connect and navigation to the
Statistics section under the System menu and record it's MAC Address.
You will need to use this MAC Address to create the route RS-232 connection.
6)
Next you must send the following messages from the Video Over IP unit you wish to open a connection from. You must enter
this command into the 'Console API Command' window (shown on the previous page):
0x0E (0E in hex format)
This will put the unit into command mode and you should see a command prompt ">".
7)
Then you must send the connect command as follows:
ast_c <MAC ADDRESS> <BAUD>8N1
Where <MAC ADDRESS> is the MAC Address of the target device that we collected earlier
and <BAUD> is the baudrate of the device you are communicating with.
For example:
ast_c 0019FA0059A3 115200-8N1
8)
You will see a start message showing the connection has been established.
You can now send commands to/from the device.
9)
To disconnect you must send the control message 0x0E (0E in hex format).