5. Serial Port Programming
In order to use the serial port, you need to connect the cable designed to this end which
must be obtained either from Firelite or from an authorized distributor. The following
figures show the cable and the connection mode to the IPDACT.
Connect the serial cable to the IPDACT as shown above, the other end to a PC serial port
and use a terminal emulation program (Windows HyperTerminal for example) configuring
the serial port to 9600 bps, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, without parity and no flow control. When
you connect the terminal emulation program, you will be asked for a password. The factory
default value is
24680.
Enter this and the following menu will appear.
This deals with an options menu where
each option is represented by a letter
preceding the title. Each option accesses
a submenu or contains a parameter
value. To select an option, enter the letter
representing this and press
ENTER
.
For device installation, access the
Quick
Install
menu by pressing
c
and then
ENTER
. The menu displayed in the
second figure will be presented. All the
parameters to install the device are found
in this menu. The steps to complete the
installation are as follows:
1.
If in the LAN network where the IPDACT is installed, you have address assignment
through DHCP, go to step 3. If this is not the case, carry out the following steps:
I. Press the “b” key followed by
ENTER
. You will be asked for the IP
address. Enter the IP address you have been given and press
ENTER
.
II. You are now asked for the mask. Enter the IP mask you have been
given and press
ENTER
.
III.
OK
should now appear on the PC display which will then show the list of
parameters that appear in option
b)
the parameters that have just been
entered.
Password Accepted
- Main Menu -
Configuration
a) Generic MIP config
b) Transmission Parameters
c) Quick Install
Monitoring
d) General Info
e) Remote Monitor
f) Events
g) IP Connectivity
z) Exit
option: c
OK
-- Quick Install --
a) DHCP client: ON
b) IP addr: 192.168.0.100 mask: 255.255.255.0
c) Gateway IP: 192.168.0.200
d) Account Number: 0
e) Supervisory Main:
f) Supervisory Backup:
g) Maintenance:
h) Port: 80
i) Register MIP
j) Reset
k) AutoRegister MIP
z) Exit