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MONITOR AFx™ Director V4.1 User's Guide
500-9041 v4.1
To allow connecting to panels through a physical
cable, you must ensure that support for this has been
installed and set up through your MS Windows.
Windows
98/Me
(Millennium):
Phase 1: Installation:
Note:
You may need your Windows CD for this.
1)
(Shut down MONITOR AFx Director if
applicable).
2)
From the Windows
Start
menu, select
Settings
, and then
Control Panel
.
3)
Double-click
Add/Remove Programs
, and
then select the
Windows Setup
tab.
4)
Select
Communications
, and click the
Details
button.
5)
Ensure
Direct Cable Connection
is
selected, and click
OK
.
6)
Click
OK
again, and follow any additional
prompts that appear.
(Insert your Windows CD
if prompted for this.)
Phase 2: Activation:
7)
Open the Windows
[Start]
menu, and select
these items:
Programs
,
Accessories
,
Communications
, and
Direct-cable-
connection
.
8)
Select
Guest
, and click
[Next]
.
(see notes)
9)
If a screen appears with a spot for your 'Area
Code', you must enter a number—even
though it will not be used (close the screen
when finished).
10)
Wait for the ports to be listed on-screen, and
then click
[Cancel]
. The serial ports will now
be available to the your software.
If
Guest
and
[Next]
are not available, this means that
'Direct cable connection' has already been set up. If
new serial ports are added thereafter, 'direct cable
connection' will need to be re-activated. To do this,
perform Phase 2 again, this time selecting
Change
,
Next
, and
Install New Ports
in step
#8
.
Windows 2000/XP:
Note: Windows 2000 and XP treat a 'direct-cable-
connection' the same as a modem.
1)
(Shut down MONITOR AFx Director if
applicable).
2)
From the Windows
Start
Menu, select
Settings
,
Control Panel
, and
Phone and
Modem Options
.
3)
Select the "Modems" tab, and click
[Add]
.
4)
Select "Do not detect...", and click
[Next]
.
5)
Under "Standard Modem Types", select
"Communications Cable between two
computers", and click
[Next]
.
6)
Select the serial port (COMx) that the cable
will be using, and click
[Next]
.
7)
Click
[Finish]
.
8)
In the next screen, click
[OK]
to close the
screen.
Note: The name of the direct-cable-
connection will be set as "Communications Cable
between two computers".
Windows NT:
Note: Windows NT treats a 'direct-cable-connection'
the same as a modem.
1)
(Shut down MONITOR AFx Director if
applicable).
2)
From the Windows
Start
Menu, select
Settings
,
Control Panel
, and
Modems
.
3)
If asked to select either "PCMCIA" modem
versus "Other" type of modem, select
"
Other
", and click
Next
.
4)
If a screen appears with
[Add]
,
[Remove]
,
and
[Properties]
buttons, select
[Add]
.
5)
In the next screen, select "
Don't Detect my
modem, I will select it from a list
", and
click
Next
.
6)
Under "Standard Modem Types", select "
Dial
up Networking Serial Cable between two
PCs
", and click
Next
.
7)
Select the serial port (COMx) to be used for
the connection, click
Next
, and wait for the
'direct connection' support to be set up.
8)
If a screen appears with a spot for your 'Area
Code', you must enter a number—
even though it will not be used (close the
screen when finished).
9)
Click
Next
and/or
Finish
as required to
complete the process.
Note:
The name of the
direct-cable-connection will be set as "Dial up
Networking Serial Cable between two PCs".
Also See (Related Topics):
"New Installation? Try the Wizard!"
"Panel Connection Overview"
"Setting Up a New System (Commissioning)"
"Panel Communications and Updates
Windows Direct-Cable-Connection Setup
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