Western Telematic APS-16M, APS-8M manual Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

2. Unit Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.1. Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.2. Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

3. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 3.1. Hardware Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 3.2. Connect your Equipment to the Serial Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 3.3. Communicating with the APS-8/16M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2

4. Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 4.1. Connecting Power to the APS Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 4.1.1. AC Powered Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 4.1.2. DC Powered Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 4.2. Connect a Telco Line to the Modem Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

4.3. Connecting Devices to the APS Serial Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

5. Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 5.1. Access to the APS-8/16M Command Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 5.2. System SetUp Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 5.3. Password Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 5.4. The System Parameters Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

5.4.1. The Password Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 5.4.2. The Dial Back Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8 5.5. Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 5.5.1. Configuration Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10 5.5.2. Port Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 5.5.3. RS232 Port Configuration Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12 5.5.4. The Invalid Access Lockout Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

5.6. Copying Parameters to All Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18 5.7. Save User Selected Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19

6. The Internal Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 6.1. Communicating with the Internal Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 6.2. Common AT Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

7. The Status Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 7.1. The Port Status Screen (/S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 7.2. The Port Diagnostics Screen (/SD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 7.3. The Port Parameters Screens (/W) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 7.4. The Password Directory Screen (/V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4

8. Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 8.1. Any-to-Any Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 8.1.1. Port Connection and Disconnection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 8.1.2. Defining Hunt Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 8.2. Passive Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6

8.3. Buffer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6 8.3.1. Reading Data from Buffer Mode Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7 8.3.2. Port Buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8 8.4. Modem Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

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Contents Models Covered User’s GuidePage Grounding Secure RackingInput Supply Shock Hazard Do Not Enter Disconnect PowerTable of Contents List of Figures Introduction Modem Communication Configuration BackupAPS-8M and APS-16M Units Typographic ConventionsFront Panel Unit DescriptionBack Panel  Power SwitchConnect your Equipment to the Serial Ports Hardware InstallationGetting Started Communicating with the APS-8/16M Access Command ModePort Status Screen Model APS-8M Shown APS-8M / APS-16M Asynchronous Port Switches User’s Guide Connecting Power to the APS Unit Hardware InstallationAC Powered Units DC Powered UnitsConnect a Telco Line to the Modem Port Connecting Devices to the APS Serial PortsAccess to the APS-8/16M Command Mode ConfigurationPassword Functions System SetUp PortsSystem Parameters Menu System Parameters Menu /F Edit Password Directory Password DirectoryAdding Passwords Editing and Deleting Passwords Dial Back Function Deleting the Entire Password DirectorySystem Parameters Menu Add Name/Password MenuDial Back Example Configuration Conventions Port ConfigurationPort Modes RTS/CTS 3. RS232 Port Configuration MenusConfiguration Port Parameters Menu Modem Mode Port 3 Shown Configuration APS-8M / APS-16M Asynchronous Port Switches User’s Guide Invalid Access Lockout Feature Copy Port Parameters Copying Parameters to All PortsSave User Selected Parameters APS-8M / APS-16M Asynchronous Port Switches User’s Guide Communicating with the Internal Modem Internal ModemDial String Modifiers Common AT CommandsCommand Function/Options Data Terminal Ready DTR Control Command Function/Options Port Status Screen /S Status ScreensPort Diagnostics Screen /SD Port Diagnostics Screen Model APS-8M Defaults Shown Port Parameters Screens /W Password Directory Screen /VPassword Directory Screen Sample Values Shown APS-8M / APS-16M Asynchronous Port Switches User’s Guide Port Connection and Disconnection Any-to-Any ModeOperation Enter Disconnecting PortsThree Characters Uses the format EnterLLLEnter, where Server Enter Defining Hunt GroupsHunt Group Example Buffer Mode Passive ModeXx Enter Reading Data from Buffer Mode PortsPort Buffers Modem ModeOperation APS-8M / APS-16M Asynchronous Port Switches User’s Guide Sending Parameters to a File Saving and Restoring Configuration ParametersRestoring Saved Parameters 10-1 Upgrading APS-8/16M Firmware10-2 11-1 Command Reference GuideCommand Conventions 11-2 Command Response11-3 Command SummaryFormat Response Command SetTerse 11-411-5 Format /C x x EnterFormat /CP Enter 2 Enter or /D/Y 3 Enter Format /D/Y x x EnterFormat /E/Y x x Enter 11-6Format /H Enter Format /F EnterFormat /I/Y Enter 11-7Format /S Enter Format /P x EnterFormat /SD Enter 11-8Format /UF Enter Format /U EnterFormat /UL Enter Format /V Enter11-10 Format /W x EnterFormat /X Enter Apx-1 RS232 Port InterfacePower SpecificationsRS232 Port Interface Stop Bits 1 orApx-3 Customer ServiceApx-4 Trademark and Copyright InformationTrademarks Used in this Manual Apx-5 Regulatory StatementsApx-6 EMC, Safety, and R&TTE Directive ComplianceIndex-1 IndexIndex-2 Index Index-3Index-4 Page Sterling Irvine California 949 586-9950 Toll Free
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