Serial port configuration, Baud Rate | Adder Technology CATxIP 1000

Serial port configuration

This page provides all access to settings concerned with the two serial ports (modem and power control) that are situated at the rear of the AdderView CATxIP 1000 unit.

To get here

1 Using VNC viewer or a browser, log on as the ‘admin’ user. 2 Click the ‘Configure’ button in the top right corner.

3 Click the ‘Serial Port Configuration’ option.

Options Port Use

This option determines whether the RS232 serial OPTIONS port at the rear of the unit will be used for connection to power control switches or to synchronise the operation of two AdderView CATxIP 1000 units.

Baud Rate

This option determines the speed of the RS232 serial OPTIONS port. The other communication settings are fixed as: No parity, 8 bit word, 1 stop bit.

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Adder Technology CATxIP 1000 manual Serial port configuration, Options Port Use, Baud Rate

Contents

AdderView CATxIP Contents Further information Index Global users Many computersCAM formats AdderView CATxIP 1000 features front and rear What you may additionally need What’s in the box Mounting Single unit rack bracketsDouble unit rack brackets Connections CAM Computer Power System Switch To connect the local user port Local user To connect the Global user IP network port Global user IP network portAdderView CATxIP Front panel Category 5, 5e or 6 cable from Adder X100/X200 module To connect a computer system Computer system via CAM Power in connection To connect the power supplyOutput lead from Power adapter Power control port To connect and address the switch boxesSwitch Cascading multiple units See alsoCascade tree Connecting units in cascade Tips for successful cascadingTo connect units in cascade Addressing computers in a cascade Using cascaded computers Multiple video head connections It is recommended that Second CAM in each pair is aUSB-type and that it is plugged Remote switching control Host computer port/channel Video offCable from serial Control device Overall initial configuration Configuration Initial configuration Menu layout Main menuHotkeys Security To enable general security General security and configuration stepsTo set an Admin password Registering users and host computers To clear a password and restore factory default settings What to do if the Admin password has been forgotten Clearing IP access control What is IP access control?To clear IP access control To configure the unit from a global user location Full configuration by global user Encryption settings AdderView CATxIP 1000 encryption settingsViewer encryption settings Positioning AdderView CATxIP 1000 in the network Networking issues Placing AdderView CATxIP 1000 behind a router or firewall Port settingsAddressing Firewall/router address DNS addressing To discover a DHCP-allocated IP address Placing AdderView CATxIP 1000 alongside the firewall Ensuring sufficient securityPorts Power control sequences Power switching configurationTo configure the power sequences for each host computer To control two or more ports simultaneously To upgrade AdderView CATxIP 1000 models Recovering from a failed upgradeTo invoke backup/recovery mode Upgrading AdderView CATxIP 1000 models Front panel indicators Accessing the AdderView CATxIP Selecting a computer Local user access To select a computer using the Select Host menu Standard hotkeysSelect Host menu here you can select computers by name To select a computer using mouse buttons Advanced method To select a computer using mouse buttonsLogging in and out To log To change banner colours or disable the banner To enable/disable the confirmation boxConfirmation box Reminder banner User preferences and functions Blue dot indicators in the Select Host menu Global User Global user access To access via the VNC viewer Global user access via VNC viewerTo download the VNC viewer Options button To access via your web browser Global user access via web browser Using the viewer window When using the viewer windowMenu bar Mouse pointers ConfigureHost selection To select a host Power switching Access mode shared/privateAuto calibrate Re-synchronise mouse Controls Video Settings When entering codesKeyboard Control Enter Increased by 50% when a slow link is detected Using automatic configurationsSetting the Threshold manually Accordingly Advanced Settings Custom Video ModesOverlap Capture Viewer encryption settings If you need to enter a port numberSupported web browsers When logging on using VNC viewer, I cannot enter a username TroubleshootingGetting assistance US +1 888 275 To access the local setup menus Appendix 1 Local setup menus Restore Standard Mouse Power ControlRestore Intellimouse Functions Reminder Banner User PreferencesReminder Colour Screen Saver User Timeout Mouse SwitchingGlobal Preferences OSD Dwell Time Auto Logout Setup Options IP admin password, encryption settings, etc ConfigurationCompletely resets the AdderView CATxIP 1000 unit IP address, net mask, VNC port, etc Unit Configuration Network Configuration Settings Power Control, Sync Units Serial ConfigurationSettings 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 Options Port To reset the AdderView CATxIP 1000 configuration Reset Configuration Appendix 2 Configuration pages via viewer To access the remote configuration pagesMain configuration Logged on users User accounts Unit configuration Advanced unit configuration Time & date configuration IP Access Control Network configurationIP Network Mask IP Gateway To define a new IP access control entry Setting IP access controlTo reorder access control entries To edit/remove access control entries Serial port configuration Options Port UseBaud Rate Erase Host Configuration Host configurationAdd entry for unrecognised host To create a new host entry To copy and paste the log Logging and statusSyslog Server IP Address For further details To get here Ldap configuration Colour/Encoding Appendix 3 VNC viewer connection optionsAuto select Preferred encoding Disable all inputs view-only mode Enable all inputsInputs Customise Misc No Scaling ScalingScale to Window Size Custom Size Defaults Save Defaults ReloadIdentities Load / Save Appendix 4 VNC viewer window options Appendix 5 Browser viewer options Encoding and colour levelSecurity Appendix 6 Addresses, masks and ports IP addressesNet masks Operation with net mask Net masks the binary explanationBinary equivalent Binary octet after Single locations Calculating the mask for IP access controlAll locations Address ranges Ports Security issues with ports Appendix 7 Cable and connector specifications AdderView CATxIP 1000 to power switch cablePower switch to power switch daisy chain cable Appendix 8 Hotkey sequence codes Permissible key pressesCreating macro sequences Appendix 9 Supported video modes Warranty Safety informationGeneral Public License Linux End user licence agreement European EMC directive 89/336/EEC Radio 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