Appendix D - Establishing Communications with Different Operating Systems
A utility is available which will automatically configure a desktop computer to communicate with the Observer IV camera. This “InstallObserver” utility operates on computers using the Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system. This utility is described in Appendix G of this manual.
When using a computer with the Windows 98 SE operating system, the communications link must be established by following the directions below.
A standard
Directions for manually setting up Observer communications for Windows 2000 and Windows XP are given for reference only. For these operating systems use the “InstallObserver” utility. For Windows 95 follow the directions found below.
Procedures for establishing a
1)Click on the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop.
2)Click on the Control Panel.
3)Click on the Phone and Modem Options and select the Modems tab. (If this is the first time creating a
4)Press the Add button.
5)Select Don’t detect my modem: I will select it from a list. Then press Next.
6)Select the Standard 57600 bps Modem then next.
7)Make sure that the Selected Ports button is pushed. Select a COM port from the displayed list. The port selected must be available for connection to the Observer.
8)Click Next then Finish
9)Select the modem entry just created and press Properties.
10)Make sure that the Maximum Port Speed is set to 115200 and select the Advanced tab
11)Press the Change Default Preferences button.
12)Check that the Port Speed is 115200 and that Hardware Flow Control is selected.
13)Click on the Advanced tab and make sure that Data bits are set to 8, Parity to none and Stop Bits to 1.
14)The Observer modem is now properly configured. Press OK to close each window and return to the Control Panel
This modem driver is now ready to be used to create a
1)Go to the Control Panel
2)Click on Network and
3)Select Make New Connection, bringing up the Network Connection Wizard. Click on Next.
4)Select
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