Multi-Tech Systems 7600, 7500 manual Add a Modem Site to an ION Enterprise Network

Step 1: Add a Modem Site to an ION Enterprise Network ION 7500 / ION 7600 User’s Guide

Step 1: Add a Modem Site to an ION Enterprise Network

Once the hardware is installed, you can use ION Enterprise software to configure communications among devices.

1.Launch the Management Console and click the Sites button on the System Setup Pane. Right-click in the display window and choose New > Modem

Site...

2.Enter the information by typing in the appropriate fields or using the drop- down menus. Refer to the ION Enterprise Getting Started guide to learn how to add a dialout modem.

Meter’s internal modem tele- phone number.

Server computer that communicates with the remote modem. Ensure that the server computer’s dialout modem is configured.

Step 2: Add Meters to the Modem Site

After you have added and configured the ION Enterprise modem site using the Management Console, you can add each serial meter on the RS-485 loop to the modem site.

1.Launch the Management Console and click the Devices button. Right-click in the Display Window and choose New > Serial Device...

2.Enter the information by typing in the appropriate fields or using the drop- down menus.

Unit ID identifies the meter on the RS-485 loop

Remote modem site where this RS-485 serial meter is wired

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