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a. Local IP: The local IP is the IP address of the computer that the Pelco ASCII device driver runs on. Select the local IP from the drop-

down box.

b. Local Port: The local port is the port the Pelco ASCII driver uses to transmit commands. If your system is secured behind a ﬁrewall,

enter one of the ports made available by the ﬁrewall. Otherwise, enter 0 to have the driver randomly assign an available port. Tip: To

ﬁnd out what port the driver assigned, switch or control the device in the VMX300(-E) client, and then use the netstat command at the

DOS prompt to view assigned ports.

c. Remote IP, Remote Port, Protocol: The remote device is the device the Pelco ASCII switcher is physically connected to. If the switcher

is connected to a PelcoNet device, follow the instructions in step (1). If the switcher is connected to some other kind of device, follow

the instructions in step (2).

(1) PelcoNet: Select the PelcoNet protocol from the Protocol drop-down box. If the PelcoNet device has a user name and password

deﬁned in the device settings, you will be prompted to enter the user name and password before proceeding. Enter the IP

address of the PelcoNet device in the Remote IP box. In the Remote Port box, select the port on the PelcoNet device that the

switcher is connected to. Select 1 if the switcher is connected to COM 1 on the PelcoNet device. Select 2 if the switcher is

connected to COM 2. This port must be exposed in the PelcoNet device properties conﬁguration. For more information on

conﬁguring PelcoNet device properties, refer to the section on Add a PelcoNet MPEG Device.

(2) Other: Select the desired transport protocol from the Protocol drop-down box. The remote IP is the IP address of the VMX300(-E)

workstation the remote device’s driver runs on. Enter the remote IP in the Remote IP box. In the Remote Port box, enter the port

the remote device’s driver uses to receive commands.

d. Refer to Step 3 for instructions on completing the ﬁelds in the Miscellaneous section.

3. Miscellaneous: (Optional) Conﬁgure the following optional ﬁeld in the Miscellaneous section of the Communications tab:

Figure 91. Miscellaneous Section of ASCII Switcher Communications Tab

Idle Disconnect (sec): Enter the number of seconds of inactivity you want to elapse before VMX300(-E) closes the COM port (direct serial

connection) or the local port (IP connection). The port will open again automatically when a new connection is

established with the switcher. Use the default value of 0 to indicate that the port should never be closed while the

driver is running.

Note that the following ﬁelds should not be changed:

Poll Interval (sec): This ﬁeld is reserved for future development.

Connection Attempts: This ﬁeld is used for troubleshooting and should specify the default value of 3.

Attempt Interval (sec): This ﬁeld is used for troubleshooting and should specify the default value of 5.

Comm Timeout (msec): This ﬁeld is used for troubleshooting and should specify the default value of 1000.

Expect echo: This ﬁeld is reserved for future development.