To configure Port 1 to Port 4 properties:

1.In the Network page, click the Port/Device tab. The Port/Device page is displayed.

2.In the Communication Port drop-down box, select the port number you want to configure.

3.In the device drop-down box, select a device.

ATM/POS devices can use COM1 and Port 1 to Port 4. The KBD300A and third-party dome devices use Port 1 to Port 4. For information on interfacing ATM/POS devices to the DX8100 using COM1, refer to Setting Up COM1 Port Properties on page 163.

4.Configure the following port settings using the drop-down box.

Interface mode

Baud rate

Parity

Data bits

Stop bits

5.Click Apply.

SETTING UP ATM/POS DEVICE PROPERTIES

The DX8100 allows you to connect up to 16 ATM/POS devices and provides two ATM/POS device modes:

Single Mode: Use this option to interface up to four ATM/POS devices to the DX8100.

Multi Mode: Use this option to connect up to 16 ATM/POS devices to the DX8100 over one serial connection.

Single Mode and Multi Mode can be combined and allows you to connect up to 16 ATM/POS total devices to the DX8100. For information about installing the ATM/POS equipment for each mode, refer to the DX8100 Installation manual (C2629M).

This section describes how to configure ATM/POS device properties and includes the following topics:

Selecting the ATM/POS Device Mode and Communications Options

Setting Up an ATM/POS Data Format

Assigning a Data Format to an ATM/POS Device on page 173

Setting Up ATM/POS Exceptions on page 174

Verifying the ATM/POS Communication Connection on page 179

Recording ATM/POS Events on page 180

Selecting the ATM/POS Device Mode and Communications Options

This section describes the complete process for configuring DX8100 ATM/POS device communication options. For additional information about each phase of the configuration process, refer to the following topics:

Setting Up an ATM/POS Data Format

Assigning a Data Format to an ATM/POS Device on page 173

Setting Up ATM/POS Exceptions on page 174

Verifying the ATM/POS Communication Connection on page 179

Recording ATM/POS Events on page 180

To select the device mode and set up the ATM/POS communications options:

1.In the Network page, click the Port/Device tab. The Port/Device page is displayed.

2.Do one of the following:

Single Mode: In the Communication Port drop-down box, select a port (COM1 or Port 1 to Port4).

Multi Mode: In the Communication Port drop-down box, select COM1.

If you select COM1, the Interface Mode option is unavailable and is set to RS-232C by default.

3.In the device drop-down box, select ATM/POS and configure the following port settings using the drop-down boxes provided.

Interface mode (by default is set for RS232C for COM1)

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dx8100 specifications

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