6. Configuration
You need to configure the RangeLAN2 Serial Adapter using the software menus if any of the following conditions apply:
❑You plan to operate a Serial Adapter in broadcast mode.
❑You want to set Security IDs on your Serial Adapters.
❑You want to operate in Packetized mode.
❑You need to change the software default values, includ- ing IP addresses.
In order to configure a Serial Adapter, you need a terminal or terminal emulation program, such as Hyperterminal or Quarterdeck’s Procomm Plus, to access the Serial Adapter configuration menu. Hyperterminal is shipped with Microsoft Windows 95.
Displaying the Configuration Menu
1.Attach one end of an
2.Configure the terminal or terminal emulation package to a baud rate of 9600 bps, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. Set the terminal flow control to either “Hardware” or “None.” These settings are the default values for the Serial Adapter; if you change any of these parameters, your termi- nal or terminal emulation package must match those values in order to view the configuration menu. If you do not know to what values your Serial Adapter is set, change the Domain rotary switch to “9” to bring up the configuration menu at 9600 bps, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit.
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