Setting Up Communications Software; Procomm Plus Installation And Usage - Vicom Systems FC-FC3 Installation And User Manual

Setting up Communications Software

Use a terminal emulator program such as PROCOMM Plus or Windows Hyper Terminal to
communicate with the SV Router FC-FC 3 through the serial port. Installing the
communications software on a laptop computer allows for greater mobility.

PROCOMM Plus Installation and Usage

Install PROCOMM Plus, then follow these steps to configure:
1. From the Setup menu, select Setup.
The setup dialogue box appears.
2. Select the Data tab, then the Transfer Protocol button, and set the Transfer Protocol to
Symptom.
3. Select the Data Connection button, and set the modem baud rate to 57600.
The Current Data Connection box should read "direct connect" and list the port to which
the SV Router FC-FC 3 is connected (usually Com1 or Com2).
If the Current Data Connection box lists the wrong port, change the data connection.
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4. Select the Terminal Options button, and duplicate the settings in Figure 3-1. Make sure
Destructive Backspare is not selected and Incoming CR to CR/LF is selected.
5. Click OK to start.
Click the System tab, then the System Connection button and select the correct
connection from the list.
Click the Data tab to return.
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