User guide

4-4 Configuring BCMS Vu from the Server
Configuring and Managing the
BCMS Vu Software
Connecting to the DEFINITY System 4
The Switch Connection Configuration Wizard is pages 1-3 of the larger
wizard you are presented when you start BCMS Vu Server software the first
time and when you choose First Time in the Option|Configure menu. You
can also start the Switch Connection Configuration Wizard by itself.
You connect to the DEFINITY system from the Server.
The windows of the Switch Connection Configuration Wizard allow you to
set up a connection between your Server PC and the DEFINITY system. This
connection allows you to download data from the BCMS database and to see
real-time BCMS data.
To connect to a DEFINITY system,
1. From the Options|Configure menu select Switch Connection
or
From the Options|Configure menu select First Time.
The “Enter a login and password” window appears.
2. In the “Login Name:” box, type the login that will be automatically
supplied to the DEFINITY system when you connect to the DEFINITY
Note
The Server can be physically connected to more than one DEFINITY
system through separate serial ports on the PC, but you can access
data from only one DEFINITY system at a time.
You specify the connection information for a given DEFINITY
system and give this set-up a name through the Switch Connection
Configuration Wizard. When you start the Server software, you
select the name of the connection you want.