Installation Manual

Reader Installation

28 750.001.003

Revised June 1999

Inc.

Connecting the Serial Gateway to the PC

Step 1: Connect the male DB9 end of the straight-through serial

cable to the female DB9 connector at the bottom of the

Reader.

Step 2: Connect the other end of the serial cable to the PC.

Step 3: The Serial Gateway has pads so that it can be placed on

top of or next to the PC.

Step 4: Configure the communications port settings on the PC as

follows:

Baud 2400

Data Bits 8

Parity None

Stop Bits 1

Flow Control None

The Serial Gateway is a DCE (Data Circuit-terminating

Equipment) device, and data is output through a DB9

female RS-232 connector. Only the following pin

assignments are used:

• Transmitted Data (pin 2)

• Received Data (pin 3)

• Signal Ground (pin 5)

Connecting the Serial Gateway to an FTT Reader

Step 1: Prepare a sufficient length of twisted pair wire to connect

the first Reader to the Serial Gateway.

Step 2: Insert the twisted pair wire into the terminal block labeled

FTT in Figure 11 in the Serial Gateway and run it out the

conduit chase.

Step 3: Run the twisted pair through the conduit chase of the

Reader and insert the twisted pair wire into the FTT

terminal block. You can connect up to four Readers by the

FTT terminal block in the Serial Gateway; however, we

recommend connecting only one or two. You can network

up to thirty-one Readers together by twisted pair wire.

Connecting FTT Readers to Each Other

Step 1: Prepare a sufficient length of twisted pair wire to connect

the two Readers.