User's Manual

C ONCEPTS OF O PERATION

Setting up a Network

As described above, when setting up a network you will need to assign unique ID

numbers to each Veri-Series reader and confirm the communication settings. The

easiest way to do this is to cycle through each reader, setting the parameters by

plugging into the Aux port. When using the Aux port you can set the transmit ID to

–1 (broadcast). Since you are plugged into only one reader, you are assured that

no other Veri-Series units will be responding to your commands. If the ID on the

unit has been changed from its default you can still be confident it will respond to

the Broadcast ID. After you set the parameters for each unit through the Aux Port

you can connect them to your 485 network. To review, the recommended steps

are:

1 Supply power to the proper wires in the pigtail on the back of the Veri-

Series unit (Consult the Installation Manual for a wiring diagram).

When power is applied, the front LED will glow green, and the top LED

will blink amber, then turn OFF for VeriProx/VeriFlex/V-Smart or

remain ON for V-PASS units.

2 Plug into the Aux Port using the RJ-11 jack on the bottom of the unit

and connect the cable to one of the serial ports on your PC

Access the Communication Settings window by clicking on the icon

or using the menu.

5 Click the Modify button.

Set the Transmit ID to –1. Set the COMM Port setting to match the

designation for the port you are using on the PC (e.g. COM1, COM2)

6 Set the baud rate setting to 9600 baud (the factory default).

7 Press the test button.

8 If necessary, use the Baud Search button to have the software test

different baud rate settings and report which baud setting works. (For

this function to succeed a valid transmit ID and valid COMM port must

be set.

9 Click the Accept button to change the settings.

You can now set Network ID on the reader. Click the UNIT PARAMS

button on the Modify Communications Settings dialog.

11 Type the desired ID number in the

Assign Unit Network ID

field. Press

the “Set” button to make the change. Note this will change the ID in

flash on the reader and will also modify the transmit ID that is being

used by the PC so that you may continue to communicate without

using the broadcast ID. The lower portion of this dialog box shows the

current communication settings.