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Installing the hardware Page 43 of 206
Meridian Companion Installation and Maintenance Guide
Mounting an Administration Terminal on the wall
1. Remove the wall mounting bracket from the base of the Administration
Terminal. Grip the base and, with both thumbs push up on the mounting
bracket to pop it out.
2. Use a screwdriver or similar tool to remove the center knock-out panel
from the base.
3. With the thin end up, hold the mounting bracket against the wall and
mark the positions of the three fixing screws.
4. Route the line cord along the guide in the base and through the knocked
out hole.
5. Screw the mounting bracket to the wall.
6. Connect the line cord to the jack in the base of the Administration
Terminal.
7. Tuck the spare cable into the base.
8. Plug the Administration Terminal into the first port on the CMCC.
9. Snap the Administration Terminal onto the base.
Installing Companion Manager
You can use Companion Manager instead of or in addition to the
Administration Terminal. For installation instructions, refer to Companion
Manager Installation and Operations Guide. If you are running Companion
Diagnostic Software (CDS) or Companion Manager on a PC, a Remote
Access Device (RAD) must be installed.
Installing the PC Interface Card
The PCI card provides a physical connection between the Companion
Controller and your PC. The PCI card communicates with the PC through an
Input/Output port. This I/O port is a 16 byte area in PC memory between
addresses 200 and 3F0(hex). The starting address of the I/O port is called the
I/O base address.
The I/O base address and IRQ settings are in file waccess.ini, which is
located in your windows root directory (usually c:\windows). On startup,