User Manual Part 1

CHAPTER 3

PROGRAMMING

ESTEEM FEATURES

Revised: 15 Oct 03 3-7 EST P/N AA104

USING THE INFRARED COMMUNICATIONS PORT

The infrared (IR) communications port will allow you to

program and interrogate the ESTeem without

disconnecting the serial cable from the back of the

modem. The IR port is located on the front panel of the

ESTeem, above the T/E light.

To communicate from a computer to the ESTeem through

the IR port you will need a copy of the ESTeem Utilities

(Version 4.0 or higher) and an ESTeem IR Communication

Dongle (ESTeem P/N AA300).

Connect the dongle directly to the serial port of the

computer. The dongle requires initialization from the

ESTeem Utilities. From the Terminal Emulation screen

press the F3 function key to initialize the dongle. If the

modem is not in the COMMAND mode, press CTRL-C to

display the CMD: prompt.

Note: With Switch 2 (RS-232 Setup) in the On position the ESTeem defaults the IR port to the command mode.

The IR dongle has a range of approximately three feet, directly in front of the port. The dongle is powered by the serial port and

requires no additional power sources.

Note: Only one of the three communications ports (RS-232/422/485 connector, IR port or Remote Programming) can be in

the Command mode at a time. When either the IR or the Phone port switch to converse mode, the RS-232/422/485

port is blocked from receiving any data.

ANTE

NNA

S/N:

T/E

PWR

Port

Phone

Model 192S

Antenna

12 VDC

RESET

Infrared Communications Port for

Remote Programming and Diagnostics

Without Interruption Of The Wireless

Radio Area Network

IR Communications Dongal

(EST p/n AA300)

3 ft. Range

SET

Figure 1: Using The IR Port