User's Manual

Table Of Contents
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Establishing a Connection with the Workstation Serial Port
You must be in MeterLink’s Administrator Access mode to establish a serial port
connection. Select Administrator Access from the File menu and enter the password.
1 Select Add Serial Port Connection from the Connections menu.
The Serial Port Connection dialog box appears.
2 Enter up to 20 characters in the Connection name field to identify the
connection.
3 Select the workstation COM port where the connection will be established.
4 Click OK to establish the connection.
An entry is added to the connection list. After a few seconds, the status appears as Idle.
Additionally, the connection event is added to the event list and the log file.
Transferring Data
SureStepPro Bedside Unit
Follow this procedure to transfer data between the SureStepPro bedside unit and the
workstation using the connection module.
NOTE: You must perform a bedside unit’s initial configuration at the workstation’s
connection module or through an Ethernet connection. You cannot use the
modem-to-modem configuration until the initial bedside unit configuration is
performed.
1 Turn on the bedside unit and press Cont at the Status screen.
2 Select Transfer Data from the Main Menu.
A message appears informing you to dock the
bedside unit in the connection module.
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