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INSTALLATION ORBAN MODEL 9400
Installing the Necessary Windows Services
The 9400 PC Remote application uses Windows’ built-in communications and net-
working services to deal with the low-level details necessary to communicate with
the 9400’s serial port. (These services are also used to upgrade your 9400’s firmware
when updates are available from Orban.) The exact process will vary, depending on
how you wish to set up the communications. That is:
 If you want to communicate through a local PC, you will need to establish a con-
nection between a serial (COM) port of the PC and the COM port of your 9400
through a null modem cable (supplied with your 9400). You will then use Win-
dows Direct Serial Connect to make the basic connection.
 If you want to communicate through a pair of modems, you will use the Win-
dows Dial-Up networking service to make the connection.
You must install the appropriate communications services in Windows (if they
are not already installed) before you can run 9400 Remote software. You may
therefore need to have access to the Windows install disk(s) — or have their im-
age copied onto your computer’s hard drive — before you attempt to use the
9400 PC Remote application.
In all cases, regardless of whether your PC communicates to the 9400
through its serial port or Ethernet connector, it uses the ppp and the
TCP/IP protocols to communicate with the 9400.
Check Hardware Requirements
To connect your PC to your 9400, regardless of the method you choose, you will
need the following:
 Orban 9400 OPTIMOD-AM.
 If connecting by serial cable: a null modem cable (also called a “reverse” cable),
supplied by Orban with your 9400 when it was shipped. This cable has DB9 fe-
male connectors at both ends for connecting the 9400 to the serial port on your
computer. If your computer has a DB25 connector, you will need to obtain an
adapter.
 If connecting by modem: a 3Com / U.S. Robotics® 56kbps fax modem EXT and
normal (not null) modem cable for the 9400 side of the connection. Note that
Orban Customer Service does not support any other type of modem for connect-
ing to the 9400.
 If connecting by network: a standard Ethernet cable (with RJ45 connectors) to
connect to a network hub or router, or a crossover Ethernet cable to connect di-
rectly to your PC’s Ethernet jack.