User's Manual

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS..............................................................2
1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................5
2 RS-232 RADIO MODEMS...............................................6
The RS-232 Standard....................................................................6
DTE versus DCE Conventions .....................................................7
3 INSTALLATION................................................................8
Setting up for a connection...........................................................8
Point to Multipoint Connection...................................................9
Point to Point Communication.....................................................9
RFI-9256 Location.......................................................................10
Using the External Antenna........................................................10
4 CONFIGURATION ........................................................ 11
5 USING FRONT PANEL MODES................................ 12
Mode 1..........................................................................................12
Mode 2..........................................................................................13
Mode 3..........................................................................................14
Mode 4..........................................................................................14
Mode 5..........................................................................................15
Mode 6 (config) ............................................................................15
6 USING INTERNAL MENU COMMANDS.................. 16
Accessing the Configuration Menu............................................16
METHOD 1: Front Panel Mode 6 (config)..............................16
METHOD 2: Local Hayes Command ......................................16
METHOD 3: Remote Menu.....................................................16
(R) Radio Configuration Menu ..................................................17
(1) Special Controls Menu.........................................................20
(2) Link Control Menu...............................................................20
(3) Set Radio Characteristics .....................................................22
(P) Tx Power Menu...............................................................23
(F) Frame Time Menu ...........................................................24
(B) Directional Bias Menu.....................................................24
(L) Protocol Port Selection (Link/Port Protocol Menu)...........25
(P) Protocol Selection Menu......................................................26
Protocol Configuration Menu....................................................27
(L) Link Control Menu..........................................................28
Protocol Configuration Menus...................................................28
Route Managing.....................................................................28
Protocol Decoding/Routing................................................29
Route Types .......................................................................29
(R) Route Manager Menu......................................................31
(M) Hayes Command Control Menu.....................................32
(A) Advanced Functions Menu..............................................34
(S) Serial Port Configuration Menu...........................................36
(B) Baud Rate Menu..................................................................37
(F) Flow Control Menu..............................................................38
(A) Advanced Functions Menu..................................................38
(M) Modem and I/O Configuration Menu.................................38
(H) Hayes Command Control Menu (Port Selection Menu)..39
(D) DCD Control Menu.............................................................39
(R) RTS Control Menu..............................................................41
(A) Auxiliary I/O Port................................................................42
(D) Aux I/O Direction Menu.................................................43
(P) Powerup defaults Menu....................................................43
(P) Radio Personality Menu........................................................44
(D) Diagnostics Menu..................................................................45
(F) Fault log menu......................................................................49
(L) Set Logging Level............................................................49
(1) Statistics Menu.....................................................................49
7 THE HAYES
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COMPATIBLE AT COMMAND SET
51
The AT Commands......................................................................51
The Attention Code......................................................................51
Multiple Commands ....................................................................51
Port Selection Modifier................................................................52
The Escape Sequence...................................................................52
Response Codes............................................................................53
Dialing...........................................................................................54
Hanging Up...................................................................................54
Configuring the Modem..............................................................55
Viewing the Current Configuration...........................................55
Modem Commands ......................................................................56
AT? Menu Mode........................................................................56
ATD Dial....................................................................................56
ATE Echo...................................................................................56
ATH Hang Up............................................................................56
ATI Information.........................................................................57
ATO Return to On-Line State....................................................57
ATQ Quiet (Suppress Response Codes)....................................57