User`s guide

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
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1-1
2. Unit Description
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2-1
2.1. Front Panel
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2-1
2.2. Back Panel
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2-2
3. Getting Started
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3-1
4. Hardware Installation
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4-1
4.1. Connecting Power to the CMS Unit
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4-1
4.1.1. AC Powered Units
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4-1
4.1.2. DC Powered Units
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4-2
4.2. Configure Option Switches
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4-2
4.2.1. Default Baud Rate (Sw1, Sw2, Sw3)
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4-3
4.2.2. Default Handshake (Sw4, Sw5)
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4-3
4.2.3. Default Response Message Format (Sw6)
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4-4
4.2.4. Default Command Echo (Sw7)
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4-4
4.3. Initialize Unit to Default Settings .......................4-4
4.4. Connecting the Network Cable ..........................4-5
4.5. Connecting Devices to the CMS .........................4-5
4.6. Application Example...................................4-6
5. Configuration ..........................................5-1
5.1. Access to the CMS Command Mode .....................5-1
5.2. System SetUp Ports....................................5-2
5.3. Password Functions....................................5-3
5.3.1. The Supervisor Password........................5-3
5.3.2. The Port Passwords.............................5-4
5.4. Defining the Site ID and Supervisor Password ............5-5
5.5. Port Configuration
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5-6
5.5.1. Configuration Conventions
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5-6
5.5.2. Port Modes
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5-7
5.5.3. RS232 Port Configuration Menus
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5-8
5.5.4. Network Port Configuration Menu
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5-15
5.5.5. Implementing IP Security
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5-19
5.6. Copying Parameters to Several RS-232 Ports
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5-21
5.7. Save User Selected Parameters
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5-23
6. The Status Screens
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6-1
6.1. The Port Status Screen (/S)
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6-1
6.2. The Port Diagnostics Screen (/SD)
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6-3
6.3. The Network Status Screen (/SN)
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6-5
6.4. The Port Parameters Screens (/W)
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6-7
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