VeriFone VX 680 Reference Manual page 100

P D
ERFORMING OWNLOADS
Set Up the Download Environment
Connecting using the
External Dongle and
Base Station
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VX 680 R
EFERENCE
To connect using the external dongle and Base Station:
The following steps describe how to establish the cable link between the sending
host computer and the receiving VX 680 terminal when a Base Station is used
(see Figure 14):
1
Connect the DIN-type connector on one end of the cable to the COM1 (or
COM2) serial I/O port on the download computer.
2
Connect the RJ45 connector on the other end of the download cable to the
port on the external serial dongle and insert it into the serial port on the Base
Station. Note that the port on the external serial dongle is logical COM6.
VX 680 BASE STATION
EXTERNAL SERIAL
Figure 14 Serial Cable Connection with Base Station and External Serial
Dongle
G
UIDE
COM1 SERIAL PORT
DONGLE
HOST COMPUTER
FOR DOWNLOADS
OR DEBUGGING