Chapter 4: Operating The Phantom System W Ith The Control Softw Are; Control Software System Requirements; Connecting The Rs232 Serial Cable - Minicom Supervisor Phantom Operating Manual

Chapter 4: Operating the Phantom system w ith
the Control softw are
As an alternative to the OSD you can operate the Phantom system with the Control software located on the
Marketing & Documentation CD. With the OSD you operate the system and view the computer screens on the
same monitor. The Control software requires 2 monitors 1 for the software and 1 to view the computer screens.
With the Control software you can:
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View computers
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Edit server properties
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Save configurations for future use
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Read configurations from and write configurations to the Phantom Manager

Control software system requirements

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Pentium 166 or higher computer
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16Mb RAM
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Windows 98, NT4 (SP6), 2000, ME or XP
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Free Serial port

Connecting the RS232 Serial cable

To run the software, connect the RS232 Serial cable to the computer containing the software, and to the
Phantom Manager. See the figure below.
Operating the Phantom system with the Control software
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