PTI security systems P485MODEMASY Installation And Troubleshooting

Installation a nd T roubleshooting o f t he W ireless 4 85 M odem S et
Introduction
Thank y ou f or y our p urchase o f t he W ireless R S-­‐485 M odems. I nstalled a nd c onfigured
properly, t hese m odems w ill p rovide a r eliable w ireless l ink f or y our F alcon X T, S yscon o r
Falcon B ase U nit R S-­‐485 n etwork.
Pre-­‐configuration
These w ireless m odems a re h ighly c onfigurable f or a v ariety o f a pplications. P TI S ecurity
Systems h as p reconfigured t he m odems t o s uit a m ajority o f i nstallations a nd p rovide e asy
replacement, s hould o ne b ecome d amaged.
This p re-­‐configuration i s
1. The w ired c onnection i s s et f or:
a. 2400 b aud f or t he S yscon ( PN 2 000002Kit)
b. 9600 b aud a nd t wo s top b its f or t he F alcon B ase U nit o r X T ( PN
P485MODEMASY)
2. Falcon B ase U nit/XT m odems a re s et f or 2 S top B its. S yscon M odems a re s et f or 1
Stop B it.
3. The D IP s witches a re a ll s et t o t he O FF p osition. T his e nables R S-­‐485
communication. T here i s n o b enefit t o a ny o ther s witch s ettings b esides a ll o ff.
4. Encryption i s n ot u sed.
Important – P lease R ead:
1. Should a m ore s ophisticated c onfiguration b e r equired, t he i nstaller m ust a lter t he
configuration. R emember t hat i n o rder f or t he r adio m odems t o c ommunicate t hey
must h ave c ompatible c onfigurations, s o w hen r eplacing a m odem w ith a
customized c onfiguration, t he r eplacement m odem m ust a lso h ave i ts c onfiguration
customized.
2. The r adio m odems a re n ot c onfigured t o b e s ecure. I t i s p ossible t o e avesdrop o n
their c ommunication. A s ecure c ustom c onfiguration i s r equired w hen u sing t hese
PTI S ecurity S ystems
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P485MODEMASY / 2000002Kit
Wireless R S485 I nstallation a nd T roubleshooting I nstructions
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