Viewport: Remote Menu - Crestron SW-SIMPL Installation & Operating Manual

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Viewport: Remote Menu

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module translates the serial protocol used by the third party device into standard
Crestron digital, analog and serial signals.
Browse to the SIMPL+ directory containing the .csz file, select it and click Open to
begin the transfer.
The Remote menu provides options for communicating with remote systems via
modem, RS-232 or TCP/IP.
Modem
The Modem submenu provides options for connecting via modem to a computer or
control system.
The Modem Settings command on the Viewport Setup menu specifies the
initialization strings for a PC or control system modem, as well as for any modem
used in PC Passthrough mode. (An initialization string is sent to a modem in order to
configure and prepare it for use.) Viewport provides default initialization strings that
are standard for most modems. In addition, Modem Settings specifies the time to
wait for a connection to be established before hanging up.
To begin a dial-up connection, click Dial and enter the number to be dialed (hyphens
are permitted); to terminate the connection, click Hang Up.
Use Phone Book to store frequently dialed numbers. Click Add to enter a new
number in the phone book, enter the name and comments in the text fields and click
Save to add the number to the list of entries. To change an entry, select it and click
Modify; to remove an entry, select it and click Delete. Use the Copy command to
make minor modifications to an entry without need to re-type all the information. To
dial a number in the phone book, simply select it and click Dial.
Use the Initialize Rack Modem command to configure a control system modem
(the control system must be connected to a COM port on the PC). The modem will
be configured using the initialization string specified in Setup | Modem Settings.
TCP/IP
The TCP/IP submenu provides options for connecting to a computer or control
system via Ethernet. Simply click Connect and enter the IP address and port number
of the desired destination (if connecting to a control system, it may be necessary to
enter a password); to terminate communication, click Disconnect (this will restore
default TCP/IP settings).
Each time a new IP address is entered in the IP Address field, it is added to the IP
Address drop-down list. This makes it convenient to connect to frequently-used
addresses, as they can simply be selected from the list without need to retype. To
delete the list click Clear Connect History.
Use AddressBook to store frequently used IP addresses. Click Add to enter a new IP
address, enter the name and comments in the text fields and click Save to add the IP
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