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Placement & Command PC Settings
Placement
Mount your TalkAnytime unit in a safe and convenient location where cables for your network and phone
system are accessible. Rack-mounting instructions are in Chapter 3: Mechanical Installation & Cabling of the
User Guide.
Command/Control Computer Setup (Specs & Settings)
The computer used for command and control of the TalkAnytime
(a) must be an IBM-compatible PC,
(b) must use a Microsoft operating system,
(c) must be connected to your local network (Ethernet) system, and
(d) must have an available serial COM port.
The configuration tasks and control tasks the PC will have to do with the TalkAnytime are not especially
demanding. Still, we recommend using a reasonably new computer. The computer that you use to
configure your TalkAnytime need not be dedicated to the TalkAnytime after installation is complete.
COM port on controller PC. You'll need an available COM port on the controller PC. You'll need to know
which COM port is available for use with the TalkAnytime (COM1, COM2, etc.). If your command
computer has only USB2.0 ports and no serial ports, you will need a USB2.0-to-serial adaptor.
Work-Around Allowing Use of Web GUI Only. The default IP address of the TalkAnytime unit as
shipped from the factory is 192.168.3.143. By installing the up-to-date Java program from the TalkAnytime
CD, temporarily resetting the IP address of the command computer to 192.168.3.x, and connecting both to
the same physical Ethernet network, the TalkAnytime unit's built-in- web GUI can be contacted and its IP
address can be set as needed. If this is done, all subsequent configuration can be done using the
TalkAnytime web GUI and the command computer would not need a serial COM port. Therefore, in the
case of a computer lacking a serial port, no USB2.0-to-serial adaptor would be needed. However, under
such an arrangement, the command computer would remain unable to use the TalkAnytime Windows GUI
because contact with the Windows GUI requires either a COM port or the USB2.0-to-serial adaptor
arrangement. (If you use this work-around, you must be sure to re-set your command PC to its original IP
address afterwards.)
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