Connecting Talkswitch To A Pc Using A Serial Cable; Connecting To Talkswitch Over Ip - Talkswitch 24-CA User Manual

Palm Pilot, Hot Sync, TalkWorks or digital camera software. These programs
tend to occupy COM ports thus making them unavailable for other programs.
1.4.4.3

Connecting TalkSwitch to a PC using a Serial cable

If you wish to use an available Serial port, connect TalkSwitch to your PC with
a RS-232 Serial cable (not included). By default, TalkSwitch is shipped with the
Serial and LAN ports enabled and the USB port disabled.
When you run the TalkSwitch software, select 'Serial' as the connection type
then select the Serial Port associated to this physical Serial port on your PC.
Make sure you do not have any other communications programs running at the
same time you want to use the TalkSwitch configuration software. These may
include Palm Pilot, Hot Sync, TalkWorks, digital camera software. These
programs tend to 'hold' onto COM ports, making them unavailable for any other
programs.
If you are having problems communicating with TalkSwitch, please check the
Chapter 6: Help and Troubleshooting.
Note: 24-CA users may skip the rest of this chapter and continue with
Chapter 2: TalkSwitch Configuration.
1.4.4.4

Connecting to TalkSwitch over IP

Ensure TalkSwitch is connected to a LAN with the supplied Category 5 cable.
The top LED should light up to indicate a connection has been established with
a switch or hub. To support remote configuration over IP, map port 9393 from
your firewall to TalkSwitch. Please refer to the manual for your router/firewall
to activate port forwarding.
When you open the TalkSwitch software, you are prompted to select the
connection type. Select 'Internet' and enter the public IP address or the FQDN
of the TalkSwitch location you wish to configure. You can click 'Address Book'
to maintain a list of internet addresses.
Note: Any time TalkSwitch is being configured, it is 'locked' to prevent
other computers or persons using a phone from configuring changes at
the same time. If you leave the software open for longer than 1 hour,
TalkSwitch unlocks itself to allow configuration changes.
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