To Set Up A New Connection; To Initiate Communication - Orban OPTIMOD 6300 Operating Manual

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OPERATION

To set up a new connection:

To initiate communication:

Before your PC can communicate with a given 6300, you must first set up a "connec-
tion," which is information that allows PC Remote to locate and communicate with
the 6300.
A) Launch 6300PC.exe.
B) Create a new 6300 connection by choosing N
menu or by right clicking on the A
and selecting N
EW
The Connection Properties dialog box opens.
C) Enter an Alias name for your 6300 (like "KABC").
D) Leave the password field blank to prompt the user to enter a password when
initiating a connection.
Refer to Security and Passcode Programming on page 2-32.
Otherwise, enter a password to allow PC Remote to connect to your 6300
without requiring a password when the connection is initiated.
For successful connection, a password must have already been entered
into your 6300 unit.
E) If you are communicating with your 6300 through a network, select the
Ethernet radio button and enter the appropriate IP address, subnet mask,
port, and gateway data. These data must agree with the values you set in step
1 on page 2-36. See also Setting Up Ethernet, LAN, and VPN Connections on
page 2-44.
F) If you are communicating via a direct serial cable connection or a modem
connection, follow the appropriate procedure described in Appendix: Setting
up Serial Communications, starting on page 2-47.
G) Click OK after entering all required information.
Initiate communication by double-clicking on
the desired 6300 alias in the Connections List, or
by selecting the desired 6300 alias from the
C drop down menu.
ONNECT
If the connection is successful, a dialog bubble
will appear on the bottom right hand corner of
the screen verifying your connection.
 If a warning message appears stating: "No password is set at the 6300..." go
to your 6300 unit and create a passcode.
C
LL ONNECTIONS
6300.
ORBAN MODEL 6300
6300 from the C
EW ONNECT
icon in the Connections List
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