Cooper SMP 4 - Setting Up a Direct Serial Connection

SMP Gateway User Manual • 211
Step To do this Follow these steps:
 Type 100.100.100.1 in the First IP Address box.
 Type 100.100.100.2 in the Second IP Address box.
If you have an SMP 4 or an SMP 16:
 In the First IP Address box, type the IP pool starting address
that you specified when you installed your SMP Gateway (see
your SMP Gateway’s installation guide).
 Do not type anything in the Second IP Address box. Click
Add.
Note that even if you set up a number of SMP Gateways to communicate
via a dial-up connection, the PC will be able to communicate with only
one SMP Gateway at a time, and will use the address(es) specified here.
22.2.2 Setting Up a Direct Serial Connection
The following table outlines the procedure for setting up a direct serial connection between a PC
running Windows 2000, and an SMP Gateway.
You must perform the steps in the order presented in the table.
Step To do this Follow these steps:
1
Set up the
SMP Gateway to
accept a direct
connection
By default, an incoming direct connection is supported on the
SMP Gateway’s console port. If you want to use a direct connection on
any other port, you have to set it up as follows:
1. In SMP Manager, select the SMP Gateway to be configured.
2. From the Tools menu, click Telnet.
3. Type RASMGR to start the RAS Manager application.
4. Type “L”, to display the device list. The device list is actually the list
of ports on the SMP Gateway, including the console port.
5. Type “M”, to modify the SMP Gateway’s COM port you will use for
the direct connection.
6. Type the number of the DIRECT device to be modified.
7. All the default settings should be OK, except for the last one: Use
Device for Incoming Connections. Type “Y” to allow incoming
connections on the port.
8. Press “Q” to exit RAS Manager, and then close the telnet window.
2
Add a
communications
cable between
the PC and the
SMP Gateway
1. From the Windows Start menu, click Settings, and then click
Control Panel.
2. Double-click Phone and Modem Options.
3. In the Phone and Modem Options dialog box, click the Modems
tab. Click Add.
4. In the Add/Remove Hardware Wizard dialog box, select the Don’t
detect my modem; I will select it from a list checkbox. Click Next.