Orban OPTIMOD 8685 User Manual

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INSTALLATION ORBAN MODEL 8685
The installer should start up and ask you if you wish to install the PC Remote appli-
cation on your computer. If it fails to do so, navigate to Start \ Run on your com-
puter, and type X:setup (where “X” is the drive letter of your CD drive).
Follow the prompts on your screen to install the PC Remote software automatically
on your computer.
• You might have obtained the automatic installer application from some other
source than Orban’s CD, like Orban’s ftp site or another computer on your net-
work. If so, just run the application and follow the on-screen instructions.
• This program installs the necessary files and adds an Orban/Optimod 8685 folder
to your computer’s Start Menu. This folder contains shortcuts to the PC Remote
application and to the documentation. If you accepted the option during instal-
lation, there is also a shortcut to the PC Remote application on your desktop.
You have now installed all files necessary to use the PC Remote software. If you are
using a direct serial or a modem connection, the next step is to install and configure
the Windows communications services that allow your computer to communicate
with your 8685. Appendix: Setting Up Serial Communications on page 2-67 provides
details.
Setting Up Ethernet, LAN, and VPN Connections
• If you are using an Ethernet connection and your computer can successfully con-
nect to the Internet through its Ethernet port, it already has the correct (TCP/IP)
networking set up to communicate with the 8685. In most cases, all you need is
your 8685’s IP address, Port, and Gateway, as set in step 1 on page 2-56. You will
enter
these when you create a “connection” to your 8685 from the 8685 PC Re-
mote application—see step (E) on page 3-66. If your computer does not have a
working Ethernet port, you must add one and
then following the instructions
provided by Microsoft to set it up to enable TCP/IP networking.
• If you are using a crossover Ethernet cable to connect your Optimod directly to
your computer, you must set your Windows networking to provide a static IP ad-
dress for your computer because your Optimod does not contain a DHCP server.
• If you wish to connect to your 8685 through your LAN or VPN (through a WAN or
the Internet), consult your network administrator. Note that to cross subnets,
you must specify a gateway. If the PC and 8685 are on the same subnet, then it is
unnecessary to specify a gateway (although you will still need to specify one if
you want your Optimod to synchronize to an Internet timeserver — see
Synchronizing Optimod to a Network Timeserver on page 2-59).
• If you are behind a firewall, you must open the port you specified
in step (1.D)
on page 2-57. If the gateway and firewall (if used) are configured correctly, it is
possible to connect 8685 PC Remote to an 8685 via a VPN.

Orban OPTIMOD 8685 Specifications

General

Brand	Orban
Model	OPTIMOD 8685
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English