Minicom Advanced Systems Smart CAT5 - Manual (Page 27)

USER GUIDE
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5. Us in g t h e C o ntr ol so ft w are
As an alternative to the OSD, you can operate the system with the Control software
located on our website
www.minicom.com in the Support section on the Smart CAT5
Switch Upgrades page. With the OSD you operate the system and view the computer
screens on the same monitor. The Control software requires 2 monitors: 1 for the
software and 1 to view the computer screens.
With the Control software you can:
· View computers
· Edit OSD settings
· Save configurations for future use
· Read configurations from and write configurations to the Smart CAT5 Switch
5.1 Control software system requirements
· Pentium 166 or higher computer
· 16Mb RAM
· Windows 98 and later
· Free Serial port
5.2 Connecting the RS232 Serial cable
To run the software, connect the RS232 Serial cable to the computer containing the
software, and to the Smart CAT5. See the figure below.
M IN IC O M
M IN IC O M
RoC/RICCs
to servers
Control software
installed here
To Service
connector
RS232 Download
cable
POWER
100-240 VAC 50/60 Hz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 9
COMPUTER www.minicom.com
SMART CAT5 SWITCH 116
Figure 21 Connecting the RS232 Serial cable