User's Manual

CHAPTER 5: PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS
2003 IPMobileNet, Inc. 28 IPSeries MR User Manual / Rev. A / 04-September-03
Overview
! This section applies to all frequency ranges of the IPSeries Base Stations. Important! The base
station’s IP address must be known prior to performing the procedures in this section.
The programming procedure should be performed when it is necessary to upgrade a base station’s
Firmware or to change the operating parameters to suit the customer’s needs before putting into
complete operation.
HyperTerminal Setup
To communicate and access parameters from the base station, the base station must be connected to a
HyperTerminal session setup on a personal computer.
Perform the following steps to setup the base station for communication with HyperTerminal:
Step 1 Connect the base station as shown in the figure below.
Figure #16: Base Station-to-HyperTerminal Connection Diagram
Step 2 Power on the personal computer.
Step 3 Power on the base station using the front panel power switch.
Step 4 On the personal computer’s desktop, click on the Start button and select Accessories,
Communications, and HyperTerminal.
Step 5 At the Connection Description window enter IPMNBS and click on the OK button.
Step 6 At the Connect To window, under Connect using: select COM1 or COM2 (whichever is
available on the computer) and click on the OK button.
Step 7 At the COM Properties window make sure the properties selected are as follows:
§ Bits per second: 9600
§ Data bits: 8
§ Parity: None
§ Stop bits: 1
§ Flow control: None