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Landis+Gyr Chapter 3 - Using Endpoint Testing Manager (ETM)
User Guide 98-1671 Rev AA 47
3. Type the Collector IP address into the IP Address field with the numbers between the periods.
4. Click the OK button to add the Collector.
The added Collector will appear in the Host: drop down box, located on the Connection tab.
5. To connect to the Collector, click Use Collector from the drop-down box.
6. In the Host: drop down box, highlight the name of the Collector you would like to connect to.
7. Click Connect.
When the connection is successful, the Collector tab will appear in the tab group, ETM will
navigate to the Device Test tab, and your radio will be set to field mode.
Use the Disconnect button on the Connection tab to break communications with the Collector
and return to standard head-end radio communications using the COM port.
Connection Tab
The Connection tab allows the user to view and change the connection information for the radio or
Collector connected to the meter being tested. The table below describes the fields on the
Connection tab.
Table 3 - 2. Connection Tab
Field Description
Connection Settings
<connected to a radio>
<Connect/Disconnect> - Use
COM1 - at <baud rate> drop-
down arrow
This button allows the user to Connect or Disconnect, contains a drop
down menu that allow the user to choose a COM port or Collector to
interface with your radio, and contains another drop down menu (Figure
3 - 14.) to select connection speed for the COM port. The available baud
rates are:
9,600
19,200
38,400 (default)
115,200 (for Series IV IWRs)
RadioShop can identify the COM port and baud rate of the radio you are
using.
<connected to a Collector>
<Connect/Disconnect> - Use
Collector drop-down arrow -
choose Host drop-down arrow
This button provides for Connect or Disconnect, selecting the Collector
to connect with, and uses a drop-down menu to list collectors available
to host the connected module. When ETM is connected to a Collector, a
tab labeled “Collector” appears.
Host
Allows testing meters in the field by displaying available collectors in the
drop down box.
Collector Settings <button>
Allows the user to point Endpoint Testing Manager to a specific
Collector using the IP address for the desired Collector.
Application Settings
Display Scrolling Status check-
box
Allows the user to choose the amount of detail displayed in the Activity
Log at the bottom of each screen.
Enable Test Reports check-box
Determines whether test results are saved to the Test Reports file on
your PC.