User's Manual

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Establishing a Connection with a PC Server/Client
You must have OneTouch
®
MeterLink™ software, version 3.2 or later, and be in
Administrator Access mode to establish a PC server connection. Select Administrator Access
from the File menu and enter the password.
1 Select Add PC Server/Client Connection from the Connections menu.
The PC Server/Client Connection dialog box appears. The dialog box may vary
depending on the version of OneTouch
®
MeterLink™ you are using.
2 Enter information in each field:
• Enter up to 20 characters in the Connection name field to identify the PC.
• Click TCP/IP address and enter the static (or reserved) IP address for the PC. Or,
click Name and enter the name assigned to the PC. If DHCP is used for assigning a
variable IP address, select the computer name.
• Select the port number, if necessary.
For a PC Server, the number defaults to 3001.
This number must match the port number specified in the OneTouch
®
DataLink
®
Sync Network tab of the Properties window (see page 7).
3 Select PC Server for OneTouch
®
DataLink
®
Sync.
4 Click OK to establish the connection.
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NOTE: OneTouch
®
DataLink
®
Sync software must be running on the PC server to
establish a connection.
An entry is added to the connection list. After a few seconds, the status for a PC server
appears as Idle. Additionally, the connection event is added to the event list and the
log file.
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