User`s guide

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
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1-1
2. Unit Description
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2-1
2.1. Front Panel
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2-1
2.2. Back Panel
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2-2
3. Getting Started
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3-1
4. Hardware Installation
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4-1
4.1. Connecting Power to the APS Unit
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4-1
4.1.1. AC Powered Units
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4-1
4.1.2. DC Powered Units
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4-1
4.2. Configure SetUp Switches
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4-2
4.2.1. Default Baud Rate (Sw1, Sw2, Sw3)
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4-3
4.2.2. Default Handshake (Sw4, Sw5)
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4-4
4.2.3. Default Response Message Format (Sw6)
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4-5
4.2.4. Default Command Echo (Sw7) ...................4-5
4.3. Initialize Unit to Default Settings .......................4-6
4.4. Connecting Devices to the APS .........................4-6
5. Configuration ..........................................5-1
5.1. Access to the APS Command Mode ......................5-1
5.2. System SetUp Ports....................................5-2
5.3. Password Functions....................................5-2
5.3.1. The Supervisor Password........................5-2
5.3.2. The Port Passwords.............................5-4
5.4. Defining the Site ID and Supervisor Password ............5-5
5.5. Port Configuration
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5-6
5.5.1. Configuration Conventions
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5-6
5.5.2. Port Modes
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5-7
5.5.3. RS232 Port Configuration Menus
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5-8
5.6. Copying Parameters to All Ports
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5-13
5.7. Save User Selected Parameters
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5-15
6. The Internal Modem
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6-1
6.1. Communicating with the Internal Modem
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6-1
6.2. Common AT Commands
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6-2
7. The Status Screens
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7-1
7.1. The Port Status Screen (/S)
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7-1
7.2. The Port Diagnostics Screen (/SD)
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7-3
7.3. The Port Parameters Screens (/W)
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7-5
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