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ISD Reports
Viewing ISD Reports via RS-232 Connection
SET UP CONSOLE COM PORT
1. The settings of the laptop’s com port must match those of the console’s com port to which you are connected.
a. Go to the console front panel press the MODE key until you see:
b. Press the FUNCTION key until you see the message:
c. Press the STEP key until you see the message:
d. Press the PRINT key to printout the port settings for all communication modules installed in the console.
Figure 1 shows an example port settings printout with the RS-232 module installed. Using the console port
settings in the example below, your Putty ‘Port Settings’ window entries would be Bits per second - 2400,
Data bits - 7, Parity - Odd, Stop Bits - 1. For the ‘Flow Control’ entry select None. Click OK.
Figure 1. Console comm port settings printout example
SETUP MODE
PRESS <FUNCTION> TO CONT
COMMUNICATIONS SETUP
PRESS <STEP> TO CONTINUE
PORT SETTINGS
PRESS <ENTER>
PORT SETTINGS
COMM BOARD: 1 (RS-232)
BAUD RATE: 2400
PARITY: ODD
STOP BIT: 1 STOP
DATA LENGTH: 7 DATA
RS-232 SECURITY
CODE: DISABLED
isd\801-1.eps
This number is the assigned by the console and indicates the slot
in which the RS-232 module is installed. It could be 1, 2, or 3.
However, for the RS-232 port of a Multiport module, which is installed
in slot 4, this number would be 6.
If no RS-232 Security Code has been entered, you will see disabled.
If a code has been entered, e.g., 000016, that 6-digit number would
appear here. If a code appears, you will need to enter this code with
each command you send to the console.
Bits per second
Data Bits