Optimod-Surround 8685 V1.0 Operating Manual - Orban

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INSTALLATION ORBAN MODEL 8685
The installer should start up and ask you if you wish to install the PC Remote application
on your computer. If it fails to do so, navigate to Start \ Run on your computer,
and type X:setup (where “X” is the drive letter of your CD drive).
Follow the prompts on your screen to install the PC Remote software automatically
on your computer.
• You might have obtained the automatic installer application from some other
source than Orban’s CD, like Orban’s ftp site or another computer on your network.
If so, just run the application and follow the on-screen instructions.
• This program installs the necessary files and adds an Orban/Optimod 8685 folder
to your computer’s Start Menu. This folder contains shortcuts to the PC Remote
application and to the documentation. If you accepted the option during installation,
there is also a shortcut to the PC Remote application on your desktop.
You have now installed all files necessary to use the PC Remote software. If you are
using a direct serial or a modem connection, the next step is to install and configure
the Windows communications services that allow your computer to communicate
with your 8685. Appendix: Setting Up Serial Communications on page 2-67 provides
details.
Setting Up Ethernet, LAN, and VPN Connections
• If you are using an Ethernet connection and your computer can successfully connect
to the Internet through its Ethernet port, it already has the correct (TCP/IP)
networking set up to communicate with the 8685. In most cases, all you need is
your 8685’s IP address, Port, and Gateway, as set in step 1 on page 2-56. You will
enter these when you create a “connection” to your 8685 from the 8685 PC Remote
application—see step (E) on page 3-66. If your computer does not have a
working Ethernet port, you must add one and then following the instructions
provided by Microsoft to set it up to enable TCP/IP networking.
• If you are using a crossover Ethernet cable to connect your Optimod directly to
your computer, you must set your Windows networking to provide a static IP address
for your computer because your Optimod does not contain a DHCP server.
• If you wish to connect to your 8685 through your LAN or VPN (through a WAN or
the Internet), consult your network administrator. Note that to cross subnets,
you must specify a gateway. If the PC and 8685 are on the same subnet, then it is
unnecessary to specify a gateway (although you will still need to specify one if
you want your Optimod to synchronize to an Internet timeserver — see
Synchronizing Optimod to a Network Timeserver on page 2-59).
• If you are behind a firewall, you must open the port you specified in step (1.D)
on page 2-57. If the gateway and firewall (if used) are configured correctly, it is
possible to connect 8685 PC Remote to an 8685 via a VPN.