E-Mon Energy Software - Manual (Page 44)

Connection Parameters
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8 From the Baud Rate drop-down, select the correct Baud Rate for your modem
configuration. This baud rate must be the same as the recorder (device) baud rate.
Figure 5.14 - Connection Baud Rate
Be sure to check with your modem manufacturer for the correct baud rate.
9 In the Cmd Timeout field, type in the pre-set time period allowed for E-Mon Energy™ to
wait for a response to a command from the recorder. (Default setting is 3000 ms)
Figure 5.15 - Command Time Out
10 From the Cmd Retries drop-down, select the number of times you want E-Mon Energy to
retry sending the command to the recorder, should it not get a response after Cmd Timeout.
(Default setting is 2)
11 From the Dial Timeout drop-down, select the pre-set time allowed for E-Mon Energy to
wait for a connection before giving up and going to a Dial Retry. (Default setting is 60
seconds)
12 From the Dial Retries drop-down, select the pre-set time allowed for E-Mon Energy to
attempt to connect to the remote system. (Default setting is 2)
13 From the Off-hook Timeout (Min.) drop-down select the time when you want E-Mon
Energy to drop the line when there are no communication activities between E-Mon Energy
and the recorder. (Default setting is 5 minutes)
14 In the Init String 1 field, type in the dialing string to force your modem to comply with the
connection. Contact or check with your manufacturer for this information. Repeat this step
for Init String 2 if you have additional settings.
15 Click on “√ ” button to accept/save the connection record. The Name field for the
connection will become a fixed field and cannot be changed.
16 From the E-Mon Energy explorer window, click and select Database\Connections to display
the Database Access window.