Axis Communications 2401 - Manual (Page 11)

AXIS 2400/2401 Admin Manual Installing via the Null Modem Cable 11
Installing via the Null Modem Cable
This section describes how to install the AXIS 2400/01 using the null modem cable. For information
on how to configure the unit for modem operation, please see Modem Settings, on page 26.
Important!
Step A - Connecting Your Computer Using the Null Modem Cable
• Although instructions for installing the AXIS 2400/2401 using a null modem cable are provided below, it is
recommended that, wherever possible, the unit is initially installed and configured over a network.
• The information and examples featured here are specific to Windows 2000, but the process is similar in
other versions of Windows. Refer to your system information for further information on creating a Dial-Up
Networking connection if you are using any other operating system.
• Windows Dial-Up Networking and TCP/IP must be correctly installed prior to commencing with the
modem cable connection. Detailed information on how to check this is provided in Windows Help.
❶ Connect the supplied Null modem cable
between the COM-2 Serial Connector on
the AXIS 2400/01 and the COM-port on
your computer.
❷ Press the Power button
on the front panel and check that the
Power Indicator lights up.
❸ From the Start menu, open the
Control Panel and click Phone and
Modem Options. Select Modems.
❹ If a Standard Modem is already set up, you
should proceed directly to the next page. If no
modem is installed, click
Add and go to step 5.
❻ Select the Standard 28800
modem from the displayed list
of modems. Click
Next>.
❺ Check the box: Don’t detect my modem,
I will select it from a list. Click Next>.
❽ A standard 28800 modem connection
is now available for the AXIS 2400/01.
Click
Finish to complete the installation.
❼ Select the serial port to which your
AXIS 2400/01 is now connected via the
Null Modem cable. Click
Next>.