Axis Communications AXIS 2420 - Manual (Page 14)

Installing via a Modem AXIS 2420 User’s Manual 14
Installing via a Modem
The information in this section describes how to connect the AXIS 2420 to a serial modem
for transmitting images over a dial-up connection.
Important!
Connecting Your Computer Using the Null Modem Cable
• Although instructions for configuring the AXIS 2420 using a null modem cable are provided below, it is
recommended that (if possible) the unit is initially installed and configured over a network.
• The information and screen examples featured within this section are specific to Windows NT. Although
similar to the Dial-Up implementations in other versions of Windows, small deviations in the dialog
instructions for other operating systems should be expected. Refer to your system information for further
information on creating a Dial-Up modem 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 COM1 Serial Connector on the
AXIS 2420 and the COM port of your computer.
❷ Connect the power supply to the AXIS 2420
and check that the Power Indicator is lit.
❸ From the Start menu,
open the Control Panel
and double-click the
Modems icon.
❼ Select the serial port to
which your AXIS 2420 is
now connected via the Null
Modem cable. Click
Next>.
❻ Select the Standard 28800
modem from the displayed
list of modems. Click
Next>.
❾ Click the Properties button to finally check that the dis-
played Communications Port is set correctly; that is, set to
the same port you connected the AXIS 2420 to. Click
OK.
❿ Click Close.
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 2420. Click Finish
to close the Install New Modem wizard.
❹ If a Standard Modem is already set up
and displayed in the Modem Properties
dialog you can proceed directly to step 8.