
System Link User’s Guide 23
Outgoing COM Port
: Select the COM port that System Link uses to communicate with
your host automation computer.
Baud Rate
: Set the baud rate to 9600.
Admin Reader
When using an Admin Reader to enter user Codes from proximity cards and tokens,
configure the COM Port and Baud Rate here. Refer to the Admin Reader Installation Sheet
(LT-0619) as needed.
Note: The Admin Reader USB connects to a standard USB port on a PC and operates as a
virtual COM port requiring a special driver from the following web site.
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm
COM Port:
Select the virtual COM Port to which the Admin Reader is connected.
Baud Rate
: Select the baud rate at which the System Link communicates with the Admin
Reader. The default Baud Rate is 9600.
Max Code Length:
Select the number of characters, 5 or 6, for the user code.
Reader Model
: Select the connection used for the Admin Reader.
•
Serial
: Select this option when using a Reader connected to a serial port.
•
USB 6081
: Select this option when using a Reader connected to the USB port.
Test:
Click the Test button to ensure that you have the proper COM Port and Baud Rate.
For more information about the Admin Reader, see Scanning Proximity Cards on page
74.
Modules Tab
The options available in this tab are only present when using a module, such as the Alarm
Monitoring Module, the Command Center, or the Advanced Reporting Module. Refer to the
User’s Guide for the module for information.
Custom Fields Tab
The Custom Fields tab is used to rename
field titles and maintain selections in
drop down lists located on the Panel
Information screen and the User Codes
screen.
Edit List:
The Edit List button allows
the list of acceptable selections to be
maintained by an Administrator. Select
the field to change and click the Edit
List button.
Table and Field:
These indicate the
database location. These are preloaded
and cannot be edited.
Caption:
This is the field title that is
displayed on the Panel Information and
User Codes screens. Double-click in the
Caption column to change the title.
Limit To List and Admin Add:
These
two settings work together to determine
how entries, that use a drop down list of items, will be handled.
The following table describes the effect of the possible combinations:
Limit To
List
Admin Add Description
All operators can enter text. Entries are not added to the drop down list, but the
values entered for the panel are stored in the database.
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