
Adding and Configuring Devices ION Setup User Guide
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Adding a serial site in ION Setup
See “Using Serial Communications” on page 13 for general information on serial
communications and network setup.
1. Right-click the workstation icon and select Insert Item. The New Network
Item dialog box appears.
2. Select Site and click OK. The New Site dialog box appears. Select the General
tab.
3. Type a name identifying the site in the Name box.
4. Select Serial from the Comm Link options.
5. Select the serial port on the computer that you are using to communicate with
the meter(s) from the Comm Port list.
6. Select the baud rate and data format you want to use for the site from the Port
Settings lists. These need to be set to the same value as the device(s) connected
to the site.
7. Edit the values on the Timings and Polling, if needed. These tabs contain other
site communications parameters which, in most cases, do not need to be
modified from the default settings. See “Editing Site Properties” on page 55 for
information regarding the settings on these tabs.
8. Click OK. The site is added to the network viewer.
You can now add devices to your site; see “Adding a New Meter” on page 53.
Adding a new modem site in ION Setup
See “Using Modem Communications” on page 15 for general information on
modem communications and network setup.
1. Right-click the workstation icon and select Insert Item. The New Network
Item dialog box appears.
2. Select Site and click OK. The New Site dialog box appears. Select the General
tab.
3. Type a name identifying the site in the Name box.
4. Select Modem from the Comm Link options.
5. Click Modem configuration. The Modem settings dialog box appears.
Select the serial port on the computer that you are using to communicate
with the local modem from the Comm Port list.
Select the baud rate and data format you want to use for the site from the
Port Settings lists. These need to be set to the same value as the device(s)
connected to the site.
Click Modem Profile to access the Modem Profile Selection Wizard and
configure the modem profile for the local and remote modems. Click Finish
when you are done with the wizard.
Click OK when you are finished to return to the New Site dialog box.
6. Type the phone number of the remote modem in the Phone Number box.
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