ATEN VS1804T User Manual

VS1804T / VS1808T

4/8-Port HDMI Over Cat 5 Splitter

RS-232 Control Tool

V1.0.062

User Manual

www.aten.com

VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool

EMC Information

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

Warning: Operation of this equipment in a residential environment could cause radio

interference.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may

cause undesired operation.

Achtung

verursachen.

KCC Statement

: Der Gebrauch dieses Geräts in Wohnumgebung kann Funkstörungen

RoHS

This product is RoHS compliant.

ATEN and the ATEN logo are registered trademarks of ATEN International Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. All other brand names and trademarks are the registered property of their respective owners. The terms HDMI, HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc.

Manual Date: 2021-01-13

VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool

RS-232 Control Tool Operation

Overview

The VS1804T / VS1808T’s built-in bi-directional RS-232 serial interface allows system control through a high-end controller, PC, and/or home automation / home theater software package. The RS-232 Control Tool is an application used to send operational commands from your PC – to the VS1804T / VS1808T through a serial (RS-232) interface connection. RS-232 serial operations to and from the VS1804T / VS1808T can be managed using ATEN’s Graphical User Interface (GUI) on computers that are running the Microsoft Windows operating system. In order to use the RS-232 Control Tool, two separate programs must be installed on the PC – .NET Framework 2.0 and the RS-232 Control Tool. The procedure for installing and operating the RS232 Control Tool is detailed in the following section.

Before You Begin

Installing .NET Framework 2.0

To install .NET Framework on your PC, do the following:

1. Download the executable file from the ATEN website or the Microsoft Download Center online, and run it.

2. Follow the instructions on the screen. The installation applet will automatically detect the operating system and install the correct drivers.

Installing the RS-232 Control Tool

To install the RS-232 Control Tool, do the following:

1. Download the RS-232 Control Tool from the Download or VS1804T / VS1808T’s Resource page on our website:

www.aten.com

2. Save the file to a convenient location.

VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool

3. Double click to run the setup file. The Welcome screen displays:

Click Next.

4. The License Agreement appears:

If you agree with the License Agreement, select I agree with the terms of this license agreement, and click Next.

VS1804T / VS1808T RS-232 Control Tool

5. The User Information screen is displayed as follows:

Fill in your Name and Company, then click Next.

6. When the Installation Folder screen appears, you can select where you want to install the program by clicking Change, or use the default installation location provided, then click Next.

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