ATEN VS1804T, VS1808T User guide

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.

CE Warning:

This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

RoHS

This product is RoHS compliant.

SJ/T 11364-2006

The following contains information that relates to China.

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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.

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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.

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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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