Minicom Advanced Systems Phantom Switch User Manual


 
Operating the Phantom system with the Control software
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Chapter 4: Operating the Phantom system with
the Control software
As an alternative to the OSD you can operate the Phantom system with the Control software located on the
Marketing & Documentation CD. With the OSD you operate the system and view the computer screens on the
same monitor. The Control software requires 2 monitors 1 for the software and 1 to view the computer screens.
With the Control software you can:
View computers
Edit server properties
Save configurations for future use
Read configurations from and write configurations to the Phantom Manager
Control software system requirements
Pentium 166 or higher computer
16Mb RAM
Windows 98, NT4 (SP6), 2000, ME or XP
Free Serial port
Connecting the RS232 Serial cable
To run the software, connect the RS232 Serial cable to the computer containing the software, and to the
Phantom Manager. See the figure below.