Preparing to enroll DDS IP controllers - Synergis Softwire 11.4.1

Synergis™ Appliance Configuration Guide 11.4.1

Product
Synergis Softwire
Content type
Guides > Administrator guides
Version
11.4
Release
11.4.1
Language
English
Last updated
2023-04-03

Before you can enroll a DDS IP controller on the Synergis™ unit, you must assign a static IP address to its TCP/IP extension board by connecting to it through a serial port.

Before you begin

Ensure you have the following:
  • Setup program for Tibbo Device Server Toolkit (either tdst-5-09-12-x64.exe or tdst-5-09-12- x86.exe). Ask your representative of Genetec Inc.
  • Latest version of Synergis™ Softwire and the Tibbo.sfw plugin.

What you should know

The steps and instructions tagged with Hardening are optional, but will protect your system against cyberattacks.

Procedure

  1. Attach the TCP/IP extension board to the TPL controller.
  2. Connect the L and H connectors (circled in red) on the TCP/IP extension board to the “-” and “+” connectors respectively of one of the RS-485 channels (A, B, C, or D).
  3. Install Tibbo Device Server Toolkit on your computer.
    Choose either the x86 or the x64 package based on the type of machine that you have.
  4. Run Tibbo DS Manager (C:\Program Files\Tibbo\TDST\tdsman.exe) as an administrator.
  5. Click Serial Access and select the COM port corresponding to the channel to which the TCP/IP extension board is connected.
    The four channels found on the Four-port RS-485 module are labeled USB Serial Port (COMx). The first one corresponds to channel A, the second one to channel B, the third one to channel C, and the fourth one to channel D.