34 Part C: Basic Tasks MB8100-00-00-806 © TEL 2003Setting Up and Configuring ConnectionsThe Connections dialog box (Tools > Configure Connections) displays a listof user-defined connections. It lets you add new connections or edit existingones. When you connect to a BSS, you select one of the connections that youhave created or edited.There are different connection types, reflecting the different ways that theService Kit can be physically connected to a BSS. (For information on remoteconnections to a BSS, see TN-742 Remotely Monitoring and Configuring the TaitTB8100.) You only need one connection for connecting directly to any BSS,but you need a different connection for each remotely connected BSS.If your PC has no serial port, obtain a USB to Serial (DB9) converter. Whenthe driver for this is installed, the operating system makes a virtual serial portavailable.Adding a ConnectionThe New Connection dialog box lets you define new connections and addthem to the list of available connections. There should already be directconnections for COM1 and COM2. You need to set up one connection foreach BSS with a remote link.Adding a Direct Connection1. Select Tools > Configure Connections. The Connections dialog boxappears.2. Click New. The New Connection dialog box appears.
