Select the COM Port in COMBOGARDPRO

When the AuditView program is started, it identifies the COM Ports that are currently available on your PC. You must select the COM Port to be used when communicating with the lock each time you start the program.

1. Access the Device Manager to determine which COM Port to select for the AuditView Software by completing the following steps: 
   a. Right click on My Computer. 

   b. Select Manage. 
       The Computer Management window is displayed. 

   c. Under System Tools, select the Device Manager. 

   d. From the Device Manager list, select Ports (COM & LPT). 
       The list of communication and printer ports currently identified in the PC system will be displayed. 

   e. Plug the USB or Serial Interface Adapter into an available USB port on the PC. If using a USB Adapter, 
       the list of ports will be updated to reflect the new device. The LA GARD USB Interface Adapter can be
       identified in the list as USB Serial Adapter. The virtual COM Port assigned to the USB port where the
       Adapter is currently installed will follow the device description (Figure 3). If using a Serial Adapter,
       identify the standard Serial COM Port to be used. Standard Serial COM Ports are identified in the list 
       with a description of Communications Port
   
       

   

2. From the AuditView software, select the Configuration menu on the Menu bar. The list of available COM Ports will be displayed.

3. Select the appropriate COM port from the list (Figure 4). For a USB Adapter select the virtual COM Port assigned by the system. For a Serial Adapter select the standard Serial COM Port to be used.