• select the radio's Model

• if you've selected an Icom or TenTec Omni,

  • indicate whether you'll be specifying the radio's CI-V Address  in decimal or hexadecimal radix (radio addresses given in Icom and TenTec manuals are in hexadecimal)

  • enter the radio's CI-V Address in the specified radix

  • set  the radio's CI-V Transceive parameter off  (using its menu system)

• if you've selected a FlexRadio Signature that is connected to the same local area network as the computer hosting Commander, specify its Serial Number in the Radio Selection panel

• if you've selected a Kachina, specify the Control Filename established by your Kachina software

• if you've selected a TenTec Pegasus, specify the Control Folder containing your Pegasus control software; this folder should contain a file named PEGASUS.OUT

in the Serial Port panel  on Configuration window's Ports tab (skip if the radio Model is a FlexRadio Signature, Kachina, or TenTec Pegasus)

• designate the serial port that is connected to your radio interface

• select the baud rate that matches your radio's settings

• if the radio requires that the RTS modem control signal be asserted, place this signal in the always on state; the Kenwood TS-2000, for example, has this requirement.

• if an external interface is being used and it derives its power from the serial port's DTR and/or RTS modem control signals, place these signals in the always on state

on the Configuration window's General tab, check the Continuous Frequency and Mode Interrogation box and set the interval to 200ms 

• older radios like the Yaesu FT-767 require longer intervals, e.g. 400 ms