Xbee 900HP not sending / receiving serial

I am using the digi xbee 900 hp and attempting to send serial data from one to another. The first one is connected to a microcontroller outputting a uart signal at 9600 baud. The other one is connected to a computer via usb. I tested both modules using the usb connections and established communication between them so I know they ate configured right. Then I connected one to my microcontroller circuit while the other is still connected to a computer via usb. My microller is sending data at 9600 baud once per second into the xbee pin3 but the other unit is not the receiving the serial data. Any ideas?