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Chapter 5
Port Operating Modes
Overview
To cover a broad range of serial applications, the Serial Console Server’s COM
ports support several port operating modes. These include
Console
Management
and
Console Management Direct
modes for device control; and
Real COM Port
,
Virtual Modem
,
TCP Server
,
TCP Client
, and
UDP Mode
for
Serial-to-Ethernet connectivity and applications that require COM ports, serial
tunneling, or where TCP/UDP Socket functionality is needed. An explanation
of the functions performed by the various operating modes is provided in the
sections that follow.
The Operating Mode is selectable from the
Port Access
-
Properties
page,
under the
Operation Mode
tab, as shown above. From this page you can set the
Port Operating Modes that are discussed in this chapter. See
Operating Mode
,
page 73, for further details on configuring all the settings.