User manual Version 2.3
ABLELink
Serial-Ethernet Server
GW21W
At right is a sample
Virtual COM
Control Panel window. At the left is the list of the COM ports that you
have selected (in the Select Ports window) for use by the Virtual COM Redirector. If you wish to change
which ports appear in this list, use the
Select Ports
button.
Each COM port has its own settings. When you click on a COM port, the Control Panel display changes
to reflect the settings for that COM port.
Note:
When you change settings for a COM port, the changes are effective immediately. There is no
separate confirmation dialog to confirm or cancel your changes.
Configuring Virtual COM Ports
You configure each Serial/IP COM port as follows:
1.
Select a COM port in the list.
2. For
IP Address of Server
, enter a numeric IP address for the serial server.
3. For
Port Number
, enter the TCP port number that the serial server uses to provide its serial ports
to the network.
4. For
Server Credentials
, the default is
No Login Required
. If your serial server does require a
login by the Virtual COM Redirector, the Virtual COM Redirector needs to provide a username
and/or password every time an application tries to use the serial server.
5. Click
the
Configuration Wizard
button and then click the
Start
button that appears in the wizard
window. This important step verifies that the Virtual COM Redirector can communicate with the
serial server using the settings you have provided. If the
Log
display does not show errors, click
the
Use Settings
button in the wizard, which makes the recommended settings effective and
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