User manual Version 1.2
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Serial-Ethernet Server
GW21W-MAXI
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4.5.2.2 Run Serial/IP for ATOP program on monitoring PC
In the Window Start Menu, select the Serial/IP for ATOP program group and select
Serial/IP for
ATOP Configuration
. The configuration window is shown as following:
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
