SW5501 – SW5502
Wireless Serial Server
User Manual
Link modes and
Applications
5.1.2
Link Mode: Configure SW550X as a TCP Client
SW550X Series can be configured as a TCP client in TCP
/
IP network to establish a connection to a TCP server on
a remote host computer
.
depicts an example of two serial card readers connected to two different
SW550X devices where both SW550X devices are on the same Ethernet network as the remote host computer
.
The
arrow in
indicates the connection request from the client side of TCP connection
.
After the connection
is established, data can be transmitted between a serial device
(
connected to the COM port of SW550X
)
and a
remote host computer in both directions
.
This also applies to Virtual COM application running in the client mode
.
Figure 5.5
An Example of TCP Client Link Mode
Below is shown an example of configuration setting for TCP Client Link Mode under the COM 1 page
.
There are
additional connection settings that can be configured
.
By selecting the TCP Client
Link Mode, a TCP Server program
on a remote host computer should be prepared to accept a connection request from
SW550X
.
Please follow the
following steps to configure connection settings of the Link Mode for each COM port
.
Figure 5.6
Connection Settings for TCP Client Link Mode
