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Using ESP Manager
Manual Documentation Number: ESP904-4513m Chapter 4 19
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Figure 17. The VLINX ESP Manager Window
Software Overview
The VLINX ESP Manager window provides the following information:

Menus
(Server, View, Exit, Help)

Server Icons
(Firmware Upgrade, Virtual COM Configuration,
Searching Server, Uninstall Virtual COM, Monitor Port Status)

Serial Server / Virtual COM Lists

Software Status
(Ready, Updating, Searching, etc)
Menus
Server

Firmware Upgrade
- Used when downloading new firmware to the
Serial Server .
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See Chapter 8 for more information on upgrading firmware.

Virtual COM Configuration
- Selects the
Virtual COM List
. Double
clicking on any COM port in the
Virtual COM List
brings up a window
that allows changing the virtual COM settings such as
Flow Control
,
Protocol, IP address
, and
Port Number
. Virtual COM settings must
match
Serial Server
port settings.