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Using ESP Manager
Manual Documentation Number: ESP901-902_5012m Chapter 4 23
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Figure 21. 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.