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5: Using the TCP2RS
5.1 Comm Port Redirector
The Comm Port Redirector application allows PCs to share modems and other serial
devices connected to a TCP2RS using Windows-based applications. The Comm Port
Redirector intercepts communications to specified COM ports and sends them over an IP
network connection to the TCP2RS’s serial port. This enables the PC to use the
TCP2RS’s serial port as if it were one of the PC’s COM ports. Using their existing
communications software, users can dial out to a remote host through a modem
connected to the TCP2RS.
5.1.1 Redirector Setup
To setup the Comm Port Redirector software:
1
Install the Redirector software. The software and installation instructions are
included on the distribution discs.
2
In the Redirector’s configuration screen, select
Port Setup
and add as many COM
ports as you need (for example, one for each TCP2RS).
3
Under each port, select
Add IP
and enter the IP address (
Host
) of the TCP2RS
that you want to assign to that port, and a number between 3000 and 3009
(
TCPPort
).
Note:
Remember the TCPPort number. You will need it to configure the
TCP2RS.
4
Save the configurations and reboot your PC.
5.1.2 TCP2RS Configuration
The following procedure should be repeated for each TCP2RS defined in the Redirector
setup, above.
1
Enter the TCP2RS’s Setup (configuration) Mode (see Chapter 4).
2
Set the
Port Number
to a value that is 11000 higher than the TCPPort number
selected in the Redirector setup, above (for example, if the TCPPort number was
3005, set the TCP2RS’s Port Number to 14005).
3
Save the configurations and exit Setup Mode.
