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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
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Manual VCP Configuration
If you do not want to install the ComNet Terminal Server Configuration application, you can
manually configure and start com0com and com2tcp connections.
To manually create a virtual port pair, select All Programs > com0com > setup.
Once you create a virtual port pair, com2tcp establishes a link between one of the two ports in the
pair and the terminal server. You can select either port for use with com2tcp. You must also know
the following:
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The terminal server’s IP address
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The terminal server’s telnet port number
The default telnet port numbers are 23 and 26.For information on determining the specific
telnet port numbers
.
The process for manual VCP configuration shown here assumes the
creation of a com0com port pair with the default name, as occurs with initial installation of
the com0com package, and that com2tcp will use CNCB0 and the legacy serial application
will use CNCA0.
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Open a command prompt window; to do this, select Start > All Programs > Accessories >
Command Prompt.
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Change to the installation location for com2tcp.
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At the command prompt, enter
com2tcp --telnet \\.\<CNCB0> <IP address> <telnet port>
where
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<CNCB0>
is the name of the VCP used by com2tcp, for which CNCB0 is the default name
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<IP address>
is the actual terminal server IP address; for example, 169.254.5.67
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<telnet port>
is the actual telnet port number; for example, 23
For an example of this command string and the terminal server’s response, see Manual VCP
configuration window below.
Manual VCP configuration window
