36 - Device Driver (NS-Link) Installation
DeviceMaster LT User Guide
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Rev. B
Configuring the NS-Link Driver for Windows
4.
Click
Apply
to program the driver with the MAC address of the DeviceMaster
LT or
Ok
to save the change and close the
Comtrol Drivers Management
Console
.
If you do not
Apply
the changes before leaving this screen, you will be
prompted to
Apply
,
Ignore
, or
Cancel
the changes.
5.
Now that the MAC address has been associated to the DeviceMaster LT, you
can use the
Network Settings
screen to:
•
Change the IP address, set the DeviceMaster LT to
DHCP
, or
Disable IP
communications using the
Network Settings
button
•
Reboot the DeviceMaster LT on the
General
tab
•
Access network statistics on the
Advanced
tab
If you want use
IP mode
and the IP address is configured for your network,
click the
IP Mode
radio button and click
Apply
. If you want to use SSL Mode,
you must set the DeviceMaster LT to IP mode.
Click the
Network Settings
button and click
Modify
to make any network
settings changes.
6.
Optionally, click
Enable SSL Mode
if you want to configure secure COM ports.
The DeviceMaster LT must be configured using IP Mode before you can
Enable
SSL Mode
.
If SSL Mode is enabled, TCP connections that carry data to/from the serial
ports are encrypted using SSL or TLS security protocols. This includes the
following:
•
TCP connections to the per-serial-port TCP ports (default is 8000, 8001,
8002, ...) are encrypted using SSL/TLS.
•
TCP connections to TCP port 4606 on which the DeviceMaster LT
implements the Comtrol proprietary serial driver protocol are encrypted
using SSL/TLS.
•
Since SSL/TLS can not be used for either UDP data streams or for the