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Port Configuration Screen
Figure 3: Port Configuration Screen
This screen allows you to change the settings for the RS232 link.
The settings used should match the device connected to the serial
port of the EtherPath.
Note that the EtherPath's serial settings must match the device that
is plugged into THAT EtherPath. The device at the other end of the
Ethernet link may be set differently.
Flow Control
The choices are “None”, “XON/XOFF”, and “RTS/CTS”. It is
common to use NONE for installation troubleshooting, then set it
correctly to match the connected device. If RTS/CTS is used, the
RS-232 cables must have handshake lines wired correctly. RTS
Toggle is a handshake mode commonly used with half duplex
modems. The RTS output is asserted when the unit has data to
