iDS6
Series User’s Manual
iS5 Communications Inc.
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5.1.3.3
Service Mode – Virtual COM
In Virtual COM Mode, the driver establishes a transparent connection between host and
serial device by mapping the Port of the Device server serial port to local COM port on
the host computer. Virtual COM Mode also supports up to 5 simultaneous connections,
so that multiple hosts can send or receive data by the same serial device at the same
time.
Service Mode –Virtual COM interface
The following table describes the Service Mode – Virtual COM interface page.
Label
Description
Port
Select a port (1-4) to see the settings.
Data Encryption
Can be enabled or disabled. SSL data encryption is used.
Service Mode
Select Virtual COM Mode. The default is Virtual COM Mode.
Idle Timeout
When the serial port stops data transmission for a defined period of
time (Idle Timeout between 0 and 65535 seconds), the connection
will be closed and the port will be available to connect with other
hosts. When set to 0 this function is disabled. The factory default
value is 0. If Multilink is configured, only the first host connection is
effective for this setting.
Alive Check
The serial device will send TCP alive-check packet in each Alive Check
defined time interval (0 to 65535 seconds) to the remote host to
check the TCP connection. If the TCP connection is not alive, the
connection will be closed and the port will become available. When
set to 0 this function is disabled. The factory default value is 40.
Max Connection
Select the max number of simultaneous connections between 1 and
5. The default is 1.
Apply
Click “
Apply
” to activate the configurations.
