Instructions Manual of Communication Interfaces MI485 / MI486 / MI488
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3.2.3
INSTALLATION OF COM PORT REDIRECTOR« PROGRAM AND SETTINGS
Insert an
MI48x
CD in your CD–ROM device.
Click the
Start
buttom and choose
Start
in a toolbar
.
Find a CD and choose
red32bit.exe
in the
Redirector
directory (e.g..
E:\ Redirector\red32bit.exe
).
Follow recommended settings by the installation wizard..
After the program installation, restart the PC.
The Com Port Redirector program redirects data from the ethernet network to the virtual serial or COM port. In this way the
access to the measuring instruments connected to the MI486 and in MI488 communication interfaces via ethernet networks is also
enabled with the programs designed only for communication via serial connection (COM).
3.2.3.1
Setting of virtual com port
1.
Click the Start button and choose Programs
Î
Lantronix Redirector
Î
Configuration in order to start the application.
2.
Click the
Com Setup
key for a display of a dialogue window displayed below. Choose a free COM port – marked
black (COM4 in the below example) and press the
OK
key.
3.
Click the
Add IP
key for a display of the dialogue window displayed below. Write the IP address of the
communication interface (it has been set in chapter 3.2.2.1) in the Host window, nad write for 11000 smaller digit in
the TCPPort window as in case of local port setting in DeviceInstaller (chapter 3.2.2.2), e.g. 14003 / 3003. Then
presss the
OK
button.
