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Com Port Redirector

User Guide

Part Number 900-324

Revision A 11/03

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Summary of Contents for Com Port Redirector

Page 1: ...Com Port Redirector User Guide Part Number 900 324 Revision A 11 03 ...

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Page 3: ...dows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corp Contacts Lantronix Corporate Headquarters 15353 Barranca Parkway Irvine CA 92618 USA Phone 949 453 3990 Fax 949 453 3995 Technical Support Phone 800 422 7044 or 949 453 7198 Fax 949 450 7226 Online www lantronix com support E mail support lantronix com Sales Offices For a current list of our domestic and international sales offices go to the Lantronix web s...

Page 4: ... INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS OR CONFIDENTIAL OR OTHER INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION FOR PERSONAL INJURY FOR LOSS OF PRIVACY FOR FAILURE TO MEET ANY DUTY INCLUDING THAT OF GOOD FAITH OR OF REASONABLE CARE FOR NEGLIGENCE AND FOR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY OR...

Page 5: ..._____ 4 1 General Com Port Redirector Usage Guidelines______________________________ 4 2 Configuring a UDS CoBox XPort or XPress Device Server ____________________ 4 2 Device Server Configuration__________________________________________________ 4 2 Redirector Configuration_____________________________________________________ 4 3 Configuring an MSS100 or MSS485 T Device Server_____________________...

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Page 7: ...Redirector Provides an overview of Com Port Redirector and a Quick Start for getting the application up and running 3 Installing Com Port Redirector Provides instructions for installing Com Port Redirector 4 Configuration Describes how to configure Com Port Redirector and the serial devices with which it communicates Additional Com Port Redirector Documentation In addition to this User Guide the C...

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Page 9: ... virtual com ports created with Com Port Redirector encounters no problems and acts as if it were communicating with a physical com port Not all software applications however are suited for use with Com Port Redirector Serial port software applications are designed for direct communication with the serial device being managed However when device servers are used across a network latency can occur ...

Page 10: ... serial device being managed Instead all traffic between the software application and the serial device is routed as follows 1 From a virtual com port the data is stripped out of a serial packet and placed into an IP packet 2 The serial packet is sent from the virtual com port to a network interface on the PC 3 Data is transmitted over the network through switches or routers to the network interfa...

Page 11: ...e Installation Instructions on page 3 1 2 Review the general usage guidelines for the device server page 4 1 and Com Port Redirector page 4 2 3 Configure the device server and Com Port Redirector See Chapter 4 4 Verify the connectivity between Com Port Redirector and the device server See Verifying Connectivity with the Device on page 4 13 Com Port Redirector User Guide 2 3 ...

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Page 13: ...tallation Instructions To install Com Port Redirector use the following procedure 1 Perform the appropriate step to start the installation If Com Port Redirector is on a CD ROM insert the CD ROM into the computer s CD ROM drive If you downloaded Com Port Redirector double click the downloaded file Either step displays the Redirector Welcome screen in Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 Redirector Welcome Screen...

Page 14: ...e contents of the file are unpacked and the Welcome screen in Figure 3 2 appears Figure 3 2 Welcome Screen 3 Click the Next button The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears see Figure 3 3 3 2 Com Port Redirector User Guide ...

Page 15: ...commend the default location To change this location click the Browse button and select a different location Note The Choose Destination Location dialog box and the one that follows it have a Back button you can click to return to a previous screen 5 Click Next The Select Program Folder dialog box appears see Figure 3 4 Com Port Redirector User Guide 3 3 ...

Page 16: ... Redirector software appears below Program Folders We recommend the default folder name To change this name type a new name in the Program Folders field 7 Click Next The program is installed After the installation the Setup Complete dialog box appears see Figure 3 5 3 4 Com Port Redirector User Guide ...

Page 17: ... you read the Read Me file to obtain the latest information about Com Port Redirector 9 Click the Start button in the Windows Taskbar point to Programs point to Lantronix Redirector and click Configuration The Com Port Redirector Configuration window appears see Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 Com Port Redirector Configuration Window Com Port Redirector User Guide 3 5 ...

Page 18: ...x 11 Click all the logical ports to which the PC will be redirected A checkmark appears next to each logical port selected Each port selected will be available from the Redirect To drop down list in the Com Port Redirector Configuration window this procedure is described in the next chapter 12 To deselect a port click it again to remove the checkmark next to it Removing the checkmark indicates the...

Page 19: ...iguration Guidelines Observe the following general guidelines when preparing the device server for use with Com Port Redirector The device server to which Com Port Redirector will connect must have an IP address The PC running Com Port Redirector must have a good network connection to the device server If redirecting over a Wide Area Network WAN both the PC and the device server must have a correc...

Page 20: ...ntation for information about configuring ttings for your device server Observe the following general guidelines when using Com Por com port Do not run Com Port Redirector with other Comport Redirection software on the sam C This section describes how to configure Com Port Redirector for use with CoBox XPort or XPress device server Device Server Configuration 1 Assign an IP address to the device s...

Page 21: ...iguration Window 2 Using the Redirect To drop down list at the top of the Com Port Redirector Configuration window click a redirected com port 3 Click the Add IP button The IP Service Setup dialog box appears see Figure 4 2 Figure 4 2 IP Service Setup Dialog Box 4 In the Host field enter the IP address of the Lantronix device server 5 In the TCPPort field type 10001 if using channel 1 or 10002 if ...

Page 22: ...ode see Figure 4 3 For more information about Raw Mode refer to Table 4 1 on page 4 12 Figure 4 3 Port Settings Dialog Box with Raw Mode Enabled 9 Click OK 10 Click the Save button 11 Click the Close button 12 Proceed to Verifying Connectivity with the Device on page 4 13 4 4 Com Port Redirector User Guide ...

Page 23: ...ix device server 4 Issue the following commands at the Local_ prompt Press the Enter key shown as CR after typing each command The last command reboots the unit change autostart disable CR change access remote CR init delay 0 CR Redirector Configuration 1 Click the Start button in the Windows Taskbar point to Programs point to Lantronix Redirector and click Configuration The Com Port Redirector Co...

Page 24: ...ld enter the IP address of the Lantronix device server 5 In the TCPPort field type 3001 6 Click the OK button 7 Click the Save button 8 Click the Close button 9 Proceed to Verifying Connectivity with the Device on page 4 13 4 6 Com Port Redirector User Guide ...

Page 25: ...e server 4 Issue the following commands at the Local_ prompt Replace the n with the port number to which Com Port Redirector will connect Press the Enter key shown as CR after typing each command The last command reboots the unit change port n autostart disable CR change port n access remote CR init delay 0 CR Redirector Configuration 1 Click the Start button in the Windows Taskbar point to Progra...

Page 26: ... Box 4 In the Host field enter the IP address of the Lantronix device server 5 In the TCPPort field type 3001 for port 1 3002 for port 2 and so on 6 Click the OK button 7 Click the Save button 8 Click the Close button 9 Proceed to Verifying Connectivity with the Device on page 4 13 4 8 Com Port Redirector User Guide ...

Page 27: ... Com Port Redirector will connect Press the Enter key shown as CR after typing each command The last command reboots the unit define port n autostart disable CR define port n access remote CR init delay 0 CR 4 Set the serial settings baud rate parity flow control data bits to those of the serial device attached to the Lantronix device server Redirector Configuration 1 Click the Start button in the...

Page 28: ...y with the Device on page 4 13 Configuring Port Settings The Port Settings dialog box lets you define various settings for redirected com ports The settings selected from the Port Settings dialog box are on a per port basis Therefore to apply port settings to all redirected com ports repeat the following procedure for each redirected com port 1 Click the Start button in the Windows Taskbar point t...

Page 29: ... top of the Com Port Redirector Configuration window click a redirected com port 3 Click the Port Settings button The Port Settings dialog box appears see Figure 4 11 Figure 4 11 Port Settings Dialog Box 4 Select the appropriate port setting settings see Table 4 1 Com Port Redirector User Guide 4 11 ...

Page 30: ...tring See your product reference manual for more information Connection Timeout Specifies the maximum number of seconds that the Com Port Redirector waits for a connection to be made before giving up on this attempt If Timeout Reconnect is enabled each connection attempt lasts this long If Timeout Reconnect is disabled the connection attempt fails after this interval and no more attempts are made ...

Page 31: ...ew session to the virtual com port configured to connect to the device server 3 When the HyperTerminal window opens a pop up window displays Attempting to connect to service If this message is replaced by Successfully redirected to service the connection from the Com Port Redirector to the device server was successful Failed to connect to any service the connection failed Ensure your settings are ...

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