NPort 5100 Series User’s Manual
Configuring NPort Administrator
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Port Monitor
The process described here is the same as in the previous “Monitor” section. The only difference is
that you can select more items under Port Monitor than under Monitor.
Select or de-select
Monitor Items
. Use the single arrowhead buttons to move highlighted items
from one box to the other. Use the double arrowhead buttons to move all items in one box to the
other.
COM Mapping
Windows Administration Suite comes with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP Real COM drivers.
After you install NPort 5100 Administration Suite, there are two ways to set up the NPort 5100
serial port as your host’s remote COM port.
The first way is with
On-line COM Mapping
. On-line COM Mapping will check to make sure
that the NPort 5100 is connected correctly to the network and then install the driver on the host
computer.
The second way is with
Off-line COM Installation
, without first connecting the NPort 5100 to
the network. Off-line COM Mapping can decrease the system integrator’s effort by solving
different field problems. Via off-line installation, users can first process software installation for
the host, and then install the NPort 5100 to different fields.
Use the following procedure to map COM ports:
1.
On-line COM Mapping:
Connect NPort 5100 to the network
Æ
Set NPort 5100 to the proper IP address
Æ
Map
COMs to your host
Æ
Apply Change.
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