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TCP/IP Communication Setup
From any page, click the
TCP/IP Configuration
button under the
CONFIGURATION
section.
Is my device a Server or Client?
If the TCP/IP device you are connecting to needs to know the IP Address of our gateway, or is in charge
of making the connection over the TCP port, then that TCP/IP device is a Client. The 490NBX needs to
act as a Server.
If the Gateway is a Client Connecting to a Server Device
1)
Enable: Check this box to enable any of the 10 possible ports.
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These numbers (0-9) are used internally to identify the various connections for the ASCII
Configuration section.
2)
Client: Check the Client checkbox if the gateway is connecting to a TCP/IP Server device.
3)
IP Address: Enter the IP address of the Server that the gateway will open a TCP/IP Connection
to.
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The combination of IP Address and TCP Port must match the device exactly in order for
the gateway to open a connection.
4)
TCP Port: Enter the TCP Port Number that the Server is communicating on.
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The combination of IP Address and TCP Port must match the device exactly in order for
the gateway to open a connection.
5)
Inactivity Timeout: Enter the amount of time in seconds that the gateway will wait idle before
closing the connection.
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The default value is set to 5 seconds. If communication is not occurring every 5 seconds,
then you will see the TCP/IP Connection Attempts on the Diagnostics page increment.
To fix, the Inactivity Timeout can be increased for the port or disabled by writing a value
of 0.
6)
Reconnect Delay: Enter the amount of time in seconds that the gateway will wait before
attempting to reestablish a connection to the Server device.
