W&T 58620, Manual

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LAN-Modem operation settings
Installation/deinstallation of the COM port redirector
System requirements for installing the W&T Com Port
Redirector:
• Operating system Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows7
• Login as administrator or with administrator rights
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Installation of the W&T Com Port Redirector is done as an
update to any already existing older versions. All settings
and connection parameters are saved and remain available
unchanged. To prevent restarting of the computer when your
are finished, quit all applications and services which are
actively accessing COM ports before performing the update.
After downloading and unpacking the archive, start the MSI file
to start installation. In addition to setting up the core driver, a
link to the configuration tool in the Windows Start menu under
W&T COM Port Redirector is created.
The W&T COM Port Redirector is uninstalled using Windows
software administration. Start the Software applet in the control
panel and there select the entry
W&T COM Port Redirector .
Clicking on the Remove button removes the COM Port
Redirector from the system.
Setting up virtual modem ports
To set up a new virtual modem port, start the COM Port
Redirector configuration tool from the Windows
Start menu and
click there on the LAN-Modem button. The resulting dialog
window provides only the two following configuration options:
If this option is enabled, the virtual modem port on the
specified TCP port also allows incoming calls, comparable to a
hardware LAN-Modem, whereby the TCP port number used is
functionally the same as the local port setting in the LAN-Mo-
dem. Additional information can be found in the section
Expanded Configuration of the LAN-Modem .