Wi232/WiUSB User Guide
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Connect Mode: Active Connection
Active Connect
Select
None
to disable Active Connect. Otherwise, indicate the
connection type from the available list.
With Any Character:
accepts any incoming connection when a
connection is not already established.
With_Active_Mdm_Ctrl_In:
accepts external connection requests
only when the modem_control_in input is asserted. Cannot be used
with Modem Mode.
(Not available on Wi232)
With Start Character:
accepts connection with selected start
character.
Manual Connection:
Attempts to connect when directed by a
command string received from the serial port. See Manual
connection in
Connect Mode
on page 4-6.
Auto Start:
Automatically attempts a connection to the remote IP
address and port after booting up. See Endpoint Configuration.
Start Character
If Active Connect is set to
With Start Character
, enter the start
character in this field.
Modem Mode
The unit presents a modem interface to the attached serial device. It
accepts AT-style modem commands and handles the modem
signals correctly. Indicates the on-screen response type when in
Modem Mode (if enabled).
Verbose:
echoes modem commands and responds to a command
with a message string.
Without Echo:
no answers to the commands received or displaying
what was typed.
Char Response:
echoes modem commands and responds to a
command with a single character response.
Modem Esc Seq Pass Thru
Set to Yes to pass Modem Escape Sequence.
Endpoint Configuration
Local Port
Enter the local port number.
Auto increment for active
connect
Select auto-increment for new outgoing connections. The range of
auto-incremented port numbers is 50,000 to 59,999 and loops back
to the beginning when the maximum range is reached.
Remote Port
Enter the remote port number.
Remote Host
Enter the IP address of the remote device.
Common Options
Telnet Mode
Select Enable to permit Telnet communication to the Wi232 unit.
Terminal Name
Use the terminal name for the Telnet terminal type. Enter only
one name. When this option is enabled, the unit also reacts to
the EOR (End Of Record) and binary options, which can be
used for applications such as terminal emulation to IBM hosts.
Connect Response
Char Response:
A single character is transmitted to the serial port
when there is a change in connection state. Default setting is None.
Use Hostlist
The hostlist operates in a sequential order when attempting to
connect to the first available host. If this option is set to
Yes
,
the device server scrolls through the hostlist until it connects
to a device listed in the hostlist table. Once it connects, the
unit stops trying to connect to any others. If this connection
fails, the unit continues to scroll through the table until it is
able to connect to another IP in the hostlist.
The hostlist is disabled for Manual Mode and for Modem
Mode. The unit will not accept a data connection from a
