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Protocol
Displays the currently selected TCP or UDP mode for the ESP904 server.
COM Name
Displays the number of the COM port mapped to each ESP904 port.
Status
The Status indicates the Mapped (Virtual) COM port condition.
•
Not Connected
is shown when a program does not have the port Open.
•
Connected
is shown when that Mapped port is Open for use.
Virtual COM List
COM Name
Displays the number of the COM port mapped to each ESP904 port.
IP Address
Displays the IP Address for the ESP904 server. All four ports have the same
IP address.
Protocol
Displays the currently selected TCP or UDP mode for the ESP904 server.
Port
Displays the port number for each ESP904 port.
Flow Control
Indicates what type of flow control is configured for each port.
Status
Indicates whether each port is currently
In Use
or
Not used.
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Searching Server
Step 4:
To find the ESP904 on the network, click on
Searching Servers
(under the
Servers
menu or the icon on the left side of the screen).
The
Search Setup
box will appear.
The
Search Setup
dialogue provides two options for searching for
servers on the network:
Step 5:
Enter the
IP Address
assigned to the ESP904 or click on
Search all
reachable servers,
then
OK.
IP Address
is used to find ESP904
units that are not on the same subnet. (Routers on the network will
block the standard broadcast used to find servers if
Search all
reachable servers
is selected.) The user must set an IP address that
conforms to the LAN addressing scheme.
Figure 20. The Search Setup Window
The Searching window is shown until all active ESP901/ESP902/ESP904 serial
servers on the LAN are listed in the
Serial Server List
window.
Server Properties Screen
The
Server Properties
window displays the current configuration properties for the
currently selected server.
Step 6:
To open the
Server Properties
window, highlight the serial server in
the
Serial Server List
window, double-click to open.
