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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
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Manual VCP Configuration
If you do not want to install the ComNet Contact over Ethernet module Configuration application,
you can manually configure and start com0com and com2tcp connections. To manually create a
virtual port pair, first select
Start > All Programs > com0com > setup
. Once you create a virtual
port pair, com2tcp establishes a link between one of the two ports in the pair and the contact
over Ethernet module. You can select either port for use with com2tcp. You must also know the
following:
»
The contact over Ethernet module
IP address
»
The contact over Ethernet module
telnet port number
»
The default telnet port numbers is 23. The process for manual VCP configuration shown here
assumes the creation of a com0com port pair with the default name, as occurs with initial
installation of the com0com package, and that com2tcp will use CNCB0 and the legacy serial
application will use CNCA0.
»
Open a command prompt window; to do this, select
Start > All Programs > Accessories >
Command Prompt
.
»
Change to the installation location for com2tcp.
»
At the command prompt, enter
com2tcp --telnet \\.\<CNCB0> <IP address> <telnet port>
where
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<CNCB0> is the name of the VCP used by com2tcp, for which CNCB0 is the default name
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<IP address> is the actual module IP address; for example, 169.254.5.67
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<telnet port> is the actual telnet port number; for example, 23
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For an example of this command string and the module response, see Figure 22 below.
Figure 22 – Manual VCP configuration window
