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USB-8COM – Product Manual
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2.1
Check Installation
You can now verify the installation has been completed successfully by looking under
Device Manager of the System Properties screen. (Go there by Start-Setting- Control
Panel-System Properties-Hardware-Device Manager.
The device should have installed as a "USB Serial Port (COMx)" attached to "USB Serial
Converter (A/B or A/B/C/D)".
2.2
Change COM Port Properties & COM Port Number
This feature is particularly useful for programs, such as HyperTerminal, which only work
with COM1 through COM4. Please ensure that you do not change the COM Port
Number already in use.
To change the virtual COM port properties:
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Select the "USB Serial Port"
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Click “Properties”.
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Select "Port Setting" and “Advanced”.
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Click the drop down arrow on COM Port Number and scroll to the required COM
port. Select "OK".
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Return to the Device Manager Screen. You will see that the USB Serial Port
installation has been changed to the new COM Port Number.
