Configure the device using the Digi ConnectPort X Family web interface
Configuration through the web interface
Digi ConnectPort X Family
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5. Complete the steps based on the selected profile option:
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Console Management
: Most network devices such as routers, switches, and servers
offer one or more serial ports for management. Instead of connecting a terminal to the
console port, cable the console port to the serial port of your Digi device server. Then
using TCP/IP utilities like reverse telnet, network administrators can access these
consoled serial ports from the LAN.
a. Record the TCP (or SSH) port number listed under
TCP Server Settings
. You
will need the TCP port number when configuring an application or device
that accesses the serial port from the network.
b. To log inbound serial data, click
Advanced Serial Settings
, select
Enable
port logging
, and then click
Apply
.
c. Click
Basic Serial Settings
, complete the fields to match the settings of the
attached serial device, and then click
Apply
.
Note
Configure the application or device that initiates communication to the serial port
from the network with the following information:
l
IP address of this Digi device server.
l
TCP or (SSH) port number for the serial port recorded above in Step a.
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Local Configuration
(Console Port): Click
Basic Serial Settings
, complete the fields to
match the settings of the attached serial device or terminal, and then click
Apply
.
n
Custom
: Complete the fields under
Serial Port Configuration
and then click
Apply
.
n
Modem Emulation
: Click
Basic Serial Settings
, complete the fields to match the
settings of the attached serial device and then click
Apply
.
Modem emulation enables a system administrator to configure the serial port to act as
a modem. The Digi device server emulates modem responses to a serial device and
seamlessly sends and receives data over an Ethernet network instead of a PSTN (Public
Switched Telephone Network). The advantage for a user is the ability to retain legacy
software applications without modification and use a less expensive Ethernet network
in place of public telephone lines.