Programmable Serial-to-Ethernet Device Server
PDS Series User Manual, Version 2.5, Mar. 2019
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The following is an overview of the parameters contained in the
Network Settings
section:
Item
Description
Default
IP Address
If no DHCP server is installed on the network, the network settings can be
configured manually.
Subnet Mask
This parameter is used to assign the subnet mask for the PDS series. The
subnet mask indicates which portion of the IP address is used to identify the
local network or subnet.
Gateway
This parameter is used to assign the IP Address of the Gateway to be used by
the PDS series. A Gateway (or router) is a device that is used to connect an
individual network to one or more additional networks.
DHCP Client
This parameter is used to enable or disable DHCP Client configuration
function. It is recommended that the DHCP Client setting is kept as disabled,
and using static network settings. This ensures your PDS series always using a
fixed IP address, and you don’t need to configure the virtual COM mappings
again and again.
0 = Disabled, 1 = Enabled
UDP Search
This parameter is used to enable or disable UDP Search
function.
0 = Disabled
1 = Enabled
2 = Enable the UDP Search function until another client is
connected.
By keeping the UDP search setting as 2, the PDS series loading
will be reduced. The VxComm Utility will not be able to search
for this module until this module’s clients are all
disconnected.
2
Command Port
This parameter is used to configure the TCP Command Port to a
custom value depending on your requirement.
Note that if the TCP Command Port configuration setting
is completed, the TCP port of serial port will be change, as
follows:
COM1= TCP Command Port + 1
COM2= TCP Command Port + 2
The default TCP Command Port is 10000. Thus, the serial COM
port1/port2 is 10001/10002, and so on.
10000
