
Configuration Using DeviceInstaller
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WiPort™
User
Guide
5. Click on a port number and click
Edit Settings
. The Port Properties window
opens.
6. Click
the
Advanced
tab. In the available fields, change the following pull down
menu options as necessary:
Serial Settings
Baud Rate
The unit and attached serial device, such as a modem, must
agree on a speed or baud rate to use for the serial connection.
Valid baud rates are 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600
(default), 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200, 230400, 460800, or
921600.
Data bits
Indicates the number of bits in a transmitted data package.
Flow control
Flow control manages data flow between devices in a network
to ensure it is processed efficiently. Too much data arriving
before a device is prepared to manage it causes lost or
retransmitted data.
Stop bits
The stop bit follows the data and parity bits in serial
communication. It indicates the end of transmission.
Parity
Refers to the checking whether data has been lost or written
over when transmitted between computers. The default is
None.
UDP Datagram Mode
Datagram Mode
When the UDP option is in effect, the unit never attempts to
initiate a TCP connection because it uses UDP datagrams to
send and receive data. Select
True
to enable Datagram
Mode.
Datagram Type
Configurable when
Datagram
Mode
is set to
True
.
Configures remote IP or network broadcast address and the
remote port. Enter
01
for directed or broadcast UDP.
Passive Connection
Accept Passive
Connection
Select
Yes
to permit incoming network connection on this
port.
Local Port
Port number for an incoming connection. Also used as the
source port number.
Password Required
Select
True
to require a password for incoming connections.
Port Password
This parameter appears only when
Password
Required
is set
to
True
. Enter a password for the selected channel or serial
port.
Active Connection
Active Connection
Defines the unit’s connection method. The default is
None
(no Active Connection).
Terminal Type
This field is available for configuration only when Telnet Mode
to
True
.
Use the terminal name for the Telnet terminal type. Enter only
one name. When this option is enabled, the unit also reacts to