Client TCP/IP Communication Setup
1)
From any page, click the
TCP/IP Configuration
button under the
CONFIGURATION
section.
If the Gateway is a Client Connecting to a Server Device
2)
Enable: Check this box to enable any of the 10 possible ports.
a.
The numbers are used internally to identify the various connections for the ASCII
Configuration section.
3)
Client: Check the Client checkbox if the gateway is connecting to a TCP/IP Server device.
4)
IP Address: Enter the IP address of the Server that the gateway will open a TCP/IP Connection
to.
a.
The combination of IP Address and TCP/IP Port must match the device exactly in order
for the gateway to open a connection.
5)
TCP Port: Enter the TCP/IP Port Number that the Server is communicating on.
a.
The combination of IP Address and TCP/IP Port must match the device exactly in order
for the gateway to open a connection.
6)
Inactivity Timeout: Enter the amount of time in seconds that the gateway will wait idle before
closing the connection.
7)
Reconnect Delay: Enter the amount of time in seconds that the gateway will wait before
attempting to reestablish a connection to the Server device.
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