Activating and Deactivating NETRS232 Ports
NETRS232 ports that have been detected as existing on the network are not initially
activated for your PC. To access a serial port, you must first activate it. You can activate
a port on one computer, some computers, all computers, or none of the computers on
your network.
To activate a port, open your IP Extender Manager software:
• To activate one port, right-click on the port name (in the right side of the window)
and select “Activate.”
• To activate all ports on a particular device, right-click on the device name (in the left
side of the window) and select “Activate All.”
To deactivate ports, open your IP Extender Manager software:
• To deactivate one port, right-click on the port name (in the right side of the window)
and select “Deactivate.”
• To deactivate all ports on a particular device, right-click on the device name (in the
left side of the window) and select “Deactivate All.”
Activating and deactivating NETRS232 ports on one computer will not affect the
operation of those ports on other systems.
Before activation, the ports will appear under the “My IP Extender Network” branch of
the IP Extender Desktop tree. Once the ports have been activated for a local system,
they will also appear under “My Computer” in the IP Extender Manager. The ports will
also appear in your Windows’ Device Manager under the “Ports (COM & LPT)” branch as
“Virtual Ports.” The ports will be listed with their associated COM numbers.
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