5 Configure with NetCom Manager
5 Configure with NetCom Manager
Shipped with the NetCom
+
Devices there is a versatile program for Windows Operating System,
named NetCom Plus Manager. This program shall detect, manage and configure the NetCom
+
Devices in your network. You can start it by several ways. First of all it is stored on the CD-ROM,
named NETCOMMGRPLUS.EXE
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. It is possible to start it directly from the CD-ROM.
Figure 48: NetCom Plus
Manager
See this Icon. When the Virtual Com Drivers are installed, there are
more options to run the program. Since some operations with NetCom
Plus Manager require administrators privileges, the User Account Con-
trol kicks in.
but many do. So on Windows 7 and later, use a right-click on the icon,
and select the »Run as adminstrator...« option.
Also the process of installing the drivers created a new program group
in the Start Menu.
Figure 49: NetCom Manager in Start Menu
This section of documentation focuses on man-
agement of the NetCom
+
Devices. The options
to configure driver-specific parameters of the se-
rial ports are skipped here. This includes some
buttons and panels. They are described in to-
tal in section
4.4
, in the documentation of the
drivers and panels.
While in the configuration process, a click on
a button or a double-click on an item opens
properties or other options. In many situations,
a right-click with the mouse opens context-sensitive options. Just try it out. The NetCom Manager
is designed to help configure driver options. So for very detailed configuration of a NetCom
+
, it is
better to use the Web browser interface, or do it via Telnet as described in section
6
. Here are the
options.
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