User`s guide

Configuring the Ethernet or Serial Port 5 - 5
Partner Address (Partner)
Normally the partner address is speciÞed as an IP address in which case
the IP protocol is used to encapsulate the TCP data. The remote end of
the connection may be any device on the internet that supports TCP/IP.
If there are Serial Clients on both ends of the connection and it is not
feasible to assign each unit its own IP address, then the partner address
may be speciÞed as the 6 byte MAC level infrastructure address of the
other Serial Client. In this case, a proprietary protocol is used to encap-
sulate the TCP data. This protocol is not routable so the path to the part-
ner unit cannot cross a router.
> partner
Enter partner, one of [none, a network address, an IP
address] :
If the partner address is set to none, the unit waits for a connection.
TCP Port (Tcp_port)
By default, the units wait for a connection on TCP port 1000. If a host or
remote Serial Client connects to the port, any data from/to the connec-
tion will be transmitted to/from the Serial Port.
If the Serial Client is connecting to a host, then you will have to change
the port number to attach with on the host. The most common would be
the port for a telnet connection (port 23).
> tcp_port
Enter a number :
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