User`s manual

User manual Version 1.1

SE5408/SE5416 Multi-port

Serial Server

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A.2. Installing Virtual COM Driver

Before installing “Vcom.exe” from the system CD to the computer, you may need to switch off the

anti-virus program in case the installation is blocked.

After installation, in Windows “Start”=>”All Programs”, you should see “Serial-IP” added to the program list.

Open “Serial-IP”, select “Control Panel”, and you will see COM3 - COM4096. Click “Select Ports” and

check COM3 through COM6 (Fig 57). Assign TCP port 4660 to COM3, port 4661 to COM4, port 4662 to

COM5, and port 4663 to COM6, and the same LAN IP connection (In this case 10.0.50.100).

Fig 57. Serial-IP Control Panel

A.3. Virtual COM Activation

In order for a Virtual COM to function, one must “enable” the COM port on the device via the Web or via

Telnet so the “Local port” (TCP port, in this case) for each COM port can be assigned. Then in the

“Serial-IP” (V_COM) program, the same Local Port is used to map the Virtual Port on the host computer.

Activate Virtual COM using Web Browser

Referring to Section “TCP Server: Link Mode”, check the “Virtual Com Enable” box to activate COM1 as

shown in Fig 58. Note this is done by

1) Typing the SE device’s IP address (10.0.50.100) to access the device’s Web server

2) Clicking “Serial” to access the Serial page

3) Selecting “TCP Server” and checking the “Virtual COM Enable” box

4) Entering “Local Port” number

Note: It is important to note that the “COM1” port in the window below is “Port 1” on the Serial

server device. Its corresponding “Virtual port” on the host computer is COM3 with the

same “Local Port” (TCP port) of 4660. This means your host computer already has two

physical COM ports, COM1 and COM2.