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Manual Documentation Number: ESP904-4513m Table of Contents III
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MATCHING THE ESP904 AND VIRTUAL COM PORT SETTINGS ................................ 42
CHAPTER 7: REMOVING VIRTUAL COM PORTS ......................................... 45
REMOVING THE VIRTUAL COM PORT WITH ESP MANAGER ................................... 45
REMOVING THE VIRTUAL COM PORT USING DEVICE MANAGER ............................ 46
CHAPTER 8: UPGRADING THE ESP904 FIRMWARE.................................... 49
DOWNLOADING THE FIRMWARE .............................................................................. 49
UPGRADING VIA ESP MANAGER ............................................................................. 49
Preparing the Software ....................................................................................... 49
Upgrading the Firmware .................................................................................... 50
CHAPTER 9: USING CONSOLE MODE ............................................................. 51
CONSOLE MODE SETUP ........................................................................................... 51
Navigating the Configuration Menus .................................................................. 52
Using a Password ............................................................................................... 53
CHAPTER 10: USING THE WEB SERVER ........................................................ 55
SETTING SERVER PROPERTIES ................................................................................. 55
CHAPTER 11: USING TELNET ............................................................................ 59
CONFIGURATION USING TELNET ............................................................................. 59
Navigating the Configuration Menu ................................................................... 60
CHAPTER 12: ESP904 TECHNICAL DATA ....................................................... 63
APPENDIX A: RS-232 CONNECTIONS ............................................................... 67
ESP904 DB-9 PIN-OUTS IN RS-232 MODE .............................................................. 67
RS-232 Straight-through Cable Connections ...................................................... 68
RS-232 Crossover (null modem) Cable Connections .......................................... 68
RS-232 Crossover DB-9 to DB-25 Conversion Connections .............................. 69
RS-232 DTE Loopback Connections ................................................................... 70
APPENDIX B: RS-422 CONNECTIONS ............................................................... 71
ESP904 DB-9 PIN-OUTS IN RS-422 MODE .............................................................. 71
APPENDIX C: RS-485 CONNECTIONS ............................................................... 75
ESP904 DB-9 PIN-OUT IN RS-485 MODE ................................................................ 75
APPENDIX D: NETWORK CONNECTIONS ...................................................... 77
STANDARD ETHERNET CABLE RJ-45 PIN-OUT ......................................................... 77
CROSSOVER ETHERNET CABLE RJ-45 PIN-OUT ....................................................... 78










