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Using Serial Server Manager
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Figure 21. The Serial Server Manager Window
Software Overview
The Serial Server Manager window provides the following information:
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Menus (Server, View, Exit, Help)
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Server Icons (Firmware Upgrade, Virtual COM Configuration,
Searching Server, Uninstall Virtual COM, Monitor Port Status)
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Serial Server / Virtual COM Lists
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Software Status (Ready, Updating, Searching, etc)
Menus
Server
• Firmware Upgrade - Used when downloading new firmware to the
Serial Server.
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• Virtual COM Configuration - Selects the Virtual COM List. Double
clicking on any COM port in the
Virtual COM List brings up a window
that allows changing the virtual COM settings such as
Flow Control,
Protocol, IP address, and Port Number. Virtual COM settings must
match Serial Server port settings.
Using Serial Server Manager
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• Searching Server - Searches for Serial Servers on the network and
brings back configuration information that will be displayed in the
Server Properties window.
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Uninstall Virtual COM - Allows virtual COM ports to be uninstalled
from the
Serial Server Manager window.
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Monitor Port Status - Brings up a screen that displays the following
information associated with the selected serial port:
Serial TX: Displays the number of bytes of data sent to the
serial device since the IP connection was established.
Serial RX: Displays the number of bytes of data received from
the connected
serial device since the IP connection was
established.
DTR/RTS: The
DTR/RTS Port Status indicator displays the
current logic state of the DTR and RTS hardware handshake
(output) lines for the selected Serial Server port (1 = asserted, 0
= not asserted).
DCD/DSR/CTS: The
DCD/DSR/CTS Port Status indicator
displays the current logic state being received on the DCD,
DSR and CTS hardware handshake (input) lines for the selected
Serial Server port (1 = asserted, 0 = not asserted)
Status: Indicates whether the client software has made a
connection with the Serial Server
.
IP Address: Displays the IP address of the connected client
when there is a client connection
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Save Configuration File - Allows the user to save the current
configuration information to a file with a .vcom extension.
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Load Configuration File - Allows the user to load a configuration file.
View
Provides three viewing options for the Serial Server Manager screen:
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Toolbar – allows the toolbar (directly under the menu bar) to be
viewable or hidden
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Status Bar – allows the Status Bar (at the bottom of the screen to be
viewable or hidden
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Split – allows the position of the split between the Icons pane and the
Virtual COM List / Serial Server List panes to be dragged horizontally
using the mouse