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Server Properties Configuration
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Port Status
This field indicates whether a serial port is connected via the Serial Server to
a virtual COM port of a device on the network.
TCP/UDP Port
This sets the port number for connection. The default port number for the 1
Port Industrial Serial Server serial port is
4000. The default port numbers
for serials ports 1, 2, 3 and 4 are
4000, 4001, 4002 and 4003 respectively.
In all modes of operation,
Direct IP or Virtual COM, the port number set in
the
Server Properties menu must match the Virtual COM or socket software
port settings.
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Example: The Virtual COM default setting is TCP/UDP Port 4000. If the port #
property is changed to 4001, the virtual COM port will have to be changed to
4001. The hardware settings can be changed from the Serial Server Manager
or Console Configuration Menu. The Virtual COM port setting also can be
changed within the Device Manager of the computer on which it is installed.
Serial Port Mode
Serial Port Mode allows configuration of the serial server for the following
modes of operation:
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Console – When this mode is selected and the server is updated, a PC
running a communications program such as HyperTerminal can
communicate with the Serial Server via the
Console Mode serial port
(port 1 of each Serial Servers), displaying the
Server Properties screen
and allowing configuration of the server and its ports.
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Upgrade – When this mode is selected and the server is updated,
firmware can be uploaded into the Serial Server via the
Console Mode
serial port or a virtual COM port mapped to the number of the
Console
Mode
serial port.
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Default – When this mode is selected and the server is updated, it will
revert the server to its default configuration.
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RS-232 – When this mode is selected and the server updated, the
selected serial port will become an RS-232 serial port on the server.
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RS-422 – When this mode is selected and the server updated, the
selected serial port will become an RS-422 serial port on the server.
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• RS-485H – When this mode is selected and the server updated, the
selected serial port will become a two-wire, half-duplex RS-485 serial
port on the server.
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RS-485F – When this mode is selected and the server updated, the
selected serial port will become a four-wire, full-duplex RS-485 serial
port on the server.
Connection At
When the Connection Mode field is set to Client or Client (no heartbeat),
this field becomes active, allowing the Serial Server (acting as a client) to
connect to the server either on
Power up or on Data Arrival (first character
arriving).
Max Connection
This field allows the user to configure the Serial Server to have up to eight
TCP connections.
Remote IP Address
This is a security feature activated by entering the IP address of the desired
client. The Serial Server will only communicate with the listed IP address
and all other requests for connection will be filtered out. The Serial Server
must be set up as a
TCP or UDP Server to use this feature. The default
setting is
255.255.255.255.
If
Paired Mode is not being used, do not change this setting until the
application has been tested and is communicating properly. Then activate the
address filtering feature.
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Refer to Chapter 1 Paired Mode
Update/Save
Server properties must be updated separately for each serial port. Updating
varies slightly depending on which of the four configuration user interfaces
are used.
Updating the Server Properties in Serial Server Manager
From the Server Properties screen, click the Update button to store the
configuration settings for the currently selected port. The vcomui dialogue
box will appear indicating you must restart the device before the new settings