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Documentation Number: LES40xA-1105m Table of Contents iii
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CHAPTER 6: INSTALLING VIRTUAL COM PORTS ..................................... 41
VIRTUAL COM PORT INSTALLATION ...................................................................... 41
MATCHING THE SERIAL SERVER AND VIRTUAL COM PORT SETTINGS ................... 44
CHAPTER 7: REMOVING VIRTUAL COM PORTS........................................ 47
REMOVING THE VIRTUAL COM PORT WITH SERIAL SERVER MANAGER ................. 47
REMOVING THE VIRTUAL COM PORT USING DEVICE MANAGER ............................ 48
CHAPTER 8: UPGRADING THE SERIAL SERVER FIRMWARE................ 51
DOWNLOADING THE FIRMWARE .............................................................................. 51
UPGRADING VIA SERIAL SERVER MANAGER........................................................... 51
Preparing the Software....................................................................................... 51
Upgrading the Firmware .................................................................................... 52
CHAPTER 9: USING CONSOLE MODE............................................................ 53
CONSOLE MODE SETUP ........................................................................................... 53
Navigating the Configuration Menus.................................................................. 54
Using a Password ............................................................................................... 55
CHAPTER 10: USING THE WEB SERVER ....................................................... 57
SETTING SERVER PROPERTIES ................................................................................. 57
CHAPTER 11: USING TELNET........................................................................... 61
CONFIGURATION USING TELNET ............................................................................. 61
Navigating the Configuration Menu ................................................................... 63
CHAPTER 12: SERIAL SERVER TECHNICAL DATA .................................. 65
APPENDIX A: RS-232 CONNECTIONS.............................................................. 71
SERIAL SERVER DB-9 PIN-OUTS IN RS-232 MODE .................................................. 71
1 PORT SERIAL SERVER TERMINAL BLOCK PIN-OUT IN RS-232 MODE ................... 72
APPENDIX B: RS-422/485 CONNECTIONS....................................................... 73
2 PORT SERIAL SERVER DB-9 PIN-OUT IN RS-422 MODE ....................................... 73
1 PORT SERIAL TERMINAL BLOCK PIN-OUT IN RS-422 MODE................................. 74
APPENDIX C: RS-485 CONNECTIONS.............................................................. 75
1, 2, OR 4 PORT SERIAL SERVER DB-9 PIN-OUT IN RS-485H (TWO-WIRE, HALF
DUPLEX
) MODE........................................................................................................ 75
1, 2, OR 4 PORT SERIAL SERVER DB-9 PIN-OUT IN RS-485F (FOUR-WIRE, FULL
DUPLEX
) MODE........................................................................................................ 76
1 PORT SERIAL SERVER TERMINAL BLOCK PIN-OUT IN RS-485F (FOUR-WIRE, FULL
DUPLEX
) MODE........................................................................................................ 77
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APPENDIX D: NETWORK CONNECTIONS..................................................... 79
STANDARD ETHERNET CABLE RJ-45 PIN-OUT......................................................... 79
CROSSOVER ETHERNET CABLE RJ-45 PIN-OUT ....................................................... 80