User`s guide

Chapter 3 Configuration 23
Port Profiles
Each port profile determines the settings needed. The following
screenshots of each profile show the port settings. For a complete
description of each profile click the Help button.
RealPort
Installed on a network-based PC, RealPort emulates a serial port. That is,
the application “thinks” it is working with a real serial port, such as COM1.
When the application sends data to this serial port, RealPort encapsulates
the data and ships it across the network to the Digi device which in turn
routes it to the serial device. This is also referred to as COM Port
Redirection. The network is transparent to both the application and the
device.
Console Management
Access a device's console port over a network connection. Most network
devices such as routers, switches, and servers offer serial port(s) for
management. Instead of connecting a terminal to the console port, cable
the console port to the serial port of your Digi device. Then using Telnet
features, network administrators can access these consoled serial ports
from the LAN by addressing the appropriate TCP port.
Under Console Management you may also enable port sharing. Port
sharing allows up to 4 users to access the same port at the same time. If
port sharing is disabled, then only one user may access the port at a time.
IYou may change the number of users at any time. If you increase the
number of users from 2, the change takes effect immediatly. If you
decrease the number of users, the change does not take effect until the
users log off. (for example if port sharing is available for 4 with 4 users on,
then changed to 2, the change will not take effect until at least 2 users log