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128 Chapter 2  Command Descriptions 
type={discard|ip|mapto|nopath|serial}
Defines the type of destination for this route.
discard
Messages destined for this route entry are discarded without error.
ip
Messages destined for this route entry are forwarded to the entered 
IP address. If you enter the IP address as 0.0.0.0, the Digi device’s 
IP address is used to fill in the IP address, and the “replaceip” 
function is applied. For example, if the IP is 0.0.0.0, the Digi device’s 
IP address is 143.191.23.199, and the protocol address of the 
message is 45, then the remote IP address used will be 
143.191.23.45. 
mapto
Messages destined for this route entry are reevaluated as-if having 
the protocol address configured within this entry. 
nopath
Messages destined for this route entry are returned to sender with 
a protocol-defined error message.
serial
Messages destined for this route entry are forwarded to a serial 
port.
protocol={modbusrtu|modbusascii|modbustcp}
The protocol used for the connection.
modbusrtu
Modbus/RTU – 8-bit binary per www.modbus-ida.org specification.
modbusascii
Modbus/ASCII – 7-bit ASCII per www.modbus-ida.org 
specification.
modbustcp
Modbus/TCP – or “Open Modbus” per www.modbus-ida.org 
specification.
Can be enabled with UDP/IP as well as TCP/IP.
port=serial port
Defines the serial port for the route table entry. This option applies only 
if the route “type=serial.”
transport={tcp|udp}
Defines whether the outgoing connection is TCP (connected) or UDP 
(unconnected). The default is “tcp.” This option applies only if the route 
“type=ip.”
ipaddress=ip address
The destination IP address of the entry. This option applies only if the 
route “type=ip.”










