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Chapter 3 Configuration 21
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 ships the data
across the network to the device server 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 TCP/IP
utilities like reverse telnet, network administrators can access these
consoled serial ports from the LAN.