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64 MDS iNET 900 Series User’s Guide MDS 05-2806A01, Rev. E.1

3.6.4 Configuring for TCP Mode

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Figure 3-28. TCP Client Menu (Remote)

• Status—Enable/Disable the serial data port.

• IP Protocol—TCP Client. This is the type of IP port that will

be offered by the transceiver’s serial device server. [

TCP, UDP,

PPP; TCP

]

• Primary Host Address—The IP address to be used as a destina-

tion for data received through the serial port.

[

Any legal IP address; 0.0.0.0]

• Primary IP Port—The destination IP port for data packets

received through the serial port on the transceiver.

[

Any valid IP port; COM1: 30010, COM2: 30011]

• Secondary Host Address—The IP address to be used as a desti-

nation for data received through the serial port in case the pri-

mary host address is not available.

[

Any legal IP address; 0.0.0.0]

• Secondary IP Port—The destination IP port for data packets

received through the serial port on the transceiver used along

with the secondary host address above.

[

Any valid IP port; COM1: 30010, COM2: 30011]

• Outgoing Connection’s Inactivity Timeout—Amount of time (in

seconds) that they transceiver will wait for data before termi-

nating the TCP session. [

0–600; 600]

• Data Baud Rate—Data rate (payload) for the COM port in

bits-per-second. [

1,200–115,200; 19200]

• Conﬁguration—Interface signaling parameters. Data bits, par-

ity and stop bits

[

7N1, 7E1, 7O1, 8N1, 8E1, 8O1, 8N1, 7N2, 7E2, 7O2, 8N2, 8E2, 8O2;

8N1

• Flow Control [Com2 Only]—RTS/CTS handshaking between

the transceiver and the connected device.

[

Enable, Disable; Disabled]