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Appendix B RFC2217
This appendix explains how to set up the environment to use RFC-2217 mode. RFC2217 defines
general COM port control options based on the Telnet protocol and is used to allow the mapping of
virtual COM ports to network ports. Any third party driver that supports RFC-2217 can be used to
implement the virtual COM port on the NPort 6000. The installation is as follows:
1. In the NPort 6000 console, set up the desired serial port’s operation mode as RFC2217 mode.
By default, the first serial port on the NPort 6000 is assigned TCP port 4001, the second serial
port is assigned TCP port 4002, and so on.
2. Download and install a third party driver that supports RFC-2217, such as Serial/IP COM Port
Redirector (from Tactical Software).
3. Using your third party’s configuration program, map a COM port to the NPort 6000’s IP
address and the serial port’s TCP port.
4. Try opening the COM port that you just mapped. If you are able to open it, then the mapping
was successful, and devices attached to the serial port on the NPort 6000may be treated as if
they were attached directly to the host computer.