Installation guide

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also means that your application software acts as a Client, in that it can actively
poll remote serial devices.
Figure 3.3 illustrates a
TCP Server Mode
topology that consists
of one NPort connected
by a serial cable to a
router’s console port.
Working from the
notebook computer, the
user can request that the
NPort open a port, and
in this way access the
router’s serial console
utility.
Fig. 3.3: TCP Server
Note that leaving the Destination IP address option blank allows any remote
networked device to request a connection. Inputting one IP address for this
option means that only a remote device with that IP address is allowed to
establish a TCP connection. Also note that the Delimiter 1, Delimiter 2, and
Force transmit options are used to activate the optional Data Packing function.
The following figures show the additional parameters that can be configured for
TCP Server Mode. Refer to the tables below the figures to see details of the
meaning of each parameter.
Configurator 
 Console Management