Installation guide

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1 Introduction

In this chapter, we present the following topics:

 NPort Family Features

 Operation Mode Specification Chart

 How To Use This Manual

NPort Family Features

The Moxa NPort Family of products covered by the software discussed in this

guide consists of NPort Express (DE-211/311), NPort Server Lite

(DE-301/302/331/332), and NPort Server Pro (DE-303/308). These products

come with the following features:

 Long range connection through the Intranet/Internet between host and serial

device.

 Secure access control to network hosts.

 Easy configuration and management.

 Easy serial port expansion under Host Based / Driver Mode:

 Up to 128 ports for one Windows 95/98/ME host.

 Up to 256 ports for one Windows NT/2000/XP host.

 Serial connection speed of up to 230.4 Kbps.

 Supports MAC-based IP address configuration.

 Supports Windows Real COM and Linux Real TTY drivers.

 Supports configuration export and import for easy deployment.

 Easy serial device programming with Moxa PComm Lite Serial Control

Library—download PComm Lite for free from the Moxa website at