User guide

Chapter 8: Port Configuration and Port Access Application

Standalone Raritan Serial Client Requirements

ThefollowingrequirementsmustbemettosupporttheRaritanSerial

Console:

• TheRSCwillfunctionwithJREversion1.4.2_05orlater(exceptfor

JREversion1.5.0_02).However,foroptimumperformance,Raritan

recommendsusingJRE1.5.0(except,ofcoursefor1.5.0_02).

• Yoursystemmayrequireconfigurationadjustmentsdependingon

theoperatin

gsystemandbrowser.TheJR

Eprovidesconfiguration

instructionswiththeJREdownload.Browsetothepageat

http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml

(http://www.java.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml\o

http://www.j

va.com/en/download/help/testvm.xml)todetermine

theJREversioncurrentlyinstalledonyoursystem.



IfyoudonothaveacompatibleversionoftheJRE,goto

http://www.java.com(http://www.java.com)andclickthe

DownloadNowbutton.

Note:Ra

rit

andoesnotsupportJREversion1.5.0_02forusewiththe

RSC.

• Minimum1GHzPCwith512MBRAM.

• EnsurethatJavacanbestartedfromthecommandline.Todothis,

environmentvariablesmustbeconfigured.Makeanoteoftheexact

pathwhereJavawasinstalled.(Thepathinformationwillbeused

later.)

Setting Windows OS Variables

1. OpentheStartmenu,andthenopentheControlPanelandchoose

System.