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WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE REFERENCE
RS-232 SETTINGS (ADVANCED)
The RS-232 serial-over-Ethernet feature can be used
for remote control of a distant serial device via the
Wave Relay
®
network. A typical application is for a
PC to control a remotely located pan/tilt camera via
a serial link. Two operational modes are supported:
“serial-to-serial” mode and “virtual-to-serial” mode.
For further description, see RS-232 Configuration
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Mode
Disabled The serial-over-Ethernet feature is turned off.
Server Use this mode when the device to be controlled (e.g. pan/tilt unit)
is connected to a Wave Relay
®
device serial port.
Client Use this mode when a controller (e.g. PC) is connected to a Wave
Relay
®
device serial port.
Echo Mode Instructs the serial port to retransmit any received serial data
out on its transmit pin (useful for debugging serial connections
in cases where Rx/Tx pins might be accidentally reversed in the
cable)
Serial Port (advanced) Selects the primary or secondary RS-232 port on the Wave Relay
®
.
Serial-over-Ethernet
TCP Port (advanced)
Defines the TCP port for serial-over-Ethernet traffic
Server IP Address (ad-
vanced)
Defines the default IP address of the serial-over-Ethernet server
Serial-over-Ethernet Protocol (advanced)
Raw Serial messages are encapsulated into packets and are
transmitted unaltered over the network. This setting requires
that the RS-232 parameters (baud, parity, etc.) be set correctly at
both ends. This setting is typically used in serial-to-serial mode,
e.g. when a hardware serial controller is used to control a remote
serial device.
Telnet - RFC2217 Serial messages are encapsulated into packets as per RFC2217,
and baud settings are automatically controlled by the protocol.
This setting is typically used in serial-to-virtual mode, e.g. when
a PC with virtual COM ports is used to control a remote serial
device.
Baud (advanced) Valid settings are 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400,
57600, or 115200.
Data Bits (advanced) Valid settings are 7 or 8 bits.
Parity (advanced) Valid settings are None, Even, or Odd.
Stop Bits (advanced) Valid settings are 1 or 2 bits.
Flow Control (ad-
vanced)
Valid choices are XON/XOFF (a.k.a. software flow control) or None.
Note that RTS/CTS (a.k.a. hardware flow control) is not supported.