Owner's manual

vNet User’s Guide 15
Driver installation disk (this ensures that the PC only connects
to the vNet device when trying to open the serial port).
• When the serial port is closed, the TCP connection is also
closed, allowing another client PC to connect to the vNet
Device.
• If the driver is installed from the Digi RealPort Setup option,
the RealPort driver on one client PC connects to the vNet
Device when the PC starts, and keeps the TCP connection
open. No other PC will have access to the vNet Device.
Raw TCP
You can also access the serial port on a vNet Device using generic
third-party Ethernet-to-serial port redirector software. These
applications can send and receive data using the Raw TCP port
number. The factory default setting is 9761.
When using the serial port in Raw mode, the client PC can only
send and receive data. There is no access to serial port settings
such as baud rate or control lines (the serial port is automatically
set to 19200 bps, 8 data bits, no parity bit, 1 stop bit).
To set the Serial Port settings for your vNet Device:
1
From the vNet Configuration and Management interface,
choose
Configuration | Network | Serial Port Settings.
2 Enter new port numbers.
3 Click Apply. When prompted, click the here link to restart the
vNet Device.
To allow multi-user RealPort access to a vNet Device:
1
Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click System.
2 On the System Properties screen, select the Hardware tab,
then click
Device Manager.
3 On the Device Manager screen, open Multi-port serial adapters
to find your adaptor.
4 Right-click on your adaptor name, then select Properties.
5 Select the Advanced tab, then click Properties.
6 Select the Network tab, then click Connection Settings.