Comtrol DeviceMaster DM-2000 Series Installation And Configuration Manual page 56

Configuring the NS-Link Driver for Windows
5. If you want use IP mode and the IP address is configured for your network, click the IPv4 or IPv6 Mode
radio button and click Apply. If you want to use SSL Mode, you must set the DeviceMaster to IP mode.
6. Optionally, click the Network Settings button and click Modify to make any network settings changes for
DHCP or MAC mode (Disable IP).
7. Optionally, click Enable SSL Mode if you want to configure secure COM ports.
The DeviceMaster must be configured using IP Mode (IPv4 or IPv6) before you can Enable SSL Mode.
If SSL Mode is enabled, TCP connections that carry data to/from the serial ports are encrypted using SSL
or TLS security protocols. This includes the following:
• TCP connections to the per-serial-port TCP ports (default is 8000, 8001, 8002, ...) are encrypted using
SSL/TLS.
• TCP connections to TCP port 4606 on which the DeviceMaster implements the Comtrol proprietary
serial driver protocol are encrypted using SSL/TLS.
• Since SSL/TLS can not be used for either UDP data streams or for the Comtrol proprietary MAC mode
Ethernet driver protocol, both UDP and MAC mode serial data transport features are disabled.
In addition to encrypting the data streams, it is possible to configure the DeviceMaster so that only
authorized client applications can connect using SSL/TLS.
For this option to function, you must also
Note: See the help system or the
information on SSL and the corresponding options.
8. If you are using a server certificate, click the Certificates button.
a. Click the Server Certificate check box if you want to enter a Server Certificate.
b. Enter the name in the Server Certificate text box.
c. If you are using a client certificate, click the drop list and browse to the appropriate client certificate
file.
d. Click the Ok button to close the Certificates pop up window.
56 - Device Driver (NS-Link) Installation
Enable Secure Data Mode
DeviceMaster NS-Link User Guide for Windows
DeviceMaster Installation and Configuration Guide: 2000594 Rev. F
in the NS-Link web page.
if you need additional