Software Vcom Utility; Installing The Vcom Utility - Planet Networking & Communication Serial Device Server Series User Manual

User's Manual of IGS-2x00T Serial Device Server Series

5. SOFTWARE VCOM UTILITY

The industrial serial server provides VCOM software to manage serial devices. With VCOM software, it's easy to install and
configure industrial serial server over the network. It also supports central management to manage multiple serial servers from
one site.
Two function groups are provided and they are easy to use for searching device and creating virtual COM to view via the
console port. VCOM software can search ICS-2200T and ICS-2400T devices; it will show information of the device. And user
can use VCOM function to create virtual COM port for users. Users can send data via virtual COM port, and virtual COM port will
transfer data to Ethernet by windows socket. When VCOM gets data from Ethernet, data will be transferred to virtual COM port
by virtual COM component.

5.1 Installing the VCOM Utility

1. When you run VCOM installer, a welcome window will appear as shown in Figure 5-1-1. Click Next to continue.
Figure 5-1-1 : Installing the VCOM Utility
2. Click Next to accept suggested installation path, or click browse to select a different location as shown in Figure 5-1-2.
Figure 5-1-2 : Installing location
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