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Digi Connect WAN Family web interface
RealPort: COM port redirection is provided with the RealPort software installed on your
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network-based computer. RealPort creates a virtual COM port on your computer. When
your computer applications send data to this virtual COM or TTY port, RealPort sends
the data across the network to the Digi device server. The Digi device server routes the
data to the serial device connected to its serial port. The network is transparent to both
the application and the serial device.
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RealPort will set the serial port settings as directed by the computer application, so
there is no need to modify the Basic Serial Port Settings.
Serial Bridge: A bridge connects two serial devices over the network as if they were
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connected with a serial cable. This is also referred to as serial tunneling. Each serial
device is connected to the serial port of a Digi device server. Configure one Digi device
as the TCP server and the other Digi device as the TCP client. Once you establish a
connection between the two Digi devices the communication is bi-directional.
To assign a Serial Bridge (Serial Tunneling) to a serial port on a Digi device acting as the
TCP client (which initiates the connection to the TCP server):
Follow the same steps to configure the Digi device server on the other side of the
bridge, with the following exceptions:
Select Allow other devices to initiate serial bridge. The default TCP Port rarely
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needs to be changed.
Clear the Initiate serial bridge to the following device check box.
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RealPort software must be installed on each computer that you want to
Install RealPort software
a. Select Initiate serial bridge to the following device and provide the
following information:
Type the IP Address of the other Digi device server.
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In the TCP Port field, type the Raw TCP port number for the destination
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serial port. If the serial port is the first or only port on the device server,
the value is 2101.
b. Click Apply to save the configuration.
c. Click Basic Serial Settings, complete the fields to match the settings of the
attached serial device and then click Apply.
Configuration through the web interface
for more information.
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