Using Serial Communications On The Terminal; How The 246X Fits Into Your Serial Or Crossbar Network - Intermec Trakker Antares 2460 User Manual

This chapter describes serial networks and the Ethernet network and explains how the
246X terminal fits into your network. It also explains how to install and configure the
terminal, use serial or network communications, configure the 246X terminal over the
network, and it provides technical details about network connectivity and protocols.

Using Serial Communications on the Terminal

The 246X stationary terminals have one or more serial ports to transfer data to and from
another device via serial communications. Before you can use the serial port, you need
to connect and configure the terminal.
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How the 246X Fits Into Your Serial or CrossBar Network

The 246X terminal is a versatile terminal that you can easily add to your network or
distributed data collection system. You can use the 2460 or 2461 as an end device in
your wired network. Every terminal has one serial port (COM1) to transmit data to and
from a PC via RS-232 serial communications.
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How the 246X Terminal Fits Into Your Serial or CrossBar Network
Identifying the COM Ports
Choosing a Communications Protocol
Configuring the Serial Port Parameters
Configuring the Terminal Via the Serial Port
Mainframe
Terminals
Ethernet
RS-232 cable
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Operating the Terminal in a Network
File server
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