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Serial port
Windows Operating System
This method can be used if your computer has a Windows OS installed and you choose not to use the
Digi Navigator
to discover devices and configure RealPort.
To complete the RealPort configuration process for Windows:
Step 1:
Download the RealPort driver
Step 2:
Configure RealPort on your laptop
Step 3:
Configure the serial port for RealPort mode
Step 4:
Configure the RealPort service
Linux Operating System
To complete the RealPort configuration process for Linux OS:
Step 1:
Download the RealPort driver
Step 2: To complete the RealPort configuration process, refer to the
LINUXsection in the RealPort Installation User's Guide.
Download the RealPort driver
The first step is to download the RealPort application and save it to a location that you can easily
access.
1. Navigate to https://hub.digi.com/support/products/realport/.
2. Scroll down to the Product Resources tab, and in the Drivers & Patches section, click
RealPort Driver.
3. From the list box, select the appropriate Microsoft Windows option from the list of driver
options. The associated RealPort for Windows option displays.
4. Click the download link.
5. When the download is complete, navigate to your download folder. The application is in a .zip
file.
6. You can leave the .zip file in the download folder, or copy the .zip file and paste it to a location
that you can easily access.
Configure RealPort on your laptop
RealPort must be installed on your laptop, and then RealPort configured for the IP address of each
device that should be allowed a RealPort connection.
You will run the RealPort Wizard for each device that you want to configure. RealPort is installed on
your laptop the first time that you run the wizard. The installation process is ignored each subsequent
time that you run the wizard.
Before you begin
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Download RealPort onto your laptop, and make note of the download location. See
the RealPort
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Have the IP address of the device that you want to configure.
Step 1: Implement RealPort
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Advanced RealPort configuration without using the Digi Navigator
driver.
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