Using The Port Sharing Feature; Using The Windows Driver Management Console - Pepperl+Fuchs ICDM-RX/TCP Manual

ICDM-RX/TCP (DeviceMaster) and ICRPC (RocketPort EXPRESS)
Windows Driver Installation

4.2.4. Using the Port Sharing Feature

DeviceMaster ports can be shared by installing the NS-Link device driver on multiple systems or through socket
mode, or combination of both. To do so, install the NS-Link driver on each system that you want to permit
access to the serial ports. You can share the same port with multiple systems (only one system can have an
open connection to a port at any given time) or you can set up multiple systems to share specific ports on the
device driver..
Ethernet Hub
Example:
To configure two ports for System A and two ports for System B,
you could configure the drivers like this:
1. When installing
COM port names for Ports 3 and 4.
:
2. When installing
COM port names for Ports 1 and 2.
Use port sharing to configure redundant PCs or fail-over protection.
Note: Most applications do not release ports, so you may not be able to use port sharing across multiple
systems with the same port. Also, if using port sharing, make sure that two computers do not try to
access the same port at the same time. Only one computer can control a given port at a given time.

4.3. Using the Windows Driver Management Console

This subsection discusses basic Windows Driver Management Console operations, such as:
• Accessing the Windows Driver Management Console
• Displaying All Installed Devices on Page 31
• How to Configure Device Properties on Page 32
• Customizing the Device Name on Page 33
• Customizing the COM Port Name on Page 34
• How to Configure COM Port Properties on Page 35
• How to Save Changes on Page 35
DeviceMaster: See DeviceMaster Associating the MAC Address on Page 36 to start DeviceMaster
configuration procedures.
RocketPort: See Configuring Device Settings on Page 43 to start configuration procedures for your adapter.
DeviceMaster
Port 1 Port 2
COM 5 COM 6
Configured for System A
System A
Multiple systems can use the same COM port names.
the device driver
on System A, click "Not Configured" for the
the device driver
on System B, click "Not Configured" for the
Port System A
1 COM5
2 COM6
3 Not Configured
4 Not Configured
Port 3 Port 4
COM 5 COM 6
Configured for System B
System B
System B
Not Configured
Not Configured
COM5
COM6
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