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Page 1: Com Port Redirector
Com Port Redirector User Guide Part Number 900-324 Revision A 11/03... -
Page 3: Contacts
Copyright and Trademark © 2003, Lantronix. All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of Lantronix. Printed in the United States of America. -
Page 4: Limited Warranty
LIMITATION ON REMEDIES. If the Software does not meet this Limited Warranty, your exclusive remedy shall be, at Lantronix’s option (a) return of the price paid (if any) for the license of the Software, or (b) repair or replacement of the Software, that does not meet this Limited Warranty and that is returned to Lantronix with proof of purchase. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Limited Warranty ________________________________________________________ ii 1: Using this Guide________________________________________________ 1-1 Purpose and Audience _________________________________________________ 1-1 Chapter Summary _____________________________________________________ 1-1 Additional Com Port Redirector Documentation ______________________________ 1-1 2: Introducing Com Port Redirector __________________________________ 2-1 Overview ____________________________________________________________ 2-1 Non-Redirected Connections vs. Redirected Connections ______________________ 2-2... -
Page 7: 1: Using This Guide
Redirector and the serial devices with which it communicates. Additional Com Port Redirector Documentation In addition to this User Guide, the Com Port Redirector provides an online help facility that contains information about using the software. Com Port Redirector™ User Guide... -
Page 9: Overview
® Windows communication ports. These virtual communication (or com) ports are redirected over a network to the serial port of a Lantronix device server (see Figure 2-1). Figure 2-1. Example of How Com Port Redirector Works In most cases, legacy software that uses the virtual com ports created with Com Port Redirector encounters no problems and acts as if it were communicating with a physical com port. -
Page 10: Non-Redirected Connections Vs. Redirected Connections
PC running the software application and the device server. To address latency, Com Port Redirector provides a No Net Close option in the Port Settings dialog box (click Port Settings from the COM Port Redirector Configuration window). -
Page 11: Quick Start
Quick Start The following procedure summarizes the steps for using Com Port Redirector. 1. Install Com Port Redirector on each PC that will communicate with the device server. See Installation Instructions on page 3-1. 2. Review the general usage guidelines for the device server (page 4-1) and Com Port Redirector (page 4-2). -
Page 13: 3: Installing Com Port Redirector
To install Com Port Redirector, use the following procedure. 1. Perform the appropriate step to start the installation: If Com Port Redirector is on a CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. If you downloaded Com Port Redirector, double-click the downloaded file. - Page 14 2. Click the Continue button. The contents of the file are unpacked and the Welcome screen in Figure 3-2 appears. Figure 3-2. Welcome Screen 3. Click the Next button. The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears (see Figure 3-3). Com Port Redirector™ User Guide...
- Page 15 Figure 3-3. Choose Destination Location Dialog Box 4. The path under Destination Folder shows where the Com Port Redirector software will be installed. We recommend the default location. To change this location, click the Browse button and select a different location.
- Page 16 Figure 3-4. Select Program Folder Dialog Box 6. The name of the folder that will contain the Com Port Redirector software appears below Program Folders. We recommend the default folder name. To change this name, type a new name in the Program Folders field.
- Page 17 Note: After you complete the installation, we recommend you read the Read Me file to obtain the latest information about Com Port Redirector . 9. Click the Start button in the Windows Taskbar, point to Programs, point to Lantronix Redirector, and click Configuration. The Com Port Redirector Configuration window appears (see Figure 3-6).
- Page 18 11. Click all the logical ports to which the PC will be redirected. A checkmark appears next to each logical port selected. Each port selected will be available from the Redirect To drop-down list in the Com Port Redirector Configuration window (this procedure is described in the next chapter).
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Page 19: General Device Server Configuration Guidelines
This chapter provides general guidelines for using the device server and Com Port Redirector. It also describes how to set up Com Port Redirector and the device server you will be using with it, and how to verify connectivity between the two. -
Page 20: General Com Port Redirector Usage Guidelines
General Com Port Redirector Usage Guidelines Observe the following general guidelines when using Com Por t Redirector: Do not run Com Port Redirector with other software that installs a virtual com port. Do not run Com Port Redirector with other Comport Redirection software on the sam e PC. -
Page 21: Redirector Configuration
Configuration window appears (see Figure 4-1). Figure 4-1. Com Port Redirector Configuration Window 2. Using the Redirect To drop-down list at the top of the Com Port Redirector Configuration window, click a redirected com port. 3. Click the Add IP button. The IP Service Setup dialog box appears (see Figure 4-2). - Page 22 Table 4-1 on page 4-12. Figure 4-3. Port Settings Dialog Box with Raw Mode Enabled 9. Click OK. 10. Click the Save button. 11. Click the Close button. 12. Proceed to Verifying Connectivity with the Device on page 4-13. Com Port Redirector™ User Guide...
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Page 23: Configuring An Mss100 Or Mss485-T Device Server
Configuration window appears (see Figure 4-4). Figure 4-4. Com Port Redirector Configuration Window 2. Using the Redirect To drop-down list at the top of the Com Port Redirector Configuration window, click a redirected com port. 3. Click the Add IP button. The IP Service Setup dialog box appears (see Figure 4-5). - Page 24 Figure 4-5. IP Service Setup Dialog Box 4. In the Host field, enter the IP address of the Lantronix device server. 5. In the TCPPort field, type 3001. 6. Click the OK button. 7. Click the Save button. 8. Click the Close button.
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Page 25: Configuring An Mss4 Or Mss-Via Device Server
Configuration window appears (see Figure 4-6). Figure 4-6. Com Port Redirector Configuration Window 2. Using the Redirect To drop-down list at the top of the Com Port Redirector Configuration window, click a redirected com port. Com Port Redirector™ User Guide... - Page 26 Figure 4-7). Figure 4-7. IP Service Setup Dialog Box 4. In the Host field, enter the IP address of the Lantronix device server. 5. In the TCPPort field, type 3001 for port 1, 3002 for port 2, and so on.
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Page 27: Configuring An Ets Terminal Server Or Scs Console Server
Configuration window appears (see Figure 4-8). Figure 4-8. Com Port Redirector Configuration Window 2. Using the Redirect To drop-down list at the top of the Com Port Redirector Configuration window, click a redirected com port. Com Port Redirector™ User Guide... -
Page 28: Configuring Port Settings
Figure 4-9). Figure 4-9. IP Service Setup Dialog Box 4. In the Host field, enter the IP address of the Lantronix device server. 5. In the TCPPort field, type 3001 for port 1, 3002 for port 2, and so on. - Page 29 Figure 4-10. Com Port Redirector Configuration Window 2. Using the Redirect To drop-down list at the top of the Com Port Redirector Configuration window, click a redirected com port. 3. Click the Port Settings button. The Port Settings dialog box appears (see Figure 4-11).
- Page 30 (Define Port) string. See your product reference manual for more information. Connection Timeout Specifies the maximum number of seconds that the Com Port Redirector waits for a connection to be made before giving up on this attempt. If Timeout Reconnect is enabled, each connection attempt lasts this long.
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Page 31: Verifying Connectivity With The Device Server
(refer to the appropriate configuration section in this chapter for setup procedures for your device server). 4. To hide the pop-up window, check Silent Mode on the Com Port Redirector Configuration window. Figure 4-12. Enabling Silent Mode Com Port Redirector™...
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