Lantronix Com Port Redirector Quick Start Manual

Rev. C July 2006 Com Port Redirector v.4 Powered by TruPort™ Technology Quick Start Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1 Overall Procedure.................................................................................... ...

utility for network-enabling software applications that do not have network support. Com Port Redirector installs virtual communication ports; these communication (com) ports are redirected over a network to the serial port of a Lantronix device server. ...

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 and click the Redirector button, OR � If you downloaded Com Port Redirector, double-click the downloaded file. The Lantronix CPR Welcome window displays. 2 ...

5. Click the Next button. The Confirm Installation window displays. 6. Click the Next button. The installation begins; then a warning message displays indicating that CPR has not passed Windows Logo testing. 7. Click the Continue Anyway button. The installation continues and the wa ...

Device Server Configuration Guidelines Observe the following general guidelines when preparing the device server for use with Com Port Redirector: � The device server to which Com Port Redirector will connect must have an IP address. � The PC running Com Port Redirector must have a good network connection to the device server ...

- MSS, ETS, and SCS products: Set the access mode to "Dynamic" or "Remote" on the serial port receiving the connection from the Com Port Redirector. � Serial cabling between the managed serial device and the device server must be correct. Consult your documentation for the pinouts of your dev ...

TORec Yes indicates CPR will re-establish the connection if a connection times out. KpAlv Yes indicates TCP KeepAlive is enabled. 2. Search for Device Servers Use the search feature to list the Lantronix device servers currently on the network. You can name a device server and its TCP port and hide ...

HW Address Hardware address (also called MAC or Ethernet address) that identifies the unit. It is on the product label, in the format: 00-20- 4a-XX-XX-XX, where the XXs are unique numbers assigned to the product. ID Device server type identifier (ID of the product). Product ...

� To select com ports individually, select the appropriate checkboxes. � To select a range of com ports, enter the beginning and end of the range to the right of the Check (Range) button and click the button. � To select all of the com ports, click the Select All button. � To clear all checkboxes, click the Select None b ...

Com Port Settings Description Buffer Writes If selected, when an application opens a COM port and starts writing to that port, CPR will buffer those writes and try to send as many as possible in a single TCP packet (speeds processing). Server Reconnect If selected, enables the com port to reconnect to the device server a ...