You will have to configure these parameters to set up your system for the type of operation required and to match the parameters of the serial device to which the PES1A/PESV1A is connected. To open the Serial Port Configuration page, under the Configuration menu click Serial Ports. When you first access this page a list of ports, their description, profile and serial configuration appears. (If the PES1A/PESV1A has not yet been configured for the first time the Profile column may indicate .) To access detailed settings for the PES1A/PESV1A serial port, click Port 1. The Serial Port Configuration page that appears includes three sections with hyperlinked menu bars. • Port Profile Settings • Basic Serial Settings • Advanced Serial Settings Port Profile Settings The Port Profile Settings section displays the current serial port mode of operation, a description of that profile and a hyperlink to Change Profile… Click the Change Profile… menu bar to open the Select Port Profile page. Any of eight possible serial port profiles can be selected. Manual Documentation Number: PES1A/PESV1A-2907m B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91-792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 – Using the Web Configuration and Management Interface Figure 12. Select Port Profile Page RealPort Select RealPort to implement the use of virtual COM ports. This allows you to map a COM port on a PC to the serial port on your PES1A/PESV1A. Using RealPort software (included with the PES1A/PESV1A) you create a virtual COM port on the PC. When your application sends data to this port, RealPort redirects the data across the network to the PES1A/PESV1A. The PES1A/PESV1A passes the data to the serial device connected to its serial port. The network is transparent to the user application and the serial device connected to the PES1A/PESV1A. For information on how to use RealPort to create virtual COM ports on your PC see Chapter 8 Console Management In Console Management the PES1A/PESV1A can be configured for connection to the management port typically found on network devices such as routers, switches and servers. This allows remote management of the network device. Communication can be accomplished using telnet to a specific port in the converter. Manual Documentation Number: PES1A/PESV1A-2907m B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91-792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 – Using the Web Configuration and Management Interface TCP Sockets Select TCP Sockets to implement Direct IP Mode using TCP. When using TCP Sockets your converter can be configured as a TCP server or TCP client. TCP Server Settings If your PES1A/PESV1A is configured as a TCP server, other network devices can initiate a TCP connection with the serial device connected to the PES1A/PESV1A serial port. (This is also referred to as reverse telnet.) Network devices initiating connections must be configured with the IP address of the PES1A/PESV1A and the TCP port number associated with its serial port. After selecting TCP Sockets, click Apply to return to the Serial Port Configuration page. Select the TCP Server Settings as required by your application. Figure 13. TCP Server Settings For each option, the TCP port number is shown. You can also Enable TCP Keep Alive for each selection. (If Enable Keep Alive is selected the connections is maintained even if no data is being sent.) TCP Client Settings If your PES1A/PESV1A is configured as a TCP client it will automatically establish a bi-directional TCP connection between the serial device and a server or other networked device. Selecting Automatically establish TCP connections enables this feature and its configuration options become available. Manual Documentation Number: PES1A/PESV1A-2907m B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91-792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 – Using the Web Configuration and Management Interface Figure 14. TCP Client Settings Consult the Tutorial and online Help for more detail. UDP Sockets Select UDP Sockets to implement Direct IP Mode using UDP protocol. When using UDP Sockets your converter can be configured as a UDP server or UDP client. UDP Server Settings If your PES1A/PESV1A is configured as a UDP server, other network devices can initiate a UDP connection with the serial device connected to the PES1A/PESV1A serial port. Network devices initiating connections must be configured with the IP address of the PES1A/PESV1A and the UDP port number associated with...
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