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Lantronix Com Port Redirector Quick Start Manual

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    Part no. 900-445 rev. C july 2006 com port redirector v.4 powered by truport™ technology quick start contents introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1 overall procedure .............................

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    1 introduction lantronix's com port redirector (cpr) v.4, powered by truport ™ technology, is a software 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 ...

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    2 installation to install com port redirector: 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 ...

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    3 4. To view available disk space on your drives, click the disk cost button. 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 c...

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    4 9. Click the close button. 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...

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    5 note: if you are using rfc2217, set the disconnect mode to 40. - 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...

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    6 com port list setting description the connection attempt. 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 netw...

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    7 device seting description port name a user-supplied name that identifies the port. 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...

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    8 2. Do one of the following: 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 c...

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    9 2. Enter the following information: 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 select...

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    10 com port settings description reconnect limit (0 = forever) the number of times cpr attempts to re-establish the connection. A value of 0 means cpr will continuously attempt to connect. Listen mode if selected, cpr listens on the configured tcp port for incoming connection requests. There are two...

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    11 com port settings description tx empty if you selected use rfc 2217, select one of the following options from the drop-down list: cpr transmit buffer empty: cpr notifies the application when the cpr has transmitted data and its buffer is empty. Device server transmit buffer empty: cpr notifies th...