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Installing and Starting Vlinx Manager .................................................................. 20
Discovering Serial Servers ................................................................................. 20
Configuring the Serial Server ............................................................................... 23
Overview of the Vlinx Manager ........................................................................... 23
Icons ................................................................................................... 24
Serial Server Information Table .............................................................. 24
Configuration Pane ................................................................................ 25
Logging In ....................................................................................................... 25
Navigating the Configuration Pages ..................................................................... 26
Setting up the Serial Server Name and Password ................................................. 26
Changing the serial server’s name: ......................................................... 27
Changing the password: ........................................................................ 27
Setting up IP Addressing ................................................................................... 27
Setting up Dynamic IP Addressing .......................................................... 28
Setting up Static IP Addressing .............................................................. 28
Setting up Serial Ports ...................................................................................... 28
Setting up Port Network Parameters ................................................................... 29
TCP Configuration ................................................................................. 30
UDP Configuration ................................................................................ 31
Setting up Virtual COM (VCOM) Operation ............................................... 33
Setting up Paired Mode Operation ........................................................... 34
Setting up Advanced Network Settings ................................................................ 36
Configuring when connections will be forced closed ................................... 37
Configuring when data packets are sent .................................................. 38
Saving/Restoring the Configuration Settings ........................................................ 41
Adding Virtual COM Ports ................................................................................... 41
Removing Virtual COM Ports ............................................................................. 43
Upgrading the Serial Server Firmware .................................................................. 44
Downloading Firmware Files ............................................................................... 44
To download the latest firmware files from an FTP site on the Internet ........ 45
To download the latest firmware files from a file ....................................... 45
Uploading the Firmware to the Serial Server ........................................................ 45
Diagnostics ........................................................................................................... 46
Testing a Serial Server Connection ..................................................................... 47
Testing a Virtual COM Port ................................................................................. 48
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