Connection settings
HP Network Sign Manager supports both Ethernet and serial communications to connect to the
display. The following sections describe how to configure communication in HP Network Sign
Manager.
Ethernet communication settings
1. Click Setting on the toolbar of HP Network Sign Manager. The Setting dialog appears.
2. Select Network under Communication Select, and then click OK.
3. Click Yes to confirm and save the settings. The program exits upon confirmation. The new
settings will be applied the next time you start the program.
Serial communication settings
1. Click Setting on the toolbar of HP Network Sign Manager.
2. Select Serial under Communication Select dialog. Then, the Serial Setting fields become
activated.
3. When all fields are filled, click OK.
Item Description
Port Communication port (COM1 - COM9), Default: COM1
Baud Rate Communication speed (2400 - 115200), Default: 9600
Data Communication data (Data5 - Data8), Default: Data8
Parity Parity check (even, odd, none), Default: none
Stop The number of stop bits (0 - 1), Default: 1
Flow Control Data flow (Xon/Xoff, hardware, none), Default: none
4. Click OK to confirm and save the settings. The program exits upon confirmation. The new
settings will be applied next time you start the program.
NOTE: When you run HP Network Sign Manager for the first time, the communication is set to
Ethernet (Network) by default.
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