NPort 5100A Series Web Console Configuration
Destination IP address 1/2/3/4
Setting Factory Default Necessity
IP address or Domain
Name
(E.g., 192.168.1.1)
None Required
Allows the NPort 5100A to connect actively to the remote host whose IP address is set by this parameter.
ATTENTION
Up to 4 connections can be established between the NPort 5100A and hosts. The connection speed or
throughput may
be low if one of the four connections is slow, since the 1 slow connection will slow
down the
other 3 connections.
Destination IP address” parameter can use both IP address and Domain Name. For some applications,
the
user may need to send the data actively to the remote destination domain
name.
Designated Local Port 1/2/3/4
Setting Factory Default Necessity
TCP Port No. 5011 (Port 1)
5012 (Port 2)
5013 (Port 3)
5014 (Port 4)
Required
Connection control
Setting Factory Default Necessity
Startup/None, Any Character/None,
Any Character/Inactivity Time,
DSR ON/DSR OFF, DSR ON/None,
DCD ON/DCD OFF, DCD ON/None
Startup/None Required
The meaning of each of the above settings is given in the table below. In general, both the Connect condition
and Disconnect condition are given.
Connect/Disconnect Description
Startup/None
(default)
A TCP connection will be established on startup, and will remain active indefinitely.
Any Character/None A TCP connection will be established when any character is received from the serial
interface, and will remain active indefinitely.
Any Character/
Inactivity Time
A TCP connection will be established when any character is received from the serial
interface, and will be disconnected when the Inactivity time out is reached.
DSR On/DSR Off A TCP connection will be established when a DSR “On” signal is received, and will be
disconnected when a DSR “Off” signal is received.
DSR On/None A TCP connection will be established when a DSR “On” signal is received, and will
remain active indefinitely.
DCD On/DCD Off A TCP connection will be established when a DCD “On” signal is received, and will be
disconnected when a DCD “Off” signal is received.
DCD On/None A TCP connection will be established when a DCD “On” signal is received, and will
remain active indefinitely.