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B. RFC2217
This appendix explains how to set up the environment to use RFC-2217 mode. RFC2217 defines general COM
port control options based on the Telnet protocol and is used to allow the mapping of virtual COM ports to
network ports. Any third party driver that supports RFC-2217 can be used to implement the virtual COM port
on the NPort 6000. The installation is as follows:
1. In the NPort 6000 console, set up the desired serial port’s operation mode as RFC2217 mode. By default,
the first serial port on the NPort 6000 is assigned TCP port 4001, the second serial port is assigned TCP port
4002, and so on.
2. Download and install a third party driver that supports RFC-2217, such as Serial/IP COM Port Redirector
(from Tactical Software).
3. Using your third party’s configuration program, map a COM port to the NPort 6000’s IP address and the
serial port’s TCP port.
4. Try opening the COM port that you just mapped. If you are able to open it, then the mapping was successful,
and devices attached to the serial port on the NPort 6000may be treated as if they were attached directly
to the host computer.
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