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particular NETRS232 device, right click on that device in the left panel of the Manager and select“Remove All”.
Icons depict the states of NETRS232 devices and ports as follows:
Device available | Device not | Under“My Computer”: | Under“My Computer”: |
on the | available on the | ||
network | network | Port available | Port not available |
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| Under“My Ether Link Network”: | Under“My Ether Link Network”: |
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| Port activated locally | Port not activated locally |
Activated ports appear in Windows’ Device Manager under the "Ports (COM & LPT)" branch as
Activating and deactivating NETRS232 ports on one computer does not affect the operation of those ports on other systems.
D. Optional advanced port
configuration
NETRS232 ports that have been activated on your PC can generally be used immediately without further configuration. Additional configuration options can however be accessed through the
Advanced settings include passwords; port binding options that can associate a port with a specified IP address, NetBios name, or MAC address; port modes for raw server or client connection, Ethernet modem operation, RFC 2217 communications, data connect operation, or RAS server communications; and a COM port number reassignment feature.
E. Upgrading software
New versions of NETRS232 software and firmware may be found at www.startech.com.