40CHAPTER 3: CONFIGURING THE BRIDGE
Serial Port Under System Configuration, click Serial Port to set up network serial port operation.
About UART
A Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) is the fundamental hardware for serial communication, controlling the speed and method of data transfer of the serial port.
Applications utilizing a network serial port between an
The Bridge network serial port may be used in two modes:
■Server Mode — TCP Listen Port
■Client Mode — TCP Connect Port
In Server Mode, the Bridge waits for a TCP/IP socket connection to be made by the network program with which it will communicate.
Server Mode should be used if you have a central server that expects to open a TCP/IP socket connection to the Bridge.
In Client Mode, the Bridge establishes a socket connection to the
IP address and port number specified in the configuration. Client Mode should be used if your system expects the Bridge to open a TCP/IP socket connection to a central server.
Configuring Operation Mode
Attach your computer to the serial port on the Bridge, and then configure the Bridge through the computer.
■Select Enable to establish a TCP/IP socket with a remote computer in either infrastructure or
■Select Disable to disable the Network Serial Port.