Transition Networks RS-232-TO-100BASE-FX Serial port config submenu Submenu Item Description

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Submenu Item	Description
Server/Client Type	Defines whether the Device Server is acting as a
	server or a client. In Device Server Mode, this
	setting will always be Server. In Converter Mode,
	this setting can be either Server or Client.
Remote IP	In Converter Mode, enter the IP address of the
	remote device. This field is NOT USED in Device
	Server Mode.
TCP Port Number	Device Server mode (DS): the TCP port number is
	the number that the Device Server uses to listen for
	connections; also, other devices must use this port
	to contact the Device Server.
	Converter mode: both converters use the TCP port
	number to communicate with the host.
Connection Idle Time	This setting only applies to Converter Mode. The
	time value (in seconds) is the maximum time that
	the TCP port will remain open with no activity.
	Once the time value is reached, the Device server
	closes the port to prevent the port from remaining
	open indefinitely. This field is NOT USED in
	Device Server mode.
DS/CR Modes	Device server (DS) mode, also know as TCP/IP
	mode, is used to connect a serial device to a host via
	an Ethernet network. This mode allows using an
	existing COM-port-based software platform across
	an existing Ethernet LAN. See Figure 22.

Figure 22: Serial Device Connection to a Host via Ethernet Network

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