Chapter 7. Virtual Port Management

Menu and Toolbar

The Virtual Port Management Utility menu and toolbar have the same captions and functions. Users can either click the menu items or buttons to invoke the desired function, as shown in the table, below:

Item

Action

 

 

Enum Targets

This function searches and lists all SN01xx devices on the

 

LAN. The results are shown in the Target List panel

 

(see Target List, page 68, for details). Be aware that all

 

devices listed in the Target List will be deleted when the delete

 

function is invoked. Be sure to remove any devices from the

 

list that you don’t want to delete before invoking the delete

 

function.

 

 

Enum Ports

This function lists the existing ports for the target device

 

currently selected in the Target List. The results are shown in

 

the Port List panel.

 

 

Map

After selecting a port from the Port List panel, selecting this

 

function maps the device’s COM port to a virtual COM port on

 

the user’s computer.

 

 

Unmap

After selecting a port from the Mapped Ports list, selecting this

 

function removes the mapping between the computer and the

 

device’s COM port.

 

 

Target Information

The Target Information fields allow a user to install (map) ports on an offline target device, as follows:

Field

Action

 

 

Target IP Address

Input the IP address of the target that you want to map COM

 

ports to.

 

 

Base Socket Port

The base socket port of the target device.

 

 

Target Name

The name of the target. If it is different from the target’s real

 

name, it will be replaced by the real one. Note that the name is

 

not related to the mapping or unmapping process. Only the IP

 

address, socket port and target type are relevant.

 

 

Target Type

The type of target to be mapped. Only SN01xx series devices

 

are valid.

 

 

Add Target

Creates an entry in the Target List based on the above

 

information.

 

 

Delete Target

Remove the currently selected target from the Target List.

 

 

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