Black Box RS-485, RS-422, RS-232 Using Virtual COM, Page, Limitation, Installation, Uninstalling

Chapter 5: Using Virtual COM

5.1.3 Limitation

The Virtual COM driver enables you to select up to 256 COM ports as Virtual COM ports in a SerialManagerPC. You can select from a list of COM ports from COM1 to COM256.

5.1.4 Installation

Turn off all anti-virus software before beginning the installation. Run the Virtual COM setup file included in the CD to install Virtual COM driver for your operating system.

Select one or two COM ports to become the Virtual COM ports.

5.1.5 Uninstalling

1.From the Windows Start menu, select “Setting,” “Control Panel,” “Add/Remove Programs.”

2.Select “Serial IP”in the list of installed software.

3.Click on the “Add/Remove” button to remove the program; or, from the Windows Start menu, select “Programs,” “Serial IP,” “Uninstall Serial IP.”

5.2Virtual COM Communication 5.2.1 Enable Virtual COM on LES301A

From a Web browser, access the LES301A by typing its IP address, then click on the COM1 link to access the COM1 page. On the top half of the page, click on “TCP Server” and enable Virtual COM by putting a check in front of the “Enable” button, then type in the local port number in the “Local Port” field.

Figure 5-2. Enable VirtualCOM.

Or, you can enable Virtual COM through Telnet configuration by setting COM1 as TCP server (Figure 9-2), and type in the local port number for COM1, then enable Virtual COM as shown in Figure 5-3.

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