Lantronix 10 manual DeviceComm Manager

Firmware

5. DeviceComm Manager

Lantronix DeviceComm Manager is a Windows based COM port redirector software utility. Its function is to redirect customer application data destined for a local serial (COM) port to the PC’s network port. Rather than going out the local serial port, the data is transmitted across the Ethernet network port using the TCP/IP protocol.

A Device Server attached to the network receives the data and presents it on its serial port. Conversely, data into the serial port of the Device Server is sent back over the network to the DeviceComm Manager. The DeviceComm Manager then presents the data to the customer application as if it were from a local serial COM port.

Customer

Application

Serial Data

Device Comm

Manager

PC

Local
Serial
(COM)		Remote
Port	Device	Serial Data
		to/from
	Server
		Attached
Ethernet Network
		Device

This powerful 32-bit Windows utility allows any commercially available or application- specific software to communicate with networked devices as if they were directly attached to the PC's COM ports. To the user, this means that when they network-enable a serial device with a Lantronix Device Server, they can retain their existing PC-based applications software without having to undertake the additional time and expense of developing new software.

Using simple on-screen menus, users can map up to 255 COM ports directly to IP addresses assigned to Lantronix Device Servers. Once COM ports are mapped, any networked PC with DeviceComm Manager software installed can access devices on the network via Lantronix’ Device Servers. Both the software application and the serial device operate normally as if they were still directly connected - Lantronix Device Server and the DeviceComm Manager utility do all the work in between to keep data flowing smoothly.

The DeviceComm Manager utility consists of a Control Panel applet, a device driver, and a Windows service.

•Eliminates the need for the users to develop or modify their existing application software

•No understanding of how to develop networking software is required

•Everything is totally transparent to the serial device, the application software, and the user

•Redirects up to 255 COM ports simultaneously over TCP/IP protocol

•Provides raw mode data only, which means it will not change or modify the data being sent

•Supports Windows 2000, Windows NT4.0, and Windows XP

•Easy to install and even easier to configure

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