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Serial Port Profiles
General Tab Field Descriptions
The TruePort General tab determines how the TruePort connecti on is initiated and then sets up the
appropriate connection parameters.
Configure the following parame ters:
Connect to remote
system When enabled, the IOLAN initiates communication to the Tru ePort client.
Default: Enabled
Host Name The configured host that the IOLAN will connect to (m ust be running
TruePort).
Default: None
TCP Port The TCP Port that the IOLAN will use to communicate through to the TruePort
client.
Default: 10001 for serial port 1, then increments by one for each serial port
Connect to
Multiple Hosts When enabled, the IOLAN will establish a connection to multiple clients
(Hosts). When using the multiple hosts feature, all TruePort clients must be
running in Lite mode.
Default: Disabled
Define Additional
Hosts Button Click this button to define the host s that thi s serial port will connect to. This
button is also used to define the Primary /Backup host functionality.
See Adding/Editing Additional TruePort Hosts on page 122 for more
information.
Listen for
Connection When enabled, the IOLAN will wait for connections to be initiat ed by the
TruePort Client.
Default: Disabled
TCP Port The TCP Port that the IOLAN will use to communicate through to the TruePort
client.
Default: 10001 for serial port 1, then increments by one for each serial port
Allow Multiple
Hosts to Connect When this option is enabled, multiple hosts can connect to a serial device that
is connected to this serial port. Note: These multiple clients (Hosts) need to be
running TruePort in Lite mode.
Default: Disabled