Tripp Lite B092-016 User manual

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Quick Start Guide
VirtualPort Software
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Tripp Lite’s VirtualPort software delivers the virtual serial port technology your Windows®
applications need to open remote serial ports and read the data from serial devices that
are connected to your Console Server.
VirtualPort works with all Tripp Lite Console Servers.
You are licensed to install VirtualPort on one or more computers for accessing any serial
device connected to any Tripp Lite Console Server port.
This Quick Start walks you through basic configuration. For more detail please refer to
the VirtualPort chapter in the User Manual on the CD-ROM.
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VirtualPort for Windows
•The VirtualPort_setup.exe program is included on the CD supplied with your Console
Server. Double click to start installation.
•Clickthe VirtualPort icon on your desktop to start the client.
•Click on Add Ports and specify a name to identify the connection in the “Server
Description” tab.
•EntertheConsole Server’s IP address (or network name).
•EntertheServer TCP Port number that matches the port you have configured for the
serial device on the remote Console Server. Ensure this port isn’t blocked by firewall.
o Telnet RFC2217 mode is configured by default so the range of port numbers
available on a 16-port console server would be 5001-5016
o Alternately check RAW mode (4001- 4048 on a 48 port console server)
Note: Encrypted mode enables SSL/TLS encryption of the data going to the port and you
will need to enter a Password. This mode requires firmware 3.1 in the console server.
•SelectthestartingCOMport(COM1toCOM4096)andthenumberofportstobe
added (sequential port numbers will be assigned automatically). Click OK.
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VirtualPort for Windows continued
Connection
•“Connect at system startup”—When enabled, VirtualPort will try to connect to the
Console Server when the VirtualPort service starts (as opposed to waiting for the
application to open).
•“Time between connection retries” specifies the number of seconds between
TCP connection retries after a client-initiated connection failure. Valid values are
1-255. (The default is 1000 milliseconds and VirtualPort will continue attempting to
reconnect forever to the Console Server at this interval.)
•The“Send keep-alive packets” option tests if the TCP connection is still up when
no data has been sent for a while by sending keep-alive messages. Select this option
and specify period of time (in milliseconds) after which VirtualPort sends a command
to remote Console Server end in order to verify connection’s integrity and keep the
connection alive.
•The “Keep-Alive Interval” specifies the number of seconds to wait on an idle
connection before sending a keep-alive message. The default is 1000 milliseconds.
The “Keep-Alive Timeout” specifies how long VirtualPort should wait for a keep-alive
response before timing out the connection.
Note: In the event of a “Keep-Alive Timeout,” ensure the remote serial device is
connected to the nominated port on your remote Console Server and the serial port
has been configured, i.e., set the RS232 Common Settings such as baud rate, select
Console Server mode for the port and specify the appropriate protocol to be used (RAW
TCP, RFC2217 or VirtualPort Secure mode for encrypted communication). Also ensure
you can access the Console Server.
•“Disable Nagle Algorithm”—The Nagle Algorithm is enabled by default and it
reduces the number of small packets sent by VirtualPort across the network.
Configuring a COM Port
•TocongureaCOMport,simplyclickonthedesiredCOMxlabel.
•YoucanthenconguretheCOMportinthe Connection and Advanced windows:
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Advanced
•Check“Receive DSR/DCD/CTS changes” if the flow control signal status from the
physical serial port on Console Server is to be reflected back to the Windows COM
port driver (as some serial communications applications prefer to run without any
hardware flow control, i.e., in “two wire” mode).
•The“Propagate local port changes” allows complete serial device control by the
WindowsapplicationsoitoperatesexactlylikeadirectlyconnectedserialCOMport.
It provides a complete COM port interface between the attached serial device and
the network, providing hardware and software flow control. So the baud rate, etc., of
the remote serial port is controlled by the settings for that COM port on a Windows
computer. If not selected, then the port serial configuration parameters are set on the
console server.
o With the “Emulate Baud Rate” selected, VirtualPort will only send data out at the
baud rate configured by the local application using the COM port.
VirtualPort for Windows continued
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