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NPort IA5150/5250 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator
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COM Mapping
Windows Administration Suite comes with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP Real COM drivers.
After you install NPort IA5150/5250 Administration Suite, there are two ways to set up the NPort
IA5150/5250 serial port as your host’s remote COM port.
The first way is with On-line COM Mapping. On-line COM Mapping will check to make sure
that the NPort IA5150/5250 is connected correctly to the network, and then install the driver on
the host computer.
The second way is with Off-line COM Installation, without first connecting the NPort
IA5150/5250 to the network. Off-line COM Mapping can decrease the system integrator’s effort
by solving different field problems. Via off-line installation, users can first process software
installation for the host, and then install the NPort IA5150/5250 to different fields.
Use the following procedure to map COM ports:
1. On-line COM Mapping:
Connect NPort IA5150/5250 to the network Æ Set NPort IA5150/5250 to the proper IP
address Æ Map COMs to your host Æ Apply Change.
2. Off-line COM Mapping:
Map COMs to your host Æ Apply Change Æ Connect NPort IA5150/5250 to the network Æ
Configure NPort IA5150/5250’s IP address.
On-line COM Mapping
1. Broadcast Search for NPort IA5150/5250s on the network.
2. Select the COM Mapping function group.