Perle Systems Perle IOLAN DS1 - Manual (Page 84)

Serial Port Profiles
84 IOLAN DS1/TS2 User’s Guide, Version 3.4
General Tab Field Descriptions
Configure the following parameters:
Listen for
Connection When enabled, the IOLAN listens for a connection to be established by the
Workstation/Server on the network.
Default: Enabled
TCP Port The TCP port that the IOLAN will use to listen for incoming connections.
Default: 10000 plus the serial port number, so serial port 2 would have a
default of 10002
Allow Multiple
Hosts to Connect When this option is enabled, multiple hosts can connect to the serial device that
is connected to this serial port.
Default: Disabled
Connect To When enabled, the IOLAN initiates communication to the Workstation/Server.
Default: Disabled
Host Name The configured host that the IOLAN will connect to.
TCP Port The TCP Port that the IOLAN will use to communicate to the client.
Default: 0
Connect to
Multiple Hosts When enabled, allows a serial device connected to this serial port to
communicate to multiple hosts.
Default: Disabled
Define Additional
Hosts Button Click this button to define the hosts that this serial port will connect to. This
button is also used to define the Primary/Backup host functionality.
Initiate Connection
Automatically If the serial port hardware parameters have been setup to monitor DSR or
DCD, the host session will be started once the signals are detected. If no
hardware signals are being monitored, the IOLAN will initiate the session
immediately after being powered up.
Default: Enabled