General tab field descriptions – Perle Systems IOLAN SCS User Manual
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Serial Port Profiles
General Tab Field Descriptions
The
TruePort General
tab determines how the TruePort connection is initiated and then sets up the
appropriate connection parameters.
Configure the following parameters:
Connect to remote
system
When enabled, the IOLAN initiates communication to the TruePort client.
Default: Enabled
Host Name
The configured host that the IOLAN will connect to (must 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 hosts that this serial port will connect to. This
button is also used to define the Primary/Backup host functionality.
Adding/Editing Additional TruePort Hosts on page 122
for more
information.
Listen for
Connection
When enabled, the IOLAN will wait for connections to be initiated 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