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Dedicated Address Mode
When the Passthrough State is set as Initiator and the Destination is Dedicated, the VBrick
appliance can be configured and identified using either an IP address or Host Name.
Configuration: Passthrough > COM2
Passthrough settings for COM2 are a subset of COM1. See Configuration: Passthrough >
COM1 for complete details. As noted, DTR and RTS are not available for COM2. Under no
conditions are RTS or DTR controls passed through end-to-end. All control handling is
local.
Configuration: System
This menu allows the user to set-system related parameters.
Configuration: System > General
Baud Rate
Rate of Passthrough port. Rate can be set to the following (Default =
9600): 110, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 3600, 4800, 7200, 9600, 14400,
19200, 28800, 38400, 57600, 115200.
Stop Bits
Number of stop bits for Passthrough port (1 or 2).
Parity
None, Even, Odd.
RTS Control
Force Off, Force On or Automatic. If automatic, the control will be
on when Passthrough is active. DTR and RTS are not available for
COM2. Under no conditions are RTS or DTR controls passed
through end-to-end. All control handling is local. DTR and RTS are
not available for COM2.
DTR Control
Force Off, Force On or Automatic. If automatic, the control will be
On when Passthrough is active. Not available on COM2. See note
above.
Operational State
Describes the current status of a Passthrough connection, including
error conditions, if any. Refer to the Network Status Section. This will
display
Active
if in Passthrough mode.
Idle Time out
5–2000 milliseconds. Default = 500. The interval between characters
at which metadata is inserted into the stream.
COM Interface
Type
Describes the COM interface connector. (RS422/485 options are
displayed only if main board has a Part Number ending in xxx3. See
Status: User Information > Main Board.)
• RS232 – standard RS-232 serial port connector.
• RS422/485 – RS-422/485 4-wire serial port connector.
• RS422/485 (Terminated) – RS-422/485 terminated.