B&B Electronics VESR4X4 - Manual - Manual (Page 4)

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Ethernet Pass-through Port ................................................................................ 21
VESR4x4 Serial Server Configuration .................................................................. 23
Configuring via the Network using Vlinx Manager ...................................... 23
Configuring via the network using a Browser ............................................ 23
Configuring via a Serial Port using Vlinx Manager (Console Mode) ............... 24
VESR4x4 Serial Server Operational Connections ................................................... 24
Installing and Starting Vlinx Manager .................................................................. 26
Discovering Serial Servers ................................................................................. 27
Configuring the Serial Server ............................................................................... 28
Overview of the Vlinx Manager ........................................................................... 28
Icons ................................................................................................... 29
Serial Server Information Table .............................................................. 29
Configuration Pane ................................................................................ 30
Logging In ....................................................................................................... 31
Navigating the Configuration Pages ..................................................................... 31
Setting up the Serial Server Name and Password ................................................. 32
Changing the serial server’s name: ......................................................... 32
Changing the password: ........................................................................ 32
Setting up IP Addressing ................................................................................... 33
Setting up Dynamic IP Addressing .......................................................... 33
Setting up Static IP Addressing .............................................................. 33
Setting up Serial Ports ...................................................................................... 34
Setting up Port Network Parameters ................................................................... 34
TCP Configuration ................................................................................. 35
UDP Configuration ................................................................................ 36
Setting up Virtual COM (VCOM) Operation ............................................... 38
Setting up Paired Mode Operation ........................................................... 39
Setting up Advanced Network Settings ................................................................ 41
Configuring when network connections will be forced closed ....................... 42
Configuring when data packets are sent .................................................. 43
Saving/Restoring the Configuration Settings ........................................................ 46
Adding Virtual COM Ports ................................................................................... 47
Removing Virtual COM Ports ............................................................................. 48
Upgrading the Serial Server Firmware .................................................................. 49
Downloading Firmware Files ............................................................................... 49
To download the latest firmware files from an FTP site on the Internet ........ 50
To download the latest firmware files from a file ....................................... 50