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Server Properties Configuration

Chapter 5

Manual Documentation Number: ESP904-4513m

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

RS-232

– When this mode is selected and the server updated, the

selected serial port will become an RS-232 serial port on the server.



RS-422

– When this mode is selected and the server updated, the

selected serial port will become an RS-422 serial port on the server.



RS-485

– When this mode is selected and the server updated, the

selected serial port will become an RS-485 serial port on the server.

Connection At

When the

Connection Mode

field is set to

Client

Client (no heartbeat)

this field becomes active, allowing the ESP901/902 (acting as a client) to
connect to the server either on

Power up

or on

Data Arrival

(first character

arriving).

Max Connection

This field allows the user to configure the

Serial Server

to have up to eight

TCP connections.

Remote IP Address

This is a security feature activated by entering the IP address of the desired
client. The ESP904 will only communicate with the listed IP address and all
other requests for connection will be filtered out. The ESP904 must be set up
as a

TCP

UDP Server

to use this feature. The default setting is

255.255.255.255

Paired Mode

is not being used, do not change this setting until the

application has been tested and is communicating properly. Then activate the
address filtering feature.

Refer to Chapter 1 Paired Mode

Update/Save

Server properties must be updated separately for each serial port. Updating
varies slightly depending on which of the four configuration user interfaces
are used.

Updating the Server Properties in ESP Manager

From the

Server Properties

screen, click the

Update

button to store the configuration

settings for the currently selected port. The vcomui dialogue box will appear

ndicating you must restart the device before the new settings will take effect.