B&B Electronics VESP211 Series - Manual - Manual (Page 4)

Page 4 of 66 Manual Documentation Number: VESP211-5011m
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Installing and Starting Vlinx Manager .................................................................. 20
Discovering Serial Servers ................................................................................. 20
Configuring the Serial Server ............................................................................... 22
Overview of the Vlinx Manager ........................................................................... 22
Icons ................................................................................................... 23
Serial Server Information Table .............................................................. 23
Configuration Pane ................................................................................ 24
Logging In ....................................................................................................... 24
Navigating the Configuration Pages ..................................................................... 25
Setting up the Serial Server Name and Password ................................................. 25
Changing the serial server’s name: ......................................................... 26
Changing the password: ........................................................................ 26
Setting up IP Addressing ................................................................................... 26
Setting up Dynamic IP Addressing .......................................................... 27
Setting up Static IP Addressing .............................................................. 27
Setting up Serial Ports ...................................................................................... 27
Setting up Port Network Parameters ................................................................... 28
TCP Configuration ................................................................................. 29
UDP Configuration ................................................................................ 30
Setting up Virtual COM (VCOM) Operation ............................................... 32
Setting up Paired Mode Operation ........................................................... 33
Setting up Advanced Network Settings ................................................................ 35
Configuring when connections will be forced closed ................................... 36
Configuring when data packets are sent .................................................. 37
Saving/Restoring the Configuration Settings ........................................................ 40
Adding Virtual COM Ports ................................................................................... 40
Removing Virtual COM Ports ............................................................................. 41
Upgrading the Serial Server Firmware .................................................................. 44
Downloading Firmware Files ............................................................................... 44
To download the latest firmware files from an FTP site on the Internet ........ 45
To download the latest firmware files from a file ....................................... 45
Uploading the Firmware to the Serial Server ........................................................ 45
Diagnostics ........................................................................................................... 46
Testing a Serial Server Connection ..................................................................... 46
Testing a Virtual COM Port ................................................................................. 47