Fairbanks FB2550 SERIES - Manual (Page 107)

Section 5: Input/ Output
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5.10. IP OUTPUT CONFIGURATION, CONTINUED
7. The IP SETUP configuration
screen has several parameters to
program.
– The Local Port: can be a random
number which is assigned to the
FB2550.
– Port numbers are values from 0 to
65535.
– Ports 0 to 1024 are reserved for certain privileged services.
– The combination of port number and IP address is called a socket.
– The Local Port: and Remote Port: values should match.
Default = 5001
– The Remote Port: looks for information to forward to the Remote Host:
(remote device name) application.
– The Timeout: function is to stop communications when it is inactive.
– The Keep Alive / Linger settings will act as a means to keep the connections
active even when activity is limited.
8. Press PAGE FORWARD once.
– The settings shown assist with
networks which have active firewalls,
and permit the IP communications to
continue operating, instead of
becoming blocked by the networks
firewall settings.
9. Press the SAVE CHANGES button when any changes are made otherwise
the changes will be lost.
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Select BACK: CONFIGURATION MENU to return to the Configuration
Menu.