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Chapter 3: Installation and Initial Setup
3.5.3 Configuring via a Serial Port using Hardened Serial Server Software (Console Mode)
Your Hardened Serial Server can be configured via any serial port, using Hardened Serial Server Software. To use this feature, a
serial port on the serial server must be connected to the serial port of a PC (using a null modem cable).
Figure 3-5. Console mode setup.
To configure the serial server, it must be put into Console Mode, using the Reset switch.
NOTE: Refer to Section 6.2 for information on how to use the Reset switch to enter Console Mode.
3.6 Hardened Serial Server Operational Connections
Hardened Serial Servers can operate in Direct IP, Virtual COM Port, and Paired Modes.
In Direct IP Mode, applications can use TCP/IP socket connections or UDP/IP datagrams to communicate with the COM ports on
the serial server. In this type of application, the serial server is configured as a TCP or UDP server. The socket program running on
the PC establishes a communication connection with the serial server. The data is sent directly to and from the serial port on the
server.
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Figure 3-6. Direct IP and Virtual COM port connection.