Perle Systems TS2 Network Card User Manual


 
Serial Port Profiles
84 IOLAN DS1/TS2 User’s Guide, Version 3.4
General Tab Field Descriptions
Configure the following parameters:
Listen for
Connection
When enabled, the IOLAN listens for a connection to be established by the
Workstation/Server on the network.
Default: Enabled
TCP Port The TCP port that the IOLAN will use to listen for incoming connections.
Default: 10000 plus the serial port number, so serial port 2 would have a
default of 10002
Allow Multiple
Hosts to Connect
When this option is enabled, multiple hosts can connect to the serial device that
is connected to this serial port.
Default: Disabled
Connect To When enabled, the IOLAN initiates communication to the Workstation/Server.
Default: Disabled
Host Name The configured host that the IOLAN will connect to.
TCP Port The TCP Port that the IOLAN will use to communicate to the client.
Default: 0
Connect to
Multiple Hosts
When enabled, allows a serial device connected to this serial port to
communicate to multiple hosts.
Default: Disabled
Define Additional
Hosts Button
Click this button to define the hosts that this serial port will connect to. This
button is also used to define the Primary/Backup host functionality.
Initiate Connection
Automatically
If the serial port hardware parameters have been setup to monitor DSR or
DCD, the host session will be started once the signals are detected. If no
hardware signals are being monitored, the IOLAN will initiate the session
immediately after being powered up.
Default: Enabled