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Chapter 5: Using Serial Server Manager
5.3 Software Overview
The Serial Server Manager window provides the following information:
• Menus (Server, View, Exit, Help)
• Server Icons (Firmware Upgrade, Virtual COM Configuration, Searching Server, Uninstall Virtual COM, Monitor Port Status)
• Serial Server/Virtual COM Lists
• Software Status (Ready, Updating, Searching, etc.)
5.3.1 Menus
Server
• Firmware Upgrade—Used when downloading new firmware to the Serial Server.
NOTE: See Chapter 9 for more information on upgrading firmware.
• Virtual COM Configuration—Selects the Virtual COM List. Double clicking on any COM port in the Virtual COM List brings up a
window that enables changing the virtual COM settings such as Flow Control, Protocol, IP address, and Port Number. Virtual
COM settings must match Serial Server port settings.
• Searching Server—Searches for Serial Servers on the network and brings back configuration information that will be displayed in
the Server Properties window.
• Uninstall Virtual COM—Enables virtual COM ports to be uninstalled from the Serial Server Manager window.
• Monitor Port Status—Brings up a screen that displays the following information associated with the selected serial port:
Serial TX: Displays the number of bytes of data sent to the serial device since the IP connection was established.
Serial RX: Displays the number of bytes of data received from the connected serial device since the IP connection was
established.
DTR/RTS: The DTR/RTS Port Status indicator displays the current logic state of the DTR and RTS hardware handshake (output)
lines for the selected Serial Server port (1 = asserted, 0 = not asserted).
DCD/DSR/CTS: The DCD/DSR/CTS Port Status indicator displays the current logic state being received on the DCD, DSR, and
CTS hardware handshake (input) lines for the selected Serial Server port (1 = asserted, 0 = not asserted).
Status: Indicates whether the client software has made a connection with the Serial Server.
IP Address: Displays the IP address of the connected client when there is a client connection.
• Save Configuration File—Enables the user to save the current configuration information to a file with a .vcom extension.
• Load Configuration File—Enables the user to load a configuration file.
View
Provides three viewing options for the Serial Server Manager screen:
• Toolbar—enables the toolbar (directly under the menu bar) to be viewable or hidden.
• Status Bar—enables the Status Bar (at the bottom of the screen) to be viewable or hidden.
• Split—enables the position of the split between the Icons pane and the Virtual COM List/Serial Server List panes to be dragged
horizontally using the mouse.
Exit
• Allows you to Exit the Serial Server Manager program.
Help
• Accesses the “About vcomui” dialog box, which indicates the software version number.
