This table contains the settings for data transmission over the serial interface.
Note: Please note that all of these parameters can be overwritten by the remote site if the RFC2217 negotiation is active. Current
settings can be viewed in the status menu.
LANconfig:
Console:
- Device type
- Selects a serial interface from the list of those available in the device.
- Port
- Some serial devices such as the CardBus have more than one serial port. Enter the port number that is to be used for the COM port server on the serial interface.
- Bit rate
- Bit rate used on the COM port.
- Data bits
- Number of data bits.
- Parity
- The checking method used on the COM port.
- Stop bits
- Number of stop bits.
- Handshake
- The data-flow control used on the COM port.
- Ready condition
- The ready condition is an important property of any serial port. The COM port server transmits no data between the serial port and the network if the status is not "ready". Apart from that, in the client mode the act of switching between the "ready" and "not-ready" states is used to establish and terminate TCP connections. The readiness of the port can be checked in two different ways. In DTR mode (default) only the DTR handshake is monitored. The serial interface is considered to be ready for as long as the DTR line is active. In data mode, the serial interface is considered to be active for as long as it receives data. If no data is received during the timeout period, the port reverts to its "not ready" status.
- Ready data timeout
- The timeout switches the port back to the not-ready status if no data is received. This function is deactivated when timeout is set to zero. In this case the port is always ready if the data mode is selected.
