Device Properties — Ethernet Encapsulation
Device Properties — Ethernet Encapsulation
Ethernet Encapsulation is designed to provide communication with serial devices connected to terminal servers on the Ethernet network. A terminal server is essentially a virtual serial port. The terminal server converts TCP/IP messages on the Ethernet network to serial data. Once the message has been converted to a serial form, users can connect standard devices that support serial communications to the terminal server.
For more information, refer to "How to... Use Ethernet Encapsulation" in server help.
Ethernet Encapsulation is transparent to the driver; configure the remaining properties as if connecting to the device directly on a local serial port.
IP Address: Enter the four-field IP address of the terminal server to which the device is attached. IPs are specified as YYY.YYY.YYY.YYY. The YYY designates the IP address: each YYY byte should be in the range of 0 to 255. Each serial device may have its own IP address; however, devices may have the same IP address if there are multiple devices multi-dropped from a single terminal server.
Port: Configure the Ethernet port to be used when connecting to a remote terminal server.
Protocol: Set TCP/IP or UDP communications. The selection depends on the nature of the terminal server being used. The default protocol selection is TCP/IP. For more information on available protocols, refer to the terminal server's help documentation.
Notes1. With the server's online full-time operation, these properties can be changed at any time. Utilize proper user role and privilege management to prevent operators from changing properties or accessing server features.
2. The valid IP Address range is greater than (>) 0.0.0.0 to less than (<) 255.255.255.255.