6. USING VIRTUAL PORT SERVICE [REALPORT]
6.1. VIRTUAL PORT DRIVER INSTALLATION IN WINDOWS XP
The installation of virtual serial port drivers should be done for the CD, by choosing:
- Drivers/Win98SEME – for Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME Operating systems,
- Drivers/Win2000 – for Windows2000 Operating systems,
- Drivers/WinXP2003Vista_x86_x64 – for Windows XP, Windows Server2003, Windows Vista Operating systems.
Installation of Virtual serial port drivers is as follow:
1. Connect ADA-13040MG to ETHERNET (see p.3.2.1) and power (see p.3.2.6),
2. Press [Start] and select [Run...]
3. in the dialog window [Run] press [ Browse ]
4. select „My computer” and CD-Rom with „ADANET_DRV”.
5. select catalog Drivers/WinXP2003Vista_x86_x64.
6. select file „Setup32.exe” for 32-bits system or „Setup64.exe” for 64-bits and press [Open].
7. when the installation window will appear press [Next] .
8. will start the searching for converters in the network, found devices will be added to the list.
9. select the converter from the list for installation of virtual port driver and press [Next].
10. in window Describe the device select or not the Starting Com port and press [Finish]. The driver will be installed.
The Virtual Serial Port Drivers can be installed without connection of ADA-13040MG to ETHERNET and it is as follow:
1. press [Start] button, select [Run...]
2. in the dialog window [Run] press [ Browse ]
3. select „My computer” and CD-Rom with „ADANET_DRV”.
4. select catalog Drivers/WinXP2003Vista_x86_x64.
5. select file „Setup32.exe” for 32-bits system or „Setup64.exe” for 64-bits and press [Open].
6. when the installation window will appear press [Next] .
7. will start the searching for converters in the network.
8. if no devices were not found press [Next].
9. should be set in the window Describe the device:
– IP address for converter,
– number of installing COM port (No. Ports)
– Starting COM
and press [Finish]. The driver will be installed.
In this way installed virtual port can require the configuration in case of connecting the converter to network.
6.2. REALPORT CONFIGURATION IN WINDOWS XP
After installation of RealPort drivers, can be done configuration by the use the Device Manager of Windows and it is as follow:
1. Press [ Start ], select [ Properties/Setting ], press [ Control Panel ].
2. Double click icon [ Administrative Tools] and [ Device Manager ]
3. Press [Ports (COM & LPT)]. On fig. 31 is shown available serial ports COM1, COM2 and COM3 marked as ADA-13040MG which
was created after installation of RealPort driver.
4. Then select [Multi-port Serial Adapter], there will be the name ADA-13040MG.
5. Double click the name and the window [Properties] will appear.
6. Select [Advanced] and press [Properties].
7. Enter new name of virtual port for converter. In the window [Advanced Properties] click [ADA-13040MG] and then select
[Properties], press [Rename Ports], now it is possible to change the name of virtual port driver for example COM5, COM11 etc. To
accept the changes press [OK].
8. Select IP address, MAC, DNS server for communication with virtual port driver. In the window [ Advanced Properties] click
[ADA-13040MG] and then select [Network] (Fig. 32), and set the IP address, MAC Address or DNS name of converter for
communication with virtual port driver.
9. In the next window press [OK] to accept the changes.
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