Product specifications

Configuring the Serial Device Server
Silex
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Part Number 140-00188-180
5. Select the appropriate wireless encryption
mode and enter the required settings (check
with your network administrator for the proper
settings if you do not know them). Appendix A
lists the possible encryption settings.
Click the Submit button at the bottom of the
window (you may need to scroll) to save your
changes.
Now click I/O Port on the left side of the
screen to configure the serial port.
6. Configure the serial port settings so that they
match the settings on your device. For
example, if your device is set for 9600bps,
odd parity, and XON/XOFF flow control, you
must change the settings on the Serial Device
Server to these settings.
If you are using RS-422 or RS-485 (SX-510
only), select 422, 485, or 485HD (half-duplex)
as the mode.
Click the Submit button at the bottom of the
window (you may need to scroll) to save your
changes.
When you have finished with all your
configuration changes, you must restart the
Serial Device Server for these changes to
take effect.
You can skip the remainder of this chapter.
Using the Internal Command Console to Configure the Serial Device
Server
The Internal Command Console is a command line oriented method for configuring the Serial Device
Server. It provides more comprehensive capabilities than either ExtendView or the Internal Web Pages,
but is not as easy to use. Advanced users may prefer to use this method because it is concise, fast, and
powerful.
To use the Internal Command Console:
1. To access the Internal Command Console, enter the following command from the Windows
Command Prompt (MS-DOS Prompt), Mac OS X Terminal Utility, or UNIX/Linux command line:
You may skip this section if you have completely configured the SX-500 using ExtendView or the SX-500 Internal Web
Pages.