User guide

Deciding the best routes
to getting connected
No
Yes
Do you want to run
NetPort with a FIXED
IP addresss?
Use WINSOCK or Direct
Socket method
Configure Redirector
to use Port 3001
Configure Redirector
to use Port 10001 and
enable Raw Mode
Power up NetPort on your LAN
Do you need to change
the Serial Port settings in
NetPort to match your
equipment?
Make your connection
No
Can you access the
RS232 Port and connect
to a PC or Terminal?
Yes
Access to a web
browser?
No
Yes
Do you know the
temporary IP address that
NetPort is currently on?
Yes
No
DEVICE
INSTALLER
WEB
MANAGER
RS232
SESSION
TELNET
Fix NetPort's IP address
No
Access to a
web browser?
No
Yes
Check NetPort Local Port = 14001
DEVICE
INSTALLER
WEB
MANAGER
RS232
SESSION
TELNET
Check NetPort Local Port = 10001
DEVICE
INSTALLER
WEB
MANAGER
RS232
SESSION
TELNET
No
Can you access
NetPort's RS232
Port and connect it
to a PC or
Terminal?
Yes
Access to a
web browser?
No
Yes
Using Redirector to
provide a Virtual Com Port
that magically connects to
NetPort?
No
Yes
Change NetPort Serial port settings
DEVICE
INSTALLER
WEB
MANAGER
RS232
SESSION
TELNET
Establishing the IP Address Establishing the connection mode
Changing NetPort to suit the
connection
Changing NetPort to suit your
equipment
No
Can you run Device
Installer on a PC on the
LAN to detect NetPort?
Yes
DEVICE
INSTALLER
WEB
MANAGER
RS232
SESSION
TELNET
Detect NetPort's IP Address
Dynamic IP address
allocated by a DHCP Server
(this means the IP could change
over time)
Use Monitor Mode
to establish
NetPort's IP
Address
No
Yes
Load Redirector on your
Windows PC/Server
No
Yes
Are you running
Redirector V3 or
later?
Can you access
NetPort's RS232
Port and connect it
to a PC or
Terminal?
Yes
No