User manual

Redirector Software for Windows PCs

Serial/IP is a general-purpose redirector client from Tactical Software that lets Windows-based PC

applications use shared serial lines on serial servers. The software is

compatible with numerous serial servers that use open TCP/IP

protocols.

With Serial/IP, you can configure Windows applications to communicate

with COM ports on a remote serial server as if they were local to the

PC. If the serial server supports the open protocol, COM Port Control,

additional control lines are available through the connection between

the PC and the device.

This document is updated for Version 3.0 of Serial/IP. You can find the

latest revision

of this information on the Tactical Software website.

Quick Start Procedure for the Serial/IP Client

Users with a basic understanding of Windows can follow the steps

below to be up and running in minutes. More information is available in

the full User’s Guide

on the Tactical Software website.

Fig. 1 – Main Window

1. Confirm the following:

• You are using an Intel-compatible PC running Windows 2000,

Windows NT 4.0 SP5, Windows ME, Windows 98 or Windows XP.

• Your PC is networked to a device-sharing server on a TCP/IP network.

• Your server is configured to provide COM ports for remote access at one or more TCP/IP port

numbers. Contact your server manufacturer if you are not sure how to do this. Note: Tactical Software

does not have detailed information on all serial servers. This information must be obtained from the

server manufacturer.

2. Install Serial/IP on your PC:

• Log in as a user with administration privileges. (It is not necessary to be an admin to use Serial/IP.)

• Quit all Windows programs that use COM ports.

• Run the Serial/IP installer program and enter your name, company and serial number in the boxes

provided. Then click Finish. Note: Inserting no serial number will invoke a 30-day evaluation.

• If you have previously installed an evaluation copy of Serial/IP, you will be prompted to run the Uninstall

procedure.

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Redirector Software for Windows PCs Serial/IP is a general-purpose redirector client from Tactical Software that lets Windows-based PC applications use shared serial lines on serial servers. The software is compatible with numerous serial servers that use open TCP/IP protocols. With Serial/IP, you can configure Windows applications to communicate with COM ports on a remote serial server as if they were local to the PC.
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3. Create the Serial/IP COM ports: • After the installer runs, the Select Ports Window appears (Fig. 2). Check one or more new COM ports for DialOut/IP to create and click OK. Note: The list of COM ports will not include those already in use by Windows on this PC. 4. Configure and verify Serial/IP COM ports: • The main Serial/IP Window (Fig. 1) should now be open. If not, right click on the Serial/IP icon in the System Tray (Fig. 3) and choose Configure.