User Guide

Using RealPort
Manual Documentation Number ES1A -2907m pn6909-rev003 33
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Adding a Virtual COM Port using RealPort
Windows 2000/XP/Vista:
1. Locate the RealPort driver software on the CD you received with
your ES1A.
2. Find the RealPort setup.exe file for your PC’s operating system.
3. Start the setup.exe file. The RealPort Setup Wizard Welcome
dialog appears.
4. Select the Add a New Device, then click Next. The Select Device
dialog appears listing the IP Address, MAC Address and Model of
all devices on the network. To identify your ES1A compare the
MAC address listed with the MAC address on the label on your
ES1A.
5. Select the device to be configured as a virtual COM port and click
Next.
6. In the Select COM Port dialog that appears, select the COM port
number to be assigned to the ES1A. Click Next. A progress screen
will appear.
7. When the process is complete click Finish.
Windows 98, ME, NT 4.0:
1. Follow the readme.txt included with each O/S on the CD (no
setup.exe available).
Removing a Virtual COM Port using RealPort
Windows 2000/XP/Vista:
1. Locate the RealPort driver software on the CD you received with
your ES1A.
2. Find the RealPort setup.exe file for your operating system.
3. Start the setup.exe file. The RealPort Setup Wizard Welcome
dialog appears.