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Device-level Ethernet Encapsulation Settings
Descriptions of the parameters are as follows.
 IP Address: This parameter is used to enter the four-field IP address of the terminal server to which the device
is attached. IPs are specified as YYY.YYY.YYY.YYY The YYY designates the IP address: each YYY byte should be in
the range of 0 to 255. Each serial device may have its own IP address; however, devices may have the same IP
address if there are multiple devices multi-dropped from a single terminal server.
 Port: This parameter is used to configure the Ethernet port that will be used when connecting to a remote
terminal server.
 Protocol: This parameter is used to select either TCP/IP or UDP communications. The selection depends on the
nature of the terminal server being used. The default protocol selection is TCP/IP. For more information on
available protocols, refer to the terminal server's help documentation.
Important: The Ethernet Encapsulation mode is completely transparent to the actual serial communications driver.
Thus, the remaining device settings should be configured as if they were connecting to the device directly on the local
PC serial port.
Note: With the server's online full-time operation, these parameters can be changed at any time. Utilize the User
Manager to restrict access rights to server features and prevent operators from changing the parameters.
Device Properties - Timing
The Device Timing parameters allow the driver's response to error conditions to be tailored to fit the application's
needs. In many cases, the environment in which the application runs may require changes to the Timing parameters.
Factors such as electrically generated noise, modem delays and bad physical connections can influence how many
errors or timeouts a communications driver encounters. Timing parameters are specific to each configured device.