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Channel Properties — Serial Communications

Serial communication properties are available to serial drivers and vary depending on the driver, connection

type, and options selected. Below is a superset of the possible properties.

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Operational

Behavior.

Note: With the server's online full-time operation, these properties can be changed at any time. Utilize

the User Manager to restrict access rights to server features, as changes made to these properties can

temporarily disrupt communications.

Connection Type

Physical Medium: Choose the type of hardware device for data communications. Options include COM

Port, None, Modem, and Ethernet Encapsulation. The default is COM Port.

None: Select None to indicate there is no physical connection, which displays the

Communications

COM Port: Select Com Port to display and configure the

Modem: Select Modem if phone lines are used for communications, which are configured in the

Modem Settings

Ethernet Encap.: Select if Ethernet Encapsulation is used for communications, which displays the

Ethernet Settings

Shared: Verify the connection is correctly identified as sharing the current configuration with another

channel. This is a read-only property.

Serial Port Settings

COM ID: Specify the Communications ID to be used when communicating with devices assigned to the

channel. The valid range is 1 to 9991 to 16. The default is 1.

Baud Rate: Specify the baud rate to be used to configure the selected communications port.

Data Bits: Specify the number of data bits per data word. Options include 5, 6, 7, or 8.

Connection

Type,

section.

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Serial Port Settings

Ethernet

Serial Port Settings

Settings, and

Operation with no

section.