B&B Electronics PES1A User Manual

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Manual Documentation Number: PES1A/PESV1A-2907m  

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Select TCP Sockets to implement Direct IP Mode using TCP. When using 
TCP Sockets your converter can be configured as a TCP server or TCP 
client.  

If your PES1A/PESV1A is configured as a TCP server, other 
network devices can initiate a TCP connection with the serial device 
connected to the PES1A/PESV1A serial port. (This is also referred 
to as reverse telnet.) Network devices initiating connections must be 
configured with the IP address of the PES1A/PESV1A and the TCP 
port number associated with its serial port.  

After selecting TCP Sockets, click Apply to return to the Serial 
Port Configuration page. Select the TCP Server Settings as 
required by your application. 

  

For each option, the TCP port number is shown. You can also 
Enable TCP Keep Alive for each selection. (If Enable Keep Alive 
is selected the connections is maintained even if no data is being 
sent.) 

If your PES1A/PESV1A is configured as a TCP client it will 
automatically establish a bi-directional TCP connection between the 
serial device and a server or other networked device. Selecting 
Automatically establish TCP connections enables this feature and 
its configuration options become available.