Simply route your serial COM port into the network. The W&T COM Port Redirector provides an elegant workaround to this dilemma. In Windows it provides up to 255 virtual COM ports whose devices are distributed in the TCP/IP network - even worldwide if needed. Now serial software which has often proven itself over many years can be made network-capable without chaning a single line of code. One positive side-effect of this solution is galvanic isolation between the computer and the respective terminal device. The COM Port Redirector is available in three versions for Windows 95/98/ME, Windows NT/2000 as well as all newer Windows versions from XP and higher. It can be installed in just a few steps and without restarting the computer: Install driver, link virtual COM to the IP address or URL, and connect the serial device with the Com-Server to the network ... that’s it! The application opens as usual, for example, the COM3 port, which however is now no longer local on the computer, but rather is located somewhere in the network.
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