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It’s no secret that specialized serial port redirector apps and devices may significantly simplify the process of COM port device development and debugging. What’s more, with the help of dedicated software and hardware solutions, ordinary users may remotely access serial port peripherals when they have no possibility to connect the devices to a computer directly.
In this article, we’ll tell you about what solutions allow accessing a remote COM device in the most efficient and secure way.
In order to access remote COM port over the network and use your device connected to this port, you should take several simple steps:
Share your serial device on the ‘server’ PC:
Once done, the COM port and the device attached to it will be shared over the network and can be accessed from the client PC.
For more information on creating a Server connection with Serial to Ethernet Connector, click here.
Connect to the shared serial device from the client computer:
Note: You can check the box Create as virtual port, and the app will create and use a virtual serial port when connecting the remote shared device to your client PC.
If you selected the virtual COM port option, you should also enable Strict baudrate emulation. It can be found in the Serial port settings;
This will limit the baud rate of the virtual port to the value it is actually opened with and will usually prevent potential data loss.
That’s it! Now the device that you have shared on the server machine will be connected to the client computer like it was a locally-attached peripheral.
It is also worth mentioning that the software offers a bunch of additional settings and options for remote serial port access. The app lets you configure Serial port settings, Connection settings, Proxy settings, Security settings, and Signal line settings. To learn more, click here.
Now let’s see when the ability to access serial ports over the network will be the most useful.
Share your serial device on the ‘server’ PC:
In case a physical connection between a serial device and a computer is not possible, you can use one of the hardware solutions provided by NetBurner. This company offers a wide range of compact Serial-to-Ethernet devices (adapters) that can efficiently and securely share your serial peripherals over the network.
Serial port redirector hardware come in handy for sharing serial equipment over local area networks or Ethernet. Their setup is not complicated. The client (remote) PC should run the software that is provided together with the hardware adapter. This software creates a virtual bridge with the NetBurner COM port redirector.
Specialized hardware will be especially helpful to those who cannot access serial ports directly. With the help of the hardware adapters, computers can exchange data with multiple remote serial devices at a time. The hardware tools make it possible to connect to serial ports embedded in networking equipment such as routers, switches, servers, etc.