Serial to Ethernet Connector
Serial to Ethernet Connector (formerly VSPD.net) is the software-based solution that allows you to share up to 255 serial port devices over TCP/IP network turning your computer into low-cost terminal server. As the result, any serial port device connected to COM port could be accessed from anywhere in the world as if it is attached to local PC.
Serial to Ethernet Connector uses virtual serial port technology which fully emulates real serial ports and duplicates all their functionality. Windows OS treats virtual serial ports in the same way as real ones therefore you are no longer limited to just 2 real ports (less/any number of physical ports you have) per system and may create COM port connections without occupying any real serial port. To create such connection you should create serial port's connection pairs on two computers. You will specify IP address and port number to access to (in case you are setting up the client), port number and TCP/COM options to listen to (in case you are establishing the terminal servers) or remote serial port name to access (if you are emulating null-modem connection). These settings will be used to connect to remote computer. When serial port device, attached to real COM port, sends communication data it will be actually transmitted over TCP/IP network.
Formerly known as VSPD.Net Serial to Ethernet Connector has completely new interface and greatly revamped engine. It provides the ability to create three different types of connection:
- Port-to-port connection, which lets you connect two computers over TCP/IP network. In this way you can emulate virtual null-modem cable connection. Serial to Ethernet Connector allows you to customize remote serial port settings locally or dynamically fetch these settings from the remote end. With Serial to Ethernet Connector you are no longer restricted by null-modem cable length and can establish direct connection with virtually every PC over the world
- Port-to-TCP client, which allows you to connect to remote server and send/receive communication serial data over TCP/IP network. All that you have to do is specify remote server's IP address (or network name) and TCP port to connect to and open local COM port. Once connection is established, all data sent from remote serial port device, attached to the server, will be genuinely delivered to local serial port where it can be further processed
- Port-to-TCP server: you will find it indispensable to establish multiple connections to local serial port device and redistribute COM port device data all over the world. Server listens to all incoming connections at the defined TCP port and redirects input/output serial data to TCP/IP network. You may specify TCP port to listen to, COM port and TCP port access rights, etc. Server could be configured to start automatically on system boot, taking advantage of Windows services approach
Serial to Ethernet Connector Screenshot
What's new:
- Improved: UDP connection (now source TCP port in UDP packet header is set properly)
- Improved: Telnet protocol stability
- Fixed: minor bug in interface
- Fixed: bug in connection establishing while using Telnet protocol
- Fixed: minor bug with memory leak while using Telnet protocol
- Fixed: several bugs and glitches
Serial to Ethernet Connector Features:
- Manage port signal lines states in connections
- Verify connection's integrity by using "send command to keep connection alive" feature
- Set pauses after which all received data is sent to remote end when using UDP as underlayer protocol
- Share your serial ports and devices with others over TCP/IP network
- Both TCP/IP and UDP/IP protocols are supported
- Easily connect to remote computer using TCP/IP Telnet protocol, with the RFC 2217 Telnet extensions for COM Port Control
- Share more than 255 serial ports simultaneously for remote connections
- Serial port names are not restricted to COMxx only and may have virtually any name
- High speed data exchange from/to virtual serial port (up to 256 kbits)
- Virtual serial ports work like real physical ports
- Automatically restore connection within a customizable timeout on connection brakes
- Small packet transmission speed can be increased by disabling Nagle algorithm
- Dynamically change COM port parameters without necessity to reopen or re-create it
- Ports could be automatically configured every time you boot your PC
- Map your real serial port to any other virtual or real port
- Customize advanced connection settings when you switch to the new Advanced mode
- Easily track all program's activity in the new "Activity log"
- Secure your data transmission over network by authorization system and traffic encryption
- Connection speed in serial port pairs is much more reliable and faster than in physical links
- Ability to create your own libraries for authorization and encryption (OEM only)
- User-friendly and convenient program interface
- Fully compatible with Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista
- Fully compatible with HyperThreaded and multi-processor systems
- Works under virtual machine
- Single license allows you to install this application on two computers to provide client-server architecture
FREE Serial to Ethernet Connector download
Version: 4.1
Release date: 2nd August, 2007
Build date: 22nd April, 2008
File size: 5.61 MB
Demo version limitations:
- 14-day trial period
Serial to Ethernet Connector component compatibility:
- Windows NT 4.x
- Windows 2000
- Windows 2003 x32
- Windows XP x32
- Windows XP x64
- Windows Vista x32
- Windows Vista x64
- Windows Server 2008 x32
- Windows Server 2008 x64
