Connect a Com-Server, a LAN modem or a Web-IO with serial interface to the network, establish a virtual COM port on your system and your serial application is network-capable; without having to program a single line of code.
| Revisions |
Date |
Changes and comments |
|
| 3.30 |
September 27, 2011 |
- Combined installation package (German, English, 32-bit, 64-bit)
- *.msi download format
- Renumbering of COM ports when there is a collision optimized
|
MSI - approx. 1.3MB
 |
| 3.24 |
July 08, 2011 |
- Renumbering of COM ports optimized
- Portmap can uninstall COM ports |
ZIP - approx. 833 kB
[on request] |
| 3.23 |
May 20, 2011 |
- LAN modem ports connection opening under Windows 7 optimized
- File selection boxes function under Windows NT
|
ZIP - approx. 818 kB
[on request] |
| 3.21 |
February 28, 2011 |
- New option: Opening COM ports possible even when a Com-Server cannot be reached
- Update behavior and installation routine optimized
- DNS resolution improved
|
ZIP - approx. 814 kB
[on request] |
| 3.14 |
June 25, 2010 |
- Optimized registration of virtual ports (rudimentary DeviceNode/DeviceInterface entries)
- Optimized DNS resolution incl. Companion tool
- Optional support of PURGE_TXCLEAR implemented
|
ZIP - approx. 731 kB
[on request] |
| 3.10 |
June 05, 2009 |
- Online help for modem ports expanded
- Loading of the LAN modem configuration corrected
|
ZIP - approx. 717 kB
[on request] |
| 3.08 |
May 11, 2009 |
- Installation/uninstallation under NT optimized
- Cosmetic changes to the configuration tool
- Problems with non-delayed COM-Open loops in connection with missing network connection resolved |
ZIP - approx. 714 kB
[on request] |
| 3.04 |
March 19, 2009 |
- Installation problems under Win NT eliminated
- Companion tool integrated into installation package
|
ZIP - approx. 702 kB
[on request] |
| 3.02 |
November 26, 2008 |
- NEW: Configuration tools as standard application
- NEW: Expanded Tool Portmap.exe (opening COM ports)
- Change in asymmetrical Xon/Xoff protocol (fInx =! fOutx)
- Optimizing for operation with security software
- Optimized installation routine
After installing Version 3.02 the configuration tool for the COM Port Redirector is no longer in the Control Panel, but rather in the Windows Start menu in the program groupW&T COM Port Redirector. As part of the installation it is possible to create a corresponding desktop icon.
|
ZIP - approx. 562 kB
[on request] |
| 3.00 |
May 19, 2008 |
- NEU: Installation per MSI
- NEW: Configuration tool also in the Windows Start menu
- NEW: File import/export of the inventory list and settings
- Revised and expanded online help/manual
- Load-optimized control connection
- Optimized handling of invalid baud rates
- Expanded configuration tool test function
- Various cosmetic corrections
- Problem when starting the configuration tool/applet remedied
|
ZIP - approx. 785 kB
[on request] |
| 2.81 |
January 17, 2008 |
- Optimized internal queue handling
- Changed control applet to Unicode
|
ZIP - approx. 504 kB
[on request] |
| 2.80 |
August 23, 2007 |
- Deleting COM ports was not possible in Version 2.73
- NEW: Numerical specification of the TCP port for supporting NAT |
ZIP - approx. 501 kB
[on request] |
| 2.73 |
June 28, 2007 |
- Max. length of domain names expanded
- Support via DHCP-assigned DNS server
- Optimized error messages |
ZIP - approx. 501 kB
[on request] |
| 2.70 |
January 25, 2007 |
- NEW: Support for Windows Vista
- NEW: Freely editable comments for each COM port
- NEW: Dialog-free installation by running setup.exe with option /q
|
ZIP - approx. 474 kB
[on request] |
| 2.64 |
October 19, 2006 |
- Optimized reconnect behavior for interrupted network connections
- Default parity changed from Even to No
- TCP keepalive for data port activated |
ZIP - approx. 469 kB
[on request] |
| 2.62 |
March 28, 2006 |
- NEW: Support for 64-bit Windows systems
- Cosmetic changes to control applet
- Internal adjustments to the LAN modem ports
|
ZIP - approx. 468 kB
[on request] |
| 2.61 |
February 14, 2006 |
- Optimized timing and handling of the connections under Windows 2000/XP/2003 |
ZIP - approx. 296 kB
[on request] |
| 2.60 |
January 04, 2006 |
- Internal modifications for operating on multi-processor systems
- Renumbering of COM ports without having to restart the computer under XP/2003 optimized
- Conflict checking of the control applet revised
|
ZIP - approx. 296 kB
[on request] |
| 2.54 |
December 06, 2005 |
- Problem in restoring the connection to the COM-Server remedied
- Cosmetic corrections in Setup and Control Applet
|
ZIP - approx. 296 kB
[on request] |
| 2.53 |
October 05, 2005 |
- NEW: DNS Support; target devices can now be specified by their host name
- Control of the Control applet optimized
- Error handling for MDL allocation corrected
|
ZIP - approx. 296 kB
[on request] |
| 2.50 |
April 05, 2005 |
- Closing of the TCP connection to the Com-Server corrected
- Interaction with antivirus software optimized |
ZIP - approx. 291 kB
[on request] |
| 2.49 |
December 13, 2004 |
- Optimized utilization of the send and receive buffers
- Recommended value range for connect timeout extended |
ZIP - approx. 287 kB
[on request] |
| 2.47 |
April 17, 2004 |
- Optimized handling of repeated calls to SetCommMask() |
ZIP - approx. 287 kB
[on request] |
| 2.46 |
April 26, 2004 |
- Additional function: The status of RI and DCD can be determined manually or as a copy of CTS / DSR
- Optimizations when operating with soft links and in combination with the companion tool as well as the Windows printer spooler
- Visual corrections |
ZIP - approx. 287 kB
[on request] |
| 2.43 |
December 17, 2003 |
- Additional option: "Discard transmitted data in the case of connection disorders"
- Process for status queries optimized |
ZIP - approx. 273 kB
[on request] |
| 2.41 |
October 7, 2003 |
- Improved diagnostics messages when renumbering ports
- Optimizations together with W&T Companion Tool
- Addition of 110 baud (only when used with Highspeed Com-
Servers firmware version 1.35 and higher) |
ZIP - approx. 267 kB
[on request] |
| 2.40 |
June 24, 2003 |
- Takes into account COM ports which are unused by reserved by other programs (e.g., USB interfaces) in Windows 2000
- Visual corrections of the control applet
|
ZIP - approx. 265 kB
[on request] |
| 2.34 |
February 03, 2003 |
- Event handling of the modem ports and soft-links Optimized
- Some visual changes to the control applet
- Registry configuration expanded |
ZIP - approx. 274 kB
[on request] |
| 2.31 |
October 23, 2002 |
Packet handling of the control connection optimized |
ZIP - approx. 271 kB
[on request] |
| 2.30 |
August 27, 2002 |
System password support for
connections with Com-Server Highspeed added |
ZIP - approx. 271 kB
[on request] |
| 2.25 |
May 14, 2002 |
Modified handling of event_char
(affects e.g. problems when accessing the dialup network) |
ZIP - approx. 678 kB
[on request] |
| 2.24 |
March 21, 2002 |
Corrected counter for queued send-data
(affects problems when accessing Simatic S7 with Step7) |
ZIP - approx. 672 kB
[on request] |
| 2.23 |
January 10, 2002 |
Optimized performance for Soft-Links |
ZIP - approx. 671 kB
[on request] |
| 2.22 |
December 14, 2001 |
Visual corrections in control applet |
ZIP - approx. 135 kB
[on request] |
| 2.21 |
December 12, 2001 |
Additional functions:
- LAN-Modem calls can be received
- Computer-computer couplings (= Soft-Links) are possible |
ZIP - approx. 135 kB
[on request] |
| 2.20 |
August 27, 2001 |
Network side licensing test eliminated |
ZIP - approx. 202 kB
[on request] |
| 2.11 |
July 6, 2001 |
COM Port Redirector for Windows NT/2000
|
ZIP - approx. 124 kB
[on request] |
