This document should allow you to connect a serial device to an ethernet network using a serial device server the example here is using a personal weather station ws 2310 as the serial device and a moxa nport express de 311 as the device server.
How to use ethernet to serial cable.
There is a special term for this type of a cable.
For serial on a laptop you should get a usb adapter.
How to use serial to ethernet connector download serial to ethernet connector to install on a computer with a serial port to share and also on a computer that.
A null modem cable which basically means you need to have tx and rx crossed over because you can have different configurations for example db 9 to db 9.
As far as i know you can t use them as serial ports and i looked for ways to do this for a project.
Device servers are almost generic.
Remove unnecessary inner wires.
If you want to see what a coaxial cable is like look at the thick cable that links your tv antenna to your tv set.
All that s left now are the pinouts required to use a serial cable connection directly.
Strip the ethernet cable.
And db 25 to db 25 i have created.
Open local com port.
Map the 9 pin holes to inner cables using multimeter.
Some ethernet networks use coaxial cables but that s rarer and present in rather large lans which span over areas between buildings.
An ethernet port like in your laptop has way more hardware in it than a serial port including magnetics.
First plug the ethernet to usb adapter into the camera adapter then plug an ethernet cable into the usb ethernet adapter.
Most serial to ethernet adapters are hardware devices that also require you to install software drivers complicating your setup.
How to make a 9 pin serial to ethernet cable step 1.
Ethernet is a specification for the physical layer of network technology.
Strip the serial cable.
After that connect the ethernet cable to your router.
Determine designated inner wires for ethernet cable.
Serial to ethernet connector converts your transmission without the need for any additional hardware.
Once done take the lightning cable and connect one of its ends to the camera adapter and the other one to the power adapter or powered usb hub.
Simply install the software and adjust a few settings and you are ready to go.