Start / Stop a Port

This section describes how to start and stop a port. Starting/stopping a port requires administrator access rights.

When a port is stopped, you cannot send and or receive files with the port, and it will not respond to auto receive or remote request. The serial port is released, making it available for other ports or programs.

Stopping a Port

To stop a specific port, highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button, and select Port / Stop Port from the Client menu.

If a transmission is in progress, the following dialog is shown:

Stop port warning.

From this dialog you can choose to stop the port immediately, or wait until it becomes idle. If you do not wish to stop the port, press Cancel.

When the port is stopped, the port status shows Stopped, and the Stop Port menu item is disabled.

Starting a Port

To start a stopped port, highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button, and select Port / Start Port from the Client menu.

When the port is started, the port status will change to Idle, and the Start Port menu item is disabled.

Restarting a Port

To restart a port, highlight the port in the port list by clicking on the left mouse button, and select Port / Restart Port from the Client menu.

If a transmission is in progress, the stop port warning dialog shown above will be displayed.

When a port is restarted, it will first be stopped, and then started. The port status might change briefly to Stopped before returning to Idle.