COM Port Redirector

Our cross-platform serial port redirector will allow you to redirect COM traffic over a network, with up to 500 simultaneous connections. Either share or gain access to remote COM ports and any attached serial devices. Virtual COM ports can be created if a computer does not have the necessary ones. Redirection into virtual machines is possible as well.

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COM Port Redirector Usage Scenario

If an organization relies heavily on serial hardware, moving to the cloud may be difficult. Redirection software solves this problem by letting any server in the cloud infrastructure to also act as an access point for COM ports and devices.

After installing our COM port redirector on a computer with a fixed IP, it can be set up as a server. Other serial port redirector instances can then act as clients, connecting to it and sharing their local serial devices. Since the server is also part of a cloud, it can be accessed directly by other computers over the Internet, and used to interact with the COM ports on the other end.

Serial Port Redirector Features

Our COM port redirector is highly versatile, and can be adapted to a wide variety of situations. Find out why.

Cross-platform compatibility

The app is fully cross-platform. It supports both older and newer versions of Windows and Windows Server, in addition to running on both Debian and Red Hat-based systems.

UDP broadcasting

A broadcasting connection can have unlimited receivers, it’s like using a splitter. Connections can be switched between UDP and TCP as necessary.

Virtual machine support

Virtual machines often have no means of accessing serial hardware on the host machine. Installing the serial port redirector in the VM will allow it to connect to external devices.

Port settings and info

There is a wide variety of connection settings, including port names, a keep-alive toggle, and reconnection options. You can track the amount of passed data, and inspect the activity log.

Virtual COM port creation

Not every computer has a serial port, or the necessary number of ports. That’s why our app allows you to create virtual ports that act like real ones when interacting with software.

Different protocols supported

In addition to RS232, RS422 and RS485 are supported as well. This creates more opportunities to redirect various kinds of serial hardware.

How to Use the COM Port Redirector

1

Download and install the COM port redirector locally and on the cloud server.

Select your OS on the website, download the installer and run it

2

Create a Server-type connection on the cloud server. Add a virtual port to receive the data from remote COM ports.

Select “Server connection” and choose Telnet in “Network settings”

3

Create a Client connection on the local computer.

Choose “Client connection” on the remote machine

4

The two machines can now be connected and can transfer serial data.

Your new connection can be seen in the list on the left

What customers say

4.9 overall rank, based on 372 users reviews

Successfully used by 150+ companies worldwide

Daniele Besana

Network Engineer

Serial to Ethernet Connector turned out to be the most effective solution I've tried so far. Serial port virtualization technology offered by this software is an efficient alternative to using additional computers or expansion cards. This technology is particularly useful in my data transmission system, as virtual RS 232 interfaces provide the simplest way for remote access and management of serial port devices over the network.

Olivia Lane

Pollution Control Engineer

In our quality control laboratory, we use specialized instruments which communicate with computers via serial ports. To avoid constant relocation and re-calibration of the equipment, we decided to try sharing the devices over LAN. Serial to Ethernet Connector helped us do this easily. Now, if somebody needs to connect to a particular device, they can share serial over Ethernet and access it remotely via a terminal server.

Stefan Mueller

Solution Architect at Alpla

Serial to Ethernet Connector allowed us to connect the old devices with the new web-based app. The main reason for choosing Electronic Team was the interface of the software. It seems much more intuitive and modern than those of the competition. With Serial to Ethernet Connector, we don’t have to replace the older equipment that is connected to clients via serial interfaces and can continue using it with the new solution.

Emma Davis

Process Control Programmer

Serial to Ethernet Connector meets all of our key requirements. It’s reliable and offers password authentication and traffic encryption. These options are especially important to us, as we work with the point of sale terminals and need to keep our data protected. This app has made it super easy to access POS hardware via virtual serial ports shared over Ethernet.

James Meyer

Efficiency Engineer

The COM port sharing capabilities of Serial to Ethernet Connector has become an integral part of our diagnostic software for oil rig machines. After our engineers implemented the remote access functionality in our automation system, the service personnel can detect issues, affecting the system’s state, significantly faster and more efficiently.

Jacob Williams

Communications Engineer

I was looking for a way to pass through a TAPI device to a client Citrix XenDesktop session. Since it didn’t seem possible to map it to a client COM port in XenDesktop, I chose to go with a third-party solution. Serial to Ethernet Connector allowed me to forward my TAPI device across Ethernet to my virtual machine.

Claudio Corniani

Electronic Engineering Manager at PIUSI SPA (Italy)

We integrated the Serial to Ethernet Connector functionality into the hardware. This allowed us to virtualize a new serial port and redirect the communication traffic to the Ethernet port, without other modifications on our original software application. We increased our overall efficiency!

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