Configure RealPort mode using the Digi Navigator

You can use RealPort mode to enable communication between a device and your computer. RealPort exposes a serial port on a remote device as a standard COM/TTY port on a client computer. You can install the Digi Navigator, which helps you to easily configure your devices and computer to use Realport.

Each time the Digi Navigator is launched on your computer, any Digi devices that are on the network and support device discovery are discovered by the Navigator.

For each of the devices that have been discovered, you can set serial ports on the device to RealPort mode as needed, and then also enable the RealPort service. The COM ports on your laptop are also configured. These processes ensure that RealPort is configured on the device and on your computer.

Note You can also configure your device and computer to use RealPort serial port mode without using the Digi Navigator. See Advanced RealPort configuration without using the Digi Navigator.

Digi Navigator installation

The Digi Navigator can only be installed on a computer with a Windows OS. If you are using Linux, you can manually install and configure RealPort without Digi Navigator. For the Linux installation process, refer to the Get started: Install RealPort for LINUX in the RealPort Installation User's Guide.

Installation and configuration process

These steps explain how to install and configure the Digi Navigator.

Step 1: Install the Digi Navigator

Step 2: Configure RealPort on a Digi device from the Digi Navigator

Step 3: Install and configure RealPort on your computer

Note If you have Digi Navigator 1.0 already installed, Digi recommends that you uninstall it, as both versions of the Digi Navigator are not needed. See Uninstall Digi Navigator 1.0.

Digi Navigator features