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''Note that this setup currently needs to be updated to TCP mode! (All is equal but UDP no longer used as protocol)''

==Lantronix Device Installer==

'''NOTE:''' Lantronix Device Installer does not work with Xport Edge

Lantronix Device Installer can be used to discover and check settings of the Xport<br>
Note it might be that with some restricted LAN configuration (for example, NAT mode in a virtual machine running windows), these parameters won't show up completly.

[[File:Lantronix-Device-Installer-Discovery_1.png|640px|Mode-S Beast - Lantronix Device Installer]]<p>
[[File:Lantronix-Device-Installer-Discovery_2.png|640px|Mode-S Beast - Lantronix Device Installer]]<p>

==Setting up for UDP mode==

This mode is used in order to directly transfer data from the Mode-S Beast over the network to Planeplotter.
For Xport use, it is quite essential to use the binary format, so DIP#3 must be ON.

===Planeplotter Setup===

[[File:Xport-udp-pp-setup.gif|Xport UDP Planeplotter Setup]]

===Xport Network Setup===

Before doing any other work, you need to set the CPU Performance Mode to '''High''', press '''OK''' and then '''Apply Settings'''

[[File:Xport-server-settings.gif|700px|Xport Server Settings]]

====Xport Network Settings====

'''Important Note:''' While configuring, you always have to press '''OK''' button at the bottom, plus '''Apply Settings''' in the left hand menu.

[[File:Xport-network-settings.gif|700px|Xport Network Settings]]

===Xport Connection Settings===

[[File:Xport-connection-settings.gif|700px|Xport Connection Settings]]

===Xport Serial Settings===

Mind that here I was using 230400 baud rate, however 921800 is recommended.

[[File:Xport-serial-settings.gif|700px|Xport Serial Settings]]

==Setting up for TCP mode / COM port over Ethernet==

Newer versions of Planeplotter provide a direct TCP interface to the Xport, so data is not just streamed over the network but instead transmitted without loss and only if a device is connected.

===Xport TCP Settings Example===

[[File:Xport-tcp-settings1.png|640px|Xport TCP Settings (1)]]<p>
[[File:Xport-tcp-settings2.png|640px|Xport TCP Settings (2)]]<p>




You can also interface the TCP to the [http://www.lantronix.com/device-networking/utilities-tools/com-port-redirector.html Lantronix Com Port Redirector], which installs a COM port for the application side.

===Additional Hints===

* '''Factory reset without serial:'''<br>Telnet to port 9999. Then you get a simple console menue, much like the BIOS setup of your PC. Simply do a factory reset, save and exit, and after a moment you will have it back on factory defaults.
* '''Firmware upgrade of the Lantronix Xport:'''<br>There is a [http://ltxfaq.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1597 FAQ of Lantronix], but ensure that the hardware revision of the Lantronix matches to that.