Sometimes Windows client computers require a COM port redirection when using Remote Desktop Services (RDS) provided by a Windows Server OS, e.g for the usage of a serial attached smart card reader. This article provides information about enabling a COM port redirection on the server and ensuring it's not disabled in Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration or Group Policy. I read on a forum that this command is supposed to 'Enable Serial port redirection Server 2012 R2 globally'. Didn't do a thing. Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2.
Many software applications have been written to communicate with devices that are directly connected to a server’s serial COM port. Companies want to network enable these applications because the devices that were directly connected to the servers COM ports need to be moved to a remote location some distance way from the application server.
Serial Port Redirection Windows
Since the original application was designed to talk directly to a specific COM port, a solution, which is seamless to both the application and device, must be implemented to enable communication across an IP network infrastructure. In other words, a solution that makes the application think is talking directly to the COM port is required. People often refer to this as creating a 'virtual serial port' or creating a 'virtual COM port'. TruePort software, used with Perle Terminal Servers and I/O Device Servers provides an ideal solution.
Com Port Redirection Rds 2012
Perle’s TruePort is a COM port re-director driver utility that is installed on the application server. All COM port directed data sent by the application is re-directed by TruePort across the IP/Ethernet network to remote Perle Terminal Servers or I/O Device Servers which have the target devices connected to them. Data and serial port signaling is transparently communicated between the application and remote device.