1. Make sure that you have the latest PortGear USB to Serial drivers. You can download the latest drivers from our web site.

2. On the desktop, right-click My Computer &rqauo; Properties and then click Device Manager.

3. In Device Manager, click the plus sign (+) next to Ports to expand the list of ports available on your computer.

4. Double-click the USB Serial Port that you need to redirect. The following dialog box appears:
   
   

5. Click the Port Assignments tab. The following dialog box appears:
   
   

6. In Port Assignments, you can redirect your COM port in 2 ways.Change the COM port assignment to any available port.

7. In the New port name drop down list, click your desired COM port, and then click OK.
   Note: Your desired COM port may not appear on the list. If this occurs, please go to Step B.

8. Configure the Virtual COM Port assignments. In Port Assignments, click the Add button. The following dialog box appears:
   
   
   
9. Locate the application file. The application file is an executable (.exe) file. In this example we used the REX 5000, and since TrueSync* Plus software is used with the REX 5000, we selected the TrueSync.exe file.

10. Select the COM port (COM1-COM4) where you want to redirect the existing COM5 port. In this example, we selected COM4.

11. Click OK two times. The next time you open the application file that you are using, the COM port you selected is opened.

12. Congratulations! You have redirected your USB Serial COM ports. Change the COM port in your serial device to the COM port you selected in Step 8.

This applies to:

XircomŪ PortGear USB To 25 Pin Serial Converter (PGSDB25, U1-S25) XircomŪ PortGear USB To 9 pin Serial Converter (PGSDB9, U1-S9)