Redirected COM Port to Azure VM

Question

Is there a way to redirect your local COM Port(Serial Port) to an Azure Windows VM? The option is there on the RDP Shortcut to enable it, but that doesn't work as the local COM Ports don't show on the VM.

Answer 1

The simplest solution may be to use a Comtrol or similar device. Captures and redirects the serial over ethernet. We used these in mining where the RS232 devices were miles away.

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Answer 2

It wasn't but basically you plug the hardware into the device then capture the redirected traffic from any where in the world assuming you can route the ethernet traffic. The NS-Link driver captures the RS232 via ethernet and presents it as a virtual com port on the receiving end.

Comtrol DeviceMaster RTS 1-Port is a single-port device server designed for network-enabling serial communications devices. When used with the included NS-Link™ driver software and a host PC, the DeviceMaster RTS enables placement of COM or TTY ports anywhere on an Ethernet network or across the Internet. In applications where connecting legacy serial devices to a PC without software changes is a requirement, a pair of DeviceMaster RTS units can be used to create a point-to-point serial tunnel across the network that seamlessly transfer serial data via TCP or UDP socket connections. This product is RoHS 2 Compliant under CE.

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Answer 3

No reason it couldn't work for any instance of windows.

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