Scannex ip.buffer User Manual
© UK 2007-2021 Scannex Electronics Ltd. All rights reserved worldwide.
Destination
How to deliver the data:
Type
Description
Section
Email push (SMTP
client)
Deliver by email
HTTP POST to
Cloud Server
Deliver by HTTP or HTTPS
FTP server
Computer collects data from
ip.buffer with FTP
FTP push
(client)
ip.buffer FTP pushes into a
central computer
TCP server
(passive)
Raw TCP/IP where computer
connects to the ip.buffer
TCP push
(active/client)
Raw TCP/IP where ip.buffer
pushes into a central computer
COM port serial
Send data to a free serial port
Legacy
ip.buffer emulates legacy
devices across TCP/IP or modem
None
No delivery of data (useful for
just pass-through)
[FTP server]
Storage
How to handle memory for the channel.
See section 12
The associated “Pass-through” socket can be used for engineer or administrative access to
the data source. When the pass-through socket is connected the data may not be stored –
this depends on the Pass-Through setting in 10.7.17.
It is also worth noting that each channel has its own method of delivering the data, so you
can mix-and-match methods to suit the needs of the system as a whole.
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Scannex ip.buffer User Manual
© UK 2007-2021 Scannex Electronics Ltd. All rights reserved worldwide.
Destination
How to deliver the data:
Type
Description
Section
Email push (SMTP
client)
Deliver by email
HTTP POST to
Cloud Server
Deliver by HTTP or HTTPS
FTP server
Computer collects data from
ip.buffer with FTP
FTP push
(client)
ip.buffer FTP pushes into a
central computer
TCP server
(passive)
Raw TCP/IP where computer
connects to the ip.buffer
TCP push
(active/client)
Raw TCP/IP where ip.buffer
pushes into a central computer
COM port serial
Send data to a free serial port
Legacy
ip.buffer emulates legacy
devices across TCP/IP or modem
None
No delivery of data (useful for
just pass-through)
[FTP server]
Storage
How to handle memory for the channel.
See section 12
The associated “Pass-through” socket can be used for engineer or administrative access to
the data source. When the pass-through socket is connected the data may not be stored –
this depends on the Pass-Through setting in 10.7.17.
It is also worth noting that each channel has its own method of delivering the data, so you
can mix-and-match methods to suit the needs of the system as a whole.
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