TCP Connect Transport (Compact 7)
3/12/2014
Connectivity Manager uses the TCP transport (TCP/IP) for communication between the development computer and a Windows Embedded Compact powered device over an Ethernet connection. Windows Embedded Compact 7 supports a standards-based TCP/IP stack. The TCP transport enables devices to participate as peers and servers on local area networks (LANs) and remote networks.
Establishing a TCP Connection
Complete the following steps to connect your development computer to your device by using a TCP connection.
To establish a connection to a device by using the TCP transport
Click Start, point to All Programs, click Microsoft Remote Tools Framework 1.10, and then click Microsoft Remote Tools Shell.
On the Connection menu of the Remote Tools Shell window, click Manage Devices.
In the Connectivity Manager Configuration dialog box, select the device that you want to configure.
Click Properties for the chosen device.
In the Device Properties dialog box, in the Transport list, select TCP Connect Transport.
Note
You can select Show all registered transports to view all the available system registered transports.
In the Startup list, select TCP Bootstrap.
Note
You can select the Show all registered bootstraps check box to view all the available system registered bootstraps.
Click OK to save the settings.
If your TCP connect transport settings do not successfully connect to the device, you may need to also configure the TCP Bootstrap.
To configure the TCP connect transport
In Visual Studio, on the Tools menu, click Options.
In the Options dialog box, double-click Device Tools, and then click Devices.
In the Devices list, select the name of the device that you want to configure, and then click Properties.
In the Transport list, select TCP Connect Transport.
In the Bootstrapper list, select TCP Bootstrap.
Click the Configure button next to the Transport list.
In the Configure dialog box, you can specify an IP address for your device and also provide a fixed port number.
Click OK to save the settings.
After you configure the connection to the device, the next step is to connect to the device with the remote tool that you want to use. For more information, see Connect to a Device with a Remote Tool.
Note
If the development computer is using a firewall, you may not be able to connect a remote tool to a device using the TCP connect transport. The firewall may block the information that is required to establish the connection. To allow the remote tool to connect to a device that uses the TCP connect transport, you may have to configure the TCP connect transport to use a fixed port to communicate between the device and the host computer.