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1. #ADDDING A VIRTUAL PORT WINDOWS 10 INSTALL#
2. #ADDDING A VIRTUAL PORT WINDOWS 10 SERIAL#
3. #ADDDING A VIRTUAL PORT WINDOWS 10 MANUAL#
4. #ADDDING A VIRTUAL PORT WINDOWS 10 PC#

When I have a look at the device manager in the virtual machine, COM1 shows up as OK, but when I start the server configuration, it does not find the dongle located at COM1.Įven after following jorgensens How To, I get no success. With virtualbox I can configure port forwarding, but I did not succeed in configuring the COM port. There, I had no problem to access the COM1 from the virtual machine, but it does not support any port forwarding in NAT mode.

#ADDDING A VIRTUAL PORT WINDOWS 10 PC#

I was first trying to set it up using Microsoft's Virtual PC together with XP mode. The server needs to access a dongle, located at the COM port. I am trying to set up a license server on a virtual Windows XP. In the guest the port number can be changed in the Device Manager, as well as settings for buffers, timers, etc.įirst of all thank you Jorgensen for the detailed explanation. If still a problem with the USB initializing the following procedure usually will do the job link.

#ADDDING A VIRTUAL PORT WINDOWS 10 INSTALL#

Install the USB driver in the guest - I have found it is a good idea to restart the guest after the host routing is done and before the driver installation.

#ADDDING A VIRTUAL PORT WINDOWS 10 SERIAL#

You have the choice of installing the device USB driver on the host or cancel this installation, but the VirtualBox's host routing must be installed when the device is accessed for the first time in the guest.įrom the menu or status bar of VirtualBox frame check the Serial Port in the USB section. Important: Depending on version 'VirtualBox Extension Pack' must be installed to use an USB serial adapter. Select the configuration that corresponds to the VirtualBox settings as noted – likely configuration 0000.Ĭlose the box and you should be asked to reboot.Īfter reboot the COM1 port should now be working. In Windows 7 uncheck ‘Use automatic settings’ In the Resources tab select ‘Set Configuration Manually’ if you see it. In the Device Manager you should now see the COM3 port with a yellow warning icon.Ĭhoose COM1 from the ‘COM Port Number’ (Ignore possible 'In Use') Select Next, ‘Install the hardware that I manually select from a list’ and Next Select ‘Communication Port’ from Standard port types.įrom the Action menu select Add legacy hardware. Select ‘Install the hardware that I manually select from a list’ Go to the bottom and select ‘Add a new hardware device’ Open Add Hardware from the Control Panel.Īfter searching for hardware select ‘Yes, I have already connected the hardware’ and Next. If you see a COM3 port with a yellow warning icon skip the following sections. Open the Device Manager in the guest and go to the Ports (COM & LPT) section. If using a user defined IRQ for the guest, IO APIC may have to be enabled.

If the guest needs to see another port than COM1, change the Port Number to the requested port.

This can also be used for a one digit port number.įor other COM port than 1 replace the digit with port number.Īlso remember the IRQ and I/O Port settings. I have experienced the guest could become unstable without it.įor a host port number higher than 9, the naming \\.\comX where X is the port number, is required. In Guest Settings for Serial Ports set as follow Original it was posted in the Windows Hosts section for XP guest, but has now added Windows 7 settings.

#ADDDING A VIRTUAL PORT WINDOWS 10 MANUAL#

Because the description in the help and manual is very poor and others have had similar problems, I decided to write this guide after lots of trials.