Viewing the Vocera TAP Adapter Requirements

System

Vocera Platform uses and tests on TAP version 1.8.

Hardware

The Vocera Platform TAP integration uses DIGI SP ONE serial to IP converters to connect all serial devices to the Vocera Platform application. See the Configuring a Serial Device to Work with Vocera Platform documentation for additional information.

For a standard installation, where the TAP port is a physical device such as a pocket pager port, or an RS-232 port of a gateway server:

• A single DIGI SP ONE serial to IP converter is used.
• A Null Modem Serial Cable is connected from the pocket pager or RS-232 serial port to DIGI SP ONE serial to IP converter.
• Vocera Platform is configured to use the DIGI SP ONE serial to IP converter as a virtual serial port over the network.
• Vocera Platform may be deployed as either a physical or virtual server in this configuration.

For an installation where the TAP port is virtual, such as a virtualized gateway server of a nurse call system:

• The Vocera TAP Adapter should be configured to connect directly to the virtualized gateway as a client or a server, depending on the other end being a server or client respectively, using the TCP/IP host and port settings in the Vocera TAP Adapter. No DIGI is required.
• Vocera Platform may be deployed as either a physical or virtual server in this configuration.

Serial Device Port Settings

The serial device, such as Digibox, communicates with Vocera Platform using port 771/tcp, by default. See the Configuring a Serial Device to Work with Vocera Platform documentation for additional information.