Server User Manual

Documentation Number: ESR90xW-4905m Table of Contents i
B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax [phone] – www.bb-elec.com
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION....................................................................... 1
ABOUT YOUR VLINX ESR90XW WIRELESS SERIAL SERVER ................................... 1
Features................................................................................................................ 2
Communication Modes ......................................................................................... 2
802.11 WIRELESS NETWORKING BASICS ................................................................... 3
802.11 Wireless Networking ................................................................................. 4
ESR90XW STARTUP PROCEDURE.............................................................................. 6
1. Package Checklist............................................................................................. 6
2. Hardware Setup ................................................................................................ 6
3. Power Up.......................................................................................................... 7
4. Set Up PC.......................................................................................................... 8
5. Configuration.................................................................................................... 8
6. Operation.......................................................................................................... 8
CHAPTER 2: VLINX ESR90XW HARDWARE............................................ 9
PACKAGE CHECKLIST ................................................................................................ 9
HARDWARE FEATURES ............................................................................................ 10
Indicators............................................................................................................ 10
Reset Switch........................................................................................................ 10
Connectors.......................................................................................................... 11
RS-485 Receiver Biasing..................................................................................... 12
RS-422/485 Terminating..................................................................................... 12
CONNECTIONS FOR SERVER CONFIGURATION.......................................................... 12
OTHER HARDWARE CONNECTIONS.......................................................................... 13
CHAPTER 4: DEVICE CONFIGURATION VIA WEB CONSOLE........... 15
ACCESSING THE WEB BROWSER.............................................................................. 15
CONFIGURING THE SERIAL PORT ............................................................................. 16
CONFIGURING COMMUNICATIONS MODES AND PROTOCOLS ................................... 16
CONFIGURING NETWORK PROPERTIES..................................................................... 17
CONFIGURING WIRELESS PROPERTIES..................................................................... 17
MANAGING USERS ACCOUNTS ................................................................................ 18
USING DEVICE STATUS INFORMATION .................................................................... 19
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B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax [phone] – www.bb-elec.com
B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph [phone] – Fax [phone] – www.bb-europe.com
CHAPTER 5: ADJUSTING THE BEHAVIOR OF DEVICE
COMMUNICATION PORTS ................................................................................. 21
POLLING STRINGS .................................................................................................... 22
TIMEOUTS................................................................................................................ 22
DATA QUANTITIES................................................................................................... 22
USING MULTIPLE CONDITIONS ................................................................................ 22
CHAPTER 6: DEVICE DISCOVERY AND VIRTUAL COM PORTS ...... 23
DEVICE DETECTION UTILITY ................................................................................... 23
VCOM PORT SETUP ................................................................................................ 24
APPENDIX A: VLINX ESR90XW TECHNICAL DATA................................... 25
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................................... 25
DEFAULT SERVER PROPERTIES................................................................................ 27
VLINX ESR90XW DIMENSIONAL DIAGRAMS ......................................................... 28
APPENDIX B: RS-232/422/485 CONNECTIONS................................................. 31
DB-9 PIN-OUTS FOR RS-232 AND RS-232/422/485 CONNECTIONS ......................... 31
TERMINAL BLOCK PIN-OUT FOR RS-422 AND RS-485 (VLINX ESR901W485 ONLY)
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APPENDIX C: CONFIGURATION PORT CONNECTIONS ............................ 35
RJ-45 PIN-OUT FOR CONFIGURATION PORT CONNECTION ....................................... 35
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY................................................................. 357