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Documentation Number: LES40xA-1105m Table of Contents i
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION............................................................................. 1
FEATURES.................................................................................................................. 1
COMMUNICATION MODES ......................................................................................... 3
Direct IP Mode ..................................................................................................... 3
Virtual COM Mode ............................................................................................... 3
Paired Mode ......................................................................................................... 4
Heart Beat............................................................................................................. 4
SERIAL SERVER QUICK START GUIDE ....................................................................... 5
Hardware Setup.................................................................................................... 5
Software Installation............................................................................................. 5
Serial Server Configuration.................................................................................. 6
Install Virtual COM Ports on PC.......................................................................... 7
Check Communications ........................................................................................ 7
CHAPTER 2: MAKING THE HARDWARE CONNECTIONS .......................... 9
PACKAGE CHECKLIST ................................................................................................ 9
SERIAL SERVER INDICATORS, SWITCHES AND CONNECTORS................................... 10
Indicators............................................................................................................ 10
Switches .............................................................................................................. 10
Connectors.......................................................................................................... 10
SERIAL SERVER/PORT OPERATIONAL MODES ......................................................... 11
Default Mode ...................................................................................................... 12
Console Mode ..................................................................................................... 12
Upgrade Mode.................................................................................................... 12
RS-232 Mode....................................................................................................... 12
RS-422 Mode....................................................................................................... 13
RS-485H Mode.................................................................................................... 13
RS-485F Mode.................................................................................................... 13
RS-485 Receiver Biasing..................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING THE SERIAL SERVER SOFTWARE................ 19
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION....................................................................................... 19
Automatic Installation......................................................................................... 19
Manual Installation............................................................................................. 19
Updating an Existing Installation....................................................................... 21
Opening the Serial Server Manager software..................................................... 22
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CHAPTER 4: USING SERIAL SERVER MANAGER....................................... 23
HARDWARE SETUP .................................................................................................. 23
SOFTWARE SETUP.................................................................................................... 24
SOFTWARE OVERVIEW ............................................................................................ 25
Menus.................................................................................................................. 25
Server Icons Pane............................................................................................... 27
Serial Server / Virtual COM Lists....................................................................... 27
Status Bar............................................................................................................ 28
SEARCH FOR SERVERS ............................................................................................. 28
CONFIGURE SERVER PROPERTIES ............................................................................ 29
CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING THE SERIAL SERVER PROPERTIES.......... 31
DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVER PROPERTIES .............................................................. 32
Server Name........................................................................................................ 32
Serial Number..................................................................................................... 32
Password............................................................................................................. 32
DHCP ................................................................................................................. 32
IP Address........................................................................................................... 33
Netmask............................................................................................................... 33
Gateway.............................................................................................................. 34
MAC Address ...................................................................................................... 34
Version & Date ................................................................................................... 34
Link Status........................................................................................................... 34
Server Serial Port ............................................................................................... 34
Baud Rate............................................................................................................ 34
Data/Parity/Stop ................................................................................................. 34
Flow Control....................................................................................................... 34
TCP/UDP Protocol............................................................................................. 35
Serial Timeout..................................................................................................... 35
TCP Alive Timeout.............................................................................................. 36
Connection Mode................................................................................................ 36
Delimiter HEX 1 and Delimiter HEX 2............................................................... 36
Force Transmit.................................................................................................... 36
Port Status........................................................................................................... 37
TCP/UDP Port.................................................................................................... 37
Serial Port Mode................................................................................................. 37
Connection At ..................................................................................................... 38
Max Connection.................................................................................................. 38
Remote IP Address.............................................................................................. 38
Update/Save........................................................................................................ 38