Owner manual
Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge 
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Parameter  Possible Values  Notes 
Wireless LAN WEP Key1  WEP64 – no more than 10 
characters (5 bytes) allowed 
(hex 0-9 A-F) 
WEP128 – no more than 26 
characters (13 bytes)allowed 
(hex 0-9 A-F) 
Wireless LAN WEP Key2  Same as WEP Key1   
Wireless LAN WEP Key3  Same as WEP Key1   
Wireless LAN WEP Key4  Same as WEP Key1   
Pre-shared Key Passphrase  WPA – ASCII string must be 
between 8-63 alphameric 
characters 
SerialNet Serial Parameters  <b, d, p, s, f > 
5, 8, N, 1, 0 (Default) 
Where: 
b = baud [1–9 or h] (see Table 4) 
d = data bits [7 or 8] 
p = parity [N, E, O] 
s = stop bits [1] 
f = flow [0, 1] 
Default IP  192.168.3.2 
Set to 0.0.0.0 to receive IP 
address from a DHCP server 
Factory default address 
[Submit]    Enters the changes made in the 
configuration table 
[Refresh]    Redisplays values of the configuration 
screen 
Table 4: Baud Rate Settings 
Baud Code  Baud Rate  Baud Code  Baud Rate 
1  600  6  19200 
2  1200  7  38400 
3  2400  8  57600 
4  4800  9  115200 
5  9600  h  230400 
2.  Change the parameters as needed to attach the FC-8 to the new network and 
press Submit.  
Important: When changing the IP address, input the same new address into 
both the Active IP Address field and in Default IP field. 
Note: It may take a few minutes for the update to complete. 
Warning: You must enter the correct network parameters. If the parameters 
are incorrect, the network will not recognize the unit and you will not be able to 
access the device until it is reconfigured using a special program
1
, which can 
be downloaded from the Kramer Web site. 
1 The FC-8 must be connected to a PC over the serial port while running the program 










