User`s manual

NPort 6000 Series User’s Manual Software Installation/Configuration
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Linux Real TTY Drivers
Basic Procedures
To map an NPort 6000 serial port to a Linux host’s tty port, follow these instructions:
1. Set up the NPort 6000. After verifying that the IP configuration works and you can access the
NPort 6000 (by using ping, telnet, etc.), configure the desired serial port on the NPort 6000 to
Real COM mode.
2. Install the Linux Real tty driver files on the host
3. Map the NPort serial port to the host’s tty port
Hardware Setup
Before proceeding with the software installation, make sure you have completed the hardware
installation. Note that the default IP address for the NPort 6000 is 192.168.127.254.
NOTE
After installing the hardware, you must configure the operating mode of the serial port on your
NPort 6000 to Real COM mode.
Installing Linux Real TTY Driver Files
1. Obtain the driver file from the included CD-ROM or the MOXA website, at
http://www.moxa.com
.
2. Log in to the console as a super user (root).
3. Execute cd / to go to the root directory.
4. Copy the driver file npreal2xx.tgz to the / directory.
5. Execute tar xvfz npreal2xx.tgz to extract all files into the system.
6. Execute /tmp/moxa/mxinst.
For RedHat AS/ES/WS and Fedora Core1, append an extra argument as follows:
# /tmp/moxa/mxinst SP1
The shell script will install the driver files automatically.
7. After installing the driver, you will be able to see several files in the /usr/lib/npreal2/driver
folder:
> mxaddsvr (Add Server, mapping tty port)
> mxdelsvr (Delete Server, un-mapping tty port)
> mxloadsvr (Reload Server)
> mxmknod (Create device node/tty port)
> mxrmnod (Remove device node/tty port)
> mxuninst (Remove tty port and driver files)
At this point, you will be ready to map the NPort serial port to the system tty port.
Mapping TTY Ports
Make sure that you set the operation mode of the desired NPort 6000 serial port to Real COM
mode. After logging in as a super user, enter the directory /usr/lib/npreal2/driver and then
execute mxaddsvr to map the target NPort serial port to the host tty ports. The syntax of
mxaddsvr is as follows:
mxaddsvr [NPort IP Address] [Total Ports] ([Data port] [Cmd port])