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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................................................... 1-1 Chapter 2 Getting Started ................................................................................ 2-1 Chapter 3 Initial IP Address Configuration..................................................... 3-2 Chapter 4 Choosing the Proper Operation Mode .......................................... 4-1 Chapter 5 Web Console Configuration .................................
Event Type ...................................................................................................5-28 Monitor......................................................................................................... 5-30 Monitor Line ................................................................................................5-30 Monitor Async .............................................................................................5-30 Monitor Async-Settings ..............................
1 Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to MOXA NPort 5400 Series of advanced serial device servers that make it easy to network enable your serial devices. NPort 5410 comes with four RS-232 ports, and NPort 5430/5430I provide four RS-422/485 ports.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Introduction Overview NPort 5400 Series serial device servers are designed to make your industrial serial devices Internet ready instantly. The compact size of NPort 5400 device servers makes them the ideal choice for connecting your RS-232 (NPort 5410) or RS-422/485 (NPort 5430/5430I) serial devices—such as PLCs, meters, and sensors—to an IP-based Ethernet LAN, making it possible for your software to access serial devices anywhere over a local LAN or the Internet.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Introduction Product Specifications LAN Ethernet Protection 10/100 Mbps, RJ45, Auto MDI/MDIX Built-in 1.5 KV magnetic isolation NPort 5410 Serial Interface Interface No. of Ports Port Type Signals Serial Line Protection RS-232 4 DB9 Male TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND 15 KV ESD for all signals NPort 5430 Serial Interface Interface No.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Software Features Protocols Utilities Real COM/TTY Drivers Configuration Power Requirements Power Input Power Consumption Mechanical Material Dimensions (W × H × D) Introduction ICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, BOOTP, Telnet, DNS, SNMP, HTTP, SMTP, SNTP NPort Administrator for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP COM driver, Linux real TTY driver Web Browser, Telnet Console, or Windows Utility 12 to 48 VDC NPort 5410: 350 mA (at 12V max.
2 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter includes information about installing NPort 5400 Series.
Getting Started NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Panel Layout 2-2
Getting Started NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Connecting the Hardware This section describes how to connect NPort 5400 to serial devices for first time testing purposes. We cover Wiring Requirements, Connecting the Power, Grounding NPort 5400 Series, Connecting to the Network, Connecting to a Serial Device, and LED Indicators. Wiring Requirements ATTENTION Safety First! Be sure to disconnect the power cord before installing and/or wiring your NPort 5400 Series.
Getting Started NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual ATTENTION This product is intended to be mounted to a well-grounded mounting surface such as a metal panel. SG: The Shielded Ground (sometimes called Protected Ground) contact is the left most contact of the 3-pin power terminal block connector when viewed from the angle shown here. Connect the SG wire to an appropriate grounded metal surface.
3 Chapter 3 Initial IP Address Configuration When setting up your NPort 5410/5430/5340I for the first time, the first thing you should do is configuring the IP address. This chapter introduces the method to configure NPort’s IP address. Select one of the initial IP Address configuration methods to configure NPort’s IP Address. For more details about network settings, see the Network Settings section from Chapter 5, Web Console Configuration.
Choosing the Proper Operation Mode NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Initializing NPort’s IP Address 1. Determine whether your NPort needs to use a Static IP or Dynamic IP (either DHCP or BOOTP application). 2. If NPort is used in a Static IP environment, you can use LCM Display, NPort Administration Suite, ARP, Web Console, or Telnet Console to configure the new IP address. 3.
Choosing the Proper Operation Mode NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual There are four push buttons on NPort’s nameplate.
Choosing the Proper Operation Mode NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Main Menu Server setting Serial number Server name Firmware ver Model name Network Ethernet status setting MAC address IP config IP address Netmask Gateway DNS server 1 DNS server 2 Serial set Select port Baud rate Data bit Stop bit Parity Flow control Tx/Rx fifo Interface Tx/Rx bytes Line status Op Mode set Select port Select mode [mode] Real COM Alive timeout Max connection Delimiter 1 Delimiter 2 Force Tx Console D C D D D D C C C C C
Choosing the Proper Operation Mode NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual The second type of configurable option is when there are only a small number of options from which to choose (although only one option will be visible at a time). Consider the PARITY attribute under PORT SETTING as an example. Follow the tree graph to arrive at the following PARITY screen. The first option, NONE, is displayed, with a down arrow all the way to the right.
Choosing the Proper Operation Mode NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Take the following steps to use ARP to configure the IP address: 1. Obtain a valid IP address for your NPort from your network administrator. 2. Obtain the NPort’s MAC address from the label on its bottom panel. 3. Execute the ‘arp -s’ command from your computer’s MS-DOS prompt by typing: arp –s 192.168.200.100 00-90-E8-xx-xx-xx This is where 192.168.200.
Choosing the Proper Operation Mode NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual 4. Type 2 to select Network settings, and then press Enter. 5. Type 1 to select IP address and then press Enter. 6. Use the Backspace key to erase the current IP address, type in the new IP address, and then press Enter.
Choosing the Proper Operation Mode NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual 7. Press any key to continue… 8. Type m and then press Enter to return to the main menu. 9. Type s and then press Enter to Save/Restart the system. 10. Type y and then press Enter to save the new IP address and restart NPort.
4 Chapter 4 Choosing the Proper Operation Mode In this chapter, we describe the various NPort 5400 operation modes. The options include an operation mode that uses a driver installed on the host computer, and operation modes that rely on TCP/IP socket programming concepts. After choosing the proper operation mode in this chapter, refer to Chapter 5 for detailed configuration parameter definitions.
Choosing the Proper Operation Mode NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Overview NPort Device Servers network-enable traditional RS-232/422/485 devices, in which a Device Server is a tiny computer equipped with a CPU, real-time OS, and TCP/IP protocols that can bi-directionally translate data between the serial and Ethernet formats. Your computer can access, manage, and configure remote facilities and equipment over the Internet from anywhere in the world.
Choosing the Proper Operation Mode NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual ATTENTION The driver used for Real COM Mode comes with the NPort Windows Administrator. The driver is installed automatically on your computer when you install NPort Administration Suite. The important point is that Real COM Mode allows users to continue using RS-232/422/485 serial communications software that was written for pure serial communications applications.
Choosing the Proper Operation Mode NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual TCP Client Mode In TCP Client mode, NPort can actively establish a TCP connection to a pre-defined host computer when serial data arrives. After the data has been transferred, NPort can automatically disconnect from the host computer by using the TCP alive check time or Inactivity time settings. Refer to chapter 5 for more details. As illustrated in the figure, data transmission proceeds as follows: 1.
Choosing the Proper Operation Mode NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Reverse Telnet Mode Console management is commonly used by connecting to Console/AUX or COM ports of routers, switches, and UPS units. Rtelnet works the same as RAW mode in that only one TCP port is listened to after booting up. The system then waits for a host on the network to initiate a connection. The difference is that the RAW mode does not provide the conversion function provided by Telnet.
5 Chapter 5 Web Console Configuration The Web Console is the most user-friendly way to configure NPort 5410/5430/5340I. This chapter will introduce the Web Console function groups and function definitions. This chapter uses NPort 5230 as an example. The function and definition is totally the same with NPort 5400 series.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Opening Your Browser 1. Open your browser with the cookie function enabled. (To enable your browser for cookies, right click on your desktop Internet Explorer icon, select Properties, click on the Security tab, and then select the three Enable options as shown in the figure below.) 2. Type 192.168.127.254 in the Address input box (use the correct IP address if different from the default), and then press Enter. 3. Input the password if prompted.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration ATTENTION Refer to Chapter 3, “Initial IP Address Configuration,” to see how to configure the IP address. Examples shown in this chapter use the Factory Default IP address (192.168.127.254). The NPort 5410/5430/5340I homepage will open. On this page, you can see a brief description of the Web Console’s nine function groups.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Basic Settings Server name Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 39 characters NP[model name]_[Serial No.] Optional This option is useful for specifying the location or application of different NPorts. Time NPort 5410/5430/5340I has a built-in Real-Time Clock for time calibration functions. Functions such as Auto warning “Email” or “SNMP Trap” can add real-time information to the message.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Time server Setting IP or Domain address Factory Default Necessity None Optional (E.g., 192.168.1.1 or time.stdtime.gov.tw or time.nist.gov) NPort 5410/5430/5340I uses SNTP (RFC-1769) for auto time calibration. Input the correct “Time Server” IP address or domain address. Once NPort is configured with the correct Time Server address, NPort will request time information from the “Time Server” every 10 minutes.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Reset button protect Setting No or Yes Options are No and Yes, with default = No. Factory Default Necessity No Required NOTE: Select the Yes option to allow limited use of the Reset Button. In this case, the Reset Button can be used for only 60 seconds. I.e., 60 sec. after booting up, the Reset Button will be disabled automatically.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration IP Address Setting E.g., 192.168.1.1 Factory Default Necessity 192.168.127.254 Required (IP addresses of the form x.x.x.0 and x.x.x.255 are invalid.) An IP address is a number assigned to a network device (such as a computer) as a permanent address on the network. Computers use the IP addressed to identify and talk to each other over the network. Choose a proper IP address which is unique and valid in your network environment.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration DNS server 1 / DNS sever 2 Setting E.g., 192.168.1.1 Factory Default Necessity None Optional (IP addresses of the form x.x.x.0 and x.x.x.255 are invalid.) When the user wants to visit a particular website, the computer asks a Domain Name System (DNS) server for the website’s correct IP address, and the computer users the response to connect to the web server.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration NPort’s Auto IP report. 1. Use NPort Administrator’s IP Address Report function. 2. Refer the Appendix E for the “Auto IP report protocol” to develop your own software. Auto report to IP Setting Factory Default Necessity E.g., 192.168.1.1 or URL None Optional (IP addresses of the form x.x.x.0 and x.x.x.255 are invalid.) Reports generated by the Auto report function will be automatically sent to this IP address. Auto report to TCP port Setting E.g.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Port alias Setting 1 to 15 characters Factory Default Necessity None Optional (E.g., PLC-No.1) Port Alias is specially designed to allow easy identification of the serial devices which are connected to NPort’s serial port. Serial Parameters ATTENTION Check the serial communication parameters in your Serial Device’s user’s manual. You should set up NPort’s serial parameters with the same communication parameters used by your serial devices.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Interface Setting Factory Default Necessity NPort 5410: RS-232 only NPort 5410: RS-232 Required NPort 5430: NPort 5430: RS-485 2-wire Required RS-422, 2-wire RS-485, 4-wire RS-485 Operating Settings Press Operating Settings to display the operating settings for all of NPort’s serial ports. Real COM Mode TCP alive check time Setting Factory Default 0 to 99 min 7 min 0 min: TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 1 to 99 min: NPort automatically closes TCP connection if there is no TCP activity for the given time. After the connection is closed, NPort starts listening for another Real COM driver’s connection from another host. Max Connection Setting 1, 2, 3, 4 Factory Default Necessity 1 Required Max Connection is usually used when the user needs to receive data from different hosts simultaneously.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Delimiter 1 Setting 00 to FF Delimiter 2 Setting Factory Default Necessity None Optional Factory Default Necessity 00 to FF None Optional Once the NPort receives both delimiters through its serial port, it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it to the NPort’s Ethernet port. ATTENTION Delimiter 2 is optional. If left blank, then Delimiter 1 alone trips clearing of the buffer.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration If the user wants to send the series of characters in a packet, the serial device attached to NPort should send characters without time delay larger than Force Transmit timeout between characters and the total length of data must be smaller than or equal to NPort’s internal buffer size. The serial communication buffer size of NPort is 1 Kbytes per port.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration ATTENTION The Inactivity time should at least be set larger than that of Force transmit timeout. To prevent the unintended loss of data due to the session being disconnected, it is highly recommended that this value is set large enough so that the intended data transfer is completed.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Delimiter 2 Setting Factory Default Necessity 00 to FF None Optional Once the NPort receives both delimiters through its serial port, it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it to the NPort’s Ethernet port. ATTENTION Delimiter 2 is optional. If left blank, then Delimiter 1 alone trips clearing of the buffer.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Local TCP port Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 65535 4001 Required The TCP port that NPort uses to listen to connections, and that other devices must use to contact NPort. To avoid conflicts with well known TCP ports, the default is set to 4001. Command port Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 65535 966 Optional The command port is a listen TCP port for IP-Serial Lib commands from the host.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Inactivity time Setting Factory Default 0 to 65535 ms 0 ms 0 ms: TCP connection is not closed due to an idle serial line. Necessity Optional 0-65535 ms: NPort automatically closes TCP connection, if there is no serial data activity for the given time. This parameter defines the maintenances status as Closed or Listen on the TCP connection.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Delimiter 2 Setting Factory Default Necessity 00 to FF None Optional Once the NPort receives both delimiters through its serial port, it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it to the NPort’s Ethernet port. ATTENTION Delimiter 2 is optional. If left blank, then Delimiter 1 alone trips clearing of the buffer.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Destination IP address 1 Setting IP address or Domain Address Factory Default Necessity None Required (E.g., 192.168.1.1) Allows NPort to connect actively to the remote host whose address is set by this parameter. Destination IP address 2/3/4 Setting IP address or Domain Address Factory Default Necessity None Required (E.g., 192.168.1.1) Allows NPort to connect actively to the remote host whose address is set by this parameter.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Connect/Disconnect Description Startup/None (default) A TCP connection will be established on startup, and will remain active indefinitely. Any Character/None A TCP connection will be established when any character is received from the serial interface, and will remain active indefinitely.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Delimiter 2 Setting Factory Default Necessity 00 to FF None Optional Once the NPort receives both delimiters through its serial port, it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it to the NPort’s Ethernet port. Note: Delimiter 2 is optional. If left blank, then Delimiter 1 alone trips clearing of the buffer. ATTENTION Delimiter 2 is optional. If left blank, then Delimiter 1 alone trips clearing of the buffer.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Destination IP address 1 Setting Factory Default Necessity IP address range Begin: Empty Required E.g., End: Empty Port: 4001 Begin: 192.168.1.1 End: 192.168.1.10 Destination IP address 2/3/4 Setting Factory Default Necessity IP address range Begin: Empty Optional E.g., End: Empty Port: 4001 Begin: 192.168.1.11 End: 192.168.1.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration TCP alive check time Setting Factory Default 0 to 99 min 7 min 0 min: TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection. Necessity Required 1 to 99 min: NPort 5400 closes the TCP connection automatically if there is no TCP activity for the given time. Destination IP address Setting Factory Default Necessity IP address or Domain Name blank Optional (E.g., 192.168.1.1) TCP port No.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Reverse Telnet Mode TCP alive check time Setting Factory Default Necessity 0 to 99 min 0 Optional Specifies the time slice for checking if the TCP connection is alive. If no response, NPort 5400 series will disconnect the original connection. Inactivity time Setting Factory Default 0 to 65535 ms 0 Idle time setting for auto-disconnection. 0 min. means it will never disconnect.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Disabled Mode When Operation mode is set to Disabled, that particular port will be disabled. Check the “Apply the above settings to all serial ports” to apply this setting to the other port. Accessible IP Settings NPort has an IP address based filtering method to control access to the NPort. Accessible IP Settings allows you to add or remove “Legal” remote host IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Allowable Hosts Any host 192.168.1.120 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.255.254 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.126 192.168.1.129 to 192.168.1.254 Input format Disable 192.168.1.120 / 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.0 / 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.0 / 255.255.0.0 192.168.1.0 / 255.255.255.128 192.168.1.128 / 255.255.255.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration ATTENTION Consult your Network Administrator or ISP for the proper mail server settings. Auto warning function may not work properly without proper settings. NPort SMTP AUTH support LOGIN, PLAIN, CRAM-MD5 (RFC 2554). SNMP Trap Server SNMP trap server IP or domain name Setting IP or Domain Name Factory Default None Necessity Optional Event Type Cold start This refers to starting the system from power off (contrast this with warm start).
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Password changed The user has changed NPort’s password. When the password changes, NPort will send an e-mail with the password change notice before NPort reboots. If the NPort fails to send mail to the mail server after 15 seconds, NPort will be rebooting directly and abort the mail auto warning. DCD changed The DCD (Data Carrier Detect) signal has changed, also indicating that the modem connection status has changed.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Monitor Monitor Line Click on Line under Monitor to show the operation mode and status of each connection (IPx), for each of the four serial ports. Monitor Async Click on Async under Monitor to show the current status of each of the four serial ports. Monitor Async-Settings Click on Async Setting under Monitor to show the run-time settings for each of the four serial ports.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration Change Password Input the “Old password” and “New password” to change the password. Leave the password boxes blank to erase the password. In this case, the NPort will not have password protection. ATTENTION If you forget the password, the ONLY way to configure NPort is by using the Reset button on NPort’s casing to “Load Factory Default.” Remember to export the configuration file using Windows Administrator when you finish the configuration.
6 Chapter 6 Configuring NPort Administrator The following topics are covered in this chapter: Overview Installing NPort Administrator Configuration ¾ Broadcast Search ¾ Unlock Password Protection ¾ Configuring NPort 5400 ¾ Upgrading the Firmware ¾ Export Configuration ¾ Import Configuration Monitor Port Monitor COM Mapping ¾ On-line COM Mapping ¾ Off-line COM Mapping IP Location
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator Overview Device Server Administrator lets you install and configure your NPort 5400 Series products easily over the network. Five function groups are provided to ease the installation process, allow off-line COM mapping, and provide monitoring and IP location server functions.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 3. Click on Next to install the program using the default program name, or select a different name. 4. Click on Install to proceed with the installation.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 5. The Installing window reports the progress of the installation. 6. Click on Next to proceed with the installation.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual 7. Configuring NPort Administrator Click on Finish to complete the installation of NPort 5400 Administration Suite. Configuration The Administrator-Configuration window is divided into four parts. y y y y The top section contains the function list and online help area. (Windows NT does not support this .chm file format.) The five Administrator function groups are listed in the left section.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator Broadcast Search The Broadcast Search function is used to locate all NPort 5400s that are connected to the same LAN as your computer. Since the Broadcast Search function searches by MAC address and not IP address, all NPort 5400s connected to the LAN will be located, regardless of whether or not they are part of the same subnet as the host. 1.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator ATTENTION Before modifying NPort 5400’s configuration, use Broadcast Search to locate all NPort 5400s connected to the LAN, or use Specify by IP Address to locate a particular NPort 5400. Unlock Password Protection If the NPort 5400 is password protected (indicated by “Lock” for Status), you will receive the following error, and you will not be able to use the right click method to open the configuration page.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual 4. Configuring NPort Administrator The “Lock” status will change to “Unlock,” and the Administrator utility will keep this NPort 5400 in the Unlock status throughout this Administrator session.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 2. Unlock the NPort 5400 you wish to configure if it is password protected. Right click on the NPort 5400 and select Configure to start the configuration. 3. The progress bar shows that Administrator is retrieving configuration information from the specific NPort 5400. 4. Refer to Chapter 5 for each parameter’s function definition. To modify the configuration, you must first click in the modify box to activate the parameter setting box.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual 5. Configuring NPort Administrator You will now be able to modify Time Zone, Local Date, Local Time, and Time Server. ATTENTION You can simultaneously modify the configurations of multiple NPort 5400s that are of the same model. To select multiple NPort 5400s, hold down the Ctrl key when selecting additional NPort 5400s, or hold down the Shift key to select a group of NPort 5400s. Upgrading the Firmware Follow these steps to upgrade the firmware of an NPort 5400. 1.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 2. Unlock the NPort 5400 you wish to configure if it is password protected. Right click on a specific NPort 5400 and select the Upgrade Firmware function to start upgrading the firmware. 3. Select the correct ROM file to download. 4. Wait while the Upgrade Firmware action is processed. ATTENTION You can simultaneously upgrade the firmware of multiple NPort 5400s that are of the same model.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator Export Configuration To export the configuration of an NPort 5400, right click on the NPort 5400, select Export Configuration, and then follow the onscreen instructions. The Export Configuration function is a handy tool that can be used to produce a text file containing the current configuration of a particular NPort 5400.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator ATTENTION You can simultaneously import the same configuration file into multiple NPort 5400s that are of the same model. To select multiple NPort 5400s, hold down the Ctrl key when selecting an additional NPort 5400, or hold down the Shift key to select a block of NPort 5400s. Monitor Use one of the following two methods to start the Monitor function. Broadcast Search Æ Monitor Æ Add Target 1.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator Monitor Æ Add Target Æ Rescan 1. Click on Monitor under Function. 2. Click on Monitor Æ Add Target from the menu bar, or click the right mouse button and select Add Target. 3. Click on Rescan.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual 4. Configuring NPort Administrator Select your targets from the list, and then click on OK. Once the Monitor function is running: 1. The NPort 5400 list will appear on the Monitor screen. 2. Right click the panel and select Settings.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 3. Select or de-select Monitor Items. Use the single arrowhead buttons to move highlighted items from one box to the other. Use the double arrowhead buttons to move all items in one box to the other. 4. Select a Refresh Rate (the default is 3 seconds) on the General Settings page.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 5. On the Advanced Settings page, select Display warning message for new event and/or Play warning music for new event. In the second case, you must enter the path to the WAV file that you want to be played. “New event” means that one of the NPort 5400s in the monitor is “Alive” or “Not Alive,” or has lost connection with the Monitor program. 6. Right click in the NPort 5400 list section and select Go to start Monitoring the NPort 5400.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 8. When one of the NPort 5400s loses connection with the Monitor program, a warning alert will display automatically. The warning music will be played at the same time. 9. In the Monitor screen, you can see that the NPort 5400s that are “Not Alive” are shown in red color. 10. If the NPort 5400 gets reconnected, a warning will be displayed to remind the user that the NPort 5400 is now “Alive.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 11. The NPort 5400s that were reconnected, and are now “Alive,” will be shown in black color. Port Monitor The process described here is the same as in the previous “Monitor” section. The only difference is that you can select more items under Port Monitor than under Monitor. Select or de-select Monitor Items. Use the single arrowhead buttons to move highlighted items from one box to the other.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator COM Mapping Windows Administration Suite comes with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP Real COM drivers. After you install NPort 5400 Administration Suite, there are two ways to set up the NPort 5400 serial port as your host’s remote COM port. The first way is with On-line COM Mapping. On-line COM Mapping will check to make sure that the NPort 5400 is connected correctly to the network, and then install the driver on the host computer.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 3. Add the target to which you would like to map COM ports. 4. The NPort 5400 list that appears is the list generated by the previous Broadcast Search. Select the NPort 5400 to which you would like to map COM ports. 5. Select COM Settings to modify COM No., default setting, etc.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual 6. Configuring NPort Administrator Select the COM No. COM ports that are “In use” or “Assigned” will also be indicated in this drop-down list. If you select multiple serial ports or multiple NPort 5400s, remember to check the “Auto Enumerating” function to use the COM No. you select as the first COM No. 7. Hi-performance mode is the default for Tx mode. If the driver completes sending data out to the NPort 5400, the driver will respond “Tx Empty” to the program.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual • 8. Configuring NPort Administrator By default, the optional “Fast Flush” function is disabled. If you would like to enable this function, from the “NPort Administrator,” double click on the COM ports that are mapped to the NPort, and then select the “Fast Flush” checkbox. You should find that when “Fast Flush” is enabled, the NPort driver will work faster with “PurgeComm().
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual 9. Configuring NPort Administrator After setting the COM Mapping, remember to select Apply Change to save the information in the host system registry. The host computer will not have the ability to use the COM port until after Apply Change is selected. 10. Select Discard Change to tell Administrator NOT to save the COM Mapping information to the host.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 11. To save the configuration to a text file, select Export COM Mapping. You will then be able to import this configuration file to another host and use the same COM Mapping settings in the other host. Off-line COM Mapping 1. Add a target by inputting the IP address and selecting the Model Name without physically connecting the NPort 5400 to the network.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 2. Modify the port settings as needed. 3. Right click in the NPort list section and select Apply Change.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator IP Location When NPort 5400 is used in a dynamic IP environment, users must spend more time with IP management tasks. NPort 5400 Series products help out by periodically reporting their IP address to the IP location server, in case the dynamic IP has changed. 1. Configure NPort 5400 with Dynamic IP settings (DHCP, BOOTP, or DHCP/BOOTP). Assign the remote Auto IP report server’s IP address and UDP port. 2.
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7 Chapter 7 The following topics are covered in this chapter: Overview IP Serial LIB Function Groups Example Program IP Serial LIB
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual IP Serial LIB Overview What is IP Serial Library? IP Serial Library is a Windows library with frequently used serial command sets and subroutines. IP Serial Library is designed to reduce the complexity and poor efficiency of serial communication over TCP/IP. For example, Telnet can only transfer data, but it can't monitor or configure the serial line's parameters.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual IP Serial LIB IP Serial LIB Function Groups Server Control Port Control nsio_init nsio_end nsio_resetserver nsio_checkalive nsio_open nsio_close nsio_ioctl nsio_flowctrl nsio_DTR nsio_RTS nsio_lctrl nsio_baud nsio_resetport Input/Output Data Port Status Inquiry nsio_read nsio_lstatus nsio_SetReadTimeouts nsio_data_status nsio_write nsio_SetWriteTimeouts Miscellaneous nsio_break nsio_break_on nsio_break_off nsio_breakcount Example Program char NPortip=”192.168.1.
A Appendix A Pinouts and Cable Wiring In this appendix, we cover the following topics.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Pinouts and Cable Wiring Port Pinout Diagrams Ethernet Port Pinouts Serial Port Pinouts DB9 Male RS-232 Port Pinouts for NPort 5410 Terminal Block RS-232 & RS-422/485 Pinouts for NPort 5230 A-2
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Pinouts and Cable Wiring Cable Wiring Diagrams Ethernet Cables Serial Cables DB9 Female to DB9 Male for NPort 5410 A-3
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Pinouts and Cable Wiring DB9 Female to DB25 Male for NPort 5410 A-4
B Appendix B Well Known Port Numbers This appendix is for your reference about the Well Known port numbers that may cause network problem if you set NPort into the same port. Refer to RFC 1700 for Well Known port numbers of refer to the following introduction from the IANA. The port numbers are divided into three ranges: the Well Known Ports, the Registered Ports, and the Dynamic and/or Private Ports. The Well Known Ports are those from 0 through 1023.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Well Known Port Numbers 49 (Login Host Protocol) (Login) 53 Domain Name Server (domain) 79 Finger protocol (Finger) TCP Socket Application Service 80 World Wibe Web HTTP 119 Netword news Transfer Protocol (NNTP) 123 Network Time Protocol 213 IPX 160 – 223 Reserved for future use UDP Socket Application Service 0 reserved 2 Management Utility 7 Echo 9 Discard 11 Active Users (systat) 13 Daytime 35 Any private printer server 39 Resource Locat
C Appendix C SNMP Agents with MIB II & RS-232 like group NPort 5400 has a built-in SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent software. It supports SNMP Trap, RFC1317 RS-232 like group and RFC 1213 MIB-II. The following table lists the standard MIB-II group, as well as the variable implementation for Nport 5400.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual System MIB SysServices SNMP Agents Interfaces MIB IP MIB ICMP MIB ifInUnknownProtos ipReasmFails IcmpOutTimeExcds ifOutOctets ipFragOKs IcmpOutParmProbs ifOutUcastPkts ipFragFails IcmpOutSrcQuenchs ifOutNUcastPkts ipFragCreates IcmpOutRedirects ifOutDiscards ipAdEntAddr IcmpOutEchos ifOutErrors ipAdEntIfIndex IcmpOutEchoReps ifOutQLen ipAdEntNetMask IcmpOutTimestamps ifSpecific ipAdEntBcastAddr IcmpOutTimestampReps ipAdEntReasmMaxSize IcmpOutAddrM
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual SNMP Agents Address Translation MIB AtNetAddress TCP MIB SNMP MIB tcpRetransSegs snmpInTotalSetVars tcpConnState snmpInGetRequests tcpConnLocalAddress snmpInGetNexts tcpConnLocalPort snmpInSetRequests tcpConnRemAddress snmpInGetResponses tcpConnRemPort snmpInTraps tcpInErrs snmpOutTooBigs tcpOutRsts snmpOutNoSuchNames snmpOutBadValues snmpOutGenErrs snmpOutGetRequests snmpOutGetNexts snmpOutSetRequests snmpOutGetResponses snmpOutTraps snmpEnableAuthenTraps
D Appendix D Auto IP Report Protocol NPort Series provides several ways to configure Ethernet IP addresses. One of them is DHCP Client. When you set up the NPort to use DHCP Client to configure Ethernet IP addresses, it will automatically send a DHCP request over the Ethernet to find the DHCP Server. And then the DHCP Server will send an available IP address to the NPort. The NPort will use this IP address for a period of time after receiving it.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Auto IP Report Protocol Auto IP Report Format “MOXA”, 4 bytes Info[0] Info[1] … Info[n] Info [n] Field ID Length Data Length 1 1 Variable, Length is “Length Field” ID List ID Value Description Length Note 1 2 3 Server Name Hardware ID MAC Address Variable 2 6 ASCII char Little-endian 4 5 6 7 8 Serial Number IP Address Netmask Default Gateway Firmware Version 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 9 AP ID 6 bytes MAC address.
E Appendix E Service Information This appendix shows you how to contact Moxa for information about this and other products, and how to report problems. In this appendix, we cover the following topics.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Service Information MOXA Internet Services Customer satisfaction is our number one concern, and to ensure that customers receive the full benefit of our products, Moxa Internet Services has been set up to provide technical support, driver updates, product information, and user’s manual updates. The following services are provided E-mail for technical support................................service@moxa.com.tw World Wide Web (WWW) Site for product information: ..............
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Service Information Problem Report Form MOXA Nport 5400 Series Customer name: Company: Tel: Fax: Email: Date: 1. Moxa Product: Nport 5410 2. Serial Number: Nport 5430 Nport 5430I _________________ Problem Description: Please describe the symptoms of the problem as clearly as possible, including any error messages you see. A clearly written description of the problem will allow us to reproduce the symptoms, and expedite the repair of your product.
NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Service Information Product Return Procedure For product repair, exchange, or refund, the customer must: Provide evidence of original purchase. Obtain a Product Return Agreement (PRA) from the sales representative or dealer. Fill out the Problem Report Form (PRF). Include as much detail as possible for a shorter product repair time. Carefully pack the product in an anti-static package, and send it, pre-paid, to the dealer.
