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The following figure illustrates the two mounting options:
Software Installation Information
For the NPort’s configuration, the default IP address of the NPort is:
192.168.127.254. You may log in with the account name admin and
password moxa to change any setting to meet your network topology
(e.g., IP address) or serial device (e.g., serial parameters).
For software installation, download the relative utilities from Moxa's
website
https://www.moxa.com/support/support_home.aspx?isSearchShow=1
• Download the NPort Windows Driver Manager and install it as the
driver to run with Real COM mode of the NPort Series.
• Execute NPort Windows Driver Manager; then map the virtual COM
ports on your Windows platform.
• You may refer to the DB9 Male pin assignment section to loop back
pin 2 and pin 3 for the RS-232 interface to carry out a self test on
the device.
• Use HyperTerminal or a similar program (you may download Moxa's
program, called PComm Lite) to test whether the device is good or
not.
Pin Assignments and Cable Wiring
RS-232/422/485 (Male DB9) Pinouts
PIN RS-232
RS-422/
RS-485 (4W)
RS-485
(2W)
1
DCD
TxD-(A)
–
2
RXD
TxD+(B)
–
3
TXD
RxD+(B)
Data+(B)
4
DTR
RxD-(A)
Data-(A)
5
GND
GND
GND
6
DSR
–
–
7
RTS
–
–
8
CTS
–
–
9
–
–
–