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ABLELink

SW5001 Wireless Serial Server

User’s Manual

Version 1.5

Updated on June 8, 2010

TEL: 886-3-5508137

FAX: 886-3-5508131

http://www.atop.com.tw

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Page 1: ...ABLELink SW5001 Wireless Serial Server User s Manual Version 1 5 Updated on June 8 2010 TEL 886 3 5508137 FAX 886 3 5508131 http www atop com tw...

Page 2: ...other purposes and it is not to be reproduced copied disclosed transmitted stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form by any means in whole or in part...

Page 3: ...n a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This product complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is su...

Page 4: ...nsmission Control Protocol TCP 7 4 1 2 User Datagram Protocol UDP 7 4 2 CONNECTIVITY TOPOLOGY 7 4 2 1 Virtual COM Mode 8 4 2 2 Tunneling Mode 9 5 1 LOGIN TO SYSTEM 11 5 2 GENERAL INFORMATION 11 5 3 NE...

Page 5: ...6 Configure Infrastructure Mode 37 6 4 COM PORT CONFIGURATION 39 6 4 1 TCP Server Mode for Link Mode 41 6 4 2 TCP Client for Link Mode 41 6 4 3 UDP for Link Mode 42 6 4 4 Serial Settings 43 6 5 SECURI...

Page 6: ...network via a single application program or multiple application programs Many control devices provide the ability to communicate with hosts through RS 232 RS 485 however RS 232 RS 485 serial communi...

Page 7: ...ive if any of the above items is missing or damaged 2 2 Ordering information SW5001 WgN1 2 ports wireless serial server with Mini Din serial connector Optional Accessories US315 12 US AC100 240V US pl...

Page 8: ...port to serial device make sure the connector and wiring of RS 232 is correct Plug in SW5001 to DC 9 30V power source 3 pin terminal bock connector buzzer will beep and the RUN LED will blink if SW50...

Page 9: ...her default settings of SW5001 are shown in the following table Property Default Value Ethernet Port IP Address 10 0 50 100 Gateway 10 0 0 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 WLAN Port IP Address 192 168 1 10...

Page 10: ...ser can configure User ID Password and Host Name with SerialManager Utility Fig 2 IP settings for SerialManager Utility tool Note All settings were NOT changed if user ID or password was incorrect If...

Page 11: ...mon Telnet utility ex Microsoft Hyper terminal to configure the network parameters of SW5001 Run command telnet IP address to telnet to SW5001 Default IP address is 10 0 50 100 and default password is...

Page 12: ...ther node s in orderly The protocol also distinguishes the transmitted data for different applications such as a Web server or an Email server on the same computer For redundant or dual network connec...

Page 13: ...illustrates a Virtual COM connection diagram Fig 5 TCP Connection in Virtual COM Mode TCP Server in Virtual COM Mode SW5001 can be configured in the TCP server mode PC as a client with a unique IP and...

Page 14: ...e with destination IP address 10 0 0 100 and the destination port 1000 and the IP filter is disabled by default Fig 7 TCP Client in Virtual COM Mode 4 2 2 Tunneling Mode Tunneling Mode is used for mul...

Page 15: ...IP and listening port example TCP 4660 port Fig 9 TCP Tunneling Mode UDP In UDP mode User may exchange Multicast data from one SW5001 with multiple SW5001s Vice versa is also true Fig 10 UDP Link in T...

Page 16: ...ne of the web browsers ex Microsoft IE or Firefox etc Enter the IP address of SW5001 on the URL Example http 10 0 50 100 or http user device IP The following authentication screen shall appear Enter u...

Page 17: ...d in Taiwan 12 Fig 13 Overview for system information by Web Interface Device Information SW5001 s system information includes model name Device Name Kernel version and AP version The information is r...

Page 18: ...AC address WLAN IP address and WLAN status Fig 15 Network Information from Overview web page Serial Information SW5001 COM1 information includes UART mode link mode baud rate parity data bits stop bit...

Page 20: ...ork link Mode and the following screen shall appear Fill in WLAN IP information on WLAN settings fields Alternatively User may activate DHCP client function by checking on Obtain an IP automatically f...

Page 21: ...etting from Network web page 5 4 Wireless Configuration There are three fields of information on Wireless Configuration page which are Default Current and Site Survey Information Click on Wireless lin...

Page 22: ...ryption of the access point that SW5001 want to connect to The advanced wireless settings also include roaming threshold User can configure roaming signal threshold for the SW5001 SW5001 will change t...

Page 23: ...ch access point with WEP Topology Infrastructure Channel Auto assignment from Access point Authentication share Encryption WEP WEP Key1 4 Hexadecimal or ASCII 64 or 128bit WEP Key Fig 25 Share Authori...

Page 24: ...nt with WPA PSK Topology Infrastructure Channel Auto assignment from Access point Authentication WPA PSK Encryption TKIP or AES WPA PSK 8 63 Characters Fig 26 WPA PSK Authorization and TKIP Encryption...

Page 25: ...cified number of hosts may open this port at the same time ATTENTION When Max Connections is greater than 1 the Serial server device will apply multi connection application i e 4 hosts are allowed acc...

Page 26: ...urce IP assigned can be connected to SW5001 Fig 28 TCP Server in Link mode Note Enable Virtual COM mode if the remote site PC s Serial to IP tool is installed 5 5 3 TCP Client Mode User may enter dest...

Page 27: ...is 4660 which receive data sending from the host computers SW5001 can support up to 4 group IPs for UDP connection if users needed Fig 30 UDP protocol in Link mode Note In this phase UDP mode does no...

Page 28: ...connection will remain open even if there is no response to the keep alive packets Character send interval Default Disabled This parameter defines how large a gap in character communication the seria...

Page 29: ...buffer size 4K per port Network to Serial Packet Delimiter Network to Serial Packet Delimiter is used less often compared to Serial to Network Delimiter because Ethernet has better speeds Packet deli...

Page 30: ...ce 5 6 1 Configure Time by NTP Service Operation System Time User can set date and time manually by fill in Set Date and Time manually field User can also configure NTP Server to obtain Network time a...

Page 31: ...or European Union countries 5 6 3 Security change the Password Operation System Security Click on the Security link and the following screen shall appear Fig 35 Enter the old password on Old Password...

Page 32: ...1 is restarted User can restart the SW5001 manually by click on Restart button on the restart menu web page Fig 37 Fig 37 Restart system by Web 6 Telnet Configuration User can also use Telnet utility...

Page 33: ...l Information Operation Main 1 Overview Select 1 from Input choice 0 6 and enter to enter overview page This system overview window gives the general information on Ethernet WLAN IP MAC address SNMP i...

Page 34: ...le Allows for changes in Networking Page SysName Allows for changes in Networking Page SysLocation Allows for changes in Networking Page SysContact Allows for changes in Networking Page Serial Informa...

Page 35: ...s reserved Designed in Taiwan 30 Fig 41 Networking Settings by Telnet Note Press 0 key to return to the previous menu This section allows for changes in IP address subnet mask gateway IP address and S...

Page 36: ...way address and IP mode information will be shown Fig 42 User also can set IP Netmask Gateway and IP mode of LAN interfaces by enter the corresponding menus and values For example enter 1 for setting...

Page 37: ...rameters these are SysName System Name SysLocation System Location and SysContact System Contact These fields will response and supply basic system information from standard SNMP query User can set th...

Page 38: ...address User can also configure wireless IP mode by enter 4 at Wireless Settings page and enter 1 for static IP address or enter 2 for DHCP mode Fig 47 Fig 46 Configure Wireless Networking by Telnet...

Page 39: ...ess Setting 6 Site Survey Site survey function can support to auto assignment wireless parameters and attached to access point selected automatically After user do the site survey the result of all ac...

Page 40: ...onding to that parameters Wireless parameters are shown in Fig 51 below Fig 51 Configure Wireless LAN by Manual 6 3 5 Configure Ad Hoc Mode Operation Main 3 Wireless Setting 7 Manually Settings 2 Topo...

Page 41: ...yption in Ad hoc mode and these encryptions can support applications from customer s requirements Configure Wireless for WEP Operation Main 3 Wireless Setting 7 Manually Settings 8 Encryption Type For...

Page 42: ...Manually Settings 2 Topology The 802 11 infrastructure networking framework is the framework which devices communicated with each other have to connect to an Access Point AP first before connect to t...

Page 43: ...hts reserved Designed in Taiwan 38 Fig 54 Wireless Open authorization and none encryption Configure share authorization with WEP encryption Topology Infrastructure Channel Auto assignment from Access...

Page 44: ...with WPA PSK Topology Infrastructure Channel Auto assignment from Access point Authentication WPA PSK Encryption TKIP or AES WPA PSK 8 63 Characters Fig 56 Wireless WPA PSK authorization and TKIP enc...

Page 45: ...ual Version 1 5 SW5001 Wireless Serial Server Copyright 2010 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 40 Fig 57 Select COM Port from Serial Settings by Telnet Fig 58 The COM1 Setti...

Page 46: ...ogram are transmitted transparently to serial devices through SW5001 and vice versa User enters 1 at COM1 Settings page and enters 1 for the TCP Server mode To enable the remote client which install s...

Page 47: ...otocol Data can be transmitted from one or multiple serial devices to from one or multiple host PCs and vice versa For example the original RS 422 RS485 bus data is transferred over the extended conne...

Page 48: ...2 Baud rate 3 Parity 4 Data bits 5 Stop bits 6 Flow control User can configure baud rate data bits parity stop bit and type of flow control Fig 62 Serial Settings by Telnet Note The isolation one SW50...

Page 49: ...Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 44 6 5 1 Change the Password Operation Main 5 Security 1 Change Password Enter desired password on New password fields Fig 66 Changing the Password by Telne...

Page 50: ...ort COM256 Virtual COM Port PC HUB TCP IP Network Serial Line Serial Device 1 Serial Line Serial Device 2 Serial Line Serial Device 3 Serial Line Serial Device 4 SW5002 WgN1 Fig 67 Setup of a Virtual...

Page 51: ...n to remove the program or From Windows Start menu select Programs Serial IP click Uninstall Serial IP to remove the program A 3 Virtual COM Communication Enable Virtual COM on SW5001 by web interface...

Page 52: ...ight 2010 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 47 Login SW5001 via Telnet Fig 69 Login into SW5001 by Telnet or Console Select serial setting for TCP server Client and enabling...

Page 53: ...ial IP COM port can be changed as follows Select a COM port on the list On IP Address of Server enter SW5001 IP address On Port Number enter the TCP port number of the SW5001 On Server Credentials the...

Page 54: ...User manual Version 1 5 SW5001 Wireless Serial Server Copyright 2010 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 49 Fig 72 Configuration Wizard from Serial to IP tool...

Page 55: ...earch device positioning parameter configuring firmware downloading and so on B 2 Interface The operating interface of the SerialManager Utility shown as below B 3 Functions B3 1 Device Search This fu...

Page 56: ...anual Version 1 5 SW5001 Wireless Serial Server Copyright 2010 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 51 Or select by clicking a button on the toolbar as below Broadcast Search R...

Page 57: ...nce Broadcast Search is selected a box will pop up as below The user may type in or select different broadcast address based on his her own requirement B3 1 2 Search by IP address Once Search by IP Ad...

Page 58: ...by MAC Address If Search by MAC Address is selected another box will pop up as below Here the user may search in two ways Search a MAC address to search or Search devices in the range of MAC address B...

Page 59: ...01 Wireless Serial Server Copyright 2010 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 54 B3 2 Firmware This function is applied to downloading a firmware into a selected device Upgrade...

Page 60: ...and then selecting the submenu option Upgrade from disk in the main menu option Firmware or directly clicking the button Upgrade from disk And then the user can select and download the required firmw...

Page 61: ...s as the figure below Note Some of old firmware version did not support SerialManual firmware upgrade function Please refer to appendix Upgrading System Software for detail B3 3 Security This function...

Page 62: ...time by selecting Apply for all selected devices B3 3 2 Logout This function is applied to the logout from any network device as the user should always carry out a logout after he she has finished th...

Page 63: ...ion This function is applied to the configuring import and export of work parameters for any network device and here are mainly supplied with Network COM Port Locate Reset Erase Flash Import Setting E...

Page 64: ...he IP address of any selected device shown as the figure below B3 4 2 COM Port ATOP has developed various network products and some of the ATOP devices are specially supplied to some serial port serve...

Page 65: ...automatically according to the COM port number of the device If a device has 4 COM port there will be 4 tags respectively COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4 and the like 2 Connecting mode it means the connecting mo...

Page 66: ...fication of parameter configuration And the user can carry out a restart through the submenu option Reset B3 4 5 Erase Flash Some devices are supplied to the user with a certain capacity of Flash memo...

Page 67: ...g If a network has a large number of devices which are used for a same purpose it would be very complicated to carry out the parameter configuration for each of the devices in the network one by one w...

Page 68: ...veral devices at one time and save the parameter information of these selected devices into a designated parameter file by selecting Save all the selected devices B3 4 8 Virtual COM Some devices are s...

Page 69: ...s the figure below B3 4 10 Option The option is mainly applied to setting some common work rules of SerialManager Utility such as search for the time interval of a network device or whether to display...

Page 70: ...reless Serial Server Copyright 2010 Atop Technologies Inc All rights reserved Designed in Taiwan 65 B3 6 Help This function is mainly applied to displaying some help information of the SerialManager u...

Page 71: ...vailability Edit dll bat to fit the system requirements Be sure to save all modifications Run dll bat or type command and parameters by linux_dl_v2 exe the following screen shall appear linux_dl_v2 ex...

Page 72: ...in Upgrading Process If the upgrading is successful SW5001 shall re program the flash memory and the buzzer will beep before restarting It takes around 5 seconds to complete the re programming If an...

Page 73: ...s max with auto fallback Transmission distance Up to 300 meters 12 Mbps in open areas Antenna Connector Reverse SMA Topologies Infrastructure Ad Hoc Ethernet 10 100M LAN for Redundancy Configuration P...

Page 74: ...dows 95 98 2000 NT XP 2003 are provided for configuring settings Internal Buffer Size TCP receiving buffer size 8K bytes TCP transmitting buffer size 16K bytes RS 232 RS 485 receiving buffer size 4K b...

Page 75: ...Beep twice Beep off Wireless Signal Strength status The BSS quality can be detected by LED indicator on SW5001 On running time pressed default key and then released one of the specified actions below...

Page 76: ...Message Message Description LED Off No data is transmitting on Ethernet LED blinking Data is transmitting on Ethernet COM Port LED Message Message Description LED off No data is transmitting on COM po...

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