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ADAM-4570W

2-Port RS-232/422/485 to WLAN 
Data Gateway

ADAM-4571W

1-Port RS-232/422/485 to WLAN 
Data Gateway

User Manual

Summary of Contents for ADAM-4570W

Page 1: ...ADAM 4570W 2 Port RS 232 422 485 to WLAN Data Gateway ADAM 4571W 1 Port RS 232 422 485 to WLAN Data Gateway User Manual...

Page 2: ...or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co Ltd Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reli able However Advantech Co Ltd assumes no responsibility...

Page 3: ...lacement materials service time and freight Please consult your dealer for more details If you think you have a defective product follow these steps 1 Collect all the information about the problem enc...

Page 4: ...rmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the followin...

Page 5: ...yback Stack 14 2 3 2 Wireless Connection 14 Figure 2 7 Power Conn for ADAM 4570W 4571W 15 2 3 3 Serial Connection 16 Table 2 3 RJ 48 to DB 9 Cable Pin Assignment 16 Chapter 3 Installation Configuratio...

Page 6: ...Window 37 Figure 3 15 Remove COM port 38 3 3 1 Self Test Function 38 Figure 3 16 Test Window 39 Figure 3 17 Loopback Test 40 3 3 2 Upgrading Firmware 40 Figure 3 18 Firmware Update Window 41 Figure 3...

Page 7: ...2 CHAPTER 1 Overview This chapter provides an overview of ADAM 4570W and ADAM 4571W Sections include Introduction Features Specifications Packing List Ordering Information...

Page 8: ...uture network expandability Since the pro tocol conversion is transparent all your existing devices can be seam lessly integrated with the 802 11b wireless LAN network Therefore ADAM 4570W and ADAM 45...

Page 9: ...ine and power supply Automatic RS 485 data flow control 1 3 Specifications Protocol TCP IP Network 802 11b Ports ADAM 4571W 1 RS 232 422 485 port ADAM 4570W 2 independent RS 232 422 485 ports Connecto...

Page 10: ...e table please contact your dealer immediately CD ROM for utility and manual 1m RJ 48 to male DB9 RS 232 422 485 cable 1 with ADAM 4571W 2 with ADAM 4570W One RS 232 loopback DB9 tester EMI Dia 7 8mm...

Page 11: ...o cedure for ADAM 4570W and ADAM 4571W As mentioned in the previous chapter ADAM 4570W and ADAM 4571W comes ready for all network connections including WLAN and RS 232 422 485 port connections Section...

Page 12: ...AM 4570W 4571W User Manual 6 Chapter 2 Getting Started 2 1 Installation Procedure Overview See the flow chart below for a brief overview of the installation proce dure Figure 2 1 Installation Flow Cha...

Page 13: ...serial port communication uses a COM port board that slides into one of the slots at the back of your PC In this case only the com puter containing the board can access the serial port With ADAM 4570...

Page 14: ...ADAM 4570W 4571W User Manual 8 The following illustration shows a typical network architecture Figure 2 2 Network Architecture...

Page 15: ...on Quality Red Green OFF OFF 0 20 signal strength Red Green OFF Half On 20 40 signal strength Red Green OFF Full ON 40 60 signal strength Red Green Half On Full ON 60 80 signal strength Red Green Full...

Page 16: ...he Utility to configure ADAM 4570W 4571W for different BSS Infrastructure mode or Ad hoc mode Diagnostic Mode If your network connection is broken and you for got your device setting or you forgot the...

Page 17: ...stic Ad hoc mode 1 Power Off 2 Put switch at Normal Mode 3 Power ON and wait for 6 10 sec onds for rebooting Note Taking the step1 3 to ensure ADAM 4570W 4571W is in the Normal Mode 4 Put the switch t...

Page 18: ...s to mount ADAM 4570W and ADAM 4571W Panel mounting DIN rail mounting Piggyback stacking Panel Mounting ADAM 4570W and ADAM 4571W can be attached to a wall or flat surface using the included wall moun...

Page 19: ...dard DIN Rail First using two screws attach the DIN rail bracket to the ADAM module Because the screw heads are flat the top of the screws will be even with the module s front panel surface You can no...

Page 20: ...protocols Locate your access point and connect to the Ethernet network first Then build up the connection between the access point and the ADAM 4570W 4571W Refer to Appendix A Quick Start After the co...

Page 21: ...ps to connect power to the ADAM module 1 Connect the power cable to the 2 pin connector 2 Connect the power cable to the power adapter Figure 2 7 Power Connection for ADAM 4570W 4571W If ADAM 4570W AD...

Page 22: ...r serial device Simply plug the RJ 48 end of the cable into the jack and plug the DB9 end into the serial connector of the serial device The pin assignment of the RJ 48 to DB 9 cable is shown in the t...

Page 23: ...is chapter first guides you in the installation of drivers and software util ities and then shows how to use the software utilities Sections include Driver and Utility Installation Configuring EDG Ser...

Page 24: ...m will be D ADAM 4570W_4571W Utility Driver EDG COMPort Configuration Utility 98_NT_2000_XP 3 The setup program will specify a default installation path C Program Files Advantech eAutomation EDG COMpo...

Page 25: ...security With this security function enabled other PCs are effectively blocked from changing any settings Configuration Utility consists of four functional categories System Network Port and Secu rity...

Page 26: ...3 1 Locate All EDG Series Or select a group of ADAM 4570 with these steps 1 Select Designated and then ADAM 4570 and last Locate 2 The Status LED of all ADAM 4570 on the LAN will be lit Figure 3 2 Lo...

Page 27: ...e ADAM 4570W if you like When you select a specific device the LED that stands for Status will be lit for 8 minutes If you select another device the Status LED of the first selected device will turn o...

Page 28: ...e Name Configuration Utility provides default names for the devices it finds on the network This is to distinguish the EDG devices from each other You can change the default device names to better mat...

Page 29: ...ork Configuration Figure 3 5 Network Configuration Window General Wireless Firmware Here is the firmware version of the wireless module embedded in the ADAM 4570W 4571W The wireless module firmware mi...

Page 30: ...e 1 14 For other regions please choose General or refer to table 3 1 to find an acceptable frequency Mode There are two kinds of basic service set BSS in this drop down menu 11b Infrastructure For inf...

Page 31: ...at are not close to each other to minimize interference Data Rate The data transmission rate is determined by the device and access point If there is a restriction for the device or AP a fixed data ra...

Page 32: ...know which access point is the most appropriate one just set ANY for an automatic search The frame on the right appears with the current associated AP s MAC address and SSID TCP IP The IP address ide...

Page 33: ...y This ensures that at least one station will send a beacon and the random delay rotates the responsibility for sending beacons By increasing the beacon interval you can reduce the number of beacons a...

Page 34: ...Threshold is the maximum length of the frame beyond which payload must be broken up into two or more frames Collisions occur more often for long frames because sending them occupies the channel for a...

Page 35: ...ication devices use the same key as encryption Automatic Detect the WEP situation of the access point automatically ADAM 4570W 4571W will use the current key for encryption If ADAM 4570W 4571W s key d...

Page 36: ...ow Site Survey The site survey tab submenu lists information about the access points that ADAM 4570W 4571W could find when Configuration Utility started You should press the Refresh button to update t...

Page 37: ...give a more detailed description on the function of the port for easier management and maintenance Descriptions have a limit of 128 characters Type The EDG device offers three kinds of serial protoco...

Page 38: ...s supports baud rates from 50 to 230 400bps Host Idle Timeout With ADAM 4570W and ADAM 4571W Configuration Utility allows setting of the host idle timeout value When the system is idle for more than t...

Page 39: ...is enabled in order to protect all configuration settings from being changed inadvertently Allow any IP to access If this option is enabled any PC can access data from this EDG device The specified IP...

Page 40: ...tus Messages Read The configuration utility has found the EDG device and is ready for use Searching EDG COM port The configuration utility is searching for EDG devices Querying DATA from EDG COM port...

Page 41: ...reset the EDG device 3 2 7 Connection Diagnostic When you complete the configuration of your EDG device you can fol low the steps to check if the EDG Series connects to a network or not 1 Start Micro...

Page 42: ...is to help you manage all serial ports that are in one Windows based PC The utility displays three types of ports Used ports Unused ports and EDG device ports Please follow the steps below 1 Click th...

Page 43: ...re 3 13 Assign COM Port to EDG Series 3 Type the IP address of the EDG device and select ports Figure 3 14 Warning Window 4 The port has been added to the EDG device Note You can not assign two virtua...

Page 44: ...to ADAM 4570W 4571W is OK If there is still an error you can check the communication from the ADAM 4570W 4571W to the serial devices If the test is selected an external test will be done to check tha...

Page 45: ...nd CTS signals between two ports DTR RI Check the DTR and RI signal between two ports DTR DSR Check the DTR and DSR signal between two ports DTR DCD Check the DTR and DCD signal between two ports Comm...

Page 46: ...7 Loopback Test 3 3 2 Upgrading Firmware Advantech continually upgrades its firmware to keep up with the ever expanding world of computing You can use the download function located in Port Mapping Uti...

Page 47: ...41 Chapter3 1 Click on the Update FW button Figure 3 18 Firmware Update Window 2 Select the firmware you want to update Figure 3 19 Select the Wanted Update Firmware File...

Page 48: ...tomatically Figure 3 20 Download and Update Firmware 3 3 3 Save the Configuration You can save or recover the configuration via the File menu Figure 3 21 Import Export via File Column Note After click...

Page 49: ...ll keep trying to recon nect the EDG Series automatically When the EDG device recovers or is powered on due to this auto reconnect function the host PC s com mands will be received by the EDG device a...

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Page 51: ...apter explains how to solve some of the most common problems you could encounter while using ADAM 4570W or ADAM 4571W If you are still having problems after reading this chapter contact your dealer or...

Page 52: ...l area network 4 If the steps above are all complete it should mean that ADAM 4570W 4571W can be found Configuration utility can find ADAM 4570W 4571W but cannot access ADAM 4570W 4571W For security r...

Page 53: ...broken There are two conditions that may cause this problem 1 There is not enough bandwidth available This may be caused by too many clients and or transfer of large amounts of data by other clients o...

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Page 55: ...2 APPENDIX A Quick Start...

Page 56: ...se Ad Hoc if your host PC is equipped with a wireless module A 1 Diagnostic Ad hoc Mode with wireless module 1 Set the switch of ADAM 4570W 4571W to Diagnostic Mode then power on 2 Wait for 10 to 20 s...

Page 57: ...onnect to WLAN BSS and check the configuration information to make sure the connection is O K 6 Start the Configuration Utility tool on your host PC and find the ADAM 4570W 4571W You can see the defau...

Page 58: ...tting please refer to section 3 2 3 of the manual Power off ADAM 4570W 4571W adjust the switch to Normal Mode then reboot it to finish the wireless connection Now you can configure and set up port map...

Page 59: ...lly search the field site for access points and create a connection to the one with best signal quality 5 Start the Configuration Utility tool on your host PC ensure your host PC and the possible acce...

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Page 61: ...2 APPENDIX B Compatible Access Points...

Page 62: ...nts The table below shows compatible access points for ADAM wireless products Item Brand Model Standard 1 CISCO Aironet 1100 series AIR AP1T21G A 802 11b g 2 3COM 3CRTRV10075 WL 534 802 11b g 3 D Link...

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