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User Manual

EKI-1360-BE Series

1/2-port RS-232/422/485 to
802.11a/b/g/n WLAN Serial
Device Servers

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Page 1: ...User Manual EKI 1360 BE Series 1 2 port RS 232 422 485 to 802 11a b g n WLAN Serial Device Servers...

Page 2: ...installation Advantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events Because of Advantech s high quality control standards and rigorous testing most of our cust...

Page 3: ...a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try t...

Page 4: ...mmediately 1 x Gateway Server 1 x DIN Rail Mounting Bracket and Screws 1 x Wall mounting Bracket 2 x Antennas Warning Warnings indicate conditions which if not observed can cause personal injury Cauti...

Page 5: ...t used for a long time disconnect it from the power source to avoid damage by transient overvoltage Never pour any liquid into an opening This may cause fire or electrical shock Never open the equipme...

Page 6: ...n period The following guidelines are also recommended Wear a grounded wrist or ankle strap and use gloves to prevent direct contact to the device before servicing the device Avoid nylon gloves or wor...

Page 7: ...tion 22 3 1 Installing the Configuration Utility 23 3 2 Starting the Configuration Utility 26 3 3 Discovering Your Device Server 27 3 3 1 Auto Searching 27 3 4 Network Settings 29 3 5 Administrator Se...

Page 8: ...ings 55 6 4 1 LAN 55 6 5 Wireless Settings 56 6 5 1 Basic 56 6 5 2 Advanced 57 6 5 3 Security 58 6 5 4 Statistics 59 6 5 5 Site Survey 60 6 5 6 Access Control 61 6 5 7 Log 62 6 6 Port Configuration 63...

Page 9: ...7 net 81 7 3 8 password 82 7 3 9 alarm 82 7 3 10 monitor 82 7 3 11 time 82 7 3 12 service 83 7 3 13 apply 83 7 3 14 exit 83 7 3 15 help 83 7 3 16 import 83 7 3 17 export 83 7 3 18 wireless 83 7 3 19...

Page 10: ...e 3 3 InstallShield Wizard 3 of 4 24 Figure 3 4 InstallShield Wizard 4 of 4 25 Figure 3 5 Configuration Utility Overview 26 Figure 3 6 Open View of Serial Device Configuration Utility 27 Figure 3 7 Se...

Page 11: ...Figure 6 11 Port Configuration Basic 63 Figure 6 12 Port Configuration Operation 64 Figure 6 13 Port Configuration Operation 65 Figure 6 14 Monitor Setting 66 Figure 6 15 Monitor Statistic 67 Figure 6...

Page 12: ...Chapter 1 1Introduction...

Page 13: ...roughout the factory the facility the office building or across the global enterprise The EKI 1360 BE Series provides an impressive list of features and functions enabling multiple industrial devices...

Page 14: ...management 1 3 Specifications Specifications Description Interface I O Port EKI 1361 1 x RJ45 1 x RS 232 422 485 EKI 1362 1 x RJ45 2 x RS 232 422 485 Power Connector Terminal block Physical Enclosure...

Page 15: ...ta 7 8 8 1 10 Windows Server 2003 2008 2008 R2 2012 2012 R2 and Linux Utility Advantech EKI Device Configuration Utility Operation Modes Access Point mode Station mode COM port redirection mode Virtua...

Page 16: ...picts the EKI 1362 Figure 1 2 EKI 1362 Dimensions Reset WLAN 50 70 2 00 95 3 74 69 2 72 99 20 3 91 123 4 84 30 1 18 30 1 18 140 5 51 140 5 51 66 2 60 8 0 31 10 30 0 41 140 4 09 6 30 0 25 48 1 89 47 1...

Page 17: ...Chapter 2 2Getting Started...

Page 18: ...No Item Description 1 Antenna connector Connector for antenna 2 System LED panel See LED Indicators on page 10 for further details 3 ETH port RJ45 ports x 1 4 Serial port DB9 pinout supports RS 232 42...

Page 19: ...1 Antenna connector Connector for antenna 2 System LED panel See LED Indicators on page 10 for further details 3 ETH port RJ45 ports x 1 4 Serial port DB9 pinout supports RS 232 422 485 5 Reset butto...

Page 20: ...plate Mounting plate used for the installation to a standard DIN rail 1 No Item Description 1 Terminal block Connect cabling for power and alarm wiring 2 Ground terminal Screw terminal used to ground...

Page 21: ...rational 5 WLAN Signal Strength Off No signal available Green One Signal quality is less than 80 dBm Green Two Signal quality is between 80 dBm and 60 dBm Green Three Signal quality is more than 60 dB...

Page 22: ...the DIN rail clip hooks over the top of the DIN rail as shown in the following illustration Make sure the DIN rail is inserted behind the spring mechanism 2 Once the DIN rail is seated correctly in th...

Page 23: ...switch is correctly installed Otherwise re attempt the installation process from the beginning 2 2 1 2 Removing the DIN Rail Mounting Kit 1 Ensure that power is removed from the switch and disconnect...

Page 24: ...es on the device and the brackets align if seated correctnly 5 Secure the wall brackets to the device with M3 screws see the following figure Figure 2 9 Installing Wall Mount Plates Once the wall moun...

Page 25: ...acket and rotate it to secure Do not tighten at this point Repeat for the remaining locations see the following figure Figure 2 10 Wall Mount Installation 12 Once the device is installed on the wall t...

Page 26: ...eries User Manual 15 2 Position the antenna for optimal signal strength Figure 2 12 Positioning the Antenna Note The location and position of the antenna is crucial for effective wireless connectivity...

Page 27: ...tection Figure 2 13 Ethernet Plug Connector Pin Position Maximum cable length 100 meters 328 ft for 10 100BaseT 2 2 5 Serial Connection EKI 1360 BE Series provides up to four ports DB9 male connectors...

Page 28: ...f power loss EKI 1360 BE Series support 12 to 48 VDC Dual power inputs are supported and allow you to connect a backup power source Figure 2 15 Power Wiring for EKI 1360 BE Series Warning Power down a...

Page 29: ...utput wiring Label all wiring and cabling to the various devices for more effective management and servicing 2 2 6 3 Grounding the Device Note Routing communications and power wiring through the same...

Page 30: ...is wired and then installed onto the terminal receptor located on the EKI 1360 BE Series Figure 2 17 Terminal Receptor Relay Contact The terminal receptor includes a total of six pins two for PWR1 tw...

Page 31: ...receptor 2 Remove the terminal block from the switch Figure 2 19 Removing a Terminal Block 3 Insert a small flat bladed screwdriver in the V1 V1 wire clamp screws and loosen the screws 4 Insert the n...

Page 32: ...rews on the terminal block to secure it to the terminal block receptor If there is no gap between the terminal block and the terminal receptor the terminal block is seated correctly Figure 2 21 Securi...

Page 33: ...Chapter 3 3Utility Configuration...

Page 34: ...p program the path for the setup program on the CD ROM is as follows E EKI_Device_Configuration_Utility_v2 01 exe 3 If there is an existing COM port mapping utility on the host PC remove it at this ti...

Page 35: ...ress I Agree to continue or Cancel to stop the installation Figure 3 2 InstallShield Wizard 2 of 4 The InstallShield continues and a status screen displays The default installation path is C Program F...

Page 36: ...ser Manual 25 6 Once the installation of the package is finished a Configuration Utility Setup screen displays Click Finish to conclude the process and exit the InstallShield Wizard Figure 3 4 Install...

Page 37: ...address Gateway address and Subnet mask Perform diagnostic tests virtual COM port testing port status list Perform administrative functions export and import the serial device server setting manage a...

Page 38: ...Server List Area You can click on the device name to show the features of the specific device Click on the before the model name and the utility will expand the tree structure to show the individual d...

Page 39: ...tus and connected host IP Figure 3 7 Selecting a Group Click on the before the device name and the utility will expand the interfaces on this device server Figure 3 8 Selecting a Device Click to enter...

Page 40: ...atically assign an IP address through the configuration server DHCP BOOTP AutoIP mode to automatically assign an IP address using a Bootstrap Protocol or DHCP server The server is set with the followi...

Page 41: ...ot respond DNS Setting In order to use DNS feature you need to set the IP address of the DNS server to be able to access the host with the domain name The EKI 1360 BE Series device server provides Pri...

Page 42: ...f a specific serial device is possible through the Locate function To locate the serial device server 1 From the device list frame locate the desired device and right click on it to display the settin...

Page 43: ...confirm message will display after clicking Restore to Factory Default Settings If you really want to restore the serial device sever to factory default settings please click Yes button to continue Po...

Page 44: ...ave new configuration settings to flash memory Once a new setting is changed you can use the Save function to accept the changes You will need to reset the device to save the settings to flash memory...

Page 45: ...kmarking specific devices you can create quickly accessible shortcuts for existing critical devices from the vast pool of locally or remotely networked EKI 1360 BE Series devices Figure 3 15 Add to Fa...

Page 46: ...erver or the host can establish the TCP connection to the serial device server To update firmware 1 Right click a desired device to display the settings menu 2 Select Update Firmware Figure 3 16 Updat...

Page 47: ...Chapter 4 4Selecting An Operating Mode...

Page 48: ...asy use software to make connecting serial devices to an Ethernet network a surprisingly simple process These units immediately upgrade your existing serial devices for integration into the Internet w...

Page 49: ...he Advantech redirector can create up to 4096 virtual COM ports Application on the host can open virtual COM port to access the serial device servers at the same time The redirector will handle each a...

Page 50: ...EKI serial device server can allow max five host connections through one Ethernet port or two Ethernet ports There are two major operation modes for Multi Access Mode First one is broadcast mode EKI...

Page 51: ...is operation mode support max Five simultaneous connections for each serial port on EKI serial device server from one host or several hosts however multi hosts collect the data from one serial port at...

Page 52: ...should configure the IP address and TCP port number of the network hosts which the EKI serial device server connect to using Advantech Serial Device Server Configuration Utility After configuration wh...

Page 53: ...vice servers transmit UDP message to max 16 hosts simultaneously 4 1 7 Control Mode In controlling mode the EKI serial device server presents a modem interface to the attached serial device it accepts...

Page 54: ...Chapter 5 5Setting up Virtual COM Port...

Page 55: ...The COM redirector utility and the virtual COM port management utility are integrated into one utility with same GUI The Advantech Serial Device Server Configuration Utility can create all Virtual CO...

Page 56: ...ystem port which will be the VCOM port for the PC Figure 5 2 Selecting Auto Mapping 7 From the network address list select the address options to map 8 Click Map Selected Ports to set the configuratio...

Page 57: ...ce and right click on it to open up the options menu window 4 Locate Manual Mapping and select it Figure 5 5 Selecting Manual Mapping The Manual Mapping Virtual COM Port window displays 5 In the Devic...

Page 58: ...Under Serial Device Servers locate your server and click the icon to expand the listing 3 From the tool bar select Configuration Wizard Figure 5 8 Selecting the Configuration Wizard The Wizard screen...

Page 59: ...evice Manager you can both view and change the COM port settings 4 On your desktop click on the Start button and then on Control Panel A window displays showing all the available control panels 5 Clic...

Page 60: ...The newly mapped VCOM port is listed under the same mapped settings used in the previous steps The settings correspond to the VCOM port configuration on the EKI 1360 BE Series device see the following...

Page 61: ...COM Ports to view the configured port list 3 Locate the port to remove and right click on it to open the options menu 4 Scroll down to Remove This Port and click on it to initiate the procedure Figur...

Page 62: ...rading to Utility 3 0 import your cpm file and restore your own Virtual COM Ports 1 On your desktop navigate to Start All Programs EKI Device Configuration Utility and click Advantech EKI Device Confi...

Page 63: ...Chapter 6 6Web Interface...

Page 64: ...d for this device Once the IP is entered you will be presented with the following windows 6 2 Accessing the Web Page 6 2 1 Accessing the Web Page via Configuration Utility To access the web page via c...

Page 65: ...e describes the items in the previous figure Item Description System Info Firmware Version Display the current firmware version of the device Local Hostname Display the current local hostname of the d...

Page 66: ...menu to select the IP Address Setting mode Static or DHCP IP Address Enter a value to specify the IP address of the interface The default is 10 0 0 1 Subnet Mask Enter a value to specify the IP subnet...

Page 67: ...ion Tools Reboot Item Description Wireless Network Operation Mode Click the drop down menu to select an operation mode SSID Enter the name to distinguish it from other networks in your neighborhood SS...

Page 68: ...to select a band The Manual selection provides access to a selection of the option band 2 4G 5G Band Click the drop down menu to select the band channel The function is only enabled when Channel Sele...

Page 69: ...the IP address to ping when Watchdog Ping is selected Ping Waittime Enter a value in seconds to designate the interval between pings Ping Loss Counter Enter a value to activate the Watchdog function...

Page 70: ...the SSID Channel Frequency Display the current channel frequency of the device Receive Statistics BSSID Displays the basic service set identifier BSSID access point unique MAC address Signal Level Dis...

Page 71: ...5 5 Site Survey To access this page click Wireless Settings Site Survey Figure 6 8 Wireless Settings Site Survey The following table describes the items in the previous figure Item Description Refresh...

Page 72: ...ugh their MAC address To access this page click Wireless Settings Access Control Figure 6 9 Wireless Settings Access Control The following table describes the items in the previous figure Item Descrip...

Page 73: ...Manual 6 5 7 Log To access this page click Wireless Settings Log Figure 6 10 Wireless Settings Log The following table describes the items in the previous figure Item Description Download Click Downlo...

Page 74: ...s figure Item Description Type Click the drop down menu to select a serial interface RS232 RS422 or RS485 Baud Rate Enter a value to specify the baud rate The value should conform to the current trans...

Page 75: ...Mode USDG Data Mode USDG Control Mode or RFC2217 Mode Host Idle Timeout s Enter a value to define the host idle timeout period Response Timeout s Enter a value to define the response timeout period Fr...

Page 76: ...e option to purge the serial port when the serial port opens first time Disable Character Timeout Detection Click the option to disable the serial port character timeout detection Disable Multiple Con...

Page 77: ...ting Statistic Connected IP 6 7 1 Setting The Monitor Setting page allows for easy viewing of the port s statistics To access this page click Monitor Setting Figure 6 14 Monitor Setting The following...

Page 78: ...t Tx count of the selected port Rx Count Display the current Rx count of the selected port Total Tx Count Display the current total Tx count of the selected port Total Rx Count Display the current tot...

Page 79: ...nnected device s IP address To access this page click Monitor Connected IP Figure 6 16 Monitor Connected IP The following table describes the items in the previous figure Item Description Connected IP...

Page 80: ...e list is the Mail Server setting which allows you to specify the mail server to be used by the serial device server in order to deliver notifications to selected Email accounts The SNMP Trap Server s...

Page 81: ...o receive alarm emails Email address 4 Enter the email address 4 to receive alarm emails SNMP Trap Server Trap Server Enter the SNMP Trap server address Trap Server Port Enter the SNMP Trap server por...

Page 82: ...lick the option to select a warning type when the IP address is changed Password changed Click the option to select a warning type when the password is changed LAN Interface 1 link down Click the opti...

Page 83: ...og File Click the drop down menu to select a specific action for the system log file Available options Download Log File Remove Log File Download and Remove Log File Export Click Export to download th...

Page 84: ...table describes the items in the previous figure Item Description Syslogd Click Enabled or Disabled to set the logging service status Apply Click Apply to save the values and update the screen Item D...

Page 85: ...type Confirm Password Retype the password entry to confirm the profile password Apply Click Apply to save the values and update the screen Item Description Item Description Export Configuration Expor...

Page 86: ...current version Item Description Reboot Reboot Click Reboot to reboot the device Any configuration changes you have made since the last time you issued a save will be lost Ping IP Address Name Enter...

Page 87: ...Chapter 7 7Telnet Serial Console Configuration...

Page 88: ...nctions of the console mode is to change the web configuration login password You can use terminal software like Hyper Terminal Telix and other related terminal software 7 2 Telnet Console 7 2 1 Creat...

Page 89: ...server and the Telnet TCP port number is 23 Figure 7 2 Creating a Telnet Connection 7 2 3 Connection Success After connecting to the serial device server in HyperTerminal console a welcome greeting di...

Page 90: ...rial ports advanced settings mvcom Show or configure the serial ports in Virtual COM mode mctrl Show or configure the serial ports in Control mode USDG mdata Show or configure the serial ports in Data...

Page 91: ...ischato TRUE FALSE dismulticon TRUE FALSE Enable or disable the feature of ignore purge Disable character timeout detection and disable multiple connection Usage portadv nn all databuf Set databuffer...

Page 92: ...mode Usage mdata nn all protocol TCP UDP Set the nn th or all serial ports transmit protocol as TCP or UDP Usage mdata nn all idleto lsport atport Set the nn th or all serial ports data idle timeout...

Page 93: ...gent configuration Usage alarm event mail cstart wstart auth ip passwd eth1 eth2 Set current mail event configuration Usage alarm event trap cstart wstart auth eth1 eth2 Set current trap event configu...

Page 94: ...ate the shell session 7 3 15 help Usage help Display help information of command list Usage help cmd Show the usage of command 7 3 16 import Usage import Import the serial device server settings file...

Page 95: ...s Usage wireless wpapw Set WPA Enterprise as Usage wireless wpaphase mschapv2 md5 Set WPA Enterprise inner authentication Usage wireless capw Set private key as Usage wireless cacert Import the CA cer...

Page 96: ...5 Usage wirelessadv scanint_high 10 600 Set scan interval when received signal strength is better than RSSI threshold Usage wirelessadv scanint_low 10 600 Set scan interval when received signal streng...

Page 97: ...Chapter 8 8TCP and UDP Port Numbers...

Page 98: ...ation Utility 5202 TDP VCOM RVCOM 9999 TDP Firmware Download 22 TDP SSH 23 TDP Telnet 25 TDP SMTP Mail Client 53 TCP UDP DNS 67 UDP BOOTP Server DHCP 68 UDP BOOTP Client DHCP 80 TDP Web Interface HTTP...

Page 99: ...tions are subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permission of...

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