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Page 7: ...t 1 Paired Mode 2 Other Communications Modes 2 802 11 WIRELESS NETWORKING BASICS 2 802 11 Wireless Networking 3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE OVERVIEW 6 PACKAGE CHECKLIST 6 INDICATORS SWITCHES AND CONNECTORS 7 L...

Page 8: ...Settings 18 Advanced Network Settings 18 CONFIGURING THE SERIAL PORT 19 Port Profile Settings 19 Basic Serial Settings 24 Advanced Serial Settings 24 CONFIGURING ALARMS AND NOTIFICATION 25 Alarm Notif...

Page 9: ...353 91 792445 www bb europe com Table of Contents iii Serial 33 Network 34 REBOOT 35 CHAPTER 8 USING REALPORT 36 Configuring the IP Address 36 Configuring the Serial Port for RealPort 36 Adding a Vir...

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Page 11: ...evice servers products that allow you to connect equipment with available serial connections into existing networks ES1AWB wireless serial servers connect RS 232 devices to a wireless network via wire...

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Page 13: ...the ES1AWB is configured as a TCP or UDP server The socket program running on the PC establishes a communication connection The data is sent directly to and from the serial port on the server TCP Serv...

Page 14: ...he serial device can now be connected to the ES1AWB and communication occurs over the network The ES1AWB emulates modem responses to and from the serial device In Console Management Mode the ES1AWB ca...

Page 15: ...erver such as the ES1AWB An 802 11 access point is a radio with an interface that allows connection to a wired LAN Access points run bridging software to facilitate the connection from wireless to wir...

Page 16: ...packet has been received If the transmitting station does not receive an ACK it assumes a collision occurred and transmits again after a random delay period Communication distances vary depending on t...

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Page 18: ...Chapter 2 C Ch ha ap pt te er r 2 2 H Ha ar rd dw wa ar re e O Ov ve er rv vi ie ew w Package Checklist ES1AWB Wireless Serial Servers are shipped with the following items included 9 The ES1AWB module...

Page 19: ...ng for a network Network Activity LED When the green LED is flashing it indicates data is being sent across the network Reset Switch The Reset switch is a recessed switch located on the side of the ES...

Page 20: ...ics Ltd Westlink Commercial Park Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com 8 Chapter 2 Connecting the Hardware A typical connection for the ES1AWB Wireless Serial Se...

Page 21: ...pter 2 9 Other Hardware Connections The ES1AWB Wireless Serial Server also can communicate directly with a PC equipped with a wireless card in ad hoc mode Figure 3 Wireless Ad Hoc Connection In Serial...

Page 22: ...ware Connect your PC to the network Connect the antenna to the ES1AWB Connect the ES1AWB serial port to the serial port on your serial device For RS 232 operation your ES1AWB is configured as a DTE an...

Page 23: ...the ES1AWB In the Configuration Network page configure your Wireless LAN Security and other settings required to work on the type of wireless network you will be connecting to In the Configuration Ser...

Page 24: ...the IP address using static IP addressing if necessary Your ES1AWB comes from the factory configured to obtain an IP address dynamically or failing that to generate its own IP address using the APIPA...

Page 25: ...ss of the ES1AWB you can accomplish this using the Discovery software or you can open the Web Configuration and Management Interface and do it there See Configuring Network Settings later in the next...

Page 26: ...ce To login open your browser type the IP address of your ES1AWB serial server into the address bar and press Enter The Login page will appear 2 Enter your Username and Password then click Login The f...

Page 27: ...n and Management homepage Clicking Help on any page of the Configuration and Management Interface opens topics specific to that page After logging in if there is no activity for a period of time your...

Page 28: ...ssign an IP address to itself using the Automatic Private IP Addressing APIPA protocol You can re configure the ES1AWB for static IP address by selecting Use the following IP address and assign the IP...

Page 29: ...Figure 9 Network Configuration Wireless LAN Settings By making the appropriate selection you can configure your serial server to Connect to any available wireless network Connect to access point infra...

Page 30: ...apabilities of the wireless network Access the online Help file for detailed descriptions of these settings Wireless 802 1x Authentication Settings The Wireless 802 1x Authentication Settings section...

Page 31: ...he parameters of the serial device to which the ES1AWB is connected To open the Serial Port Configuration page under the Configuration menu click Serial Ports When you first access this page a list of...

Page 32: ...re included with the ES1AWB you create a virtual COM port on the PC When your application sends data to this port RealPort redirects the data across the network to the ES1AWB The ES1AWB passes the dat...

Page 33: ...rial port This is also referred to as reverse telnet Network devices initiating connections must be configured with the IP address of the ES1AWB and the TCP port number associated with its serial port...

Page 34: ...UDP Sockets Select UDP Sockets to implement Direct IP Mode using UDP protocol When using UDP Sockets your serial server can be configured as a UDP server or UDP client UDP Server Settings If your ES1...

Page 35: ...23 Figure 13 UDP Server Settings UDP Client Settings If your ES1AWB is configured as a UDP client you can automatically distribute serial data from you ES1AWB to many devices at the same time This is...

Page 36: ...stom configure the ES1AWB serial port and is used if your application does not fit into any other predefined modes This is an advanced option that allows full configuration of the serial port Apply Af...

Page 37: ...e GPIO section of the Web Configuration and Management Interface Alarm Notification Settings The Alarm Notification Settings page provides a checkbox to enable alarm notifications Text boxes are provi...

Page 38: ...Oranmore Galway Ireland Ph 353 91 792444 Fax 353 91 792445 www bb europe com 26 Chapter 5 Alarm Destinations Alarm Destinations allows you to specify where to send alarm notification emails their prio...

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Page 40: ...of the ES1AWB the SNMP Contact person a text description of the Location of the ES1AWB and the Device ID number Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Settings The SNMP Settings page allows you to en...

Page 41: ...dd other users and configure the specific rights of each Non administrators can also set up new users access and permissions if they have permission but a user cannot set another user s permission lev...

Page 42: ...to be granted to the user See the online help for more information on these choices Managing Serial Ports and Connections The Management section of the Web Configuration and Management Interface provi...

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Page 44: ...1AWB Uploading an index htm or index html file will automatically load that page upon logging into the ES1AWB Backup Restore The Backup Restore page allows you to back up the current configuration set...

Page 45: ...ww bb europe com Chapter 7 33 System Information The System Information page displays information about your ES1AWB General Model MAC Address Firmware Version Boot Version POST Version CPU Utilization...

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Page 48: ...rtual COM ports configuring your serial port with the RealPort profile you must use RealPort to configure those ports on your PC Once you have configured a new virtual COM VCOM port using RealPort app...

Page 49: ...The Select Device dialog appears listing the IP Address MAC Address and Model of all devices on the network To identify your ES1AWB compare the MAC address listed with the MAC address on the label on...

Page 50: ...dialog that appears select the COM port number to be assigned to the ES1AWB Click Next A progress screen will appear 7 When the process is complete click Finish Windows 98 ME NT 4 0 1 Follow the readm...

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Page 54: ...Technical Support for other operating systems Dimensions 2 1 x 3 0 x 3 34 in 5 3 x 7 6 x 8 5 cm without antenna Power Supply Requirements 5VDC 500mA 5 5mm by 2 1mm barrel jack tip positive incuded Pow...

Page 55: ...ion and Management Interface Configuration Modes Direct IP TCP or UDP Sockets Virtual COM Port RealPort Paired Mode serial bridge serial tunneling Modem Emulation Custom Configuration Method Uses any...

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Page 58: ...Receive Data RXD In 3 Transmit Data TXD Out 4 Data Terminal Ready DTR Out 5 Signal Ground GND 6 Data Set Ready DSR In 7 Request To Send RTS Out 8 Clear To Send CTS In 9 Not connected NA NA Figure 18 R...

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