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OCTOBER 2006

LWS100A

LWS100AE

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Page 1: ...X outside U S Call 724 746 5500 Free technical supp SUPPORT ort 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mailing address Black Box INFORMATION Corporation 1000 Park Drive Law...

Page 2: ...t is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever...

Page 3: ...Settings 14 2 9 1 Change PC and AP Settings 15 2 9 2 Change LWS100A LWS100AE Settings 16 3 Web Browser Configuration 17 3 1 Home Page 17 3 2 Network Settings 18 3 3 Serial Port Settings 19 3 4 WLAN S...

Page 4: ...8 2 WLAN 61 8 3 Serial Port 62 9 Glossary 63 Table 1 Command Sets 31 Figure 1 1 Peer to Peer Ad Hoc Mode 8 Figure 1 2 LWS100A LWS100AE to PC WLAN Ad Hoc Mode 8 Figure 1 3 LWS100A LWS100AE to Access Po...

Page 5: ...Add to Virtual Com List 39 Figure 5 7 Clear from Virtual Com List 40 Figure 5 8 Select COM port 41 Figure 5 9 Crate Stop Virtual COM 42 Figure 5 10 Subnet Broadcast Auto Discovery 43 Figure 5 11 IP Ra...

Page 6: ...utility let user can easily find all the available LWS100A LWS100AE in the network and can access any specific LWS100A LWS100AE The Virtual COM utility will treat the LWS100A LWS100AE serial ports as...

Page 7: ...and 128 bit encryption Unique site survey function lets users browse for all available active Access Point connections Supports both Ad Hoc and infrastructure topologies Supports full mobility and se...

Page 8: ...ion environment Both the Host PC and serial device use the LWS100A LWS100AE device to communicate with each other refer to Figure 1 1 Figure 1 1 Peer to Peer Ad Hoc Mode Application 2 LWS100A LWS100AE...

Page 9: ...le Programmable Logic Controller PLC and the Host PC side is connected to the AP via LAN as shown below Figure 1 3 LWS100A LWS100AE to Access Point Infrastructure Mode Application 4 LWS100A LWS100AE o...

Page 10: ...t your vendor 2 2 System Minimum Requirements For LWS100A LWS100AE Application 3 and 4 Figure 1 3 Figure 1 4 your system should meet the following minimum requirements to use LWS100A LWS100AE as the s...

Page 11: ...ment table attached at the bottom of LWS100A LWS100AE Set the serial port type based on your need refer to Figure 2 2 Note The default DIP switch is set port 1 to console and port 2 to RS232 After the...

Page 12: ...example To set port 1 as the console port set DIP switch 3 and 4 to OFF position i e up refer to Figure 2 1 and Figure 2 2 Port 1 LED will be all OFF To set port 2 as the RS232 port set DIP switch 1...

Page 13: ...you reboot the device the Alarm LED will also be ON during the self test period and then it will be OFF Link LED ON green when LWS100A LWS100AE is linked with AP infrastructure mode or with another WL...

Page 14: ...e steps below to install SerialComm utility into the PC NB This utility support several functions Virtual Com Auto Discovery directly connect with discovered IP devices LED status graphic display and...

Page 15: ...1 xxx where xxx is a value other than 200 Mask 255 255 255 0 SSID SerialBridge WEP Disable Operation Mode AP Infrastructure mode Change your PC NB IP address to have IP address 192 168 1 yyy where yyy...

Page 16: ...yperTerminal Use the commands described in section 4 3 and 4 4 to change LWS100A LWS100AE IP address LWS100A LWS100AE IP address should have same IP subnet as your PC NB and AP have The commands are I...

Page 17: ...Settings Site Survey Restore Default Firmware Upgrade Password Setting and Reboot the System 3 1 Home Page The WIRELESS LAN DUAL SERIAL BRIDGE home page will be displayed when the LWS100A LWS100AE IP...

Page 18: ...me IP subnet When the LWS100A LWS100AE needs to connect to a Host PC that is in another subnet then you need to specify the gateway IP address If LWS100A LWS100AE and Host PC are at the same subnet th...

Page 19: ...erial Settings Depend on the serial port operation mode setting the LWS100A LWS100AE web browser configuration will provide different display for user to enter the serial port parameter Figure 3 3 sho...

Page 20: ...4 WLAN Settings LWS100A LWS100AE and AP must have the same SSID and WEP settings When the Operation Mode is set to Infrastructure LWS100A LWS100AE will follow the channel used by the AP So Channel is...

Page 21: ...rvey It allows users to browse the available active Access Points to which LWS100A LWS100AE can connect as long as the AP SSID has not been hidden by the AP configuration After few seconds it will sho...

Page 22: ...BRIDGE web page select Restore Default to change all the LWS100A LWS100AE settings to the factory default refer to Figure 3 6 Figure 3 6 Restore Default Settings Warning When you restore the device t...

Page 23: ...new firmware the TFTP server must support TFTP protocol Enter the TFTP server IP address and file name and then click Download and Upgrade button to upgrade firmware Warning Do not cut the power while...

Page 24: ...e user name and password for LWS100A LWS100AE refer to Figure 3 8 Figure 3 8 Password Settings LWS100A LWS100AE provides web browser configuration security feature through the support of the password...

Page 25: ...Figure 3 9 Reboot For any change on the settings LWS100A LWS100AE needs to be rebooted in order to make the change valid Note When the reboot is completed you must refresh the browser otherwise your...

Page 26: ...Figure 3 10 Select Internet Options Figure 3 11 Delete Temporary Internet Files...

Page 27: ...set LWS100A LWS100AE serial port as the console port 4 1 Console Port Default Settings When LWS100A LWS100AE serial port is set to console mode the console port default settings are Baud rate 2 400 D...

Page 28: ...NB and then click Configure button for setting COM port parameters refer to Figure 4 2 Figure 4 2 PC NB COM Port Selection Set the PC NB COM port parameters to be the same as LWS100A console port def...

Page 29: ...ollowing LWS100A LWS100AE HyperTerminal window will be displayed Press the Enter key from the PC NB keyboard After entering correct Username and Password HyperTerminal will prompt symbol and is ready...

Page 30: ...VE command in order to save the default value into the flash memory and then enter REBOOT to make the change valid Note When a command is accepted LWS100A LWS100AE will respond OK If LWS100A LWS100AE...

Page 31: ...Reboot System SAVE Save configuration to flash WLAN Settings MODE B SS A d Hoc Set WLAN mode B Infrastructure A Ad Hoc SSID SSID Set WLAN SSID CHAN 1 11 Set RF channel RATE 1 2 5 5 11 Set Tx 1 1Mbps 2...

Page 32: ...2 Hardware LPORT COM1 COM2 Local Port Select serial port 1 2 and set local TCP port number RPORT COM1 COM2 Remote Port Select serial port 1 2 and set remote TCP Port number RIP COM1 COM2 Remote IP Ad...

Page 33: ...ter telnet 192 168 1 200 as shown in Figure 4 5 Figure 4 5 Open Telnet Connection After the Telnet connection is established enter the username and password then Telnet will respond the prompt symbol...

Page 34: ...name SerialCommSvc When Virtual Com parameters are set up correctly the Virtual Com ports will be automatically created by SerialComSvc service every time when you reboot your PC NB There is no need t...

Page 35: ...Administrative Tool Service the following window will be displayed Select SerialCommSvc and then click button Figure 5 2 Stop SerialCommSvc Service Start SerialCommSvc Service At the Windows tool bar...

Page 36: ...tart SerialCommSvc Service 5 1 Define Virtual Com At the upper frame of the SerialComm window select Setting tap window to configure the Virtual Com Figure 5 4 will be displayed and shows the existing...

Page 37: ...A LFS400A LWS100A Series into this field TCP port number must be between 1024 and 65535 due to TCP port number 0 1023 are reserved for well known applications Add When data is filled click Add button...

Page 38: ...tart select Programs SerialComm and then click View Log refer to Figure 5 1 For example At 2 57 15PM there is a save configuration activity At 2 57 20PM the COM3 is mapped to 192 168 1 210 1026 IP TCP...

Page 39: ...data will be added at the last line of the Virtual Com List Click Save Configuration button to save the settings into the PC NB disk file Figure 5 6 Add to Virtual Com List Clear from Virtual Com List...

Page 40: ...LWS100A LWS100AE User s Manual 40 Figure 5 7 Clear from Virtual Com List...

Page 41: ...eate and stop the Virtual Com you must select which COM port will be activated first Select COM port From the Virtual Com List select the COM port number by clicking the check box under the COM column...

Page 42: ...l display the messages COMx Connect to x x x x yyyy OK For example in Figure 5 9 at 3 07 26PM in the log area there is a message COM3 Connect to 192 168 1 210 1026 OK showing the COM IP TCP mapping is...

Page 43: ...e same IP subnet as PC NB has refer to Figure 5 10 Figure 5 10 Subnet Broadcast Auto Discovery Two buttons Start and Stop are available for user to start the search or stop the search It will take few...

Page 44: ...ass C IP range for searching available SerialBridge units LWS100A LES300A Series or LFS400A Series in that IP range refer to Figure 5 11 The class C IP range is not necessary to be the same IP subnet...

Page 45: ...vice IP address and then select Connect Figure 5 12 shows an example to connect device with IP address 192 168 1 212 which is an LES300A device and located at office By clicking Connect LES300A web br...

Page 46: ...0A Series LED Status Graphic Display function provides the capability to remotely monitor LES300A LFS400A LWS100A Series device status Right clicking the target IP device s IP address and then click S...

Page 47: ...47 Figure 5 14 LED Status Graphic Display Figure 5 14 shows an example for LES300A The Power is ON Ethernet link is ON This is traffic in Ethernet port Port 2 is set to RS232 port while Port 1 is set...

Page 48: ...the SerialComm window select the Ping tap window and then click the Ping button The Ping function will continue to ping the specified IP device To stop the Ping function click the Stop button refer to...

Page 49: ...o the loop back test successfully please make sure that Both serial ports of a SerialBridge unit should be set up as server ports Two virtual Com ports should be set up by using SerialComm and they sh...

Page 50: ...lity into the PC NB 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM in the CD ROM driver 2 Read the Readme txt file under Diagnostic Tool folder first 3 Execute the file Setup exe under Diagnostic Tool folder in the CD...

Page 51: ...for loop testing Terminal ComSR is simulated as a simple terminal and allow the characters typed in one side to be shown up at the other side Send Receive Text File The text file sent in sending side...

Page 52: ...refer to section 5 1 and section 5 2 for detail on the virtual COM definition and activation As shown in Figure 6 3 all available COM ports can be found in the pull down window Select the virtual COM...

Page 53: ...or Receive side click the Setting button to set the Com Port Setting parameters as same values as the physical COM ports settings of your PC NB If LES300A LFS400A LWS100A Series virtual COM ports are...

Page 54: ...d and Receive sides If the connection is established correctly the Link LED will be ON green The ComSR will be acted as if a simple terminal simulator Any character typed in on one side will be displa...

Page 55: ...LWS100A LWS100AE User s Manual 55 Figure 6 6 Simple Terminal Simulator...

Page 56: ...ile tap window follow the similar procedures to select and setup the COM port for both Send and Receive sides refer to Figure 6 7 Note 1 If the COM ports have been setup in Terminal tap windows and ha...

Page 57: ...be sent from the Send side and will be loop back to the Receive side via the remote LWS100A LWS100AE Series two serial ports connected by one null modem serial cable The content of the text file will...

Page 58: ...Open Environment 1000 ft 300m Office Environment 100 330 ft 30 100m Security WEP 64 and 128 Bit Encryption Site Survey Function Radio Characteristics Spread Spectrum Technology Direct Sequence Spread...

Page 59: ...2 RS485 Dimensions 4 6 x 3 5 x 1 1 without antenna 11 7 x 8 8 x 2 7 cm without antenna Weight 10 9 oz 310 grams without antenna Environment Temperature Operating 20 to 70 C 4 to 158 F Storage 40 to 85...

Page 60: ...LWS100A LWS100AE User s Manual 60 8 Default Settings The following subsections show the default settings for LWS100A LWS100AE 8 1 Network Figure 8 1 Network Default Settings...

Page 61: ...LWS100A LWS100AE User s Manual 61 8 2 WLAN Figure 8 2 WLAN Default Settings...

Page 62: ...0AE User s Manual 62 8 3 Serial Port When any serial port is set to console port it has the following default settings Baud Rate 2 400 Data Length 8 Parity None Stop Bit 1 Flow Control None They can n...

Page 63: ...802 11b requirements can interoperate with each other even manufactured by different companies 802 11g An extension of the IEEE 802 11 standards for wireless LAN and provides 54Mbps using OFDM modula...

Page 64: ...rnet routing is based on IP address So when you enter a domain name the DNS server will translate the domain name into the corresponding IP address For example the domain name www example com might be...

Page 65: ...Identification BSSID A six byte address that distinguishes a particular access point from others Also know as a network ID Infrastructure An infrastructure network is a group of computers or other de...

Page 66: ...cies to the receiver i e OFDM divides one high speed data stream into a number of lower speed data streams which are then transmitted in parallel Each lower speed stream is used to modulate a subcarri...

Page 67: ...ceipting the packet to the sender TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP is a suite of communications protocols used to connect hosts on the Internet It uses several protocols t...

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