Black Box LWS300A, User Manual

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Table of Contents Documentation Number: LWS300A-1105m i
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.............................................................................. 1
A
BOUT
Y
OUR
LWS300A W
IRELESS
S
ERIAL
S
ERVER
................................................ 1
F
EATURES
.................................................................................................................. 2
C
OMMUNICATION
M
ODES
......................................................................................... 2
Direct IP ............................................................................................................... 2
Virtual COM Port ................................................................................................. 3
Paired Mode ......................................................................................................... 3
Other Communications Modes.............................................................................. 3
802.11 W
IRELESS
N
ETWORKING
B
ASICS
................................................................... 4
802.11 Wireless Networking ................................................................................. 4
CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE OVERVIEW .............................................................. 7
P
ACKAGE
C
HECKLIST
................................................................................................ 7
I
NDICATORS
, S
WITCHES AND
C
ONNECTORS
............................................................... 8
Power LED ........................................................................................................... 8
Link Integrity LED ................................................................................................ 8
Network Activity LED ........................................................................................... 8
Serial Interface Selector Switch ............................................................................ 8
Reset Switch .......................................................................................................... 8
Antenna Connector ............................................................................................... 9
Power Connector .................................................................................................. 9
C
ONNECTING THE
H
ARDWARE
.................................................................................. 9
O
THER
H
ARDWARE
C
ONNECTIONS
.......................................................................... 10
CHAPTER 3: GETTING STARTED ..................................................................... 11
1. Check the contents of your LWS300A package.… ...................................... 11
2. Set up the Hardware ................................................................................... 11
3. Power it Up ................................................................................................. 11
4. Get the IP Address ...................................................................................... 12
5. Login ........................................................................................................... 12
6. Configure the LWS300A.............................................................................. 12
7. Set up VCOM (if using the RealPort profile) .............................................. 12
8. Communicate .............................................................................................. 12
CHAPTER 4: CONFIGURING THE IP ADDRESS............................................. 13
U
SING THE
D
ISCOVERY
S
OFTWARE
......................................................................... 13
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CHAPTER 5: USING THE WEB CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT
INTERFACE............................................................................................................. 15
L
OGGING
I
N
............................................................................................................. 15
L
OGGING
O
UT
......................................................................................................... 15
U
SING
T
UTORIAL AND
H
ELP
.................................................................................... 16
C
ONFIGURING
N
ETWORK
S
ETTINGS
........................................................................ 16
IP Settings ........................................................................................................... 17
Wireless LAN Settings......................................................................................... 18
Wireless Security Settings ................................................................................... 19
Wireless 802.1x Authentication Settings ............................................................. 19
Network Services Settings ................................................................................... 19
Advanced Network Settings................................................................................. 19
C
ONFIGURING THE
S
ERIAL
P
ORT
............................................................................. 20
Port Profile Settings............................................................................................ 20
Basic Serial Settings ........................................................................................... 25
Advanced Serial Settings..................................................................................... 26
C
ONFIGURING
A
LARMS AND
N
OTIFICATION
............................................................ 26
Alarm Notification Settings................................................................................. 26
Alarm Conditions ................................................................................................ 26
Alarm Destinations ............................................................................................. 27
CHAPTER 6: MANAGING THE LWS300A......................................................... 29
S
YSTEM
S
ETTINGS
................................................................................................... 29
Device Identity Settings....................................................................................... 29
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Settings................................... 29
U
SING
R
EMOTE
M
ANAGEMENT
............................................................................... 29
M
ANAGING
U
SERS AND
P
ERMISSIONS
..................................................................... 29
Changing the Root Username and Password ..................................................... 30
Adding New Users............................................................................................... 30
Configuring User Access and Permissions ......................................................... 30
M
ANAGING
S
ERIAL
P
ORTS AND
C
ONNECTIONS
....................................................... 31
Serial Ports ......................................................................................................... 31
Connections ........................................................................................................ 31
CHAPTER 7: USING ADMINISTRATIVE FEATURES .................................... 33
F
ILE
M
ANAGEMENT
................................................................................................. 33
B
ACKUP
/R
ESTORE
................................................................................................... 33
U
PDATE
F
IRMWARE
................................................................................................. 33
F
ACTORY
D
EFAULT
S
ETTINGS
................................................................................. 33
S
YSTEM
I
NFORMATION
............................................................................................ 34
General ............................................................................................................... 34
GPIO................................................................................................................... 34
Serial................................................................................................................... 34