3
Connect the hardware
1. Connect the Ethernet cable to the ETHERNET port and the power supply to the POWER connector.
The locking power connector connects the device to a power source. Insert and rotate the connector to lock in place.
The center pin is positive.
2. Using serial cables/adapters, connect the serial devices to the serial ports, following the pin-position information in the
Serial port pin assignments table.
Note
On products with wiring supply terminals, tighten connectors to 2.5 inches per pound minimum. Use
copper conductors only.
LEDs and startup status:
All LEDs flash on startup.
n
Power LED:
Off: No power.
Steady blinking: Waiting for IP address to be assigned.
n
Link LED:
Illuminates when a physical network is detected.
n
10/100 LED:
Off: Detected a 10-megabit Ethernet network.
On: Detected a 100-megabit Ethernet network.
n
ACT LED
:
Off: Detected a 10-megabit Ethernet network.
On: Detected a 100-megabit Ethernet network.
n
COL LED
: Illuminates when an Ethernet collision is detected.
4
Download required software
Digi provides several utilities that discover devices present on a network. You will need to download either the
Device Discovery Utility
or
Digi Port Authority - Remote
.
1. Navigate to:
www.digi.com/support/portserverts
and click the
Utilities
tab.
2. Under
Operating System Specific Utilities
, select your operating system. A list of available utilities appears.
3. Download and run either
Device Discovery Utility
or
Digi Port Authority - Remote
.
If you will use Digi's RealPort software to manage the serial ports for your products, download the RealPort software.
1. Navigate to:
www.digi.com/support/portserverts
and click the
Drivers
tab.
2. Under
Operating System Specific Drivers
, select your operating system. A list of available downloads and release notes appears.
3. Download the RealPort driver and the release notes.
Note
For Windows operating systems, unzip the download package and run the executable. For Linux or Unix operating systems, follow instructions in the release notes.
5
Configure the serial ports
1. Navigate to
www.digi.com/support/portserverts
. Under the
Documentation
tab, open the
PortServer TS Family User Guide
.
2. Use
Digi Discovery Utility
or
Digi Port Authority - Remote
to discover devices on your network and open the web interface.
a. In the list of discovered devices, select the PortServer TS device. Configure the IP address, if necessary.
b. Open the web interface. In Digi Device Discovery Utility, click
Open web interface
. In Digi Port Authority - Remote, click
Device Configuration
.
c. A login prompt for the web interface appears. Enter the default user name:
root
. The default password is printed on the device label. If a password is not on
the device label, the default password is
dbps
. If neither password works, the password may have been changed. Contact your system administrator.
3. In the web interface, under
Configuration
, click
Serial Ports
.
4. Configure serial port settings using port profiles. Port profiles are a defined set of serial port parameters for a particular use. The web interface and user guide contain
descriptions of the port profiles. For PortServer TS products, Digi recommends the RealPort port profile. For help in configuring the device for use with other port
profiles, see the user guide. To configure ports to use the RealPort port profile:
a. On the
Serial Port Configuration
page, click the port to be configured and click
Change Profile
.
b. In the list of profiles, select the
RealPort
port profile, then click
Apply
.
5. For EIA-232 devices that will be connected using 8-wire cables, configure the
Altpin
setting. The default for this setting is off; it must be enabled as needed for each
serial port. For each applicable serial port, click
Advanced Serial Settings
and select the
Enable DCD on 8-pin RJ45 connectors (Altpin)
setting, then click
Apply
.
