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IP ADDRESSING

Your unit must have a unique IP address on your network.

The systems administrator generally provides the IP address. The IP address
must be within a valid range, unique to your network, and in the same subnet
as your PC. You’ll need the following information before you set up the unit.
(See Assign IP.)

IP Address:

___ ___ ___ ___ 

Subnet Mask:

___ ___ ___ ___

CONNECT

1) Mount or place the MSS in a secured room.
2) Connect serial devices to the serial ports.
3) Connect your network to the MSS (via one of its Ethernet ports or  

the PCMCIA slot, if applicable).

4) Connect the power supply to the MSS.
5) Wait about 30 seconds.
6) Confirm the following:

a) OK LED blinks green
b) Link LED glows green 

7) If the MSS is connected to the network via the PC card slot or Ethernet,

confirm the following:

a) PC Card LED glows green
b) 100 LED glows green if there is a 100Mb connection

9-30VDC

Reset

Screw Block

Power Connector

Serial 1

Console

Serial 2

Serial 3

Serial 4

10/100BaseT

Link
OK

Serial1
Serial2
Serial3

Serial4

RJ45

Ethernet

Port

DB9 Serial

Console Port

DB9 Serial Ports

DSR

RTS

CTS

TX

GND

RX

DTR

1

6

5

9

MSS4 FRONT

DB9 RS-232 SERIAL CONNECTOR

MSS4

Summary of Contents for MSS100

Page 1: ...2003 Copyright Lantronix is a registered trademark of Lantronix Inc All rights reserved 900 321 Rev A 11 03 MSS100 MSS VIA MSS4 Quick Start Guide MSS100 MSS VIA MSS4 Device Servers ...

Page 2: ...0 MSS VIA MSS4 QUICK START CONTENTS System Overview 2 What s in the Box 3 Pinouts 4 IP Addressing 7 Connect 7 Assign IP 8 Configure 9 Troubleshoot 12 Contact Information 13 MSS100 MSS VIA MSS4 Device Servers ...

Page 3: ...alable and does not require a server or gateway giving you the flexibility to tackle a project of any size The MSS Device Servers are equipped with high speed asynchronous serial ports supporting baud rates between 300 and 230 3k bits per second and a 10 100 Ethernet port In addition the MSS VIA has a PC card interface providing 802 11 wireless access to connected devices This Quick Start guide ex...

Page 4: ... CTS GND RTS DSR DCD in 1 13 14 25 CD out DTR MSS100 FRONT DB25 SERIAL CONNECTOR DTE DB25 Male MSS100 REAR serial 1 console serial 2 reset 7 24VDC PC card 10 100 port T TX RX CTS GND RTS DSR DCD in 1 13 14 25 CD out DTR 1 13 14 25 TX TX RX RX DSR RTS CTS TX GND RX DTR 1 6 5 9 MSS VIA FRONT DB25 SERIAL CONNECTOR DTE DB25 Male DB9 RS 232 SERIAL CONNECTOR DTE DB9M MSS VIA REAR ...

Page 5: ...erial devices to the serial ports 3 Connect your network to the MSS via one of its Ethernet ports or the PCMCIA slot if applicable 4 Connect the power supply to the MSS 5 Wait about 30 seconds 6 Confirm the following a OK LED blinks green b Link LED glows green 7 If the MSS is connected to the network via the PC card slot or Ethernet confirm the following a PC Card LED glows green b 100 LED glows ...

Page 6: ...ur SCS device and click Next 4 Select Assign Specific IP and click Next 5 Type your IP Address 6 Confirm the Subnet Mask Address 7 For Gateway select None 8 Click Next 9 Click the Assign IP button 10 Click the Done button Note Your device name and IP address should be listed in the EZWebCon window If it is not minimize and then restore the window EZWebCon Home Page Note The EZWebCon wizard walks y...

Page 7: ...d 5 Repeat step 4 for the other groups of settings 6 To close the active sessions and implement the changes power cycle to reboot CONFIGURE CONT 4 Configure a group of settings a Select a link from the left navigation column for example Ports b Enter the password system and press Login c Confirm that a window similar to this displays PORT PROPERTIES PAGE d Click the Configure link for the port you...

Page 8: ... Barranca Parkway Irvine CA 92618 USA Phone 949 453 3990 Fax 949 453 3995 www lantronix com TROUBLESHOOT LEDs on the top of the MSS indicate Ethernet and serial activity The significance of these LEDs is explained in the following table Serial OK OK PC Card PC Card PC Card 100 Link Green blinking Amber red blinking Green blinking Green Amber blinking Red blinking Green Green Serial transmissions N...

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