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SDSTX3110-124-LRT-B User Guide
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4.1.2 SDS-Manager Overview
SDS-Manager is an easy-to-use Windows utility for managing one or many Serial Device Servers. A Serial Device
Server provides a transparent serial gateway to Ethernet without modifying existing COM port control programs.
Major SDS Manager functions include
Configuration
: To configure device and serial ports;
Monitor
: To monitor
device and port status;
Setup
Wizard
: Quick start for general applications;
IP
Collection
: Auto collect IP
addresses of dynamic device IP setting; and
System
Log
: System Log information for troubleshooting.
Configuration
:
1.
Use Broadcast to search all devices in a subnet or use Add by IP to locate all devices in a specified IP range.
2.
Configure the correct IP address as Static IP or DHCP IP.
3.
Double-click the device and start configuration:
General: Configure device name, location, time server, and Auto IP report.
Security: Configure the accessible IP table and administrator password
Networking: Configure IP address (Static or DHCP/BootP)
Notification: Specific events (hardware reset, software reset, login failed, IP changed, password changed,
access IP blocked) can be notified by:
SNMP trap: up to four trap servers.
Email: up to eight email addresses as recipients.
System Log: report to log server.
Management: Configure the management interface:
Web enable: enable web console.
Telnet enable: enable telnet console.
SNMP enable: enable SNMP management. Configure community, location, contact, Trap servers.
Update Firmware: Update latest firmware to the device.
Save / Load:
Apply and Save: Apply all changes and save to Flash.
Load Default: Load factory default settings, except for the IP address.
Reboot Device.
Import / Export Configuration: Save the configuration of device as a file. Import the pre-saved
configuration file to apply to new device.
4.
Go to the port menu and configure the port settings:
Serial Settings:
Configure the Port alias, baud rate, parity, data bits, stop bits, flow control, and interface.
Data packing: Specify advanced data packing options by delimiter or Force TX interval timeout.
Service Mode: Choose from Virtual COM, TCP server, TCP client, or UDP service mode for the serial
port. You can configure up to five hosts to access the serial port at the same time.
Notification: Configure Port events like DCD/RI/DSR/CTS change or port connected/disconnected.
Monitor
: Monitor status of device and per port. Configure the monitored items such as VCOM, serial setting,
device name, IP address, MAC address, Status, TX, RX.
Setup Wizard
: Quick start for common applications and group configurations:
Virtual COM Wizard: This wizard helps you configure the serial port(s) to be the Virtual COM port(s) on
your PC.
Group Setup Wizard: This wizard helps you copy one device settings to the other same models.
Group Firmware Wizard: This wizard helps you update firmware for a group of devices.
Serial Tunnel Wizard: This wizard helps you couple two serial devices to directly communicate via
Ethernet without the PC
Group IP Wizard: Group IP Wizard helps you configure the IP addresses of a group of new devices. The
devices already in the configuration list will not be included.
IP Collection
: Automatically collect IP address/device name/model/last report of the devices by defined time
intervals.
System Log
: Show all log messages of the device. View by date.
