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XPress DR+ User Guide

Contents

Chapter 1: Using This Guide

Purpose and Audience_______________________________________________ 10

Summary of Chapters _______________________________________________ 10

Additional Documentation ____________________________________________ 11

Chapter 2: Introduction

Product Description _________________________________________________ 12

Industrial Automation Protocols ________________________________________ 14

Network Protocols (Serial Tunneling)____________________________________ 14

XPress DR+ Application Examples _____________________________________ 15

Addresses and Port Numbers _________________________________________ 16

Hardware Address ______________________________________________________ 16

IP Address ____________________________________________________________ 16

Port Numbers __________________________________________________________ 16

Configuration Methods_______________________________________________ 17

Chapter 3: Installation and Hardware

What's in the Box? __________________________________________________ 18

What Must the User Provide? _____________________________________________ 18

Physically Connecting the XPress DR+ __________________________________ 18

XPress DR+ Front Panel _____________________________________________ 19

Serial Interface_____________________________________________________ 20

Screw Terminal Serial Connectors__________________________________________ 21

9-Pin RS-232 to Serial RJ45 Cable (P/N 500-103) _____________________________ 22

Ethernet Interface __________________________________________________ 23

Multi-Drop Ethernet Connections ___________________________________________ 24

Power Requirements ________________________________________________ 24

Reset Switch ______________________________________________________ 24

LEDs ____________________________________________________________ 25

Dimensions _______________________________________________________ 26

Wall Mount Bracket _________________________________________________ 27

Product Information Label ____________________________________________ 27

Chapter 4: XPress DR+W

Application Examples________________________________________________ 28

Serial Tunneling – Network _______________________________________________ 28

Summary of Contents for XPress DR plus W

Page 1: ...Part Number 900 422 Revision B October 2006 XPress DR User Guide ...

Page 2: ...se interference in which case the user at his or her own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference Attention This product has been designed to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operating in a commercial env...

Page 3: ...____________________________________ 18 What Must the User Provide _____________________________________________ 18 Physically Connecting the XPress DR __________________________________ 18 XPress DR Front Panel _____________________________________________ 19 Serial Interface_____________________________________________________ 20 Screw Terminal Serial Connectors__________________________________...

Page 4: ..._______ 35 Change DHCP Device Name _____________________________________________ 35 WLAN Configuration Option 4 ________________________________________ 35 Topology______________________________________________________________ 36 Network Name SSID ___________________________________________________ 36 Adhoc Network Channel _________________________________________________ 36 WEP __________________...

Page 5: ..._________ 66 IP Address ____________________________________________________________ 66 Set Gateway IP Address _________________________________________________ 67 Netmask Number of Bits for Host Part ______________________________________ 67 Change Telnet Configuration Password _____________________________________ 68 DHCP Name ______________________________________________________ 68 Chapter 9 S...

Page 6: ...______________________________ 86 Fixed or Automatic Data Rate _____________________________________________ 86 Transmission Data Rate__________________________________________________ 86 Enable Power Management_______________________________________________ 87 Chapter 10 Setup Mode Advanced Settings 88 Expert Settings Option 5 ____________________________________________ 88 TCP Keepalive time in ...

Page 7: ...________________ 96 Chapter 13 Troubleshooting and Technical Support 99 Problems and Error Messages ________________________________________ 99 Technical Support _________________________________________________ 102 Appendix A Technical Specifications 103 Appendix B Lantronix Cables and Adapters 105 Appendix C Alternative Methods of Assigning an IP Address 106 DHCP ________________________________...

Page 8: ... Figure 4 2 Ad Hoc Network Example 29 Figure 4 3 Serial Tunneling Infrastructure Example 29 Figure 4 4 Direct XPress DR W to XPress DR W Connection 30 Figure 4 5 Typical XPress DR W Configuration 31 Figure 4 6 XPress DR W Front Panel Layout 31 Figure 4 7 Network Mode 34 Figure 4 8 Server Settings 34 Figure 6 1 Lantronix Web Manager 46 Figure 6 2 Network Settings 47 Figure 6 3 Server Settings 49 Fi...

Page 9: ...ndard IP Network Netmasks 67 Table 9 1 Interface Mode Options 70 Table 9 2 Common Interface Mode Settings 70 Table 9 3 Flow Control Options 71 Table 9 4 Reserved Port Numbers 71 Table 9 5 Connect Mode Options 72 Table 9 6 Modem Mode Messages 76 Table 9 7 Modem Mode Commands 77 Table 9 8 Disconnect Mode Options 79 Table 9 9 Flush Mode Options 80 Table 9 10 Pack Control Options 80 Table 11 1 Firmwar...

Page 10: ...nstall and configure the unit initially Chapter 5 Using DeviceInstaller Provides information for getting your unit up and running using DeviceInstaller to assign an IP address Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Details using the Web Manager to set parameters such as port and server properties Chapter 7 Configuration Using Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode Provides instructions for accessing ...

Page 11: ...guides are available on the product CD and the Lantronix web site www lantronix com XPress DR Quick Start or XPress DR W Quick Start Provides the steps for getting the XPress DR or XPress DR W up and running Com Port Redirector Quick Start and Com Port Redirector Online Help Provides information on using the Windows based utility to create a virtual com port DeviceInstaller Online Help Provides in...

Page 12: ...necting multiple asynchronous RS232 RS422 or RS485 serial devices to an Ethernet network The internal two port Ethernet switch allows the XPress DR to cascade connections from a single network drop to another Ethernet device or from one XPress DR to another and another and so on By leveraging a single network drop to connect multiple devices the XPress DR greatly reduces device connectivity costs ...

Page 13: ...tion Communication can be established from the XPress DR to a host computer or another device or from a host computer or device to the XPress DR Figure 2 1 XPress DR Front Note For a diagram and description of XPress DR W see Front Panel Description on page 31 The XPress DR supports RS 232 through RJ45 connectors It also supports RS 422 485 by means of screw terminals Serial Port 2 only It has two...

Page 14: ...firmware a web browser The CD that comes with your device server includes DeviceInstaller a Windows based configuration software that simplifies the process of installing protocols and configuring them for use with attached devices The XPress DR uses Flash memory for maintenance free non volatile storage that allows fast system upgrades Network Protocols Serial Tunneling The XPress DR uses TCP IP ...

Page 15: ...col XPress DR Application Examples Note For XPress DR W application examples see Chapter 4 XPress DR W Using a method called serial tunneling the XPress DR encapsulates serial data into packets and transports them over Ethernet Using two XPress DR units connected by a network you can extend virtual serial connections across a facility or around the world Figure 2 2 Example of Serial Tunneling The ...

Page 16: ...ad 00 20 4A identifying the unit as a Lantronix product The fourth fifth and sixth bytes are unique numbers assigned to each unit Figure 2 4 Sample Hardware Address 00 20 4A 14 01 18 or 00 20 4A 14 01 18 IP Address Every device connected to an IP network must have a unique IP address This address references the specific unit Port Numbers Every TCP connection and every UDP datagram is defined by a ...

Page 17: ...the IP address and other network settings on the XPress DR using a Graphical User Interface GUI on a PC attached to a network See Chapter 5 Using DeviceInstaller Web Manager Through a web interface configures the XPress DR settings using the Lantronix Web Manager See Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Serial and Telnet Ports There are two approaches to accessing Setup Mode making a Telnet c...

Page 18: ...ess mode see Chapter 4 XPress DR W Note To comply with the FM approval of the XPress DR the unit must be installed in a tool secured enclosure and wiring must be installed in accordance with Division 2 wiring practices as specified by the NEC This section describes the procedures for getting your unit up and running For a short version see the Quick Start Guide Detailed descriptions of the hardwar...

Page 19: ...DR using a 9 30 VDC or 9 24 VAC 2 3W maximum source See Power Requirements on page 24 4 Supply power to the serial device Note Connecting a device to an active Ethernet network can disrupt communications on the network Make sure the device is configured for your application before connecting it to an active network XPress DR Front Panel The following figure illustrates the screw block connector pi...

Page 20: ...ts RS 232 via RJ45 connectors It also supports RS 422 485 via screw terminals Serial Port 2 only Note Serial Port 2 supports RS232 RS422 and RS485 but only one mode at a time This means you can use either the RJ45 connector or the terminal block not both The RJ45 serial connectors only support RS232 up to 230400 bits per second ...

Page 21: ...rminal Serial Connectors Table 3 2 Serial Screw Terminal Pinout for RS422 4 Wire Pin Direction Name Function 1 Output TX Transmit Data 2 Output TX Transmit Data 3 Ground GND Signal Ground 4 Input RX Received Data 5 Input RX Received Data Table 3 3 Serial Screw Terminal Pinout for RS485 2 Wire Pin Direction Name Function 1 Bi directional TX RX Transmit Data and Received Data 2 Bi directional TX RX ...

Page 22: ...to Serial RJ45 Cable P N 500 103 The included Lantronix P N 500 103 RJ45 DB9F serial cable assumes you are connecting a typical PC Com port to the XPress DR serial port This cable is pinned to provide full serial line control to an RS232 DTE device Lantronix offers a comprehensive list of cables and adapters to simplify device connectivity to the XPress DR See Appendix B Lantronix Cables and Adapt...

Page 23: ...matic MDI MDIX crossover allowing use of both straight through and crossed Ethernet cables The unit also supports IEEE 802 1d spanning tree which protects against the possibility of a network loop Table 3 4 Ethernet Interface Signals Pin Direction Name Function TX Out 1 Transmit Data TX Out 2 Transmit Data RX In 3 Differential Ethernet Receive Data RX In 6 Differential Ethernet Receive Data The ne...

Page 24: ...power supply Its flexible power input circuit allows the product to be powered by any 9 30 VDC or 9 24 VAC power supply that can provide the 2 3 Watt maximum required by the XPress DR In addition to the wide power input range the XPress DR provides 2K VAC and 2 8K VDC galvanic isolation between the power input and the Ethernet ports 2K VAC and 2 8K VDC galvanic isolation between the power input an...

Page 25: ...t required for operation it is mandatory for protection against transient voltages and ESD A chassis ground must be connected to earth LEDs Note For a description of the XPress DR W s LEDs see page 32 Figure 3 9 LEDs on the XPress DR RXD Activity LED TXD Activity LED Ethernet Link LED Ethernet Activity LED Power Diagnostic LED ...

Page 26: ...ved by XPress DR Serial port RXD LED Green Blinking Data being received by XPress DR Off No Ethernet link established Ethernet port 10 100 Link Green Steady On Ethernet link established Off No data activity Ethernet port Activity Yellow Blinking Data activity Steady On Power OK Blinking 2x No DHCP response Power Diagnostic LED Orange Blinking Setup Menu active Dimensions The following drawing show...

Page 27: ...ure 3 11 Wall Mount Bracket Product Information Label The product information label on the underside of the unit contains important information about your specific unit Bar code Serial number Product ID name Product description Hardware address also referred to as Ethernet or MAC address Your unit will have one similar to the one below Figure 3 12 Product Label Note Before mounting the device on a...

Page 28: ...n operating system embedded Web server full TCP IP protocol stack with an 802 11b g transceiver supporting WEP and WPA security Application Examples The XPress DR W has an 802 11b g transceiver in addition to its serial and Ethernet ports Each serial port is connected to the serial communication port of a device The wireless transceiver connects to another wireless device or to an Access Point AP ...

Page 29: ...s serial tunneling Com Port Redirector is available on the product CD and the Lantronix web site www lantronix com Ad Hoc Network Figure 4 2 Ad Hoc Network Example In the example above the AP is not present The PC makes a direct wireless connection with the XPress DR W to manage serial devices Without an AP it is a peer to peer relationship Serial Tunneling Infrastructure Figure 4 3 Serial Tunneli...

Page 30: ...ple above two XPress DR W s have established an Ad Hoc peer to peer relationship They communicate directly to each other s serial devices without a PC or an AP Physically Connecting the XPress DR W Note See page 33 for instructions on setting up the unit to configure it the first time To install the XPress DR W 1 Screw the antenna into the receptacle at the top of the XPress DR 2 Connect a serial ...

Page 31: ... User Guide 31 Figure 4 5 Typical XPress DR W Configuration Front Panel Description The following figure illustrates the screw block connector pinouts and other components of the XPress DR W Figure 4 6 XPress DR W Front Panel Layout ...

Page 32: ... LED Orange Blinking 2x Setup Menu active Off Wireless off not configured for wireless Off Wireless on searching Blinking very short Wireless on attempting to associate On Wireless on associated power management off Wireless LED Yellow On when receiving or transmitting off in between Wireless on associated power management on Required Information for Initial Configuration Hardware Address Take not...

Page 33: ...llowing steps to connect and initially configure the XPress DR W required settings Initial configuration is done using the Setup Mode s Change Setup menu 1 Connect one end of the supplied serial cable to the unit s serial port 1 See 9 Pin RS 232 to Serial RJ45 Cable P N 500 103 on page 22 2 Connect the other end of the serial cable to a terminal or a PC s serial COM port 3 On the PC open a termina...

Page 34: ...d octet of the IP address sets the BootP DHCP AutoIP options The following table shows the bits you can manually configure to force the XPress DR to disable AutoIP DHCP or BootP To disable an option set the appropriate bit Table 4 2 BootP DHCP AutoIP options Options Bit Value AutoIP 0 1 DHCP 1 2 BootP 2 4 For example if the third octet is 0 0 5 0 the AutoIP and BootP options are disabled only DHCP...

Page 35: ...ange telnet config password N _ An enhanced password setting for Telnet access only of 16 characters is available under Security Settings Option 6 on page 89 Note You do not need a password to access the Setup Mode window by a serial connection Change DHCP Device Name Change the DHCP name if the network is DHCP enabled Change DHCP device name not set N N Enter new DHCP device name WLAN Configurati...

Page 36: ...ith that name by transmitting a beacon on the selected channel Channel 11 _ Only channels allowed in the country for which the XPress DR W is designated can be selected The country displays in the Setup Mode settings overview Security The Security Suite prompt enables you to select the type of security The XPress DR W features WEP WPA and WPA2 802 11i to secure all wireless communication WPA and W...

Page 37: ... of the encryption key and the security strength WEP64 uses a 40 bits 5 bytes key option 1 WPE128 uses a 104 bits 13 bytes key option 2 Select Y Yes at the Display current key prompt to show the currently configured key passphrase Select Y Yes at the Change key prompt to be able to modify the currently configured key The Key type indicates whether the new key is in hexadecimal or passphrase format...

Page 38: ...1 In case the WEP key is entered in hex all keys 1 4 are the same In case the WEP key is entered as a passphrase the four WEP keys are generated according to the Linksys algorithms and will be different WPA This firmware version allows only Pre Shared Keys PSK for authentication Select Y Yes at the Display current key prompt to show the currently configured key passphrase Select Y Yes at the Chang...

Page 39: ...haracters and limits the number of key combinations Please refer to the other equipment s manual to determine the passphrase input style recommended Set the Encryption type to the minimum required security The plus sign denotes that the group broadcast encryption method is different from the pairwise unicast encryption in this case WEP and TKIP respectively For example CCMP TKIP pairwise CCMP and ...

Page 40: ...ces They may also be required when communicating with older devices The default setting is 11 Mbps TX Data rate 0 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 11 4 18 5 24 6 36 7 54 Mbps 0 _ Note The unit s maximum data rate cannot be selected when TX Data rate is set to auto Next Steps 1 Upon completing the IP and WLAN settings select menu option 9 to save and exit the XPress DR W Setup Mode 2 To configure the XPress DR W furt...

Page 41: ... wizard prompts Note For more information about DeviceInstaller see the DeviceInstaller online help Assigning an IP Address Note To use DeviceInstaller for communication to an XPress DR W over a wireless network you must first configure the network and WLAN settings using a serial connection The XPress DR s IP address must be configured before the unit can work correctly on a network You have seve...

Page 42: ...ar Status button to clear the window so you can ping the device again Note If you do not receive Reply messages make sure the unit is properly attached to the network and that the IP address assigned is valid for the particular network segment you are working with If you are not sure check with your systems administrator 9 Click the Close button to close the dialog box and return to the main windo...

Page 43: ...irmware Version Non configurable field Displays the firmware currently installed on the XPress DR Extended Firmware Version Non configurable field Displays the full version nomenclature of the firmware Online Status Non configurable field Displays the unit s status as online offline unreachable the XPress DR is on a different subnet or busy the XPress DR is currently performing a task Telnet Enabl...

Page 44: ...splays the unit s current gateway To change the gateway see Assigning an IP Address on page 41 Number of Ports Non configurable field Displays the number of ports on the XPress DR TCP Keepalive Non configurable field Displays the unit s TCP keepalive value The value is in the range 1 65s and the default setting is 45 Supports Configurable Pins Non configurable field Displays False indicating confi...

Page 45: ...ce Your device may have different configuration options For the latest firmware release notes and user documentation go to the Lantronix web site www lantronix com To use Web Manager for communication to an XPress DR W over a wireless network you must first configure the network and WLAN settings using a serial connection See Chapter 4 XPress DR W Accessing XPress DR Using DeviceInstaller Note Mak...

Page 46: ...owser button The Web Manager displays Note Alternatively to open Web Manager start your web browser and enter the IP address of the XPress DR Figure 6 1 Lantronix Web Manager The main menu is in the left pane of the Web Manager window Note The WLAN option applies only to the XPress DR W Network Configuration The unit s network values display when you select Network from the main menu The following...

Page 47: ...t Obtain IP address automatically 4 Enter the following as necessary BOOTP Select Enable to permit the Bootstrap Protocol BOOTP server to assign the IP address from a pool of addresses automatically Enable is the default setting DHCP Select Enable to permit the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP to assign a leased IP address to the XPress DR unit automatically Enable is the default setting A...

Page 48: ...t Use the following IP configuration 4 Enter the following as necessary IP Address Enter the IP address manually in decimal dot notation The IP address must be set to a unique value in the network Subnet Mask A subnet mask defines the number of bits taken from the IP address that are assigned for the host part Default Gateway The gateway address or router allows communication to other LAN segments...

Page 49: ...seconds 1 600 before it refreshes this table TCP Keepalive Defines how many seconds the unit waits during an inactive connection before checking its status If the unit does not receive a response it drops that connection Enter a value between 0 and 65 seconds 0 disables keepalive The default setting is 45 Monitor Mode Bootup Select Disable to disable entry into the monitor mode using the yyy or xx...

Page 50: ... it connects to a device listed in the host list table After a successful connection the unit stops trying to connect to any others If this connection fails the unit continues to scroll through the table until the next successful connection The host list supports a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 12 entries Each entry contains an IP address and a port number Note The host list is disabled for Manual...

Page 51: ... IP address Port Enter the target port number 3 When finished click the OK button 4 To save and reboot click Apply Settings on the main menu Channel Configuration The Channel 1 and Channel 2 configurations define how the serial ports respond to network and serial communication Note Channel 1 and Channel 2 have the same defaults except for the port number 10001 for Channel 1 and 10002 for Channel 2...

Page 52: ...devices in a network to ensure the data is processed efficiently Too much data arriving before a device is prepared to manage it causes lost or retransmitted data None is the default setting Baud Rate The unit and attached serial device such as a modem must agree on a speed or baud rate to use for the serial connection Valid baud rates are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 1152...

Page 53: ...ion of the byte sequence indicates whether to send the data frame or the entire buffer Select Yes to send only the data frame The default setting is No Send Trailing Bytes Select the number of bytes to send after the end of sequence characters The default setting is None Flush Input Buffer Serial to Network With Active Connect Select Yes to clear the input buffer with a connection that is initiate...

Page 54: ...ing Web Manager XPress DR User Guide 54 Connection Settings TCP To configure a channel s TCP settings 1 On the main menu click Connection The Connection Settings window for the channel displays Figure 6 6 TCP Connection Settings ...

Page 55: ...onnection requests only when the modem_control_in input is asserted With Start Character Attempts to connect when it receives a specific start character from the serial port The default start character is carriage return Manual Connection Attempts to connect when directed by a command string received from the serial port Auto Start Automatically connects to the remote IP address and port after boo...

Page 56: ... host list option is enabled LED Select Blink for the status LEDs to blink upon connection or None for no LED output The default setting is Blink Disconnect Mode On Mdm_Ctrl_In Drop Set to Yes for the network connection to or from the serial port to drop when modem_control_in transitions from a high state to a low state The default setting is No Hard Disconnect When set to Yes the TCP connection c...

Page 57: ...ettings Connect Protocol Protocol Select UDP from the drop down menu Datagram Mode Datagram Type Configures the remote IP or network broadcast address and the remote port Enter 01 for directed or broadcast UDP The default setting is 00 Accept Incoming Select Yes to accept incoming UDP datagrams ...

Page 58: ...thout adequate protection a wireless LAN is susceptible to access by unauthorized users The XPress DR W WLAN Settings menu permits the following actions Configuration of the wireless network profile available for activation Configuration of the wireless network security settings Configuration of advanced settings such as radio power management Note Due to regulations the country specific setting h...

Page 59: ...Configuration Using Web Manager XPress DR User Guide 59 To configure the XPress DR W s WLAN settings 1 Select WLAN from the main menu to open the WLAN Settings window Figure 6 8 WLAN Settings Ad Hoc Network Type ...

Page 60: ...etwork Name SSID Enter the name of the wireless network SSID The XPress DR W connects to this wireless network Network Type Select Infrastructure or Ad Hoc The default setting is Ad Hoc Network type is also referred to as the network topology Channel Configurable only when Network Type is Ad Hoc Select from the pull down menu the radio channel for the Ad Hoc network The default value is 11 ...

Page 61: ...47 E5 C9 128 bit hex 13 bytes represented as xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx Example A1 B2 C3 E4 D5 F6 98 74 B7 65 A8 D3 F2 If the selected key type is Passphrase Enter the key as a string A passphrase is a sentence that is translated into hex by a hashing algorithm Example My dog has spots and likes to chase cats A passphrase of more than 20 characters is recommended Maximum length is 63 c...

Page 62: ... The default rate is 11 Mbps If the Auto check box is selected choose the maximum data rate from the drop down menu If the Auto check box is not selected select the fixed data rate in Mbps from the drop down menu Note The XPress DR W supports the following additional rates 18 Mbps 24 Mbps 36 Mbps and 54 Mbps Radio Power Management Power management reduces the overall power consumption of the XPres...

Page 63: ...Mode and the general procedure for using it To complete the configuration continue with Chapter 8 Setup Mode Server Configuration Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration and Chapter 10 Setup Mode Advanced Settings Notes The menus in the configuration chapters show a typical device Your device may have different configuration options For the latest firmware release notes and user documentation g...

Page 64: ...in the Your choice field and pressing Enter 5 To enter a value for a parameter type the value and press Enter or to confirm a current value just press Enter 6 When finished save the new configuration option 9 The unit reboots Serial Port Connection To configure the unit through a serial connection 1 Connect a console terminal VT100 or PC running a terminal emulation program from port 1 with the La...

Page 65: ...nue go to step 3 in Telnet Connection above Exiting Setup Mode To exit setup mode You have two options To save all changes and reboot the device select option 9 Save and exit from the Change Setup menu All values are stored in nonvolatile memory To exit the configuration mode without saving any changes or rebooting Select option 8 Exit without save from the Change Setup menu ...

Page 66: ...nd Netmask fields display the current values Figure 8 2 Server Settings IP Address 000 000 000 000 Set Gateway IP Address N Netmask Number of Bits for Host Part 0 default 0 Change telnet config password N IP Address If DHCP is not used to assign IP addresses enter the IP address manually The IP address must be set to a unique value in the network Enter each octet and press Enter between each secti...

Page 67: ...address must be within the local network The default setting is N No meaning the gateway address has not been set To set the gateway address type Y and enter the address Set Gateway IP Address N Y Gateway IP addr 000 000 000 000 _ Netmask Number of Bits for Host Part A netmask defines the number of bits taken from the IP address that are assigned for the host part Netmask Number of Bits for Host P...

Page 68: ... Default DHCP Name If you do not change the DHCP name and you are using an IP of 0 0 0 0 then the DHCP name defaults to CXXXXXX XXXXXX is the last 6 digits of the MAC address shown on the label on the bottom side of the unit For example if the MAC address is 00 20 4A 12 34 56 then the default DHCP name is C123456 Custom DHCP Name You can create your own DHCP name If you are using an IP address of ...

Page 69: ... for Channel 1 and 10002 for Channel 2 Select Channel 1 option 1 or Channel 2 option 2 from the Change Setup menu to define how the serial port responds to network and serial communications The following sections describe the configurable parameters within the Channel configuration menu Figure 9 1 Serial Port Parameters Baudrate The unit and attached serial device such as a Programmable Logic Cont...

Page 70: ...Mode Option 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 RS 232C 1 0 0 RS 422 485 4 wire 0 1 RS 485 2 wire 1 1 7 Bit 1 0 8 Bit 1 1 No Parity 0 0 Even Parity 1 1 Odd Parity 0 1 1 stop bit 0 1 2 stop bits 1 1 1 1 2 stop bits are implemented by the software This might influence performance The following table demonstrates how to build some common Interface Mode settings Table 9 2 Common Interface Mode Settings Common I F Mode Se...

Page 71: ... 1 is 10001 The default setting for Port 2 is 10002 The range is 1 65535 except for the following reserved port numbers Table 9 4 Reserved Port Numbers Warning We recommend that you not use the reserved port numbers for this setting as incorrect operation may result Use Port 0 for the outgoing local port to change with each connection The port range is 50 000 to 59 999 Each subsequent connection i...

Page 72: ...alue Table 9 5 Connect Mode Options Connect Mode Option 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 a Incoming Connection Never accept incoming 0 0 0 Accept with DTR Active 0 1 0 Always Accept 1 1 0 b Response Nothing quiet 0 Character response C connect D disconnect N unreachable 1 c Active Startup No active startup 0 0 0 0 With any character 0 0 0 1 With DTR Active 0 0 1 0 With a specific start character 0 0 1 1 Manual con...

Page 73: ...en any character is received from the serial port With DTR Active Attempts to connect when the DTR input changes from not asserted to asserted With a Specific Start Character Attempts to connect when it receives a specific start character from the serial port The default start character is carriage return Manual Connection Attempts to connect when directed by a command string received from the ser...

Page 74: ...emote port is 1234 C121 2 4 5 1 Complete override connection is started with host 121 2 4 5 port 1 C5 Connects to 129 1 2 5 port 1234 C28 10 12 Connects to 129 1 28 10 port 12 C0 0 0 0 0 Enters Monitor Mode Autostart Automatic Connection If you enable Autostart the unit automatically connects to the remote IP address and remote port specified when the firmware starts Hostlist If you enable this op...

Page 75: ...network connection to a hostlist entry that it has successfully ARPed The range is 1 15 with the default set to 3 5 For Retrytimeout enter the number of seconds the unit should wait before failing an attempted connection The time is stored as units of milliseconds in the range of 1 65535 The default setting is 250 d Datagram Type Directed UDP When selecting this option you are prompted for the Dat...

Page 76: ...em Mode echo refers to the echo of all of the characters entered in command mode it does not mean to echo data that is transferred Quiet Mode without echo refers to the modem not sending an answer to the commands received or displaying what was typed Data Echo Modem Response Full Verbose The unit echoes modem commands and responds to a command with a message string shown in the table below Numeric...

Page 77: ...is received for one second The character sequence is received with no more than one second between each two characters No serial data is received for one second after the last character At this time the unit responds affirmatively per the selected echo response mode The character string ATH is received terminated with a carriage return The unit responds affirmatively according to the selected echo...

Page 78: ...ponse n 1 enables full verbose Note The unit recognizes these AT commands as single commands such as ATE0 or ATV1 it does not recognize compound commands such as ATE0V Send the Escape Sequence in Modem Mode Send in Modem Mode Y _ Disable or enable the unit s ability to send the escape sequence The default is Y Yes send the escape sequence Auto Increment Source Port Auto increment source port N _ Y...

Page 79: ...re bits for that particular option which can be set to either a 0 or 1 value Table 9 8 Disconnect Mode Options Disconnect Mode Option 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Disconnect with DTR drop 6 1 Ignore DTR 0 Telnet mode and terminal type setup 1 1 Channel port password 2 1 Hard disconnect 3 0 Disable hard disconnect 1 State LED off with connection 4 1 Disconnect with EOT D 5 1 1 The XPress DR sends the Terminal T...

Page 80: ...nection initiated from the network to the device 1 Clear when the network connection to or from the device is disconnected 1 Alternate Packing Algorithm Pack Control Enable 1 Pack Control The packing algorithms define how and when packets are sent to the network The standard algorithm is optimized for applications in which the unit is used in a local environment allowing for very small delays for ...

Page 81: ... enabled the unit interprets the sendchars as a 2 byte sequence if this option is not enabled the unit interprets them independently If Send Immediately After Characters is not set any characters already in the serial buffer are included in the transmission after a transmit condition is found If this option is set the unit sends immediately after recognizing the transmit condition sendchar or time...

Page 82: ...tion to IBM hosts Channel Port Password This parameter appears only if the channel port password option is enabled in Disconnect Mode With this option enabled you can set a password on the serial port WLAN Settings XPress DR W Only Note To use DeviceInstaller for communication to an XPress DR W over a wireless network you must first configure the network and WLAN settings using a serial connection...

Page 83: ...cannot find the specified network it creates one with that name by transmitting a beacon on the selected channel Channel 11 _ Only channels allowed in the country for which the XPress DR W is designated can be selected The country displays in the Setup Mode settings overview Security The Security Suite prompt enables you to select the type of security The XPress DR W features WEP WPA and WPA2 802 ...

Page 84: ...fore passing through messages or not 2 open none The Encryption prompt requests the length of the encryption key and the security strength WEP64 uses a 40 bits 5 bytes key option 1 WPE128 uses a 104 bits 13 bytes key option 2 Select Y Yes at the Display current key prompt to show the currently configured key passphrase Select Y Yes at the Change key prompt to be able to modify the currently config...

Page 85: ...ws only Pre Shared Keys PSK for authentication Select Y Yes at the Display current key prompt to show the currently configured key passphrase Select Y Yes at the Change key prompt to be able to modify the currently configured key by selecting Y Yes The Key type requests whether the new key is in hexadecimal or passphrase format The default setting is Passphrase Enter key prompts for the new passph...

Page 86: ...ximum length is 63 characters the recommended minimum is 20 characters Set the Encryption type to minimum required security The plus sign denotes that the group broadcast encryption method is different from the pairwise unicast encryption For example CCMP TKIP pairwise CCMP and group TKIP Fixed or Automatic Data Rate The XPress DR W permits the control of the transmission rate Select 0 to set a fi...

Page 87: ...expecting not to receive or transmit soon This feature reduces the power consumption by up to 170 mA Enabling power management increases the response time because the radio needs to start up again The radio is enabled to synchronize and check for incoming messages every 100 ms Note This option is not available when the Topology is set to Adhoc ...

Page 88: ... network If the unit gets no response it drops that connection TCP Keepalive time in s 1s 65s 0s disable 45 _ ARP Cache timeout in seconds Whenever the unit communicates with another device on the network it adds an entry into its ARP table The ARP Cache timeout option allows you to define how many seconds 1 600 the unit will wait before timing out this table ARP Cache timeout in s 1s 65s 0s disab...

Page 89: ...alternate MAC If necessary enable the alternate MAC address if specified in the OEM setup record Enable alternate MAC N _ Security Settings Option 6 You can change security settings by means of Telnet or serial connections only not on the Web Manager We recommend that you set security over the dedicated network or over the serial setup to prevent eavesdropping Caution Disabling both Telnet Setup a...

Page 90: ...elnet Setup N _ Disable TFTP Firmware Upgrade This setting defaults to the N No option The Y Yes option disables the use of TFTP to perform network firmware upgrades With this option you can download firmware upgrades over the serial port using DeviceInstaller s Recover Firmware procedure See Chapter 11 Firmware Upgrades and the DeviceInstaller online Help Disable TFTP Firmware Update N _ Disable ...

Page 91: ... a 4 character password that protects Setup Mode by means of Telnet and web pages The Y Yes option allows you to set an extended security password of 16 characters for protecting Telnet and web page access Enable Enhanced Password Y _ Default Settings Option 7 Select 7 to reset the unit s channel configuration email settings and expert settings to the default settings The server configuration sett...

Page 92: ... in an operational value of 1400 Enable alternate MAC No for OEM use only Ethernet Connection Type 0 auto negotiate Security Settings Disable SNMP No SNMP community name public Disable Telnet setup No Disable TFTP Firmware Update No Disable Port 77FEh No Disable Web Server No Disable Web Setup No Disable ECHO ports Yes Enable Enhanced password No WLAN Settings XPress DR W only Topology 1 AdHoc Net...

Page 93: ...1402 COB Please refer to the DeviceInstaller online Help for information about reloading firmware using DeviceInstaller The other methods are discussed below Using TFTP Graphical User Interface To download new firmware from a computer 1 Use a TFTP client to send a binary file to the unit ROM to upgrade the unit s internal operational code and COB to upgrade its internal web interface Note TFTP req...

Page 94: ...ational code rA for XPress DR and IA for XPress DR W or WEB1 for the internal web pages tftp i 192 168 1 111 put xdrpl_6100 rom rA tftp i 192 168 1 111 put xdrpl_webm_1402 cob WEB1 Recovering the Firmware Using the Serial Port and DeviceInstaller If for some reason the firmware is damaged you can recover the firmware file by using DeviceInstaller v 4 1 0 7 or later to download the ROM file over th...

Page 95: ...h you are recovering firmware is connected to this selected port on your PC 6 Click OK to download the file 7 When prompted reset the device Status messages and a progress bar at the bottom of the screen show the progress of the file transfer When the file transfer completes the message Successful Click OK to Close appears 8 Click the OK button to complete this procedure Note For more information ...

Page 96: ...nitor Mode without network connections A 0 prompt indicates that you have successfully entered Monitor Mode Entering Monitor Mode Using the Network Port To enter Monitor Mode using a Telnet connection 1 Establish a Telnet session to the configuration port 9999 2 Type M upper case A 0 prompt indicates that you have successfully entered Monitor Mode Figure 12 1 Accessing Monitor Mode Monitor Mode Co...

Page 97: ...o memory page Sets a memory page of configuration information on the device SA Scan Initiates a wireless scan if the wireless interface is enabled at the time Reports any stations found including BSSID SSID and RSSI If SA is followed by a string that string is used to filter SSIDs before reporting Note If the BSS does not broadcast its SSID only the BSSID and RSSI are returned SC x x x x Send Conf...

Page 98: ... Monitor Mode XPress DR User Guide 98 Table 7 2 Command Response Codes Response Meaning 0 OK no error 1 No answer from remote device 2 Cannot reach remote device or no answer 8 Wrong parameter s 9 Invalid command ...

Page 99: ...try addition failed 5 message displays Your currently logged in user does not have the correct rights to use this command on this PC Have someone from your IT department log you in with sufficient rights When you attempt to assign an IP address to the unit by the ARP method the Press Enter to go into Setup Mode error described below message displays Now when you Telnet to the device server the con...

Page 100: ...ot properly plugged into the network When you try to assign an IP with DeviceInstaller you get the following No response from device Verify the IP Hardware Address and Network Class Please try again The cause is most likely one of the following The hardware address you specified is incorrect The IP address you are trying to assign is not a valid IP for your logical subnet You did not choose the co...

Page 101: ...r appears to be set up correctly but you are not communicating with your device attached to the device server across the network If you are sure that the serial port setting is correct then you may not be connecting to the correct socket of the device server Another possibility is that the device server is not set up correctly to make a good socket connection to the network Use the Connect Mode op...

Page 102: ... Phone 33 0 1 39 30 41 72 Email eu_techsupp lantronix com or eu_support lantronix com Firmware downloads FAQs and the most up to date documentation are available at www lantronix com support When you report a problem please provide the following information Your name and your company name address and phone number Lantronix model number Lantronix MAC number Software version on the first screen show...

Page 103: ...etwork Interface 2 RJ45 10Base T 100Base TX Ethernet ports Embedded unmanaged fully compliant 802 3u non blocking Ethernet switch Store and forward architecture with 1K MAC address lookup table Automatic MDI MDI X crossover Full duplex IEEE 802 3x flow control Half duplex back pressure flow control IEEE 802 1d spanning tree Dimensions 123 x 57 x 88 mm 4 85 x 2 25 x 3 45 in terminal blocks included...

Page 104: ...on between Ethernet ports except chassis ground 2 K VAC 2 8K VDC galvanic isolation between Ethernet ports to serial ports 40 A 5 50 ns EFT protection IEC 61000 4 4 12 A 8 20 us lightning protection IEC 61000 4 5 on all Ethernet ports Agency Approvals UL CSA FCC CE TUV CTick VCCI FM Class 1 Div 2 Table 13 3 XPress DR W Wireless Specifications Category IEEE 802 11b g Frequency Range 2 412 2 484 GHz...

Page 105: ...ts to an Ethernet switch hub or is used for cascading from one XPress DR to another Connects the XPress DR serial RJ45 RS232 ports to a device using one of the adapters listed below 200 2065 Cable Ethernet CAT5 RJ45 15 m 49 2 ft Connects the XPress DR Ethernet ports to an Ethernet switch hub or is used for cascading from one XPress DR to another Connects the XPress DR serial RJ45 RS232 ports to a ...

Page 106: ...omatically enables Auto IP within the unit AutoIP is an alternative to DHCP that allows hosts to obtain an IP address automatically in smaller networks that may not have a DHCP server A range of IP addresses from 169 254 0 1 to 169 254 255 1 has been explicitly reserved for AutoIP enabled devices Do not use this range of Auto IP addresses over the Internet If your unit cannot find a DHCP server an...

Page 107: ...ing Windows 95 type ARP A at the DOS command prompt to verify that there is at least one entry in the ARP table If the local machine is the only entry ping another IP address on your network to build a new entry in the ARP table the IP address must be a host other than the machine on which you are working Once there is at least one additional entry in the ARP table use the following command to ARP...

Page 108: ...le 0100 1100 to a hexadecimal representation treat the upper and lower four bits separately to produce a two digit hexadecimal number in this case 4C Use the following table to convert values from binary to hexadecimal Decimal Binary Hex Decimal Binary Hex 0 0000 0 8 1000 8 1 0001 1 9 1001 9 2 0010 2 10 1010 A 3 0011 3 12 1100 C 4 0100 4 13 1101 D 5 0101 5 14 1110 E 6 0110 6 15 1111 F 7 0111 7 Sci...

Page 109: ...Appendix D Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions XPress DR User Guide 109 3 Click Hex The hexadecimal value displays ...

Page 110: ...l Device Server Conforms to the following standards or other normative documents Safety UL 60950 1 CSA 22 2 No 60950 1 03 EN 60950 1 Table 13 4 Electromagnetic Emissions and Immunity XPress DR ITE Emissions Immunity FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A ICES 003 Issue 4 February 2004 Class A AS NZS CISPR 22 2004 Class A EN55022 1998 A1 2000 A2 2003 CLASS A EN61000 3 2 2000 Class A EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001...

Page 111: ...3 2 2000 A2 2005 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 RSS 210 Issue 6 2005 RSS GEN Issue 1 2005 EN 301 489 1 v1 4 1 2002 08 EMC Directive 1999 5 EC EN 301 489 17 v1 2 1 2002 08 EMC Directive 1999 5 EC EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Radio EN 300 328 v1 4 1 2003 04 R TTE Directive 1999 5 EC Australia New Zealand AS NZS 4771 2000 A1 2003 Supplementary Information This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadi...

Page 112: ...be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio T...

Page 113: ... for the general population consult Safety Code 6 obtainable from Health Canada s website www hc sc gc ca rpb Europe R TTE Directive 99 5 EC Wireless Notice This product is designated as a Class 2 type radio device that utilizes non harmonized frequencies and power levels for Europe It is marked with the following warning symbol to bring to your attention to the fact it might not be legal to use t...

Page 114: ... check mark inside is called the C Tick mark This C Tick mark label is located underneath this product and signifies its compliance as shown below The number ACN 095 223 484 stands for Australian Company Number and the 9 digit number designates the local representative in Australia who can take inquiries regarding this product s compliance status The following contact address is found below Lantro...

Page 115: ...ship the replacement media to the customer In no event will Lantronix be responsible to the user in contract in tort including negligence strict liability or otherwise for any special indirect incidental or consequential damage or loss of equipment plant or power system cost of capital loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement power additional expenses in the use of existing software hardwar...

Page 116: ... W 31 Hardware 18 Hardware address 16 Host list Setup Mode 74 Web Manager 50 Industrial automation protocols 14 Installation XPress DR 18 XPress DR W 30 IP address 16 41 44 106 Label 27 LEDs XPress DR 25 XPress DR W 32 MAC address 16 Monitor Mode 96 Multi drop Ethernet Connections 16 24 Network settings 46 Setup Mode 66 Web Manager 46 Port number 16 71 Power requirements 24 Product descriptions 12...

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