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4. Connect a serial device to the Ether-Serial Link.

Serial port activity is indicated by two status LEDs per port. The
yellow LED lights when the serial port is transmitting data. The
green LED lights when the serial port is receiving data.

Single Port

Serial connector

(DB-9 shown)

Serial Tx

indicator

Serial Rx

indicator

Dual Port

Serial 1

connector

(DB-9 shown)

Serial 2

connector (DB-9)

Serial Tx

indicators

Serial Rx

indicators

Summary of Contents for Ether-Serial Link

Page 1: ...Rev D01 LAVA Ether Serial Link One Two Four Port Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...e process in reverse LAVA Ether Serial Links use industry standard hardware interfaces and are supported in Windows NT4 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Linux and QNX With a LAVA Ether Serial Link you can Network serial devices Make devices available to multiple users Manage multiple serial devices from a single PC Eliminate long dedicated serial runs Stop using costly PCs as dedicated serial ...

Page 3: ...t hub or switch using a length of standard Ethernet network cable a host PC directly using an Ethernet cross over cable Network status is indicated by two LEDs on the RJ 45 connector The left yellow LED indicates network activity It is on by default turning off when network activity occurs at the Ether Serial Link The right green LED indicates a network link It is off by default but lights when a ...

Page 4: ...t The yellow LED lights when the serial port is transmitting data The green LED lights when the serial port is receiving data Single Port Serial connector DB 9 shown Serial Tx indicator Serial Rx indicator Dual Port Serial 1 connector DB 9 shown Serial 2 connector DB 9 Serial Tx indicators Serial Rx indicators 3 ...

Page 5: ...kette has files to install Ether Link drivers on your PC and to detect Ether Links on your network To run the installation software insert the installation diskette and run Setup exe The Setup Wizard will ask you to supply basic installation information The Setup Wizard will finish by opening the Lava By default the will display Lava Ether Link devices that it has detected on your network A Runnin...

Page 6: ...p empty DHCP detection disabled Ether Link Manager Ether Link Manager 5 Before Proceeding The Ether Serial Link is factory preset with an IP address of 192 168 0 35 If this IP address cannot be used on the network it may already in use for instance do not initially connect the Ether Serial Link to the network Instead either 1 connect the Ether Serial Link to a network segment that is not already u...

Page 7: ... IP addresses using a DHCP server DHCP detection can also be enabled The can also auto configure a link when a DNS server is used Changes made using the will be updated to both the local PC and to the Ether Link Changing the network settings of an Ether Link device may make that device unavailable to other stations that have activated a connection to that device using older network settings The is...

Page 8: ...enu Choose the setting you wish to change In the configuration screen that appears enter the network settings you wish for that Ether Link Once the new values are entered and accepted the Ether Serial Link will reboot to implement the new network settings Changes made using a web browser will be updated to the Ether Link but not to the local PC Changing the network settings of an Ether Link device...

Page 9: ...he client station will not be able to open a serial port on the Ether Serial Link For example if the IP address of the Ether Serial Link is 192 168 0 35 and the IP address of the client station is 192 168 1 1 the two devices are on different subnets as indicated by the difference between the 0 and the 1 in the third portion of the two IP addresses Two solutions exist change the subnet of the eithe...

Page 10: ...s on a particular Ether Serial Link device right click on that device in the left panel of the and select Activate All Before activation Ether Link ports only appear under the My Ether Link Network branch of the Ether Link Desktop Once they have been activated for a local system they will also appear under My Computer in the To deactivate ports individually right click on the port where it is disp...

Page 11: ...ociated COM numbers Activating and deactivating Ether Link ports on one computer does not affect the operation of those ports on other systems 10 Device available on the network Device not available on the network Under My Computer Port available Under My Ether Link Network Port activated locally Under My Computer Port not available Under My Ether Link Network Port not activated locally ...

Page 12: ...n options are discussed in detail in the advanced pdf readme file on the Installation diskette Advanced settings include passwords port binding options that can associate a port with a specified IP address NetBios name or MAC address port modes for raw server or client connection Ethernet modem operation RFC 2217 communications data connect operation or RAS server communications and a COM port num...

Page 13: ...port s to be accessible 5 Close your browser 6 Open the LAVA and click on the WAN Activation button located on the main toolbar 7 This will open the WAN Port Settings window 8 Enter the IP address of the and the TCP port number of the first port you wish to create the WAN activation on then click OK 9 This will create a new COM port that you can configure and connect to as you would a standard COM...

Page 14: ...ess of the gateway router in the address bar 4 Ensure the port s to create the WAN activation on are configured for Driver Mode 5 Record the TCP port number of the port s to be accessible 6 Close your browser 7 With the IP address and TCP port number s of the in mind enable port forwarding on your gateway router for each port to be made remotely accessible This will require you to create a port fo...

Page 15: ...e TCP port numbers 8 Open the LAVA and click on the WAN Activation button located on the main toolbar The WAN Port Settings window will open 9 Enter the IP address of the gateway and the externally accessible TCP port of the first port you wish to create the WAN activation on then click OK 10 A new COM port will be created that you can configure and connect to as you would a standard COM port acti...

Page 16: ... Internet www lavalink com This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation LAVA Computer MFG Inc 908 Niagara Falls Blvd 629 North Tonawanda NY 14120 2060 ...

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