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MLiS-S4101 Manual 
 

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8.2  Configuration with Device Manager 

 

1.  On the Desk Top select Start/Settings/Control Panel. Select the System Icon when the Control Panel window 

opens. 

 

2.  In the System Properties window select the Device Manager button. 
 
3.  In the Device Manager select the + button next to Ports (COM & LPT) to expand and see the ESport (COM #). 

Double click ESport (COM #) to open the Properties window. 

 

 

 

4.  Select the Configuration tab. From here the same settings found in the MLB-S4101 Manager can be adjusted.  

 

 

Summary of Contents for MLB-S4101

Page 1: ...MLiS S4101 Manual MLB S4101 Ethernet Serial Server USER MANNUAL...

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Page 3: ...4 RS 232 Mode 8 3 8 5 RS 422 Mode 8 3 8 6 RS 485 Mode 8 3 9 DB9 PIN CONFIGURATION 8 4 MLB S4101 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 9 4 1 NEW INSTALLATION 9 4 2 UPDATING AN EXISTING INSTALLATION 11 5 USING MANAGER...

Page 4: ...ta in Console Mode or Telnet 19 6 27 3 Web Server Interface 20 7 INSTALLING VIRTUAL COM PORT 21 8 CONFIGURING VIRTUAL COM PORT 23 8 1 CONFIGURATION WITH MANAGER SOFTWARE 23 8 2 CONFIGURATION WITH DEVI...

Page 5: ...s in the Device Manager of the operating system The virtual COM port is designed to establish a connection with the MLB S4101 This in turn will allow communications with the connected serial device in...

Page 6: ...n odd mark space Data Bits 5 6 7 or 8 Stop Bits 1 1 5 or 2 Protocol TCP IP ARP DHCP Telnet HTTP UDP ICMP Management Manager software Serial Console Telnet Web server Firmware upgradeable Operating Tem...

Page 7: ...ee bottom label Version Date current firmware version number and date Serial port 1 Baud rate 9600 Data Stop bits 8 1 Parity None Flow control None Protocol TCP Serial timeout 0 seconds TCP alive time...

Page 8: ...4101 when the program opens the virtual COM port Once the connection is made the LAN is transparent to the serial device Applications work just as if the serial device is connected a host s physical C...

Page 9: ...to reconnect without personally attending to the problem A TCP data connection can be lost when there is a power failure or temporary loss of an Ethernet connection on either the client or server If a...

Page 10: ...ock or the power jack It accepts 9VDC 15VDC 500mA power supply When power is apply a green light label as run will flash every one second to indicate the system is up and running 3 3 Ethernet Connecti...

Page 11: ...tion using the Manager software via Telnet or using the Web Server The RS 232 interfaces are configured as DTEs Data Terminal Equipment The connectors for all ports are DB 9M 3 8 Serial Server Port Op...

Page 12: ...are in differential pairs Ground provides a common mode reference To use handshaking Flow Control must be set to RTS CTS during configuration Refer to the Pin out table for connections 3 8 6 RS 485 Mo...

Page 13: ...with the available setup menu in the Manager software 4 1 New Installation The following procedure installs the MLB S4101 Manager software 1 Inserting the MLB S4101 CD in the CD ROM will automatically...

Page 14: ...tall Shield Wizard Complete screen appears When the installation is complete the Install window closes allowing the user to access the Manager software in the program files If loaded in the default lo...

Page 15: ...of the Manager software is already installed the Modify repair or remove the program window will appear when the installation process is initiated The recommended procedure is to remove all installed...

Page 16: ...ect MLB S4101 Manager in the program file menu If the default location was selected during the installation the program will be found under Start Programs MLiS Select MLiS S4101 Manager As soon as the...

Page 17: ...window The Server Properties window is used to configure and store the Server configuration settings Details for setting Properties are described in the next chapter 3 After configuring as needed cli...

Page 18: ...Number Each MLB S4101 has a unique serial number This is fixed and cannot be changed 6 3 Password Entering a password activates a security feature on the serial server Once a password is entered it wi...

Page 19: ...f the firmware and when it was released are shown here 6 10 Link Status Link status automatically displays the type of Ethernet connection It will either display 10 BaseT or 100BaseTX in full duplex o...

Page 20: ...his mode the server can be configured to broadcast data to and receive data from multiple IP addresses Four IP address range fields are provided 6 16 Serial Timeout Default is 0 or no timeout Setting...

Page 21: ...P protocol will pack the data currently in the serial buffer into a packet and send it out the Ethernet port 6 21 Port Status This field indicates whether a serial port is connected to a server or by...

Page 22: ...lter out all other requests for connection The MLB S4101 is setup in the menu as a TCP or UDP server to us this feature The default setting is 255 255 255 255 It is recommended not to change this sett...

Page 23: ...r options shown on the right side of the Configuration screen Save Default Running and Reset Use Tab Backspace or arrow keys to move the cursor to the option position then press Enter Save stores the...

Page 24: ...The Web Server interface provides the same updating options as Console Mode and Telnet These are located at the bottom of all three Web Server pages If a field is changed you must click Save before l...

Page 25: ...tware used in most applications allowing the software to open a connection with the serial port located anywhere on the LAN When using the virtual COM port the MLB S4101 is configured as a TCP or UDP...

Page 26: ...ngs in the MLB S4101 The settings of the Virtual COM port in the Device Manager and the MLB S4101 Configuration menu must match If the settings do not the software connecting to the Virtual COM port w...

Page 27: ...ol and Flow Control settings must match the MLB S4101 settings for the software to open the Virtual COM port 8 1 Configuration with Manager Software 1 At the Desk Top select Start Programs MLiS MLB S4...

Page 28: ...trol Panel window opens 2 In the System Properties window select the Device Manager button 3 In the Device Manager select the button next to Ports COM LPT to expand and see the ESport COM Double click...

Page 29: ...of Windows 98 ME NT 2000 and XP Windows 98 users will also find a Remove Virtual COM feature in the programs file 9 1 Removing the Virtual COM port with Manager Software 1 At the Desk Top select Start...

Page 30: ...Manager window opens 2 Select Device Manager in the Systems Properties window In the Device Manger window select the next to Ports COM LPT to expand 3 Highlight ESport COM to be removed go the Action...

Page 31: ...Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 and Flow control None Ensure all the DIP switches are in the ON position for MLiS S4101 To view the menu hit the space bar There are six Console Mode screens Server...

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Page 34: ...al 30 Once all the changes have been made move to the Configuration screen select Save and press Enter The restart message will appear Select Yes to save changes This is necessary to write the setting...

Page 35: ...n Server Properties Ensure the PC and MLB S4101 are connected to the LAN and the serial server is in RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 mode before you can telnet to it and access the configuration screens From...

Page 36: ...s See chapter 6 for details on Server Properties In Internet Explorer type the IP Address of the Serial Server into the address field near the top of the window and press the Enter key The following w...

Page 37: ...MLiS S4101 Manual 33 To change other operational properties click Operation on the left side of the browser window The following page will appear...

Page 38: ...MLiS S4101 Manual 34 Click Save to store changes to the Serial Server Settings for each Port must be saved separately...

Page 39: ...01 When using the Virtual COM mode a cable is not required 4 Open the Manager software and select the Firmware Upgrade button 5 In the Serial Port selection options select the COM port number used to...

Page 40: ...ow control mode are the same and the remote IP address should be the host IP address Besides the MLB S4101 cannot be at Console mode Q Why the arrow keys of hyperterminal in Windows 2000 do not work i...

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