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PLX35-NB2 

Quick Start 

Network Bridge  

User Manual 

 

 

ProSoft Technology, Inc. 

Page 9 of 69 

 

2  Quick Start 

2.1  Local Configuration 

Task 

Page 

Install the module 

10 

Connect to the PLX35-NB2 webpage 

13 

Set gateway configuration parameters 

15 

Configure login credentials 

20 

Update firmware 

44 

 

2.2  Belden Horizon Setup and Configuration 

Belden Horizon allows you to remotely configure, maintain, and troubleshoot the 
gateway.  

 

Task 

Page 

Obtain an activation key and login to Belden Horizon 

48 

Create a VPN client 

51 

Establish a VPN Connection 

51    

Perform configuration functions in Belden Horizon 

57 

Add Team Members 

58 

Change Firmware if required 

61 

 

 

Summary of Contents for PLX35-NB2

Page 1: ...PLX35 NB2 Network Bridge July 20 2022 USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...egrator to perform the appropriate and complete risk analysis evaluation and testing of the products with respect to the relevant specific application or use thereof Neither ProSoft Technology nor any...

Page 3: ...l Code for installations in Canada and in accordance with the authority having jurisdiction The following warnings must be heeded WARNING EXPLOSION HAZARD SUBSTITUTION OF COMPONENTS MAY IMPAIR SUITABI...

Page 4: ...PLX35 NB2 Configuration Webpage 13 4 1 Connecting to the PLX35 NB2 Webpage 13 4 2 Using the Overview Tab 15 4 3 Setting Gateway Configuration Parameters 15 4 3 1 Open Source Software and License Infor...

Page 5: ...Configure the PLX35 NB2 57 5 4 Adding Team Members 58 5 4 1 Editing Team Member Access 60 5 5 Changing Firmware 61 5 6 Remote Packet Capture 65 6 Ethernet Cable Specifications 67 6 1 Ethernet Cable C...

Page 6: ...reby reducing travel time costs By deploying a network bridge to an existing network the network bridge allows access from anywhere by authorized personnel In the event of unscheduled downtime an auth...

Page 7: ...Operational Vibration IEC 60068 2 6 10G 10 to 150 Hz Ethernet Port 2 10 100 Base T RJ45 connector 1 1 1 4 Environmental Operating Temperature IEC 60068 22 F to 158 F 30 C to 70 C Humidity IEC 60068 30...

Page 8: ...boot up the gateway will enter a failover state the FLT LED is solid red and the CFG LED blinks amber While in this state the PLX35 NB2 can be accessible using its default configuration A new upgrade...

Page 9: ...parameters 15 Configure login credentials 20 Update firmware 44 2 2 Belden Horizon Setup and Configuration Belden Horizon allows you to remotely configure maintain and troubleshoot the gateway Task P...

Page 10: ...mperatures The LEDs on the front panel are visible for troubleshooting and verifying the gateway status There is adequate airflow around the gateway but also protected from direct exposure to the elem...

Page 11: ...ower the module Solid Green Sufficient power is connected to the power terminals FLT Fault Off Normal operation Solid Red A critical error has occurred Program executable has failed or has been user t...

Page 12: ...ion 100 Mbit Off No activity on the port Flashing Amber The Ethernet port is actively transmitting or receiving data LNK ACT Off No physical connection is detected No Ethernet communication is possibl...

Page 13: ...s 192 168 0 250 If your PC is on a different subnet temporarily set the IP address of your PC to 192 168 0 xxx with a subnet of 255 255 255 0 where xxx is an available address on the network Note You...

Page 14: ...ration webpage displays the Overview tab This page allows you to View Performance Information View Device Details Update Firmware Manually enter a custom date and time 7 After 5 consecutive failed log...

Page 15: ...location information In addition this page allows you to make firmware updates to the gateway You can view this tab at any time by simply clicking on the Overview tab Tip This tab provides an Activati...

Page 16: ...elect Enabled Selecting Enabled displays a number of additional DHCP related parameters DHCP Lease Time Allows you to select lease times in hour minutes or seconds This is the amount of time an IP add...

Page 17: ...s to Client Server mode Wide Area Network DHCP Client This is set to Enabled by default If your administrator wants to assign a static IP this should be set to Disabled If Disabled you must supply the...

Page 18: ...nual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 18 of 69 4 3 1 Open Source Software and License Information To view a list of the software and licenses contained in the PLX35 NB2 click on the LICENSES link at the bo...

Page 19: ...PLX35 NB2 Local Configuration Using the PLX35 NB2 Configuration Webpage Network Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 19 of 69 License Details Each entry can be expanded...

Page 20: ...with the following login defaults User admin Password password The Access tab allows you to change the default user name and password 1 Click on the Access tab This page allows you to set up the users...

Page 21: ...twork Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 21 of 69 4 4 1 Advanced Configuration 1 Click on the Advanced Configuration link 2 Select the Web Protocol Select HTTP or HTTPS 3 Choose the port d...

Page 22: ...ration The default credentials are as follows User admin Password password Note Beginning with PLX35 NB2 firmware v1 5 this process requires you to change the default password on initial reset login 1...

Page 23: ...rs At least one upper case letter At least one lowercase letter Contains at least one digit 0 through 9 Contains at least one special character _ 4 Re enter the new password in the Confirm Password fi...

Page 24: ...guration Webpage Network Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 24 of 69 7 After logging in using the username and the new password future password changes can be done from the Access tab as i...

Page 25: ...ation files on the server without wanting to create a link between the IT and OT network the PLX35 NB2 can be used to segment between the two networks The File Relay tab allows you to use the SD card...

Page 26: ...ain at least one uppercase letter one lowercase letter and one special character Outgoing Protocol Protocol of the server used as final destination for the File Relay Supported protocols for upload ar...

Page 27: ...fjlBKLSDVY49AU 2oT6CS ad vMdD0boALiJfM08ztUbMBKVkQDZ4FJD n4l8HZ jJnOU8Ax3Jw7jghkisES3J4sKIPSvse8DR8 iGzg6oYplZJhk bzEGJgHE46hIM8OvOYcsU7hfyaSRZOZtA0 UIg7tKkraWofa8 eZFa7OxEH8iJSW15Qcp2QMniDy6vd QPuZr3...

Page 28: ...transfer Once generated it should be copied to the SFTP Server as a pub file and associated with the designated user The SSH Key pair generation takes place the first time it is requested Subsequent...

Page 29: ...Segmented Networks Using FTP This example shows an incoming FTP to an outgoing FTP On the LAN port the PLX35 NB2 acts as a FTP Server for the incoming files to a WinSCP Client The files will be tempor...

Page 30: ...ing the PLX35 NB2 Configuration Webpage Network Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 30 of 69 1 From the WinSCP Client open a FTP session to PLX35 NB2 and transfer a few files to the Upload...

Page 31: ...PLX35 NB2 Local Configuration Using the PLX35 NB2 Configuration Webpage Network Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 31 of 69 2 Click OK...

Page 32: ...ocal Configuration Using the PLX35 NB2 Configuration Webpage Network Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 32 of 69 3 Log into the FTP Filezilla Server User admin Password Prosoft1234 Folder...

Page 33: ...PLX35 NB2 Local Configuration Using the PLX35 NB2 Configuration Webpage Network Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 33 of 69 4 Start the server...

Page 34: ...twork Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 34 of 69 5 At the configured Daily Upload Time set hh mm default is 03 00 The files from the PLX35 NB2 SD card Upload folder will be time stamped y...

Page 35: ...ss Segmented Networks Using SFTP This example shows an incoming SFTP to Outgoing SFTP On the LAN port the PLX35 NB2 acts as a SFTP Server for the incoming files from the WinSCP Client The files will b...

Page 36: ...Using the PLX35 NB2 Configuration Webpage Network Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 36 of 69 1 From the WinSCP Client open a SFTP session to PLX35 NB2 and transfer few files to the Uploa...

Page 37: ...PLX35 NB2 Local Configuration Using the PLX35 NB2 Configuration Webpage Network Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 37 of 69...

Page 38: ...oSoft Technology Inc Page 38 of 69 2 On the Bitvise server managing public keys Generate a key on Bitvise Manage host keys export it as OpenSSH format then copy the key to Host Key box into the PLX35...

Page 39: ...e User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 39 of 69 3 After the Bitvise server is started set the Daily Upload Time hh mm default is 03 00 The files from the PLX35 NB2 SD card Upload folder will be tim...

Page 40: ...ows the SD card to be visible to the PLX35 NB2 When the SD Card is not mounted it will not be visible to the PLX35 NB2 File System Check Checks the SD Card for errors This should be used in case the S...

Page 41: ...vity 1 Click on the Activity tab Options on this page include search search filter options and a Download log file option 2 Click on the DOWNLOAD LOG FILE button to download a txt file to the download...

Page 42: ...idge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 42 of 69 4 8 Importing a Configuration File 1 Select IMPORT CONFIGURATION from the SETUP icon located in the upper right corner of any configuration page 2...

Page 43: ...k Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 43 of 69 4 9 Exporting a Configuration File 1 In the upper right corner of any configuration page select EXPORT CONFIGURATION from the setup icon 2 The...

Page 44: ...version is 1 2 31 or newer performing a downgrade to versions 1 2 13 1 1 57 or 1 0 24 is not supported Note Belden Horizon can also schedule updates to the latest firmware for multiple PLX35 NB2 gatew...

Page 45: ...Webpage Network Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 45 of 69 4 11 Rebooting the Gateway 1 Click the SETUP icon in the top right corner of the page and then click REBOOT GATEWAY This opens...

Page 46: ...ill reset the PLX35 NB2 to its default configuration All custom configuration changes will be lost after this procedure 1 Click the SETUP icon in the top right corner of the page 2 In the drop down se...

Page 47: ...69 4 After a few minutes the PLX35 NB2 UI will be available by using the default IP address 192 168 0 250 5 After the factory reset is complete the first login will be done using the default credentia...

Page 48: ...at can reach the internet The MGMT LED will flash green if the PLX35 NB2 can reach the internet and is not yet activated 2 Log in to the module from the LAN port as described in the section entitled C...

Page 49: ...enter your Belden Horizon login email and password and click LOGIN or click SIGN UP to create a new account Login credentials are not interchangeable between Belden Horizon and the local interface 7...

Page 50: ...Inc Page 50 of 69 8 When ready activate the PLX35 NB2 within the tour or you can click on the ADD GATEWAY button from the Gateways tab 9 Belden Horizon prompts you for the activation key that you reco...

Page 51: ...remote access The first time you intend to establish a VPN connection you must set up the client and then connect to it Initial VPN client configuration is only done once and is described in the foll...

Page 52: ...sed Management Using Belden Horizon Network Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 52 of 69 1 In the Gateways tab click on the CONNECT button of the gateway profile 2 Assign the PC s IP addres...

Page 53: ...User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 53 of 69 3 The system generates a unique secure one time use username 4 Click the COPY TO CLIPBOARD button to save this username 5 Click SHOW ME HOW TO SETUP MY...

Page 54: ...elden Horizon Network Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 54 of 69 6 Click on the INITIAL CONFIGURATION ONE TIME SETUP option Follow the tutorial to complete the setup The tutorial also sho...

Page 55: ...indicator as shown You can view the connection status by hovering over the VPN icon or by hovering over the status at the top of the page See the next section for more details This indicator is grayed...

Page 56: ...f only one part of the tunnel connection is established the indication may appear as shown below This example shows a connection between the gateway and the VPN server However it shows the user as Dis...

Page 57: ...d to use the module s internal web server to configure the module or edit existing configurations To access configuration parameters click on the module name This opens the gateway s configuration pag...

Page 58: ...mbers Within Belden Horizon you can invite team members to your account This allows others to securely access the remote site and perform maintenance and configuration functions on the gateway once in...

Page 59: ...role of the person you want to invite Note An email address can only be associated with one Belden Horizon account at a time 5 Modify the Message dialog to send a unique message to the invitees 6 Whe...

Page 60: ...hen a team member accepts an invitation a card appears on the Team page of Belden Horizon 1 Click on the EDIT ACCESS option 2 This opens the access dialog for the new team member Initially access defa...

Page 61: ...ging Firmware You can schedule a firmware change for multiple gateways or a single gateway through Belden Horizon There are two ways to start the firmware change process Click the firmware CHANGE opti...

Page 62: ...logy Inc Page 62 of 69 1 Click on the CHANGE FIRMWARE option to open the Firmware Upgrade dialog This dialog lists the most recent firmware versions and details about this version 2 Select the version...

Page 63: ...rsion selected click the CHANGE NOW button You are prompted as to whether or not you want to upgrade other gateways 2 Choose any available gateways that you want to upgrade if applicable 3 Click the A...

Page 64: ...re version selected click the SCHEDULE FOR LATER button You are prompted as to whether or not you want to schedule upgrades for other gateways 2 If you don t want to schedule upgrades for other gatewa...

Page 65: ...of 69 5 6 Remote Packet Capture The following procedure describes a remote packet capture This feature is available in firmware version v1 6 60 and newer 1 Right click on the SETUP icon of the PLX35 N...

Page 66: ...Network Bridge User Manual ProSoft Technology Inc Page 66 of 69 3 Once the capture is complete the captured file can be viewed 4 The captured files are saved in Belden Horizon for few days It can als...

Page 67: ...e Ethernet port on the gateway automatically detects the network speed and cable type and use the appropriate pins to send and receive Ethernet signals Use either a standard Ethernet straight through...

Page 68: ...le Before calling please gather the following information to assist in expediting this process 1 Product Version Number 2 System architecture 3 Network details If the issue is hardware related we will...

Page 69: ...Asia Pacific Regional Office Phone 52 222 264 1814 latinam prosoft technology com Languages spoken Spanish English REGIONAL TECH SUPPORT support la prosoft technology com Phone 60 3 2247 1898 asiapc p...

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