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Chapter 3. Hardware Description

   

3.5  Wireless antenna 

Both sides can be equipped with antennas. In default, 2dB high response wireless antenna is provided but another 

antenna can be used depending on operation environment. 

 

 

 

 

 

Main Antenna 

 

 

 

 

3-10 

 

Auxiliary  
Antenna 
(Connection Part) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 3-9. 

Wireless antenna 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Summary of Contents for WiComm-1

Page 1: ...WiComm 1 User s Guide Ver 1 0b 2008 09 09...

Page 2: ...1 0a All Context amendment by shlee Sept 9 2008 1 0b All Roaming Added by shlee A Class Device Product This device is registered only for office use and both the seller and the user must be aware of...

Page 3: ...3 3 2 2 RJ 45 Ethernet Specification 3 6 3 2 3 Power Connector 3 6 3 2 4 Terminal Block Power Connector 3 7 3 3 LED Specification 3 8 3 4 Reset Button 3 9 3 5 Wireless antenna 3 10 Chapter 4 Installa...

Page 4: ...Chapter 7 Setting Guide for each Configuration 7 1 7 1 Preparation for the Environment Setting 7 1 7 1 1 PC Network Setting 7 1 7 1 2 Ping Test 7 2 7 1 3 Access to a Web Server 7 4 7 2 Connecting to...

Page 5: ...gs 7 26 7 4 5 Save Reboot 7 27 7 4 6 Serial Loopback Test 7 27 7 5 Security Setting 7 28 7 5 1 WEP Mode 7 28 Chapter 8 Appendix 8 1 8 1 Updating Firmware 8 1 8 1 1 Firmware Update via TFTP 8 3 8 2 Tro...

Page 6: ...ure 5 2 Initial Login Window 5 2 Figure 5 3 Network Setting Window 5 3 Figure 5 4 Management Setting Window 5 5 Figure 5 5 Serial Setting Window 5 6 Figure 5 6 Wireless LAN Setting Window 5 10 5 7 Wir...

Page 7: ...tings Server 7 15 Figure 7 16 Ad Hoc Mode Save Reboot Server 7 16 Figure 7 17 Ad Hoc Mode Network Settings Client 7 17 Figure 7 18 Ad Hoc Mode Serial Settings Client 7 18 Figure 7 19 Ad Hoc Mode Wirel...

Page 8: ...onfiguration 5 5 Table 5 6 Key Functions of Portview Configuration 5 5 Table 5 7 Key Functions of Serial Settings 5 7 Table 5 8 Key Functions of Wireless Settings 5 11 Table 5 9 Key Functions of Wirel...

Page 9: ...s configurations status monitoring firmware update and other administration work 1 2 Target Audience This manual is intended for WiComm 1 users and administers It is strongly recommended to read care...

Page 10: ...ter 4 Installation describes how to connect between WiComm 1 serial and network and how to start the system initially and inspect the system status Chapter 5 Setting via Web provides menu by menu guid...

Page 11: ...roducts WiComm 1 White Paper An easy reading for anyone new to wireless device server Deals with background and technology Past present and future of wireless device servers along with the overview of...

Page 12: ...various communication speed meanwhile connecting to the IEEE 802 11b g wireless network and auto sensing 100baseTX Fast Ethernet and 10baseT Ethernet connection 2 2 Features WiComm 1 s basic function...

Page 13: ...f following components All packages include a WiComm 1 and a CD with utilities and documents Make sure every component is included with your package Figure 2 1 WiComm 1 s Package Box WiComm 1 Body Man...

Page 14: ...ection equipment controllers alarming units Home Appliances Electronic Devices y Power controller Gaming machines y Scales Gas detection units Water pollution metering devices y Data collection and di...

Page 15: ...1 WiComm 1 provides an Ethernet LAN port of the RJ 45 connector and can directly access when wireless network is not working In addition WiComm 1 is also a serial port of DB9 connector and a user can...

Page 16: ...ware Description 3 1 2 Part Name Figure 3 2 WiComm 1 Part Name Connector DB9 Serial Antenna Connector Part Power Adaptor Connector Part LAN Port Terminal Block Power Connector Lower LEDs Reset Button...

Page 17: ...follows 1 DB9 Serial Connector Figure 3 3 DB9 Serial Connector 2 RS232 Signal Specification Pin Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carrier Detection Input 2 RXD Receive Data Input 3 TXD Transmit Data Outp...

Page 18: ...nding on the connection of this jumper pin this product operates in Vin or RI In setting as RI In setting as Vin 3 2 1 3 2 1 Figure 3 4 3 Pin Jumper Header Mode Setting Description RI 1 2 connection R...

Page 19: ...tial data positive Input 3 TXD Transmit differential data positive Output 6 RXD Receive differential data negative input 7 TXD Transmit differential data negative Output 4 RS485 Half Duplex Pin Signal...

Page 20: ...ive Data 6 RXD Receive Data LED Description Left Green For 100Base TX Link LED ON For data receive transmit LED blinks Right Yellow For 10Base T Link LED ON For data receive transmit LED blinks 3 2 3...

Page 21: ...al Block Power Connector The terminal block power cable is connected as follows Left Connector Right Connector Figure 3 5 Terminal Block Contact Polarity Left DC 9 48 V 6W For 12V DC input Min 500mA F...

Page 22: ...r is not supplied in this product PWR Red On Power is supplied in this product Off System Failure On Normal Operation RDY Green Blink IP Setting Off Inactive of Wireless network On Inactive of Wireles...

Page 23: ...32 mode RS422 On Serial Port is setting as RS422 mode RS485 On Serial Port is setting as RS485 mode 3 4 Reset Button Figure 3 8 Reset Button LED Description Push shortly within 5 seconds Restart the W...

Page 24: ...na Both sides can be equipped with antennas In default 2dB high response wireless antenna is provided but another antenna can be used depending on operation environment Main Antenna 3 10 Auxiliary Ant...

Page 25: ...tion Connect an end of a LAN cable to the LAN port of WiComm 1 and the other end to a hub a switch or different network equipment that is accessible to a network WiComm 1 supports 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps...

Page 26: ...the power again If the problem continues refer to 8 2 Troubleshooting of this document 4 2 WiComm 1 Access and Environment Setting After connecting the WiComm 1 to a PC let s access the WiComm 1 y To...

Page 27: ...just after the WiComm 1 is turned on y If the network does not support DHCP a fixed IP address should be set up y In most cases since DHCP servers do not assign the same addresses whenever the WiComm...

Page 28: ...referring to COM Port Redirector manual assign 10 10 1 1 and Port4001 to COM Port The following figure is an example for the allocation of COM3 2 Connect the serial port of the WiComm 1 to a serial po...

Page 29: ...Chapter 4 Installation 4 Run Send Test Data in the Port menu of the TestMP2 program Normally the following data should be displayed Figure 4 3 Test Data Display Window 4 5...

Page 30: ...used service set identifier y Frequency channel y Wireless security setting value WEP If a user enters the wireless network setting by referring to wireless LAN settings in Chapter 5 Setting via Web t...

Page 31: ...nitial access window enter a user name and a password and press the Login name The same user name and the same password for the web connection are used for Telnet If the user name or the password is c...

Page 32: ...Settings Configure network connection settings Serial Settings Configure detailed operation environment for serial communication Wireless Settings Configure wireless network parameters Admin Settings...

Page 33: ...rrent settings in the Save Reboot menu and then restart the system Changes will be discarded if a user do not save current settings Figure 5 3 Network Setting Window The key functions of the Device Ty...

Page 34: ...ic IP a user can enter a gateway address directly If line type is DHCP the current gateway address is displayed In DHCP type the address cannot be changed DNS None Sets a DNS server address of a wirel...

Page 35: ...ce Portview Disable Enables or disables the Portview function Option Disable Enable If this function is enabled the following setting is available Figure 5 4 Management Setting Window The key function...

Page 36: ...ing the settings press the Submit button To reflect the changed values to the actual system save the current settings in the Save Reboot menu and then restart the system Changes will be discarded if a...

Page 37: ...by using the specified IP address and socket number of the server When the socket connection is completed the data generated between the socket and the serial port is transmitted as it as The server...

Page 38: ...from the other party after the socket access is connected Range 0 32767 The setting of 0 disables this function For example let s suppose Operation Mode is a TCP server and Alive Check Time is set to...

Page 39: ...s a packet to a server when no data is received for about 20 ms after receiving the last data In the setting of 1 the WiComm 1 transmits the received data in unit of byte to a server Therefore several...

Page 40: ...a wireless network After changing the settings press the Submit button To reflect the changed values to the actual system save the current settings in the Save Reboot menu and then restart the system...

Page 41: ...ng as Auto adjusts the speed depending on signal sensitivity and noise In most cases this setting is used If Wireless Network mode is set to 802 11b g Mixed all options can be selected The setting as...

Page 42: ...and if you set it too high the card will waste time searching for a new AP too often Max 50 dbm Min 90 dbm Roaming Scanning Period 60 second If receive signal level is lower than Roaming Threshold Wi...

Page 43: ...the key1 key2 key3 key4 field Default Key 1 Selects the index of the key to be used from the created keys Option 1 2 3 and 4 Key 1 4 None Selects WEP 64 bit Enter ASCII 5 letters or a Hex Key value di...

Page 44: ...and support After changing the settings press the Submit button To reflect the changed values to the actual system save the current settings in the Save Reboot menu and then restart the system Change...

Page 45: ...WiComm 1 Displays the device name Firmware Version Displays the current version of the device firmware Hardware Version Displays the current version of the device hardware Kernel Version Displays the...

Page 46: ...changing the settings press the Submit button To reflect the changed values to the actual system save the current settings in the Save Reboot menu and then restart the system Changes will be discarde...

Page 47: ...ansmit the firmware selected specify the location of the firmware file after pressing the Browse button and then press the Start Update button If the firmware is transmitted the WiComm 1 is automatica...

Page 48: ...stored in the WiComm 1 and restart the WiComm 1 as the factory default values Press the Restore Factory Defaults button to delete all setting values stored in the WiComm 1 and restart the WiComm 1 as...

Page 49: ...oot Setting Window The key functions of the Save Reboot menu are as follows Table 5 13 Key Functions of Save Reboot Menu Description Save and Reboot Save the settings to the flash memory and restart t...

Page 50: ...the user should access Telnet or Web with the changed value y Default user name WiComm 1 y Default password 99999999 Figure 6 1 Telnet Access y setup Command Change the WiComm 1 setting y view Command...

Page 51: ...k settings and system information setup serial Check the serial port information setup wlan Check the wireless network settings setup admin Set the system name and the support information setup passwd...

Page 52: ...setup view all Display all setting values setup view setup view nw Display the current network setting setup view serial Display the current serial port setting setup view wlan Display the current se...

Page 53: ...5 255 255 0 y Set WiComm 1 s subnet mask y Enter a subnet mask directly in Static mode y The IP address cannot be change in DHCP mode setup nw gateway Gateway address Default 192 168 1 1 y Set WiComm...

Page 54: ...nw manage snmp enable disable Default disable y Enable disable the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP function y MIB II RFC 1213 System Interface IP ICMP TCP UDP y MIB I RFC 1317 Serial Interface...

Page 55: ...to be used in the serial port setup serial 1 port port number 4001 Specify the number of the socket assigned in the port This port is used to wait the network socket connection in TCP server and UDP...

Page 56: ...n Unit and is set to transmit continuous data from the corresponding port at a time setup serial 1 login enable disable Disable In TCP Server mode check the user name and the password when a client at...

Page 57: ...wlan ssid SSID Default NULL y Set the name SSID of a wireless network setup wlan channel channel number Default 0 y Select the frequency channel for wireless communication y 0 Auto setup wlan bitrate...

Page 58: ...wlan roamts 75 90 50 Default 75 y If receive signal level is lower than Roaming Threshold WiComm 1 scans the all AP Access Point every Roaming Scanning Period 6 6 2 Setting WEP setup wlan wep defkey p...

Page 59: ...om y Among the support information displayed in Web access change the contact address 6 8 System Commands setup passwd y Change the user name and the password required for Web access or Telnet access...

Page 60: ...ng 1 Connect the WiComm 1 to a PC with a LAN cable Cross Cable 2 The user should know the communication method of the serial device in advance RS 232 422 485 3 If setting to Infrastructure mode the us...

Page 61: ...open the following Command Prompt window move to Start Run type cmd and press the OK button Enter the ping command on the command prompt as follows Figure 7 2 Ping Test If the result of the ping test...

Page 62: ...2 Check if the settings of PC s IP address subnet mask and default gateway were performed correctly 3 After press the Reset switch of the WiComm 1 for five seconds perform the ping test again If you p...

Page 63: ...mm 1 If the connection between the WiComm 1 and the PC is normal as a result of the ping test the Login window appears as shown in Figure 7 4 WiComm 1 Web Server Login Window Figure 7 4 WiComm 1 Web S...

Page 64: ...ess AP SSID information Security authentication key value IP information wireless LAN mode as Infrastructure of the WiComm 1 via Web or Telnet a user can construct a wireless network between the WiCom...

Page 65: ...owser and enter 10 10 1 1 in the address bar to log in the WiComm 1 If the login is performed successfully a window appears as shown in Figure 7 6 WiComm 1 Summary After clicking each menu on the left...

Page 66: ...r 2 Set Connection Mode to Static IP y It is recommended to use Static IP other than DHCP in setting Static IP is more convenient for the additional status inspection and the setting change 3 Set IPAd...

Page 67: ...wn in Figure 7 8 Infrastructure Mode Serial Settings and then click the Submit button Figure 7 8 Infrastructure Mode Serial Settings 1 Set Interface to RS232 y During the setting set the serial interf...

Page 68: ...s Mode to Infrastructure mode 2 Set Wireless Network Mode to 802 11b g Mixed y In the setting set a mode supported by AP If the mode is unknown set as 802 11b g Mixed 3 Set Wireless Network Name SSID...

Page 69: ...e WiComm 1 is normally working Now the WiComm 1 setting for Infrastructure Mode is completed 7 2 6 Serial Loopback Test If the above setting is completed and the ping test is normally is performed con...

Page 70: ...manage serial devices through the connection between WiComm 1 systems with no separate wireless AP By Web or Telnet a user can construct a wireless network between WiComm 1 systems by setting wireless...

Page 71: ...wser and enter 10 10 1 1 in the address bar to log in the WiComm 1 If the login is performed successfully a window appears as shown in Figure 7 12 WiComm 1 Summary Figure 7 12 WiComm 1 Summary Adesire...

Page 72: ...e to Device Server 2 Set Connection Mode to Static IP y The mode is set to Static IP because a Client WiComm 1 should know the IP address of the Server WiComm 1 to use Ad Hoc mode 3 Set IPAddress Subn...

Page 73: ...de Serial Settings Server 1 Set Interface to RS232 y During the setting set the serial interface of the device connected to the WiComm 1 2 Set Operation Mode to TCPServer 3 Set Local Socket Port to 40...

Page 74: ...7 15 Ad Hoc Mode Wireless Settings Server and then click the Submit button Figure 7 15 Ad Hoc Mode Wireless Settings Server 1 Set Wireless Mode to Ad Hoc mode 2 Set Wireless Network Mode to 802 11b g...

Page 75: ...click the Save Reboot on the Save Reboot button on the Save Reboot page Figure 7 16 Ad Hoc Mode Save Reboot Server If the WiComm 1 is rebooted the setting values of the WiComm 1 are applied and the Wi...

Page 76: ...tings Client 1 Set Device Type to Device Server 2 Set Connection Mode to Static IP 3 Set IPAddress to 192 168 1 72 y To prevent the IP address confliction this IP address should use different IP addre...

Page 77: ...erial Settings Client 1 Set Interface to RS232 2 Set Operation Mode to TCPClient 3 Set Local Socket Port to 4001 4 Set Baud Rate to 9600bps 5 Set Data Bits to 8 Bit 6 Set Stop Bits to 1Bit 7 Set Parit...

Page 78: ...and then click the Submit button Figure 7 19 Ad Hoc Mode Wireless Settings Client 1 Set Wireless Mode to Ad Hoc mode 2 Set Wireless Network Mode to 802 11b g Mixed 3 Set Wireless Network Name SSID to...

Page 79: ...m 1 click the Save Reboot on the Save Reboot button on the Save Reboot page Figure 7 20 Ad Hoc Mode Save Reboot Client If the WiComm 1 is rebooted the setting values of the WiComm 1 are applied and th...

Page 80: ...nel is the same as that of the Client WiComm 1 If the above checkpoints are satisfied the connection between the Server WiComm 1 and the Client WiComm 1 can be considered as normal Note If the value o...

Page 81: ...with a wireless LAN card supporting 802 11b or 802 11g By Web or Telnet set the operation mode of the WiComm 1 to Ad Hoc and set SSID information and IP information A user can construct a wireless net...

Page 82: ...7 4 1 Logging on to the WiComm 1 Execute a web browser and enter 10 10 1 1 in the address bar to log in the WiComm 1 If the login is performed successfully a window appears as shown in Figure 7 23 WiC...

Page 83: ...t Connection Mode to Static IP y It is recommended to use Static IP other than DHCP in setting Static IP is more convenient for the additional status inspection and the setting change 3 Set IPAddress...

Page 84: ...Hoc Mode Serial Settings 1 Set Interface to RS232 y Select a kind of the serial interface of the device to be connected to the WiComm 1 2 Set Operation Mode to COM Port Win200x XP y Select the corresp...

Page 85: ...nd then click the Submit button Figure 7 26 Ad Hoc Mode Wireless Settings 1 Set Wireless Mode to Ad Hoc mode 2 Set Wireless Network Mode to 802 11b g Mixed 3 Set Wireless Network Name SSID to sysbas y...

Page 86: ...ss as sysbas which is the SSID of the WiComm 1 from a PC or a device equipped with a wireless LAN If a user sets a certain SSID the user can access by using the SSID selected 7 4 6 Serial Loopback Tes...

Page 87: ...onfiguration 7 5 Security Setting 7 5 1 WEP Mode Click Wireless Settings on the Setup menu If a window appears as shown in Figure 7 28 WEP Security Setting Set Security Mode to WEP64Bit Encryption Fig...

Page 88: ...y value of anAP Note that 0x should be added to the front of the key value After entering the value as shown in Figure 7 29 WEP 64Bit Key Value Setting press the Submit button Figure 7 29 WEP 64Bit Ke...

Page 89: ...r 8 Appendix Chapter 8 Appendix 8 1 Updating Firmware The WiComm 1 can be uploaded via Web FTP TFTP etc For the update via Web refer to Chapter 5 Setting via Web Figure 8 1 Example of the Update via F...

Page 90: ...e folder by using an FTP command GUI based FTP client is available 4 Enter WiComm 1 and 99999999 as the user name and the password separately 5 Enter the cd var command to move to the directory where...

Page 91: ...e Erase Write Verify process is successfully performed 14 If the firmware is successfully updated the WiComm 1 is restarted automatically 8 1 1 Firmware Update via TFTP The update of the firmware via...

Page 92: ...le name of firmware y 192 168 0 80 is the IP address of the PC where the TFTP server program is running 4 If the TFTP transmission is successfully completed nothing is displayed on the screen 5 Execut...

Page 93: ...For example if the IP address of the PC is 192 189 207 3 and the subnet mask is set to 255 255 255 0 the IP address of the WiComm 1 should be set to 192 189 207 x x is an integer between 1 to 254 In...

Page 94: ...phone or electronic microwave check if the WiComm 1 is closed to a device with the risk of interference y Check if wireless communication mode such as Infrastructure mode requiring the connection of...

Page 95: ...Fuction Roaming CPU 32 bit ARM9 Processor with 168MHz Flash Memory 4 MB SDRAM 8 MB LED Ready Wi Fi Power LAN Interface LED RS232 422 485 Input Power 9V 48V Provision of the power through DC adapter te...

Page 96: ...Condensing O S Embedded Linux Kernel 2 6 x Administration Tool SNMP Portview Web Environment Setting Telnet Web Portview Security Telnet Web ID Password SSH SSL TLS Firmware Upload TFTP FTP Web Web S...

Page 97: ...he limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a...

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