WiComm User’s Guide
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Using the Web Browser Interface to Configure the Serial
Server (Non-Windows systems):
To configure the Serial Server using non-Windows operating systems (e.g., Unix systems), a standard web browser
(e.g., Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) can be used to access the Serial Server’s embedded Web (HTTP)
server pages, which contain the Serial Server’s configuration options. No additional software is required.
1. Ensure your PC is connected and has access to your network.
2. Connect an available Ethernet cable from your network hub to the Serial Server. Ensure the Serial
Server is powered ON.
3. Connect the Serial Server to the desired serial device, and ensure that the device is powered on and
ready. If the Serial Server is connected to a serial device that cannot display or print ASCII
characters, then it is recommended that another serial device capable of displaying or printing ASCII
characters be temporarily connected to the Serial Server in order to view the IP address assigned by
the DHCP server to the Serial Server.
4. With the serial device and Serial Server switched on and ready, press the Test button on the Serial
Server to send the Serial Server’s configuration data to the connected serial device. The serial
device should display or print the current IP address assigned to the Serial Server by your network
DHCP service. If your network does not use DHCP, then the Serial Server will have the default IP
address of 192.0.0.192. In any case, your computer must use an IP address other than the one used
by the Serial Server in order to establish a connection between the two devices.
5. Configure the 802.11b/g wireless settings. To operate on an 802.11b/g network, you must set the
Serial Server’s wireless mode (ad-hoc or infrastructure), SSID channel, data rate, and security
settings (WEP keys, 802.1x settings, etc.) to the same configuration as the wireless network you want
the Serial Server to communicate on. All nodes of a wireless network need to have the same settings
in order to communicate with each other.
6. From the host computer, open a standard web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator),
enter the IP address of the Serial Server into the address bar of the web browser, and then press
Enter. The Web Browser Utility screen will be displayed. Click on the Login menu selection, enter
the password (default is ACCESS), and then click on Submit. The main screen will be displayed,
allowing you to configure the settings of the Serial Server. The menu selections are displayed on the
left side of the screen, and the individual settings are located at the top of the screen.
