3 Hardware Description
Red LED
Orange LED
Green LED
Status
Off
–
–
Device off, no power
On
Off
Off
No connection
On
On
Off
1000 Mbit connection established
On
Blink
Off
1000 Mbit data transfer (traffic)
On
On
On
100/10 Mbit connection established
On
Blink
On
100/10 Mbit data transfer (traffic)
Table 17: LED Function
When the firmware is completely started, the NetCom Plus becomes operational. This is shown to
the user by two events: The LED for power (red) shortly blinks, i.e. it is Off and then On again.
At the same time the Ready LED (RDY, green) lights and stays On.
3.6.2 WLAN Configuration
The pre-defined operation mode of Wireless LAN is as Access Point, any computer with WLAN
equipment may contact the NetCom Plus with WLAN option. The configuration of the NetCom
Plus is done with the tools described later. This is the most easy way of installation.
However the pre-defined configuration is not encrypted. As one result any station can read the
data transferred to the NetCom Plus via WLAN, this also includes the passwords. Therefore the
recommended method is to use the Ethernet connector for the first configuration. Or in case of
doubt, use the first serial port to configure the NetCom Plus.
The configuration of the WLAN parameters should follow in a later step. This is especially the
case, if encryption or certain other parameters require special configuration.
The parameter configuration of WLAN is the same for the internal WLAN Kit and a supported
external adapter.
3.6.3 WLAN Antenna
The connector used for the WLAN Antenna is known as SMA-Reverse. This is a standard type
to allow for simple connection of different equipment. Just fit the supplied antenna by carefully
screwing it to the connector. You are free to connect a cable and a different antenna of your choice,
as long as it is designed for WLAN.
3.6.4 WLAN LED
In WEP mode the Blue LED for WLAN lights if the NetCom Plus detects an operational WLAN
it can connect to. In WPA mode the Blue LED lights when the NetCom
+
successfully connected
to a WLAN. And of course the LED lights when the NetCom
+
operates as Access Point.
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