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TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................................................ I
TABLE OF FIGURES............................................................................................ I
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................1
F
EATURES
.............................................................................................................1
C
OMMUNICATION
M
ODES
......................................................................................2
Direct IP Mode..................................................................................................3
Virtual COM Mode............................................................................................3
Paired Mode .....................................................................................................3
Heart Beat.........................................................................................................4
XTRALINK IP
Q
UICK
S
TART
G
UIDE
....................................................................5
Hardware Setup ................................................................................................5
Software Installation .........................................................................................5
XTRALINK IP Configuration............................................................................6
Install Virtual COM Ports on PC.......................................................................7
Check Communications .....................................................................................7
CHAPTER 2: MAKING THE HARDWARE CONNECTIONS...........................9
P
ACKAGE
C
HECKLIST
............................................................................................9
XTRALINK IP/ C
ONNECTIONS
, I
NDICATORS AND
R
ESET
S
WITCH
........................10
Indicator Lights...............................................................................................10
Ethernet Connector .........................................................................................10
Power Connector.............................................................................................10
Reset Button ....................................................................................................11
DIP Switches...................................................................................................11
Serial Ports .....................................................................................................12
XTRALINK IP /P
ORT
O
PERATIONAL
M
ODES
.......................................................13
Default Mode ..................................................................................................13
Console Mode .................................................................................................13
Upgrade Mode ................................................................................................14
RS-232 Mode...................................................................................................14
RS-422 Mode...................................................................................................14
RS-485 Mode...................................................................................................14
XTRALINK IP
S
ERIAL
P
ORT
C
ONNECTOR
P
IN
-
OUTS
...........................................16
CHAPTER 3: INSTALLING THE XTRALINK IP IPRS23202
MANAGER SOFTWARE ....................................................................................17
S
OFTWARE
I
NSTALLATION
...................................................................................17
Automatic Installation .....................................................................................17
Manual Installation .........................................................................................17
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Updating an Existing Installation.....................................................................19
Opening the XTRALINK IP IPRS23202 Manager.............................................20
CHAPTER 4: USING XTRALINK IP IPRS23202 MANAGER .........................21
H
ARDWARE
S
ETUP
...............................................................................................21
S
OFTWARE
S
ETUP
................................................................................................22
S
OFTWARE
O
VERVIEW
.........................................................................................23
Menus .............................................................................................................23
Server Icons Pane............................................................................................25
XTRALINK IP / Virtual COM Lists .................................................................25
Status Bar .......................................................................................................26
S
EARCH FOR
S
ERVERS
..........................................................................................26
C
ONFIGURE
S
ERVER
P
ROPERTIES
.........................................................................27
CHAPTER 5: CONFIGURING THE XTRALINK IP PROPERTIES ..............31
D
ESCRIPTION OF THE
S
ERVER
P
ROPERTIES
............................................................32
Server Name....................................................................................................32
Serial Number .................................................................................................32
Password ........................................................................................................32
DHCP .............................................................................................................32
IP Address.......................................................................................................33
Netmask ..........................................................................................................34
Gateway..........................................................................................................34
MAC Address ..................................................................................................34
Version & Date ...............................................................................................34
Link Status ......................................................................................................34
Server Serial Port............................................................................................34
Baud Rate .......................................................................................................34
Data/Parity/Stop .............................................................................................34
Flow Control...................................................................................................35
TCP/UDP Protocol .........................................................................................35
Serial Timeout.................................................................................................35
TCP Alive Timeout ..........................................................................................36
Connection Mode ............................................................................................36
Delimiter HEX 1 and Delimiter HEX 2 ............................................................36
Force Transmit................................................................................................36
Port Status ......................................................................................................36
TCP/UDP Port................................................................................................37
Serial Port Mode .............................................................................................37
Connection At..................................................................................................37
Max Connection ..............................................................................................38
Remote IP Address ..........................................................................................38
Update/Save....................................................................................................38
CHAPTER 6: INSTALLING VIRTUAL COM PORTS .....................................43
V
IRTUAL
COM P
ORT
I
NSTALLATION
....................................................................43