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Wireless Serial Server

GW5120

User’s Manual

Version 1.1

Updated on 2009/09/30

Toll Free: 1-888-908-3330

Tel: 1-732-568-1988

Email: [email protected]

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Page 1: ...I Wireless Serial Server GW5120 User s Manual Version 1 1 Updated on 2009 09 30 Toll Free 1 888 908 3330 Tel 1 732 568 1988 Email support neteon net www neteon net...

Page 2: ...fferent from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This product complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the f...

Page 3: ...nsmission Control Protocol TCP 7 4 1 2 User Datagram Protocol UDP 7 4 2 CONNECTIVITY TOPOLOGY 7 4 2 1 Virtual COM Mode 8 4 2 2 TCP Server and Virtual COM 8 4 2 3 TCP Client and Virtual COM 9 4 2 4 Tun...

Page 4: ...Configure Infrastructure Mode 37 6 3 7 Wireless Security WEP Configuration 39 6 4 COM PORT CONFIGURATION 40 6 4 1 TCP Server Mode for Link Mode 42 6 4 2 TCP Client for Link Mode 42 6 4 3 UDP for Link...

Page 6: ...twork via a single application program or multiple application programs Many control devices provide the ability to communicate with hosts through RS 232 RS 485 however RS 232 RS 485 serial communicat...

Page 7: ...1 NOTE Notify your sales representative if any of the above items is missing or damaged 2 2 Ordering information GW5120 WgN1 DB 2 ports wireless serial server with D Sub 9pin serial connector GW5120...

Page 8: ...nnect GW5120 serial port to a serial device make sure the connector and wiring of RS 232 is correct Plug in GW5120 to DC 9 48V power source with DC jack or 3 pin terminal bock connector buzzer will be...

Page 9: ...gs of GW5120 are shown in the following table Property Default Value Ethernet Port IP Address 10 0 50 100 Gateway 10 0 0 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 0 0 WLAN Port IP Address 192 168 1 100 Gateway 192 168...

Page 10: ...tool Note All settings were NOT changed if user ID or password was incorrect Unique IP address must be assigned on the device If the same IP address is used on multiple devices in the same subnet user...

Page 11: ...Run command telnet IP address to telnet to GW5120 Default IP address is 10 0 50 100 and no password leave it blank Configure IP settings from network settings menu Restart system to take effect after...

Page 12: ...distinguishes the transmitted data for different applications such as a Web server or an Email server on the same computer For redundant or dual network connectivity purposes GW5120 offers two operati...

Page 13: ...tion diagram Fig 5 TCP Connection in Virtual COM Mode 4 2 2 TCP Server and Virtual COM With TCP server mode PC as a client GW5120 can be set with a unique IP and Port number and waits passively for th...

Page 14: ...tion port 1000 IP filter is disabled by default Fig 7 illustrates a TCP Client connection diagram Fig 7 TCP Client in Virtual COM Mode 4 2 4 Tunneling Mode Tunneling Mode is used for multiple serial d...

Page 15: ...listening port example TCP 4660 port Fig 9 TCP Tunneling Mode UDP Mode In UDP mode user may exchange Multicast data from one GW5120 with multiple GW5120s Vice versa is also true Fig 10 UDP Link in Tu...

Page 17: ...the IP address of GW5120 on the web browser such as Microsoft IE address bar Example http 10 0 50 100 or http user device IP The following authentication screen shall appear Enter user name and passw...

Page 18: ...nc All rights reserved 13 Fig 13 Overview for system information by Web Interface Device Information GW5120 s system information includes model name Device Name Kernel version and AP version The infor...

Page 19: ...LAN WLAN Information This information includes LAN MAC address LAN IP address WLAN MAC address WLAN IP address and WLAN status Fig 15 Network Information from Overview web page Serial Information GW51...

Page 20: ...Copyright 2009 Neteon Technologies Inc All rights reserved 15 Fig 16 Serial Information from Overview web page 5 3 Network Configurations There are four configurations allowed to change on Network pag...

Page 22: ...m Network web page 5 3 2 WLAN Settings Operation Network WLAN Settings Enter wireless IP settings on each field Or check Obtain an IP Automatically to obtain IP address gateway and subnet mask from DH...

Page 23: ...Wireless Configuration page which are Default Current and Site Survey Information Click on Wireless link and the following screen shall appear Fig 22 Wireless information by Web page There are 3 butto...

Page 24: ...to the access point that GW5120 want to connect to Roaming Threshold can also be set based on the strength of wireless signal GW5120 will select the access point with stronger wireless signal If the...

Page 25: ...point with WEP Topology Infrastructure Channel Auto assignment from Access point Authentication share Encryption WEP WEP Key1 4 Hexadecimal or ASCII 64 or 128bit WEP Key Fig 25 Share Authorization and...

Page 26: ...WPA PSK Topology Infrastructure Channel Auto assignment from Access point Authentication WPA PSK Encryption TKIP or AES WPA PSK 8 63 Characters Fig 26 WPA PSK Authorization and TKIP Encryption 5 5 COM...

Page 27: ...er the connection is established Up to 4 hosts PC can collect data from the same serial device at the same time IP Filter Source IP TCP client will be limited if IP Filter is enable Only source IP ass...

Page 28: ...ured as UDP mode to establish connection by using Unicast or Multicast Data can be transmitted from the serial device to one or multiple host computers Vice versa is also true For example the original...

Page 29: ...d match with the serial device which connects to GW5120 Serial Interface RS 232 or RS 485 or RS 422 Baud rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Parity bits None or Odd or Even or Mark or Sp...

Page 30: ...10 to 30 000 msec 2 Character It is used for character pattern terminator as user assign For example if character pattern is selected and a data stream ended with 0x0a04 then the entire data buffer o...

Page 31: ...ed to the bands of channel of GW5120 wireless mode For example the normal system level channel configurations for deployments are channels 1 6 and 11 for FCC countries and 1 5 9 and 13 for European Un...

Page 32: ...nk 5 6 4 Restoring Factory Default Configurations Operation System Set to Default Unit will be reset to factory default by click Set to default and restart All the existing settings will be erased Fig...

Page 34: ...or example Telnet 10 0 50 100 The system then prompts for username and password the default username is admin and the default password is null blank Main menu will display after that If the GW5120 doe...

Page 35: ...in Auto IP of Network Page Connected SSID name if Wireless GW5120 is connected DNS Information DNS1 IP address of 1st DNS Server Allows for changes in Auto IP of Networking Page DNS2 IP address of 2n...

Page 36: ...rking Configuration Operation Main 2 Networking Select Networking by press 2 on main menu IP address subnet mask gateway IP address and SNMP can be changed in this section Please note that the changes...

Page 37: ...ay address and IP mode information will be shown Fig 42 IP Netmask Gateway and IP mode of LAN interfaces can be set by enter the corresponding menus and values For example enter 1 for setting the IP a...

Page 38: ...ich are SysName System Name SysLocation System Location and SysContact System Contact These will response and supply basic system information from standard SNMP query SNMP system parameters set by ent...

Page 39: ...s Wireless IP mode Static DHCP can be set by enter 4 at Wireless Settings page Press 1 for static IP address or press 2 for DHCP mode Fig 47 Fig 46 Configure Wireless Networking by Telnet Fig 47 Confi...

Page 40: ...ss Setting 6 Site Survey Site survey function can support to auto assignment wireless parameters and attached to access point selected automatically The site survey the result of all access points nea...

Page 41: ...ess parameters can be set by the select the corresponding menu Wireless parameters are shown in Fig 51 below Fig 51 Configure Wireless LAN by Manual 6 3 5 Configure Ad Hoc Mode Operation Main 3 Wirele...

Page 42: ...h devices communicated with each other have to connect to an Access Point AP first before connect to the other devices Wireless GW5120 supports different type of authorizations in infrastructure modes...

Page 43: ...ll rights reserved 38 Fig 53 Wireless Open authorization and none encryption Configure share authorization with WEP encryption Topology Infrastructure Channel Auto assignment from Access point Authent...

Page 44: ...nt Authentication WPA PSK Encryption TKIP or AES WPA PSK 8 63 Characters Fig 55 Wireless WPA PSK authorization and TKIP encryption 6 3 7 Wireless Security WEP Configuration Operation Main 3 Wireless S...

Page 45: ...Hoc mode with open key Note Enter 5 ASCII value or 10 Hexadecimal digit if select WEP64 encryption Enter 13 ASCII value or 26 Hexadecimal digit if select WEP128 encryption 6 4 COM Port Configuration...

Page 46: ...User s Manual Wireless Serial Server GW5120 Copyright 2009 Neteon Technologies Inc All rights reserved 41 Fig 57 Select COM Port from Serial Settings by Telnet Fig 58 The COM1 Setting page...

Page 47: ...4661 on the GW5120 data are transmitted transparently to serial devices through GW5120 and vice versa User enters 1 at COM1 Settings page and enters 1 for the TCP Server mode To enable the remote clie...

Page 48: ...one or multiple host computers Vice versa is also true For example the original RS 422 RS485 bus can be transferred and extended connected distance by GW5120s The destination IP is assigned by single...

Page 49: ...used to control the number of packets in a serial communication It is designed to keep packets in track 1 Timer If no more data within assigned time frame the data will be transmitted By default pack...

Page 50: ...Delimiter using Timer Configure Network Delimiter using Characters Configure Network Delimiter using Characters Main 4 Serial Settings 8 Delimiter Network to Serial 9 Delimiter Serial to Network 2 Cha...

Page 51: ...Main 5 Security Password can be changed by press 5 on the Main Menu Fig 65 Security settings by Telnet 6 5 1 Change the Password Operation Main 5 Security 1 Change Password Enter desired password on...

Page 52: ...Line Serial Device 1 Serial Line Serial Device 2 Serial Line Serial Device 3 Serial Line Serial Device 4 SW5002 WgN1 Fig 67 Setup of a Virtual COM driver A1 Pre installation Requirements Please check...

Page 53: ...rams Serial IP click Uninstall Serial IP to remove the program A3 Virtual COM Communication A 3 1 Enable Virtual COM on GW5120 by web interface Enter GW5120 IP address on web browser click on Serial l...

Page 54: ...g PC Serial IP software Virtual COM can be lunched from Window Start Program Serial IP Control panel Selected port is displayed on left panel on Select Ports window and serial port IP Network configur...

Page 55: ...rname and or password every time an application tries to access the GW5120 Click the Configuration Wizard and Start button that shall appear on the wizard window This step verifies that the Virtual CO...

Page 56: ...dix B Configuration Utility SerialManager utility is a device management and configuration tool which can locate devices change basic settings and upgrade the firmware of GW5120 B1 Interface SerialMan...

Page 57: ...chnologies Inc All rights reserved 52 B2 Functions Device Search Devices can be located by following 4 methods By broadcast search By special IP addresses search By special MAC addresses search And re...

Page 58: ...es Inc All rights reserved 53 Or select by clicking a button on the toolbar as below B 2 2 Search by IP address Enter the IP address of GW5120 after click NEW button Or search a range of IP address by...

Page 59: ...opyright 2009 Neteon Technologies Inc All rights reserved 54 B 2 3 Search by MAC Address Enter the MAC address of GW5120 after click NEW button Or search a range of MAC address by checking Search devi...

Page 60: ...s on the network by click Rescan button on toolbar SerialManager uses the same method to scan the network B 3 Firmware Upgrade Latest version of AP and Firmware are available at www neteon net and mus...

Page 61: ...atest AP and Firmware from www neteon net 2 Select the unit will be upgraded 3 Click Upgrade icon from tool bar or select Firmware Firmware Download from menu bar 4 Upgrade the firmware by follow on s...

Page 62: ...enter password to log into the unit for configuration modification Multiple units can be log in at the same time by checking Apply for all selected devices B 4 2 Logout To resume password protected GW...

Page 63: ...the password by following instructions Old password is required in order to change the password Password on multiple units can be changed at the same time by checking Apply for all selected devices B...

Page 64: ...c All rights reserved 59 B 5 1 Network IP address and Network setting can be configured from Configuration Network B 5 2 COM Port The serial port properties link mode and virtual com port can be set f...

Page 66: ...cuted B 5 5 Erase Flash Unit buffer may contain temporary data during communication Temporary data can be manually erased by click Erase Flash B 5 6 Import Setting Device settings can be imported from...

Page 67: ...ights reserved 62 B 5 7 Export Setting Unit settings can be export for backup purpose or duplicate to other GW5120 This feature allow unit to be quickly replaced by a new unit or duplicate the setting...

Page 68: ...eon Technologies Inc All rights reserved 63 B 5 8 Virtual COM Some devices are supplied with the function of virtual serial port and the user can carry out any related setting through the submenu opti...

Page 69: ...120 by lunch Microsoft Internet Explore This action will allow GW5120 to be configured via Web Console B 5 10 Option The search time interval and tip showing can be set on Configuration Option B 6 Vie...

Page 71: ...anager utility program to verify their availability Edit dll bat to fit the system requirements Be sure to save all modifications Run dll bat or type command and parameters by linux_dl_v2 exe the foll...

Page 72: ...de C 2 Critical Issues in Upgrading Process If the upgrading is successful GW5120 shall re program the flash memory and the buzzer will beep and unit will be restarted It takes around 5 seconds to com...

Page 73: ...Power 11b 14dBm 11g 13 dBm Rx Sensitivity 66 dBm 54 Mbps 80 dBm 11Mbps Transmission Rate 54 Mbps max with auto fallback Transmission distance Up to 300 meters 12 Mbps in open areas Mobile for Fast Ro...

Page 74: ...ations Software Protocol ICMP IP TCP UDP DHCP Client Telnet DNS SNMP HTTP SMTP SNTP Utility Virtual COM Utilities for Windows 98 2000 XP 2003 Vista Configure Utilities Supported for Windows 98 2000 NT...

Page 75: ...5sec Startup OK and AP firmware is enabled Buzzer indication Beep twice Beep off Wireless Signal Strength status The BSS quality can be detected by LED indicator on GW5120 On running time pressed defa...

Page 76: ...ted for STATUS at GW5120 s front plate WLAN LED Message Message Description LED Off No data is transmitting on Ethernet LED blinking Data is transmitting on Ethernet COM Port LED Message Message Descr...

Page 77: ...rial Server GW5120 Copyright 2009 Neteon Technologies Inc All rights reserved 72 Customer Technical Service and Support Telephone Toll Free 1 888 908 3330 Outside USA 1 732 568 1988 Email support nete...

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