NPort W2150A-W4/W2250A-W4 Series User Manual
15
Using the Serial Console to an Assign IP
Address
Before using the NPort’s serial console, turn off the power and use a serial cable to connect the NPort
console port to your computer’s serial port. Port 1 on the NPort serves as the console port. Use Port 1
connecting to the console port with a serial-based terminal or terminal emulator program, such as Windows
HyperTerminal. You may also download PComm Lite at
www.moxa.com
. The terminal type should be set as
ANSI or VT100, and the serial communication parameters should be set as 19200, 8, N, 1 (19200 for baud
rate, 8 for data bits, None for parity, and 1 for stop bits). As soon as the connection is open, you will be
presented with a text menu displaying the NPort W2150A-W4/W2250A-W4 Series general settings. Please
refer to Chapter 4 for a description of the available settings. The following instructions, we recommend
using PComm Terminal Emulator, which can be downloaded free from
www.moxa.com,
to carry out the
configuration procedure.
1.
Connect your PC’s serial port to the NPort’s console port.
2.
Open your terminal emulator program, such as Windows HyperTerminal. We recommend using PComm
Terminal Emulator, which can be downloaded for free at
www.moxa.com
.
3.
In your terminal emulator program, configure the communication parameters for the serial port on the
PC. Set the parameters to
19200
for baudrate,
8
for data bits,
None
for parity, and
1
for stop bits.
