Chapter 1
Introduction
ENET-232 and ENET-485 Series User Manual
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What You Need to Get Started
Before you install your serial device server and the serial server software,
make sure you have all the following items:
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One of the following operating systems installed on your computer:
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Windows 2000
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Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or higher
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Linux
x
86
–
Solaris 2.
x
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TCP/IP protocol installed on your computer
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One of the following National Instruments (NI) serial device servers:
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ENET-232 Series (two or four port)
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ENET-485 Series (two or four port)
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Universal power supply and the appropriate cable for your area,
supplied by NI
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One of the following Category 5 twisted-pair network cables:
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Straight-through cable for connecting the serial device server to a
network hub
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Cross-over cable for connecting the serial device server directly to
a computer’s network interface card (NIC)
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NI-Serial device server software for your operating system, supplied
by NI
Optional Equipment
For information about ordering the following optional equipment, contact
National Instruments:
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DB-9 RS-485 termination connector (ENET-485 only)
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RS-232 9-pin to 9-pin straight-through cable
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RS-232 9-pin to 9-pin null modem cable
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RS-232 9-pin to 25-pin null modem cable