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1. Access Point XPress DR W 9 30 VDC 9 24 VAC Front Panel Description The following figure illustrates the screw block connector pinouts and other components of the XPress DR W Figure 4 6 XPress DR W Front Panel Layout Antenna Connector Serial Port 1 Serial Port 2 RJ45 RS 232 only Serial Port 2 Screw Terminal RS 422 RS 485 Ethernet Activity LED Power Diagnostic LED AC DC Power Input Port XPress DR User Guide RJ45 RS 232 only RXD Activity LED TXD Activity LED Ethernet2 10 100 Auto MDIMDI X Etherneti 10 100 Auto MDI MDI x Ethemet Link LED Wireless Link LED Chassis Ground 31 Chapter 4 XPress DR W No data being transmitted from XPress DR Data being transmitted from XPress DR No data being received by XPress DR LEDs Table 4 1 XPress DR W LED Functions LED Status Meaning Serial port TXD LED Yellow Off Blinking Serial port RXD LED Green Off Blinking Ethernet port 10 100 Link Green Off Steady On Ethernet port Activity Yellow Off Blinking Power Diagnostic LED Orange Steady On Blinking 2x Blinking 2x Wireless LED Yellow Off Off Blinking very short On On when receiving or transmitting off in between Data being received by XPress DR No Ethernet link established Ethernet link established No data activity Data activity Power OK No DHCP response Setup Menu active Wireless off not configured for wireless Wirel
2. OK Command was executed without error CONNECT A network connection has been established NO CARRIER A network connection has been closed RING n n n n A remote device having IP address n n n n is connecting to this device Numeric Response 0 OK 1 Connected 2 Ring 3 No Carrier 4 Error Received commands must begin with the two character sequence AT and be terminated with a carriage return character XPress DR User Guide 76 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration The unit ignores any character sequence received not starting with AT and only recognizes and processes single AT style commands The unit treats compound AT commands as unrecognized commands If the Full Verbose option is in effect the unit responds to an unrecognized command string that is otherwise formatted correctly begins with AT and ends with carriage return with the OK message and takes no further action If the Numeric Response option is in effect the unit responds to an unrecognized command string that is otherwise formatted correctly with the 0 message and takes no further action When an active connection is in effect the unit transfers data and does not process commands received from the serial interface When a connection is terminated or lost the unit reverts to command mode When an active connection is in effect the unit terminates the connection if it receives the following sequence from the attached serial device No
3. Product Information Label Chapter 4 XPress DR W Application Examples Serial Tunneling Network XPress DR User Guide Contents Ad Hoc Network 29 Serial Tunneling Infrastructure 29 Ad Hoc XPress DR W Connection 30 Physically Connecting the XPress DR W 30 Front Panel Description 31 LEDs 32 Required Information for Initial Configuration 32 Hardware Address 32 IP Address 32 WLAN Settings 33 Installing the XPress DR W for Initial Configuration 33 Server Configuration Option 0 33 Network Mode XPress DR W only 34 IP Address 34 Set Gateway IP Address 34 Netmask Number of Bits for Host Part 35 Change Telnet Configuration Password 35 Change DHCP Device Name 35 WLAN Configuration Option 4 35 Topology 36 Network Name SSID 36 Adhoc Network Channel 36 WEP 37 WPA 38 WPA2 802 11i 39 Fixed or Automatic Data Rate 39 Transmission Data Rate 40 Next Steps 40 Chapter 5 Using Devicelnstaller 41 Installing Devicelnstaller 41 Assigning an IP Address 41 Accessing the XPress DR Using Devicelnstaller 42 Viewing the Current Configuration 42 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager 45 Accessing XPress DR Using Devicelnstaller 45 Network Configuration 46 Automatic IP Address Configuration 47 Static IP Address Configuration 48 XPress DR User Guide 4 Contents Server Configuration 48 Host List Configuration 50 Channel Configuration 51 Serial Settings 51 Connection Settings TCP 54 Connection Settings UDP 44445
4. Example A1 B2 C3 E4 D5 F6 98 74 B7 65 A8 D3 F2 Passphrase Enter the key as a string A passphrase is a sentence that is translated into hex by a hashing algorithm Example My dog has spots and likes to chase cats A passphrase of more than 20 characters is recommended Maximum length is 63 characters including spaces and punctuation characters XPress DR User Guide 85 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Encryption Key Passphrase input is not the same as ASCII input The passphrase input is safer because it has up to 63 characters ASCII input has a maximum of 5 WEP64 or 13 WEP128 characters and limits the number of key combinations Please refer to the other equipment s manual to determine the passphrase input style recommended Set the Encryption type to the minimum required security The plus sign denotes that the group broadcast encryption method is different from the pairwise unicast encryption in this case WEP and TKIP respectively For example CCMP TKIP gt pairwise CCMP and group TKIP WPA2 802 111 The WPA2 802 11i mode complies with the Robust Secure Network specified in the IEEE standard 802 11i It enables the AES based strong CCMP encryption Topology Infrastructure 1 Ad Hoc lt H gt 7 Hetwork name CSSID gt CLIRKX_IBSS 7 Security suite H none 1 WEP 2 WPA 3 WPAZ 8A2 111 lt 2 gt 7 3 Display current key H gt Change Key tH Y Key type H hex 1 pa
5. that entry and all others after it are deleted 3 After completing the hostlist repeat the previous step if necessary to edit the hostlist again 4 For Retrycounter enter the number of times the Lantronix unit should try to make a good network connection to a hostlist entry that it has successfully ARPed The range is 1 15 with the default set to 3 5 For Retrytimeout enter the number of seconds the unit should wait before failing an attempted connection The time is stored as units of milliseconds in the range of 1 65535 The default setting is 250 d Datagram Type Directed UDP When selecting this option you are prompted for the Datagram type Enter 01 for directed or broadcast UDP When the UDP option is in effect the unit never attempts to initiate a TCP connection because it uses UDP datagrams to send and receive data e Modem Mode In Modem Emulation Mode the unit presents a modem interface to the attached serial device It accepts AT style modem commands and handles the modem signals correctly XPress DR User Guide 15 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Normally there is a modem connected to a local PC and a modem connected to a remote machine A user must dial from the local PC to the remote machine accumulating phone charges for each connection Modem Mode allows you to replace modems with XPress DR units and to use an Ethernet connection instead of a phone call By not having to change c
6. 1 Screw terminal RS 422 485 interface on Serial Port 2 2 and 4 wire support LED indicators for TXD and RXD activities Characters 7 or 8 data bits Stop bits 1 or 2 Parity odd even none DTR DSR Hardware CTS RTS Software XON XOFF Front panel recessed push button This is not a reset to factory settings Removable screw terminal block connector 9 30 VDC or 9 24 VAC with chassis ground 2 3 Watts maximum 2 RJ45 10Base T 100Base TX Ethernet ports Embedded unmanaged fully compliant 802 3u non blocking Ethernet switch Store and forward architecture with 1K MAC address lookup table Automatic MDI MDI X crossover Full duplex IEEE 802 3x flow control Half duplex back pressure flow control IEEE 802 1d spanning tree 123 x 57 x 88 mm 4 85 x 2 25 x 3 45 in terminal blocks included 0 21 kg 0 46 Ib Operating range 40 C to 70 C 40 to 158 degrees F 20 to 90 relative humidity non condensing High impact plastic case with integrated DIN rail 35 mm mount IP30 enclosure rating ARP UDP IP TCP IP Telnet ICMP SNMP DHCP BOOTP TFTP and HTTP ModBus TCP ModBus ASCII RTU Multi Master DF 1 Internal web server Standard Tunneling firmware only SNMP read only Serial login Telnet login Devicelnstaller software Devicelnstaller Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP based configuration software XPress DR User Guide 103 Category LEDs Isolation Agency Approvals Appendix A Technical Specificati
7. 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit no flow control Note Reset the XPress DR unit by cycling the unit s power turning the power off and back on Immediately upon resetting the device hold down the x key at the terminal or emulation while resetting the unit You must do this within three seconds of resetting the unit XPress DR User Guide 64 Chapter 7 Configuration Using Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode At this point the screen display is the same as when you use a Telnet connection To continue go to step 3 in Telnet Connection above Exiting Setup Mode To exit setup mode You have two options To save all changes and reboot the device select option 9 Save and exit from the Change Setup menu All values are stored in nonvolatile memory Toexit the configuration mode without saving any changes or rebooting Select option 8 Exit without save from the Change Setup menu XPress DR User Guide 65 Chapter 8 Setup Mode Server Configuration This chapter explains how to configure the network settings for the XPress DR and XPress DR W Server Configuration Option 0 You can configure the unit s basic network parameters when you select Server configuration option 0 Note Current values display in parentheses Network Mode XPress DR W only The first prompt requires you to set the unit for wired or wireless use Wired is the default Figure 8 1 Network Mode Hetwork mode Vired Only 1 Vir
8. Antenna Notice This device has been designed to operate with an antenna having a maximum gain of 3 dBi Antenna having a higher gain is strictly prohibited per regulations of Industry Canada The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power EIRP is not more than that required for successful communication Exposure of Humans to RF Fields The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population consult Safety Code 6 obtainable from Health Canada s website www hc sc gc ca rpb XPress DR User Guide 113 Appendix E Compliance Information Europe R amp TTE Directive 99 5 EC Wireless Notice This product is designated as a Class 2 type radio device that utilizes non harmonized frequencies and power levels for Europe It is marked with the following warning symbol to bring to your attention to the fact it might not be legal to use this product in every country In most cases this product has already been granted permission for use from individual countries in Europe If you are unsure please contact the communications authority for the country to be operated in In addition to this notice the following countries in Europe have certain restrictions on the op
9. When this option is enabled the unit also reacts to the end of record EOR and binary options which can be used for applications such as terminal emulation to IBM hosts Connect Response A single character is transmitted to the serial port when there is a change in connection state Default setting is None Use Hostlist If this option is set to True the device server scrolls through the host list until it connects to a device listed in the host list table Once it connects the unit stops trying to connect to any others If this connection fails the unit continues to scroll through the table until it connects to another IP in the host list The host list is disabled for Manual Mode and for Modem Mode The unit will not accept a data connection from a remote device when the host list option is enabled LED Select Blink for the status LEDs to blink upon connection or None for no LED output The default setting is Blink Disconnect Mode On Mdm Ctrl In Drop Hard Disconnect Set to Yes for the network connection to or from the serial port to drop when modem control in transitions from a high state to a low state The default setting is No When set to Yes the TCP connection closes even if the remote site does not acknowledge the disconnect request With EOT Select Yes to drop the connection when Ctrl D or Hex 04 is detected Both Telnet Mode and Disconnect with EOT must be enabled for Disconnect
10. _ Disable ECHO Ports This setting controls whether port 7 echoes characters it receives Disable ECHO ports Y _ Enable Enhanced Password This setting defaults to the N No option which allows you to set a 4 character password that protects Setup Mode by means of Telnet and web pages The Y Yes option allows you to set an extended security password of 16 characters for protecting Telnet and web page access Enable Enhanced Password Y _ Default Settings Option 7 Select 7 to reset the unit s channel configuration email settings and expert settings to the default settings The server configuration settings for IP address gateway IP address and netmask remain unchanged The configurable pins settings also remain unchanged The specific settings that this option changes are listed below Channel 1 and Channel 2 Configuration Settings Baudrate 9600 I F Mode 4C 1 stop bit no parity 8 bit RS 232C Own TCP port number Channel 1 10001 Channel 2 10002 Connect Mode CO always accept incoming connection no active connection startup Hostlist retry counter 3 XPress DR User Guide 91 Hostlist retry timeout Start character for serial channel 1 All other parameters Expert Settings TCP Keepalive time in s ARP Cache timeout in s Disable Monitor Mode bootup HTTP Port Number 1 65535 MTU Size 512 1400 Enable alternate MAC Ethernet Connection Type Security Settings Disable SNM
11. receives a specific start character from the serial port The default start character is carriage return Manual Connection Attempts to connect when directed by a command string received from the serial port Auto Start Automatically connects to the remote IP address and port after booting up Start Character If Active Connect is set to With Start Character enter the start character in this field The default setting is 0D Modem Mode Indicates the on screen response type when in Modem Mode if Modem Mode is enabled The default setting is None Endpoint Configuration Local Port Enter the local port number Auto increment for active connect Remote Port Select to auto increment the local port number for new outgoing connections The range of auto incremented port numbers is 50 000 to 59 999 and loops back to the beginning when the maximum range is reached Disabled by default Enter the remote port number Remote Host Enter the IP address of the remote device XPress DR User Guide 55 Common Options Telnet Mode Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager This field is available for configuration only when Active Connect is set to None Select Enable to permit Telnet communication to the XPress DR Terminal Name This field is available for configuration only when Telnet Mode is set to Enable Use the terminal name for the Telnet terminal type Enter only one name
12. 2 WPA 3 UPA2402 111 41 gt 7 2 Display current key CN Change Key lt H 7 Y Key type hex 1 passphrase tH 7 Enter Key _ _ x_3H_ H_BM_HH_ HH_HM_HH_ HH_HH_HE_BM_HH_HH_HM_HE_HH_HH_HE H H ee I ee ee HEHE Encryption B TKIP 1 TEIP VEP lt 1 gt TH Data rate H fixed 1 auto fallback lt 1 gt TA Data rate 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 11 4 18 5 24 6 36 7 54 Mbps 4O Enable power management lt H gt 7 Select Y Yes at the Display current key prompt to show the currently configured key passphrase Select Y Yes at the Change key prompt to be able to modify the currently configured key by selecting Y Yes The Key type requests whether the new key is in hexadecimal or passphrase format The default setting is Passphrase XPress DR User Guide 38 Chapter 4 XPress DR W Enter key prompts for the new passphrase or hexadecimal key Key Type Encryption Key Hex Enter the Encryption Key as a hexadecimal value according the following guidelines Valid Hex alphanumeric characters are 0 9 and A F 64 bit hex 5 bytes represented as XX XX XX XX XX Example 01 A3 47 E5 C9 128 bit hex 13 bytes represented as XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX Example A1 B2 C3 E4 D5 F6 98 74 B7 65 A8 D3 F2 Passphrase Enter the key as a string A passphrase is a sentence that is translated into hex by a hashing algorithm Example My dog has spots and likes to chase cats A passphrase of more than 20 ch
13. Channel 2 Option 2 Note Channel 1 and Channel 2 have the same defaults except for the port number 10001 for Channel 1 and 10002 for Channel 2 Select Channel 1 option 1 or Channel 2 option 2 from the Change Setup menu to define how the serial port responds to network and serial communications The following sections describe the configurable parameters within the Channel configuration menu Figure 9 1 Serial Port Parameters Baudrate lt 7608 gt 7 I F Mode 403 7 Flow HB 7 Port Ho lt 144601 gt 7 ConnectMode lt H Send 7 in Moden Mode CY gt Auto increment source port cH 7 Remote IP Address HH BRR gt P lt AA gt lt AAA gt Remote Port gt DasConnMode lt AA gt 7 F lus hMode HAD DisConnlime 8H 6A gt 7 SendGhar 1 lt AA gt 7 SendGhar 2 HH Baudrate The unit and attached serial device such as a Programmable Logic Controller PLC must agree on a speed or baud rate to use for the serial connection Valid baud rates are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 115200 and 230400 baud Baudrate 9600 _ XPress DR User Guide 69 I F Interface Mode Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration The Interface I F Mode is a bit coded byte entered in hexadecimal notation I F Mode 4C _ The following table displays available I F Mode options Note All bit positions in the table that are blank represent don t c
14. Devicelnstaller 1 Click Start gt Programs gt Lantronix gt Devicelnstaller gt Devicelnstaller 2 Click the Search icon fa to display all Lantronix units on the network 3 Click the XPress DR folder The list of available Lantronix XPress DR devices displays 4 Expand the list of XPress DR devices by clicking the symbol next to the XPress DR icon To view the unit s current configuration select the unit by clicking its IP address Viewing the Current Configuration Devicelnstaller provides a view of the unit s configuration To view the unit s current settings 1 Follow the instructions above to locate the XPress DR 2 Inthe right pane click the Device Details tab The current XPress DR configuration displays XPress DR User Guide 42 Chapter 5 Using Devicelnstaller Table 5 1 Viewing Current Settings Setting Description Name Configurable field A name that identifies the XPress DR Double click the field type in the value and press Enter to complete This name is not visible on other PCs or laptops using Devicelnstaller Group Comments Configurable field A group name to categorize the XPress DR Double click the field type in the value and press Enter to complete This group name is not visible on other PCs or laptops using Devicelnstaller Configurable field Information about the XPress DR Double click the field type in the value and press Enter to complete This descript
15. Documentation The following guides are available on the product CD and the Lantronix web site www lantronix com XPress DR Quick Start or XPress Provides the steps for getting the XPress DR or DR W Quick Start XPress DR W up and running Com Port Redirector Quick Start Provides information on using the Windows based and Com Port Redirector Online utility to create a virtual com port Help Devicelnstaller Online Help Provides information on using Devicelnstaller to locate Lantronix devices on the network and configure IP addresses Live tutorials on the Lantronix Explain and demonstrate assigning an IP address Web Site and setting up the unit and the Redirector See http ts lantronix com tutorials html Note The instructions for the UDS products apply to the XPress DR as well Protocol documentation Provides guides for the protocols such as Modbus Bridge and Multi Master DF1 which you can load on the XPress DR XPress DR User Guide 11 Chapter 2 Introduction This chapter provides basic information about the wired and wireless versions of the XPress DR The wireless version has two modes of operation wireless and wired In wired mode the wireless functionality is not used and the unit behaves identically to the wired XPress DR In wireless mode the unit s behavior is wireless to serial and the Ethernet ports are not functional Unless otherwise noted information in this User Guide applies to both versions of
16. IP Address 000 000 000 000 Set Gateway IP Address N Netmask Number of Bits for Host Part 0 default 0 Change telnet config password N IP Address lf DHCP is not used to assign IP addresses enter the IP address manually The IP address must be set to a unique value in the network Enter each octet and press Enter between each section The current value displays in parentheses IP Address 000 000 000 000 _ If DHCP is used the third octet of the IP address sets the BootP DHCP AutolP options The following table shows the bits you can manually configure to force the XPress DR to disable AutolP DHCP or BootP To disable an option set the appropriate bit Table 4 2 BootP DHCP AutolP options Options AutolP For example if the third octet is 0 0 5 0 the AutolP and BootP options are disabled only DHCP is enabled The value 5 results from adding the binary equivalents of 0 and 2 This is the most common setting when using DHCP Set Gateway IP Address The gateway address or router allows communication to other LAN segments The gateway address should be the IP address of the router connected to the same LAN segment as the unit The gateway address must be within the local network The default setting is N No meaning the gateway address has not been set To set the gateway address type Y and enter the address Set Gateway IP Address N Y Gateway IP addr 000 000 000 000 _ XPr
17. No option The Y Yes option disables the use of TFTP to perform network firmware upgrades With this option you can download firmware upgrades over the serial port using Devicelnstallers Recover Firmware procedure See Chapter 11 Firmware Upgrades and the Devicelnstaller online Help Disable TF TP Firmware Update N _ Disable Port 77FE Hex Note If you choose to disable this option keep in mind that disabling both Telnet Setup and Port 77FE will prevent users from accessing Setup Mode from the network Port 77FE is a setting that allows Devicelnstaller Web Manager and custom programs to configure the unit remotely You may wish to disable this capability for security purposes Disable Port 77FEh N The default setting is the N No option which enables remote configuration You can configure the unit by using Devicelnstaller Web Manager Telnet or serial configuration The Y Yes option disables remote configuration and web sites XPress DR User Guide 90 Chapter 10 Setup Mode Advanced Settings Note The Y Yes option disables many of the GUI tools for configuring the unit including the embedded Web Manager tool Disable Web Server This setting defaults to the N No option The Y Yes option disables the web server Disable Web Server N Disable Web Setup The Y Yes option disables configuration using the Web Manager This setting defaults to the N No option Disable Web Setup N
18. Port 77FE will prevent users from accessing Setup Mode from the network Disabling Port 77FE also disables the Web Manager and Devicelnstaller from configuring the device Select 6 to configure security settings Figure 10 2 Security Settings Disable SNMP lt H gt SNMP Community Name Cpublic gt Disable Telnet Setup 4H Disable TFTP Firmware Update tH 7 Disable Port YYFEh H Disable Web Server lt H Disable Web Setup H gt Disable ECHO ports gt Enable Enhanced Password H 7 XPress DR User Guide 89 Chapter 10 Setup Mode Advanced Settings Disable SNMP This setting allows you to disable the SNMP protocol on the unit for security reasons Disable SNMP N _ SNMP Community Name The SNMP Community Name is a required field for NMS to read or write to a device Enter a string of 1 to 13 characters SNMP Community Name public _ The default entry is public The current value is displayed in parentheses Disable Telnet Setup Note If you choose to disable this option keep in mind that disabling both Telnet Setup and Port 77FE will prevent users from accessing Setup Mode from the network This setting defaults to the N No option The Y Yes option disables access to Setup Mode by Telnet port 9999 It only allows access locally using the web pages and the serial port of the unit Disable Telnet Setup N _ Disable TFTP Firmware Upgrade This setting defaults to the N
19. as a hexadecimal value according the following guidelines Valid Hex alphanumeric characters are 0 9 and A F 64 bit hex 5 bytes represented as XX XX XX XX XX Example 01 A3 47 E5 C9 128 bit hex 13 bytes represented as XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX Example A1 B2 C3 E4 D5 F6 98 74 B7 65 A8 D3 F2 Passphrase Enter the key as a string A passphrase is a sentence that is translated into hex by a hashing algorithm Example My dog has spots and likes to chase cats A passphrase of more than 20 characters is recommended Maximum length is 63 characters Spaces and punctuation characters are permitted XPress DR User Guide 37 Chapter 4 XPress DR W Encryption Key Passphrase input is not the same as ASCII input The passphrase input is safer because it has up to 63 characters ASCII input has a maximum of 5 WEP64 or 13 WEP128 characters and limits the number of key combinations TX Key index selects the WEP key used for transmissions Enter a value between 1 and 4 The default setting is 1 In case the WEP key is entered in hex all keys 1 4 are the same In case the WEP key is entered as a passphrase the four WEP keys are generated according to the Linksys algorithms and will be different WPA This firmware version allows only Pre Shared Keys PSK for authentication Topology H Infrastructure 1 Ad Hoc lt i 7 Hetwork name CSSID gt lt LTRA IBSS gt 7 Security suite H none 1 WEP
20. in applications in a routed Wide Area Network WAN Adjusting parameters in this mode can economize the network data stream Idle Gap Time Select the maximum time for inactivity The default time is 12 milliseconds Match 2 Byte Sequence Use to indicate the end of a series of data to be sent as one group The sequence must occur sequentially to indicate end of the data collection to the XPress DR The default setting is No Match Bytes Use to indicate the end of a series of data to be sent as one group Set this value to 00 if specific functions are not needed Send Frame Only After the detection of the byte sequence indicates whether to send the data frame or the entire buffer Select Yes to send only the data frame The default setting is No Send Trailing Bytes Select the number of bytes to send after the end of sequence characters The default setting is None Flush Input Buffer Serial to Network With Active Connect Select Yes to clear the input buffer with a connection that is initiated from the device to the network The default setting is No With Passive Connect Select Yes to clear the input buffer with a connection initiated from the network to the device The default setting is No At Time of Disconnect Select Yes to clear the input buffer wnen the network connection to or from the device is disconnected The default setting is No Flush Output Buffer Network
21. is dropped Both Telnet Mode and Disconnect with EOT must be enabled for Disconnect with EOT to function properly Ctrl D is only detected going from the serial port to the network 6 When DTR transitions from a high state to a low state the network connection to or from the serial port drops XPress DR User Guide 79 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Flush Mode Buffer Flushing Using this parameter you can control line handling and network buffers with connection startup and disconnect FlushMode 0 _ You can also select between two different packing algorithms Note All bit positions in the table that are blank represent don t care bits for that particular option which can be set to either a O or 1 value Table 9 9 Flush Mode Options Function 7 6 5 43 2 1 0 Input Buffer Serial to Network Clear with a connection initiated from the device to the network Pf ft fat HE Clear with a connection initiated from the network to the device Pf fat m Clear when the network connection to or from the device is disconnected a TT o Output Buffer Network to Serial Clear with a connection initiated from the device to the network Pf ft ff EE Clear with a connection initiated from the network to the device Pf ft ff Clear when the network connection to or from the device is disconnected METER 1 Alternate Packing Algorithm Pack Control 7 Enable PTT TTT Pack Control 1 The packing algorithms define how
22. setting for port 1 is 10001 The default setting for Port 2 is 10002 The range is 1 65535 except for the following reserved port numbers Table 9 4 Reserved Port Numbers Port Numbers Reserved for 1 1024 Reserved well known ports 9999 Telnet setup 14000 14009 Reserved for Redirector 30704 Reserved 77FOh 30718 Reserved 77FEh Warning We recommend that you not use the reserved port numbers for this setting as incorrect operation may result Use Port 0 for the outgoing local port to change with each connection The port range is 50 000 to 59 999 Each subsequent connection increments the number by 1 it wraps back around to 50 000 Only use this automatic port increment feature to initiate a connection using TCP Set the port to a non zero value when the unit is in a passive mode or when using UDP instead of TCP XPress DR User Guide 71 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Connect Mode Connect Mode defines how the unit makes a connection and how it reacts to incoming connections over the network Enter Connect Mode options in hexadecimal notation Note All bit positions in the table that are blank represent don t care bits for that particular option which can be set to either a O or 1 value Table 9 5 Connect Mode Options Connect Mode Option a Incoming Connection rap nom ep TITT pin OTR Aa ope TH TT aa As KO OSE b Response noting wid Tf l Character response C connect Py fo
23. tay pf D disconnect N unreachable c Active Startup noen YY dip fe mama fe fe fe wmomame TT fe pe masres _ pen maem fr pep nt Terre mew fofefrfel d Datagram Type EE e Modem Mode pore ETT TETT Data Echo em Modem Response Numeric Data Echo amp Modem Response 1 1 1 Verbose XPress DR User Guide 72 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Connect Mode Option OE Te OK to _ a Incoming Connection Never Accept Incoming Accept with DTR Active Rejects all external connection attempts Accepts external connection requests only when the DTR input is asserted Cannot be used with Modem Mode Always Accept Accepts any incoming connection when a connection is not already established Default setting b Response Character Response A single character is transmitted to the serial port when there is a change in connection state C connected D disconnected N host unreachable Single character mode specifies the character response The IP address of the host connecting to the unit displays when the unit is in verbose mode This option is overridden when the Active Start Modem Mode or Active Start Host List is in effect Default setting is Nothing quiet c Active Startup No Active Startup Does not attempt to initiate a connection under any circumstance Default setting With Any Character Attempts to connect when any character is received from
24. the serial port With DTR Active Attempts to connect when the DTR input changes from not asserted to asserted With a Specific Start Attempts to connect when it receives a specific start character Character from the serial port The default start character is carriage return Manual Connection Attempts to connect when directed by a command string received from the serial port The first character of the command string must be a C ASCII 0x43 and the last character must be either a carriage return ASCII 0x0D or a line feed Ox0A No blanks or space characters may be in the command string Between the first and last command string characters must be a full or partial destination IP address and may be a destination port number The IP address must be in standard decimal dot notation and may be a partial address representing the least significant 1 2 or 3 bytes of the remote IP address The period is required between each pair of IP address numbers If present the port number must follow the IP address must be presented as a decimal number in the range 1 65535 and must be preceded by a forward slash ASCII 0x2F The slash separates the IP address and the port number If you omit the port number from a command string the internally stored remote port number starts a connection XPress DR User Guide 73 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration If a partial IP address is presented in a command string it is interpreted to
25. to Serial With Active Connect Select Yes to clear the output buffer with a connection that is initiated from the device to the network The default setting is No With Passive Connect Select Yes to clear the output buffer with a connection initiated from the network to the device The default setting is No At Time of Disconnect Select Yes to clear the output buffer when the network connection to or from the device is disconnected The default setting is No 3 When finished click the OK button 4 To save and reboot click Apply Settings on the main menu XPress DR User Guide 53 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Connection Settings TCP To configure a channel s TCP settings 1 On the main menu click Connection The Connection Settings window for the channel displays LANTRONIX Hetwork Server Serial Tunnel Hastlist Channel 1 Serial Settings Channel 2 Serial Settings Connection WLAN Apply Settings Apply Defaults XPress DR User Guide Figure 6 6 TCP Connection Settings Firmware Wersion VE 3 0 1T2 MAC Address 00 20 48 23 11 B Connection Settings Channel 1 Connect Protocol Protocol Connect Mode Passive Connection Active Connection Accept Incoming es Password Required Oves No Active Connect kone Start Character g goo fin Hex Password Modem Mode Sone Yes Modem Escape Sequence Pass Through O No E
26. unit performs a reset after you change and store the configuration In this chapter we describe how to configure the XPress DR using Web Manager Lantronix s browser based configuration tool Web Manager refers to our web based configuration manager for the device server product For information on using Setup Mode our command line configuration interface see Chapter 7 Configuration Using Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode Notes The examples in this section show a typical device Your device may have different configuration options For the latest firmware release notes and user documentation go to the Lantronix web site www lantronix com e To use Web Manager for communication to an XPress DR W over a wireless network you must first configure the network and WLAN settings using a serial connection See Chapter 4 XPress DR W Accessing XPress DR Using Devicelnstaller Note Make note of the hardware MAC address You will need it to locate the XPress DR using Devicelnstaller For more information on the hardware address see Hardware Address on page 16 Follow the instructions on the product CD to install and run Devicelnstaller 1 Click Start gt Programs gt Lantronix gt Devicelnstaller gt Devicelnstaller If the PC has more than one network adapter a message displays requesting the selection of a network adapter Select an adapter and click OK 2 Click the Search icon The list of Lantronix dev
27. you can discover the unit by using the Devicelnstaller network search feature There are three methods for assigning DHCP names to the unit Default DHCP Name If you do not change the DHCP name and you are using an IP of 0 0 0 0 then the DHCP name defaults to CXXXXXX XXXXXX is the last 6 digits of the MAC address shown on the label on the bottom side of the unit For example if the MAC address is 00 20 4A 12 34 56 then the default DHCP name is C123456 Custom DHCP Name You can create your own DHCP name If you are using an IP address of 0 0 0 0 then the last option in Server configuration is Change DHCP device name This option allows you to change the DHCP name to an alphanumeric name LTX in our example Change DHCP device name not set N Y Enter new DHCP device name LTX Numeric DHCP Name You can change the DHCP name by specifying the last octet of the IP address When you use this method the DHCP name is LTXYY where YY is what you chose for the last octet of the IP address If the IP address you specify is 0 0 0 12 then the DHCP name is LTX12 This method only works with 2 digit numbers 01 99 XPress DR User Guide 68 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration This chapter explains how to configure a serial port Notes amp Current values display in parenthesis You must enter some values in hexadecimal notation See Appendix D Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions Channel 1 Option 1 and
28. you enter the IP address the command is applied to another unit with that IP address If you do not enter the IP address the command is executed locally Note All commands must be in capital letters XPress DR User Guide 96 Chapter 12 Monitor Mode Table 12 1 Monitor Mode Commands Command Command Name Function AT Shows the unit s ARP table entries GO G1 Ge Gf Gets a memory page of configuration information from memory page from the device GC x x X X Gets configuration of unit with IP address x x x x as hex records 120 bytes GM Shows the unit s 6 byte MAC address NC Shows the unit s IP configuration NS Network Status Reports the status of the network interfaces including negotiated parameters like speed duplex for Ethernet or BSSID encryption and authentication for wireless interfaces PI x x X X Ping Pings unit with IP address x x x x to check device status QU Quit Exits diagnostics mode RS Reset Resets the unit s power SO 1 Se Sf Set configuration to Sets a memory page of configuration information memory page on the device SA Scan Initiates a wireless scan if the wireless interface is enabled at the time Reports any stations found including BSSID SSID and RSSI If SA is followed by a string that string is used to filter SSIDs before reporting Note If the BSS does not broadcast its SSID only the BSSID and RSSI are returned SC x X X X Send Configuration Sets configurat
29. 0 492 12 50 mm XPress DR User Guide 26 Chapter 3 Installation and Hardware Wall Mount Bracket Included with the XPress DR is an accessory DIN rail wall mount bracket that makes it very easy to mount the unit in locations where a DIN rail is not available Figure 3 11 Wall Mount Bracket Product Information Label The product information label on the underside of the unit contains important information about your specific unit Bar code Serial number Product ID name Product description Hardware address also referred to as Ethernet or MAC address Your unit will have one similar to the one below Figure 3 12 Product Label gN 2000054 Serial Humber xPress DR Part Humber 00 0 44 7D 00 36 MAC ID Rev 411 Revision Made in USA Note Before mounting the device on a DIN rail copy the information from the label XPress DR User Guide 27 Chapter 4 XPress DR W The wireless version of the XPress DR XPress DR W provides serial to wireless network connectivity as an alternative to wired Ethernet connectivity The wireless unit uses IP protocol TCP for connection oriented stream applications and UDP for datagram applications enabling virtually any serial device or equipment to be remotely accessed controlled monitored or shared on an 802 11b g wireless network The XPress DR W provides a fully integrated solution that combines an operating system embedded Web server full TCP IP prot
30. 0 Mbps XPress DR User Guide 104 Appendix B Lantronix Cables and Adapters Lantronix P N Description 6 RJ45 to DBOF Cable Ethernet CAT5 RJ45 2 m 6 6 ft Cable Ethernet CAT5 RJ45 5 m 16 4 ft Cable Ethernet CAT5 RJ45 10 m 32 8 ft Cable Ethernet CAT5 RJ45 15 m 49 2 ft Adapter RJ45 to DB25M Adapter RJ45 to DB25F Adapter RJ45 to DB9M Adapter RJ45 to DB9F XPress DR User Guide Applications Included with XPress DR for setup or device connectivity Connects the RJ45 RS232 serial ports of XPress DR to a DB9M DTE interface of a PC or serial device Connects the XPress DR Ethernet ports to an Ethernet switch hub or is used for cascading from one XPress DR to another Connects the XPress DR serial RJ45 RS232 ports to a device using one of the adapters listed below Connects the XPress DR Ethernet ports to an Ethernet switch hub or is used for cascading from one XPress DR to another Connects the XPress DR serial RJ45 RS232 ports to a device using one of the below listed adapters Connects the XPress DR Ethernet ports to an Ethernet switch hub or is used for cascading from one XPress DR to another Connects the XPress DR serial RJ45 RS232 ports to a device using one of the adapters listed below Connects the XPress DR Ethernet ports to an Ethernet switch hub or is used for cascading from one XPress DR to another Connects the XPress DR serial RJ45 RS232 ports to a device using one o
31. 2 up to 230400 bits per second XPress DR User Guide 20 Chapter 3 Installation and Hardware Table 3 1 RJ45 Serial Connector Pinouts Figure 3 3 RJ45 Connector Front View Pin Direction Name Function Output from DR Ready To Send Output from DR Data Terminal Ready Output from DR Transmitted Data e InputtoDR RXD_ Received Data e inputtoDR CTS Clear To Send Screw Terminal Serial Connectors Table 3 2 Serial Screw Terminal Pinout for RS422 4 Wire Pin Direction Name Function Table 3 3 Serial Screw Terminal Pinout for RS485 2 Wire Pin Direction Name Function Figure 3 4 Screw Terminal Ports RS422 RS485 Serial Port 24 Pin 1 Pin 5 XPress DR User Guide 21 Chapter 3 Installation and Hardware Note Termination resistors R 120 Ohm are used to match impedance of a node to the impedance of the transmission TX line Termination resistors should be placed only at the extreme ends of the data line and no more than two terminations should be placed in any single segment of an RS 485 network The termination resistors may not be needed for your application Figure 3 5 Termination Resistor for 2 Wire Connection Pin 1 TX RX 120 Ohm at least 1 4W Pin 2 TX RX Screw Terminal Block LTRX 140 313 R Phoenix Pin 3 GND Contact 1803604 9 Pin RS 232 to Serial RJ45 Cable P N 500 103 The included Lantronix P N 500 103 RJ45 DB9F serial cable assum
32. 3 4 Electromagnetic Emissions and Immunity XPress DR 110 Table 13 5 Electromagnetic Emissions and Immunity XPress DR W 111 XPress DR User Guide 9 Chapter 1 Using This Guide Purpose and Audience This manual describes the Lantronix XPress DR and XPress DR W device servers These device servers are members of the XPress family that work with Industrial Automation Protocols The XPress DR W has wireless as well as wired capability This guide provides the information needed to configure use and update the XPress DR device servers It is for system administrators and those responsible for installing and maintaining these device servers Summary of Chapters The remaining chapters in this guide include Chapter Description Chapter 2 Introduction Describes the main features of the XPress DR and the protocols it supports Chapter 3 Installation and Describes the unit s interfaces and power requirements Hardware Provides instructions for physically connecting the unit Chapter 4 XPress DR W Describes the XPress DR W and how to install and configure the unit initially Chapter 5 Using Devicelnstaller Provides information for getting your unit up and running using Devicelnstaller to assign an IP address Chapter 6 Configuration Using Details using the Web Manager to set parameters such Web Manager as port and server properties Chapter 7 Configuration Using Provides instructions for
33. 6 WLAN Configuration XPress DR W only 58 Applying Settings ai Applying Factory Defaults 4462 Chapter 7 Configuration Using Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode 63 Accessing Setup Mode 63 Telnet Connection eee 6g Serial Port Connection 64 Exiting Setup Mode 65 Chapter 8 Setup Mode Server Configuration 66 Server Configuration Option 0 66 Network Mode XPress DR W only 66 IP Address 66 Set Gateway IP Address 67 Netmask Number of Bits for Host Part 67 Change Telnet Configuration Password 68 DHCP Name 68 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration 69 Channel 1 Option 1 and Channel 2 Option 2 69 Baudrate 69 I F Interface Mode 70 Flow 71 Port Number 71 Connect Mode 72 a Incoming Connection 13 b Response 73 c Active Startup 473 d Datagram Type 44475 e Modem Mode 75 Send the Escape Sequence in Modem Mode 78 Auto Increment Source Port 78 Remote IP Address 78 XPress DR User Guide 5 Contents Remote Port 19 DisConnMode 79 Flush Mode Buffer Flushing 80 Pack Control 80 Packing Interval 81 Trailing Characters 81 Send Characters 81 DisConnTime Inactivity Timeout 81 send Characters 82 Telnet Terminal Type 82 Channel Port Password 82 WLAN Settings XPress DR W Only 82 Topology 83 Network Name SSID 83 Adhoc Network Channel 83 WEP 84 WPA 85 WPA2 802 11i 86 Fixed or Automatic Data Rate 86 Transmission Data Rate 86 Enable Power Management 87 Chapter 10 Setup Mode Advanced Settings 88 Expert Sett
34. AC Address 00 20 48 23 11 B2 nt Network Settings Server Serial Tunnel Network Mode Wired Onk Hostlist IP Configuration Channel 1 Serial Settings Connection Auto Confiquration Methods Channel 2 AQOTP Enable Serial Settings Connection WLAN AutolP Enable Apply Settings Apply Defaults Obtain IP address automatically DHCP Enable DHCP Host Name Use the following IP configuration IP Address 172 19 205 22 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Automatic IP Address Configuration An IP address can be assigned automatically You then enter related network settings To assign an IP address automatically 1 On the main menu click Network 2 Wireless units only From the Network Mode drop down list select Wired Only or Wireless Only to set the unit for wired or wireless use 3 Select Obtain IP address automatically 4 Enter the following as necessary BOOTP Select Enable to permit the Bootstrap Protocol BOOTP server to assign the IP address from a pool of addresses automatically Enable is the default setting DHCP Select Enable to permit the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP to assign a leased IP address to the XPress DR unit automatically Enable is the default setting AutolP Select Enable to permit the XPress DR to generate an IP in the 169 254 x x address range with a Class B subnet Enable is the default setting DHCP Host Name Enter t
35. ED Chassis Ground The XPress DR supports RS 232 through RJ45 connectors It also supports RS 422 485 by means of screw terminals Serial Port 2 only It has two Ethernet Ports 10 100Base T and TX with Auto MDI MDI X by means of RJ45 connectors You can use either Ethernet port for daisy chained configuration XPress DR User Guide 13 Chapter 2 Introduction Industrial Automation Protocols The XPress DR adapted to multiple factory environments can unite any mixture of equipment from industrial automation vendors into a single reliable pipeline This new and open infrastructure opens the way for data to flow in real time from all your plant devices up to your IT layer The XPress DR is delivered with IAP Standard Tunneling protocol and can be loaded with industrial communication protocols The suite of protocols includes DF1 Multi Master Rockwell Automation and Modbus Bridge which supports MODBUS TCP MODBUS ASCII and MODBUS RTU Schneider Electric Where the IAP Standard Tunneling protocol is limited to standard ASCII device to device connections the industrial protocols offer connections to other devices that require special formatting or features simultaneously For information about using any of the industrial communication protocols see the specific protocol guides on the software CD or the Lantronix web site Protocol firmware files are also on the CD Note Please check the Lantronix web site for newer version
36. LANTSONIX XPress DR User Guide Part Number 900 422 Revision C June 2008 Copyright amp Trademark 2006 2008 Lantronix All rights reserved No part of the contents of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of Lantronix Printed in the United States of America Ethernet is a trademark of XEROX Corporation UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corp Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation Contacts Lantronix Corporate Headquarters 15353 Barranca Parkway Irvine CA 92618 USA Phone 949 453 3990 Fax 949 453 3995 Technical Support Online www lantronix com support Sales Offices For a current list of our domestic and international sales offices go to the Lantronix web site at www lantronix com about contact Disclaimer amp Revisions Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his or her own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference Attention This product has been designed to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operating in a commercial environment This equipment generates use
37. P SNMP community name Disable Telnet setup Disable TFTP Firmware Update Disable Port 77FEh Disable Web Server Disable Web Setup Disable ECHO ports Enable Enhanced password Chapter 10 Setup Mode Advanced Settings 250 msec 0x0D CR 0 45 600 No 80 0 resulting in an operational value of 1400 No for OEM use only 0 auto negotiate No public No No No No No Yes No WLAN Settings XPress DR W only Topology Network Name Channel Security suite TX Data Rate TX Data Rate Enable Power Management XPress DR User Guide 1 AdHoc LTRX_IBSS 11 0 none O fixed 11 Mbps N No 92 Chapter 11 Firmware Upgrades Obtaining Firmware You can obtain the most up to date firmware and release notes for the unit from the Lantronix web site www lantronix com or by using anonymous FTP ftp lantronix com Reloading Firmware There are several ways to update the unit s internal operational code ROM using Devicelnstaller the preferred way using TFTP or using the serial port You can also update the unit s internal web interface COB using TFTP or Devicelnstaller Here are typical names for those files Check the Lantronix web site for the latest versions and release notes Table 11 1 Firmware Files ROM File 00 XDRPL_6101 ROM XDRPL _WEBM_1402 COB Please refer to the Devicelnstaller online Help for information about reloading firmware using Devicelnstaller The other
38. P address is unique When troubleshooting the following problems make sure that the unit is powered up Confirm that you are using a good network connection Note For information about diagnostic LEDs see page 25 Problems and Error Messages Table 13 1 Problems and Error Messages Problem Message When you issue the ARP S command in Windows the ARP entry addition failed 5 message displays When you attempt to assign an IP address to the unit by the ARP method the Press Enter to go into Setup Mode error described below message displays Now when you Telnet to the device server the connection fails When you Telnet to port 9999 the Press Enter to go into Setup Mode message displays However nothing happens when you press Enter or your connection closes XPress DR User Guide Reason Your currently logged in user does not have the correct rights to use this command on this PC When you Telnet to port 1 on the device server you are only assigning a temporary IP address When you Telnet into port 9999 and do not press Enter quickly the device server reboots causing it to lose the IP address You did not press Enter quickly enough You only have 5 seconds to press Enter before the connection closes Solution Have someone from your IT department log you in with sufficient rights Telnet back to port 1 Wait for it to fail then Telnet to port 9999 again Make s
39. R W 28 ARP and Telnet 107 AutolP 106 Binary to hexadecimals 108 BOOTP 107 Cables 105 Cascading 16 24 Channel settings Setup Mode 69 Web Manager 51 Compliance and testing 110 Configuration methods 17 Connection settings Setup Mode 72 78 79 Web Manager 54 Connectors Ethernet 19 23 Screw terminal 21 Serial 20 30 Contacts 2 Current settings 42 Default settings Setup Mode 62 91 Web Manager 62 Devicelnstaller 41 DHCP 106 Dimensions 26 Documentation 11 Error messages 99 Escape sequence 78 Ethernet address 16 Ethernet ports 19 23 Expert settings 88 Firmware updates 93 Front panel 19 Front Panel XPress DR W 31 Hardware 18 Hardware address 16 Host list Setup Mode 74 Web Manager 50 XPress DR User Guide Industrial automation protocols 14 Installation XPress DR 18 XPress DR W 30 IP address 16 41 44 106 Label 27 LEDs XPress DR 25 XPress DR W 32 MAC address 16 Monitor Mode 96 Multi drop Ethernet Connections 16 24 Network settings 46 Setup Mode 66 Web Manager 46 Port number 16 71 Power requirements 24 Product descriptions 12 Reset 24 Saving settings Setup Mode 65 Web Manager 62 Security settings 35 68 89 Serial interface 20 30 Serial port 17 Serial tunneling 14 15 Server settings Setup Mode 66 Web Manager 48 Setup Mode Serial port connection 64 96 Telnet connection 63 Specifications 104 Technical Support 102 Telnet p
40. Subpart C EN61000 6 2 2001 and AS NZS ICES 001 Issue 4 July 2004 61000 6 2 2002 EN61000 6 4 2001 and AS NZS 4251 2 1999 IEC_61000 4 2 1995 CISPR11 IEC 61000 4 3 1995 IEC 61000 4 4 1995 IEC 61000 4 5 1995 IEC 61000 4 6 1996 IEC 61000 4 8 1993 IEC 61000 4 11 1994 Table 13 5 Electromagnetic Emissions and Immunity XPress DR W CFR Title 47 FCC Part 15 Subpart B and C EN 301 489 1 v1 4 1 2002 08 EMC Class B Directive 1999 5 EC Industry Canada ICES 003 Issue 4 2004 Class B EN 301 489 17 v1 2 1 2002 08 EMC EN 301 489 1 v1 4 1 2002 08 EMC Directive Directive 1999 S EC 1999 5 EC EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN 301 489 17 v1 2 1 2002 08 EMC Directive 1999 5 EC Australia New Zealand AS NZS CISPR 22 2006 Class B EN55022 1998 A1 2000 A2 2003 EN61000 3 2 2000 A2 2005 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 RSS 210 Issue 6 2005 RSS GEN Issue 1 2005 Radio EN 300 328 v1 4 1 2003 04 R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC Australia New Zealand AS NZS 4771 2000 A1 2003 Supplementary Information This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 CSA and has been verified as being compliant within the Class A limits of the FCC Radio Frequency Device Rules FCC Title 47 Part 15 Subpart B CLASS A measured to CISPR 22 1993 limits and methods of measurement of Radio Disturbance Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment The product complies with the req
41. Use a terminal or terminal emulation program to access the serial port locally The series of prompts at which you enter configuration settings is called Setup Mode Note Detailed information about other setup methods is available from Lantronix Technical Support http www lantronix com Support The unit s configuration is stored in nonvolatile memory and is retained without power This chapter tells you how to access Setup Mode and the general procedure for using it To complete the configuration continue with Chapter 8 Setup Mode Server Configuration Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration and Chapter 10 Setup Mode Advanced Settings Notes The menus in the configuration chapters show a typical device Your device may have different configuration options For the latest firmware release notes and user documentation go to the Lantronix web site www lantronix com Touse Telnet for communication to an XPress DR W over a wireless network you must first configure the network and WLAN settings using a serial connection See Chapter 4 XPress DR W Accessing Setup Mode Telnet Connection To configure the unit over the network establish a Telnet connection to port 9999 Note You can also use Devicelnstaller to access Telnet Select the device from the main window list and click the Telnet Configuration tab Skip steps 1 and 2 below XPress DR User Guide 63 Chapter 7 Configuration Using Telnet
42. able to fix the error you have the following options To check our online knowledge base or send a question to Technical Support go to http www lantronix com support Technical Support Europe Middle East and Africa Phone 33 0 1 39 30 41 72 Email eu_techsupp lantronix com or eu_support lantronix com Firmware downloads FAQs and the most up to date documentation are available at www lantronix com support When you report a problem please provide the following information Your name and your company name address and phone number Lantronix model number Lantronix MAC number Software version on the first screen shown when you Telnet to port 9999 Description of the problem 6 hUM Status of the unit when the problem occurred please try to include information on user and network activity at the time of the problem XPress DR User Guide 102 Appendix A Technical Specifications Category CPU Internal CPU Memory Flash EEPROM Serial Interface Serial Line Formats Modem Control Flow Control Reset warm boot Power Input Network Interface Dimensions Weight Temperature Humidity Case Protocols Supported Installable Industrial Protocols Management System Software Table 13 2 XPress DR and XPress DR W Specifications Description Lantronix DSTNI EX 48 MHz clock 256 KB SRAM 2 MB Flash 2 KB EEPROM 2 RJ45 RS232 Serial Ports Baud rate selectable from 300 to 230 Kbaud
43. accessing Setup Mode Telnet or Serial Port Setup command line interface using a Telnet connection Mode through the network or a terminal or terminal emulation program through the serial port Chapter 8 Setup Mode Server Details the network server settings Configuration Chapter 9 Setup Mode Details the serial port settings Channel Configuration Chapter 10 Setup Mode Details email expert and security settings and explains Advanced Settings how to reset the unit to factory default values Chapter 11 Firmware Upgrades Provides instructions for obtaining the latest firmware and updating the XPress DR Chapter 12 Monitor Mode Provides instructions for accessing and using the command line interface for monitoring the network and diagnosing problems XPress DR User Guide 10 Chapter 1 Using This Guide Chapter 13 Troubleshooting Describes common problems and error messages and and Technical Support how to contact Lantronix Technical Support Appendix A Technical Lists technical information about the unit Specifications Appendix C Alternative Describes other ways to assign an IP address for Methods of Assigning an IP example though ARP and Telnet Address Appendix D Binary to Provides instructions for converting binary numbers to Hexadecimal Conversions hexadecimals Appendix E Compliance Provides the Declaration of Conformity and other Information regulatory information Appendix F Warranty Additional
44. and when packets are sent to the network The standard algorithm is optimized for applications in which the unit is used in a local environment allowing for very small delays for single characters while keeping the packet count low The alternate packing algorithm minimizes the packet count on the network and is especially useful in applications in a routed Wide Area Network WAN Adjusting parameters in this mode can economize the network data stream Pack control settings are enabled in Flush Mode Set this value to 00 if you do not need specific functions Note All bit positions in the table that are blank represent don t care bits for that particular option which can be set to either a O or 1 value Table 9 10 Pack Control Options Option 7 6 5 43 2 1 0 Packing Interval Interval 12ms Interval 52ms XPress DR User Guide 80 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Interval 250ms Interval 5sec Trailing Characters None One Two Send Characters 2 Byte Send Character Sequence Send Immediately After Send chars Packing Interval Packing Interval defines how long the unit should wait before sending accumulated characters This wait period is between successive network segments containing data For alternate packing the default interval is 12 ms Trailing Characters In some applications CRC Checksum or other trailing characters follow the end of sequence character this opti
45. annel 2 The procedures below are for Channel 1 they are the same for Channel 2 Serial Settings To configure the channel s serial settings 1 On the main menu click Serial Settings below Channel 1 to display the Serial Settings window XPress DR User Guide 51 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Figure 6 5 Channel Serial Settings LANT ON IX B Firmumare Version VAI 0AT2 MAC Address 00 20 44 23 11 B2 nt Serial Settings Hetwork Server Channel 1 STEG Disable Serial Port Hostlist Channel 1 Port Settings 2 Protocol R8239 v Flow Control Mone a L_ OMABCION Channel 2 Baud Rate 9600 ka Data Bits Parity Mone Stop Bits Serial Settings Connection WLAN Apply Settings Apph Defaults Idle Gap Time 12 msec Pack Control Enable Packing Match 2 Byte Sequence Yes Mo 0400 odoo Send Trailing Bytes Herd Send Frame Only Match Bytes Flush Mode Flush Input Buffer Flush Output Buffer With Active Connect O Yes No With Active Connect O Yes No With Passive Connect O Yes No With Passive Connect yes No At Time of Disconnect O Yes No At Time of Disconnect ves No 2 Inthe available fields enter the following information Channel 1 Disable Serial Port When selected disables communication through the serial port The serial port is enabled by default Port Settings Protocol From the drop down menu select the prot
46. aracters is recommended Maximum length is 63 characters including spaces and punctuation characters Passphrase input is not the same as ASCII input The passphrase input is safer because it has up to 63 characters ASCII input has a maximum of 5 WEP64 or 13 WEP128 characters and limits the number of key combinations Please refer to the other equipment s manual to determine the passphrase input style recommended Set the Encryption type to the minimum required security The plus sign denotes that the group broadcast encryption method is different from the pairwise unicast encryption in this case WEP and TKIP respectively For example CCMP TKIP gt pairwise CCMP and group TKIP WPA2 802 11i The WPA2 802 11i mode complies with the Robust Secure Network specified in the IEEE standard 802 11i It enables the AES based strong CCMP encryption Topology Infrastructure 1 Ad Hoc lt H 7 Hetwork name lt SSID CLITRR_IBSS Security suite H none 1 VEP 2 WPA 3 WUPAZ2802 111 259 7 3 Display current key tH Change Key H 7 Y Key type H hex 1l passphrase tH 1 Enter Key Jette ee a Ee Ka KATE Encryption H GCMP 1 COCMP IKIP 2 COMP WEP 3 TKIP 4 TKIP VWVEP 3 gt Enter key prompts for the new passphrase Maximum length is 63 characters the recommended minimum is 20 characters Set the Encryption type to minimum required security The plus sign denotes that the group broadcast encry
47. are bits for that particular option which can be set to either a O or 1 value 1 Table 9 1 Interface Mode Options I F Mode Option 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 O ah BE RS 422 4854 wire 0 14 RS 4852 wire 4 4 ak HEE sak CCCP a ere folel Even Parity Pf fatal fof Odd Parity fol isonet Jfoit Pf 2 stop bits afta fd 2 stop bits are implemented by the software This might influence performance The following table demonstrates how to build some common Interface Mode settings XPress DR User Guide Table 9 2 Common Interface Mode Settings Common I F Mode Setting Binary Hex RS 232C 8 bit No Parity 1 stop bit 0100 1100 4C RS 232C 7 bit Even Parity 1 stop bit 0111 1000 78 RS 485 2 wire 8 bit No Parity 1 stop bit 0100 1111 4F RS 422 8 bit Odd Parity 1 stop bit 0101 1101 5D 70 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Flow Flow control sets the local handshaking method for stopping serial input output Flow 0 _ Use the following table to select flow control options Table 9 3 Flow Control Options Flow Control Option Hex No flow control 00 XON XOFF flow control 01 Hardware handshake with RTS CTS lines 02 XON XOFF pass characters to host 05 Port Number The setting represents the source port number in TCP connections It is the number that identifies the channel for remote initiating connections Port No 10001 _ The default
48. are generated according to the Linksys algorithms and will be different WPA This firmware version allows only Pre Shared Keys PSK for authentication Topology BH Infrastructure 1 Ad Hoc lt i Hetwork name lt S5 ID gt lt LTRA IBSS gt 7 Security suite H none 1 WEP 2 WVPA 3 UPA2902 111 ti 7 2 Display current key tH Change Key lt H Y Key type A hex Ll passphrase 8 Enter Key WHH H FEE SS H H JE H DEE Se ee ee ee ee Joa Jake ee JJ JJ H WHH WAH ok Ja Ja JED DE DE DEE JE Encryption H TKIP 1 TKIP WEP lt 1 gt TA Data rate fixed 1 auto fallback ti TA Data rate H 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 11 4 14 5 24 6 36 7 54 Mbps lt gt Enable power management lt H 7 Select Y Yes at the Display current key prompt to show the currently configured key passphrase Select Y Yes at the Change key prompt to be able to modify the currently configured key by selecting Y Yes The Key type requests whether the new key is in hexadecimal or passphrase format The default setting is Passphrase Enter key prompts for the new passphrase or hexadecimal key Key Type Encryption Key Hex Enter the Encryption Key as a hexadecimal value according the following guidelines Valid hex alphanumeric characters are 0 9 and A F 64 bit hex 5 bytes represented as XX XX XX XX XX Example 01 A3 47 E5 C9 128 bit hex 13 bytes represented as XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
49. be the least significant bytes of the IP address and uses the internally stored remote IP address to provide the most significant bytes of the IP address If the IP address entered is 0 0 0 0 0 the device server enters Monitor Mode For example if the remote IP address already configured in the unit is 129 1 2 3 then an example command string would be C3 7 This would connect to 129 1 2 3 and port 7 You may also use a different ending for the connection string For example C50 1 23 would connect you to 129 1 50 1 and port 23 Figure 9 2 Manual Connection Address Example Command String Result if remote IP is 129 1 2 3 and remote port is 1234 C121 2 4 5 1 C5 C28 10 12 C0 0 0 0 0 Autostart Automatic Connection Hostlist XPress DR User Guide Complete override connection is started with host 121 2 4 5 port 1 Connects to 129 1 2 5 port 1234 Connects to 129 1 28 10 port 12 Enters Monitor Mode If you enable Autostart the unit automatically connects to the remote IP address and remote port specified when the firmware starts If you enable this option the device server scrolls through the hostlist until it connects to a device listed in the hostlist table Once it connects the unit stops trying to connect to any others If this connection fails the unit continues to scroll through the table until it is able to connect to another IP in the hostlist Hostlist supports a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 12 ent
50. dio Power Management Enable Disable 59 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Figure 6 9 WLAN Settings Infrastructure Network Type LANTRONIX ges MAC Address OO 20 40 23 11 B nt Network Server Serial Tunnel Hostlist Channel 1 Serial Settings Connection Channel 2 Serial Settings Connection Apply Settings Apply Defaults WLAN Settings Wireless Network Configuration Network Name SSID LTRX_IBSS Network Type Infrastructure Ad Hot Channel Channel 11 United States Wireless Network Security Security WPA Authentication Pre Shared Key PSK v Encryption TEIE v Key Type Hex Passphrase Advanced Settings TA Data rate 11 Mbps v Auto fallback Radio Power Management Enable Disable 2 Enter or modify the following fields Wireless Network Configuration Network Name SSID Enter the name of the wireless network SSID The XPress DR W connects to this wireless network Network Type Select Infrastructure or Ad Hoc The default setting is Ad Channel XPress DR User Guide Hoc Network type is also referred to as the network topology Configurable only when Network Type is Ad Hoc Select from the pull down menu the radio channel for the Ad Hoc network The default value is 11 60 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Wireless Network Security Security As a security measure enable WEP WPA o
51. e release notes and user documentation go to the Lantronix web site www lantronix com Installing Devicelnstaller To install Devicelnstaller Insert the product CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically starts and displays the main window 1 If the CD does not launch automatically a Click the Start button on the Task Bar and select Run b Enter your CD drive letter colon backslash Launch exe e g D Launch exe 2 Click the Devicelnstaller button The installation wizard window displays 3 Respond to the installation wizard prompts Note For more information about Devicelnstaller see the Devicelnstaller online help Assigning an IP Address Note To use Devicelnstaller for communication to an XPress DR W over a wireless network you must first configure the network and WLAN settings using a serial connection The XPress DR s IP address must be configured before the unit can work correctly on a network You have several options for assigning an IP to your unit We recommend that you manually assign the IP address over the network using Devicelnstaller software which is on the product CD The unit s IP address is normally set to 0 0 0 0 at the factory The hardware address is on the product label The unit is DHCP enabled as the default To assign an IP address manually 1 Click Start gt Programs gt Lantronix gt Devicelnstaller gt Devicelnstaller If your PC has more than one network adapter a mes
52. e following examples demonstrate the TFTP command sequence to download the ROM file and the COB file 2 Inthe Remote file name field enter the current internal operational code rA for XPress DR and IA for XPress DR W or WEB1 for the internal web pages tftp i 192 168 1 111 put xdrpl 6100 rom rA tftp i 192 168 1 111 put xdrpl webm 1402 cob WEBI Recovering the Firmware Using the Serial Port and Devicelnstaller If for some reason the firmware is damaged you can recover the firmware file by using Devicelnstaller v 4 1 0 7 or later to download the ROM file over the serial port To recover firmware 1 Start Devicelnstaller If your PC has more than one network adapter a message displays Select an adapter and click OK 2 From the Tools menu select Advanced Recover Firmware The Serial Port Firmware Upgrade window displays 3 For Port on PC enter the COM port on the PC that is connected to the serial port of the Lantronix unit XPress DR User Guide 94 Chapter 11 Firmware Upgrades 4 For Device Model be sure the appropriate XPress DR device displays 5 For Firmware File click the Browse button and go to the location where the firmware file resides Note Make sure the XPress DR on which you are recovering firmware is connected to this selected port on your PC 6 Click OK to download the file 7 When prompted reset the device Status messages and a progress bar at the bottom of the screen sho
53. e indicates whether the new key is in hexadecimal or passphrase format Enter key prompts for the new encryption key Key Type Encryption Key Hex Enter the Encryption Key as a hexadecimal value according the following guidelines Valid hex alphanumeric characters are 0 9 and A F 64 bit hex 5 bytes represented as XX XX XX XX XX Example 01 A3 47 E5 C9 e 128 bit hex 13 bytes represented as XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX Example A1 B2 C3 E4 D5 F6 98 74 B7 65 A8 D3 F2 Passphrase Enter the key as a string A passphrase is a sentence that is translated into hex by a hashing algorithm Example My dog has spots and likes to chase cats XPress DR User Guide 84 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Key Type Encryption Key A passphrase of more than 20 characters is recommended Maximum length is 63 characters including spaces and punctuation characters Passphrase input is not the same as ASCII input The passphrase input is safer because it has up to 63 characters ASCII input has a maximum of 5 WEP64 or 13 WEP128 bytes and limits the number of key combinations Please refer to the other equipment s manual to determine the passphrase input style recommended TX Key index selects the WEP key used for transmissions Enter a value between 1 and 4 The default setting is 1 In case the WEP key is entered in hex all keys 1 4 are the same In case the WEP key is entered as a passphrase the four WEP keys
54. e provide a separate utility for changing the Country Zone setting The utility is called SetZone and is included in the XPress DR W package It is also available for download from the Lantronix web site www lantronix com The syntax is SetZone lt IP address gt lt zone abbreviation gt Leaving the zone blank causes the utility to report the current setting only Following are valid zone abbreviations These settings are consistent with IEEE802 11b 9Q zones XPress DR User Guide 82 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration US United States JP Japan CA Canada OT Others such as Europe FR France excluding France Asia Africa and Australia SP Spain Without adequate protection a wireless LAN is susceptible to access by unauthorized users As such XPress DR W features the WPA security standard WPA2 based on IEEE 802 11i WEP is provided for backwards compatibility and interaction with older devices To modify WLAN settings select 4 WLAN from the Change Setup menu Topology Select Infrastructure ESS mode or Adhoc IBSS mode Infrastructure mode communicates with Access Points Ad Hoc mode communicates only with other clients Topology 0 Infrastructure 1 Adhoc 0 Network Name SSID Enter the name of the network to which the XPress DR W will connect Network name LTRX IBSS _ Adhoc Network Channel When Adhoc is selected in the Topology parameter and the XPress DR W cannot find the specified net
55. e the unit s host list 1 Onthe main menu click Hostlist Figure 6 4 Hostlist Settings MAC Address O0 20 44 23 11 B2 ot Hostlist Settings Hetwork Server Retry Settings Retry Counter Retry Timeout Channel 1 Serial Settings Host Information Connection Channel 2 Serial Tunnel Host Address Port Ho Host Address Port Serial Settings 0 0 0 0 o 2 0000 jo Connection 0 0 0 0 o a 0 0 0 0 o Apply Settings 0000 o je 0000 bo Apply Defaults ooo Jo Je ono Jo coop ao oooo Jo 2 Enter or modify the following fields XPress DR User Guide 50 Retry Settings Retry Counter Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Enter the value for the number of times the XPress DR should attempt to retry connecting to the host list The default setting is 3 Retry Timeout Enter the duration in seconds the XPress DR should abandon attempting a connection to the host list The default setting is 250 Host Information Host Address Enter or modify the host s IP address Port Enter the target port number 3 When finished click the OK button 4 To save and reboot click Apply Settings on the main menu Channel Configuration The Channel 1 and Channel 2 configurations define how the serial ports respond to network and serial communication Note Channel 1 and Channel 2 have the same defaults except for the port number 10001 for Channel 1 and 10002 for Ch
56. ectly on a network There are three basic methods for logging into the XPress DR and editing the configurable settings Devicelnstaller Configures the IP address and other network settings on the XPress DR using a Graphical User Interface GUI on a PC attached to a network See Chapter 5 Using Devicelnstaller Web Manager Through a web interface configures the XPress DR settings using the Lantronix Web Manager See Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Serial and Telnet Ports There are two approaches to accessing Setup Mode making a Telnet connection to the network port 9999 or connecting a terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program to the unit s serial port To use Devicelnstaller for communication to an XPress DR W over a wireless network the WLAN network settings must be configured first XPress DR User Guide 17 Chapter 3 Installation and Hardware What s in the Box Verify and inspect the contents of the package using the enclosed packing slip or the list below If any item is missing or damaged contact your place of purchase immediately XPress DR or XPress DR W Resource CD Quick Start Guide P N 500 103 RJ45 DB9F serial cable P N 930 029 antenna XPress DR W only Accessory DIN rail wall mount bracket 3 terminal screw connector for power input 5 terminal screw connector for serial port What Must the User Provide 9 30 VDC or 9 24 VAC power source CAT 5 Etherne
57. efault setting is N No meaning the gateway address has not been set To set the gateway address type Y and enter the address Set Gateway IP Address N Y Gateway IP addr 000 000 000 000 _ Netmask Number of Bits for Host Part A netmask defines the number of bits taken from the IP address that are assigned for the host part Netmask Number of Bits for Host Part O default 0 _ Note Class A 24 bits Class B 16 bits Class C 8 bits The unit prompts for the number of host bits to be entered then calculates the netmask which appears in standard decimal dot notation for example 255 255 255 0 when the saved parameters display Table 8 2 Standard IP Network Netmasks Netmask Host Bits Network Class 255 0 0 0 255 255 0 0 255 255 255 0 24 XPress DR User Guide 67 Chapter 8 Setup Mode Server Configuration Change Telnet Configuration Password Setting the Telnet configuration password prevents unauthorized access to Setup Mode through a Telnet connection to port 9999 or through web pages The password must have 4 characters Change telnet config password N _ An enhanced password setting for Telnet access only of 16 characters is available under Security Settings Option 6 on page 89 Note You do not need a password to access the Setup Mode window by a serial connection DHCP Name lf a DHCP server has automatically assigned the IP address and network settings
58. eless Only H _ The IP Address Set Gateway IP Address and Netmask fields display the current values Figure 8 2 Server Settings IP Address 000 000 000 000 Set Gateway IP Address N Netmask Number of Bits for Host Part 0 default 0 Change telnet config password N IP Address If DHCP is not used to assign IP addresses enter the IP address manually The IP address must be set to a unique value in the network Enter each octet and press Enter between each section The current value displays in parentheses IP Address 000 000 000 000 _ If DHCP is used the third octet of the IP address sets the BootP DHCP AutolP options The following table shows the bits you can manually configure to force the XPress DR to disable AutolP DHCP or BootP To disable an option set the appropriate bit XPress DR User Guide 66 Chapter 8 Setup Mode Server Configuration Table 8 1 BootP DHCP AutolP options Options AutolP For example if the third octet is 0 0 5 0 the AutolP and BootP options are disabled only DHCP is enabled The value 5 results from adding the binary equivalents of 0 and 2 This is the most common setting when using DHCP Set Gateway IP Address The gateway address or router allows communication to other LAN segments The gateway address should be the IP address of the router connected to the same LAN segment as the unit The gateway address must be within the local network The d
59. ennnnnnrenrnnnennnnsennnnsssnnnnnsne 94 Figure 12 1 Accessing Monitor Mode rrrrnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnennnnrnnnnnrnnnnrnnnnrennnnnennnnnen 96 XPress DR User Guide 8 Contents Tables Table 3 1 RJ45 Serial Connector PinoutsS rrrrrnrrrrnnrrrnnnrrrnnnennnnnnnnnnrnrnnnnnnnnen 21 Table 3 2 Serial Screw Terminal Pinout for RS422 4 Wire rrrrrnnrrnrnnrrrnnnnn 21 Table 3 3 Serial Screw Terminal Pinout for RS485 2 Wire rrrrrnnrrnrnnrrrrnnnn 21 Table 3 4 Ethernet Interface Signal cccceeccccseseeeeseeeeeeseeeeeesaeeeeeeeeeeeseaees 23 Table 3 5 Typical RJ45 Connector rrrrannrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnrnnannennannnnnnnennnnnnnnnnene 23 Table 3 6 XPress DR LED Functions rarrrnnrernnrrnarennnrrnnnrrnanennanennnnnnnnennnnennn 26 Table 4 1 XPress DR W LED Functions rrrnnnornnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnanennnnnnnnrnnnnennn 32 Table 4 2 BootP DHCP AutolP options rrrarrrrnnrrrrnnnrrranrrrnnnrrnnnnnrnnnrnrnnnennnnen 34 Table 4 3 Standard IP Network Netmasks ccccceecceseeeeeseeceseeeesaeeeseeeeeas 35 Table 5 1 Viewing Current Settings rrrrrnnnnrnnnnnrrrnnnnrvnrnnnnrnvnnnnrnnnnnnnnsnnnnrnnnnn 43 Table 8 1 BootP DHCP AutolP options rrrnrrrrnnrrrrnnrrrranrrrnnnennnnnnrnnnrnrnnnennnnen 67 Table 8 2 Standard IP Network Netmasks rrrrrrnnrrrrnnrnrrrnnnnenrnnnrrrnnnnrenrnnrnennnnn 67 Table 9 1 Interface Mode Options rrrrorrrrranrnerrnnrornnrerrnn
60. eration of 2 4 GHz WLAN type devices Country Restriction France Outdoor use is limited to 10mW E I R P within the frequency band 2454 2483 5 MHz Italy If used outside of own premises general authorization is required Luxembourg General authorization required for public service Romania Individual license is required Australia amp New Zealand Wireless Notice This product has been found to be compliant with the wireless regulatory requirements for Australia and New Zealand and is designated to have met Compliance Level 2 The compliance mark is designated with the circle and check mark inside is called the C Tick mark This C Tick mark label is located underneath this product and signifies its compliance as shown below ACN 095 223 484 The number ACN 095 223 484 stands for Australian Company Number and the 9 digit number designates the local representative in Australia who can take inquiries regarding this product s compliance status The following contact address is found below Lantronix Australia Pty Ltd c o LLK Chartered Accountants Suite 2 Level 7 122 Walker Street North Sydney NSW 2060 Australia XPress DR User Guide 114 Appendix F Warranty For details on the Lantronix warranty replacement policy go to our web site at www lantronix com support warranty XPress DR User Guide 115 Index Adapters 105 Addresses Hardware 16 IP 16 Applications 15 XPress D
61. es you are connecting a typical PC Com port to the XPress DR serial port This cable is pinned to provide full serial line control to an RS232 DTE device Lantronix offers a comprehensive list of cables and adapters to simplify device connectivity to the XPress DR See Appendix B Lantronix Cables and Adapters for a full listing Figure 3 6 Lantronix P N 500 103 RJ45 DB9F Serial Cable Pinout 8 CTS In 6 DSR In G RXD 8 CTS In DTE 9 Pin XPress DR Female Serial RJ45 XPress DR User Guide 22 Chapter 3 Installation and Hardware Ethernet Interface The XPress DR includes a two port unmanaged Ethernet switch with a future option to migrate to a managed solution The internal IEEE 802 3 compliant Ethernet switch is non blocking using a 1K MAC address lookup table with store and forward architecture The XPress DR supports auto negotiation for 10Base T or 100Base TX in full and half duplex modes as well as automatic MDI MDIX crossover allowing use of both straight through and crossed Ethernet cables The unit also supports IEEE 802 1d spanning tree which protects against the possibility of a network loop Table 3 4 Ethernet Interface Signals Pin Direction Name Function Differential Ethernet Receive Data ROE n 6 Differential Ethernet Receive Data The next drawing shows a typical RJ45 connector The color is not standard but very typical of an Ethernet patch cable Pin 1 is located at the top of the con
62. ess DR User Guide 34 Chapter 4 XPress DR W Netmask Number of Bits for Host Part A netmask defines the number of bits taken from the IP address that are assigned for the host part Netmask Number of Bits for Host Part O default 0 _ Note Class A 24 bits Class B 16 bits Class C 8 bits The unit prompts for the number of host bits to be entered then calculates the netmask which appears in standard decimal dot notation for example 255 255 255 0 when the saved parameters display Table 4 3 Standard IP Network Netmasks Network Class Host Bits Netmask A 255 0 0 0 B 255 255 0 0 C 255 255 255 0 Change Telnet Configuration Password Setting the Telnet configuration password prevents unauthorized access to Setup Mode through a Telnet connection to port 9999 or through web pages The password must have 4 characters Change telnet config password N _ An enhanced password setting for Telnet access only of 16 characters is available under Security Settings Option 6 on page 89 Note You do not need a password to access the Setup Mode window by a serial connection Change DHCP Device Name Change the DHCP name if the network is DHCP enabled Change DHCP device name not set N N WLAN Configuration Option 4 Without adequate protection a wireless LAN is susceptible to access by unauthorized users For that reason XPress DR W features the WPA security standard based on IEEE802 11i WEP is provided f
63. ess on searching Wireless on attempting to associate Wireless on associated power management off Wireless on associated power management on Required Information for Initial Configuration Hardware Address Take note of the units hardware address also known as MAC address It is on the product label in the format 00 20 4a XX XX XX where the XXs are unique numbers assigned to the product Hardware Address 00 20 4a IP Address The XPress DR W must have a unique IP address on the network The systems administrator generally provides the IP address subnet mask and gateway XPress DR User Guide 32 Chapter 4 XPress DR W IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway WLAN Settings Before the XPress DR W can communicate on an 802 11b g wireless network the WLAN settings must match the wireless network By default the XPress DR W is set to Ad Hoc network mode and its wireless Network Name SSID is LTRX_IBSS You can configure WEP WPA or WPA2 802 11i settings Note WPA and WPA2 802 11i security are only available in infrastructure mode Installing the XPress DR W for Initial Configuration Two settings are required for the XPress DR W to communicate on a wireless network The Server 0 settings The WLAN 4 settings Complete the following steps to connect and initially configure the XPress DR W required settings Initial configuration is done using the Setup Mode s Change Setup menu 1 Con
64. f the adapters listed below Allows a standard straight pinned CAT5 cable to connect the XPress DR RJ45 serial ports to the DB25F DCE interface of a serial device Allows a standard straight pinned CAT5 cable to connect the XPress DR RJ45 serial ports to the DB25M DTE interface of a serial device Allows a standard straight pinned CAT5 cable to connect the XPress DR RJ45 serial ports to the DB9F DCE interface of a serial device Allows a standard straight pinned CAT5 cable to connect the XPress DR to the DB9M DTE interface of a PC or serial device 105 Appendix C Alternative Methods of Assigning an IP Address Earlier chapters describe how to assign a static IP address using Devicelnstaller Web Manager and Setup Mode through a Telnet or serial connection This section covers other methods for assigning an IP address over the network DHCP The unit ships with a default IP address of 0 0 0 0 which automatically enables DHCP If a DHCP server exists on the network it provides the unit with an IP address gateway address and subnet mask when the unit boots up You can use the Devicelnstaller software if applicable to search the network for the DHCP assigned IP address and add it to the list of devices retrieved Note This DHCP address does not appear in the unit s Setup Mode or in Web Manager You can determine your unit s DHCP assigned IP address in Monitor Mode When you enter Monitor Mode from the serial port
65. figure it to Ethernet enable most serial devices such as barcode scanners weigh scales operator panels data access devices alphanumeric displays and thousands of intelligent serial devices XPress DR User Guide 14 Chapter 2 Introduction Loading industrial protocols such as Modbus Bridge to an XPress DR changes the configuration dialogs See the user guides on individual protocols for protocol specific settings and configuration dialogs Protocol manuals are on the software CD Note This User Guide describes the setup and configuration dialogs for the Standard Tunnel Protocol XPress DR Application Examples Note For XPress DR W application examples see Chapter 4 XPress DR W Using a method called serial tunneling the XPress DR encapsulates serial data into packets and transports them over Ethernet Using two XPress DR units connected by a network you can extend virtual serial connections across a facility or around the world Figure 2 2 Example of Serial Tunneling SERIAL TUNNELING WITH COM PORT REDIRECTOR Personal Computer PC with installed Ethernet adapter R5 232 485 Programmable Logic Controller PLC Variable Speed Drive The internal two port Ethernet switch allows the XPress DR to cascade connections from a single network drop to another Ethernet device or from one XPress DR to another and another and so on XPress DR User Guide 15 Chapter 2 Introduction Figure 2 3 Exa
66. flict on your network You are not Telneting to port 9999 The Telnet configuration port 9999 is disabled within the device server security settings If you are sure that the serial port setting is correct then you may not be connecting to the correct socket of the device server Another possibility is that the device server is not set up correctly to make a good socket connection to the network Your computer is not able to connect to port 30718 77FEh on the device server Solution Turn the device server off and then issue the following commands at the DOS prompt of your computer ARP D X X X X X X X X is the IP of the device server PING X X X X X X X X is the IP of the device server If you get a response then there is a duplicate IP address on the network If you do not get a response use the serial port to verify that Telnet is not disabled Use the Connect Mode option CO for making a connection to the device server from the network Use Connect Mode option C1 or C5 fora connection to the network from the device server Make sure that port 30718 77FEh is not blocked with any router that you are using on the network Also make sure that port 77FEh is not disabled within the Security settings of the device server 101 Chapter 13 Troubleshooting and Technical Support Technical Support If you are experiencing an error that is not described in this chapter or if you are un
67. from the setup menu and Web Manager However we provide a separate utility for changing the Country Zone setting The utility is called SetZone and is included on the XPress DR W CD It is also available for download from the Lantronix web site The syntax is SetZone lt IP address gt lt zone abbreviation gt Leaving the zone blank causes the utility to report the current setting only Following are valid zone abbreviations These settings are consistent with IEEE802 11b g zones US United States JP Japan CA Canada OT Others such as Europe excluding France FR France Asia Africa and Australia SP Spain XPress DR User Guide 58 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager To configure the XPress DR W s WLAN settings 1 Select WLAN from the main menu to open the WLAN Settings window Figure 6 8 WLAN Settings Ad Hoc Network Type d MAC Address 00 70 44 23 11 B2 nt Network Server Serial Tunnel Hostlist Channel 1 Serial Settings Connection Channel 2 Serial Settings Connection Apply Settings Apply Defaults XPress DR User Guide WLAN Settings Wireless Network Configuration Network Name SSIDi LTRX 1655 Network Type Infrastructure Ad Hoc Channel Channel 11 v United States Wireless Network Security Securite Mone Authentication None Encryption None W Key Type Hex Passphrase Advanced Settings TX Data rate 11 Mbps auto fallback Ra
68. g Infrastructure Figure 4 3 Serial Tunneling Infrastructure Example MARCOM IS FIXING Access Point XPress DR W XPress DR W Motion Controllers XPress DR User Guide 29 Chapter 4 XPress DR W In the example above the XPress DR W communicates with another device server via the AP The UDS device server in this example is connected via an Ethernet connection to the AP In this way the XPress DR W and the device server communicate directly and can transfer information between their serial devices Ad Hoc XPress DR W Connection Figure 4 4 Direct XPress DR W to XPress DR W Connection XPress DR W In the example above two XPress DR W s have established an Ad Hoc peer to peer relationship They communicate directly to each other s serial devices without a PC or an AP Physically Connecting the XPress DR W Note See page 33 for instructions on setting up the unit to configure it the first time To install the XPress DR W 1 Screw the antenna into the receptacle at the top of the XPress DR 2 Connect a serial device to your XPress DR W See Serial Interface on page 20 for cable and connector specifications 3 Supply power to your XPress DR using a 9 30 VDC or 9 24 VAC 2 3W maximum source See Power Requirements on page 24 4 Supply power to the serial device XPress DR User Guide 30 Chapter 4 XPress DR W Figure 4 5 Typical XPress DR W Configuration Ethernet
69. he data rate or leave it unchecked to set the transmission rate manually The default rate is 11 Mbps If the Auto check box is selected choose the maximum data rate from the drop down menu If the Auto check box is not selected select the fixed data rate in Mbps from the drop down menu Note The XPress DR W supports the following additional rates 18 Mbps 24 Mbps 36 Mbps and 54 Mbps Radio Power Power management reduces the overall power consumption Management of the XPress DR W unit Selecting Enable increases the response time Power management is not available in Ad Hoc mode Applying Settings 1 To save and apply the configuration changes to the device server click the Apply Settings button Note Clicking OK on each page does not change the configuration on the device OK tells the XPress DR what changes to use Apply Settings makes the changes permanent and reboots the XPress DR Applying Factory Defaults 1 Click the Apply Defaults button to set the device server back to the default settings For details see Default Settings on page 91 2 Click yes to set factory settings or click No to cancel XPress DR User Guide 62 Chapter 7 Configuration Using Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode As an alternative to using a web browser as described in the previous chapter you can use the following procedures remotely or locally Use a Telnet connection to configure the unit over the network
70. he name of the host on the network providing the IP address XPress DR User Guide 47 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Note Disabling BOOTP DHCP and AutolP all three checkboxes is not advised as the only available IP assignment method will then be ARP or the serial port 5 When finished click the OK button 6 To save and reboot click Apply Settings on the main menu Static IP Address Configuration You manually assign an IP address to the unit and enter related network settings To assign an IP address manually 1 Onthe main menu click Network 2 Wireless units only From the Network Mode drop down list select Wired Only or Wireless Only to set the unit for wired or wireless use 3 Select Use the following IP configuration 4 Enter the following as necessary IP Address Enter the IP address manually in decimal dot notation The IP address must be set to a unique value in the network Subnet Mask A subnet mask defines the number of bits taken from the IP address that are assigned for the host part Default Gateway The gateway address or router allows communication to other LAN segments The gateway address should be the IP address of the router connected to the same LAN segment as the unit The gateway address must be within the local network 5 When finished click the OK button 6 Tosave and reboot click Apply Settings on the main menu Server Configuration The u
71. he network but waits and retries XPress DR User Guide 106 Appendix C Alternative Methods of Assigning an IP Address You can disable AutolP by setting the unit s IP address to 0 0 1 0 This setting enables DHCP but disables AutolP BOOTP Similar to DHCP but for smaller networks Automatically assigns the IP address for a specific duration of time ARP and Telnet If the unit has no IP address you can use Address Resolution Protocol ARP To assign a temporary IP address 1 Ona UNIX or Windows based host create an entry in the host s ARP table using the intended IP address and the hardware address of the unit on the product label on the bottom of the unit arp s 191 12 3 77 00 20 4a xx xx xx Note For the ARP command to work on Windows 95 the ARP table on the PC must have at least one IP address defined other than its own 2 Ifyou are using Windows 95 type ARP A at the DOS command prompt to verify that there is at least one entry in the ARP table If the local machine is the only entry ping another IP address on your network to build a new entry in the ARP table the IP address must be a host other than the machine on which you are working Once there is at least one additional entry in the ARP table use the following command to ARP an IP address to the unit arp s 191 12 3 77 00 20 4a xx xX XX 3 Open a Telnet connection to port 1 The connection fails quickly but the unit temporarily changes its IP addre
72. ice servers displays in the left pane 3 Click on the XPress DR folder The list of available XPress DR units displays 4 Expand the list of XPress DR units by clicking the symbol next to the XPress DR icon 5 Select the XPress DR unit by clicking its hardware address XPress DR User Guide 45 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager 6 Inthe right pane click the Web Configuration tab 7 To view the unit s Web Manager in the current Devicelnstaller window click the Go button OR To open the Web Manager in a web browser click the External Browser button The Web Manager displays Note Alternatively to open Web Manager start your web browser and enter the IP address of the XPress DR Figure 6 1 Lantronix Web Manager gt MAC Address 00 20 40 23 11 B2 nt Home Network Server Serial Tunnel Hostlist Channel 1 Serial Settings Connection Channel 2 Serial Settings i Po connection WLAN Apply Settings Apply Defaults Device Server Configuration Manager Version 1 5 0 2T2 The main menu is in the left pane of the Web Manager window Note The WLAN option applies only to the XPress DR W Network Configuration The unit s network values display when you select Network from the main menu The following sections describe the configurable parameters on the Network Settings page XPress DR User Guide 46 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Figure 6 2 Network Settings M
73. ing multiple industrial devices to be connected controlled configured managed and updated over a network With two serial ports and two auto sensing Ethernet ports the XPress DR can easily connect multiple serial devices to a network and cascade from one XPress DR to another from a single network drop Types of supported devices Programmable controllers PLCs Process controllers Motor drive controllers Power monitoring equipment XPress DR User Guide 12 SEE JEE OO M Chapter 2 Introduction Human machine interfaces Robots Flow meters Temperature monitoring equipment Scales Mixing stations Gas detection devices CNC Machines The XPress DR can connect devices using various methods of TCP IP communications for example through a TCP data channel using UDP datagrams or though a Telnet connection Communication can be established from the XPress DR to a host computer or another device or from a host computer or device to the XPress DR Figure 2 1 XPress DR Front Note For a diagram and description of XPress DR W see Front Panel Description on page 31 Serial Port 1 RJ45 RS 232 only Ethernet Activity LED Power Diagnostic LED AC DC Power Input Port Serial Port 2 RJ45 RS 232 only RXD Activity LED TXD Activity LED Serial Port 2 Screw Terminal RS 422 RS 485 Ethernet2 10 100 Auto MDI MDI X Ethernet1 10 100 Auto MDI MDI X Ethernet Link LED Wireless Link L
74. ings Option 5 88 TCP Keepalive time in seconds 88 ARP Cache timeout in seconds 88 Disable Monitor Mode at bootup 88 HTTP Port Number 89 MTU Size 89 Enable alternate MAC 89 Security Settings Option 6 89 Disable SNMP 90 SNMP Community Name 90 Disable Telnet Setup 90 Disable TFTP Firmware Upgrade 90 Disable Port 77FE Hex 90 Disable Web Server 91 Disable Web Setup 91 Disable ECHO Ports 91 XPress DR User Guide 6 Enable Enhanced Password Default Settings Option 7 Channel 1 and Channel 2 Configuration Settings Expert Settings Security Settings WLAN Settings XPress DR W only Chapter 11 Firmware Upgrades Obtaining Firmware Reloading Firmware Using TFTP Graphical User Interface Using TFTP Command Line Interface Recovering the Firmware Using the Serial Port and Devicelnstaller Chapter 12 Monitor Mode Entering Monitor Mode Using the Serial Port Entering Monitor Mode Using the Network Port Monitor Mode Commands Chapter 13 Troubleshooting and Technical Support Problems and Error Messages Technical Support Appendix A Technical Specifications Appendix B Lantronix Cables and Adapters Appendix C Alternative Methods of Assigning an IP Address DHCP AutolP BOOTP ARP and Telnet Appendix D Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions Converting Binary to Hexadecimal Conversion Table Scientific Calculator Appendix E Compliance Information Declaration of Conformity XPress DR W Regulatory Information USA Fede
75. ion of unit with IP address x x x x from hex records SS Set Security record Sets the Security record without the encryption key and length parameters The entire record must still be written but the encryption specific bytes do not need to be provided they can be null since they are not overwritten TT TCP Connection Shows all incoming and outgoing TCP connections Table VS x x X X Version Queries software header record 16 bytes of unit with IP address X X X X Responses to some of the commands are in Intel Hex format Note Entering any of the commands listed above generates one of the following command response codes XPress DR User Guide 97 Chapter 12 Monitor Mode Table 7 2 Command Response Codes Response Meaning 0 gt OK no error 1 gt No answer from remote device 2 gt Cannot reach remote device or no answer 8 gt Wrong parameter s 9 gt Invalid command XPress DR User Guide 98 Chapter 13 Troubleshooting and Technical Support This chapter discusses how you can diagnose and fix errors quickly without having to contact a dealer or Lantronix It helps to connect a terminal to the serial port while diagnosing an error to view summary messages that may display When troubleshooting always ensure that the physical connections power cable network cable and serial cable are secure Note Some unexplained errors might be caused by duplicate IP addresses on the network Make sure that your unit s I
76. ion or comment is not visible on other PCs or laptops using Devicelnstaller Device Family Non configurable field Displays the unit s device family type as XPress Type ID Non configurable field Displays the device type as XPress DR Non configurable field Displays the unit s ID embedded within the box Hardware Address Non configurable field Displays the unit s hardware or MAC address Firmware Version Non configurable field Displays the firmware currently installed on the XPress DR Extended Firmware Version Non configurable field Displays the full version nomenclature of the firmware Online Status Non configurable field Displays the unit s status as online offline unreachable the XPress DR is on a different subnet or busy the XPress DR is currently performing a task Telnet Enabled Non configurable field Displays True Permits Telnet sessions Telnet Port Non configurable field Displays the unit s port for telnet sessions Web Enabled Non configurable field Displays True Permits configuration through Web Manager Web Port Non configurable field Displays the unit s port for Web Manager configuration Maximum Baud Rate Supported Non configurable field Displays the unit s maximum baud rate Note The XPress DR may not be running at this rate currently Firmware Upgradeable Non configurable field Displays True indicating the unit
77. k going to the serial port n 0 disables the ability to make a connection from the network to the serial port ATSO n n 1 9 enables the ability to make a connection from the network to the serial port n gt 1 9 is invalid Enables or disables character echo and responses ATEn n 0 disables character echo and responses n 1 enables character echo and responses Enables numeric response or full verbose n 0 enables numeric response ATVn p n 1 enables full verbose Note The unit recognizes these AT commands as single commands such as ATEO or ATV1 it does not recognize compound commands such as ATEOV Send the Escape Sequence in Modem Mode Send in Modem Mode Y _ Disable or enable the unit s ability to send the escape sequence The default is Y Yes send the escape sequence Auto Increment Source Port Auto increment source port N _ Y Yes auto increments the source port The XPress DR increments the port number used with each new connection Remote IP Address This is the destination IP address used with an outgoing connection Remote IP Address 000 000 000 000 Note This option does not display when Hostlist is enabled from the ConnectMode prompt see Connect Mode on page 72 for more information XPress DR User Guide 78 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Remote Port You must set the remote TCP port number for the unit to make outgoing connections Thi
78. methods are discussed below Using TFTP Graphical User Interface To download new firmware from a computer 1 Usea TFTP client to send a binary file to the unit ROM to upgrade the unit s internal operational code and COB to upgrade its internal web interface Note TFTP requires the ROM binary version of the unit s internal operational code In the TFTP server field enter the IP address of the unit being upgraded Select Upload operation and Binary format Enter the full path of the firmware file in the Local file name field Gio oe o In the Remote file name field enter the current internal operational code rA for XPress DR or IA for XPress DR W or WEB1 for the internal web pages 6 Click the Upload Now button to transfer the file to the unit XPress DR User Guide 93 Chapter 11 Firmware Upgrades Figure 11 1 TFTP Window 4 TFTP Client TFTP server 172 20 206 64 Upload News Operation t Upload E Format Binary ere ae Weird Solutions Firmware 6 1 0 0 xdrpl 61 M rom ji Settings Remote file name pecs ir ia Help After the firmware has been loaded and stored which takes approximately 8 seconds to complete the unit performs a power reset Using TFTP Command Line Interface To download new firmware from a computer 1 Enter the following from a TFTP command line interface tftp i lt ip address gt put lt local filename gt lt destination file name gt Th
79. mple of Cascading Multiple XPress DR Units SWITCHPORT CASCADING Personal Computer PC with installed Ethernet adapter Ethernet BA 23 Motor Drive rm HT PLC VO nn 23 Logic Controller Motor Drive PLC Jam PLC i amp Ny Robotics Note For examples of wireless applications see Chapter 4 XPress DR W Addresses and Port Numbers Hardware Address The hardware address is also referred to as the Ethernet address or MAC address The first three bytes of the Ethernet address are fixed and read 00 20 4A identifying the unit as a Lantronix product The fourth fifth and sixth bytes are unique numbers assigned to each unit Figure 2 4 Sample Hardware Address IP Address Every device connected to an IP network must have a unique IP address This address references the specific unit Port Numbers Every TCP connection and every UDP datagram is defined by a destination IP address and a port number For example a Telnet application commonly uses port number 23 A port number is similar to an extension on a phone system XPress DR User Guide 16 Chapter 2 Introduction You can associate the unit s serial channel port with a specific TCP UDP port number Port number 9999 is reserved for access to the unit s Setup configuration Mode Configuration Methods After installation the XPress DR requires configuration for the unit to operate corr
80. ndpoint Configuration Local Part Remote Port lo Common Options Telnet Mode Disable Terminal Mame Auto increment for active connect Remote Host 0 0 0 0 Connect Response None v Use Hostlist Yes No Disconnect Mode On Mdm Ctr In Drop O Yes No Check EOT Ctrl Dy Yes No Hard Disconnect yes No Inactivity Timeout lo 0 ltmins SECS 54 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager 2 Inthe available fields enter or modify the following information Connect Protocol Protocol From the drop down menu select TCP Connect Mode Passive Connection Accept Incoming Select Yes to accept incoming connections The default setting is Yes Password Required Determines whether a password is required for an incoming passive connection This field is not available when a password is set for Telnet mode The default setting is No Password lf Password Required was set to Yes enter the password for passive connections Connect Mode Active Connection Active Connect Select None default to disable Active Connect Otherwise select the connection type from the drop down list With Any Character Attempts to connect when any character is received from the serial port With Active Mdm Ctrl In Accepts external connection requests only when the modem control in input is asserted With Start Character Attempts to connect when it
81. nect one end of the supplied serial cable to the unit s serial port 1 See 9 Pin RS 232 to Serial RJ45 Cable P N 500 103 on page 22 2 Connect the other end of the serial cable to a terminal or a PC s serial COM port 3 On the PC open a terminal emulation application e g HyperTerminal Configure the XPress DR W serial settings as 9600 baud 8 bits not parity 1 stop bit and no flow control 9600 8 N 1 4 Enter Setup Mode by simultaneously connecting the power supply and holding down the x key Upon connection the following information displays eee Lantronix APress DR Wireless IA Device Server MAG address HH20H4A23118B2 Software version UV6 3 1T2 lt 9604826 gt Press Enter for Setup Mode Model Device Server Plustt Firmware Gode IA gt 5 Press Enter within 5 seconds to display the Change Setup menu Server Configuration Option 0 You can configure the unit s basic network parameters when you select Server configuration option 0 Note Current values display in parentheses XPress DR User Guide 33 Chapter 4 XPress DR W Network Mode XPress DR W only The first prompt requires you to set the unit for wired or wireless use Wireless is the default so just press Enter at the prompt Figure 4 7 Network Mode Hetwork mode H Wired Only 1 WVireless Only tH _ The IP Address Set Gateway IP Address and Netmask fields display the current values Figure 4 8 Server Settings
82. nector orange white The view is from the end of the connector Table 3 5 Typical RJ45 Connector Orange white fr orange 1 5 Green white 1 Bue oo LI Biue white I Gre en LLI Brown white Brown _ Connector End View from XPress DR User Guide 23 Chapter 3 Installation and Hardware Multi Drop Ethernet Connections Although there are two Ethernet ports the XPress DR only has one MAC address and IP address Either port can be used as the primary connection with the other used to inter connect other Ethernet devices or cascade from one XPress DR to another Figure 3 7 Multi Drop Ethernet Connections Multi Port 10100 Fthernet Switch F445 Patch Cable Power Requirements As with most industrial automation devices the XPress DR does not ship with a power supply Its flexible power input circuit allows the product to be powered by any 9 30 VDC or 9 24 VAC power supply that can provide the 2 3 Watt maximum required by the XPress DR In addition to the wide power input range the XPress DR provides 2K VAC and 2 8K VDC galvanic isolation between the power input and the Ethernet ports 2K VAC and 2 8K VDC galvanic isolation between the power input and the serial ports Reset Switch The XPress DR includes a hardware reset switch located in the small hole above the power connector Pressing the reset switch causes a hardware reboot of the XPress DR The hardware re
83. nerrnnnennansnnnnnnnnnsennnnnene 70 Table 9 2 Common Interface Mode Settings rrrrrrrnnnrnrnnnrrrvnnnrrrvnnnrrenrnrennnnn 70 Table 9 3 Flow Control Options rarrrrarrrnarrranernarernanennnnernnrnranennaneranennanennanennn 71 Table 9 4 Reserved Port Numbers rrrarrnnarnnanrnnanennnnennnnnnnnnnnanennanennnennanennnnennn 71 Table 9 5 Connect Mode Options rrrrrrannrnnannrnnnnnnvnnnennnnnennnnnennanennanennnnnennnnnene 72 Table 9 6 Modem Mode Messages rrrrnnrrnnnnnennnnrnnnnnrnnnnnennnnnennnnennnnsnnnnesnnnnnen 76 Table 9 7 Modem Mode Command ccccsscceceeeeeceeceeseeeeeeeeceseneeeseeeesseeeeas TT Table 9 8 Disconnect Mode Options rrrarrrrnnnnnnnnnnrnnnerrnnnenrnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnen 79 Table 9 9 Flush Mode Options rrrrannrrnannrnannernnnnvrnnnrnnnnnrnnannennnnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnene 80 Table 9 10 Pack Control Options arnrrranrrnnnnennannrrnnnernnnnenrnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnene 80 Table 11 1 Firmware FIGS sci eosceccncseiacetecenselscsviatecoceisesbisenselssseielshssesteiesssecneaetis 93 Table 12 1 Monitor Mode Commands arrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnrnnnnnen 97 Table 13 1 Problems and Error Messages rrrrnrrrnnnnrnnnnrennnnrrennnnrrnnnrrnnnernnnnnen 99 Table 13 2 XPress DR and XPress DR W Specifications rrrronrrrnnnennnn 103 Table 13 3 XPress DR W Wireless Specifications cccccceccccseeeeeeeeeeeees 104 Table 1
84. nit s server values display when you select Server from the main menu The following sections describe the configurable parameters on the Server Settings page XPress DR User Guide 48 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Figure 6 3 Server Settings MAC Address 00 20 44 23 11 E7 0t Server Settings Network Serial Tunnel Server Configuration Hostlist Telnet Password Channel 1 Serial Settings Retype Password Connection Channel 2 Advanced Serial Settings ARF Cache Timeout 600 Connection secs Apply Settings TCP Keepalive secs Apply Defaults Monitor Mode Bootup Enable Disable HTTP Server Pott MTU Size To configure the unit s device server settings 1 On the main menu click Server 2 Configure or modify the following fields Server Configuration Telnet Password Enter the password required for Telnet access Retype Password Re enter the password required for Telnet access Advanced ARP Cache Timeout When the unit communicates with another device on the network it adds an entry into its ARP table ARP Cache timeout defines the number of seconds 1 600 before it refreshes this table TCP Keepalive Defines how many seconds the unit waits during an inactive connection before checking its status If the unit does not receive a response it drops that connection Enter a value between 0 and 65 seconds 0 disables keepalive The default setting is 45 Monito
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86. ocol stack with an 802 11b g transceiver supporting WEP and WPA security Application Examples The XPress DR W has an 802 11b g transceiver in addition to its serial and Ethernet ports Each serial port is connected to the serial communication port of a device The wireless transceiver connects to another wireless device or to an Access Point AP This section includes typical scenarios for using the XPress DR W Serial Tunneling Network Figure 4 1 Serial Tunneling Infrastructure Network Example MARCOM IS FIXING Ethernet Access Point e Personal Computer PC Motion Controllers Le Flow Meters Barcode Scanners A PC connected to an AP via an Ethernet connection and a PC with a wireless connection to the AP LAN access the XPress DR W as though they are directly XPress DR User Guide 28 Chapter 4 XPress DR W connected to it The combination of the XPress DR W a PC and Lantronix s Com Port Redirector software allows the PC to communicate directly to the wireless unit s serial devices providing wireless serial tunneling Com Port Redirector is available on the product CD and the Lantronix web site www lantronix com Ad Hoc Network Figure 4 2 Ad Hoc Network Example XPress DR W In the example above the AP is not present The PC makes a direct wireless connection with the XPress DR W to manage serial devices Without an AP it is a peer to peer relationship Serial Tunnelin
87. ocol type for the selected channel The default setting is RS232 Note Configuring RS 485 is not permitted Flow Control Flow control manages data flow between devices in a network to ensure the data is processed efficiently Too much data arriving before a device is prepared to manage it causes lost or retransmitted data None is the default setting Baud Rate The unit and attached serial device such as a modem must agree on a speed or baud rate to use for the serial connection Valid baud rates are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 115200 or 230400 Data Bits Indicates the number of bits in a transmitted data package The default setting is 8 Parity Checks for the parity bit The default setting is None Stop Bits The stop bit follows the data and parity bits in serial communication It indicates the end of transmission The default setting is 1 XPress DR User Guide 52 Pack Control Enable Packing Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Select to enable packing on the XPress DR Disabled by default Two firmware selectable packing algorithms define how and when packets are sent to the network The standard algorithm is optimized for applications in which the unit is used in a local environment allowing for very small delays for single characters while keeping the packet count low The alternate packing algorithm minimizes the packet count on the network and is especially useful
88. ommunications applications you avoid potentially expensive phone calls To select Modem Mode set the Connect Mode to C6 no echo D6 echo with full verbose D7 echo with numeric response CF modem responses only numeric response or CE modem responses only full verbose Note If the unit is in Modem Mode and the serial port is idle the unit can still accept network TCP connections to the serial port if Connect Mode is set to C6 no echo D6 echo with full verbose D7 echo with numeric response CF modem responses only numeric response or CE modem responses only full verbose Without Echo In Modem Mode echo refers to the echo of all of the characters entered in command mode it does not mean to echo data that is transferred Quiet Mode without echo refers to the modem not sending an answer to the commands received or displaying what was typed Data Echo amp Modem Full Verbose The unit echoes modem commands and responds to Response a command with a message string shown in the table below Numeric Response The unit echoes modem commands and responds to a command with a numeric response Modem Responses Full Verbose The unit does not echo modem commands and Only responds to a command with a message string shown in the table below Numeric Response The unit does not echo modem commands and responds to a command with a numeric response Table 9 6 Modem Mode Messages Message Meaning Full Verbose
89. on helps to adapt frame transmission to the frame boundary Send Characters e If 2 Byte Send Character Sequence is enabled the unit interprets the sendchars as a 2 byte sequence if this option is not enabled the unit interprets them independently If Send Immediately After Characters is not set any characters already in the serial buffer are included in the transmission after a transmit condition is found If this option is set the unit sends immediately after recognizing the transmit condition sendchar or timeout Note A transmission might occur if status information needs to be exchanged or an acknowledgment needs to be sent DisConnTime Inactivity Timeout Use this parameter to set an inactivity timeout The unit drops the connection if there is no activity on the serial line before the set time expires Enter time in the format mm ss where m is the number of minutes and s is the number of seconds DisConnTime 0 0 To disable the inactivity timeout enter 00 00 Range is 0 disabled to 5999 seconds 99 minutes 59 seconds Default setting is 0 XPress DR User Guide 81 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Send Characters Enter up to two characters in hexadecimal representation in sendchar SendChar 1 0 _ SendChar 2 0 _ If the unit receives a character on the serial line that matches one of these characters it sends the character immediately along with any awaiting characters to
90. onfigurable field Displays the unit s TCP keepalive value The value is in the range 1 65s and the default setting is 45 Supports Configurable Pins Non configurable field Displays False indicating configurable pins are not available on the XPress DR Supports Email Triggers Non configurable field Displays False Supports AES Data Stream Non configurable field Displays False Supports 485 Supports 920K Baudrate Non configurable field Displays True XPress DR supports the RS 485 protocol Non configurable field Displays False XPress DR supports baud rates up to a maximum of 230 Kbaud Supports HTTP Server Non configurable field Displays True Supports HTTP Setup Non configurable field Displays True Supports 230K Baud Rate Non configurable field XPress DR supports a baud rate of 230 Kbaud Displays True Supports GPIO XPress DR User Guide Non configurable field Displays False 44 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager You must configure the unit so that it can communicate on a network with your serial device For example you must set the way the unit will respond to serial and network traffic how it will handle serial packets and when to start or close a connection The unit s configuration is stored in nonvolatile memory and is retained without power You can change the configuration at any time The
91. ons Description Com Port Redirector Windows 98 NT 2000 XP based virtual com port software TX RX activity per serial Link Activity per Ethernet port Power System OK Wireless 8 KV direct contact 15 KV air discharge ESD protection on all serial ports IEC 1000 4 2 IEC 61000 4 2 2K VAC 2 8K VDC galvanic isolation between power input port to Ethernet ports except chassis ground 2K VAC 2 8K VDC galvanic isolation between power input port to serial ports Transient Voltage protection and ESD with max non repetitive surge current 800 A 8 20 us IEC 61000 4 2 2 K VAC 2 8K VDC galvanic isolation between Ethernet ports except chassis ground 2 K VAC 2 8K VDC galvanic isolation between Ethernet ports to serial ports 40 A 5 50 ns EFT protection IEC 61000 4 4 12 A 8 20 us lightning protection IEC 61000 4 5 on all Ethernet ports UL CSA FCC CE TUV CTick VCCI FM Class 1 Div 2 Table 13 3 XPress DR W Wireless Specifications Category IEEE 802 11b g Output Power 14 1 0 dBm lt 12 Mbps 12 1 0 dBm gt 12 a Antenna Antenna Connector Rates 1 REE Mbps Number of US 1 11 Radio Selectable CA 1 11 Subchannels JP 1 14 FR 10 13 SP 10 11 OT 1 13 OT Others 16QAM 64QAM a eo Connector WEP 64 128 WPA Maximum Receive Level 10 dBm with PER lt 8 Receiver Sensitivity 72 dBm for 54 Mbps 87 dBm for 11 Mbps 89 dBm for 5 5 Mbps 90 dBm for 2 0 Mbps 92 dBm for 1
92. operating systems For example 1 On the Windows Start menu click Programs Accessories gt Calculator 1 Onthe View menu select Scientific The scientific calculator displays 2 Click Bin Binary and type the number you want to convert XPress DR User Guide 108 Appendix D Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions sols Bebe 1001100 Ll 1 i Cii i i L XPress DR User Guide 109 Appendix E Compliance Information Declaration of Conformity according to ISO IEC Guide 22 and BS 7514 Manufacturer s Name amp Address Lantronix 15353 Barranca Parkway Irvine CA 92618 USA Declares that the following product Product Name Model XPress DR and XPress DR W Description 2 Port Industrial Device Server and Wireless 2 Port Industrial Device Server Conforms to the following standards or other normative documents Safety UL 60950 1 CSA 22 2 No 60950 1 03 EN 60950 1 Table 13 4 Electromagnetic Emissions and Immunity XPress DR FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 ICES 003 Issue 4 February 2004 Class A IEC_61000 4 2 1995 AS NZS CISPR 22 2004 Class A IEC_61000 4 3 1995 EN55022 1998 A1 2000 A2 2003 CLASS A IEC 61000 4 4 1995 EN61000 3 2 2000 Class A IEC_61000 4 5 1995 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 IEC_61000 4 6 1996 IEC_61000 4 8 1993 IEC_61000 4 11 1994 XPress DR User Guide 110 Appendix E Compliance Information Industrial Environment FCC Part 18
93. or Serial Port Setup Mode To establish a Telnet connection 1 From the Windows Start menu click Run and type the following command where x x X X IS the IP address and 9999 is the unit s fixed network configuration port number Windows telnet x x x x 9999 2 Click OK The following information displays Figure 7 1 MAC Address 23 Lantronix APress DR Wireless IA Device Server MAG address HH264A23118B2 Software version Y6B 3 H 11T2 lt 960826 gt Press Enter for Setup Mode Model Device Server Plustt Firmware Gode IA 3 To enter Setup Mode press Enter within 5 seconds The current configuration settings display followed by the Change Setup menu Figure 7 2 Setup Menu Options Change Setup Server Channel 1 Channel 2 ULAH Expert Security Defaults Exit without save Save and exit Your choice 4 Select an option on the menu by entering the number of the option in the Your choice field and pressing Enter 5 To enter a value for a parameter type the value and press Enter or to confirm a current value just press Enter 6 When finished save the new configuration option 9 The unit reboots Serial Port Connection To configure the unit through a serial connection 1 Connect a console terminal VT100 or PC running a terminal emulation program from port 1 with the Lantronix supplied P N 500 103 RJ45 to DB9F serial cable 2 The default serial port settings are 9600 baud
94. or backwards compatibility and interaction with older devices Note Due to regulations the country specific setting has been removed from the setup menu and Web Manager We provide a separate utility for changing the Country Zone setting The utility is called SetZone and is included in the XPress DR W package It is also available for download from the Lantronix web site The syntax is SetZone lt IP address gt lt zone abbreviation gt XPress DR User Guide 35 Chapter 4 XPress DR W Leaving the zone blank causes the utility to report the current setting only Following are valid zone abbreviations These settings are consistent with EEE802 11b g zones US United States JP Japan CA Canada OT Others such as Europe FR France excluding France Asia Africa and Australia SP Spain To modify WLAN settings select 4 WLAN from the Change Setup menu Topology Select Infrastructure ESS mode or Adhoc IBSS mode Infrastructure mode communicates with Access Points Ad Hoc mode communicates only with other clients Topology O Infrastructure 1 Adhoc 1 Network Name SSID Enter the name of the network to which the XPress DR W will connect Network name LTRX IBSS _ Adhoc Network Channel When Adhoc is selected in the Topology parameter and the XPress DR W cannot find the specified network it creates one with that name by transmitting a beacon on the selected channel Channel 11 _ Only channels all
95. or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Caution Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation The equipment contains transmitter with FCC ID R68XSDRWLSG The antenna s used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Installers and end users must be provided with antenna installation instructions and transmitter operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance Canada Industry Canada Notice This device complies with Industry Canada RSS 210 regulations IC 3867A XSDRWLSG Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause interference and This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device To prevent radio interference to the licensed service this device must be operated indoors only and should be kept away from windows to provide maximum shielding This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme la norme NMB 003 du Canada
96. ort 17 TFTP downloads 93 Warranty 115 Web Manager 45 WLAN settings 82 XPress DR W 32 Applications 28 Front panel 31 Initial configuration 32 Installation 33 Introduction 28 LEDs 32 WLAN settings 33 35 58 116
97. owed in the country for which the XPress DR W is designated can be selected The country displays in the Setup Mode settings overview Security The Security Suite prompt enables you to select the type of security The XPress DR W features WEP WPA and WPA2 802 11i to secure all wireless communication WPA and WPA2 802 11i are only available when the topology is Infrastructure Security suite H none 1 WEP 2 WPA 3 WPA2 882 11i lt gt Notes Inthe WPA and WPA2 modes the encryption setting denotes the lowest acceptable encryption method CCMP gt TKIP gt WEP For example if the unit is configured for WEP and the Access Point supports TKIP the negotiation will result in TKIP being used If the unit is configured for TKIP and the Access Point only supports WEP association will fail because the Access Point does not meet the unit s demands CCMP is only available in WPA2 mode Communication between the Access Point and a single wireless device is called unicast and uses the pairwise encryption method Communication from the Access XPress DR User Guide 36 Chapter 4 XPress DR W Point to many wireless devices at once is called multicast and uses the group encryption method To receive broadcast and multicast messages the group encryption for all wireless devices communicating with the same access point must be equal If any of these devices is WEP only no support for WPA set the encryption to TKIP WEP A gro
98. ption method is different from the pairwise unicast encryption For example CCMP TKIP gt pairwise CCMP and group TKIP Fixed or Automatic Data Rate The XPress DR W can control the transmission rate Select 0 to set a fixed data rate or select 1 to set an automatic data rate The default setting is 1 auto TX Data rate O fixed l auto 1 _ XPress DR User Guide 39 Chapter 4 XPress DR W Transmission Data Rate If the above TX Data rate is set to fixed the selected data rate is the XPress DR W s fixed transmission rate If the above TX Data rate is set to auto the selected data rate is the XPress DR W s maximum data rate Lower data rates allow for larger distances They may also be required when communicating with older devices The default setting is 11 Mbps TX Data rate 0 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 11 4 18 5 24 6 36 7 54 Mbps 0 _ Note The unit s maximum data rate cannot be selected when TX Data rate is set to auto Next Steps 1 Upon completing the IP and WLAN settings select menu option 9 to save and exit the XPress DR W Setup Mode 2 To configure the XPress DR W further continue to Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager or Chapter 7 Configuration Using Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode XPress DR User Guide 40 Chapter 5 Using Devicelnstaller This chapter covers the steps for getting the XPress DR device server online and viewing its current configuration Note For the latest firmwar
99. r s Contact Director of Quality Assurance Lantronix Tel 949 453 3990 15353 Barranca Parkway Irvine CA 92618 USA Fax 949 453 3995 XPress DR W Regulatory Information USA Federal Communications Commission FCC Notice This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Caution Changes or modifications to this product not expressly approved by Lantronix could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation XPress DR User Guide 112 Appendix E Compliance Information If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one
100. r Mode Bootup Select Disable to disable entry into the monitor mode using the yyy or xx1 key sequence at startup This field prevents the unit from entering monitor mode by interpreting the stream of characters that are received during the device server s initialization at startup HTTP Server Port This option allows the configuration of the web server port number The valid range is 1 65535 The default setting is 80 XPress DR User Guide 49 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager 0x77FE Server Port N A MTU Size The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU is the largest physical packet size a network can transmit for TCP and UDP Enter between 512 and 1400 bytes The default setting is 1400 bytes 3 When you are finished click the OK button 4 To save and reboot on the main menu click Apply Settings Host List Configuration The XPress DR scrolls through the host list until it connects to a device listed in the host list table After a successful connection the unit stops trying to connect to any others If this connection fails the unit continues to scroll through the table until the next successful connection The host list supports a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 12 entries Each entry contains an IP address and a port number Note The host list is disabled for Manual and Modem Mode The unit does not accept a data connection from a remote device when the hostlist option is enabled To configur
101. r WPA2 802 11i on the XPress DR W WPA and WPA2 802 11i are not available when Ad Hoc is the network type By default wireless security is disabled Note The WPA2 802 11i mode complies with the Robust Secure Network specified in the IEEE standard 802 111 It enables the AES based strong CCMP encryption WEP Options Authentication Select an authentication scheme Open None or Shared from the drop down menu Encryption Select the encryption type 64 bit or 128 bit for WEP from the pull down menu 64 bit is the default encryption for WEP Key Type Select the key type Hex or Passphrase Key and Retype Key If the selected key type is Hex Enter the Encryption Key as a hexadecimal value according the following guidelines Valid Hex alphanumeric characters are 0 9 and A F 64 bit hex 5 bytes represented as XX XX XX XX XX Example 01 A3 47 E5 C9 128 bit hex 13 bytes represented as XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX Example A1 B2 C3 E4 D5 F6 98 74 B7 65 A8 D3 F2 If the selected key type is Passphrase Enter the key as a string A passphrase is a sentence that is translated into hex by a hashing algorithm Example My dog has spots and likes to chase cats A passphrase of more than 20 characters is recommended Maximum length is 63 characters including spaces and punctuation characters Passphrase input is not the same as ASCII input The passphrase input is safer because it has up
102. ral Communications Commission FCC Notice Canada Industry Canada Notice Europe R amp TTE Directive 99 5 EC Wireless Notice XPress DR User Guide Contents 91 91 91 92 92 92 93 93 93 93 94 94 96 96 96 96 99 99 102 103 105 106 106 106 107 107 108 108 108 108 110 110 112 112 113 114 Contents Australia amp New Zealand Wireless Notice 114 Appendix F Warranty 115 index 116 Figures Figure 2 1 XPress DR Front ccccccsesceceeseeeccesseecceeseeeceegeeecsauseesseseeessageees 13 Figure 2 2 Example of Serial Tunneling cccccececeeceeeeeeseeeeseaeeeesaaeeeeeeeeees 15 Figure 2 3 Example of Cascading Multiple XPress DR Units eee 16 Figure 2 4 Sample Hardware Address rrrrrrrnnrrrrnnnnrevrnnnnenranrnennnnnnennnnnnrennnnsne 16 Figure 3 1 Typical Configuration ccccccccseeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseaeeeesaaeees 19 Figure 32 Foo XPress DR vuuv4rv 44424 sms en 20 Figure 34 Screw Terminal POMS susssosmesarsseveema mei m rsaisgdsian 21 Figure 3 5 Termination Resistor for 2 Wire Connection rranrnrnrnnnrnvnnnnnnnnnnnre 22 Figure 3 6 Lantronix P N 500 103 RJ45 DB9F Serial Cable Pinout 22 Figure 3 7 Multi Drop Ethernet CONN CtiONnS cccccecceecseeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeneeeees 24 Fourm SD RET Svene 25 Figure 3 9 LEDs on the XPress DR rrrnnnrernnnnvrnnnnvrnnnnnnnnnvnnnnvnnn
103. receive or transmit soon This feature reduces the power consumption by up to 170 mA Enabling power management increases the response time because the radio needs to start up again The radio is enabled to synchronize and check for incoming messages every 100 ms Note This option ts not available when the Topology is set to Adhoc Enable power management CN XPress DR User Guide 87 Chapter 10 Setup Mode Advanced Settings Expert Settings Option 5 Note You can change these settings using Telnet or serial connections only not on the Web Manager Caution Only a Network Administrator should change these parameters You must definitely know the consequences the changes might have Figure 10 1 Expert Settings TGP Keepalive time ins 1s 65s Hs disahble gt 45 gt ARP Cache timeout in s Cis bhs lt 6008 gt 7 Disable Monitor Mode P bootup lt H 7 H gt 7 HTTP Port Humber d MTU Size 512 1468 146HH gt Enable alternate MAG lt H gt 7 TCP Keepalive time in seconds This option allows you to change how many seconds the unit waits during a silent connection before attempting to see if the currently connected network device is still on the network If the unit gets no response it drops that connection TCP Keepalive time in s 1s 65s Os disable 45 _ ARP Cache timeout in seconds Whenever the unit communicates with another device on the network it adds an entry into it
104. ries Each entry contains the IP address and the port number The hostlist is disabled for Manual and Modem Modes The unit does not accept a data connection from a remote device when the hostlist option is enabled 74 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Figure 9 3 Hostlist Option Baudrate 4960h 7 I F Mode 40 gt 7 Flow 88 gt Port Mo i1ABBi gt 7 ConnectMode 252 7 Send in Modem Mode tY 7 Auto increment source port NW Hostlist Hi IP 172 619 066 661 Port AG23 H2 IP 172 619 666 662 Port 83681 HS IP 172 819 066 663 Port 198441 Host list 7 MD 7 Y address 172 gt 819 gt CAAA lt AHAL gt 235 gt 7 address 172 gt 819 gt l A L lt AA2 gt 93 81 gt address i gt B19 A gt 19683 gt 1 081 gt 7 address AHA P lt AAA gt P lt 988 gt AHH Hostlist IP 172 619 660 661 Port A 23 IP 172 619 668 662 Port 63081 IP 172 619 660 663 Port 196881 Change Hostlist N 7 H Hostlist Retrycounter 32 Hostlist Retrytimeout 258 7 DisGonnMode lt A 7 FlushMode HAD DisGonnTime lt 94 008 gt 7 SendChar 1 BHD SendGhar 2 HAD To enable the hostlist 1 Enter a Connect Mode of 0x20 2X where X is any digit The menu shows you a list of current entries already defined in the product 2 To delete modify or add an entry select Yes If you enter an IP address of 0 0 0 0
105. s and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with this guide may cause harmful interference to radio communications This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num erique de la classe A est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada Changes or modifications to this device not explicitly approved by Lantronix will void the user s authority to operate this device The information in this guide may change without notice The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this guide Date Rev Comments 3 06 A Initial document 10 06 B Added description of wireless functionality 6 08 C Added RoHs notice XPress DR User Guide 2 Contents Chapter 1 Using This Guide Purpose and Audience Summary of Chapters Additional Documentation Chapter 2 Introduction Product Description Industrial Automation Protocols Network Protocols Serial Tunneling XPress DR Application Examples Addresses and Port Numbers Hardware Address IP Address Port Numbers Configuration Methods Chapter 3 Installation and Hardware What s in the Box What Must the User Provide Physically Connecting the XPress DR XPress DR Front Panel Serial Interface Screw Terminal Serial Connectors 9 Pin RS 232 to Serial RJ45 Cable P N 500 103 Ethernet Interface Multi Drop Ethernet Connections Power Requirements Reset Switch LEDs Dimensions Wall Mount Bracket
106. s firmware is upgradeable as newer versions become available IP Address Non configurable field Displays the unit s current IP address To change the IP address see Assigning an IP Address on page 41 Number of COB Non configurable field Displays the number of COB partitions partitions supported supported XPress DR User Guide 43 Chapter 5 Using Devicelnstaller Setting Description Supports Dynamic IP Non configurable field Indicates whether the current IP address on the XPress DR was set manually or assigned automatically DHCP Non configurable field that displays only if the unit supports Dynamic IP True indicates that the IP address can be assigned automatically by DHCP BOOTP RARP Non configurable field that displays only if the unit supports Dynamic IP True indicates that the IP address can be assigned automatically by BOOTP Non configurable field that displays only if the unit supports Dynamic IP True indicates that the IP address can be assigned automatically by RARP Subnet Mask Non configurable field Displays the unit s current subnet mask To change the subnet mask see Assigning an IP Address on page 41 Gateway Non configurable field Displays the unit s current gateway To change the gateway see Assigning an IP Address on page 41 Number of Ports Non configurable field Displays the number of ports on the XPress DR TCP Keepalive Non c
107. s ARP table The ARP Cache timeout option allows you to define how many seconds 1 600 the unit will wait before timing out this table ARP Cache timeout in s ls 65s Os disable 600 _ Disable Monitor Mode at bootup This option allows you to disable all entries into Monitor Mode during startup except for the xxx sequence This prevents entry using yyy zzz Xx1 and yy1 key sequences only during the bootup sequence The default setting for Monitor Mode at bootup is N No See Chapter 12 Monitor Mode Disable Monitor Mode bootup N _ XPress DR User Guide 88 Chapter 10 Setup Mode Advanced Settings HTTP Port Number This option allows the configuration of the web server port number The valid range is 1 65535 The default HTTP port number is 80 HTTP Port Number 80 _ MTU Size The Maximum Transmission Unit MTU is the largest physical packet size a network can transmit for TCP and UDP Enter between 512 and 1400 bytes The default setting is 1400 bytes MTU Size 1400 _ Enable alternate MAC If necessary enable the alternate MAC address if specified in the OEM setup record Enable alternate MAC N _ Security Settings Option 6 You can change security settings by means of Telnet or serial connections only not on the Web Manager We recommend that you set security over the dedicated network or over the serial setup to prevent eavesdropping Caution Disabling both Telnet Setup and
108. s parameter defines the port number on the target host to which a connection is attempted Remote Port 0 To connect an ASCII terminal to a host using the unit for login purposes use the remote port number 23 Internet standard port number for Telnet services Note This option does not display when Hostlist is enabled from the ConnectMode prompt see Connect Mode on page 72 for more information DisConnMode This setting determines the conditions under which the unit will cause a network connection to terminate DisConnMode 0 Notes In DisConnMode Disconnect Mode DTR drop either drops the connection or is ignored Note All bit positions in the table that are blank represent don t care bits for that particular option which can be set to either a 0 or 1 value Table 9 8 Disconnect Mode Options Disconnect Mode Option Disconnect with DTR drop Ignore DTR Channel port password Hard disconnect Disable hard disconnect State LED off with connection Disconnect with EOT AD 1 The XPress DR sends the Terminal Type upon an outgoing connection 2 A password is required for a connection to the serial port from the network 3 The TCP connection closes even if the remote site does not acknowledge the disconnection 4 When there is a network connection to or from the serial port the state LED turns off instead of blinking 5 When Ctrl D or Hex 04 is detected the connection
109. s that may become available You can set up the unit using serial port 1 or remotely over Ethernet using Telnet or when using the Standard Tunneling firmware a web browser The CD that comes with your device server includes Devicelnstaller a Windows based configuration software that simplifies the process of installing protocols and configuring them for use with attached devices The XPress DR uses Flash memory for maintenance free non volatile storage that allows fast system upgrades Network Protocols Serial Tunneling The XPress DR uses TCP IP protocols for network communication The supported standards are ARP UDP TCP ICMP Telnet TFTP DHCP AutolP MODBUS TCP and SNMP For transparent connections TCP IP binary stream or Telnet protocols are used You can perform firmware upgrades with the TFTP protocol The IP Internet Protocol protocol defines addressing routing and data block handling over the network The TCP transmission control protocol assures that no data is lost or duplicated and that everything sent into the connection on one side arrives at the target exactly as it was sent For typical datagram applications where devices interact with others without maintaining a point to point connection UDP datagram is supported in the Standard Tunnel Protocol XPress DR comes loaded with Standard Tunnel Protocol Standard Tunneling is a serial communications protocol used by most Lantronix device servers You can con
110. sage displays Select an adapter and click OK XPress DR User Guide 41 Chapter 5 Using Devicelnstaller Note If the unit already has an IP address e g DHCP has assigned an IP address click the Search icon and select the unit from the list of Lantronix device servers on the local network J Click the Assign IP icon If prompted enter the hardware address on the product label and click Next Select Assign a specific IP address and click Next EE Enter the IP address The Subnet mask displays automatically based on the IP address if desired you may change it On a local network you can leave the Default gateway blank all zeros Click Next 6 Click the Assign button and wait several seconds until a confirmation message displays Click Finish 7 Select the device from the main window list and select Ping from the Tools menu The Ping Device dialog box shows the IP address of the selected unit 8 Click the Ping button The results display in the Status window Click the Clear Status button to clear the window so you can ping the device again Note If you do not receive Reply messages make sure the unit is properly attached to the network and that the IP address assigned is valid for the particular network segment you are working with If you are not sure check with your systems administrator 9 Click the Close button to close the dialog box and return to the main window Accessing the XPress DR Using
111. serial data is received for one second The character sequence is received with no more than one second between each two characters No serial data is received for one second after the last character At this time the unit responds affirmatively per the selected echo response mode The character string ATH is received terminated with a carriage return The unit responds affirmatively according to the selected echo response mode and drops the network connection The serial interface reverts to accepting command strings If this sequence is not followed the unit remains in data transfer mode Table 9 7 Modem Mode Commands Modem Mode Function Command ATDTX x x x pppp or Makes a connection to an IP address x x x x and a remote port ATDTx x x x pppp number pppp Makes a connection to an IP address x x x x and the remote port ATDTX x x x ge number defined within the unit Forces the unit into Monitor Mode if a remote IP address and port ATDO0 0 0 0 number are defined within the unit Forces the unit into Monitor Mode if a remote IP address and port ATD ew l number are not defined within the unit Makes a connection to an IP address x x x x and the remote port ATDX X X X number defined within the unit ATH Hangs up the connection entered as ATH XPress DR User Guide TT Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Modem Mode Function Command Enables or disables connections from the networ
112. set does not reset or change the configuration of the XPress DR XPress DR User Guide 24 Chapter 3 Installation and Hardware Figure 3 8 Reset Switch Reset Pushbutton Switch DC Chassis Ground 9 to 30 VDC or AC Input 9 to 24 VAC Caution Even though a chassis ground is not required for operation it is mandatory for protection against transient voltages and ESD A chassis ground must be connected to earth LEDs Note For a description of the XPress DR W s LEDs see page 32 Figure 3 9 LEDs on the XPress DR RXD Activity LED TXD Activity LED Ethernet Link LED Power Diagnostic LED Ethernet Activity LED XPress DR User Guide 25 Chapter 3 Installation and Hardware Table 3 6 XPress DR LED Functions LED Status Meaning Serial port TXD LED Yellow Off No data being transmitted from XPress DR Blinking Data being transmitted from XPress DR Serial port RXD LED Green Off No data being received by XPress DR Blinking Data being received by XPress DR Ethernet port 10 100 Link Green Off No Ethernet link established Steady On Ethernet link established Ethernet port Activity Yellow Off No data activity Blinking Data activity Power Diagnostic LED Orange Steady On Power OK Blinking 2x No DHCP response Blinking Setup Menu active Dimensions The following drawing shows the dimensions of the XPress DR Figure 3 10 Dimensions ay SIE 2 244 57 00 mm
113. ss to the one designated in this step telnet 191 12 3 77 1 4 Open a Telnet connection to port 9999 and press Enter within five seconds to go into Setup Mode If you wait longer than five seconds the unit reboots telnet 191 12 3 77 9999 Note The IP address you just set is temporary and reverts to the default value when the unit s power is reset unless you configure the unit with a static IP address and store the changes permanently XPress DR User Guide 107 Appendix D Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions Many of the unit s configuration procedures require you to assemble a series of options represented as bits into a complete command represented as a byte The resulting binary value must be converted to a hexadecimal representation Converting Binary to Hexadecimal Following are two simple ways to convert binary numbers to hexadecimal notation Conversion Table Hexadecimal digits have values ranging from 0 to F which are represented as 0 9 A for 10 B for 11 etc To convert a binary value for example 0100 1100 to a hexadecimal representation treat the upper and lower four bits separately to produce a two digit hexadecimal number in this case 4C Use the following table to convert values from binary to hexadecimal Decimal Binary Hex Decimal Binary Hex Scientific Calculator Another simple way to convert binary to hexadecimals is to use a scientific calculator such as the one available on Windows
114. ssphrase tH 1 Enter Key WHH Encryption B CCMF 1 GCMP TKIP 2 GGMP WEP 3 TKIP 4 TKIP tWEP 3 gt Enter key prompts for the new passphrase Maximum length is 63 characters the recommended minimum is 20 characters Set the Encryption type to minimum required security The plus sign denotes that the group broadcast encryption method is different from the pairwise unicast encryption For example CCMP TKIP gt pairwise CCMP and group TKIP Fixed or Automatic Data Rate The XPress DR W permits the control of the transmission rate Select 0 to set a fixed data rate or select 1 to set an automatic fallback data rate The default setting is 1 auto TX Data rate O fixed l auto fallback 1 _ Transmission Data Rate If the above TX Data rate is set to fixed the selected data rate is the XPress DR W s fixed transmission rate If the above TX Data rate is set to auto the selected data rate is the XPress DR W s maximum data rate Lower data rates allow for larger distances They may also be required when communicating with older devices The default setting is 11 Mbps TX Data rate 0 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 11 4 18 5 24 6 36 7 54 Mbps 3 _ Note The XPress DR W s maximum data rate cannot be selected when TX Data rate is set to auto fallback XPress DR User Guide 86 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Enable Power Management This allows the software to turn off the radio when expecting not to
115. t cable for wired XPress DR and the wireless version operating in wired mode Physically Connecting the XPress DR Note for information on physically connecting the XPress DR W in wireless mode see Chapter 4 XPress DR W Note To comply with the FM approval of the XPress DR the unit must be installed in a tool secured enclosure and wiring must be installed in accordance with Division 2 wiring practices as specified by the NEC This section describes the procedures for getting your unit up and running For a short version see the Quick Start Guide Detailed descriptions of the hardware components of the XPress DR follow this simple installation procedure The following diagram shows the basic connectivity of an XPress DR to the network and a serial device The Lantronix supplied P N 500 103 serial cable can be used on the RJ45 RS232 serial ports to connect the XPress DR to a PC or to a Serial device that has a DBYM RS232 DTE interface If the device being connected uses a different serial interface please refer to page 22 for the serial interface pinout or to Appendix B Lantronix Cables and Adapters for a list of serial cables or adapters XPress DR User Guide 18 Chapter 3 Installation and Hardware Figure 3 1 Typical Configuration Ethernet Ethernet 9 30 VDC 9 24 VAC 1 Connect a serial device to your XPress DR See Serial Interface on page 20 for cable and connector specifications 2 Connect an E
116. tavedde 50 Figure 6 5 Channel Serial Settings rrrrrnnrrrnnnnnrvrnnnnrnnnnnnrnvrnnnrennnnerennnsnsnnnnnsne 52 Figure 6 6 TCP Connection SettingS cccccccccessseeeceeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeeaeeees 54 Figure 6 7 UDP Connection Settings rrrnrrrrnrnnnnrrrnnnrrvnnnnrnrrnnnrenrnnerennnnsrnnnnnsne 57 Figure 6 8 WLAN Settings Ad Hoc Network Type ccccceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeees 59 Figure 6 9 WLAN Settings Infrastructure Network Type cccssseeeeeeeeeees 60 Figure 7 1 MAC Address rarrrnnnnnnnrnrnnnnrnvnnnnnnrnnenennnnnnrnnnnnesenrnnsnennnnnensnnnnsnnnnnsne 64 Figure 7 2 Setup Menu Options r rannrnnannrnnanennannernannennnnnnnnnnrnnnnnrnnanennnnnennnnnene 64 Figure 8 1 Network Mode anrrvnnnrrrnnnrovnnnernnnnennnnnernnnnennnnnvnnnnennnnsnnnnnennnnnennnnnere 66 Figure 8 2 Server SOUINGS uran asmmd adendseabusenoulerstdvasdsnusoeiedewscsedeucded 66 Figure 9 1 Serial Port Parameters rrrnrnnrnrrnnnnnnnnnnrrrnnnnnnenrnnerennnnsnennnnsnsennnnsne 69 Figure 9 2 Manual Connection Address Example rrrrrnnnrnrnnnnvnrnnnrrrrnnnnrnnnnnrr 74 FOUTS 9 3 FIO SIN OD Ol EEE iapa Tarn 75 Figure 10 1 Expert Settings rrrnrrrnrnnnrrrrnnrrrrrnnnrevrnnnrrnnnnnnrnnnnerennnnsrennnnsnsnnnnnsne 88 Figure 10 2 Security Settings rrrrnrnnnrnnrnnnrrrnnnnnrnrnnnnrnnnnnnrenrannrnnnnsnennnnsesnnnnnsne 89 Figure 11 1 TFTP Window rrrenrnnrrnrnnnrevnrnnrrenrnnnnennnnnn
117. the product Information specific to the wireless version of the XPress DR unit is in Chapter 4 XPress DR W Note In this User Guide we sometimes refer to the XPress DR W as the wireless unit or the wireless device server Product Description The Lantronix XPress DR Industrial Device Server is a robust feature rich and cost effective way to network enable equipment in an industrial automation environment The XPress DR provides two serial ports two switched Ethernet ports a wide power input range and expanded environmental specifications making it an ideal solution for connecting multiple asynchronous RS232 RS422 or RS485 serial devices to an Ethernet network The internal two port Ethernet switch allows the XPress DR to cascade connections from a single network drop to another Ethernet device or from one XPress DR to another and another and so on By leveraging a single network drop to connect multiple devices the XPress DR greatly reduces device connectivity costs reduces cabling cost and simplifies system changes and device moves By encapsulating serial data and transporting it over Ethernet the XPress DR allows virtual serial links over Ethernet and IP TCP IP UDP IP networks As a result you can extend limited distance point to point direct serial connections within the plant throughout the facility or across the global enterprise The XPress DR provides an impressive list of features and functions enabl
118. the ARP command is correct The Ethernet address may only include numbers 0 9 and letters A F In Windows and usually in Unix the segments of the Ethernet address are separated by dashes In some forms of Unix the Ethernet address is segmented by colons Confirm that your PC has an IP address and that it is in the same logical subnet that you are trying to assign to the device server Make sure that the Link LED is lit If the Link LED is not lit then the device server is not properly plugged into the network Double check the parameters that you specified Note You cannot assign an IP address to a device server through a router The serial settings for the serial device and the device server must match The default serial settings for the device server are RS 232 9600 baud 8 character bits no parity 1 stop bit no flow control Double check everything in the problem above Confirm that Caps Lock is not on 100 Problem Message You can ping the device server but not Telnet to the device server on port 9999 The device server appears to be set up correctly but you are not communicating with your device attached to the device server across the network When connecting to the Web Manager within the device server the No Connection With The Device Server message displays XPress DR User Guide Chapter 13 Troubleshooting and Technical Support Reason There may be an IP address con
119. the TCP connection This action minimizes the response time for specific protocol characters on the serial line for example ETX EOT Setting the first sendchar to 00 disables the recognition of the characters Alternatively the unit can interpret two characters as a sequence see Pack Control on page 80 Telnet Terminal Type This parameter displays only if you enabled the terminal type option in Disconnect Mode With this option enabled you can use the terminal name for the Telnet terminal type Enter only one name With terminal type option enabled the unit also reacts to the EOR end of record and binary options useful for applications like terminal emulation to IBM hosts Channel Port Password This parameter appears only if the channel port password option is enabled in Disconnect Mode With this option enabled you can set a password on the serial port WLAN Settings XPress DR W Only Note To use Devicelnstaller for communication to an XPress DR W over a wireless network you must first configure the network and WLAN settings using a serial connection See Chapter 4 XPress DR W Before the XPress DR W can communicate on an 802 11b g wireless network the WLAN settings must match the wireless network By default the XPress DR W is set to Ad Hoc network mode and its wireless Network Name SSID is LTRX IBSS Note Due to regulations the country specific setting has been removed from the setup menu and Web Manager W
120. thernet cable to the Ethernet port See Ethernet Interface on page 23 3 Supply power to your XPress DR using a 9 30 VDC or 9 24 VAC 2 3W maximum source See Power Requirements on page 24 4 Supply power to the serial device Note Connecting a device to an active Ethernet network can disrupt communications on the network Make sure the device is configured for your application before connecting it to an active network XPress DR Front Panel The following figure illustrates the screw block connector pinouts and other components of the XPress DR Note For a description of the XPress DR W front panel see Chapter 4 XPress DR W XPress DR User Guide 19 Chapter 3 Installation and Hardware Figure 3 2 Front of XPress DR Serial Port 1 RJ45 RS 232 only Serial Port 2 RJ45 RS 232 only RXD Activity LED TXD Activity LED Serial Port 2 Screw Terminal RS 422 RS 485 Ethemet2 10 100 Auto MDI MDI X Etherneti 10 100 Auto MDI MDI X Ethernet Activity LED Ethernet Link LED Wireless Link LED Power Diagnostic LED AC DC Power Input Port Chassis Ground Serial Interface The XPress DR supports RS 232 via RJ45 connectors It also supports RS 422 485 via screw terminals Serial Port 2 only Note Serial Port 2 supports RS232 RS422 and RS485 but only one mode at a time This means you can use either the RJ45 connector or the terminal block not both The RJ45 serial connectors only support RS23
121. ting with the same access point must be equal If any of these devices is WEP only no support for WPA set the encryption to TKIP WEP A group encryption lower than the pairwise encryption is necessary to use higher security with the XPress DR W than other devices connecting to the same Access Point can support CCMP is also called AES on products of other manufacturers CCMP is an extension of AES and is the correct term It provides the strongest current encryption method WEP Topology BH Infrastructure 1 Ad Hoc lt i gt 7 i Hetwork name CSSID gt lt LTRA IBSS gt Channel lt ii 7 Security suite H none 1 WEP lt A gt 7 1 Authentication H open none 1 shared lt A gt Encryption 1 WEP64 2 WEP128 lt 12 gt Display current key H Change Key N gt 7 Y Key type H hex 1 passphrase th Enter Key x 3x xe TR Key index 1 gt Authentication selects whether the encryption keys are matched 1 shared with those of the communication partner before passing through messages or not 2 open none The Encryption prompt requests the length of the encryption key and the security strength WEP64 uses a 40 bits 5 bytes key option 1 WPE128 uses a 104 bits 13 bytes key option 2 Select Y Yes at the Display current key prompt to show the currently configured key passphrase Select Y Yes at the Change key prompt to be able to modify the currently configured key The Key typ
122. to 63 chars ASCII input has a maximum of 5 WEP64 or 13 WEP128 bytes and limits the number of key combinations WPA Options Authentication Select Pre Shared Keys from the drop down list Encryption Select the encryption type from the pull down menu TKIP is the default Key Type Select the key type Hex or Passphrase Key Enter the Encryption Key in hexadecimal value if Hex is selected as the key type Enter the key as a string if Passphrase is selected as the key type Passphrase input is not the same as ASCII input A passphrase of more than 20 characters is recommended Spaces and punctuation characters are permitted XPress DR User Guide 61 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager WPA2 802 11i Options Authentication Select Pre Shared Keys from the drop down list Encryption Select the encryption type from the pull down menu CCMP is the default encryption Key Type Select the key type Hex or Passphrase Key Enter the Encryption Key in hexadecimal value if Hex is selected as the key type Enter the key as a string if Passphrase is selected as the key type Passphrase input is not the same as ASCII input A passphrase of more than 20 characters is recommended Spaces and punctuation characters are permitted Advanced Settings TX Data Rate The XPress DR W permits the control of the transmission data rate Click the Auto check box to allow the unit to automatically set t
123. uirements of the Low Voltage Directive 72 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC XPress DR User Guide 111 Appendix E Compliance Information RoHS Notice All Lantronix products in the following families are China ROHS compliant and free of the following hazardous substances and elements e Lead Pb e Mercury Hg e Polybrominated biphenyls PBB e Cadmium Cd e Hexavalent Chromium Cr VI e Polybrominated diphenyl ethers PBDE Product Family Name Toxic or hazardous Substances and Elements Lead Cadmium Hexavalent Polybrominated Polybrominated diphenyl Pb Hg Cd Chromium Cr biphenyls PBB ethers PBDE VI UDS1100and2100 1 0 0 0 HE 0 ES ES 1010 O 0 O O0 0 oS O MSS100 J 0 0 0 O O0 0 KE ae IntelliBox J 0 O O 0 rr G XPress DR amp XPress DR 0 0 0 0 0 Ooo O SecureBox1101 J 0 0 0 EE 0 ee eee WBx CC Oo O O 0 O O0 0 0 UBox 0 y Oo 0 a 0 es MatchPort 10 0 0 O O0 0 0 SLC 10 10 O 0 O 0O 0 Ooo O _XPot 00 0 O O0 a 0 ee ee WiPot CC 0 a 0 rr O SEB y o y Oi 0 ME 0 3 EE S Oo Y O O 0 O O0 0 0 SCS 10 10 O 0 O O0 0 O O SLS 10 10 E 0 ME 0 TE DC CC 10 E 0 a 0 GE k O toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 X toxic or hazardous substance contained in at least one of the homogeneous materials used for this part is above the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 Manufacture
124. up encryption lower than the pairwise encryption is necessary to use higher security with the XPress DR W than other devices connecting to the same Access Point can support CCMP is also called AES on products of other manufacturers CCMP is an extension of AES It provides the strongest current encryption method WEP Topology BH Infrastructure 1 Ad Hoc lt i gt 7 1 Hetwork name CSSID gt lt LTRA IBSS gt Channel lt 11 gt Security suite H none 1 WEP lt A gt 7 1 Authentication H open none 1 shared lt A gt Encryption 1 WEP64 2 WEP128 15 Display current key H Change Key N gt Key type H hex 1l passphrase th Enter Key x 3x xe TR Key index 1 gt Authentication selects whether the encryption keys are matched 1 shared with those of the communication partner before passing through messages or not 2 open none The Encryption prompt requests the length of the encryption key and the security strength WEP64 uses a 40 bits 5 bytes key option 1 WPE128 uses a 104 bits 13 bytes key option 2 Select Y Yes at the Display current key prompt to show the currently configured key passphrase Select Y Yes at the Change key prompt to be able to modify the currently configured key The Key type indicates whether the new key is in hexadecimal or passphrase format Enter key prompts for the new encryption key Key Type Encryption Key Hex Enter the Encryption Key
125. ure you press Enter quickly Telnet to port 9999 again but press Enter as soon as you see the Press Enter to go into Setup Mode message 99 Problem Message When you Telnet to port 1 to assign an IP address to the device server the Telnet window does not respond for a long time When you try to assign an IP with Devicelnstaller you get the following No response from device Verify the IP Hardware Address and Network Class Please try again The device server is not communicating with the serial device to which it is attached When you try to enter the setup mode on the device server using the serial port you get no response XPress DR User Guide Chapter 13 Troubleshooting and Technical Support Reason You may have entered the Ethernet address incorrectly with the ARP command The IP address you are trying to assign is not on your logical subnet The device server may not be plugged into the network properly The cause is most likely one of the following The hardware address you specified is incorrect The IP address you are trying to assign is nota valid IP for your logical subnet You did not choose the correct subnet mask The most likely reason is the wrong serial settings were chosen The issue is most likely something covered in the previous problem or possibly you have Caps Lock on Solution Confirm that the Ethernet address that you entered with
126. w the progress of the file transfer When the file transfer completes the message Successful Click OK to Close appears 8 Click the OK button to complete this procedure Note For more information see Recovering Firmware in the Devicelnstaller online Help XPress DR User Guide 95 Chapter 12 Monitor Mode Monitor Mode is a command line interface used for diagnostic purposes There are two ways to enter Monitor Mode locally using the serial port or remotely using the network Entering Monitor Mode Using the Serial Port To enter Monitor Mode locally 1 Follow the same steps used for setting the serial configuration parameters see Serial Port on page 64 2 Instead of typing three x keys however a Type zzz or xx1 to enter Monitor Mode with network connections b Type yyy or yy1 to enter Monitor Mode without network connections A 0 gt prompt indicates that you have successfully entered Monitor Mode Entering Monitor Mode Using the Network Port To enter Monitor Mode using a Telnet connection 1 Establish a Telnet session to the configuration port 9999 2 Type M upper case A 0 gt prompt indicates that you have successfully entered Monitor Mode Figure 12 1 Accessing Monitor Mode Press Enter for Setup Mode 23 ModeSet 2 H 3 T pa Monitor Mode Commands The following commands are available in Monitor Mode Many commands have an IP address as an optional parameter xxx xxx xxx xxx If
127. with EOT to function properly Ctrl D is only detected going from the serial port to the network The default setting is No Inactivity Timeout Use this parameter to set an inactivity timeout The unit drops the connection if there is no activity on the serial line before the set time expires Enter time in the format mm ss where m is the number of minutes and s is the number of seconds To disable the inactivity timeout enter 00 00 3 When finished click the OK button 4 To save and reboot click Apply Settings on the main menu Connection Settings UDP To configure a channel s UDP settings 1 On the main menu click Connection The Connection Settings window for the selected channel displays 2 Inthe available fields enter or modify the following information XPress DR User Guide 56 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Figure 6 7 UDP Connection Settings MAC Address 00 20 44 23 11 B2 nt Connection Settings Network Server Soren Channel 1 er Connect Protocol Channel 1 Protocol JDP v Serial Settings Datagram Mode Channel 2 9 ype 00 E H g Ves se Serial Settings Endpoint Conguraunn Connection Local Port 10001 Remote Port lc WLAN Apply Settings Remote Host 1000 Apply Defaults Device Address Table Dew Addr Ho Dev Addr Connect Protocol Protocol Select UDP from the drop down menu Datagram Mode Datagram Type Configures the remote IP or net
128. with network connection enabled and issue the NC Network Communication command you see the unit s IP configuration AutolP The unit ships with a default IP address of 0 0 0 0 which automatically enables Auto IP within the unit AutolP is an alternative to DHCP that allows hosts to obtain an IP address automatically in smaller networks that may not have a DHCP server A range of IP addresses from 169 254 0 1 to 169 254 255 1 has been explicitly reserved for AutolP enabled devices Do not use this range of Auto IP addresses over the Internet e If your unit cannot find a DHCP server and you have not manually assigned an IP address to it the unit automatically selects an address from the AutolP reserved range Then your unit sends out a ARP request to other nodes on the same network to see whether the selected address is being used Ifthe selected address is not in use the unit uses it for local subnet communication e If another device is using the selected IP address the unit selects another address from the AutolP range and reboots After reboot the unit sends out another ARP request to see if the selected address is in use and so on AutolP does not replace DHCP The unit continues to look for a DHCP server on the network If it finds a DHCP server the unit switches to the DHCP server provided address and reboots Note If a DHCP server is found but it denies the request for an IP address the unit does not attach to t
129. work it creates one with that name by transmitting a beacon on the selected channel Channel 11 _ Only channels allowed in the country for which the XPress DR W is designated can be selected The country displays in the Setup Mode settings overview Security The Security Suite prompt enables you to select the type of security The XPress DR W features WEP WPA and WPA2 802 11i to secure all wireless communication WPA and WPA2 802 11i are only available when the topology is Infrastructure Security suite none 1 WEP 2 WPA 3 WPA2 8 2 11i lt gt Notes Inthe WPA and WPA2 modes the encryption setting denotes the lowest acceptable encryption method CCMP gt TKIP gt WEP For example if the unit is configured for WEP and the Access Point supports TKIP the negotiation will result in TKIP being used If the unit is configured for TKIP and the Access Point only supports WEP association will fail because the Access Point does not meet the unit s demands CCMP Is only available in WPA2 mode Communication between the Access Point and a single wireless device is called unicast and uses the pairwise encryption method Communication from the Access XPress DR User Guide 83 Chapter 9 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Point to many wireless devices at once is called multicast and uses the group encryption method To receive broadcast and multicast messages the group encryption for all wireless devices communica
130. work broadcast address and the remote port Enter 01 for directed or broadcast UDP The default setting is 00 Accept Incoming Select Yes to accept incoming UDP datagrams XPress DR User Guide 57 Chapter 6 Configuration Using Web Manager Endpoint Configuration Local Port Enter the local port number Remote Port Enter the port number of the remote device Remote Host Enter the IP address of the remote device Device Address Table The table is enabled when Datagram Type is set to FD Enter values between 1 and 255 to identify units on the local network of device servers Note Lantronix Tech Support supports Datagram type 01 Datagram Type FD is for OEM use 3 When finished click the OK button 4 To save and reboot click Apply Settings on the main menu WLAN Configuration XPress DR W only Once you have initially configured the wireless unit s network and WLAN settings you can modify them in Web Manager For information on initial configuration see Chapter 4 XPress DR W Without adequate protection a wireless LAN is susceptible to access by unauthorized users The XPress DR W WLAN Settings menu permits the following actions Configuration of the wireless network profile available for activation Configuration of the wireless network security settings Configuration of advanced settings such as radio power management Note Due to regulations the country specific setting has been removed

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