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1. CardReader6 and so forth Binding to IP Address The IP address of a network device is assigned by either the NETRS232 system administrator or through a DHCP server Binding a virtual port to an IP address will force that virtual port to attempt a connection to any device with that par ticular IP address only Binding to IP address provides dynamic connections Device IP addresses can be reassigned at any time to cause client PCs to form new connections without being reconfigured Note when no bindings have been stipulated a virtual port is implicitly bound to an IP address because such an address is required to make a connection Binding to more than one parameter Usually only one degree of binding is sufficient for an individual virtual port to achieve the goals of robust communi cation and flexibility It is however also possible to bind a virtual port to more than one parameter Doing so requires careful consideration of the implications of maintaining connectivity If multiple bindings are selected for one port all individual binding parameters must match for a connection to be made For example enabling both IP address and MAC address bindings for a virtual port would cause that virtual port to find a particular physical device by MAC address but make a connection only if the device s IP address also matched the binding setting 4 Virtual port COM number assignment By default an NETRS232 virtual serial port is assigned to the next2. connector DB 9 shown Serial 2 connector DB 9 shown Serial Tx indicators Serial Rx indicators 3 Software installation and configuration consists of the following A Running the NETRS232 setup software C Activating and deactivating NETRS232 ports D Optional advanced port configuration B Configuring network settings Software Installation and Configuration A Running the NETRS232 setup software B Configuring network settings The installation diskette has files to install NETRS232 drivers on your PC and to detect s on your network To run the installation software insert the installation diskette and run Setup exe The Setup Wizard will ask you to supply basic installation information The displays NETRS232 information in a Windows Explorer like interface Any NETRS232 devices that are discovered on your network are displayed in the IP Extenders Near Me branch of the My IP Extender Network tree NETRS232 devices installed on your network will need unique IP addresses These can be set by using either the a web browser or a Telnet client The factory default network settings for the NETRS232 are IP address 192 168 0 35 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway address 0 0 0 0 Name empty Workgroup empty DHCP detection disabled NETRS232 device IP Extender Manager IP Extender Manager IP Extender Manager The Setup Wizard will finish by opening the By default the will dis
3. Equipment DTE to control the NETRS232 using the conventional modem AT com mand set In this mode a DTE user is able to dial an IP address and TCP port Incoming TCP connections are handled under AT command set rules The standard serial port settings for bits per second data bits parity stop bits and flow control are available for con figuration and should be set to match the DTE Modem settings include ECHO Enabled E1 Result Codes Format Verbose V1 Result Codes Display Return Q0 Auto answer S0 1 DSR Control amp S1 Modem DTR control can be set to amp D0 amp D1 amp D2 or amp D3 Applications To provide the standard AT command interface to user applications that wish to communicate with devices in an Ethernet environment Remote console management that looks for AT interfacing can use this applica tion RAS Server Mode Windows based devices that have Remote Access Services RAS client capability but are not equipped with a direct network interface can access the network through a serial port using the Point to Point Protocol PPP The serial port of the RAS client device is attached to the serial port of the NETRS232 configured in RAS Server mode The RAS negotiations are conducted between the RAS client and the NETRS232 RAS server In the initial negotiations between the RAS client and the NETRS232 an IP address configured by user is assigned to RAS client which is used for all Ethernet communicatio
4. available COM number when it is activated This COM number assignment can be reassigned to any unused COM number from 1 to 256 Technical Support The following technical resources are available for this StarTech com product On line help We are constantly adding new information to the Tech Support section of our web site To access this page click the Tech Support link on our homepage www startech com In the tech support section there are a number of options that can provide assistance with this product Knowledge Base This tool allows you to search for answers to common issues using key words that describe the product and your issue FAQ This tool provides quick answers to the top questions asked by our customers Downloads This selection takes you to our driver download page where you can find the latest drivers for this product Call StarTech com tech support for help USA Canada 1 800 265 1844 UK Ireland Europe 00 800 7827 8324 Support hours Monday to Friday 8 30AM to 6 00PM EST except holidays Warranty Information This product is backed by a one year warranty In addition StarTech com warrants its products against defects in materials and workmanship for the periods noted following the initial date of purchase During this period the products may be returned for repair or replacement with equivalent products at our discretion The warranty covers parts and labor costs only StarTech com does not warrant its p
5. 232 to the network Instead either 1 connect the NETRS232 to a network segment that is not already using the NETRS232 default IP address for another device or 2 connect the NETRS232 directly to a host PC using an Ethernet crossover cable Follow the procedure described in the Configuring network settings section of this manual to set the IP address to a usable address for the network onto which the NETRS232 will be installed 5 Choose the setting you wish to change In the configuration screen that appears and enter the network settings you wish for that NETRS232 device Once the new values are entered and accepted the NETRS232 will reboot to implement the new network settings Changes made using a web browser will be updated to the NETRS232 but not to the local PC Changing the network settings of a NETRS232 device may make that device unavailable to other stations that have activated a connection to that device using older network settings To set a NETRS232 s network settings using a Telnet client open a Telnet session to the IP address of the link whose settings you want to change Details on Telnet connection can be found in the telnet pdf file on the Installation diskette on the port where it is displayed in the right Configuring NETRS232 network settings using a Telnet client C Activating amp Deactivating NETRS232 ports NOTE NETRS232 ports that have been detected as existing on the network are
6. Rev B05 NETRS232 Series Quick Installation amp Advanced Features Guide Congratulations on your purchase of a StarTech NETRS232 NETRS232s connect serial devices to Ethernet networks Any serial device POS equipment factory machinery monitoring hardware or security devices for example can send its information to the NETRS232 The NETRS232 places the serial data in a TCP IP wrapper and sends it out its Ethernet port Data moving the other direction from the Ethernet side of the NETRS232 to the serial device undergoes the same process in reverse StarTech NETRS232s use industry standard hardware interfaces and are supported in Windows 2000 Windows XP Linux and QNX Network serial devices Make devices available to multiple users Manage multiple serial devices from a single PC Eliminate long dedicated serial runs Stop using costly PCs as dedicated serial port servers Remotely access and control serial devices Eliminate long distance phone modem charges With a NETRS232 you can Included with your package you should have the following StarTech NETRS232 Power supply Installation diskette Quick Installation Guide 1 Getting Started Please note NETRS232 is factory pre configured with passwords as follows Administrative password admin Port 1 password port1 Port 2 password port2 etc Before using NETRS232 you will need to unlock the unit using the administrative password in order t
7. ds and serial data to be sent to a NETRS232 using the RFC 2217 framework for serial port control over Telnet For those not familiar with RFC 2217 the Telnet COM Port Control Option the text of the actual RFC Request For Comments is available at www faqs org rfcs rfc2217 html or at any number of other sites This mode opens a NETRS232 port when a TCP connection is established to the local port Port settings are embed ded in data stream in accordance with RFC 2217 Applications UNIX systems and other platforms that have RFC 2217 Telnet capability can access and control the serial COM port of the NETRS232 Data Connect Mode Data Connect mode combines Raw Client mode and Raw Server Mode In this mode the NETRS232 will either initiate a TCP connection when activity is detected at the serial port or it will receive TCP packetized serial data from the net work port when an outside client connects to it The configuration parameters for this mode combine all the parameters found in Raw Client and Raw Server modes see above for details With two NETRS232s in this mode placed back to back the connection between them becomes in effect a cable extender over an Ethernet connection Applications Data connect mode provides a serial to serial communication link that would not be practicable to implement as a directly wired link it can replace serial cables with an Ethernet connection Ethernet Modem Mode This mode allows Data Terminal
8. ht modes Driver Mode Default mode This mode enables the physical port of a NETRS232 to communicate directly with the serial port API of a supported operating system as a local COM port In this mode authorized users can set bits per second data bits parity stop bits and flow control port by port or the port will accept its serial port settings from the application operating system that is accessing it Driver mode is the factory default mode when a NETRS232 is installed When installed on a LAN a NETRS232 in Driver Mode has all the functionality of an internally installed serial port When installed on a WAN or the Internet the serial port of a NETRS232 gains enormous flexibility and power To use a NETRS232 port on a remote network 1 configure the IP address and TCP port of the WAN connection in the IP Extender Manager to match the gateway IP address of the remote network 2 map the IP address and TCP port of the remote gateway to the IP address of the NETRS232 and 3 configure the NETRS232 itself for Driver Mode Applications General serial port access from applications running on a PC Raw Server Mode This mode is used to establish a raw TCP connection to a NETRS232 port The physical port on the NETRS232 is made available as a network resource with a specified IP address and port number In this mode authorized users can set bits per second data bits parity stop bits and flow control port by port to match the requi
9. ility Mode The NETRS232 virtual port normally operates in high performance mode Compatibility mode supports applications that require a more accurate simulation of a local serial port The need for Compatibility mode is indicated when data being sent to the remote serial port is lost or sent repeatedly 3 Virtual port driver bindings Background Activating a NETRS232 port in effect creates a virtual driver port that is associated with a particular physical serial port on a particular NETRS232 When a driver virtual port is opened a connection must be established to the appropri ate NETRS232 In normal operation that connection is made to the IP address assigned to the NETRS232 at the time the activation was created However on many Ethernet IP networks the IP address of individual devices may change for example when a DHCP server assigns addresses This address reassignment will cause virtual ports to fail or make unintended connections to unintended NETRS232s Therefore NETRS232s are designed with the ability to find a NETRS232 port based on a binding A port binding is a network identification of the target NETRS232 that must match before a driver port will initiate a connection Bindings may be made to the MAC address Name or IP address of the associated device Binding to MAC Address MAC addresses are unique and permanent identifiers for Ethernet devices and are assigned to devices when they are manufactured Binding t
10. not initially activated for your PC To access a NETRS232 port it must be activated You may wish to activate on a given computer some all or none of the NETRS232 ports that are available on the network To activate a particular port right click on the port where it is displayed in the right panel of the and select Activate To activate all ports on a particular NETRS232 device right click on that device in the left panel of the and select Activate All Before activation NETRS232 ports only appear under the My IP Extender Network branch of the IP Extender Desktop Once they have been activated for a local system they will also appear under My Computer in the To deactivate ports individually right click Manager IP Extender Manager IP Extender Manager 6 panel of the and select Deactivate To deactivate all ports on a particular NETRS232 device right click on that device in the left panel of the and select Remove All Activating and deactivating NETRS232 ports on one computer does not affect the operation of those ports on other systems NETRS232 ports that have been activated on your PC can generally be used immediately without further configuration Additional configuration options can however be accessed through the These configuration options are discussed in detail in the advanced pdf readme file on the Installation diskette Advanced settings include passwords port binding options that can as
11. ns related to the RAS client Applications Windows CE embedded systems Palm type units or other portable data acquisition devices that may need access to a TCP IP Ethernet environment and have PPP capability but do not have a Ethernet port can be con nected to the serial port of a NETRS232 Disabled Mode This mode simply disables a port it has no configuration settings 2 Virtual port driver settings The NETRS232 virtual port allows a serial port on a NETRS232 to be used in same manner as a local serial port when the port is configured in Driver Mode described above In this state the driver for the virtual port converts local serial port accesses into TCP IP packets to be exchanged with NETRS232 ports Polling Limit Setting a polling limit for the virtual port driver allows the NETRS232 to support high speed connections The serial port is constantly polled for new data Polling stops when number of consecutive polls with no new data reaches the polling limit parameter specified in the dialog box Since polling introduces network traffic this parameter should be set as low as possible without introducing a lag to the connection To reduce network traffic reduce the polling limit to reduce lag increase the polling limit Interactive applications such as typing or applications that exchange bursts of data should use a lower polling limit Applications with a constant high data rate should use a higher polling limit Compatib
12. o a NETRS232 s MAC address ensures that a virtual port always makes a connection to that same physical device even if the device s IP address or Name have changed Binding to MAC address provides security and reliability Virtual ports will only connect to that single particular physical device Binding to Name Device Name is a 15 character field assigned by the NETRS232 system administrator Binding a virtual port to a device s Name will ensure that a connection will be made to an actual port if a device can be found with the name specified in the Bindings dialog box This port may be on a different physical device from the one with which the vir tual port was initially communicating that is a device with a different MAC address or it may be a port on the same physical device but with a changed IP address or both Binding to a device s Name provides reliability and dynamic connections Virtual ports will connect to the device with a name that matches the binding If a particular device is replaced with a new one with the same assigned Name the virtual port will establish the connection Also Names can be reassigned at any time to cause client PCs to connect to new devices without being reconfigured Binding a virtual port to a Name allows that virtual port to be identified on the network with a more representative mnemonic than an IP address or MAC address For example a security system might name its virtual port targets Camera1 Camera2
13. o configure the device s IP address and other settings We recommend changing the administrative password to something other than the factory default for best security Port passwords can be removed or altered as needed provided administrative access is granted 2 Hardware Setup 1 Connect the power supply to the NETRS232 and to AC power 2 The power red LED will light to indicate that the unit is receiving power 3 Connect a network cable to the RJ 45 jack of the NETRS232 The other end of the network cable can be attached to either an Ethernet hub or switch using a length of standard Ethernet network cable a host PC directly using an Ethernet cross over cable Network status is indicated by two LEDs on the RJ 45 connector The left yellow LED indicates network activity It is on by default turning off when network activity occurs at the NETRS232 The right green LED indicates a network link It is off by default but lights when a network link exists 4 Connect a serial device to the NETRS232 Serial port activity is indicated by two status LEDs per port The upper yellow LED lights when the serial port is transmitting data The lower green LED lights when the serial port is receiving data Power connector Single Port Dual Port Power indicator Network connector RJ 45 Network Activity and Link indicators Serial connector DB 9 shown Serial Tx indicator Serial Rx indicator Serial 1
14. play NETRS232 devices that it has detected on your network IP Extender Manager 4 Configuring NETRS232 network settings using the Configuring NETRS232 network settings using a web browser IP Extender Manager To set a NETRS232 s network settings using the right click on it in the IP Extender tree and select Properties If the NETRS232 is accessible on the network a dialog will open that allows you to give it a new name IP address subnet mask and gateway address If your network assigns IP addresses using a DHCP server DHCP detection can also be enabled Changes made using the will be updated to both the local PC and to the NETRS232 Changing the network settings of a NETRS232 device may make that device unavailable to other stations that have activated a connection to that device using older network settings The is the recommended method of changing all NETRS232 settings To set a NETRS232 s network settings using a web browser open the browser and enter the IP address of the NETRS232 into the browser s location bar The embedded web server running on the NETRS232 will display the opening screen of the NETRS232 configuration menu IP Extender Manager IP Extender Manager IP Extender Manager NOTE NOTE Before Proceeding The NETRS232 is factory preset with an IP address of 192 168 0 35 If this IP address cannot be used on the network it may already in use for instance do not initially connect the NETRS
15. rements of the Data Terminal Equipment DTE connected to the physical NETRS232 port Control lines can be triggered by the TCP connection being established Under the Signal Settings tab shown below the user can set how the control lines are to react when a TCP connection is established Applications Remote monitoring security systems Raw Client Mode This mode is used to establish a raw connection to the NETRS232 The physical port on the NETRS232 is configured to initiate a connection to a pre defined IP address and port number specified by an authorized user of that port in the Target Settings dialog box In this mode authorized users set bits per second data bits parity stop bits and flow control port by port to match the requirements of the Data Terminal Equipment DTE connected to the physical NETRS232 port Operating as a client the NETRS232 will open a connection to the target IP address and port when it detects one or more of the following line conditions data DSR CTS RI or CD Users can configure which of these trig gers will be in effect for any NETRS232 port set in this mode in the Connection Control dialog box Signal Settings are also settable by the user as described in Raw Server mode Application Remote control RFC2217 Mode Users who want to communicate with a NETRS232 across gateways or routers can configure a port on a NETRS232 to operate in RFC 2217 mode allowing serial port configuration comman
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17. sociate a port with a specified IP address NetBios name or MAC address port modes for raw server or client connection Ethernet modem operation RFC 2217 communications data connect operation or RAS server communications and a COM port number reassignment feature Manager IP Extender Manager D Optional advanced port configuration IP Extender Manager Icons depict the states of NETRS232 devices and ports as follows Activated ports appear in Windows Device Manager under the Ports COM amp LPT branch as IP Extender ports with their associated COM numbers Device available on the network Device not available on the network Under My Computer Port available Under My Ether Link Network Port activated locally Under My Computer Port not available Under My Ether Link Network Port not activated locally NETRS232 Advanced Features This document describes the advanced configuration features of the NETRS232 It covers 1 NETRS232 port modes 2 Virtual port driver settings 3 Virtual port driver bindings 4 Virtual port COM number assignment 1 NETRS232 port modes The NETRS232 converts serial port data to and from TCP IP packets over Ethernet Each NETRS232 port exchanges TCP IP packets on its own unique TCP port called the Local Port in the Properties dialog box Each serial port on an NETRS232 device can be configured independently to perform this conversion in one of eig
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