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1. 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 Data Rate Radio Power Management WiBox permits the control of the transmission data rate Click the Auto check box to allow the WiBox to automatically set the data rate or leave 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 Te maximum data rate cannot be selected when the WiBox automatically sets the data rate The WiBox supports the following additional rates 18 Mbps 24 Mbps 36 Mbps and 54 Mbps Power management reduces the overall power consumption of the WiBox unit Selecting Enable increases the response time 3 When you are finished click the OK button 4 Onthe main menu click Apply Settings WiBox2100E User Guide 43 Web Manager Configuration Updating Settings 1 If you have not already done so click the Apply Settings button from the main menu to save and apply the configuration changes Applying Defaults Click the Apply Def
2. 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 setting for Port 1 is 10001 The range is 1 65535 except for the following reserved port numbers Table 7 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 Connect Mode Connect Mode defines how the unit makes a connection and how it reacts to incoming connections over the network The default setting is CO ConnectMode CO _ Enter Connect Mode options in hexadecimal notation WiBox2100E User Guide 52 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Note All bit positions in the table
3. Caution Only an expert should change these parameters You must definitely know the consequences the changes may have Figure 8 1 Expert Settings IGP Keepalive time in s is 65s s disable gt t 45 9 7 ARP Cache timeout in s tis 60Bs gt c6BB 7 GPU performance H HRegular 1i Low 2 Highd hd 7 Disable Monitor Mode P bootup 4H HTTP Port Mumber 86b MTU Size 512 1468 14868 gt 7 Enable alternate MAC lt H 7 Ethernet connection type gt 7 The default settings are listed below TCP Keepalive time in s 45 1s 65s Os disable ARP Cache timeout in s 600 1s 600s CPU Performance Regular Disable Monitor Mode bootup N No resulting in Monitor Mode enabled HTTP Port Number 80 1 65535 SMTP Port Number 25 1 65535 MTU Size 512 1400 0 resulting in an operational value of 1400 Enable alternate MAC Disabled OEM use only Ethernet connection type O resulting in auto negotiation 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 The default setting is 45 OX ser vulde Setup Mode Advanced Settings ARP Cache timeout in seconds Whenever the unit communicates with another device on the network it adds an entry into its ARP table
4. Complete the following steps to connect and initially configure the WiBox Initial configuration is done using the Setup Mode s Change Setup menu Figure 3 1 WiBox Connected for Configuration ao 1 Connect one end of the supplied DB9F DBYF null modem serial cable to the WiBox s serial port 1 2 Connect the other end of the DB9 serial cable to a terminal or a PC s serial COM port 3 On the PC open a terminal emulation application e g HyperTerminal The default serial settings are 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 MAC address 00204A8178A4 Software version V6 1 0 2 040519 Press Enter for Setup Mode 5 Press Enter within 5 seconds to display the Change Setup menu WiBox2100E User Guide 20 Quick Start Two settings are required for the WiBox to communicate on a wireless network The Server 0 settings The WLAN 4 settings Current settings display in parentheses 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 WiBox package It is also available for download from the Lantronix web site The syntax is SetZone lt IP address
5. Note You do not need a password to access the Setup Mode window by a serial connection WiBox2100E User Guide 48 Setup Mode Server Configuration DHCP Name lf a DHCP server has automatically assigned the IP address and network settings you can discover the unit by using the Devicelnstaller network search feature or Monitor Mode see 9 Monitor Mode Note When you enter Monitor Mode from the serial port with network connection enabled and issue the NC Network Communication command you see the unit s IP configuration 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 CKXXXXX XXXXXX is the last 6 digits of the MAC hardware 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 l
6. 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 Does not attempt to initiate a connection under any circumstance Default setting Attempts to connect when any character is received from the serial port Attempts to connect when the DTR input changes from not asserted to asserted Attempts to connect when it receives a specific start character from the serial port The default start character is carriage return 54 Setup Mode Channel Configuration 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 OxOD 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
7. C5 for a connection to the network from the WiBox Technical Support lf you are experiencing an error that is not described in this chapter or if you are unable to fix the error you may To check our online knowledge base or send a question to Technical Support go to hitp www lantronix com support Email us at support lantronix com Technical Support Europe Middle East and Africa Phone 33 0 1 39 30 41 72 Germany 49 0 180 500 13 53 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 Status of the unit when the problem occurred please try to include information on user and network activity at the time of the problem 4 WiBox2100E User Guide 85 A Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions Many of the unit s configuration procedures require assembling a series of options represented as bits into a complete command represented as a byte Convert the resulting binary value to a hexadecimal representation Converting Binary to Hexadecimal Following are two simple ways to convert binary numbers to hexadecimals
8. 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 the upper and lower four bits are treated separately resulting in a two digit hexadecimal number in this case 4C Use the following table to convert values from binary to hexadecimal Decimal Binary Hex 0 0000 0 1 0001 1 2 0010 2 3 0011 3 4 0100 4 5 0101 5 6 0110 6 7 0111 T 8 1000 8 9 1001 9 10 1010 A 11 1011 B 12 1100 C 13 1101 D 14 1110 E 15 1111 F Scientific Calculator Another simple way to convert binary to hexadecimals is to use a scientific calculator such as the one available on Windows operating systems For example 1 On the Windows Start menu click Programs Accessories gt Calculator 2 On the View menu select Scientific The scientific calculator displays WiBox2100E User Guide 86 3 Click Bin Binary and type the number to convert fe Calculator WiBox2100E User Guide 87 Compliance Compliance Information Manufacturer s Name amp Address Lantronix 15353 Barranca Parkway Irvine CA 92618 USA Declares that the following product Product Name WiBox Device Server Model WBX2100E Conforms to the following standards or other normative documents Safety UL 60950 1 CAN CSA C22 2 No 60950 1 03 EN 60950 1 2001 Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC EMC amp Radio C
9. 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 option helps to adapt frame transmission to the frame boundary The default setting is 00 none Send Characters 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 The default setting is 0 disabled 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 The default setting is 0 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 mmi ss where m is the number of minutes and s is the number of seconds WiBox2100E User Guide 62 Setup Mode Channel Configuration DisConnTime 00 00 To disable the inactivity timeout enter 00 00 Range is 0 disabled to 5999 sec
10. _ 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 _ Alternate MAC Address If necessary enable the alternate MAC address if specified in the OEM setup record N Enable alternate MAC N WiBox2100E User Guide 68 Setup Mode Advanced Settings Ethernet Connection Type The WiBox allows for the Ethernet speed and duplex to be manually configured Enter 0 for auto negotiation default To select the speed and duplex enter one of the following 2 10 Mbit half duplex 3 10 Mbit full duplex 4 100 Mbit half duplex or 5 100 Mbit full duplex Ethernet connection type 0 _ Security Settings Security settings can only be changed using Setup Mode through a Telnet or serial connection Note As recommended set security over the dedicated network or over the serial setup If the parameters are set over the network Telnet 9999 someone else could capture these settings Caution Disabling both Telnet Setup and Port 77FE prevents users from accessing the setup menu from the network Disable SNMP For security purposes disable SNMP if required on the WiBox unit The current setting displays in parentheses 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 st
11. Lantronix Technical Support Provides instructions for converting binary numbers to hexadecimals Using This Guide Additional Documentation The following guides are available on the product CD and the Lantronix web site www lantronix com WiBox Quick Start Provides instructions for getting your WiBox up and running Devicelnstaller Online Help Provides information on using Devicelnstaller to assign an IP address and view current configuration settings Com Port Redirector Online Provides information on using the Windows Help based utility to create a virtual com port Secure Com Port Redirector Provides information on using the Windows User Guide based utility to create a virtual com port in a secure environment WiBox2100E User Guide 9 2 Introduction The WiBox family of wireless device servers provides serial to wireless network connectivity They enable virtually any serial device or equipment to be remotely accessed controlled monitored or shared on an 802 11b g wireless network The WiBox2100E provides a fully integrated solution that combines an operating system embedded Web server full TCP IP protocol stack with an 802 11b g transceiver supporting WEP and WPA security and two high speed serial ports into a small compact package For additional security the WiBox offers secure data communications using Rijndael Advanced Encryption Standards AES This device server allows serial devices to connect and
12. Power Plug RJ45 Ethernet Port WBX2100E only WiBox2100E User Guide 16 Introduction Ethernet Connector Pinouts Figure 2 9 RJ45 Ethernet Connector LEDs Table 2 1 WiBox LEDs a emes Power LED Green steady on Power is on Wireless Link LED Yellow blinking Active wireless connection transmitting receiving Wireless Link LED Yellow off No active connection searching for network Port 1 LED flashes pauses and connection repeats 4 times Ethernet Link LED Green steady on Active network connection Port 1 LED Green steady on Idle Port 1 LED Green blinking Active TCP connection Port 2 LED Yellow steady on Idle Port 2 LED Yellow blinking Active TCP connection WiBox2100E User Guide 17 Technical Specifications Introduction Table 2 2 WiBox Technical Specifications CPU Memory Lantronix DSTni EX 186 CPU 256 KB zero wait state SRAM 2048 KB Flash Serial Interface Rate is software selectable 300 bps to 921600 bps Network Interface Wireless 802 11b g 10 100 RJ45 Ethernet WBX2100E only Power Supply External adapter included 120 VAC 1 01 models USA 100 240 VAC 2 01 models Universal with regional connectors Power Input 9 30 VDC 2 5 W maximum DC input Dimensions Height 2 3 cm 0 9 in Width 7 3 cm 2 87 in Depth 9 5 cm 3 74 in Weight 0 28 kg 0 62 Ibs Temperature Operating temperature ran
13. Table 9 1 Monitor Mode Commands Table 9 2 Command Response Codes Table 10 1 Firmware Files WiBox2100E User Guide Contents T T T 78 78 78 19 80 80 80 80 81 82 82 82 85 86 86 86 86 88 88 89 89 89 90 90 92 List of Figures Figure 2 1 Serial Tunneling Infrastructure Network Example Figure 2 2 Ad Hoc Network Example Figure 2 3 Serial Tunneling Infrastructure Example Figure 2 4 Direct WiBox to WiBox Connection Figure 2 5 DB9M DTE Serial Connector Figure 2 6 RS 422 485 4 Wire Pinouts Figure 2 7 RS 485 2 Wire Pinouts Figure 2 8 Network Interface Figure 2 9 RJ45 Ethernet Connector Figure 3 1 WiBox Connected for Configuration Figure 4 1 Web Manager Figure 4 2 Network Settings Figure 4 3 Server Settings Figure 4 4 Hostlist Settings Figure 4 5 Channel Serial Settings Figure 4 6 TCP Connection Settings Figure 4 7 UDP Connection Settings Figure 4 8 WLAN Settings Figure 5 1 MAC Address Figure 5 2 Setup Menu Options Figure 7 1 Serial Port Parameters Figure 7 2 Manual Connection Address Example Figure 8 1 Expert Settings Figure 8 2 Encryption Keys Figure 10 1 TF TP Window WiBox2100E User Guide Contents 1 Using This Guide Purpose and Audience This guide provides the information needed to configure use and update the WiBox It is for network administrators system integrators and those responsible for installing and maintaining the WiBox2100E Cha
14. The ARP Cache timeout option allows you to define how many seconds 1 600 the unit will wait before timing out this table The default setting is 600 ARP Cache timeout in s 1s 65s Os disable 600 _ CPU Performance Select the WiPort s performance mode Higher performance settings require more energy Low is 26 Mhz Regular is 48 Mhz High is 88 Mhz The default setting is Regular CPU performance 0 Regular 1l Low 2 High 0 _ Notes Ifa baud rate of 460 Kbps or 920 Kbps is set and the high performance mode is disabled the operation of the serial channel would be out of the specified error tolerance thereby leading to inconsistent speed settings on the two ends of the serial channel Increasing CPU clock speed consumes more power and generates more heat This reduces the maximum operating temperature specification See the appropriate product brief for details 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 9 Monitor Mode Disable Monitor Mode bootup N _ HTTP Port Number This option allows the configuration of the web server port number The valid range is 1 65535 The default setting HTTP port number is 80 HTTP Port Number 80
15. Web Manager Configuration At Time of Disconnect Select Yes to clear the input buffer when the network connection to or from the device is disconnected The default setting is No Flush Output Buffer Network 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 you are finished click the OK button 4 Onthe main menu click Apply Settings Connection Settings TCP To configure a channel s TCP settings 1 From the main menu click Connection for either Channel 1 or Channel 2 to display the Connection Settings page for the selected channel 2 Inthe available fields enter the following information Connect Protocol Protocol Select TCP from the pull down menu WiBox2100E User Guide 36 Web Manager Configuration Figure 4 6 TCP Connection Settings LANTRONIX Network Server Serial Tunnel Hastlist Channel 1 Connect Protocol Channel 1 Protocol Serial Settings Connect Mode Passive Connection Channel 2 ie Connection Password WLAN Required Oves No Ap
16. complies with Industry Canada RSS 210 regulations IC 3867A WIPORTG 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 a la norme NMB 003 du Canada WiBox2100E User Guide 89 Compliance 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 Europe R amp TTE Directive 99 5 EC Wireless
17. customer will ship defective media to Lantronix Lantronix will ship the replacement media to the customer In no event will Lantronix be responsible to the user in contract in tort including negligence strict liability or otherwise for any special indirect incidental or consequential damage or loss of equipment plant or power system cost of capital loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement power additional expenses in the use of existing software hardware equipment or facilities or claims against the user by its employees or customers resulting from the use of the information recommendations descriptions and safety notations supplied by Lantronix Lantronix liability is limited at its election to Refund of buyer s purchase price for such affected products without interest Repair or replacement of such products provided that the buyer follows the above procedures There are no understandings agreements representations or warranties expressed or implied including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose other than those specifically set out above or by any existing contract between the parties Any such contract states the entire obligation of Lantronix The contents of this document shall not become part of or modify any prior or existing agreement commitment or relationship For details on the Lantronix warranty replacement policy go to our web site at www lantronix com support w
18. hostlist 1 From the main menu click the Hostlist tab Figure 4 4 Hostlist Settings MAC Address 00 20 40 89 56 F4 tt Network Server Serial Tunnel Hostlist Settings I Retry Settings Retry Counter Retry Timeout Channel 1 Serial Settings Host Information Connection Channel 2 Host Address Port No Host Address Port Serial Settings 0 0 0 0 bo 2 ono jo Connection TT 0 0 0 0 o a ooon bo Cp SIDS 0 0 0 0 o e oono oo Apply Defaults ooo Jo Je oooo Jo 2 Enter or modify the following fields from the Hostlist Settings window WiBox2100E User Guide 32 Retry Settings Web Manager Configuration Retry Counter Enter the value for the number of times the WiBox should attempt to retry connecting to the hostlist The default setting is 3 Retry Timeout Enter the duration in seconds the WiBox should abandon attempting a connection to the hostlist The default setting is 250 Host Information Host Address Port Enter or modify the host s IP address Enter the target port number 3 When you are finished click the OK button 4 Onthe main menu click Apply Settings Channel 1 and Channel 2 Configuration Channel 1 and Channel 2 configurations define how the serial ports respond to network and serial communication Serial Settings To configure a channel s serial settings 1 From the main menu click Serial Settings for either Channel 1
19. that are blank represent dont care bits for that particular option they can be set to either a 0 or 1 value Table 7 5 Connect Mode Options Connect Mode Option a Incoming Connection er acean neonin pee noon o e wa nemn Pope ety b Response mea o E Character response C connect an D disconnect N unreachable c Active Startup wew fe fefeje Fwmaryerwoor ee worms fe fe pt fe masres e e Menatcowesin fe ft fe awn ff ves es fof df d Datagram Type bir ee ptt ttt fof e Modem Mode EO Data Echo amp Modem Response 1 1 1 Numeric Data Echo amp Modem Response 1 1 Verbose enro fe je ios Renrse Owycem fee 1 WiBox2100E User Guide 53 Setup Mode Channel Configuration a Incoming Connection Never Accept Incoming Accept with DTR Active Always Accept b Response Character Response c Active Startup No Active Startup With Any Character With DTR Active With a Specific Start Character WiBox2100E User Guide Rejects all external connection attempts Accepts external connection requests only when the DTR input is asserted Cannot be used with Modem Mode Accepts any incoming connection when a connection is not already established Default setting A single character is transmitted to the serial port when there is a change in connection state C
20. the Group encryption type to 1 WEP64 2 WEP128 or 3 TKIP The group encryption for all wireless devices communicating with the same access point must be equal to receive broadcast and multicast messages If any of these devices are WEP only no support for WPA set the group encryption to WEP for all devices 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 requests whether the new key is in hexadecimal or passphrase format Enter key prompts for the new encryption key The passphrase input is not the same as ASCII input as used on other products ASCII is translated directly into hexadecimal bytes according to the ASCII table The WiBox passphrase is hashed using the Neesus Datacom algorithm for WEP64 or MD5 for WEP128 The passphrase input is safer because it is up to 63 chars long ASCII input is a maximum of 5 WEP64 or 13 WEP128 characters long and limits the number of key combinations Please refer to the other equipment s manual to determine the passphrase input style recommended Note Lantronix recommends using a passphrase of 20 characters or more for maximum security 8 Upon completing the IP and WLAN settings select menu option 9 to save and exit the WiBox Setup Mode 9 To further configure the WiBox continue to 4 Web Manager or 5 Telnet or Seria
21. the encryption key and the security strength WEP64 uses a 40 bits 5 bytes key option 0 WEP128 uses a 104 bits 13 bytes key option 1 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 requests whether the new key is in hexadecimal or passphrase format Enter key prompts for the new encryption key The passphrase input is not the same as ASCII input as used on some products ASCII is translated directly into hexadecimal bytes according to the ASCII table The WiBox passphrase is hashed using the Neesus Datacom algorithm for WEP64 or MD5 for WEP128 The passphrase input is safer because it is up to 63 chars long ASCII input is a maximum of 5 WEP64 or 13 WEP128 characters long and limits the number of key combinations Please refer to the other equipment s manual to determine the passphrase input style recommended WiBox2100E User Guide 22 Quick Start Note Lantronix recommends using a passphrase of 20 characters or more for maximum security g WPA This firmware version allows only Pre Shared Keys PSK for authentication and encryption Topology must be set to Infrastructure for the WPA option to display Group encryption 1 WEP64 2 WEP128 3 TKIP 1 Display current key N Change key N Key type O hex l passphrase 1 Enter key Set
22. the web server This setting defaults to the N No option Disabling the web server also disables the web setup a Disable Web Server N Disable Web Setup The Y Yes option disables configuration via the Web Manager but the web server remains active for custom web pages This setting defaults to the N No option Disable Web Setup N _ Disable ECHO Ports This setting controls whether the serial port echoes characters it receives The current value displays in parentheses Disable ECHO ports Y _ Enable Enhanced Password This setting defaults to the N No option which permits a 4 character password to protect Setup Mode by means of Telnet and web pages Enable Enhanced Password Y _ The Y Yes option allows an extended security password of 16 characters for protecting Telnet access Enable Encryption Rijndael is the block cipher algorithm chosen by the National Institute of Science and Technology NIST as the Advanced Encryption Standard AES to be used by the US government The WiBox supports 128 192 and 256 bit encryption key lengths Note Configuring encryption should be done through a local connection to the serial port of the WiBox or via a secured network connection Initial configuration information including the encryption key is sent in clear text over the network WiBox2100E User Guide 70 Setup Mode Advanced Settings To configure AES encryption on the WiBox Figure 8 2 E
23. 1i and IEEE802 1X WEP is provided for backwards compatibility and interaction with older devices To modify WLAN settings select 4 WLAN from the Change Setup menu Enable WLAN Enable the Ethernet or the Wireless interface When WLAN is enabled the Ethernet interface is disabled Enable WLAN Y _ Topology Select Infrastructure ESS mode or Adhoc IBSS mode Infrastructure mode communicates with Access Points Ad Hoc mode communicates only with other clients WiBox2100E User Guide 63 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Topology O Infrastructure 1 Adhoc 0 Network Name SSID Enter the name of the network to which the WiBox will connect Network name LTRX_IBSS _ Adhoc Network Channel When Adhoc is selected in the Topology parameter and the WiBox cannot find the specified network 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 WiBox is designated can be selected The country displays in the Setup Mode settings overview Security The WiBox features WEP and WPA to secure all wireless communication WPA is not available when Adhoc is selected as the topology Security O none 1 WEP 2 WPA 0 _ WEP Authentication O open none 1l shared 0 _ Encryption O0 WEP64 1 WPE128 0 Display current key N Change key N Key type O hex 1l passphrase 0 Enter key Authentication selec
24. C Address 0D 20 40 89 5B F45 ot 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 WLAN TCP Keepalive secs Apply Settings pply J Monitor Mode Bootup Enable Disable Apply Defaults pply CPU Performance Mode Low Regular High HTTP Server Port MTU Size To configure the WiBox s device server settings 1 Click Server from the main menu 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 TCP Keepalive time 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 1 and 65 seconds 0 disables keepalive The default setting is 45 Monitor Mode Bootup Select Disable to disable the entry into the monitor mode via the yyy or xx1 key sequence at startup This command prevents the unit from entering monitor
25. Enable WLAN Enable the Ethernet or the Wireless interface When WLAN is enabled the Ethernet interface is disabled Enable WLAN Y _ WiBox2100E User Guide 21 Quick Start b Topology Select Infrastructure ESS mode or AdHoc IBSS Infrastructure mode communicates with Access Points Ad Hoc mode communicates only with other clients Topology O Infrastructure 1 AdHoc 0 c Network Name SSID Enter the name of the network to which the WiBox will connect Network name SSID LTRX_IBSS _ d Ad Hoc Network Creation Channel When Ad Hoc mode is selected and the WiBox cannot find the specified network 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 WiBox is designated can be selected The country displays in the Setup Mode settings overview e Security The WiBox features WEP and WPA to secure all wireless communication If Ad Hoc is selected as topology only WEP is available Security O none 1 WEP 2 WPA 0 _ f WEP Authentication O open none 1l shared 0 _ Encryption O WEP64 1 WPE128 0 Display current key N Change key N Key type O hex 1l passphrase 0 Enter key 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
26. Escape Sequence in Modem Mode Auto Increment Source Port Remote IP Address Remote Port DisConnMode Flush Mode Buffer Flushing Pack Control Packing Interval Trailing Characters Send Characters DisConnTime Inactivity Timeout WiBox2100E User Guide Contents 30 32 33 33 36 39 41 44 44 45 45 45 46 46 47 47 47 47 48 48 48 49 50 50 50 51 51 52 52 54 54 54 57 57 59 59 60 60 60 61 61 62 62 62 62 Send Characters Telnet Terminal Type Channel Port Password WLAN Settings Enable WLAN Topology Network Name SSID Adhoc Network Channel WEP WPA Fixed or Automatic Data Rate Transmission Data Rate Enable Power Management 8 Setup Mode Advanced Settings Expert Settings Option 5 TCP Keepalive time in seconds ARP Cache timeout in seconds CPU Performance Disable Monitor Mode at bootup HTTP Port Number MTU Size Alternate MAC Address Ethernet Connection Type Security Settings Disable SNMP SNMP Community Name Disable Telnet Setup Disable TF TP Firmware Upgrade Disable Port 77FE Hex Disable Web Server Disable Web Setup Disable ECHO Ports Enable Enhanced Password Enable Encryption Default Settings Channel 1 Configuration Channel 2 Configuration WLAN Settings Expert Settings Security Settings Exit Configuration Mode 9 Monitor Mode Entering Monitor Mode via the Serial Port Entering Monitor Mode via the Network Port Monitor Mode Commands 10 Updating Firmware WiB
27. FR Title 47 FCC Part 15 Subpart B and C Class B Industry Canada ICES 003 Issue 4 2004 Class B Industry Canada RSS Gen Issue 1 2005 Industry Canada RSS 210 Issue 6 2005 EN 301 489 1 v1 4 1 2002 08 EMC Directive 1999 5 EC EN 301 489 17 v 1 2 1 2002 08 EMC Directive 1999 5 EC EN 300 328 v1 4 1 2003 04 R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC Australia New Zealand AS NZS CISPR 22 2006 Class B AS NZS 4771 2000 A1 2003 radio Japan VCCI EMC emissions V 3 2006 04 EN55022 1998 A1 2000 A2 2003 EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN61000 3 2 2000 A2 2005 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 Manufacturer s Contact Director of Quality Assurance Lantronix 15353 Barranca Parkway Irvine CA 92618 USA Tel 949 453 3990 Fax 949 453 3995 WiBox2100E User Guide 88 Compliance 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 limi
28. HR 7 SendChar i BHD 7 SendGhar 2 tH F a To enable the hostlist 1 Enter a Connect Mode of 0x20 2X where X is any digit The menu shows 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 that entry and all others after it are deleted 3 After completing the hositlist repeat the previous step if necessary to edit the hostlist again WiBox2100E User Guide 56 Setup Mode Channel Configuration 4 For Retrycounter enter the number of times the WiBox 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 Normally there is a modem connected to a local PC and a modem conn
29. LANTRONIX WiBox2100E User Guide Part Number 900 351 Revision F June 2006 Copyright and Trademark 2005 2006 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 WiBox with its patent pending technology is a trademark of Lantronix Ethernet is a trademark of XEROX Corporation UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows NT and Windows XP 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 WiBox2100E User Guide 2 Contents List of Tables List of Figures 1 Using This Guide Purpose and Audience Chapter Summary Additional Documentation 2 Introduction Applications Application Examples Serial Tunneling Network Ad Hoc Network Serial Tunneling Infrastructure Ad Hoc WiBox Connection WiBox with Ethernet Protocol Support Configuration Methods Addresses and Port Numbers Hardware Address IP Address WLAN Settings Port N
30. 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 operation 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 7 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 WiBox2100E User Guide 90 Compliance The number ACN 095 223 484 stands for Austra
31. TFTP command line interface tftp i lt ip address gt put lt local filename gt lt destination file name gt The following examples demonstrate the TFTP command sequence to download the rom file and the cob file tftp i 192 168 1 111 put wbhxg_6102 rom W7 tftp i 192 168 1 111 put wbx_webm_1403 cob WEB1 2 Inthe Remote file name field enter the current internal operational code or WEB 1 for the internal Web interface Network Upgrade Use the command tftp i lt ip address gt put lt wbx rom filename gt W7 or the Device Installer upgrade feature DI 4 0 0 4 and later support the W7 destination file 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 to download the ROM file over the serial port To recover firmware 1 Connect the COM interface of your PC to serial port 1 of the WiBox 2 Start Devicelnstaller If your PC has more than one network adapter a message displays Select an adapter and click the OK button WiBox2100E User Guide 78 Updating Firmware 3 From the Tools menu select Advanced Recover Firmware The Serial Port Firmware Upgrade window displays 4 For Port on PC enter the COM port on the PC that is connected to the serial port of the Lantronix unit For Device Model be sure the appropriate WiBox device displays For Firmware File click the Browse button and g
32. a Rate WiBox permits the control of 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 _ Transmission Data Rate If the above TX Data rate is set to fixed the selected data rate is the WiBox s fixed transmission rate If the above TX Data rate is set to auto the selected data rate is the WiBox 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 O 1 1 2 2 5 5 3 11 4 18 5 24 6 36 7 54 Mbps 0 _ Note The WiBox s maximum data rate cannot be selected when TX Data rate is set to auto WiBox2100E User Guide 65 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Enable Power Management This allows the software to turn off the radio when expecting not to 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 is not available when the Topology is set to Adhoc Enable power management N _ WiBox2100E User Guide 66 8 Setup Mode Advanced Settings Expert Settings Option 5 Note You can change these settings using Telnet or serial connections only not Web Manager
33. address and IP address This utility must use the Lantronix access protocol to query the WiBox Assign an IP address to the wired host within the same subnet as the WiBox Use the WiBox s Web Manager or Telnet to port 9999 to configure the WiBox as necessary Disconnect the wired device and reconnect the original wired host to the WiBox WiBox2100E User Guide 80 Troubleshooting Method 3 As an alternative to configuring through the wired interface connect a device through the WiBox s serial port For more information on configuration through the serial port see 5 Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode Configuration WiBox2100E User Guide 81 12 Troubleshooting 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 be displayed 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 IP address is unique Diagnostic LED States Condition Channel 1 Status LED Network controller error Blink 3x 4 seconds Serial number storage Blink 4x 4 seconds checksum error Duplicate IP address present Blink 5x 4 seconds No DHCP response Blink 5x 4 seconds Setup menu active Blink 2x sec
34. al Port Connection To configure the unit through a serial connection 1 Connect a console terminal or PC running a terminal emulation program to your unit s serial port The default serial port settings are 9600 baud 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit no flow control 2 Reset the WiBox unit by cycling the unit s power turning the power off and back on Immediately upon resetting the device enter three lowercase x characters XXX Note The easiest way to enter Setup Mode is to hold down the x key at the terminal or emulation while resetting the unit You must do this within three seconds of resetting the WiBox 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 To exit the configuration mode without saving any changes or rebooting select option 8 Exit without save from the Change Setup menu WiBox2100E User Guide 46 6 Setup Mode Server Configuration This chapter explains how to configure the network settings Note Current values display in parentheses Server Configuration Option 0 The unit s basic network parameters display when you select Server configuration option 0 The IP Address Set Gateway IP Address and N
35. an communicate on an 802 11b g wireless network the WLAN settings must match the wireless network By default the WiBox is set to Ad Hoc network mode and its wireless network name SSID is LTRX_IBSS 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 The unit s serial channel port can be associated with a specific TCP UDP port number Port number 9999 is reserved for access to the unit s Setup configuration Mode window Ports 0 1024 are reserved as well For more information on reserved port numbers refer to Port Number on page 52 WiBox2100E User Guide 14 Introduction Serial Connector Pinouts The two DB9M DTE serial ports provide default settings for RS 232C communications of 9600 baud 8 bits no parity and 1 stop bit 9600 8 N 1 Figure 2 5 DB9M DTE Serial Connector RTS out Alternatively you can configure the WiBox for RS 422 485 4 wire communications Figure 2 6 or for RS 485 2 wire communications Figure 2 7 Figure 2 6 RS 422 485 4 Wire Pinouts WiBox2100E User Guide 15 Introduction Figure 2 7 RS 485 2 Wire Pinouts TX RX TX RX WBX2100E Network Interface The back panel of the WBX2100E contains a 9 30VDC power plug and an RJ45 10 100 Ethernet port Figure 2 8 Network Interface
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37. ast 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 two digit numbers 01 99 WiBox2100E User Guide 49 7 Setup Mode Channel Configuration This chapter explains how to configure the serial port Notes Current values display in parenthesis You must enter some values in hexadecimal notation See A Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions Channel 1 Option 1 Select Channel 1 option 1 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 7 1 Serial Port Parameters Baudrate 6HA gt 7 I F Mode 40 gt Flow HBb Port Ho 1HHH1 gt ConnectMode CH gt 7 Send 7 in Modem Mode gt 7 Auto increment source port lt H 7 Remote IF Address HHH lt H06 BRR CBR Remote Port lt H BDisConnMode HAD 7 FlushMode HAD 7 BDisConnlTime HH 7 SendGhar 1 HAD 7 SendGhar 2 HAD 7 Baudrate 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 230400 460800 or 921600 The current value is displayed in parentheses Baudrate 9600 _ OX ser vulde Setup Mode Channel Configur
38. ate TX Data Rate Enable Power Management Expert Settings TCP Keepalive ARP Cache Timeout CPU Performance Disable Monitor Mode HTTP Port Number MTU Size Enable Alternate MAC Ethernet Connection Type Security Settings Disable SNMP SNMP Community Name Disable Telnet Setup Disable TFTP Firmware Update Disable Port 77FEh Disable Web Server Disable Web Setup Disable ECHO ports Enable Encryption Enable Enhanced password WiBox2100E User Guide Setup Mode Advanced Settings 11 0 none 1 auto 11 Mbps N No 45 seconds 600 seconds Regular N No 80 1400 N No for OEM use only 0 auto negotiate N No public N No N No N No N No N No Y Yes N No N No 73 Setup Mode Advanced Settings Exit Configuration Mode To exit Setup Mode do one of the following To save all changes and reboot the device select option 9 Save and exit from the Change Setup menu or To exit the configuration mode without saving any changes or rebooting select option 8 Exit without save from the Change Setup menu WiBox2100E User Guide 14 9 Monitor Mode Monitor Mode is a command line interface used for diagnostic purposes There are two ways to enter Monitor Mode locally via the serial port or remotely via the network Entering Monitor Mode via the Serial Port To enter Monitor Mode locally 1 Follow the same steps used for setting the serial configuration para
39. ation I F Interface Mode The Interface I F Mode is a bit coded byte entered in hexadecimal notation The default setting is 4C Note RS 422 and RS 485 are available on Channel 2 only I F Mode 4C _ The following table displays available I F Mode options Note All bit positions in the table that are blank represent dont care bits for that particular option they can be set to either a 0 or 1 value Table 7 1 Interface Mode Options I F Mode Option 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 san TT ee RS 422 485 4 wire Py jo 1 saesowe a i 7 Bi pt tt bei oi Pt tT No Parity Pf fo 0 Py Even Parity Pf da 1 Pp oa Paty ry fo ls T 1 stop bit fo ja aw 2 stop bits 1 1 1 2 stop bits are implemented by the software This might influence performance The following table demonstrates some common I F Mode settings Table 7 2 Common Interface Mode Settings Common I F Mode Setting Binary 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 Flow Flow control sets the local handshaking method for stopping serial input output The default setting is 00 WiBox2100E User Guide 51 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Flow 00 _ Use the following table to select flow control options Table 7 3 Flow Control Options Flow Control Option
40. aults button to reset the unit s settings to the factory defaults except for the network IP address gateway netmask and WLAN settings Fora complete list of the default settings see Default Settings on page 72 WiBox2100E User Guide 44 5 Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode Configuration You must configure the unit so that it can communicate on a network with your serial device 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 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 your Lantronix Sales Associate The unit s configuration is stored in nonvolatile memory and is retained without power You can change the configuration at any time The unit performs a reset after the configuration has been changed and stored This chapter tells you how to access Setup Mode and the general procedure for using it To complete the configuration continue with 6 Setup Mode Server Configuration 7 Setup Mode Channel Configuration and 8 Setup Mode Advanced Settings Note The menus in the configuration chapters show a typical device Your device may have different configuration options Accessi
41. communicate over 802 11b g wireless networks using IP protocol TCP for connection oriented stream applications and UDP for datagram applications The WiBox2100E also supports 4 wire RS 422 485 and 2 wire RS 485 protocols for multipoint connections The unit provides an Ethernet connection as well Note The WiBox2100E with firmware version 6 2 and later will be configurable for wireless bridging see 11 Wireless Bridging This allows a host connected to the WiBox over a wired Ethernet interface to be accessible over a wireless network Part Numbers WiBox with WBX2100E WB21000EG1 01 115 VAC 50 60 Hz Ethernet adapter WB21000EG2 01 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz Intl adapter WB2100EGB 01 WiBox board only WB2100EG0 01 No power supply Note In this User Guide we generally refer to the WiBox2100E as the WiBox Applications The WiBox device server connects serial devices such as those listed below to wireless and Ethernet networks using the IP protocol family Security alarms Access control devices Fire control panels Time attendance clocks and terminals ATM machines Data collection devices RFID readers Universal Power Supply UPS Management units 0 o IDOX ser vulde Introduction e Telecommunications equipment Data display devices Virtually any RS 232 RS 422 or RS 485 asynchronous serial device Application Examples The WiBox has two serial ports and an 802 11b g transceiver Each serial port is
42. connected to the serial communication port of a device The wireless transceiver connects to another wireless device or to an Access Point AP The WBX2100E also provides an Ethernet connection This section includes typical scenarios for using the WiBox Serial Tunneling Network Figure 2 1 Serial Tunneling Infrastructure Network Example Access Point Wireless PC A V Device POS Device A PC connected to an AP via an Ethernet connection and a PC with a wireless connection to the AP LAN access the WiBox as though they are directly connected to it The combination of the WiBox a PC and Lantronix s Redirector software allows the PC to communicate directly to the WiBox s serial devices providing wireless serial tunneling WiBox2100E User Guide 11 Introduction Ad Hoc Network Figure 2 2 Ad Hoc Network Example Wireless PC POS Device A V Device In the example above the AP is not present The PC makes a direct wireless connection with the WiBox to manage serial devices Without an AP it is a peer to peer relationship Serial Tunneling Infrastructure Figure 2 3 Serial Tunneling Infrastructure Example Access Point UDS Device Server POS Device POS Device In the example above the WiBox 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 WiBox and the device server c
43. d from the ConnectMode prompt see Connect Mode on page 52 for more information Remote Port You must set the remote TCP port number for the unit to make outgoing connections This 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 52 for more information DisConnMode This setting determines the conditions under which the unit will cause a network connection to terminate The default setting is 00 DisConnMode 00 _ 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 they can be set to either a 0 or 1 value Table 7 7 Disconnect Mode Options Disconnect Mode Option 7 65 43 2 1 0 Disconnect with DTR drop 6 safe fy Ignore DTR of fy Telnet mode and terminal type setup t EUREN Channel port password 2 a Hard disconnect EEREN Disable hard disconnect EEREN State LED off with connection Pt ff 1 Disconnect with EOT D aT 1 The WiBox sends the Terminal Type upon an outgoing connection 2 A password is required f
44. dress Table Dev Addr No Dew Addr Ho Dev addr 2 Inthe available fields enter the following information Datagram Mode Datagram Type Configures remote IP or network 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 Endpoint Configuration Local Port Enter the local port number Remote Port Enter the port number of the remote device WiBox2100E User Guide 40 Web Manager Configuration Remote Host Enter the IP address of the remote device Device Address Table This table is enabled when Datagram Type is set to FD Enter values in the range 1 255 to identify units on the local network of device servers 3 When you are finished click the OK button 4 Onthe main menu click Apply Settings WLAN Configuration Without adequate protection a wireless LAN is susceptible to access by unauthorized users The WiBox 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 from the setup menu and Web Manager However we provide a separate utility for changing the Country Zone setting The utility is called SetZone a
45. e WiBox Double click the field type the value and press Enter to complete This name is not visible on other PCs or laptops using Devicelnstaller Group Comments A group to categorize the WiBox Double click the field type the value and press Enter to complete This group name is not visible on other PCs or laptops using Devicelnstaller Comments about the WiBox Double click the field type the value and press Enter to complete This description or comment is not visible on other PCs or laptops using Devicelnstaller Device Family Displays the WiBox s device family type as Wireless Type Displays the device type as WiBox ID Displays the WiBox s ID embedded within the box Hardware Address Displays the WiBox s hardware or MAC address Firmware Version Displays the firmware currently installed on the WiBox Extended Firmware Version Displays the firmware currently installed on the WiBox Online Status Telnet Enabled Telnet Port Displays the WiBox s status as online offline unreachable the WiBox is on a different subnet or busy the WiBox is currently performing a task Displays True if the unit can be accessed using Telnet Displays the unit s port for Telnet sessions Web Enabled Displays True if the unit can be accessed using Web Manager WiBox2100E User Guide 24 Quick Start WebPort Maximum Baud Rate Supported Displa
46. ected 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 the WiBox and to use an Ethernet connection instead of a phone call By not having to change communications 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 m
47. ed from the device to the network EEREN Clear with a connection initiated from the network to the device Py fp yd Clear when the network connection to or from the device is disconnected TEREE 1 E Alternate Packing Algorithm Pack Control io Aii Pack Control The 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 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 they can be set to either a 0 or 1 value WiBox2100E User Guide 61 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Table 7 9 Pack Control Options Option Packing Interval Interval 12 msec Interval 52 msec Interval 250 msec Interval 5 sec 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
48. etmask fields display the current values 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 Network Mode Select the network mode for the WiBox Options available are Wired Only Wireless Only and Bridging For more information on bridging see 11 Wireless Bridging Note The bridging option will be available in firmware version 6 2 and later Network Mode lt 0 Wired Only 1 Wireless Only 2 Bridging lt One Host gt gt 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 AutolIP options The following table shows the bits you can manually configure to force the WiBox to disable AutolIP DHCP or BootP To disable an option set the appropriate bit Table 6 1 BootP DHCP AutolP options Options AutolP OX ser vulde Setup Mode Server Configuration For example if the third octet is 0 0 5 0 the AutolIP 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
49. 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 _ 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 The default setting is 0 Table 6 2 Standard IP Network Netmasks Network Class Host Bits Netmask 255 0 0 0 255 255 0 0 259 255 255 0 Change Telnet Configuration Password Setting the Telnet configuration password prevents unauthorized access to the setup menu through a Telnet connection to port 9999 or through web pages The password must have 4 characters The default setting is N No Change telnet config password N _ An enhanced password setting for Telnet access only of 16 characters is available under Security Settings on page 69
50. ge 40 C to 70 C 40 F to 158 F Storage temperature range 40 C to 85 C 140 F to 185 F Relative Humidity Operating 10 to 90 non condensing 40 to 60 recommended Storage 10 to 90 non condensing WiBox2100E User Guide 18 3 Quick Start This chapter describes installation procedures for the WiBox units Required Information OX Hardware Address Take note of the unit s 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 WiBox must have a unique IP address on the network The systems administrator generally provides the IP address subnet mask and gateway IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway WLAN Settings Before the WiBox can communicate on an 802 11b g wireless network the WLAN settings must match the wireless network By default the WiBox is set to Ad Hoc network mode and its wireless Network Name SSID is LTRX_IBSS You can configure either WEP or WPA settings Note WPA Security is only available in infrastructure mode ser vulde Quick Start WLAN SSID case sensitive WEP Enabled Y N WEP Key 64 bit or 128 bit WEP Key ee Entered in HEX format 0 9 A F xx xx xXx XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX or WPA Enabled Y N WPA Key Type hex or passphrase WPA Key Installing and Configuring the WiBox
51. gh a web interface configure the WiBox and its settings using the WiBox s Web Manager See 4 Web Manager Serial amp Telnet Ports There are two approaches to accessing Setup Mode Make a Telnet connection to the network port 9999 or connect a terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program to the unit s serial port See 5 Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode Configuration WiBox2100E User Guide 13 Introduction Devicelnstaller This utility provides a GUI interface for assigning the IP address viewing the current configuration and updating firmware To use Devicelnstaller for communication to a WiBox over a wireless network the WLAN network settings must be configured first No such configuration is required for using Devicelnstaller over an Ethernet network Addresses and Port Numbers Hardware Address The hardware address is also referred to as the Ethernet address or the 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 Example 00 20 4A 14 01 18 IP Address Every device connected to an IP network must have a unique IP address This address references the specific unit DHCP is enabled by default and the WiBox automatically accepts an IP address once the wireless settings are configured for the wireless network WLAN Settings Before the WiBox c
52. 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 FR France excluding France Asia Africa SP Spain and Australia 6 To configure the Server settings select 0 from the Change Setup menu and edit the following fields a IP Address The IP address must be set to a unique value in the network Enter each octet and press Enter between each section IP Address IP Address 0 0 0 0 b Set Gateway IP Address The gateway address should be the IP address of the router connected to the same LAN segment as the WiBox unit Set Gateway IP Address N Y Gateway IP addr 0 0 0 0 _ c Netmask 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 0O default 0 __ d Change Telnet Configuration Password Change the Telnet configuration password to prevent unauthorized access to the Change Setup menu and Web Manager Change telnet config password N _ e Change DHCP Device Name Change the DHCP name if the network is DHCP enabled Change DHCP device name not set N N Enter new DHCP device name 7 To modify WLAN settings select 4 WLAN from the Change Setup menu and edit the following fields a
53. guration Auto Negotiate opeed 100 Mbps 10 Mbps Duplex Full Half Automatic IP Address Configuration To automatically assign an IP address and its network configuration 1 Click Network from the main menu 2 Select Obtain IP address automatically 3 Enter the following as necessary BOOTP Enable permits the Bootstrap Protocol BOOTP The BOOTP server assigns the IP address automatically from a pool of addresses DHCP Enable permits Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP DHCP to assign a leased IP address to the WiBox unit automatically Auto IP Enable permits the WiBox to generate an IP in the 169 254 x x address range with a Class B subnet DHCP Host Name Enter the name of the host on the network providing the IP address Note Consult the System or Network Administrator before adjusting these settings Disabling all three methods is not advised as the only available IP assignment method will then be ARP or serial port 4 Click the OK button when finished WiBox2100E User Guide 29 Web Manager Configuration 5 On the main menu click Apply Settings Static IP Address Configuration To manually assign an IP address and its network configuration 1 Click Network from the main menu 2 Select Use the following IP configuration 3 Enter the following as necessary IP Address If DHCP is not used to assign IP addresses enter it manually The IP address must be set to a unique value
54. iBox s wired Ethernet interface to be accessible over the wireless network via the WiBox To initialize the bridging feature 1 Configure the WiBox s wireless settings See WLAN Configuration on page 41 2 Enable bridging in Setup Mode See Network Mode on page 47 3 Set up the wired host connected to the WiBox s Ethernet port Configuring the WiBox in Bridging Mode Once in bridging mode the services on the WiBox are available only through the wired interface There are three methods for configuring the WiBox when in bridging mode Method 1 This method uses the current Ethernet wired host to configure the WiBox This requires the modification of the wired host s IP address as well as the following steps Use a utility to locate the WiBox s MAC address and IP address This utility must use the Lantronix access protocol to query the WiBox Assign an IP address to the wired host within the same subnet as the WiBox Use the WiBox s Web Manager or Telnet to port 9999 to configure the WiBox as necessary Configure the wired host s IP address back to the original IP address configuration Method 2 This method requires the current wired host to be disconnected temporarily Another device physically connects to the WiBox s wired interface for configuration 1 Disconnect the current wired host from the WiBox and connect the device used for configuring the WiBox Use a utility to locate the WiBox s MAC
55. 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 WiBox The gateway address must be within the local network 4 Click the OK button when finished 5 On the main menu click Apply Settings Ethernet Configuration You must specify the speed and direction of data transmission To specify how data will be transmitted 1 Onthe main menu click Network 2 Enter the following as necessary Auto Negotiate With this option the Ethernet port auto negotiates the speed and duplex with the hardware endpoint to which it is connected This is the default setting If this option is not selected complete the fields that become available Speed The speed of data transmission The default setting is 100 Mbps Duplex The direction of data transmission The default setting is Full 3 When you are finished click the OK button 4 Onthe main menu click Apply Settings Server Configuration The unit s server values display upon selecting Server from the main menu The following sections describe the configurable parameters within the Server configuration menu WiBox2100E User Guide 30 Web Manager Configuration Figure 4 3 Server Settings MA
56. k WiBox DHCP name automatically setting the DHCP Administrator to add the WiBox to name in DNS on the network DNS manually When you issue the ARP S Your user login does not have Have your IT department log you command in Windows The ARP the right to use this command on in with sufficient rights entry addition failed 5 message _ this PC displays When you attempt to assignan The ARP method only creates a Telnet back to Port 1 Wait for it to IP address to the unit by the temporary password When you fail then Telnet to port 9999 ARP method and Telnet to the Telnet to port 1 the connection again Make sure you press Enter device server through port 1 the should fail When you Telnet into within 5 seconds connection fails port 9999 and do not press Enter quickly the device server reboots causing it to lose the IP address When you Telnet to port 9999 To enter Setup Mode via Telnet Telnet to port 9999 again and the Press Enter to go into Setup the Enter key must be pressed press Enter as soon as you see Mode message displays within 5 seconds the Press Enter to go into Setup However nothing happens when Mode message you press Enter or your connection is closed When you Telnet to port 1 to You may have entered the Confirm that the Ethernet address assign an IP address to the Ethernet address incorrectly with that you entered with the ARP device server the Telnet window the ARP command command i
57. l Port Setup Mode Configuration Using Device Installer You can use Devicelnstaller a utility on the product CD to manually assign the IP address to the WiBox view its current configuration settings and upgrade its firmware Devicelnstaller only works with a wired Ethernet connection or if the wireless settings are already set To install the Devicelnstaller 1 Insert the product CD into your CD ROM drive If the CD does not launch automatically WiBox2100E User Guide 23 Quick Start a Click the Start button on the Task Bar and select Run b Enter your CD drive letter colon backslash deviceinstaller exe e g E deviceinstaller exe Click the Devicelnstaller button The installation wizard window displays 3 Respond to the installation wizard prompts When prompted to select an installation type select Typical 4 Once Devicelnstaller has been installed follow the instructions in Devicelnstaller s online Help to assign the IP address and view the current configuration 5 To configure the WiBox further continue onto 4 Web Manager or 5 Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode Configuration Viewing the Current Configuration After locating the WiBox as described in Devicelnstaller Help you can view its current configuration To view the WiBox s configuration settings 1 In the right window click the Device Details tab The current WiBox configuration displays Name A name to identify th
58. lian 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 WiBox2100E User Guide 91 Warranty Lantronix warrants each Lantronix product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of TWO YEARS During this period if a customer is unable to resolve a product problem with Lantronix Technical Support a Return Material Authorization RMA will be issued Following receipt of a RMA number the customer shall return the product to Lantronix freight prepaid Upon verification of warranty Lantronix will at its option repair or replace the product and return it to the customer freight prepaid If the product is not under warranty the customer may have Lantronix repair the unit on a fee basis or return it No services are handled at the customer s site under this warranty This warranty is voided if the customer uses the product in an unauthorized or improper way or in an environment for which it was not designed Lantronix warrants the media containing its software product to be free from defects and warrants that the software will operate substantially according to Lantronix specifications for a period of 60 DAYS after the date of shipment The
59. lp Q sek z x E Ph JO search 5 Favorites E B N w z rel 3 Address FNAdobe yr es Search Web S Fr E Mail QB my Yahoo EJ Answers E Search ye 10 blocked Check SQ Autolink E AutoFill fea Options 8 LANTRON X Firmware Version Y6 1 0 2 MAC Address 00 20 44 89 5B F5 E Home Network Server Serial Tunnel Hostlist Channel 1 Serial Settings Connection Channel 2 Serial Settings Connection WLAN Apply Settings Apply Defaults Device Server Configuration Manager Yersion 1 4 0 3 The main menu is on the left panel of the Web Manager window Network Configuration Select Network from the main menu to display the unit s network values The following sections describe the configurable network parameters Note If the IP address is assigned via DHCP its DHCP settings do not display WiBox2100E User Guide 28 Web Manager Configuration Figure 4 2 Network Settings WAC Address 00 20 44 89 5B F5 0t Network Settings Server Serial Tunnel IP Configuration Hostlist Obtain IP address automatically Channel 1 Auto Configuration Methods Serial Settings BOOTP Enable Disable Connection Channel 2 DHCP Enable Disable Serial Settings Connection WLAN Apply Settings AutolP Enable Disable DHCP Host Name Apply Defaults Use the following IP configuration IP Address 172 16 3 42 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Ethernet Confi
60. m_control_ in input is asserted With Start Character Attempts to connect when it 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 OD 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 local port number 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 Remote Port Enter the remote port number Remote Host Enter the IP address of the remote device Common Options Telnet Mode This field is available for configuration only when Active Connection is not set to None Select Enable to permit Telnet communication to the WiBox unit Terminal Name This field is available for configuration only when Telnet Mode is Enable Use the terminal name for the Telnet terminal type Enter only one na
61. me When this option is enabled the unit also reacts to the EOR End Of Record 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 The default setting is None Use Hostlist If this option is set to True 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 sequentially until it is able to connect to another IP in the hostlist The hostlist is disabled for Manual Mode and for Modem WiBox2100E User Guide 38 Web Manager Configuration Mode The unit will not accept a data connection from a remote device when the hostlist 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_Cirl_In Drop 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 Hard Disconnect When this parameter is 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 con
62. meters see 5 Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode Configuration 2 Instead of typing three x keys however a Type zzz to enter Monitor Mode with network connections b Type yyy to enter Monitor Mode without network connections A 0 gt prompt indicates that you have successfully entered Monitor Mode Entering Monitor Mode via the Network Port To enter Monitor Mode using a Telnet connection 1 Establish a Telnet session to the configuration port 9999 The following message displays MAG address HA2ZH4AR 95 BFS Foftware version Y6 1 68 2 H6424 Press Enter for Setup Mode 2 Type M upper case A 0 gt prompt indicates that you have successfully entered Monitor Mode Monitor Mode Commands The following commands are available in Monitor Mode Note All commands must be in capital letters Table 9 1 Monitor Mode Commands Command Name Function VS Queries software header record 16 bytes of unit GC Get Configuration Gets configuration of unit as hex records 120 bytes IDOX ser vulde Command SC PI x x X X AT TT NC RS QU Monitor Mode Command Name Function Send Configuration Sets configuration of unit from hex records Ping Pings unit with IP address x x x x to check device status ARP Table Shows the unit s ARP table entries TCP Connection Shows all incoming and outgoing TCP connections Table Network Connection Shows the unit s current IP address Exit
63. mode by interpreting the stream of characters that are received during the device server s initialization at startup WiBox2100E User Guide 31 Web Manager Configuration CPU Performance Mode Select the WiPort s performance mode Higher performance settings require more energy Low is 26 Mhz Regular is 48 Mhz High is 88 Mhz The default is Regular HTTP Server Port This option allows the configuration of the web server port number The valid range is 1 65535 The default HTTP server port number is 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 3 When you are finished click the OK button 4 On the main menu click Apply Settings Hostlist Configuration The WiBox scrolls through the hostlist until it connects to a device listed in the hostlist 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 in sequence until the next successful connection The hostlist supports a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 12 entries Each entry contains an IP address and a port number Note The hostlist is disabled for Manual and Modem Mode The unit will not accept a data connection from a remote device when the hostlist option is enabled To configure the WiBox s
64. n to an IP address x x x x and the remote port ATDX X X X i o l number defined within the unit ATH Hangs up the connection Entered as ATH Enables or disables connections from the network going to the serial port n 0 disables the ability to make a connection from the network to ATSO n the serial port 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 ATVn n 0 enables numeric response 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 WiBox s ability to send the escape sequence The default setting is Y Yes send the escape sequence Auto Increment Source Port Auto increment source port N _ Y Yes auto increment the source port The WiBox increments the port number used with each new connection WiBox2100E User Guide 59 Setup Mode Channel Configuration 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 enable
65. ncryption Keys Enable Encryption W YT Key length in bits 0 1z8 Change Keys N Y Enter Keys et a eee hee ee er oe ee ee ee er hee ee ae ee 1 When prompted to enable encryption select Y 2 Enter the encryption key length when prompted The WiBox supports 128 192 and 256 bit encryption key lengths When prompted to change keys select Y At the Enter Keys prompt enter your encryption key The encryption keys are entered in hexadecimal The hexadecimal values are echoed as asterisks to prevent onlookers from seeing the key Hexadecimal values are 0 9 and A F Fora 128 bit key length enter 32 hexadecimal characters Fora 192 bit key length enter 48 hexadecimal characters Fora 256 bit key length enter 64 hexadecimal characters Continue pressing Enter until you return to the Change Setup menu From the Change Setup menu select option 9 to save and exit Encryption only applies to the port selected for data tunneling default 10001 regardless of whether you are using TCP or UDP Generally one of two situations applies Encrypted WiBox to WiBox communication Be sure to configure both WiBox devices with the same encryption key Third party application to WiBox encrypted communication WiBox uses standard AES encryption protocols To communicate successfully products and applications on the peer side must use the same protocols and the same encryption key as the WiBox Lantronix Secure Com Po
66. nd is included in the WiBox package 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 g9 zones US United States JP Japan CA Canada OT Others such as Europe excluding FR France France Asia Africa and Australia SP Spain To configure the WiBox s WLAN settings 1 Select WLAN from the main menu to open the WLAN Settings window WiBox2100E User Guide 41 Web Manager Configuration Figure 4 8 WLAN Settings LANTRONIX Network Sener Firmware Version W6 1 0 2 MAC Address OD 20 40 89 5B F5 WLAN Settings Serial Tunnel Network Interface ALAN v Hostlist Channel 1 Wireless Network Configuration Serial Settings Connection Network Name SSID LTATS2 Channel Network Type Infrastructure Serial Settings Connection O Ad Hoc Channel Channel 11 Apply Settings Apply Defaults Wireless Network Security Security Writed States Authentication Shared Encryption 128 bits Key Type Hex O Passphrase Advanced Settings Data Rate Auto 11 Mbps Radio Power Management O Enable Disable 2 Enter or modify the following fields Network Interface Use the pull down menu to select a WLAN interface Wireles
67. nection when Ctrl D or Hex 04 is detected 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 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 you are finished click the OK button 4 Onthe main menu click Apply Settings Connection Settings UDP To configure a channel s UDP settings 1 From the main menu click Connection for either Channel 1 or Channel 2 to display the Connection Settings page for the selected channel Connect Protocol Protocol Select UDP from the pull down menu WiBox2100E User Guide 39 Web Manager Configuration Figure 4 7 UDP Connection Settings LANTRONIX jee MAC Address OD 20 40 89 5B F5 lt nt Connection Settings Network SENET Channel 1 Serial Tunnel Hostlist Connect Protocol Channel 1 Protocol JDP Serial Settings Datagram Mode Datagram Tyoe oo Accept Incomin Jys B Channel 2 a i p g La Serial Settings Endpoint Configuration Connection Local Port 10001 Remote Port lc WLAN Apply Settings Remote Host 000 0 Apply Defaults Device Ad
68. ng 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 to step 3 below 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 UNIX telnet x x x x 9999 2 Click the OK button The following information displays OX ser vulde Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode Configuration Figure 5 1 MAC Address MAG address HA2ZH4ARS5BFS Foftware version Y6 1 68 2 h6h424 gt Press Enter for Setup Mode 3 To enter Setup Mode press Enter within 5 seconds The current configuration settings display followed by the Change Setup menu Figure 5 2 Setup Menu Options Change Setup Server Channel 1 Channel 2 WLAN Expert Security Defaults Exit without save Save and exit Your choice 0 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 you are finished save the new configuration option 9 The unit reboots Seri
69. nterface COB via TFTP Here are typical names for those files Check the Lantronix web site for the latest versions and release notes Table 10 1 Firmware Files ROM File COB WBXxxx ROM WBXvx_x COB Web Manager 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 oe 2 a In the Remote file name field enter the current internal operational code or WEB 1 for the internal Web interface 6 Click the Upload Now button to transfer the file to the unit WiBox2100E User Guide TT Updating Firmware Figure 10 1 TFTP Window TFTP Client TFTF server 172 20 206 64 Upload How Operation t Upload Format Binary Local file name Weld Solutions staller S F ikm arei bsg 6102 rom S Settings Remote file name After the firmware has been loaded and stored which takes approximately 8 seconds the unit performs a power reset Using TFTP Command Line Interface To download new firmware from a computer 1 Enter the following from a
70. o to the location where the firmware file resides Note Make sure the WiBox on which you are recovering firmware is connected to this selected port on your PC 7 Click the OK button to download the file 8 When prompted reset the device Status messages and a progress bar at the bottom of the screen show the progress of the file transfer When the file transfer completes the message Successful Click OK to Close appears 9 Click the OK button to complete this procedure Note For more information see Recovering Firmware in the Devicelnstaller online Help WLAN Country Setting Due to regulations the country specific setting has been removed 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 in the package 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 FR France France Asia Africa and Australia SP Spain WiBox2100E User Guide 79 11 Wireless Bridging Note The WiBox2100E with firmware version 6 2 and later will support bridging Bridging allows a host connected on the W
71. odem 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 WiBox2100E User Guide 57 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Table 4 11 Modem Mode Messages Message Meaning Full Verbose OK Command was executed without error CONNECT A network connection has been established NO CARRIER A network connection has been closed RING nuinunun sees device having IP address n n n n is connecting to this 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 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 OK 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 in
72. ommunicate directly and can transfer information between their serial devices WiBox2100E User Guide 12 Introduction Ad Hoc WiBox Connection Figure 2 4 Direct WiBox to WiBox Connection ag POS Device In the example above two WiBoxes have established an Ad Hoc peer to peer relationship They communicate directly to each other s serial devices without a PC or an AP WiBox with Ethernet With this model you can select either a wireless or an Ethernet connection Protocol Support The WiBox device server uses the TCP IP protocol stack for network communications Other supported protocols include ARP UDP TCP ICMP Telnet TFTP AutolP DHCP HTTP and SNMP for network communications and management TCP UDP and Telnet for connections to the serial port TF TP for firmware and web page updates IP for addressing routing and data block handling over the network User Datagram Protocol UDP for typical datagram applications in which devices interact with other devices without maintaining a point to point connection Configuration Methods After the physical installation of the WiBox configuration is required For the unit to operate correctly on a network it must have A unique IP address Appropriate settings for network communications Methods for logging into the device server and assigning IP addresses as well as setting other configurable parameters include Web Manager Throu
73. ond for 2 seconds off for 2 seconds Problems and Error Messages Problem Message Reason Cannot establish an Network Name SSID in the Verify Network Name SSID for Infrastructure network WiBox is not set or does not the WiBox and AP are exactly the connection to the WiBox match the Access Point AP same These are case sensitive The AP has WEP encryption Enable WEP encryption in WiBox enabled and the WiBox does not Set encryption key and or WEP authentication type does authentication type to match the not match the AP AP Ensure the key is entered in HEX notation in both the AP and the WiBox WiBox2100E User Guide 82 Troubleshooting Cannot establish an Ad Hoc Ad Hoc network is not enabled in Enable Ad Hoc network Set Ad network connection to the the WiBox Hoc Network Name IBSS to WiBox match These are case sensitive Note With 6 x x x firmware and later there is only one setting for Infrastructure Network Name Set the Infrastructure Network Network Name it is the same for SSID is set blank or different Name SSID to the same name both Infrastructure and Ad Hoc from the Ad Hoc name and the as the Ad Hoc name modes WiBox is associated to Infrastructure Network The IP address is not set or not Verify the IP address is set and in in same subnet as other Ad Hoc the same subnet for each Ad Hoc PCs or the WiBox device Cannot ping or connect to the The DHCP server is not Contact the Networ
74. onds 99 minutes 59 seconds The default setting is 0 Send Characters Enter up to two characters in hexadecimal representation in sendchar SendChar 1 00 _ SendChar 2 00 _ 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 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 61 The default setting is 00 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 displays 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 Blank by default WLAN Settings Without adequate protection a wireless LAN is susceptible to access by unauthorized users As such WiBox features the WPA security standard based on IEEE802 1
75. or Channel 2 to display the Serial Settings page for the selected channel WiBox2100E User Guide 33 Web Manager Configuration Figure 4 5 Channel Serial Settings F Lantronix WiBox Device Server Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Bak x a A p Search Se Favorites amp A amp g rel 3 Address rw SAdobe Yyr Ge Search Web Ear Hr C Mail iy My Yahoo EJ answers Google Search ge 1 0 blocked re Check ae AutoLink AutoFill ia Options amp MAC Address 00 20 44 89 5B F5 0 Serial Settings Network Server Channel 1 ZETE SUI Disable Serial Port Hostlist Channel 1 Port Settings P E Flow Control Connection R523 Mone Channel 2 Baud Rate 3600 Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Connection WLAN Apply Settings Enable Packing Pack Control Apply Defaults Idle Gap Time 12 msec Watch 2 Byte Sequence Vas Ho Send Frame Only Match Bytes Ol oq Send Trailing Bytes Hex Flush Mode Flush Input Butter Flush Output Buffer With Active Connect O Yes No With Active Connect O Yes No With Passive Connect Yes No With Passive Connect O Yes No AtTime of Disconnect Yes No AtTime of Disconnect O Yes No 2 Inthe available fields enter the following information Channel Disable Serial Port Available on Channel 2 settings only When selected disables communication through the serial port Port Setting
76. or a connection to the serial port from the network WiBox2100E User Guide 60 Setup Mode Channel Configuration 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 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 Flush Mode Buffer Flushing Using this parameter you can control line handling and network buffers with connection startup and disconnect The default setting is 00 FlushMode 00 _ You can also select between two different packing algorithms Note All bit positions in the table that are blank represent dont care bits for that particular option they can be set to either a 0 or 1 value Table 7 8 Flush Mode Options Function Input Buffer Serial to Network Clear with a connection initiated from the device to the network Py ft fay E Clear with a connection initiated from the network to the device EEEN o Clear when the network connection to or from the device is disconnected Pfaff E Output Buffer Network to Serial Clear with a connection initiat
77. ox2100E User Guide Contents 63 63 63 63 63 63 64 64 64 65 65 65 66 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 72 72 72 72 73 73 14 75 19 19 19 7 11 12 Obtaining Firmware Reloading Firmware Using TFTP Graphical User Interface Using TFTP Command Line Interface Network Upgrade Recovering the Firmware Using the Serial Port and Devicelnstaller WLAN Country Setting Wireless Bridging Configuring the WiBox in Bridging Mode Method 1 Method 2 Method 3 Troubleshooting Diagnostic LED States Problems and Error Messages Technical Support A Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions Converting Binary to Hexadecimal Conversion Table Scientific Calculator Compliance Compliance Information Regulatory Information USA Federal Communications Commission FCC Notice Canada Industry Canada Notice Europe R amp TTE Directive 99 5 EC Wireless Notice Australia amp New Zealand Wireless Notice Warranty List of Tables Table 2 1 WiBox LEDs Table 2 2 WiBox Technical Specifications Table 6 1 BootP DHCP AutolP options Table 6 2 Standard IP Network Netmasks Table 7 1 Interface Mode Options Table 7 2 Common Interface Mode Settings Table 7 3 Flow Control Options Table 7 4 Reserved Port Numbers Table 7 5 Connect Mode Options 7 6 Modem Mode Commands Table 7 7 Disconnect Mode Options Table 7 8 Flush Mode Options Table 7 9 Pack Control Options
78. p encryption 1 WEP64 2 WEP128 3 TKIP 1 Display current key N Change key N Key type O hex 1l passphrase 1 Enter key Set the Group encryption type to 1 WEP64 2 WEP128 or 3 TKIP The group encryption for all wireless devices communicating with the same access point must be equal to receive broadcast and multicast messages If any of these devices is WEP only no support for WPA set the group encryption to WEP for all devices 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 Enter key prompts for the new encryption key The passphrase input is not the same as ASCII input as used on other products ASCII is translated directly into hexadecimal bytes according to the ASCII table The WiBox passphrase is hashed using the Neesus Datacom algorithm for WEP64 or MD5 for WEP128 The passphrase input is safer because it is up to 63 chars long ASCII input is a maximum of 5 WEP64 or 13 WEP128 characters long and limits the number of key combinations Please refer to the other equipment s manual to determine the passphrase input style recommended Note Lantronix recommends using a passphrase of 20 characters or more for maximum security Fixed or Automatic Dat
79. plays True if the WiBox supports HTTP server Supports HTTP Setup Displays True if the WiBox supports HTTP setup Supports 230K Baudrate Displays True if the WiBox supports a baud rate of 230K Supports GPIO False WiBox2100E User Guide 26 4 Web Manager Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the WiBox using Web Manager Lantronix s browser based configuration tool The unit s configuration is stored in nonvolatile memory and is retained without power The unit performs a reset after the configuration is changed and stored Accessing Web Manager through a Web Browser 1 Open a standard web browser Netscape Navigator 6 x and above or Internet Explorer 5 5 and later 2 In the address bar enter the WiBox IP address or host DHCP name as listed below a http xxx xxx xXxx xxx where XXxX XXX XXX XXxX IS the IP address assigned to the WiBox unit b http my WiBox where my_WiBox is the name assigned to the WiBox unit if DHCP is enabled C CxXxxxxx where xxxxxxx is the last 6 digits of the unit s MAC address on DHCP enabled networks 3 Press Enter The Web Manager for WiBox opens in a browser window A user and password dialog box displays By default no user and password are configured so just press OK IDOX ser vulde Web Manager Configuration Figure 4 1 Web Manager 2 Lantronix WiBox Device Server Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit view Favorites Tools He
80. ply Settings Apply Defaults Endpoint Configuration Local Fort Remote Port lo Common Options Telnet Made Disable Disconnect Mode On Wam Etrin Drop O Yes Mo Check EOT Ctl Dy O Yes No Firmware Version W6 41 0 2 MAC Address 00 20 44 89 5B F5 Connection Settings Active Connection Active Connect None Start Character gwll fin Hex Modern Mode None Yes Modem Escape Sequence Pass Through Mo L Auto increment for active connect Remote Host 0 0 0 0 Connect Response Mone ka Use Hostlist O Yes Mo Hard Disconnect Yes No Inactivity Timeout lo O amins SECS Connect Mode Passive Connection Accept Incoming Select Yes to accept incoming connections Password Required Password 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 If 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 indicate the connection type from the drop down list With Any Character Attempts to connect when any WiBox2100E User Guide 37 Web Manager Configuration character is received from the serial port With Active Mdm Ctrl In Accepts external connection requests only when the mode
81. 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 Ox2F 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 If a partial IP address is presented in a command string it is interpreted to 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 7 2 Manual Connection Address Example Command String Result if remote IP is 129 1 2 3 and remote port is 1234 Complete override connection is started with host 121 2 4 5 C121 2 4 5 1 port 1 C5 Connects to 129 1 2 5 port 1234 C28 10 12 Connects to 129 1 28 10 port 12 CO0 0 0 0 0 Enters Monitor Mode WiBox2100E User Guide 55 Autostart Automatic Connection Setup Mode Channel Configuration If you enable Autostart the unit automatically connects to the remote IP address and remote por
82. pter Summary The remaining chapters in this guide include 2 Introduction 3 Quick Start 4 Web Manager 5 Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode Configuration 6 Setup Mode Server Configuration 7 Setup Mode Channel Configuration 8 Setup Mode Advanced Settings 9 Monitor Mode 10 Updating Firmware 11 Wireless Bridging 12 Troubleshooting A Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions Compliance Warranty ser vulde Describes the main features of the WiBox and the protocols it supports Describes the steps to the physical installation and initial configuration of the WiBox Details using the Web Manager to set parameters such as port and server properties Provides instructions for accessing Setup Mode command line interface using a Telnet connection through the network or a terminal or terminal emulation program through the serial port Details the network server settings Details the serial port settings Details expert and security settings and explains how to reset the unit to default values Provides instructions for accessing and using the command line interface for monitoring the network and diagnosing problems Provides instructions for obtaining the latest firmware and updating the WiBox Provides information on the WiBox wireless bridging feature which will be available for WiBox2100E with firmware version 6 2 or later Describes common problems and error messages and how to contact
83. ring of 1 to 13 characters SNMP Community Name public _ The default entry is public The current value displays in parentheses Disable Telnet Setup Note Disabling both Telnet Setup and Port 77FE prevents users from accessing the setup menu 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 via the web pages and the serial port of the unit Disable Telnet Setup N _ Disable TFTP Firmware Upgrade This setting defaults to the N No option The Y Yes option disables TFTP for network firmware upgrades Disable TFTP Firmware Update N _ WiBox2100E User Guide 69 Setup Mode Advanced Settings Disable Port 77FE Hex Note Disabling both Telnet Setup and Port 77FE and Web Setup prevents users from accessing the setup from the network Port 77FE is used by Web Manager and custom programs to configure the unit remotely If required disable this capability for security purposes Disable Port 77FEh N _ The default setting is the N No option which enables remote configuration As a result configure the unit by using web pages Telnet or serial configuration The Y Yes option disables remote configuration and web sites Note The Y Yes option disables many of the GUI tools for configuring the unit including the embedded Web Manager tool Disable Web Server The Y Yes option disables
84. rt Redirector provides an encrypted connection from Windows based applications to the WiBox Information about SCPR is at http www lantronix com device networking software services scpr html A 30 day trial version of SCPR is included on the CD WiBox2100E User Guide 11 Default Settings Setup Mode Advanced Settings Select 7 Default Settings from the Change Setup menu to reset the unit s Channel 1 configuration Channel 2 configuration Security and Expert settings to the factory default settings The server configuration settings for IP address gateway IP address netmask and WLAN remain unchanged Defaults for all settings are listed below Channel 1 Configuration Baudrate I F Mode Port No Connect Mode Hostlist Retry Counter Hostlist Retry Timeout Send Character All other parameters Channel 2 Configuration Baudrate I F Mode Port No Connect Mode Hostlist Retry Counter Hostlist Retry Timeout Send Character All other parameters WLAN Settings Enable WLAN Topology Network Name WiBox2100E User Guide 9600 4C 1 stop bit no parity 8 bit RS 232C 10001 CO always accept incoming connection no active connection startup 3 250 msec 0x0D CR 0 9600 4C 1 stop bit no parity 8 bit RS 232C 10002 CO always accept incoming connection no active connection startup 3 250 msec 0x0D CR 0 Y Yes 1 AdHoc LTRX_IBSS 72 Channel Security TX Data R
85. s Protocol Select the protocol type from the pull down menu for the selected channel Available options are RS232 RS422 485 for 4 wire mode and RS485 for 2 wire mode Applies to Channel 2 only Flow Control Flow control manages data flow between devices in a network to ensure it is processed efficiently Too much data arriving before a device is prepared to manage it causes lost or retransmitted data The default setting is None WiBox2100E User Guide 34 Web Manager Configuration 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 230400 460800 or 921600 For baud rates 460 and 921 Kbps the CPU Performance Mode must be set to High Data Bits Indicates the number of character bits 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 Pack Control Enable Packing Select the checkbox to enable packing on the WiBox 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
86. s Network Configuration Network Name Enter the name of the wireless network SSID The WiBox connects to this wireless network Network Type Select Infrastructure or Ad Hoc Channel Wireless Network Security 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 Security As a security measure enable WEP or WPA on the WiBox By default wireless security is disabled on the WiBox WiBox2100E User Guide 42 WEP Options Web Manager Configuration Authentication Select an authentication scheme Open None or Shared from the drop down menu Encryption Select the encryption type 64 bits or 128 bits for WEP from the pull down menu 64 bits is the default encryption for WEP 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 WPA Options Authentication Select Pre Shared Keys from the drop down menu Encryption Select the encryption type from the pull down menu TKIP is the default encryption for WPA Key Type Select the key type Hex or Passphrase
87. s correct The Ethernet does not respond for a long time address must 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 with colons WiBox2100E User Guide 83 Problem Message The device server is not communicating with the serial device it is attached to When you try to enter the Setup Mode on the device server via the serial port you get no response You can ping the device server but not Telnet to the device server on port 9999 WiBox2100E only You are using the correct serial cable and the WiBox should be set up correctly but you are not communicating with your device attached to the WiBox across the network WiBox2100E User Guide Reason The IP address you are trying to assign is not on your logical subnet The device server may not have a network connection 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 There may be an IP address conflict on your network The Telnet configuration port 9999 is disabled within the device server security settings If you are sure that the serial cable is correct then you may not be connecting to the correct socket of the WiBox Another possibility is that the WiBox is not set up correctl
88. s diagnostics mode GO G1 Ge Gf Get configuration Gets a memory page of configuration information from memory page from the device S1 5e Sf Set configuration to Sets a memory page of configuration information memory page on the device S0 GM SS Get MAC address Shows the unit s 6 byte MAC 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 Responses to some of the commands are given in Intel Hex format Note Entering any of the commands listed above generates one of the following command response codes Table 9 2 Command Response Codes Response Meaning 0 gt 1 gt 2 gt 8 gt 9 gt WiBox2100E User Guide OK no error No answer from remote device Cannot reach remote device or no answer Wrong parameter s Invalid command 76 10 Updating Firmware This chapter explains how to obtain and update the unit s firmware Obtaining Firmware 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 pub Reloading Firmware There are several ways to update the unit s internal operational code ROM via TF TP or via the serial port You can also update the unit s internal web i
89. 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 Disabled by default 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 the end of data collection to the WiBox The default setting is No Match Bytes Send Frame Only 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 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 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 WiBox2100E User Guide 35
90. t specified when the firmware starts Hostlist 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 entries 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 Figure 4 7 Hostlist Option Baudrate 960A 7 I F Mode 40 7 Flow 8H gt Port Mo 1HHHi gt 7 ConnectMode 259 7 Send in Modem Mode Auto increment source port CY 7 H Hostlist 172 819 860 661 Port 172 619 666 662 Port 172 619 666 663 Port Hostlist 7 H 7 Y address 172 gt 819 gt HOH address 1299 81i9 gt HAH address 172 gt 81i9 gt HAH HHI address HH HHA HAH AHH Hostlist IP 172 619 060 661 Port ABASS IP 172 019 000 662 Port ASHRL 172 6019 660 065 Port ii AHH 434H1 1HHHi 25 gt 7 SHHi gt 7 Cinni 7 HHL gt HAZ gt Hostlist M 7 WN ca 7 25H 7 Hostlist Retrycounter Hostlist Retrytimeout BDisCGonnMode BHD Flus hMode HAD 7 BisConnTlime B
91. terface 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 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 WiBox2100E User Guide 58 Setup Mode Channel Configuration If this sequence is not followed the unit remains in data transfer mode 7 6 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 Be number defined within the unit Forces the unit into Monitor Mode if a remote IP address and port ATDO 0 0 0 l ee l number are defined within the unit Forces the unit into Monitor Mode if a remote IP address and port ATD l a number are not defined within the unit Makes a connectio
92. ts 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 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 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 RE8WIPORTG 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
93. ts 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 0 WPE128 uses a 104 bits 13 bytes key option 1 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 indicates whether the new key is in hexadecimal or passphrase format Enter key prompts for the new encryption key The passphrase input is not the same as ASCII input as used on some products ASCII is translated directly into hexadecimal bytes according to the ASCII table The WiBox passphrase is hashed using the Neesus Datacom algorithm for WEP64 or MD5 for WEP128 The passphrase input is safer because it is up to 63 chars long ASCII input is a maximum of 5 WEP64 or 13 WEP128 characters long and limits the number of key combinations Please refer to the other equipment s manual to determine the passphrase input style recommended WiBox2100E User Guide 64 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Note Lantronix recommends using a passphrase of 20 characters or more for maximum security WPA This firmware version allows only Pre Shared Keys PSK for authentication Grou
94. umbers Serial Connector Pinouts WBX2100E Network Interface Ethernet Connector Pinouts LEDs Technical Specifications 3 Quick Start Required Information Hardware Address IP Address WLAN Settings Installing and Configuring the WiBox Using Device Installer Viewing the Current Configuration 4 Web Manager Configuration Accessing Web Manager through a Web Browser Network Configuration Automatic IP Address Configuration Static IP Address Configuration Ethernet Configuration IDOX ser vulde o N O co 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 20 23 24 27 2 28 29 30 30 Server Configuration Hostlist Configuration Channel 1 and Channel 2 Configuration Serial Settings Connection Settings TCP Connection Settings UDP WLAN Configuration Updating Settings Applying Defaults 5 Telnet or Serial Port Setup Mode Configuration Accessing Setup Mode Telnet Connection Serial Port Connection Exiting Setup Mode 6 Setup Mode Server Configuration Server Configuration Option 0 Network Mode IP Address Set Gateway IP Address Netmask Number of Bits for Host Part Change Telnet Configuration Password DHCP Name 7 Setup Mode Channel Configuration Channel 1 Option 1 Baudrate I F Interface Mode Flow Port Number Connect Mode a Incoming Connection b Response c Active Startup d Datagram Type e Modem Mode Send the
95. y to make a good socket connection to the network Troubleshooting 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 does not have a network connection 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 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 You can check to see whether there is a socket connection to or from the WiBox by looking at the Status LED If the Status LED is blinking consistently or is completely off then there is a good socket connection If the Status LED is solid green then the socket connection does not exist Use the Connect Mode option CO 84 Troubleshooting for making a connection to the WiBox from the network Use Connect Mode option C1 or
96. ys the WiBox s port for Web Manager configuration Displays the WiBox s maximum baud rate Note The WiBox may not currently be running at this rate Firmware Upgradeable Displays True indicating the WiBox s firmware is upgradeable as newer version become available IP Address Displays the WiBox s current IP address To change the IP address click the Assign IP Address button Number of COB Displays the number of COB partitions supported between 19 partitions supported and 59 Supports DynamicIP Subnet Mask Indicates whether the current IP address was set using static or DHCP Displays the WiBox s current subnet mask To change the subnet mask click the Assign IP Address button Gateway Displays the WiBox s current gateway To change the gateway click the Assign IP Address button Number of Ports Displays the number of ports on the WiBox TCP Keepalive valid range Displays 45 the WiBox s TCP keepalive range Supports Configurable False Pins Supports Email Triggers False Supports AES Data Stream Supports 485 Displays True if the WiBox unit supports AES encryption Displays True if the WiBox supports the RS 485 protocol Supports 920K Baud Rate Displays True if the WiBox supports baud rates up to 920K Supports Wired Ethernet WBX2100E supports wired Ethernet WiBox2100E User Guide 25 Quick Start Supports HTTP Server Dis

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