Alpha Micro NetPort, User Manual

Page 1: ...NetPort User Guide Version v1 2 July 2020 ...

Page 2: ...ing data 21 5 1 If you do NOT have an application which can talk to a TCP IP Socket 21 5 2 If you have an application already which can talk to a TCP IP Socket 23 6 Appendix A Setup Mode Parameters 24 6 1 Accessing Setup Mode 24 6 2 Server Configuration Network Configuration 26 6 2 1 IP Address 26 6 3 Channel 1 Configuration Serial Port Parameters 27 6 3 1 Baudrate 28 6 4 E mail Settings 37 6 5 Ex...

Page 3: ...nix link and use it to detect your NetPort 4 Assign an IP address to your NetPort so you can consistently reach it 5 Change the serial settings in NetPort to match those of your serial equipment 6 Make a successful connection and transfer data If you require more information than this User Guide covers here are some options Data https www alphamicro net product view all franchises alpha micro uk e...

Page 4: ...om Port and are regarded as the Masters in an RS232 connection They are equipped with 200mm DB9 cables terminated with plugs pins DCE Data Communications Equipment versions behave similarly to a modem and are regarded as the Slaves in an RS232 connection They are equipped with 200mm DB9 cables terminated with sockets PSU The PSU s provided with the DVK s are UK versions AMCSPS128 European versions...

Page 5: ...etup should look like this V e r i f i c a t i o n C h e c k If powered up correctly the NetPort power LED will light yellow and remains on This LED is on the RS232 end Verification Check 2 If the Ethernet Port on NetPort has authenticated with the LAN successfully then the LED s will confirm the speed and connect mode according to the RHS section of the diagram below Internal 3v3 Power Yellow ON ...

Page 6: ...ocate an IP address to your NetPort Set up a serial tunnel from the network to the NetPort Change settings in NetPort to make it compatible with your serial equipment The following diagram may help you to establish what decisions you need to make and the appropriate action to get things running as quickly as possible ...

Page 7: ...cal Port 10001 DEVICE INSTALLER WEB MANAGER RS232 SESSION TELNET No Can you access NetPort s RS232 Port and connect it to a PC or Terminal Yes Access to a web browser No Yes Using Redirector to provide a Virtual Com Port that magically connects to NetPort No Yes Change NetPort Serial port settings DEVICE INSTALLER WEB MANAGER RS232 SESSION TELNET Establishing the IP Address Establishing the connec...

Page 8: ...__________ Hardware Address You may need to know the unit s hardware address also known as a MAC address On later NetPorts this is printed on the white label which is fixed to the underside of the unit Earlier NetPorts did not have this label so you may need to use Device Installer to detect this MAC address and write it down if required The format is 00 20 4a XX XX XX where XXs are unique numbers...

Page 9: ...n keep pressing Search Note If the unit cannot find a DHCP Server to obtain an address then it will default into AutoIP mode assuming an IP address in the region 169 254 xxx xxx and show in DeviceInstaller in red In some cases re applying power to the Netport will allow it to enumerate on your network successfully If the Network has no DHCP Server then you will have to set the IP address manually ...

Page 10: ...If the NetPort is shown in DeviceInstaller 1 Select the NetPort to be modified 2 Click the Assign IP icon 3 Select Assign a specific IP address and click Next 4 Enter the IP address The Subnet mask displays automatically based on the IP address if desired you may change it On a local network you can leave the Default Gateway blank all zeros Click Next ...

Page 11: ...5 Click the Assign button and wait several seconds until a confirmation message displays Click Finish 6 You should see NetPort displayed like this ...

Page 12: ...n in DeviceInstaller 1 Click on Assign IP 2 When prompted enter the hardware address in the format 00 20 4a XX XX XX where the XXs are unique numbers assigned to each individual product Click Next 3 Select Assign a specific IP Address ...

Page 13: ... automatically based on the IP address if desired you may change it On a local network you can leave the Default gateway blank all zeros Click Next 5 Click the Assign button and wait several seconds until a confirmation message displays Click Finish ...

Page 14: ...pment To do this you can use Web Config via any webrowser Telnet ASCII menus over the network RS232 port using an application such as HyperTerminal 4 4 1 Via Web Interface 4 4 2 Open a browser on a computer on a compatible Subnet as the NetPort Enter the IP Address of the NetPort into the browser and press ENTER ...

Page 15: ...Within 5 seconds a Java based applet will upload into the browser and look like this ...

Page 16: ... the range 192 168 0 x the subnet will be 255 255 255 0 or 8 bit Leave as 0 0 0 0 for DHCP allocated Gateway If the NetPort is expected to establish connection outside of the Firewall Gateway that belongs to the LAN you will need to tell it which Gateway to use Leave as 0 0 0 0 for DHCP allocated High Performance ONLY enable if you need the NetPort to run at RS232 speeds of 460kbps 920kbps Telnet ...

Page 17: ...In cases when you want NetPort to initiate the connection specify the IP Address of the target device here Note if you are attaching to a device behind a firewall you may need to add an entry into the routing table to reach the remote device Remote Port Specify the remote TCP IP port of the device you wish NetPort to connect to This port number does not have to be the same as that set inside NetPo...

Page 18: ... port 10001 will result in you connecting to the RS232 port of NetPort and not the config menus Once Telnet has established a link You will need to press ENTER within 3 seconds or NetPort will time out and close the session Once the session has begun NetPort will scroll through all of its config in an ASCII format and then offer an ASCII menu ...

Page 19: ...enu fields without changing them Top tip Ensure you save any changes made in the above by selecting Menu 9 4 4 4 Via Serial Port master config port The RS232 port is always enabled and is therefore the master config port To access the config menus you will need to establish a serial session using a PC or Terminal 1 For a PC connect as follows Connect NetPort to the COM Port of the PC LAN01 LAN06 v...

Page 20: ...rn off CAPS Lock turn off power to NetPort and repeat the above 4 You will need to press ENTER within 3 seconds or NetPort will time out and close the session 5 Once the session has begun NetPort will scroll through all of its config in an ASCII format and then offer an ASCII menu See Appendix A Setup Mode Parameters for a full breakdown of the options and hexadecimal masks In Summary To change IP...

Page 21: ...u have 2 options without creating a specific software application 1 Use Com Port Redirector to assign a Virtual Com Port to the NetPort you can then use your existing application software to communicate via COMx over the Ethernet without any TCP IP knowledge where x is the Com Port number you have configured in Redirector a Install Com Port Redirector on the PC that the Virtual Com Port is require...

Page 22: ...ng NetPort s Serial Parameters to connect to your Equipment Run HyperTerminal from the Accessories Communications menu Select TCP IP Winsock mode from the pull down menu Enter the IP Address of your NetPort and 10001 for the port number If HyperTerminal does not successfully connect check that you have entered the IP address and Port number correctly Additionally check that the NetPort settings ma...

Page 23: ...e same inside NetPort To do this you can use Telnet ASCII menus over the network Web Config via any webrowser RS232 port using an application such as HyperTerminal Note At the time of going to press NetPort is factory set to Local Port 14001 and will need changing by the user to 10001 See section 4 4 Changing NetPort s Serial Parameters to connect to your Equipment ...

Page 24: ...y have different configuration options 6 1 Accessing Setup Mode Using a Telnet Connection To configure the unit over the network establish a Telnet connection to port 9999 Note You can also use DeviceInstaller to access Telnet Select the device from the main window list and click the Telnet icon If you use the Telnet icon on the DeviceInstaller toolbar skip steps 1 and 2 1 From the Windows Start m...

Page 25: ...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 To enter Setup Mode reset the unit by cycling the unit s power power off and back on The self test will begin You have one second to enter three lowercase x characters xxx Note The easiest way to enter Setup Mode is to hold down the x key at the termina...

Page 26: ...network parameters display when you select Server configuration option 0 The IP Address Set Gateway IP Address and Netmask fields display the current values Server Configuration Parameters 6 2 1 IP Address The IP address must be set to a unique value in your network ...

Page 27: ...ow via a serial connection DHCP Name If a DHCP server has automatically assigned the IP address and network settings you can discover the unit by using the DeviceInstaller network search feature There are three methods for assigning DHCP names to the unit Default DHCP Name If you do not change the DHCP name and you are using an IP of 0 0 0 0 then the DHCP name defaults to CXXXXXX XXXXXX is the las...

Page 28: ...0800 and 921600 bits per second see Expert Settings to configure High Performance Mode to attain these speeds I F Interface Mode The Interface I F Mode is a bit coded byte entered in hexadecimal notation Interface Mode Options 1 2 stop bits are implemented by the software This might influence performance The following table demonstrates how to build some common Interface Mode settings Common Inter...

Page 29: ... to this channel The port number selected is the Incoming TCP UDP port and Outgoing TCP UDP source port Use Port 0 when you want the outgoing source port to change with each connection If the port number is 0 a random value of at least 50000 is used to actively establish a connection Each subsequent connection increments the number by 1 When the port number reaches 59999 it wraps around to 50000 O...

Page 30: ...Connect Mode Options Incoming Connection ...

Page 31: ...Response Manual Connection Address Example ...

Page 32: ...leted 4 After completing the hostlist repeat the previous step if necessary to edit the hostlist again 5 For Retrycounter enter the number of times the Lantronix unit should try to make a good network connection to a hostlist entry that it has successfully ARPed The range is 1 15 with the default set to 3 6 For Retrytimeout enter the number of seconds the unit should wait before failing an attempt...

Page 33: ...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 1 Character Response option is in effect the unit responds to an unrecognized command string that is otherwise f...

Page 34: ...ation IP address used with an outgoing connection 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 Note 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 ...

Page 35: ...de Disconnect Mode DTR drop either drops the connection or is ignored Disconnect Mode Options Flush Mode Buffer Flushing Using this parameter you can control line handling and network buffers with connection startup and disconnect You can also select between two different packing algorithms Flush Mode Options Function 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 ...

Page 36: ...is option is not enabled the unit interprets them independently If Send Immediately After Characters is not set any characters already in the serial buffer are included in the transmission after a transmit condition is found If this option is set the unit sends immediately after recognizing the transmit condition sendchar or timeout Note A transmission might occur if status information needs to be...

Page 37: ...enabled in Disconnect Mode If the option is enabled you can set a password on the serial port 6 4 E mail Settings Note You can change these settings via Telnet or serial connections only not on the Web Manager To configure e mail settings via DeviceInstaller see the help files in DeviceInstaller Help The unit can send an e mail to multiple recipients when a specific trigger event occurs There are ...

Page 38: ...ly an expert should change these parameters You must definitely know the consequences the changes might have TCP Keepalive time in seconds This option allows you to change how many seconds the unit will wait during a silent connection before attempting to see if the currently connected network device is still on the network If the unit then gets no response it drops that connection ARP Cache timeo...

Page 39: ... note of the reserved port numbers on above 6 6 Security Settings You can change security settings via Telnet or serial connections only not on the Web Manager We recommend that you set security over the dedicated network or over the serial setup If you set parameters over the network Telnet 9999 someone else could capture these settings Caution Disabling both Telnet Setup and Port 77FE will preve...

Page 40: ...s The default setting is the N No option which enables remote configuration You can configure the unit by using DeviceInstaller 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 This setting defaults to the N op...

Page 41: ...e steps below to configure AES encryption on the XPort Note Configuring encryption should be done through a local connection to the serial port of the NetPort or via a secured network connection Initial configuration information including the encryption key is sent in clear text over the network 1 Telnet to the configuration port on the NetPort Port 9999 Example Telnet command syntax is shown belo...

Page 42: ...hese pins on standard variants of NetPort 6 7 Factory Defaults Select 7 to reset the unit s Channel 1 configuration e mail settings and expert settings to the factory default settings The server configuration settings for IP address gateway IP address and Netmask remain unchanged The configurable pins settings also remain unchanged The specific settings that this option changes are listed below Ch...

Page 43: ... to enter three lowercase z characters zzz for Monitor Mode with network connections or three lowercase y characters yyy for Monitor Mode without network connections Note The easiest way to enter Setup Mode is to hold down the appropriate key at the terminal or emulation while resetting the unit A 0 prompt indicates that you have successfully entered Monitor Mode 7 1 2 Via a Telnet Connection To c...

Page 44: ...ngs unit with IP address x x x x to check device status AT ARP Table Shows the unit s ARP table entries TT TCP Connection Table Shows all incoming and outgoing TCP connections NC Network Connection Shows the unit s IP configuration IP address Subnet Mask Gateway where applicable Note if the user has fixed these parameters then they may not be an accurate reflection of the real time status on the L...

Page 45: ...rmware is damaged you can recover the firmware file by using DeviceInstaller to download the ROM file over the serial port 1 Start DeviceInstaller If your PC has more than one network adapter a message displays Select an adapter and click OK 2 From the Tools menu select Advanced Recover Firmware or f8 The Serial Port Firmware Upgrade window displays 3 For Port on PC enter the COM port to which you...

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