Black Box LWS300A, User Manual

Page 1: ...port and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 8 80 02 2 1 11 1b b W Wi ir re el le es ss s S Se er ri ia al l S Se er rv ve er r M Mo od de el l L LW WS S3 30 00 0A A Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 ...

Page 2: ...anual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m Table of Contents Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 CHAPTER 5 USING THE WEB CONFIGURATION AND MANAGEMENT INTERFACE 15 LOGGING IN 15 LOGGING OUT 15 USING TUTORIAL AND HELP 16 CONFIGURING NETWORK SETTINGS 16 IP Settings 17 Wireless LAN Settings 18 Wireless Secu...

Page 3: ...rt for RealPort 37 Adding a Virtual COM Port using RealPort 38 Removing a Virtual COM Port using RealPort 38 Updating RealPort 39 APPENDIX A DEFAULT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS 41 APPENDIX B PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 43 APPENDIX C LWS300A DIMENSIONAL DIAGRAM 45 APPENDIX D RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 CONNECTIONS 47 iv Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m Table of Contents Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Driv...

Page 4: ... Management Protocol SNMP is supported Configuration is accomplished through a web based user interface Introduction 2 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m pn7008 rev000 Chapter 1 Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Features Wireless networking at up to 11 Mbps on the 2 4 GHz band as specified by...

Page 5: ...ration 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 802 11 Wireless Networking Basics LWS300A wireless serial servers allow you to connect non network enabled serial devices into a wireless network giving you the capability to gather more data and implement remote programming and management Serial devices no longer are limited to a...

Page 6: ...istens for traffic on the radio carrier frequency and sends data packets if the frequency is clear If the receiving station receives the packet intact it sends an acknowledgement ACK to confirm the packet has been received If the transmitting station does not receive an ACK it assumes a collision occurred and transmits again after a random delay period Communication distances vary depending on the...

Page 7: ...0746 Indicators Switches and Connectors Power LED When DC power has been applied between 10 VDC and 30VDC the red power LED is illuminated Link Integrity LED When the yellow LED is illuminated it indicates that a connection link integrity has been established between the serial server and an access point If this LED is blinking slowly the LWS300A is in ad hoc mode If this LED is blinking quickly t...

Page 8: ... Hardware A typical connection for the LWS300A Wireless Serial Server is infrastructure mode operation in which the LWS300A communicates with a PC on a wired network via an access point which is often a wireless switch or router Figure 2 Connection via the Wireless LAN Hardware Overview 10 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m Chapter 2 Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1...

Page 9: ...nnect Getting Started 12 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m Chapter 3 Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 If you are configuring your own access point a wireless switch or router ensure that it is configured as a DHCP server with the Wireless Network Name SSID Connect 4 Get the IP Address Use t...

Page 10: ...n or generate an IP address 2 To determine the initial IP address of your LWS300A start the finder exe utility included on the included CD Figure 6 Discovery Utility Dialog 3 The finder exe utility scans the network for devices and then lists each device s IP Address MAC Address Name and Product ID Configuring the LWS300A 14 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m pn7008 rev000 Chapter 4 Black B...

Page 11: ...accessed the interface for the first time To change usernames and passwords and to add and configure new users see Managing Users and Permissions in Chapter 6 When the username and password are accepted the Configuration and Management Interface homepage will appear Logging Out To log out of the Web Configuration and Management Interface click Logout on the menu bar To finish logging out of the we...

Page 12: ...ply A page will appear asking you to Reboot the LWS300A so that the changes can take effect Using the Web Configuration and Management Interface 18 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m pn7008 rev000 Chapter 5 Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Wireless LAN Settings The Wireless LAN Settings sect...

Page 13: ...nnection Typically these setting will not need to be changed Access the online Help file for detailed descriptions of these settings Using the Web Configuration and Management Interface 20 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m pn7008 rev000 Chapter 5 Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Configuring...

Page 14: ...ion and Management Interface 22 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m pn7008 rev000 Chapter 5 Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 TCP Sockets Select TCP Sockets to implement Direct IP Mode using TCP When using TCP Sockets your serial server can be configured as a TCP server or TCP client TCP Serve...

Page 15: ...ber associated with its serial port After selecting UDP Sockets click Apply to return to the Serial Port Configuration page Select the TCP Server Settings as required by your application Using the Web Configuration and Management Interface 24 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m pn7008 rev000 Chapter 5 Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support ...

Page 16: ... COM port Using the Web Configuration and Management Interface 26 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m pn7008 rev000 Chapter 5 Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Advanced Serial Settings Click the Advanced Serial Settings menu bar to access settings used to fine tune the serial port Typically th...

Page 17: ...estinations allows you to specify where to send alarm notification emails their priority and subject title Type the information into the Mail to email address CC address set the Priority and type in the Subject line To send an SNMP trap select Send SNMP trap to following destination when alarm occurs and type the destination IP address for the SNMP trap Using the Web Configuration and Management I...

Page 18: ...n 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Changing the Root Username and Password You may want to change the Root username and password after you have gained access to the Web Configuration and Management Interface To change your username and password click Users under the Configuration menu Follow the prompts to enter a new u...

Page 19: ...ration and Management Interface provides information about the current operational state of the LWS300A Serial Ports The Serial Port Management page displays information on Port number Description Profile and Connections If you click Connections the Port Connections Management page appears displaying information on where the port is Connected From Connected To the Protocol or profile being used an...

Page 20: ...load it to the LWS300A Caution When updating the firmware check the support site and release notes for more information to determine if the LWS300A must update the POST before updating the firmware Factory Default Settings The Factory Default Settings page allows you to reset the LWS300A to factory defaults see Appendix A with the option of keeping network settings as they are Caution Restoring th...

Page 21: ...twork page displays statistics related to IP TCP UDP and ICMP protocol activities Figure 16 Network Information Page Using Administrative Features 36 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m Chapter 7 Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Reboot The Reboot page allows you to reboot the LWS300A If you c...

Page 22: ...eck the Profile for the port If it is not RealPort click Port 1 4 On the page that appears click Change Profile 5 On the Select Port Profile page select RealPort then click Apply Using RealPort 38 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m Chapter 8 Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Adding a Virtual ...

Page 23: ...nish Windows 98 ME NT 4 0 1 Follow the readme txt included with each O S on the CD no setup exe available Updating RealPort Windows 2000 XP 1 Locate the RealPort driver software on the CD you received with your LWS300A 2 Find the RealPort setup exe file for your operating system 3 Start the setup exe file The RealPort Setup Wizard Welcome dialog appears 4 Select the Update RealPort Software then c...

Page 24: ... C Co on nf fi ig gu ur ra at ti io on n S Se et tt ti in ng gs s Server Name LWS300A Username root Password dbps DHCP Enabled Baud Rate 9600 Data Stop 8 1 Parity None Flow Control None TCP UDP Protocol TCP Connection Mode TCP Socket TCP UDP port 2001 Default Configuration Settings 42 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m Appendix A Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 ...

Page 25: ...ncluded Protocols Supported TCP UDP DHCP SNMP SSL TLS TELNET RLOGIN RFC 2217 LPD HTTP HTTPS SMTP ICMP IGMP ARP Product Specifications 44 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m Appendix B Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 Serial Connector 9 pin D type male DB 9M RS 232 Interface Lines Supported TD...

Page 26: ...46 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 A Ap pp pe en nd di ix x C C L LW WS S3 30 00 0A A D Di im me en ns si io on na al l D Di ia ag gr ra am m Figure 17 Dimensional Diagram of the LWS300A Dimensional Diagrams 46 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m Appendix C Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Ordering 724 746 5500 Fax 724 746 0746 ...

Page 27: ...it Data TXD Out 4 Data Terminal Ready DTR Out 5 Signal Ground GND 6 Data Set Ready DSR In 7 Request To Send RTS Out 8 Clear To Send CTS In 9 Not connected NA NA Figure 18 RS 232 Connections in a DB 9 Connector RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Connections 48 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m Appendix D Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Support and Orderi...

Page 28: ...TY Model Numbers LWS300A Description 1 Port 802 11b Wireless Serial Server Type Light industrial ITE equipment Application of Council Directive 89 336 EEC Standards EN 55022 EN 61000 6 1 EN 61000 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 8 4 11 RS 232 RS 422 RS 485 Connections 50 Manual Documentation Number LWS300A 1105m Appendix D Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 www blackbox com Tech Sup...