Brainchild PC-W, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 User Manual Ethernet to Wireless Client Adaptor PC W Brainchild Electronic Co Ltd UMPCWA 06 2009...

Page 2: ...stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form by any means in whole or in part without the prior explicit written consent of Brainchild Electronic Brainch...

Page 3: ...d Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This product complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause...

Page 4: ...ntrol Protocol TCP 11 4 1 2 User Datagram Protocol UDP 11 4 2 CONNECTIVITY TOPOLOGY 11 4 3 ETHERNET TO WLAN BRIDGE FUNCTION 12 4 4 VIRTUAL COM MODE 12 4 4 1 TCP Server in Virtual COM Mode 12 4 4 2 TCP...

Page 5: ...USING VIRTUAL COM 48 A 1 PRE INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 48 A 2 LIMITATION AND INSTALLATION 48 A 3 VIRTUAL COM COMMUNICATION 49 APPENDIX B CONFIGURATION UTILITY 52 B 1 SERIAL MANAGER UTILITY INTRODUCTI...

Page 6: ...RS 232 RS 485 however RS 232 RS 485 serial communication has its limitations For instance it is hard to transfer data through Wireless or long distance With PC W it is possible to communicate with a...

Page 7: ...ess Client Adaptor plus 2 ports with D Sub 9pin serial connector Optional Accessories and their ordering codes AH1812 B AH1812 E 1GP 2409 1PG 24001 1CB 0025 AC100 240V US plug DC12V DC Jack Power adap...

Page 8: ...P address gateway IP address and subnet mask networking parameters of PC W according to user networking configurations 3 Software Setup Now the PC W hardware is installed and the power is on network I...

Page 9: ...r Password was incorrect If there is more than one device using the same IP address in the same subnet users need to correct the mapping between MAC address and IP address using ARP commands as explai...

Page 10: ...IP address gateway address and subnet mask to PC W device if its DHCP client function is enabled By default the DHCP client function is disabled users can activate the DHCP function by following these...

Page 11: ...Web server or an Email server on the same computer For redundant or dual network connectivity purposes PC W offers two TCP operation modes so users may choose for their specific application TCP Serve...

Page 12: ...Server in Virtual COM Mode PC W can be configured in the TCP server mode PC acts as a client with a unique IP and Port number and PC W waits passively for the PC to establish a connection After the co...

Page 13: ...estination port 1000 and the IP filter is disabled by default Fig 6 TCP Server in Virtual COM Mode Fig 7 TCP Client in Virtual COM Mode 4 5 Tunneling Mode Tunneling Mode is used for multiple serial de...

Page 14: ...to Tunneling Mode Using one of two configuration methods Web based or Windows based Serial Manager utility users can configure PC W to TCP Server mode with a desired IP address and port and with other...

Page 15: ...de In UDP mode PC W can be configured to communicate to more than one node Multicasting Note that the Multicast IP address is limited by the Class of IP address and subnet mask As an example for a net...

Page 16: ...the IP address of PC W on the URL Example http 10 0 50 100 or http your device IP address The following authentication screen shall appear Enter User Name and Password then click on OK The default use...

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Page 18: ...ation is read only and is attributed from setting page or system status Fig 14 Device Information from Overview web page 5 2 2 Wireless Client Adaptor Information Wireless Client Adaptor Information f...

Page 19: ...y data bits stop bits flow control and link status The COM1 COM2 information is read only and is attributed from Serial settings of COM1 or COM2 Port of PC W Fig 16 Serial Information from Overview we...

Page 20: ...following screen shall appear Fill in network information on WLAN interface including IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway Alternatively User may activate DHCP client function by checking on Obt...

Page 21: ...a DHCP server Fig 19 DNS Settings from Network web page 5 3 3 SNMP Settings Click on the Network link and the following screen shall appear Check on Enable SNMP checkbox to continue the setting Fill i...

Page 22: ...three configuration pages for Wireless Configuration which are Default Current and Site Survey Information Pages Click on Wireless link and the following screen shall appear Fig 21 Wireless Interface...

Page 23: ...e User can configure SSID BSSID Topology Wireless Band Mode TxRate Channel Authentication and Encryption of the access point that PC W want to connect to The advanced wireless settings also include Ro...

Page 24: ...yption WEP WEP Key1 4 Hexadecimal or ASCII 64 or 128bit WEP Key Fig 24 Share Authorization and WEP Encryption Note1 Enter 5 ASCII value or 10 Hexadecimal digit if select 64 bit encryption Note2 Enter...

Page 25: ...tility or setting PC W in tunneling mode Users need to configure a listening port to allow clients establishing a connection to this server Default port number of COM1 is 4660 IP filtering function is...

Page 26: ...26 Fig 26 COM port Information Web Page Fig 27 TCP Server in Link mode...

Page 27: ...ning Port For example the PC W listening port is 4660 which receives data sending from the host computers PC W can support up to 4 group IP addresses for UDP connection if users needed Note In UDP mod...

Page 28: ...nge of packet delimiter timer is 10 to 30 000 ms For Character pattern terminator if a character pattern is selected and a data stream ended with 0x0a04 then the entire data buffer of the serial devic...

Page 29: ...ments are channels 1 6 and 11 for FCC countries and 1 5 9 and 13 for European Union countries Fig 33 Time service settings from System web page 5 6 3 Security Password Change Click on the Security lin...

Page 30: ...button to restore PC W s settings to factory default Fig 35 Set all parameters to factory default by Web Interface 5 6 5 Restart System The changes of networking parameters will take effect only afte...

Page 31: ...C as 10 0 50 110 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 10 0 50 1 Since IP address of PC is in same domain as PC W now it is possible to configure PC W from PC 4 Switch on Power supply to PC W Conn...

Page 32: ...32 7 Log in screen appear as follows User name admin Password just leave it blank 8 Click on OK then Wireless Client Adopter overview screen appear as follows...

Page 33: ...ick on Network on left hand side of the Menu It shows Networking screen as follows It is possible to modify IP address of PC W at this location We suggest not to select option at Obtain IP address aut...

Page 34: ...omain So click on Networking and then do LAN settings properly as follows scroll down to bottom and then click on Save button Click on Restart when prompted in the screen and PC W will restart in 60 s...

Page 35: ...ould be flashing slowly at PC E If not then from the serial Manager it requires to connect your Wireless AP provider properly Click on Wireless then click on Rescan button it scans all the available w...

Page 36: ...W In Recorder Green LED will be on continuously and orange LED will be flashing at Ethernet port You may check VR18 using Ping instruction at dos prompt from any PC connected to LAN or Wireless AP If...

Page 37: ...55 255 255 0 Default Gateway 10 0 50 1 Since IP address of PC is in same domain as PC W now it is possible to configure PC W from PC 4 Switch on Power supply to PC W Connect PC W to PC via Cross over...

Page 38: ...38 7 Log in screen appear as follows User name admin Password just leave it blank 8 Click on OK then Wireless Client Adopter overview screen appear as follows...

Page 39: ...t to select option at Obtain IP address automatically 10 Check IP address details of Server or wireless AP 11 Now it requires to Set IP address of PC W to the above domain So click on Networking and t...

Page 40: ...s subnet mask and gateway address in PC in same domain of Wireless AP or just set obtain an IP address automatically as shown below 13 Now close the serial manager and open again Then it should detect...

Page 41: ...ess point should be selected in Current information and it also shows status 15 Now close serial Manager and disconnect Ethernet cable between PC W and PC 16 Now connect VR18 with PC W COM1 port via s...

Page 42: ...k on Save Configuration button Then it appears a message Save successfully 20 Now it requires to create virtual COM port in PC for PC W device During installation of serial manager Serial IP redirecto...

Page 43: ...ual port number required for VR18 paperless Recorder to use in Observer software Select Connect to Server Enter IP address of PC W Enter port number 4660 This is already configured at PC W COM1 settin...

Page 44: ...ful connection between PC and VR18 via PC W and Wireless access point and now COM10 is virtual COM port in PC to be used in Observer software 23 Now open Observer software Real time viewer and create...

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Page 46: ...any connected devices it may affect performance of data transfer between VR18 and PC via wireless Ethernet In this case it is suggested to use PC W as wireless AP also such that you will have dedicate...

Page 47: ...ote that these settings should be done at both PC W devices and settings should be same in both PC W devices Ex SSID number Topology Wireless Band Channel etc should be same Click on Save settings and...

Page 48: ...m the Serial device transparently over the TCP IP network Fig 38 Setup of a Virtual COM driver A 1 Pre installation Requirements Please check the operating system on your PC complied with the followin...

Page 49: ...L location bar and then click on Serial link to access Serial page On the top half of the page click on TCP Server and enable Virtual COM by putting a check in front of the Enable checkbox Then type i...

Page 50: ...p a configuration On Username and Password the default is no login required If the PC W does require the login you must provide a username and password to access the PC W device Click the Start button...

Page 51: ...51 Fig 41 Configuration Wizard from Serial to IP tool...

Page 52: ...3 Functions B 3 1 Device Search This function is applied to search devices in the network There are four methods to search devices Search by Broadcast Search by IP addresses Search by MAC addresses a...

Page 53: ...r may have two options Select an IP address to search or Search device in the range of IP address Search by MAC Address If Search by MAC Address is selected another box will pop up as below Here the u...

Page 54: ...the submenu option Firmware Download in the main menu option Firmware or directly clicking the button Upgrade from disk And then the user can select and download the required firmware from the disk as...

Page 55: ...to be downloaded to other devices of the same model In some devices with JFFS2 file system supported the user can download the values of related parameters into the device that supports the JFFS2 fil...

Page 56: ...rresponded button on the toolbar shown as the figure below Network The user can modify the IP address of any selected device shown as the figure below You can statically assign IP address Subnet mask...

Page 57: ...e common working rules of Serial Manager utility such as the device search time interval or whether to display any device information tip The dialog is shown in the figure below B 3 4 Security This fu...

Page 58: ...he network device according to his her own requirement through the menu option View such as display in sequence of device module name or display in sequence of IP address and so on shown in the figure...

Page 59: ...0 dBm 11Mbps Transmission Rate 54 Mbps max with auto fallback Transmission distance Up to 300 meters 12 Mbps in open areas Mobile for Fast Roaming Interfaces Reverse SMA connector for an external ante...

Page 60: ...rted for Windows 98 2000 NT XP 2003 Vista Configuration Web browser Windows utility software Buffer Size TCP receiving buffer size 8K bytes TCP transmitting buffer size 16K bytes RS 232 RS 485 receivi...

Page 61: ...sequentially blinking Connected AP Get assigned IP Not matched SSID Connecting Not available IP Signal Strength is less 20 Bad Signal Strength 20 Poor Signal Strength 40 Fair Signal Strength 60 Good...