INSYS WLAN bridge, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...Operating Manual INSYS WLAN bridge WLAN serial Version 1 01 10 04 ...

Page 2: ...ponsibility nor any liability for incorrect information and their consequences Suggestions for improvements and comments are gladly accepted Trademarks The use of a trademark not shown below is not an indication that it is freely available for use MNP is a registered trademark of Microcom Inc IBM PC AT XT are registered trademarks of International Business Machine Corporation INSYS is a registered...

Page 3: ...E 2 2 2 1 Infrastructure Mode 3 2 2 2 Adhoc Mode 3 2 3 VIRTUAL COM PORT 3 3 TECHNICAL DATA 4 3 1 GENERAL 4 3 1 1 Features 4 3 1 2 Mechanical Features 4 3 2 FRONT ELEMENTS 5 3 3 TERMINAL LAYOUT 6 3 4 POWER SUPPLY 7 3 5 INTERFACES 7 3 5 1 Serial Interface 7 3 5 2 Ethernet 10 Base T 8 3 5 3 Antenna Connection 9 3 5 4 Digital Inputs And Galvanic Insulated Outputs 9 3 6 TRANSMISSION STANDARDS PROTOCOLS...

Page 4: ... 3 RESET FUNCTION 13 5 4 CONFIGURATION THROUGH BROWSER 14 5 4 1 Operation 14 5 4 2 Configuration 14 5 4 3 Configuration Page Status 15 5 4 4 Wireless Settings 16 5 4 5 IP Settings 17 5 4 6 Bridge Table 18 5 4 7 Administration 19 5 4 8 Bridging Function Layer 2 5 NAT 19 5 5 FIRMWARE UPDATE 20 6 IMPLEMENTATION AND CONFIGURATION INSYS WLAN SERIAL 21 6 1 CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE HSCOMM 21 6 1 1 General ...

Page 5: ... 2 Serial Interface 30 6 2 3 WLAN Network Structure 31 6 3 REMOTE CONFIGURATION VIA TELNET 31 6 4 FIRMWARE UPDATE 33 7 COMMAND OVERVIEW INSYS WLAN SERIAL 34 7 1 AT COMMANDS 34 7 1 1 Syntax of Standard AT Commands 34 7 1 2 Overview AT Commands 34 7 2 RESPONSES AND NUMERICAL CODES 44 version 1 01 10 04 ...

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Page 7: ... Delivery Before you begin with the installation and the initial operation please check if all accessories are included in the box INSYS WLAN serial or INSYS WLAN bridge RS232 cable 9 pin only for WLAN serial Network cable only for WLAN bridge Operating Manual The following accessories are optionally available Main antenna with reverse SMA connection Auxiliary antenna with reverse SMA connection I...

Page 8: ...it keys 2 1 1 INSYS WLAN serial The INSYS WLAN serial transmits the serial data in IP packets the standard for local networks and the Internet At the remote terminal control software receives the data directly or via a virtual COM port The configuration takes place via the configuration software HSComm AT commands or Telnet The serial interface works with up to 115 kbps Both devices have 2 digital...

Page 9: ... dedicated master and form an adhoc network peer to peer communication The first active device will assume the master role The adhoc mode is a part of the WLAN standard but is not completely supported by all WLAN devices 2 3 Virtual COM Port When an application under Microsoft Windows requires a serial interface which is not available physically a virtual COM port driver is needed The virtual COM ...

Page 10: ...ial Protected V 24 V 28 interface with 9 pin SUB D jack only INSYS WLAN serial Ethernet connection 10 Base T only INSYS WLAN bridge 2 digital inputs 2 galvanic insulated outputs only INSYS WLAN serial 3 1 2 Mechanical Features Weight 250g Dimensions maximum w x d x h 55mm x 120mm x 75mm Temperature range 20 C 55 C Protection class Housing IP 40 Terminal IP 20 Humidity 0 95 non condensing Attention...

Page 11: ...ting states LED on WLAN serial WLAN bridge Power The device is supplied with operating voltage and is ready for operation The device is supplied with operating voltage and is ready for operation RF Link A WLAN connection has been established A WLAN connection has been established DCD Link A connection via the serial interface is active A connection to a network link is active RX Tx Data is transmi...

Page 12: ...out of the terminals on the cover top Terminal Labeling Description 1 GND Ground 2 50 80 VDC Supply voltage input 50 80 V DC optional 3 10 60 VDC Supply voltage input 10 60 V DC 4 GND Ground 5 GND Ground 6 Reset Reset input 7 GND Ground 8 Input 1 Digital input 1 9 Input 2 Digital input 2 10 GND Ground Attention For series devices the supply voltage input for the range 50 80 V DC at terminal 2 is n...

Page 13: ...ower Supply Power supply 10 60 V DC 5 ripple In addition a second power supply range 50 80 V DC is possible This however must be ordered separately if required Power input Approx 3 W during connection Current consumption Current consumption at 10VDC approximately 280mA Current consumption at 24VDC approximately 120mA Current consumption at 36VDC approximately 80mA 3 5 Interfaces 3 5 1 Serial Inter...

Page 14: ... S2 I 8 CTS Clear to send 106 CB M2 O 9 RI Ring Indication 125 CE M3 O Supported interface speeds of the RS232 for the INSYS WLAN serial 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 bps The baud rate indicates the transmitted bits per second bps Supported data formats Number of data bits parity number of stop bits 8N1 8E1 8O1 8N2 7E1 7O1 7N2 7E2 7O2 Handshake Hardware handshake via the...

Page 15: ...and ETSI channel utilization Transmitting power Typ 15dBm 30mW Sensitivity BER 10 5 Typ 84 dBm at 11MBit s 87 dBm at 5 5 MBit s 90 dBm at 2 MBit s 93 dBm at 1 MBit s 3 5 4 Digital Inputs And Galvanic Insulated Outputs 3 5 4 1 Digital Inputs Only INSYS WLAN serial The digital inputs are designed as pull up and are on HIGH in inactive open state The inputs are set through the connections to the devi...

Page 16: ... 11b ARP ICMP TCP IP UDP IP INSYS WLAN serial ARP IP ICMP TCP IP UDP IP http DHCP INSYS WLAN bridge 3 7 Approvals The INSYS WLAN serial and INSYS WLAN bridge both bear the CE symbol of conformity This symbol is a declaration that on account of its design and implementation this modem is in compliance with the currently valid versions of the following EC directives 89 336 EEC EMC directive 73 23 EE...

Page 17: ...ral Office for IT Safety has drawn up an information brochure Wireless LAN Safety Sicherheit im Funk LAN which clearly describes the set up as well as safety aspects of the WLAN according to IEEE 802 11b http www bsi de literat doc wlan wlan pdf Attention Before implementing the system please inform yourself about the currently effective safety regulations 4 2 Connection Overview version 1 01 10 0...

Page 18: ...onnecting the power supply 10 60 V DC terminal 3 Attention For mass production devices the supply voltage input 50 80 V DC at terminal 2 is optional and not equipped c Switching on the power supply After successful installation the power LED will be green Attention When the device acts faulty or abnormal please disconnect the power supply immediately For those cases please refer to your supplier T...

Page 19: ...t and the gateway for connections to other subnetworks All IP addresses consist of a sequence of 4 numbers in a range of values from 0 to 255 e g 192 168 100 45 For private networks without direct Internet connection numbering areas such as 192 168 are reserved The IP address describes the network segment as well as the number of the individual device within this segment IP address Own address of ...

Page 20: ...individual configuration windows will only be saved when the button Apply is clicked To ensure that the settings are applied a reboot of the INSYS WLAN bridge must be performed This is also possible from the configuration pages After the settings have been transmitted to the INSYS WLAN bridge the configuration pages must be reloaded menu Update of the web browser The configuration pages are availa...

Page 21: ...djusted and or is not known the INSYS WLAN bridge can also be reset to the factory settings without the web interface using the RESET key See Chap 5 3 5 4 3 Configuration Page Status The status page displays the current state of the INSYS WLAN bridge In detail the following information is provided Connected to SSID SSID of the remote terminal AccessPoint or another bridge in adhoc mode to which th...

Page 22: ...ed DHCP mode IP address of the INSYS WLAN bridge Firmware version Firmware version number 5 4 4 Wireless Settings On this page the parameters for the WLAN interface are set Station mode Determination of the WLAN architecture see Chap 2 2 adhoc peer to peer or infrastructure version 1 01 10 04 ...

Page 23: ...ng on their quantity within the environment In general there is no need to adjust this setting only when many AccessPoints are present and problems occur when registering to the correct AccessPoint default Small Distance WEP Encryption When this button is activated the WEP encryption as well as the Shared Key Authentication are switched on default Deactivated WEP length of key field Length of the ...

Page 24: ...e field IP address mode is activated the das INSYS WLAN bridge attempts to retrieve your IP configuration from a DHCP server at the start In this case a DHCP server must be available in the local network which will allocate an IP address to the INSYS WLAN bridge The default settings are IP 192 168 100 203 Subnetwork mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 100 1 5 4 6 Bridge Table This page displays all...

Page 25: ...rk settings for the individual devices All devices must simply be located in the same network segment like for a direct cable connection A gateway setting is not required either The INSYS WLAN bridge itself must be allocated its own IP address from the available local address area This IP address is basically required for the configuration Regarding network technology the bridging function works o...

Page 26: ...arded to the end device behind the INSYS WLAN bridge 5 5 Firmware Update This page will enable you to update the firmware of the INSYS WLAN bridge in a simple way Click on the button Browse to select a firmware update file in general update hex from a local directory Press the button Here to load this firmware into the INSYS WLAN bridge This process takes approximately 30 seconds Afterwards the IN...

Page 27: ...ted functions and settings can be selected on a graphical user interface The selected settings are translated to AT commands and sent to or read from the INSYS WLAN serial according to the instruction button Send The configuration software HSComm WLAN is available on the Internet for free download http www insys tec com configuration 6 1 1 General Operation 6 1 1 1 Help The context sensitive help ...

Page 28: ...nfigured In addition the user name and the password which were stored in the INSYS WLAN serial or which were set by the manufacturer must be specified see Chap 6 1 3 3 Language Selection of the HSComm user interface language German or English The setting has no effect on the functionality of the INSYS WLAN serial Overview All current settings of the INSYS WLAN serial are clearly displayed The outp...

Page 29: ...rrent settings from the HSComm WLAN user interface are sent to the INSYS WLAN serial Abort Terminates a running data transmission Send Read or Default settings This is indicated by the progress bar above the buttons RS232 Synchronize The serial interface of the INSYS WLAN serial and the used PC must have the same settings With Synchronize RS232 all possible baud rate and data format settings at th...

Page 30: ... This concerns the transmission rate baud rate and the data format number of data bits number of stop bits and parity Baud Rate and Data Format The baud rate and data format settings can be set in the according pull up menus The default factory settings are 19200 baud 8N1 Echo With echo all commands which are transmitted via the serial interface are returned to allow local recording in terminal op...

Page 31: ... control is disconnected When the DTR signal is missing a data connection can automatically be terminated or a reset can be performed Attention The DTR function must be deactivated no DTR behavior when the INSYS WLAN serial is operated with a device that does not support DTR Connection In this field the device can be set to automatically establish the connection In addition the data stream can be ...

Page 32: ...ils to identify the own device the own network segment and the gateway All IP addresses consist of a sequence of 4 numbers in a range of values from 0 to 255 For private networks without direct Internet connection numbering areas such as 192 168 are reserved The IP address describes the network segment as well as the number of the individual device within this segment version 1 01 10 04 ...

Page 33: ...192 168 100 of the address 192 168 100 218 as network segment Gateway All data packets to recipients outside the own network segment are transmitted to the gateway to be forwarded 6 1 3 2 WLAN Settings In this field the parameters for the WLAN interface are set Mode Determination of the WLAN architecture see Chap 2 2 adhoc peer to peer or infrastructure AccessPoint Channel Radio channel when using...

Page 34: ...hexadecimal digits for 128 bit encryption each WEP key consists of 26 hexadecimal digits The hexadecimal digits 0 9 and A F may be used They must be entered without spaces Standard Key One of the up to 4 defined WEP keys will be set up for the encryption Transfer Rate Adjustment possibilities for fixed data rates or fallback behavior Connection Status Clicking on the button State of connection wil...

Page 35: ...sPoint 6 1 3 3 Remote Maintenance Using the Configuration Software HSComm When the WLAN connection for remote configuration of the device is to be used see interface the field Enabled must be active Furthermore the user name and the password in the INSYS WLAN serial may be changed The default factory setting for the user is insys and for the password insys Clicking the button configure will open t...

Page 36: ...r Default Settings Command Description AT F Loading the default factory settings AT V Display settings AT W Saving the settings as user defaults ATZ Software reset and loading the user defaults In Chapter 7 you will find a complete description of the AT commands and their parameters 6 2 2 Serial Interface Control PC and the INSYS WLAN serial must be modulated via the following joint settings of th...

Page 37: ...mmand Radio channel only for adhoc networks AT CHAN Clear text name of the radio network SSID AT SSID Architecture Infrastructure or adhoc AT PTY WEP Encryption AT KEY AT WKY AT WEL AT WKL Gateway for the local network segment AT GW Network mask for the local network segment AT NM Own IP address AT IP Local port number AT PORT In Chapter 7 you will find a complete description of the AT commands an...

Page 38: ... asked to enter the user name and the password The default factory setting for both entries is insys Attention The user name and the password are case sensitive After the user name and the password have been correctly verified AT commands can be sent to the INSYS WLAN serial via this terminal window As a result remote maintenance or remote configuration can be performed version 1 01 10 04 ...

Page 39: ...erial The command AT will start the upload process and the device will prepare itself for receiving the firmware After the response Send file now the firmware file with the ending HEX is sent as a text file After the file has been received the device needs up to 60 seconds to complete the upload The INSYS WLAN serial resets autonomously after the upload In Chapter 7 you will find a complete descri...

Page 40: ...ith or The commands are acknowledged with OK or ERROR A command that is being edited will be interrupted by any further incoming character Therefore the next command must wait for acknowledgement to avoid the deletion of the current command 7 1 2 Overview AT Commands Command Description ATA Manual connection acceptance ATA accepts an incoming connection ATA only works when the model previously rec...

Page 41: ...TDU for UDP IP before the remote terminal is specified Example ATDT192 168 100 111 1234 dials port 1234 of the IP address 192 168 100 111 Protocol TCP IP ATDT192 168 100 111 1234 dials port 1234 of the IP address 192 168 100 111 Protocol UDP IP AT D Behavior with DTR drop When the DTR line is deactivated during an existing connection the function set through AT D is executed AT D0 Ignore DTR drop ...

Page 42: ...setting AT GW is immediately stored in the permanent memory independent from the command AT W The setting will only take effect with Reboot AT RBT The IP address the gateway and the network mask must be coordinated in the local network segment ATH Dummy command Command with an optional parameter without effect implemented for compatibility to the modem response OK The device does not support any o...

Page 43: ... follows as separator For 64 bit keys 10 hexadecimal digits are required for 128 bit keys 26 hexadecimal digits Default setting empty keys all 0 AT KEY0 11_12_13_14_15_16_17_18_19_1a_1b_1c_1d AT KEY1 11_12_13_14_15_16_17_18_19_1a_1b_1c_1d AT KEY2 11_12_13_14_15_16_17_18_19_1a_1b_1c_1d AT KEY3 11_12_13_14_15_16_17_18_19_1a_1b_1c_1d A single WLAN is determined by joint codes SSID and WEP keys WEP en...

Page 44: ...tting will only take effect with Reboot AT RBT AT PTY Set port type Determination of the WLAN architecture AT PTY 0 Adhoc peer to peer AT PTY 1 Infrastructure Connection to AccessPoint default The setting AT PTY is immediately stored in the permanent memory independent from the command AT W The setting will only take effect with Reboot AT RBT ATQ Quiet control This command switches the sending of ...

Page 45: ...of a remote terminal SYN are recognized as ringing tones While the UDP connection is established the modules send an empty UDP data packet in the beginning so the remote terminal device accepts the connection if it is configured with ATS0 1 Important difference to modems In TCP IP mode for S0 0 the connection acceptance is completely blocked i e RING is not displayed for a connection request For m...

Page 46: ...S8 lead to a delay of small data packets ATS8 n n 2 255 Waiting period in milliseconds corresponds to 2ms 255 ms n 50 50 ms default The setting is stored in the permanent memory with AT W ATS12 Pre and post run time for escape sequence Minimum pre and post run time when sending the escape sequence ATS12 n n 2 255 Time in units of 1 10 seconds n 10 Default setting 1 second The setting is stored in ...

Page 47: ...ly The user name and password are determined via AT TLU and AT TLP The setting AT TEL is immediately stored in the permanent memory independent from the command AT W The setting will only take effect with Reboot AT RBT AT TLP Password for remote configuration AT TLP password Password for remote configuration in quotes Maximum of 8 characters The entry is case sensitive Default is insys The user na...

Page 48: ...lay settings and connection statistics AT V0 displays the current and saved settings of the module AT V1 Displays the diagnostic data of the last connection connection partner reason for disconnect AT W Save settings AT W saves all current settings in the permanent memory The settings are restored from this permanent memory when the module is switched on The following AT settings are stored AT C A...

Page 49: ...truction no function AT Firmware Update AT starts the update process for the firmware flash update IMPORTANT To update the firmware hardware handshake RTS CTS must be activated at the terminal After AT is entered the device prepares itself for receiving the firmware After the response Send file now the firmware file with the ending HEX must be sent as a text file After the file has been sent the f...

Page 50: ...s supported 7 2 Responses and Numerical Codes The following message texts with setting ATV1 or message numbers with setting ATV0 are displayed by the module Message number Message text Meaning Short form Long form ATV0 ATV1 0 OK Command was accepted 1 CONNECT Connection was established 2 RING Connection request was recognized 3 NO CARRIER Connection was terminated 4 ERROR Error in AT command strin...