CHIYU BF-480, User Manual

Page 1: ...BF 480 8 ports serial To TCP IP Gateway User s Guide 2005 CHIYU TECHNOLOGY CO LTD http www chiyu t com tw TAIPEI TEL 886 2 25491289 CHIAYI TEL 886 5 2835460 ...

Page 2: ...l 5 2 3 2 Fixed IP Addresses Configuration 7 2 3 3 Configure your BF 480 10 3 BF 480 Configuration Setup 11 3 1 Network Setting 3 2 Operation mode 13 3 3 Serial Type 15 3 4 Dynamic DNS 17 4 BF 480 Management Setup 18 4 1 Device Admin 4 2 Device Status 19 4 3 Backup and Restore 21 4 4 Upgrade Firmware 4 5 Ping 22 5 Troubleshooting 23 Appendix B DDNS Appendix C Glossary 30 Appendix D Finding the MAC...

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Page 4: ...devices instantly BF 480 serial device servers support automatic IP configuration protocols DHCP BOOTP and manual configuration via Chiyu s web browser console Both methods ensure quick and effective installation BF 480 support special design for PPPoE DDNS that could let your device to connect to Internet without static IP address 1 2 Main features Package Checklist BF 480 is shipped with the fol...

Page 5: ...ew Terminal TxD RxD GND 15KV ESD COM8RS 232 Screw Terminal TxD RxD GND 15KV ESD Interface Baud rate 1200 bps 230 4Kbps Parity Check None even odd Mark Space Data bits 5 6 7 8 Stop bits 1 2 Configuration Flow Control RTS CTS XON XOFF Supported OS Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows95 98 ME Linux UNIX Protocol TCP IP UDP Telnet ARP DHCP ICMP SMTP PPPoE HTTP DDNS Support TCP UDP Server Client ...

Page 6: ...on Dynamic DNS With dynamic DNS support you can have a static hostname alias for a dynamic IP address allowing the host to be more easily accessible from various locations on the Internet Auto negotiating 10 100Mbps Ethernet The Ethernet interface automatically detects if it is on a 10 or a 100 Mbps Ethernet Full Network Management via Web This feature allows you to access or manage device through...

Page 7: ...2 Hardware Installation Initial Setup 2 1 Hardware Installation BF 480 BF 480M Testing Board ...

Page 8: ...Sending Receiving between Serial and Ethernet COM Port No 1 8 Green On The COM port is connected 2 3 Initial Setup Use this section to set up your computer to assign it a static IP address in the 192 168 168 1 to 192 168 168 254 range with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 This is necessary to ensure that your computer can communicate with your BF 480 Your computer must have an Ethernet card and TCP ...

Page 9: ... Settings then Control Panel Double click the Network Connections icon Your Network window should appear as follows Step 2 For Windows 98 and Millennium On the Configuration tab if using Windows 98 and Millennium PCs select the TCP IP line for the applicable Ethernet adapter Do not choose a TCP IP entry whose name mentions PPPoE VPN If the word TCP IP appears by itself select that line Click the P...

Page 10: ...the following for reference For Windows XP and Windows 2000 Click the Local Area Connection icon on the lower right hand side of your desktop screen In the Local Area Connection Status window click the Properties button then your Network window will appear There are two tabs General Support in the Network window ...

Page 11: ...ck Add Step 5 Highlight Microsoft under the list of manufacturers Double click TCP IP from the list on the right or highlight TCP IP then click OK to install TCP IP Step 6 After a few seconds you will be returned to the Network window The TCP IP Protocol should now be on the list of installed network components see 3 above 2 3 2 Fixed IP Addresses Configuration For Windows 98 and Millennium Step 1...

Page 12: ...tween 1 and 254 used by the High Performance BF 480 to identify each computer and the default Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Note that no two computers on the same LAN can have the same IP address For Windows XP and Windows 2000 Step 1 Make sure the box next to Internet Protocol TCP IP is checked Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties button ...

Page 13: ...puters on the same LAN can have the same IP address Click OK to complete the TCP IP installation 2 3 3 Configure your BF 480 Step 1 Open your web browser and type http 192 168 168 125 in the browser s address box This address is the factory set IP Address of your BF 480 Press Enter Step 2 The Username and Password required prompt box will appear Typing admin default username in the Username field ...

Page 14: ...k setting The BF 480 support three IP connection types Static IP DHCP and PPPoE These types are listed in the drop down menu for the IP Configuration setting Each setup screen and available features will differ depending on what kind of IP connection types you select Default is Static IP Static or Fixed IP IP Address default 192 168 168 125 Subnet mask default 255 255 255 0 Gateway default 192 168...

Page 15: ...Close Connection when Idle Time Over second default 0 range 0 to 4294967295 PPPoE with Fixed IP Address default DISABLE If you subscribe a DSL service with PPPoE connection from ISP you can set IP configuration to PPPoE to get a dynamic IP address Your ISP will provide you the User Name and Password some ISP will also need the Service Name to authenticate But this item is optional and depending on...

Page 16: ...alue of item Close Connection When Remote Idle to 0 otherwise when the idle time of no any traffic on line reach the setting value BF 480 will terminate this connection For security concern you can input Access Password to protect your device BF 450 M BF 430 431 will authenticate whether this TCP connection is valid by this password Keep Alive Check default Disable Disable Disable the check of TCP...

Page 17: ...serial port ...

Page 18: ...n then you can set BF 480 as TCP Client Be sure the value of item Remote Connection Port Number is same as your remote control application using and set the correct value of Remote Host IP Address TCP Connection default Start Up Start Up means BF 450 M 430 431 attempts to establish a TCP connection as soon as powered on Any Character means BF 450 M 430 431 attempts to establish a TCP connection as...

Page 19: ...istens to and those other devices must use it to contact BF 480 To avoid conflicts with well know UDP ports the default is set to 50000 Destination IP Address 1 4 default 0 0 0 0 BF 480 allows 4 UDP connections for each COM port please input each destination IP address and port number ...

Page 20: ... the whole data in on packet you can tune this setting value to fit the data length of your device per transmission The more small value be set will get more less data in one packet Delimiter 1 00 to FF default 0x00 Delimiter 2 00 to FF default 0x00 Once receive delimiter 1 or both delimiters through its serial port BF 450 M 430 431 immediately packs all data currently in buffer and send it to Eth...

Page 21: ...n select DynDNS in the drop down menu If your DDNS service is provided by TZO then select TZO The features available on the DDNS screen will vary depending on which DDNS service provider you use Detail sees Appendix B Dyndns org User Name no default maximum length 31 characters Password no default maximum length 31 characters Device DNS Name no default maximum 47 characters z Enter the User Name P...

Page 22: ...ce is blocked in your network environment and result to fail to configure or manage BF 480 then you select BLOCK this function with using port 8080 instead of standard port 80 So you should enter http 192 168 168 125 8080 in your browser Device Management IP Address default 192 168 1 10 In case you forgot the BF 480 s IP address you ever set this management IP can be used to connect to BF 480 to f...

Page 23: ...ork check the BLOCK option to enable this function to reject the PING requests from Internet MAC Address Change The BF 480 s MAC address can be changed from the original values if necessary Some ISPs require users to change the MAC address to a registered one when users change their access equipment Detail sees Appendix B Reset System to Factory Default Click Apply if you want to return all the BF...

Page 24: ...port separately 4 4 Backup and Restore This function allows you to save BF 480 s configuration as backup or retrieve the configuration file you saved before to turn the setting back z Backup Click Backup button save the current configuration as a backup file in your hard disk z Restore Enter path of the configuration file you saved on the PC You can click Browse to view the folders and select the ...

Page 25: ... firmware that will lead to fail to boot the BF 480 again 4 6 Ping This function allows you to test the connection between BF 480 and LAN or between BF 45M and Internet Source IP Address the current BF 480 s IP address Read Only Destination IP Address the IP Address of destination device you want to ping Packet Number the packet numbers you wish to use to ping the destination device The maximum nu...

Page 26: ...ction between BF 480 and computer or hub Ping BF 480 from computer Make sure your computer Ethernet card is installed and functioning properly Can not ping any computer on the LAN If the 10 100M LED are off check the cable connection between BF 480 and your computer Verify that the IP address and subnet mask of the B 480 and computer are in the same IP address range Can not access BF 480 from Seri...

Page 27: ...allow your browser to find the web server and display the correct web page in your browser If your IP Configuration as shown in 3 2 section is PPPoE or DHCP with dynamic IP address assigned by ISP your IP address may change each time you initiate the connection to your ISP The DDNS function will help to map your IP address to your domain name when your ISP assigns a new dynamic IP Address Note tha...

Page 28: ...Step 2 click Create Account Step 3 Fill the field of Username E mail and Password You will receive an e mail containing instructions to activate your account ...

Page 29: ...Step 4 Once you receive the confirmed e mail login with your Username and Password Step 5 Click the tab of Services then click Dynamic DNS ...

Page 30: ...Step 6 select Add Host in the left side of screen Step 7 Login again with your Username and Password ...

Page 31: ...ck the button of Add Host to finish register Step 9 now you should enter the Username Password and Hostname named Device DNS Name in BF 480 into BF 480 to enable this function How to register from TZO com Step 1 Enter the web side www tzo com in Browser select the Order Renew from top screen ...

Page 32: ...Step 2 You can choice what s kind of service you need here we suggest the Standard TZO with 1 year of service Step 3 Select the first radio button click Continue button ...

Page 33: ...et please check the box under the field of E mail address click Continue with order Step 5 complete the form with your information TZO want Step 6 TZO will send an e mail letter to inform your TZO key please enter these information including E mail address TZO key and TZO name named Device DNS Name in BF 480 into BF 480 to enable this service ...

Page 34: ...net Once connected cable modem users have a continuous connection to the Internet Cable modems feature asymmetric transfer rates around 36 Mbps downstream from the Internet to the computer and from 200 Kbps to 2 Mbps upstream from the computer to the Internet CAT 5 ANSI EIA American National Standards Institute Electronic Industries Association Standard 568 is one of several standards that specify...

Page 35: ...r amount of time that a given IP address will be valid for a computer The lease time can vary depending on how long a user is likely to require the Internet connection at a particular location It s especially useful in education and other environments where users change frequently Using very short leases DHCP can dynamically reconfigure networks in which there are more computers than there are ava...

Page 36: ... mail address you re sending a note to At the other end the recipient can see the IP address of the Web page requestor or the e mail sender and can respond by sending another message using the IP address it received IPCONFIG A utility that provides for querying defining and managing IP addresses within a network A commonly used utility under Windows NT and 2000 for configuring networks with static...

Page 37: ...Internet Protocol to send data in the form of message units datagram between network devices over a LAN or WAN While IP takes care of handling the actual delivery of the data routing TCP takes care of keeping track of the individual units of data called packets that a message is divided into for efficient delivery over the network TCP is known as a connection oriented protocol due to requiring the...

Page 38: ...ddress in Windows 98 Me 2000 or XP 1 Click Start and Run In the Open field enter cmd Press the Enter key or click the OK button 2 At the command prompt enter ipconfig all Then press the Enter key 3 Write down the Physical Address as shown on your computer screen Figure D 1 it is the MAC address for your Ethernet adapter This appears as a series of numbers and letters The MAC address Physical Addre...