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    EDS1100/2100 Quick Start Guide EDS1100/2100 2010 Copyright © Lantronix is a trademark of Lantronix. All rights reserved. 900-537 Rev . A 01/10 09276LTX_QSG_1100_2100_7.indd 1-2 1/14/10 9:15:35 AM[...]

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    EDS1100/2100 EDS1100/2100 QUICK ST ART GUIDE C ONTENTS W h a t ’ s I n t h e B o x ........................................................... 2 P i n o u t s ..................................................................... 2 Q u i c k C o n n e c t ............................................................. 3 I P A d d r e s s i n g .....[...]

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    Quick Start Guide EDS1100/2100 2 The EDS products allow serial devices to connect and communicate o ver an Ethernet network. This Quick Start Guide will step you through hardware installation and initial configuration of your EDS1100 or EDS2100. WHA T ’S IN THE BO X In addition to the EDS1100 or EDS2100, the box contains the follo wing items: ED[...]

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    Quick Start Guide EDS1100/2100 4 IP ADDRESSING Y our unit must have a unique IP address on your netw ork. T he IP address can be assigned automatically or you can assign it manually . DHCP Many networks use an automatic method of assigning an IP address called DHCP . If you are unsure whether y our network uses DHCP , check with your systems admini[...]

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    US IN G THE D EV IC EIN ST AL LE R UTI LI TY C ONT IN UE D… Note: If the unit already has an IP address (e.g ., DHCP has assigned an IP address), click the Search icon and select the unit from the list of Lantronix device servers on the local network. 2. . Click the Assign IP icon . 3. . I f prompted , enter the hardware address (on the pr oduct [...]

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    Quick Start Guide EDS1100/2100 8 US IN G THE D EV IC EIN ST AL LE R UTI LI TY C ONT IN UE D… Step 3: Add the Unit to the Device List Now add the unit to the list of similar Lantronix devic es on the network so that you can manage and configure it. T o perform this step, click the Search icon . DeviceInstaller locates the unit and adds it to the [...]

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    Quick Start Guide EDS1100/2100 10 C ONFIGURA TION USING WEB MANA GER In this Quick Start Guide, we briefly describe how to configure the EDS using W eb Manager , Lantronix’ s browser-based configuration tool. For detailed information on Web Manager configur ation and on other methods, please see the User Guide for your product. 1. Perform one[...]

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    Quick Start Guide EDS1100/2100 12 LEDS MEANING EDS2100 Po wer (blue) ON = EDS is receiving power TX Ser ial 1 (green) Blinking = EDS is transmitting data on serial port 1 RX Serial 1 (yellow) Blinking = EDS is receiving data on serial port 1 TX Ser ial 2 (green) Blinking = EDS is transmitting data on serial port 2 RX Serial 2 (yellow) Blinking = ED[...]