Moxa AWK-3121-SSC-EU manual

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     20 12 Mo xa Inc . A ll rights res erved. Reprodu ction withou t per mission is pr ohibited. P/N: 1 8020 3121 0013 AWK- 3121 Quick Instal lation Guid e Moxa Air Works F if th Editi on, March 20 12[...]

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    - 2 - Overview Moxa’s AW K - 3121 Access Point/Bridge/AP C lient is ideal for applications that are hard to wire, too expens ive to wire, or use mob ile equipment that connects over a TCP/IP network. The AW K- 3121 is rated to operat e at temperatures ranging from - 25 to 60°C for standard models and - 40 t o 75°C for e xtende d te mperature mo[...]

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    - 3 - Step 4 : Use the web - based ma nager to co nfigur e AWK - 31 21 Open your com puter’s we b br owser and then type http:// 192.1 68.12 7.253 in th e addre ss f ie ld to access the homep age of the we b - ba sed man age ment . Before the h omepage opens, you will need to en ter the user nam e and pass word . For f ir st - ti me conf iguratio[...]

  • Page 4

    - 4 - the first AWK - 3121 conne cted to n otebook A , and change the secon d or th ird A WK - 3121 connec ted to notebo ok B to Client mode a nd then configure the notebooks and AWK - 3121s pro perly. After setting up the testing envi ronment, open a DOS window on notebook B. At the prompt, ty pe ping IP addres s of notebook A and then press Enter[...]

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    - 5 - Mounti ng Dime nsion s (uni t = mm) DIN - Ra il Mountin g The aluminum DIN - Rail attachment plate should be f ixed to the back panel of the AWK - 3121 when you take it o ut of the box. If you need to reattach the DIN - Rail attachment plate to the AWK - 3121, make sure the stiff metal spring is situated towards the top, as shown in the figur[...]

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    - 6 - Wall Mou nting (opti onal ) For some a pplicat ions, it may b e more convenient to mount the AWK - 3121 t o a wall, as ill ustrated below. STEP 1: Remov e the aluminum DIN - Rail attachment plate from t he A WK - 3121, and then attach the wall mount plates with M3 s crews, a s shown in the adjacent diagrams. ⇒ STEP 2: Mounting the AWK - 312[...]

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    - 7 - WARNI NG Safety Fir st! Calculate the maximum possib le current in each power wire and common wire . Obse rve a ll e lectr ical co des d ictat ing the maxim um current allow ed for each wir e size. If the current goes above the maximum ratings, the wiring could overheat, causing serious damage to your equipment. You shou ld a lso pay atten ti[...]

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    - 8 - Wiri ng the R edunda nt Power I nput s The top t wo pa irs of conta cts of th e 10 - con ta ct term inal b lock con ne ctor on the A WK - 3121’s top panel are u sed for the AWK - 3121’s two DC input s. Top and front views of the terminal block connector is shown here . STEP 1: Insert t he negative/p ositive D C wires into the V-/ V+ te rm[...]

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    - 9 - Cable H older I nstall atio n (O ptional ) You can attach the ca ble hold er to the bot tom of t he AWK - 3121. Thi s he lps to keep cabling n eat and av oid acc ident s that resu lt from untidy cables. STEP 1: Screw the cable holder o nto the bottom of the AW K - 3121. STEP 2: After mounting the AWK - 3121 and p lugging in the LAN cable, tig[...]

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    - 10 - RS - 23 2 Con n ecti on The AWK - 3121 has one R S- 232 (8 - p in RJ45) conso le port loca ted on th e front pane l. Use e ither an RJ45 - to - DB9 or RJ45 - to - DB 25 ca b le t o c on ne ct the M oxa AWK - 312 1’s c onsole port to your PC’s C OM port. Y ou may t hen use a conso le ter minal progr am to acces s the AWK - 3121 f or conso[...]

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    - 11 - ATTENTION For railway rolling stock applications, AWK - 3121 devices must use a galv an i ca lly isol ated power s uppl y that is compliant with the EN 50155 standard. LED Indi cato rs The front panel of the M oxa A WK - 3121 contains sev eral LED indi cators. The function of each LED is described in the table below. LED Color State Descript[...]

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    - 12 - Speci fica tions WLAN Interfa ce Stand ard s: IEEE 802.11a/b/g for Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11i for Wireless Security IEEE 802.3 for 1 0Ba seT IEEE 802.3u for 100Ba seTX IEEE 802.3af for Po wer - over - Ethernet IEEE 802.1D for Spann ing Tree Pr otocol IEEE 802.1w fo r Rapid STP Spread Spec trum an d Modulat ion (typica l): • DSSS with DBPSK [...]

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    - 13 - RX Sensi tivi ty: 802.11b: - 97 dBm @ 1 Mbps, - 94 dB m @ 2 Mbps, - 9 2 dBm @ 5. 5 Mbps, - 90 dBm @ 11 Mbps 802.11g: - 93 dBm @ 6 M bps, - 91 dBm @ 9 Mbps, - 90 dBm @ 12 Mbps, - 88 dBm @ 18 Mbps, - 84 dBm @ 24 Mbps , - 80 dBm @ 36 Mbps, - 76 dBm @ 48 M bps, - 74 dBm @ 5 4 Mbp s 802.11a: - 90 dBm @ 6 M bps, - 89 dBm @ 9 Mbps, - 89 dBm @ 12 Mb[...]

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    - 14 - Stor age Temperat ure: - 40 to 85°C ( - 40 to 185°F) Ambient Relati ve Hum idity: 5% t o 95% (non - c ondens ing) Power Req uirements Input Vol tage: 12 to 48 VDC, redundant dual DC power inputs or 48 VDC Power - over - Ethern et (IEEE 802.3af compliant)* *Complia nt wi th EN 50155 o n 24 VD C *PoE is only available for the AWK - 312 1 and[...]

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    - 15 - Technical Support Contact Information www.moxa.com/support Mo xa A me ric as : Toll - free: 1 - 888 - 669 - 2872 Te l: 1- 714 - 528 - 6777 Fax: 1- 714 - 528 - 6778 Moxa China (Shanghai office) : Toll - free: 800 - 820 - 5036 Te l: +86 - 21 - 5258 - 9955 Fax: +86 - 21 - 5258 - 5505 Moxa Eu rope : Te l: +49 - 89 - 3 70 03 99 -0 Fax: +49 - 89 -[...]