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    ATC-2000WF User ’ s Manual The s o ftware de s cri b ed in this man u al is fur n is h ed u nder a li c en s e agre e ment and ma y be use d onl y in accordance with the terms of that agreement. Cop y right Notice Cop y right 2007 ATC Technolog y Co., Ltd. All rights reser v ed. Reproduction without permission is prohibited. Trademarks ATC is a r[...]

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    1.0 Introduction ATC-2000 W F Series o f w ireless serial de v ice ser v ers g i v e y ou an eas y w a y to connect y our RS-232/422/485 serial de v ices to a W LAN. The 1-port ATC-2000 W F and 2-port ATC-2002 W F are ideal f or en v ironments w here a LAN is not a v ailable, or w here serial de v ices are mo v ed f re q uentl y . 1.1 O v er v ie w[...]

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    ● Versatile soc k et operation modes, includin g : TCP/IP, UDP/IP, HTTP, ARP, DHCP client ● Eas y -to-use W indo w s Utilit y f or mass installation ● Supports W indo w s Virtual CO M dri v ers ● LEDs indicate LINK, DIS, ACT and P W R. W LAN Radio Features: Protocol T y pe: 802.11b standard compliant Operatin g Ran g e: Open En v ironment: [...]

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    1.5 Serial Port Pin A ssignments RS-232/422/485 Pinou t s RS-232 Pinout(DB9 Female ) PIN RS-232 Input/Output 2 RXD I 3 TXD O 5 GND - 7 R TS O 8 CTS I RS-422/485 Pinout(SIX T erminal f rom Left) PIN RS-422 RS-485 1 T+ 485+ 2 T - 485- 3 R+ NC 4 R- NC 5 VIN+ VIN+ 6 VIN- VIN+ 1.6 Connecting the Hard w are This section describes ho w to connect ATC-2000[...]

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    2.0 Initial Configuration W hen settin g up y our ATC-2000 W F f or the f irst time, the f irst thin g y ou should do is con f i g ure the IP address. Select one o f the initial IP Address con f i g uration methods to con f i g ure 2.1 Factor y Default IP A ddress ATC-2000 W F is con f i g ured w ith the f ollo w in g de f ault IP addresses: W LAN:[...]

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    and clic k on OK . I f y ou select Dumb T erminal as the terminal t y pe, some o f the console f unctions — especiall y the . M onitor. f unction — ma y not w or k properl y . 6. Press the “ ← ” bac k space k e y (located in the upper ri g ht corner o f the k e y board) continuousl y w hilepo w erin g on the ATC-2000 W F . 7. Sendin g a c[...]

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    3.0 Summar y of Commands – Listed b y Functional Categor y (These commands are e x plained in detail w ith more detailed f unctionin g e x amples f urther in this document.) Net w ork Commands IP xxx . xxx . xxx . xxx W here x is the IP o f this de v ice M ASK xxx . xxx . xxx . xxx W here x is the Net w or k M as k o f this de v ice G W xxx . xxx[...]