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  • Page 1

    Manual Revision: 02/14/2012 For the most up-to-date information, please visit: www.startech.com DE: Bedienungsanleitung - de.startech.com FR: Guide de l'utilisateur - fr .startech.com ES: Guía del usuario - es.startech.com IT: Guida per l'uso - it.startech.com NL: Gebruiksaanwijzing - nl.startech.com PT: Guia do usuário - pt.startech.co[...]

  • Page 2

    Instruction Manual FCC C ompliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment genera tes, uses and can radiate rad[...]

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    Instruction Manual i T able of C ontents Introduction ............................................................................................ 1 Packaging Conten ts ................................................................................................................................. 1 System Requirements .............................[...]

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    Instruction Manual 1 Introduction The NETRS23 21E 1 Port R S-232/4 22/485 Serial ove r IP E thernet Devic e Server is th e idea l solu tion f or r emote ly con troll ing se rial d evices ove r you r LAN/ W AN or even the in ternet . F eaturi ng use r-frie ndly b rows er-bas ed co ngura tion of netw ork se ttings , seri al port line sett ings, UA[...]

  • Page 5

    Instruction Manual 2 T op V iew Left Side View Right Side View *actual product may vary from photos[...]

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    Instruction Manual 3 LED Indicators • PWR (Green) - P ower indicator • Data (Red) - Data sent and receiv ed indicator •  10 / 10 0 ( G r ee n) - N e tw o rk si g na l i n di c at o r . Wh en i ll um i na t ed , n et w or k co nn ec ti o n is p r es e nt . • LED (Red) - Device status indicator . When operating under normal status[...]

  • Page 7

    Instruction Manual 4 Installation Device Management Utility The Devic e Manag ement Utility that is inc luded with N ETRS2321 E (ETM. exe) is use d to det ect and setup the in stalle d adap ter . When this tool is ins talled and act ivate d, it will det ect the exist ence of the instal led ad apter , and depict its st atus includi ng IP Addr ess, S[...]

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    Instruction Manual 5 T o refresh the status of the adapter network connection, click ‘R efr esh’ on the lower right corner . This shold be per formed follo wing any conguration changes. T o congure the IP address assigned to NETRS2321E, left click on the available device, then a window would pop up . Assign an IP Address with with the sam[...]

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    Instruction Manual 6 NOTE: Because the Device Management Utility uses broadcast UDP packets, conguration is only allowed when the devic e’ s password is left empty. W eb Console C onguration In addition to basic IP Address and subnet mask, specic device settings can be set using an Internet browser , such as I nternet Explor er or Netsca[...]

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    Instruction Manual 7 The Setup Page Once the correct password has been ent ered in the Setup Login password eld, click on Login to ent er the Setup Page, which oers advanced c ongurability. The elements that can be congured are as f ollows: IP Address Allows you to modify the assig ned IP Address of the adapter . Do not enter a value th[...]

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    Instruction Manual 8 Network link speed This eld indicates the Ethernet phy sical link speed. “ Auto” indicates that the speed has automatically been assigned by the NETRS2321E adapter . Y ou can also specify 10Mbps or 100Mbps, depending on the speed of the hub to which the adapter is connected. DHCP client This eld will indicate either e[...]

  • Page 12

    Instruction Manual 9 • Serial I/O Interface: RS-232: T xD, RxD f or data stream, no ow control RS-232 (RTS/CTS): T xD , RxD for data stream, RTS/CTS for ow control RS-232 (RTS/CTS, DTR/DSR): T xD, RxD for data str eam, R TS/CTS for ow con trol. DTR f or socket status, DSR for socket open/close control RS-485 (Half duplex): Half duplex[...]

  • Page 13

    Instruction Manual 10 Contr oller Update Once you hav e entered the necessary parameters, press the Update button. NETRS2321E will save all parameters in internal non-v olatile memor y and then reboot. It will take roughly 5 or 10 seconds to complete the whole proc ess following which a new login page will be presented , indicating that the Control[...]

  • Page 14

    Instruction Manual 11 3. Right-click on the blank window and select the option to “ Add Port” . 4. In t he “ Ad d Po rt ” wi ndow , si mply c lick t he OK button . Y ou cho ose t o manu ally se lect a CO M port n umber or hav e Wind ows m anage it. F urther c ongur ation will occur later . 5. Window s may prompt you for permission to ins[...]

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    Instruction Manual 12 port should also be visible in the Windo ws Device Manager. 7. Right-click on the COM port in the virtual COM software and select “ Add Net ” .[...]

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    Instruction Manual 13 8. The “ Add Net” window will allow you to congur e the COM port to the settings used by the NETRS2321E unit you wish to associate with. Select the proper operating mode, network settings used to congure the NETRS2321E unit previously (see Web Console Conguration). F actor y Default Setting If you forget the setup[...]

  • Page 17

    Instruction Manual 14 Self- T esting Hyper T erminal for TCP/IP WinSock After completing the wiring and parameter settings, it is advisable to c onrm that all settings are correct. T o use a single computer to test if NETRS2321E is per forming properly: 1. Initiate a Hyper T erminal from the Start Menu in W indows. This can be done by clicking o[...]

  • Page 18

    Instruction Manual 15 Once the necessary settings have been made, click on OK. The Hyper T erminal window will appear - if all settings are correct, the time clock at the lower left corner of the terminal window will indicate “ connected” and the hh:mm:ss timer will begin counting. Hyper T erminal for C OM Port Initiate another Hyper T erminal [...]

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    Instruction Manual 16 Specications Connectors 1 x DB9 male 1 x 4-wire T erminal Block 1 x RJ45 Ethernet female 1 x DC Pow er LEDs Pow er , Data, LAN Link , Sy stem Supported Serial Protocol RS232/422/485 Ethernet Link Speed 10/100 Mbps Maximum Data T ransfer Rate 115.2 Kbps Pow er Adapter 9VDC, 500mA, type M plug Operating T emp er ature 0°C ~ [...]

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    Instruction Manual 17 T echnical Suppor t StarT ech.com’ s lifetime technical suppor t is an integral part of our commitmen t to provide industry-leading solutions. If you ever need help with your product, visit www.startech.com/support and access our comprehensiv e selection of online tools, documentation, and downloads. For the la test drivers/[...]

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    Hard-to-nd made easy . At StarT ech.com, that isn ’t a slogan. It ’ s a promise. StarT ech.com is your one -stop source for ever y connectivity par t you need. From the latest technology t o legac y pr oduc ts — and all the par ts that bridge the old and new — we can help you nd the parts that connect your solutions. We make it easy t[...]