StarTech.com NETRS2321P manual

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    Manual Revision: 07/09/2013 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.star tech.c[...]

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

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    Instruction Manual i T able of C ontents Product Overview .................................................................................. 1 DIN Rail Mounting..................................................................................................................................... 2 Load Default Settings / System Reset Button ..........[...]

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    Instruction Manual ii Product Applications ............................................................................. 17 UDP ................................................................................................................................................................ 17 TCP ......................................................[...]

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    Instruction Manual 1 P roduc t Overview T op View Fron t View Rear View DIN rail screw hole Wall-moun t screw hole RS-232 DB9 male serial port DC Jack Load Default/Reset Button RJ45 10/100M Ethernet port[...]

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    Instruction Manual 2 DIN Rail Mounting Attach the included DIN Rail brackets (one per side) using the provided screw s to the top DIN Rail screw hole (marked in the above diagram), and clip t o your DIN Rail Load Default Settings / Sy stem Reset Button Load Default Settings Press and hold this button f or more than 3 seconds, then release to load t[...]

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    Instruction Manual 3 Pin 1 TX+ 2 T X- 3 RX+ 6 RX- RJ45 Ethernet Pin Assignmen ts RS-232 DB9 Male Pin Assignment NOTE: This serial device ser ver performs as a DTE device. Pin Name I/O 1 DCD Input 2 RD Input 3 TD Output 4 DTR Output 5 GND 6 DSR Input 7 RTS Output 8 C TS Input[...]

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    Instruction Manual 4 Introduction Packaging C ontents • 1 x Serial over IP Device Server • 1 x Universal P ower Adapter (NA/UK/EU) • 1 x Software CD • 1 x Instruction Manual • 1 x DIN Rail Kit Installation W eb Brow ser Method 1. Plug in the power adapt er and connect the RJ45 inter face to y our LAN. NOTE: Alt ernatively, y ou can also u[...]

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    Instruction Manual 5 Broadcast Search The Broadcast Search function is used to locate all NETRS2321P devices that are connected to the same LAN as your computer . Since the Broadcast Search function searches by MA C address and not IP address, all NETRS2321P connected to the LAN will be located, regar dless of whether or not they are par t of the s[...]

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    Instruction Manual 6 W eb Console Opera tion Enter the IP address you ha ve set for the NETRS2321P device into your web bro wser address bar (default IP: 10.1.1.1) and you will prompted to login with y our user ID and password (Default: admin/admin). After a successful login, you will see A dministrator , TCP Mode, UDP Mode , UART , and R eset Devi[...]

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    Instruction Manual 7 Sy stem IP On this page, you can adjust the NETRS2321P network conguration. If set to DHCP mode, all other settings will be ignored , and the IP address will be assigned by DHCP server after resetting the device. Press “Update ” to store the data. Reset the device to take eect. Sy stem Status On this page, you can dis[...]

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    Instruction Manual 8 Load default setting On this page, you can load and stor e the fac tory default settings into EEPROM. NOTE: Network settings and M AC address will not be changed. Press “Load” to load default settings. Reset the device t o take eect. Firm ware updat e On this page, you can update the rm ware via Ethernet. W ARNING! Pr[...]

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    Instruction Manual 9 T CP Mode NOTE: When T CP mode is set to Ser ver or Client mode , the UDP mode will be disabled automatically . When UDP mode is enabled , the T CP mode will be disabled automatically . Once you hav e completed making changes, press "Update" to store the data. Reset the device to take eect. T elnet Server / Client [...]

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    Instruction Manual 10 Reverse T elnet Reverse T elnet works the same as T elnet Ser ver mode . The T elnet por t is listens f or a connection after booting up. If you encounter err ors when using some T elnet clients, such as the Microsoft interpretation of T elnet for W indows XP you can try the connection using Reverse T elnet mode. CLI Mode The [...]

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    Instruction Manual 11 UDP Mode When UDP mode is enabled, TCP mode will be disabled automatically . I n UDP mode , the Local P or t will be assigned to this devic e. Y ou can list the remote connection IP and Port for up to 10 remot e devices. Once you hav e completed making changes, press "Update" to store the data. Reset the device to ta[...]

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    Instruction Manual 12 UA R T U AR T or Univ ersal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitt er refers to the ‘RS-232 serial por t’ of the NETRS2321P . All of the por t settings are modied from this page . Once you hav e completed making changes, press "Update" to store the data. Reset the device to take eect. Baud rate Set the baud rate o[...]

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    Instruction Manual 13 Hardware F low Control Set the ow control mode of U ART inter face as enabled or as none . U ART M emory Overow count Shows the number of overow bytes in network buer . U ART FIFO O verow count Shows the number of overows counted in the U AR T RX buer . Delimiter This sets the Character 1 and/or Character [...]

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    Instruction Manual 14 Virtual C OM S oftware Opera tion The Virtual Com application lets you install and congure your NETRS2321P easily over the network. Five function groups are pr ovided to ease the installation process, allow COM mapping , and provide monitoring and IP location server functions. Conguration Once the software is installed a[...]

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    Instruction Manual 15 C OM Mapping T o map a vir tual C OM por t, select COM Mapping fr om the lef t pane of the VCOM application, then click Add Click OK to create the C OM Mapping T CP/UDP Depending on the protocol you ar e using, the options below will enable/disable automatically as applicable. Server/Client ( T CP Mode only) Set the device to [...]

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    Instruction Manual 16 Set the device to be a T elnet Client . In the case the Ethernet connected device is the T elnet ser ver or other NETRS2321P in server mode. IP Address Depending on your selections above, there ar e one of three scenarios: TCP Server - Disabled TCP Client - Remote Server Addr ess UDP - Remote T arget Address Local P or t Assig[...]

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    Instruction Manual 17 P roduc t A pplications UDP TC P TCP Server Mode[...]

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    Instruction Manual 18 Specications Connectors 1x DB-9 (9-pin; D-Sub) Male 1x RJ-45 Female Serial Protocol RS-232 Maximum Baud Rate 230400 Data Bits 5,6,7,8 Flow C ontrol RTS/CTS, None Parity Odd, Ev en, None, Space, Mark Stop Bits 1, 1.5, 2 Supported Protocols DHCP , T CP/IP , UDP , HTTP , ICMP , ARP , T elnet Supported Network Link Speeds 10/10[...]

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    Instruction Manual 19 T echnical Suppor t StarT ech.com’ s lifetime technical support is an integral part of our commitment to provide industry-leading solutions. If you ever need help with your pr oduc t, visit ww w .star tech.c om/suppor t and access our compr ehensive selection of online tools, documentation, and downloads. For the la test dri[...]

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