P/N: WFS802b - Dr Robot Inc.
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1. Remote Port Enter the port number of the remote device Remote Host Enter the IP address of the remote device Change Address Table Field enabled when Datagram Type is set to FD Enter values between 1 255 to identify units on the local network of device servers VI 6 WLAN Configuration Without adequate protection a wireless LAN is susceptible to access by unauthorized users As such WFS80eb includes the Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP encryption standard as an additional means of security To configure the WFS802b s WLAN settings l Select WLAN from the main menu to open the WLAN Settings window Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 IF S90 0 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 34 Figure VI 8 WLAN Settings e Dr Robot WiFi Module Device Server Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Heak gt O A A Qsearch Favorites meda A D SO H Address htto 192 168 0 251 z oe Links Firmware Version 6 8 0 1 MAC Address 00 20 4A 82 E6 84 WLAN Settings Network Server Serial Tunnel Hostlist Channel 1 Wireless Network Configuration Auto Detect Infrastructure Ad Hoc Mode Network Name SSID faridse KR IfNot Found Create Ad Hoc Network Configurable Pins Network Name SSID JDRROBOT_DSC Apply Settings Country United States D Apply Factory Defaults Network Channel2. MAC address OO2OUAFFFF30 Software version 05 3 040129 WPT Press Enter to go into Setup Mode U To enter the Setup Mode press Enter within 5 seconds Note Connection fails if Enter is not pressed within 5 seconds The configuration settings display followed by the setup menu options Figure V 4 Setup Menu Options Change Setup O Server 1 Channel 1 2 Channel 2 3 Email 4 WLAN 5 Expert 6 Security 7 Factory defaults 8 Exit without save 9 Save and exit Your choice 5 Select an option on the menu by entering the number of the option in the Your choice field and pressing Enter View the current configuration by pressing Enter from the Change Setup menu To enter a value for a parameter type the value and press Enter To confirm a current value press Enter without inputted parameters 6 When finished save the new configurations 9 Save and exit The unit reboots Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 D3 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 V Server Configuration The unit s basic server i e network values display upon selecting Server option O from the Change Setup menu The following sections describe the configurable parameters within the Server configuration menu Set the IP Address If DHCP is not used to assign IP addresses enter it manually The IP address must be set to a unique value in the networ
3. Enable Ad Hoc Network Creation Y Yes Name LTRX_IBSS Country O United States Channel 1l Security 0 None Data Rate 1lMbps Expert Settings TCP keepalive US seconds ARP cache timeout 600 seconds Security Settings Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 o D3 pr e 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R SL 9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 24 Disable SNMP N No SNMP Community Name public Disable Telnet Setup N No Disable TFTP Firmware Update N No Disable Port 77FEh N No Disable Web Server N No Disable ECHO ports Y Yes Enable Enhanced password N No Disable Port 77FOh N No Email Settings Trigger Priority L Min notification interval l second All other parameters O eg Email notification and triggers are disabled V 9 Exit Configuration Mode To exit setup mode Select option 9 Save and exit from the Change Setup menu to save all changes and reboot the device All values are stored in nonvolatile memory or Select option 8 Exit without save from the Change Setup menu to exit the configuration mode without saving any changes or rebooting Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 SDr Robot www DrRobot com 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 VI Configuration using Web Manager This chapter describes how to configure the WFS8
4. Channel 11 D Wireless Network Security Security WEP e Authentication Shared zl Encryption 128 bits Encryption Key kass 0 ben Retype Key Ir in hex Advanced Settings Data Rate fin 5 5 2 1 Mbps x Radio Power Management Enable Disable 2 Enter or modify the following fields Network Interface Use the pull down menu to select a WLAN interface or an Ethernet interface Network Name Enter the name of the network where the WFS80 2b is located Ad Hoc Settings Ad Hoc Network Select the checkbox when using a client such as a wireless card to Creation communicate with the WFS802b instead of an Access Point Ad Hoc Network Enter the network name for the Ad Hoc network Name Ad Hoc Network Select from the pull down menu the radio channel for the Ad Hoc network Channel The default value is 11 Ad Hoc Country From the pull down menu select a country for the Ad Hoc network The default is United States Wireless Network Security Security As an additional security measure enable WEP on the WFS8Oeb By default WEP is disabled on WFS80eb Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 Q DrRobot REES 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 Authentication Select an authentication scheme None or Shared from the drop down menu Encryption Select the encryption type from the pull down menu 12
5. IP address automatically 3 Enter the followin as necessary Disable BOOTP Leave the checkbox empty to enable Bootstrap Protocol BOOTP The BOOTP server automatically assigns the IP address from a pool of addresses Disable DHCP Leave the checkbox empty to enable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP DHCP automatically assigns a leased IP address to the WFS802b unit Disable Auto IP The WFS802b generates an IP in the 169 254 x x address range with a Class B subnet Select the checkbox to disable this feature Host Name Enter the name of the host on the network Note Disabling BOOTP DHCP and Auto IP i e all three checkboxes is not advised as the only available IP assignment method will then be ARP or serial port LL Click the OK button when finished Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 ER fe Jo Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 Vi 2 2 Static IP Address Configuration To manually assign an IP address and its network configuration l Click Network from the main menu 2 Select Use the following IP configuration 3 Enter the following as necessary IP Address If DHCP is not used to assign IP addresses enter it manually The IP address must be set to a unique value in the network Subnet Mask A subnet mask defines the number of bits taken from the IP address that are assigned for
6. No option enables GPIO control The Y Yes option disables the GPIO control interface V 8 Factory Defaults Select 7 Factory Defaults from the Change Setup menu to reset the unit s Channel 1 configuration Channel 2 configuration E mail settings and Expert settings to the factory default settings The server configuration settings for IP address gateway IP address and netmask remain unchanged The configurable pins settings also remain unchanged The specific settings that this option changes are listed below Channel 1 Configuration Baudrate 9600 I F Mode UC 1 stop bit no parity 8 bit RS 232C Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 D3 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 23 Port No Connect Mode 10001 CO always accept incoming connection no active connection startup Hostlist Retry Counter 3 Hostlist Retry Timeout 250 msec Send Character OxOD CR All other parameters O Channel 2 Configuration Baudrate 9600 I F Mode UC 1 stop bit no parity 8 bit RS 232C Port No 10002 Connect Mode CO always accept incoming connection no active connection startup Hostlist Retry Counter 3 Hostlist Retry Timeout 250 msec Send Character OxOD CR All other parameters O WLAN Settings Enable WLAN Y Yes Find Network Name LTRX_IBSS
7. Parity l l Odd Parity O l l stop bit O l 2 stop br 1 l 1 2 stop bits are implemented by the software This might influence performance Note If attempting to select an I F Mode bit pertaining to RS 422 485 a WARNING RS 422 485 I F Modes not supported message displays The following table demonstrates some common I F Mode settings Table V 3 Common Interface Mode Settings Common I F Mode Setting Binary Hex RS 232C 8 bit No Parity 1 stop bit 0100 1100 Uc RS 232C 7 bit Even Parity 1 stop bit 0111 1000 78 Flow Flow control sets the local handshaking method for stopping serial input output The current value is displayed in parentheses Flow 0 Use the following table to select flow control options Table V 4 Flow Control Options Flow Control Option Hex No flow control OO Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 or Robot www DrRobot com 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 10 XON XOFF flow control Ol Hardware handshake with RTS CTS lines O02 XON XOFF pass characters to host 05 Port Number The Port No setting represents the source port number in TCP connections It is the number that identifies the channel for remote initiating connections The port number functions as the TCP UDP source port number for outgoing packets Packets s
8. config password N An enhanced password setting for Telnet access only of 16 characters is available under option 6 Security Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 DS pr Robot kengen Debt com 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R SL 9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 from the Change Setup menu Note A password is not required to access the Setup Mode window via a serial connection DHCP Name There are three methods for assigning DHCP names to the unit Default DHCP Name If the DHCP name is not changed and the IP is 0 0 0 0 then the DHCP name defaults to CXXXXXX XXXXXxX is the last 6 digits of the MAC address shown on the label on the bottom side of the unit For example if the MAC address is 00 20 4A 12 34 56 then the default DHCP name is C123456 Custom DHCP Name Create your own DHCP name If using an IP address of 0 0 0 0 then the last option in Server configuration is Change DHCP device name This option allows you to change the DHCP name to an alphanumeric name LTX in the example Change DHCP device name not set N Enter new DHCP device name LTX Numeric DHCP Name Change the DHCP name by specifying the last octet of the IP address When using this method the DHCP name is LTXYY where YY is the last octet of the IP address If the IP address specified is 0 0 0 12 then the DHCP name is LTX12 This method only works with 2 digit numbers O 99 V 3 Channel 1 and Channel 2 Config
9. configure a channel s serial settings l From the main menu click Serial Settings for either Channel 1 or Channel 2 to display the Serial Settings page for the selected channel Figure VI 5 Channel Serial Settings Dr Robot WiFi Module Device Server Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit Wen Favorites Tools Help Back gt O A A Reach ayravorites Zeie 3 D Ol FI Address htto 192 168 0 251 x oe Links Or Robot Firmware Version 5 8 0 1 MAC Address 00 20 44 82 E6 84 ker Serial Settings Network Server Channel 1 E boris I Disable Serial Port os S Channel 1 Port Settings Protocol R5232 z Flow Control CTS ATS Hardware z Baud Rate 115200 z Data Bits a D Parity None Stop Bits fi D Pack Control Configurable Pins I Enable Packing Apply Settings Idle Gap Time 12 IK Match 2 Byte Sequence yes No Send Frame Only wes E No Match Bytes e S og Send Trailing Bytes None One Two ex Flush Mode Flush Input Buffer Flush Output Buffer With Active Connect C Yes No With Active Connect C Yes No With Passive Connect C Yes No With Passive Connect C Yes No AtTime of Disconnect C Yes No AtTime of Disconnect C Yes No 2 Inthe available fields enter the following information Channel 1 Disable Serial Port Available on Channel 1 settings only When selected disables communication through the serial port Port Settin
10. current value is displayed in parentheses By default Ad Hoc network creation is enabled on WFS80Oceb Enable Ad Hoc network creation Y Name DRI_IBSS Country O US 1 FR 2 JP 3 Other O Channel 11 Enter Y to enable Ad Hoc network creation and display configurable parameters l At the Name prompt enter the network name as text and hit Enter The default name displays in parentheses 2 Select a Country by entering O 1 or 3 By default O United States is selected Press Enter 3 At the Channel prompt enter the WFS802b s channel setting Security As an additional security measure enable WEP on the WFS8Oeb The current value is displayed in parentheses By default WEP is disabled on WFS802b Security O none 1 WEP 0 Data Rate WFS80ceb permits the control of the transmission rate The default is a data rate up to 11Mbps The current value is displayed in parentheses Data rate Only O 1 L 2 5 5 3 11 Mbps or Up to 4 2 5 5 5 6 11 Mbps 6 Power Management Power management reduces the overall power consumption of the WFS802b unit Enabling power management increases the response time The current value is displayed in parentheses Enable power management N V 6 Expert Settings Note Change these settings via Telnet or serial connections only Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 DE Dr RO A 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5
11. menu click Connection for either Channel 1 or Channel 2 to display the Connection Settings page for the selected channel Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 o D3 pr e 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R SL 9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 33 2 Inthe available fields enter the following information Connect Protocol Protocol Select UDP from the pull down menu Figure VI 7 UDP Connection Settings e Dr Robot WiFi Module Device Server Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Help pe gt OA A Ash rores Gwede A Sy A7 3 Address het 41192 168 0 251 x Go Links 2 Or Robot Firmware Version 5 8 0 1 eu Network Server Serial Tunnel Hostlist Channel 1 Channel 2 Serial nn WLAN Configurable Pins Apply Settings MAC Address 00 20 48 82 E6 84 Connection Settings Channel 1 Connect Protocol Protocol g Datagram Mode Datagram Type In D Accept Incoming Yes sl Endpoint Configuration Local Port hn Remote Port fo Remote Host IER 68 0 1 Device Address Table Apply Factory Defaults DevAddr No DevAddr No DevAddr No Datagram Mode Datagram Type Configures remote IP or network broadcast address and the remote port Enter O1 for directed or broadcast UDP Accept Incoming Endpoint Configuration Select Yes to accept incoming UDP datagrams Local Port Enter the local port number
12. must be presented as a decimal number in the range 1 65535 and must be preceded by a forward slash ASCII Ox2F The slash separates the IP address and the port number If you omit the port number from a command string the internally stored remote port number starts a connection If a partial IP address is presented in a command string it is interpreted to be the least significant bytes of the IP address and uses the internally stored remote IP address to provide the most significant bytes of the IP address If the IP address entered is 0 0 0 0 0 the device server enters Monitor Mode For example if the remote IP address already configured in the unit is 129 1 2 3 then an example command string would be C3 7 This would connect to 129 1 2 3 and port 7 You may also use a different ending for the connection string For example C50 1 23 would connect you to 129 1 50 1 and port 23 Table V 7 Manual Connection Address Example Command String Result if remote IP is 129 1 2 3 and remote port is 1234 C121 2 4 5 1 Complete override connection is started with host 121 2 4 5 port 1 c5 Connects to 129 1 2 5 port 1234 C28 10 le Connects to 129 1 28 10 port 12 CO 0 0 0 0 Connects to 129 1 28 10 port 12 enters Monitor Mode Autostart Automatic Connection The unit automatically attempts a connection to the remote IP address and port after booting up Hostlist If this option is set to Tr
13. n Enables or disables connections from the network going to the serial port n O disables the ability to make a connection from the network to the serial port n 1 9 enables the ability to make a connection from the network to the serial port n gt 9 is invalid ATEn Enables or disables character echo and responses n O disables character echo and responses n l enables character echo and responses ATVn Enables 1 character response or full verbose n O enables 1 character response n l enables full verbose Note The unit recognizes these AT commands as single commands such as ATEO or ATVI it does not recognize compound commands such as ATEOV Remote IP Address This is the destination IP address used with an outgoing connection The current value is displayed in parentheses Remote IP Address O 0 0 0 Note This option is not displayed when Hostlist is enabled from the ConnectMode prompt Remote Port Set the remote TCP port number for the unit to make outgoing connections This parameter defines the port number on the target host to which a connection is attempted To connect an ASCII terminal to a host using the unit for login purposes use the remote port number 23 Internet standard port number for Telnet services Remote Port O Note This option is not displayed when Hostlist is enabled from the ConnectMode prompt DisConnMode Disconnect Mode DisConnMode d
14. 0 before it refreshes this table Advanced ARP Cache When the unit communicates with another device on the network it adds Timeout an entry into its ARP table ARP Cache timeout defines the number of Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 TO or Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada www DrRobot com Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 28 TCP Keepalive TCP Keepalive time defines how many seconds the unit waits during an inactive connection before checking its status If the unit does not receive a response it drops that connection Enter a value between O and 60 seconds O disables keepalive VU Host List Configuration The WFS80ceb scrolls through the host list until it connects to a device listed in the host list table After a successful connection the unit stops trying to connect to any others If this connection fails the unit continues to scroll through the table until the next successful connection The host list supports a minimum of 1 and a maximum of l2 entries Each entry contains an IP address and a port number Note The host list is disabled for Manual and Modem Mode The unit will not accept a data connection from a remote device when the hostlist option is enabled To configure the WFS80eb s host list l From the main menu click the Hostlist tab Figure VI 4 Hostlist Settings Z Dr Robot WiFi Module Device Server Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edi
15. 02b using Web Manager DrRobot s browser based configuration tool The unit s configuration is stored in nonvolatile memory and is retained without power The unit performs a reset after the configuration is changed and stored This chapter includes the following topics Accessing WFS80ceb using Web Manager Network Configuration Server Configuration Host List Configuration Channel 1 and Channel 2 Configuration WLAN Configuration OEM Pin Configuration Updating Settings Vi l Accessing WFS80 2b using Web Manager Follow the instructions to configure the unit s MAC address l Using Serial Port to set the IP For more information on the Serial Port Access see Server on page 6 2 Configure WLAN parameter For more information on the Serial Port Access see WLAN on page 23 Figure VI Web Manager 4 Dr Robot WiFi Module Device Server Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Back gt A A Asearch Syravorites media lt 4 Ch amp OI EF Address htto 192 168 0 251 v 6o Links gt Or Robot Firmware Version 5 8 0 1 MAC Address 00 20 48 82 E6 84 ker Home Network Server Serial Tunnel Hostlist Channel 1 Configurable Pins SS r Robo Apply Factory Defaults Device Server Configuration Manager Version 1 0 The main menu is displayed in the left side of the Web Manager window Note Alternatively access the WFS802b s Web M
16. 8 bits is the default encryption Encryption Key Field is enabled when WEP is selected as the Security type Enter the Encryption Key in hexadecimal value Advanced Settings Data Rate WFS80ceb permits the control of the transmission rate Select the data rate in Mbps from the pull down menu Radio Power Management Power management reduces the overall power consumption of the WFS80ceb unit Selecting Enable increases the response time VI 7Z OEM Pin Configuration There are 1l configurable hardware pins on the WFS8Oeb unit For each pin configure the pin function communication direction and its activity level To configure the WFS802b s OEM Configurable Pins L Click Configurable Pins from the main menu to open the Configurable Pins window Figure VI 9 Configurable Pins Settings Z Dr Robot WiFi Module Device Server Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt gt O A A Qsearch airavortes Zeie 3 Ze SO SI Address htto 192 168 0 251 aen Links Or Robot Firmware Version V5 8 0 1 Zi Network Server Serial Tunnel Hostlist Channel 1 Seria tings Channel 2 Configurable Pins Apply Settings Apply Factory Defaults Serial Channel 2 Status LED D Input Output MAC Address 00 20 44 82 E6 84 Configurable Pin Settings Function Direction Trigger Input Active Level GeneralPurpose O zl Input Output r C Low High D
17. Change Setup O Server 1 Channel 1 2 Channel 2 3 Email 4 WLAN 5 Expert 6 Security 7 Factory defaults 8 Exit without save 9 Save and exit Your choice 5 Select an option on the menu by entering the number of the option in the Your choice field and pressing Enter View the current configuration by pressing Enter from the Change Setup menu To enter a value for a parameter type the value and press Enter To confirm a current value press Enter without inputted parameters 6 When finished save the new configurations 9 Save and exit The unit reboots V l 2 Serial Port Access To configure the unit through a serial connection 1 Connect a console terminal or PC running a terminal emulation program to your unit s serial port The default serial port settings are 9600 baud 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit no flow Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 D3 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 control 2 Reset the WFS80e2b unit by cycling the unit s power turning the power off and back on Immediately upon resetting the device enter three lowercase x characters xxx Note The easiest way to enter Setup Mode is to hold down the x key at the terminal or emulation while resetting the unit This must be done within three seconds of resetting the WFS802b 3 Upon connection the following information displays Figure V 3 MAC Address
18. L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 2l Caution Only an expert should change these parameters These changes hold serious consequences TCP Keepalive Time TCP Keepalive time defines how many seconds the unit waits during a silent connection before checking whether the currently connected network device is still on the network If the unit does not receive a response it drops that connection TCP Keepalive time in s 1s 65s Os disable 45 ARP Cache Timeout When the unit communicates with another device on the network it adds an entry into its ARP table ARP Cache timeout defines the number of seconds 1 600 the unit waits before timing out this table ARP Cache timeout in s ls 65s Os disable 600 V 7 Security Settings Note As recommended set security over the dedicated network or over the serial setup If the parameters are set over the network Telnet 9999 someone else could capture these settings Caution Disabling both Telnet Setup and Port 77FE prevent users from accessing the setup menu from the network Disable SNMP Reserved SNMP Community Name Reserved Disable Telnet Setup Note If this option is disabled note that disabling both Telnet Setup and Port 77FE prevents users from accessing the setup menu from the network This setting defaults to the N No option The Y Yes option disables access to Setup Mode by Telnet port 9999 It only allo
19. Mode OO DisConnTime 00 00 SendChar 1 OO SendChar d 00 To enable the hostlist l Enter a Connect Mode of Ox20 The menu shows a list of current entries already defined in the product 2 To delete modify or add an entry select Yes If entering an IP address of 0 0 0 0 that entry and all others after it are deleted 3 After completing the hostlist repeat the previous step if necessary to edit the hostlist again Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 14 KE i RO EA 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 D For Retrycounter enter the number of times the Lantronix unit should try to make a good network connection to a hostlist entry that it has successfully ARPed The range is 1 15 with the default set to 3 5 For Retrytimeout enter the number of seconds the unit should wait before failing an attempted connection The time is stored as units of milliseconds in the range of 1 65535 The default is 250 c Datagram Type Directed UDP When selecting this option the prompt requests the Datagram type Enter O1 for directed or broadcast UDP When the UDP option is in effect the unit uses UDP datagrams to send and receive data d Modem Mode In Modem Emulation Mode the unit presents a modem interface to the attached serial device It accepts AT style modem commands and handles the modem signals correctly Normally there is a modem connecte
20. Once it connects the unit stops trying to connect to any others If this connection fails the unit continues to scroll through the table until it is able to connect to another IP in the host list The host list is disabled for Manual Mode and for Modem Mode The unit will not accept a data connection from a remote device when the host list option is enabled LED Select Blink for the status LEDs to blink upon connection or None for no LED output Disconnect Mode On Mdm_Ctrl_In Drop Set to Yes for the network connection to or from the serial port to drop when modem_control_in transitions from a high state to a low state Hard Disconnect When set to Yes the TCP connection closes even if the remote site does not acknowledge the disconnect request With EOT Choose Yes to drop the connection when Ctrl D or Hex OU is detected Both Telnet mode and Disconnect with EOT must be enabled for Disconnect with EOT to function properly Ctrl D is only detected going from the serial port to the network Inactivity Timeout Use this parameter to set an inactivity timeout The unit drops the connection if there is no activity on the serial line before the set time expires Enter time in the format mm ss where m is the number of minutes and s is the number of seconds To disable the inactivity timeout enter 00 00 VI 5 3 Connection Settings UDP To configure a channel s UDP settings L From the main
21. PETEN EN The Heart of Robot WFS80 2b WiFi 802 11 Serial Module with Antenna Module User Manual Dr Robot Version 1 0 4 June 2005 Table of Contents l Juge UE d Whe e TI d ILL Protocol SUP POM E 2 JIDD e lei d E d ILL Board Fakte See EES eer d II 2 Connector DESEMPTION s sisina iasa eaaa aaaea aaa aen assai EES ets 3 M EE 4 V Configuration via Serial Mode or Telnet Port ss sssssssssnusssnnnusnnuunnnunnennnnnnnnunnennnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnn 5 V 1 ACCESSING SETUP Mloge eege ee elo eae cca sence E aarded Aaaa EE A aR eebe Eerad 5 KE Eege EE 5 VlZ Seral E 6 V 2 Server Configuratio DEE 8 V 3 Channel l and Channel 2 Configuration ceccsscscssseseseessseeeseeesseceeseseeasseeasseeasseeeesenesaesenaeeetanseeaeaes 9 v4 Email e elle IT 20 V 5 NNN EE 20 V 6 ES e din EE el V 7 EEN EE de EE ee V 8 Factory Defaults cisciciscaiici eene Aiea A ian idee EE 23 VO Exit Configuration EE 25 VI Configuration using Web Manager cesccesecesseeeeeneeeseeeeseeeeseeeeseeseseeeeseeeesnesesaeeesaneseeneeseneesaneess 26 VILL Accessing WFS802Db using Web Manager EEN 26 VI 2 Network Configuration cccesscscessseseseesesseseessecssseeseseneesesecsesecseseesssecasseeessssecaseeeseaenesaeeesssnetasieeaeasiens 27 VI 2 l Automatic IP Address Configuration ENEE 27 VI 2 2 Static IP Address Configuration cececssscssesssesesseseessseteseesseeeseassecssseesesenesesssaseeeeseneseeeeseenens 28 VI 3 SerVEr COMMGWAa OM ikii
22. The character sequence is received with no more than one second between each two characters No serial data is received for one second after the last character At this time the unit responds affirmatively per the selected echo response mode The character string ATH is received terminated with a carriage return The unit responds affirmatively according to the selected echo response mode and drops the network connection The serial interface reverts to accepting command strings If this sequence is not followed the unit remains in data transfer mode Table V 9 Modem Mode Commands Modem Mode Command Function ATDTx x x x Pppp or Makes a connection to an IP address x x x x and a remote ATDTx x x x pppp portn mber pppr ATDTx x x X Makes a connection to an IP address x x x x and the remote port number defined within the unit Forces the unit into Monitor Mode Uses remote IP address ATDO 0 0 0 and port settings to initiate a connection Forces the unit into Monitor Mode Uses remote IP address ATD or ATDT Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 D3 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 16 and port settings to initiate a connection Makes a connection to an IP address x x x x and the remote ATDX x x x port number defined within the unit ATH Hangs up the connection Entered as ATH ATSO
23. a saara a adea aa EEN ea ae adaba taara aa daea Eie e saelan aaria 28 VL Host List Configuration ENEE 29 VI 5 Channel l and Channel 2 Configuration ecesscscseccsessseseseeseseeseseesenecaeseeseeeesaeeetsenesaseeeatsenanaeees 30 Ws cD SQ rial SOC EE 30 VES Gonn ction Settings GP vss ascessslacedviera iets wales dinsteseetieid nada OaE Daat AEA EE Dataa aaea 31 VI5 3 Connection Settings UDP wo ccscesesseseseessseeeeneneesseaeaseeeesenesaeseesssecaeseseeaenesaesenssaesenseeetasees 33 NIE NK lee 34 VI 7Z OEM Pin C NfgUratiO Nisia a a 36 VES Updating Settings sanarsan aaia a a a a a e iiaa 37 Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 e D3 or Robot P www DrRobot com 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 l Introduction The WFS80eb WiFi 802 11b serial module is the most compact integrated solution available to add 802 11lb wireless networking to your robots with a serial interface To enable access to a local network or the internet the WFS802b integrates a fully developed TCP IP network stack and OS The WFS80 2b also includes an embedded web server that can be used to remotely configure monitor or troubleshoot the attached device The WFS80ceb is the most compact integrated solution available to add 802 11b wireless networking to any device with a serial interface Using our highly integrated hardware and software platform you will add to your bo
24. an 8 pin 2 54 mm pitch single row connectorl COM1 Table lll Connectorl COM1 Pin Name Function l VCC 3 33 V d RXD Data receiving 3 TXD Data transmitting d RTS Request to send 5 CRTS Clear to send 6 GND Power supply ground 7 NC Reserved 8 NC Reserved Table IIl 2 Connectore COMe Pin Name Function l NC Reserved d RXD Data receiving 3 TXD Data transmitting 4 RTS Request to send 5 CRTS Clear to send 6 GND Power supply ground 7 NC Reserved 8 NC Reserved Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 D3 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 www DrRobot com Fax 905 943 9197 IV Specifications Table IV WFS80eb Specification Network Standard IEEE 80e 11b Frequency Range 2 412 2 484 GHz Radio of Selectable Channels 14 Channels Security Password protection locking features WEP 64 128 Maximum Receive Level Receiver Sensitivity 10dBm with PER lt 8 82dBm for 11Mbps 87dBm for 5 5Mbps 89dBm for 2 OMbps 93dBm for 1 0Mbps WLAN Power and Link LED Current Max UmA Firmware Upgradeable via serial port Serial Interface CMOS Asynchronous 3 3V level signals Rate is software selectable 300 bps to 921600 bps Serial Line Formats 7 or 8 data bits l 2 Stop bits Parity odd even none Modem Control DTR DCD Flow Control XON XOFF software CTS RTS h
25. anager if it is connected to the network by entering its IP address in a web browser Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 26 O Dd Or Robot TTEN 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 VI 2 Network Configuration The unit s network values display upon selecting Network from the main menu The following sections describe the configurable parameters within the Network configuration menu Note The IP address is assigned via DHCP on DHCP enabled networks Assign a static IP address only if necessary Figure VI 2 Network Settings 4 Dr Robot WiFi Module Device Server Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Heak gt O A A Asearch Favorites Zmeda A Ch GM Address htto 192 168 0 251 z een Links S Or Robot Firmware Version 5 8 0 1 ko Network Server Serial Tunnel Hostlis Configurable Pins Apply Settings Apply Factory Defaults MAC Address 00 20 4A 82 E6 84 Network Settings IP Configuration Obtain IP address automatically Disable BOOTP E Disable DHCP P Disable AutolP 7 Host Name Use the following IP configuration IP Address fi 92 168 0 251 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway fi 92 168 0 250 VI 2 l Automatic IP Address Configuration To automatically assign an IP address and its network configuration l Click Network from the main menu 2 Select Obtain
26. ardware none Network Interface Protocols Supported Wireless 802 11b 80e 11b UDP TCP DHCP Data Rates With Automatic Fallback 11Mbps 5 5Mbps 2Mbps 1Mbps Media Access Control CSMA CA with ACK Frequency Range Range 2 412 2 484 GHz Up to 328 feet indoors Modulation Techniques CCK 11Mbps CCK 5 5 Mbps DQPSK 2 Mbps DBPSK 1 Mbps Transmit Output Power 1UdBm ffl l1dBm Average Power Consumption 1280 mW WLAN mode maximum data rate 820 mW WLAN mode idle 710 mW Ethernet mode Peak Supply Current U60 mA Management Internal web server Weight with antenna 50 grams Temperature Operating range WLAN 4 0 C to 70 C Size w o antenna 50 mm x 4O mm x15 mm Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 o D3 pr e 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R SL 9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 rR Fax 905 943 9197 V Configuration via Serial Mode or Telnet Port Configure the unit so that it can communicate on a network with your serial device The WFS802b unit is configurable using a terminal program to access the serial port locally Using this terminal program to respond to prompts is referred to as the Setup Mode A Telnet connection may also be used to configure the unit over the network The unit s configuration is stored in nonvolatile memory and is retained without power You can change the configuration at any time The unit performs a res
27. d Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 this field Modem Mode Indicates the on screen response type when in Modem Mode if enabled Local Port Endpoint Configuration Enter the local port number Auto increment local port number Select to auto increment the local port number for new outgoing connections The range of auto incremented port numbers is 50 000 to 59 999 and loops back to the beginning when the maximum range is reached Remote Port Enter the remote port number Remote Host the IP address of the remote device Common Options Telnet Mode This field is available for configuration only when Active Connection is not set to None Select Enable to permit Telnet communication to the WFS802b unit Terminal Name This field is available for configuration only when Telnet Mode is set to Enable Use the terminal name for the Telnet terminal type Enter only one name When this option is enabled the unit also reacts to the EOR end of record and binary options which can be used for applications such as terminal emulation to IBM hosts Connect Response A single character is transmitted to the serial port when there is a change in connection state Default setting is None Use Hostlist If this option is set to True the device server scrolls through the host list until it connects to a device listed in the host list table
28. d to a local PC and a modem connected to a remote machine A user must dial from the local PC to the remote machine accumulating phone charges for each connection Modem Mode allows you to replace modems with WFS8Oebs and to use an Ethernet connection instead of a phone call By not having to change communications applications you avoid potentially expensive phone calls To select Modem Mode set the Connect Mode to C6 no echo D6 echo with full verbose or D7 echo with 1 character response Note If the unit is in Modem Mode and the serial port is idle the unit can still accept network TCP connections to the serial port if Connect Mode is set to C6 no echo D6 echo with full verbose or D7 echo with 1 character response Without Echo In Modem Mode echo refers to the echo of all of the characters entered in command mode it does not mean to echo data that is transferred Quiet Mode without echo refers to the modem not sending an answer to the commands received or displaying what was typed Full Verbose The unit echoes modem commands and responds to a command with a message string shown in the table below 1 Character The unit echoes modem commands and responds to a command with a single character response Response Table V 8 Modem Mode Messages Message Meaning Full Verbose OK Command was executed without error CONNECT A network connection has been established NO CARRIER A net
29. ent to the unit with this port number are received to this channel The port number selected is the Incoming TCP UDP port and Outgoing TCP UDP source port Port No 10001 The current value is displayed in parentheses The default setting for Port 1 is 10001 The range is l 65535 except for the following reserved port numbers Table V 5 Reserved Port Numbers Port Numbers Reserved for 1 1024 Reserved 9999 Telnet setup 14000 14009 Reserved for Redirector 30704 Reserved 77FOh 30718 Reserved 77FEh Note It is recommended to not use the reserved port numbers for this setting as incorrect operation may result Use Port O for the outgoing local port to change with each connection The port range is 50 000 to 59 999 Each subsequent connection increments the number by 1 it wraps back around to 50 000 Only use this automatic port increment feature to initiate a connection using TCP Set the port to a non zero value when the unit is in a passive mode or when using UDP instead of TCP Connect Mode Connect Mode defines the unit s connection method and its reaction to incoming connections over the network The current value is displayed in parentheses ConnectMode CO Enter Connect Mode options in hexadecimal notation Table V 6 Connect Mode Options Connect Mode Option 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 O a Incoming Connection Nev
30. er accept incoming O O O Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 D3 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 ll Accept with modem control_in Active O l Always Accept b Response Nothing quiet Character response C connect D disconnect N unreachable c Active Startup No active startup With any character With modem_control_in Active With a specific start character Manual connection Autostart Hostlist ojojojojojo eje fe Ber e er ojojrjr jojo e joje Ou IO d Datagram Type Directed UDP e Modem Mode Full Verbose l l Without Echo O l 1l O Numeric modem result codes l l 1 a Incoming Connection Never Accept Incoming Accept with modem_control_in Active Rejects all external connection attempts Accepts external connection requests only when the modem_control_in input is asserted Cannot be used with Modem Mode Always Accept Accepts any incoming connection when a connection is not already established Default setting b Response Character Response A single character is transmitted to the serial port when there is a change in connection state C connected D disconnected N host unreachable This option is overridden when the Active Start Modem Mode or Active Start Host List is in ef
31. et after the configuration has been changed and stored Note The menus in this section show a typical device Not all devices display information in the same manner This chapter includes the following topics Accessing Setup Mode Server Configuration Channel 1 and Channel 2 Configuration Email Configuration WLAN Settings Expert Settings Security Settings Factory Defaults Exit Configuration Mode Figure V 1 Connection WFS80eb with MCR3210P RS232 Interface Module V 1 Accessing Setup Mode V 1 1 Telnet Access To configure the unit over the network establish a Telnet connection to port 9999 l From the Windows Start menu click Run Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 D3 wr Robot www DrRobot com 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 2 From the Run dialogue box type the following command where x x x x is the IP address and 99939 is the unit s fixed network configuration port number Windows telnet x x x x 9999 UNIX telnet x x x x 3999 3 Click OK The following information displays Figure V 1 MAC Address MAC address OO204UAFFFF30 Software version 05 3 040129 WPT Press Enter to go into Setup Mode U To enter the Setup Mode press Enter within 5 seconds Note Connection fails if Enter is not pressed within 5 seconds The configuration settings display followed by the setup menu options Figure V 2 Setup Menu Options
32. etermines the conditions under which the unit will cause a network connection to terminate The current value is displayed in parentheses DisConnMode O In DisConnMode modem_control_in either drops the connection or is ignored The following table displays the available input options Table V 10 Disconnect Mode Options Disconnect Mode Option 7 6 5 4 3 d l 0 Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 17 Disconnect with l modem_control_in drop 6 Ignore modem_control_in O Telnet mode and terminal type l setup Q Channel port password 2 l Hard disconnect 3 O Disable hard disconnect State LED off with connection 4 1 Disconnect with EOT amp D P 1 1 The WFS802b sends the Terminal Type upon an outgoing connection 2 A password is required for a connection to the serial port from the network 3 The TCP connection closes even if the remote site does not acknowledge the disconnection LI Ma there is a network connection to or from the serial port the state LED turns off instead of inking 5 When Ctrl D or Hex OU is detected the connection is dropped Both Telnet mode and Disconnect with EOT must be enabled for Disconnect with EOT to function properly Ctrl D is only detected going from the serial port to
33. fect Default setting is Nothing quiet No Active Startup Does not attempt to initiate a connection Default setting With Any Character Attempts to connect when any character is received from the serial port Accept with modem_control_in Active Attempts to connect when the modem_control_in input changes from not asserted to asserted Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 o D3 pr e 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R SL 9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 le With a Specific Character Start Attempts to connect when it receives a specific start character from the serial port The default start character is carriage return Manual Connection Attempts to connect when directed by a command string received from the serial port The first character of the command string must be a C ASCII 0x43 and the last character must be either a carriage return ASCII OxOD or a line feed OxOA No blanks or space characters may be in the command string Between the first and last command string characters must be a full or partial destination IP address and can include a destination port number The IP address must be in standard dot decimal notation and may be a partial address representing the least significant 1 2 or 3 bytes of the remote IP address The period is required between each pair of IP address numbers If present the port number must follow the IP address
34. ffer with a connection initiated from the Connect network to the device At Time of Select Yes to clear the output buffer when the network connection to or from Disconnect the device is disconnected VI 5 2 Connection Settings TCP To configure a channel s TCP settings l From the main menu click Connection for either Channel 1 or Channel 2 to display the Connection Settings page for the selected channel 2 Inthe available fields enter the following information Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 D3 nr e 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R SL 9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 31 Connect Protocol Protocol Select TCP from the pull down menu Figure VI 6 TCP Connection Settings E Dr Robot WiFi Module Device Server Microsoft Internet Explorer Ele Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt Z d Cesearch jFavorites Mea 3 Z Sp 2 a Address http 4 192 168 0 251 ewl Firmware Version V5 8 0 1 MAC Address 00 20 44 82 E6 84 Connection Settings Network Server Channel 1 Serial Tunnel Hostlist Connect Protocol Channel 1 Protocol bes gt Connect Mode Passive Connection Active Connection Accept Incoming Yes z Active Connect None zl Password Required C yes No Start Character 9 400 n Hex Configurable Pins Password Modem Mode None sl Apply Settings Apply Factory Defaults Endpoint Configuration Local Part
35. gs Protocol Select the protocol type from the pull down menu for the selected channel Flow Control Flow control manages data flow between devices in a network to ensure it is processed efficiently Too much data arriving before a device is prepared to Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 Q e DrRobot REES 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 manage it causes lost or retransmitted data Baud Rate The unit and attached serial device such as a modem must agree on a speed or baud rate to use for the serial connection Valid baud rates are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 115200 230400 460800 or 921600 Data Bits Indicates the number of bits in a transmitted data package Parity Checks for the parity bit The default is None Stop Bits The stop bit follows the data and parity bits in serial communication It indicates the end of transmission Port Settings Enable Packing Select the checkbox to enable packing on the WFS802b Two firmware selectable packing algorithms define how and when packets are sent to the network The standard algorithm is optimized for applications in which the unit is used in a local environment allowing for very small delays for single characters while keeping the packet count low The alternate packing algorithm minimizes the packet count on the network and is especially useful in applicat
36. hum I Auto increment for active connect Remote Port fo Remote Host 0 0 0 0 Common Options Telnet Mode Disable z Connect Response None x Terminal Name Use Hostlist C yes No LED Blink D Disconnect Mode On Mdm_Ctrl_In Drop C Yes No Hard Disconnect Yes C No Check EOT Ctrl D C Yes No Inactivity Timeout fo fo mins secs 3 Inthe available fields enter the following information Connect Mode Passive Connection Accept Incoming Select Yes to accept incoming connections Password Required Determines whether a password is required for an incoming passive connection Field is not available when a password is set for Telnet mode Password If Password Required was set to Yes enter the password for passive connections Connect Mode Active Connection Port Settings Active Connect Select None to disable Active Connect Otherwise indicate the connection type from the available list Never Accept Incoming rejects all external connection attempts Accept with modem_control_in Active accepts external connection requests only when the modem Control Im input is asserted Cannot be used with Modem Mode Always Accept accepts any incoming connection when a connection is not already established Start Character If Active Connect is set to With Start Character enter the start character in Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 ER O D3 Dr Robot OTTAEN 25 Valleywoo
37. iagnostics ED zl E Input Output C Low High Modem Ctr Channelin zl amp Input Output Modem Ctl Channel 1 Ou zl Input Output Modem Ctl Channel2 Out Input Output Serial Channel Status LED zl E Input Output Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High General Purpose y0 zl Input Output General Purpose YO zl Input output Reset To Defaults zl amp Input Output Modem CtiChannel2In zl amp Input Output Low High Low High Low High CH Hints be be be be Be Low High oK TT eg internet 2 Configure or modify the following fields for each pin From the pull down menu select the purpose of the specified pin Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 i s OS Or Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 36 Active Level Select the signal active level Low or High Direction Select whether the pin inputs or outputs VI 8 Updating Settings Click the Apply Settings button from the main menu to save and apply the configuration changes Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 Q 3 Or Robot www DrRobot com 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197
38. ions in a routed Wide Area Network WAN Adjusting parameters in this mode can economize the network data stream Idle Gap Time Select the maximum time for inactivity The default time is 12 milliseconds Match 2 Byte Use to indicate the end of a series of data to be sent as one group The Sequence sequence must occur sequentially to indicate to the WFS8Oeb end of the data collection Match Bytes Use to indicate the end of a series of data to be sent as one group Set this value to OO if specific functions are not needed Send Frame Only After the detection of the byte sequence indicates whether to send the data frame or the entire buffer Select True to send only the data frame Send Trailing Bytes Select the number of bytes to send after the end of sequence characters Flush Input Buffer Serial to Network With Active Select Yes to clear the input buffer with a connection that is initiated from the Connect device to the network With Passive Select Yes to clear the input buffer with a connection initiated from the Connect network to the device At Time of Select Yes to clear the input buffer when the network connection to or from Disconnect the device is disconnected Flush Output Buffer Network to Serial With Active Select Yes to clear the output buffer with a connection that is initiated from Connect the device to the network With Passive Select Yes to clear the output bu
39. k Enter each octet and press Enter between each section inputted The current value is displayed in parentheses IP Address 0 0 0 0 Set the Gateway IP Address The gateway address or router allows communication to other LAN segments The gateway address should be the IP address of the router connected to the same LAN segment as the unit The gateway address must be within the local network The default is N No indicating the gateway address has not been set To set the gateway address type Y At the prompt enter the gateway address Set Gateway IP Address N Y Gateway IP addr O O 0 0 Set the Netmask A netmask defines the number of bits taken from the IP address that are assigned for the host part Netmask Number of Bits for Host Part O default O The unit prompts for the number of host bits to be entered then calculates the netmask which displays in standard decimal dot notation when the saved parameters are displayed for example 255 255 255 0 Table V 1 Standard IP Network Netmasks Representing Host Bits Network Class Host Bits Netmask A 24 255 0 0 0 B 16 255 255 0 0 C 8 255 255 255 0 Change Telnet Configuration Password Setting the Telnet configuration password prevents unauthorized access to the setup menu via a Telnet connection to port 9999 or via web pages The password must have 4 characters Change telnet
40. lready in the serial buffer are included in the transmission after a transmit condition is found If this option is set the unit sends immediately after recognizing the transmit condition sendchar or timeout Note A transmission might occur if status information needs to be exchanged or an acknowledgment needs to be sent Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 19 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 DisConnTime Inactivity Timeout Use this parameter to set an inactivity timeout The unit drops the connection if there is no activity on the serial line before the set time expires Enter time in the format mm ss where m is the number of minutes and s is the number of seconds DisConnTime O O To disable the inactivity timeout enter 00 00 Range is O disabled to 5999 seconds 99 minutes 59 seconds The default is O SendChar 1 and SendChar2 Enter up to two characters in hexadecimal representation SendChar 1 O SendChar e 0 If the unit receives a character on the serial line that matches one of these characters it sends the character immediately along with any awaiting characters to the TCP connection This action minimizes the response time for specific protocol characters on the serial line for example ETX EOT Setting the first SendChar to OO disables the recognition of the characters Alternatively the unit can interpret
41. t view Favorites Tools Help Back gt O A A Gsearch Syravorites media lt 4 Eby 3 O a Address htto 192 168 0 251 x oe Links Network Server Serial Tunnel Hostlist Channel 1 E Con Channel 2 onr WLAN Configurable Pins Apply Settings Apply Factory Defaults Firmware Version 5 8 0 1 MAC Address 00 20 48 82 E6 84 Hostlist Settings Retry Settings Retry Counter E Retry Timeout 250 Host Information Host Address Port No Host Address Port fisziesoso ooo 2 fiszteaosr son ban pP foo fo ooo P evhuun fo ooo pP ovb kr bau p w pooo ooo 1 pooo Oo 2 pooo oo 2 Enter or modify the following fields from the Hostlist Settings window Retry Settings Retry Counter Retry Timeout Enter the value for the number of times the WFS802b should attempt to retry connecting to the host list connection to the host list Enter the duration in seconds the WFS80eb should abandon attempting a Host Information Host Address Enter or modify the host s IP address Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 O 3 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 29 Port Enter the target port number VI 5 Channel Land Channel 2 Configuration Channel l and Channel 2 configurations define how the serial ports respond to network and serial communication VI 5 1 Serial Settings To
42. the host part Default Gateway The gateway address or router allows communication to other LAN segments The gateway address should be the IP address of the router connected to the same LAN segment as the unit The gateway address must be within the local network LL Click the OK button when finished VI 3 Server Configuration The unit s server values display upon selecting Server from the main menu The following sections describe the configurable parameters within the Server configuration menu Figure VI 3 Server Settings File Edit view Favorites Tools Help Back gt O A A Gsearch Favorites media lt 4 Fh hx Address JE htto 192 168 0 251 x oe Links Firmware Version V5 8 0 1 MAC Address 00 20 44 82 E6 84 Dr Robot Ko SS Server Settings _Network Server Serial Tunnel Hostlist Channel 1 Serial Settings Connection Channel 2 i Server Configuration Telnet Password Retype Password Advanced ARP Cache Timeout secs 600 TCP Keepalive secs a5 Configurable Pins Apply Settings _ Apply Factory Defaults To configure the WFS80eb s device server settings L Click Server from the main menu 2 Configure or modify the following fields Server Configuration Telnet Password Enter the password required for Telnet access Retype Password Re enter the password required for Telnet access seconds 1 60
43. the network 6 When modem _control_in transitions from a high state to a low state the network connection to or from the serial port drops Flush Mode The FlushMode buffer flushing parameter controls line handling and network buffers with connection startup and disconnect FlushMode O Select between two different packing algorithms the current configuration is displayed within the parentheses Available Flush Mode options are Table V 11 Flush Mode Options Function 7 6 5 4 J3 2 II Oo Input Buffer Serial to Network Clear with a connection that is l initiated from the device to the network Clear with a connection initiated from l the network to the device Clear when the network connection l to or from the device is disconnected Output Buffer Network to Serial Clear with a connection that is l initiated from the device to the network Clear with a connection initiated from 1 the network to the device Clear when the network connection 1 Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 D3 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 18 to or from the device is disconnected Alternate Packing Algorithm Pack Control Enable l Pack Control The packing algorithm defines how and when packets are sent to the network The standard algorithm is optimi
44. ttom line by significantly reducing product development time risk and cost Features Serial to 802 11b conversion Dual serial ports up to 921 6kbps per port Integrated industry standard 802 11b wireless interface 128bit WEP Encryption for security Connect any serial device to a wireless network Stable field proven TCP IP protocol suite and Web based application framework Easy configuration through a web interface Embedded web server High performance throughput Applications Robotic systems both run time and development stage communication General purpose wireless data communication II Operations ILL Protocol Support The WFS80 2b uses the widely accepted 802 11b protocol to connect to a wireless access point or an ad hoc network It uses the Transmission Control Protocol TCP to ensure that no data is lost or duplicated and everything sent to the connection arrives correctly at the target The WFS802b also supports User Datagram Protocol UDP for typical datagram applications in which devices interact with other devices without maintaining a point to point connection Hl Connections ILL Board Structure Figure III 1 illustrates the structure of the board Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 D3 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 Figure ILL WFS80eb Structure IL Connector Description The WFS802b is connected to WiRobot system via
45. two characters as a sequence Telnet Terminal Type This parameter displays only if the terminal type option is enabled in Disconnect Mode If this option is enabled use the terminal name for the Telnet terminal type Enter only one name If the terminal type option is enabled the unit also reacts to the EOR end of record and binary options which can be used for applications such as terminal emulation to UNIX hosts Channel Port Password This parameter appears only if the channel port password option is enabled in Disconnect Mode If the option is enabled set a password on the serial port V 4 Email Configuration Reserved V 5 WLAN Settings Without adequate protection a wireless LAN is susceptible to access by unauthorized users As such WFS80eb includes the Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP encryption standard as an additional means of security To modify WLAN and WEP settings select 4 WLAN from the Change Setup menu Enable WLAN The current value is displayed in parentheses By default WLAN is enabled on WFS80eb Enable WLAN Y Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 D3 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 20 Find Network Name Enter the name of the network in which the WFS802b unit resides The current value is displayed in parentheses Find network name DRI_IBSS Enable Ad Hoc Network Creation The
46. ue the device server scrolls through the host list until it connects to the first available device listed in the host list table Once it connects the unit stops further attempts If this connection fails the unit continues to scroll through the table until it is able to connect to the next available IP address in the host list Hostlist supports a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 12 entries Each entry contains the IP address and the port Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 D3 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 13 number The hostlist is disabled for Manual Mode and for Modem Mode The unit will not accept a data connection from a remote device when the hostlist option is enabled Figure V 6 Hostlist Example Baudrate 9600 UE Mode UC Flow OO Port No 10001 ConnectMode CO 25 Hostlist No Entry Change Hostlist N Y OL IP address 000 172 000 19 000 0 000 1 Port 0 23 O2 IP address 000 172 000 19 000 0 000 2 Port 0 3001 03 IP address 000 172 000 19 000 0 000 3 Port O 210001 OU IP address 000 000 000 000 Hostlist OL IP 172 019 000 001 Port 00023 O2 IP 172 019 000 002 Port 03001 O03 IP 172 019 000 003 Port 10001 Change Hostlist N N Hostlist Retrycounter 3 Hostlist Retrytimeout 250 DisConnMode OO Flush
47. uration Select option 1 Channel 1 or 2 Channel 2 from the Change Setup menu to define how the serial port responds to network and serial communications The following sections describe the configurable parameters within the Channel configuration menu Figure V 5 Serial and Telnet Port Parameters Baudrate 115268 I F Mode CACH Plow 8 gt Port No CA ConnectMode CCH Remote IP Address 0 gt lt 0 gt lt gt lt 8 gt Remote Port lt 0 DisConnMode lt 80 gt Plus hMode lt 00 gt DisConnTime 66 00 BendChar 1 lt 00 BendChar 2 lt 88 Baudrate The unit and attached serial device such as a modem must agree on a speed or baud rate to use for the serial connection Valid baud rates are 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 default 19200 38400 57600 115200 230400 460800 or 921600 The current value is displayed in parentheses Baudrate 9600 _ Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 OO D3 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 I F Interface Mode The Interface I F Mode is a bit coded byte entered in hexadecimal notation The current value is displayed in parentheses I F Mode UC _ The following table displays available I F Mode options Table V 2 Interface Mode Options I F Mode Option 7 6 5 4 3 Je 1 lo RS 23ec Hl o 7 Bit 1 o 8 Bit No Parity O O Even
48. work connection has been closed Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 15 RING n n n n lee having IP address n n n n is connecting to 1 Character Response O OK l Connected d Ring 3 No Carrier 4 Error Received commands must begin with the two character sequence AT and be terminated with a carriage return character The unit ignores any character sequence received not starting with AT and only recognizes and processes single AT style commands The unit treats compound AT commands as unrecognized commands If the Full Verbose option is in effect the unit responds to an unrecognized command string that is otherwise formatted correctly begins with AT and ends with carriage return with the OK message and takes no further action If the 1 Character Response option is in effect the unit responds to an unrecognized command string that is otherwise formatted correctly with OX and takes no further action When an active connection is in effect the unit transfers data and does not process commands received from the serial interface When a connection is terminated or lost the unit reverts to command mode When an active connection is in effect the unit terminates the connection if it receives the following sequence from the attached serial device No serial data is received for one second
49. ws access locally via the web pages and the serial port of the unit Disable Telnet Setup N Disable TFTP Firmware Upgrade Reserved Disable Port 77FE Hex Copyright Dr Robot Inc 2005 D3 Dr Robot 25 Valleywood Dr Unit 20 Markham ON L3R 5L9 Canada Tel 905 943 9572 Fax 905 943 9197 22 Reserved Disable Web Server The Y Yes option disables the web server This setting defaults to the N option Disable Web Server N Disable Web Setup The Y Yes option disables configuration via the Web Manager This setting defaults to the N option Disable Web Setup N Disable ECHO Ports This setting controls whether the serial port echoes characters it receives The current value is displayed in parent Disable ECHO ports Y Enable Enhanced Password This setting defaults to the N option which permits a 4 character password protecting Setup Mode by means of Telnet and web pages Enable Enhanced Password Y The Y Yes option allows an extended security password of 16 characters for protecting Telnet access Disable Port 77FO Hex Port 77FO is a setting that allows a custom application to query or set the eleven WFS802b configurable pins when they are functioning as general purpose I O GPIO Disable this capability if desired for security purposes Disable Port 77FOh The default setting the N
50. zed for applications in which the unit is used in a local environment The alternate packing algorithm minimizes the packet count on the network and is especially useful in applications in a routed Wide Area Network WAN Adjusting parameters in this mode can economize the network data stream Pack control settings are enabled in Flush Mode Set this value to OO if specific functions are not needed Table V 1e Pack Control Options Option 7 6 5 4 3 d l O Packing Interval Interval lems Interval 52ms Interval 250ms re lrIlOo lo ejor jO Interval 5sec Trailing Characters None O O One Two l O Send Characters 2 Byte Send Character Sequence l Send Immediately After Send chars l Packing Interval Packing Interval defines how long the unit should wait before sending accumulated characters This wait period is between successive network segments containing data For alternate packing the default interval is 12 ms Trailing Characters In some applications CRC Checksum or other trailing characters follow the end of sequence character this option helps to adapt frame transmission to the frame boundary Send Characters If 2 Byte Send Character Sequence is enabled the unit interprets the sendchars as a d bute sequence if this option is not enabled the unit interprets them independently If Send Immediately After Characters is not set any characters a
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