Ethernet 241 Discovery Tool Manual
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1. Ethernet 241 Discovery Tool Bil Ethernet 241 Discovery Tod ee E D s btata zeg 68 A8 6A 8091 6E P Address 10 10 10 126 Type Location Kellyann s Des EENEG 10 10 1042 EE 1010 1044 EE 10 10 1043 EE 68 A8 8A 80 24 80 10 1010124 6B AB BA10D147 10 1010204 el 68 A8 8A 80 24 7C 10 10 1045 HP Color LaserJet P3525 PC Current Settings Network IP Network MAC aaar Network mask Network gateway Text ID Location Network Port Software Tunnel 0 Tunnel Tunnel Device 100 Mbps full Corrupt 2000 Inactive 241 Configuration Settings IP Addr Mode IP agor Telnet Port IP Mask Addr Gateway Addr DNS1 addr DNS2 addr Eth 0 Mode Eth 1 Mode Baud Rate Comm Hode Tunnel Porto Tunnel Por Web Srvr Port SSL Port SSL Enabl Update Options sie Sa URL amp file name for Update File php2csn lamac s2eluid fafie Ver 1410 Copyright RF Ideas 2013 Thank You Congratulations on the purchase of your Ethernet 241 device and Discovery Tool RF IDeas hopes you enjoy using our products as much as we enjoyed creating and developing them Configuration is easy so you will be able to quickly take advantage of a more secure environment in your business school or organization Visit RFIDeas com and follow the Support gt Learning Center link for more details about our additional p2. configuration file in HTML format lt br gt lt kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk Put this file at a location accessible via the local network such as http 10 x x x 241lweb DemoConfig htm1 This location is then entered in the URL amp file name field of the 241 Discovery Tool This is not an exhaustive list of available commands The section inside the RFID tags cannot include any html tags kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk gt lt RFIDeas241 gt 241 location 241 test unit 241 dnsl1_addr 10 11 12 13 241 dns2_addr 10 12 14 16 241 gw_addr 10 10 11 12 241 baud_rate 1 241 serv_client 1 241 init_serv_url http www rfideas com 241 init_str 241lweb vtLed php version 9 241 init_retry count 42 241 init_long beep 1 241 init_short_beep 3 241 data_serv_url http www rfideas com 241 data_str 24lweb vtBeep php version 9 241 data_long beep 2 241 data_short_beep 4 lt RFIDeas241 gt lt RFIDeasACPUSB gt rfid beep now 2 setdelay 500 rfid out Led rfid out led 0 rfid out led 255 lt RFIDeasACPUSB gt lt RFIDeasACPSerial gt rfid beep now 101 lt RFIDeasACPSerial gt lt br gt And end the html mode lt body gt lt htm1 gt 2014 RF IDeas Inc Configuration User Manual Page 10 The ip_addr_mode setting needs a brief description here It can be set to DHCP in which case the gw_addr dnsl_addr dns2_a
3. 241 including its IP address Clicking on the Load list of 241 devices button will cause the tool to read a file of IP addresses and will send a discovery message to each Ethernet 241 individually As this does not use a broadcast message it will pass through routers and virtual LANs 2014 RF IDeas Inc Configuration User Manual Page 8 Sample content of a file with a list of 241 devices List of 241 s One per line Only the IP address is read by the 241 Discovery Tool Anything other than a period space or number starts a comment 10 10 12 240 Mac 68 AB 8A 00 00 47 Location 10 10 12 241 Mac 68 AB 8A 00 00 84 Location 10 10 12 242 Mac 68 AB 8A 00 00 7C Location HP Color LaserJet 10 10 12 243 Mac 68 AB 8A 00 00 F4 Location 10 10 12 244 Mac 68 AB 8A 00 00 6E Location Kellyann s Desk 10 10 12 245 Mac 68 AB 8A 00 00 80 Location 10 10 12 246 Mac 68 AB 8A 00 00 0E Location 24ltesting J WH RK 2 2 4 Current Settings The current settings or details text box shows more detail of the selected Ethernet 241 the row that is highlighted in the DataGrid These are the current operating values and with firmware version 2 02 or later the firmware version is also shown The values are stored in memory when the discovery message is sent to the Ethernet 241 units If a 241 device has been changed the list in the DataGrid needs to be updated 2 5 Configuration Settings On Ethernet 241 USB Serial units with firmwa
4. 3525 PCL6 68 A8 84 80 03 F4 ES 10 es ag ea 80 04 7E 10 2 241C 241C 4 A DataGrid 68 48 84 80 04 84 10 68 A8 84 8004 80 1010 10 12 241C 68 A8 84 1001 47 10 10 10 2 Current Settings Ready to listen on 10 10 10 Details Box Image 2 Discovery Tool GUI Only one instance of the Ethernet 241 Discovery Tool can be active on a PC at a time 241 Configuration Settings Update Options Select All Select None URL amp file name for Update File Configure 242 Devices Upgrade Firmware Config Box A An attempt to start a second instance will result in an error message and the second instance will not start The startup message in the Details box will read Ready to listen on lt ip address gt lt port gt The IP address must be on the same network that the 241 devices are on If there are multiple network adapters active on the PC the 241 Discovery Tool will prompt the user as to which network adapter card should be used 2014 RF IDeas Inc Configuration User Manual Page 7 2 2 Find All 241 Devices The Find All 241 Devices button will return all the Ethernet 241 devices on the local network Click on a particular device to see detail on it If it is an Ethernet 241 USB Serial a web link will be active to the device s web server page The tool stores the current settings of each 241 device locally A If something changes such as a configuratio
5. Devices 68 AB 8A 80 04 7C 10 10 1045 241C HP Color LaserJet CP3525 PC a m D KEE Current Settings 241 Configuration Settings Visit web configuration page Network IP 10 10 10 113 IP Addr Mode Static Network MAC addr 68 AB 8A 205 0E IP Addr 10 10 10 192 Network mask 255 255 255 0 Telnet Port 23 Network gateway 10 10 10 1 IP Mask Addr 0 0 0 0 Text ID RFIDeas Wedge Gateway Addr 1 2 3 4 Location 241 Test DNS1 Addr 2 10 11 12 13 Network Port 100 Mbps full duplex DNS2 Addr 0 0 0 Software status Corrupt Eth 0 Mode auto 241 Tunnel 0 port 2000 Eth 1 Mode auto Device Tunnel 0 IP Inactive Baud Rate 9600 Tunnel 1 port 2001 Comm Mode on Tunnel 1 IP Inactive Tunnel PortO 2000 Serial Device IP 10 10 10 194 Tunnel Port1 2001 USB Device MAC addr 68 AB 8A 80 01 70 Web Srvr Port 80 Device Port 100 Mbps full duplex SSL Port 443 Init Server Serv IP 0 0 0 0 Serv URL http www rfideas241 com Serv String demo init init php csn lemac 2 luid 3eseq 4eip Sadevmac 6edevip EE Ver 1 4 0 Copyright RF Ideas 2013 e Any 32 bit or 64 bit Windows computer should be sufficient for running the Discovery Tool It has been tested most extensively on Windows XP and Windows 7 e The Discovery Tool needs access to the network that the Ethernet 241 devices are on It uses UDP broadcast messages on the local network and ports 50000 and 11000 Broad
6. GT CE viccevecssctnctnnisrscanneavede 9 2 7 Update Configuration 9 2 8 Update Firmware sssssneeeeeeeeeeeennn 11 2014 RF IDeas Inc Configuration User Manual Page 4 Chapter 1 General Overview 1 1 Discovery Tool Basics The Discovery Tool is a PC based GUI application that locates all Ethernet 241 devices on the local network and display basic information on each of them The communication between device and network is made possible through the use of the discovery request response message built into Ethernet 241 devices includes 241 USB Serial and 241 Serial These messages are part of the public API Firmware version 2 02 1 1 SSL Enabled disabled Retry Count 10 Image 1 pcProx Plus PoE for PLCs Configuration 1 2 System Requirements Bl Ethernet 241 Discovery Te Find local 241 devices Load list of 241 devices Save list of 241 devices For updating Updated MAC Address IP Address Type Location aca RW 68 AB 8A 80 05 0E 10 10 10 113 241C 241 Test a Select All E 68 AB 8A 80 01 6E 10 10 10 126 241C Kellyann s Desk S a 68 AB 8A 80 04 7E 10 10 10 42 241C 68 A8 8A 80 04 84 10 10 10 44 241c lel 68 AB 8A 80 03 F4 10 10 10 43 241c URL amp file name for Update File 10 10 10 124 241C 10 10 10 204 2418 Configure 241
7. addr_ mode 1 2 O DHCP 1 Static 2 DHCP to Static INT 0 3 0 None 1 10 full 2 10 half 3 100 full duplex 0 None 1 10 full 2 10 half 3 100 full duplex 44 characters l O off 1 on 65535 65535 15 characters N N bd LA ct a CH 5 O Q M O LA 241 ethl1_mode INT 41 location STRING 41 serv_client INT IN 41 tunnel_ portl INT ASCII IP Address STRING 41 init_serv_port INT 4l init_str STRING NT INT 41 init_long_beep INT N ASCII IP Address 15 characters ivdata_serv_url STRING 41 data_serv_port INT 65535 41 data_str STRING 204 characters 41 data_retry count INT 4l1 data_retry sleep INT 41 data_long_beep INT 41 data_shrt_beep INT 4l web_serv_port INT 41 ssl_port N 41 ssl INT oO 41 tunnel_port0 i On CH 41 init_serv_addr oj N 204 characters 65535 204 characters 4l init_serv_url oO Oo l l N N oy on oy um 4l init_retry count 4l init_retry sleep Le be LP 41 init_shrt_beep ajej ejej o I N 41 data_serv_addr oO CH N ej O I l N N uj Om vj on N BR ie wm N CH 65535 65535 vi O disabled 1 enabled H bei CH CH 2014 RF IDeas Inc Configuration User Manual Page 12 RF IDeas Inc 2014 RF IDeas All rights reserved Specifications subject to change without notice Windows Macintosh Solaris Sun Ray and Linux are trademarks of their respective companies Al
8. cast messages are not typically passed through routers or virtual LANs Optionally using a stored file of IP addresses for Ethernet 241 devices will eliminate the need for broadcast messages but requires that the IP addresses are already known 2014 RF IDeas Inc Configuration User Manual Page 5 1 3 Installation It is recommended that the Discovery Tool be installed using the setup exe file It will load Net 4 if needed compatible with both 32 bit and 64 bit machines A 241 Discovery Tool entry in the RFIDeas folder in the Start Menu will be created Installation steps 1 Load the 241 DiscoveryTool v1 4 2 install zip file onto the desired PC 2 Extract the files from the zip file 3 Double click on setup exe 4 The 241 Discovery Tool will now be available from the Start Menu under the RFIDeas folder 2014 RF IDeas Inc Configuration User Manual Page 6 Chapter 2 Operation 2 1 Standard Operation Version 1 4 x of the GUI has several buttons a text entry field a DataGrid to display a list of the Ethernet 241 devices and two text boxes to display more information about a selected 241 or for minor status updates when not in use Find local 241 devices Load list of 241 devices Save list of 241 devices For updating Updated MAC Address IP Address Type 68 A8 84 80 01 6E 10 10 20 126 241C Location Kellyenn s Desk 68 AB 84 80 04 7C 10 10 20 45 241C HP Color LaserJet CP
9. ddr and ip addr settings are ignored Those settings are used if ip _addr_mode is set to static The Ethernet 241 USB Serial devices by default are set to DHCP for quick installation If it is desired to lock the settings assigned by the DHCP server the transitional state of DC Co static can be used for the ip_addr_mode This will copy the current settings for ip addr gw_addr dns1_addr and dns2_addr into the configuration and sets the ip_addr_mode to static The unit still needs to be updated and rebooted for the settings to take effect as static IP addresses 2 8 Update Firmware The firmware of an Ethernet 241 USB Serial running v2 02 or later can also be updated by the Discovery Tool Earlier versions must be updated through the web interface in the Systems tab 1 Select the units as described in section 2 7 2 Enter the URL and file name in the available text box The file must be an image file from RF IDeas ending with _APP s19 3 Click on the Upgrade Firmware button After about 30 seconds a confirmation that the unit has been updated will appear 4 Give the devices an additional 15 seconds to reboot and then update the DataGrid The new firmware version numbers will now be displayed in the Current Settings text box when the Ethernet 241 USB Serial is selected 2014 RF IDeas Inc Configuration User Manual Page 11 Chapter 3 Appendix A 3 1 Ethernet 241 Configuration Commands eren EE 41 ip_
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11. n or firmware update this process should again be executed so the tool can look once more for the Ethernet 241 USB Serial devices and refresh the local copies of the 241 current settings D As this method uses UDP broadcast messages it may not find 241 units that are behind a router or virtual LAN In this case a text file containing a list of IP address will need to be used see the next section 2 3 Load and Save List of Ethernet 241 Devices The Save list of 241 devices allows for the current list of Ethernet 241 device s found in the DataGrid to be saved to a plain text file The text file has a line for each Ethernet 241 and each line starts with the IP address This information is all that is used in the load operation but for convenience the tool adds on the MAC address and optional location text field as comments for each line Alternatively an administrator could build a list of Ethernet 241 devices by listing out the known IP addresses one per line for the 241s in the system This could be useful if the devices are behind routers or virtual LANs where a broadcast UDP message is not propagated In this case the IP addresses must first be collected manually one way is by using the recessed side button on the Ethernet 241 USB Serial e Pressing the button for more than 5 seconds after the unit is up and operational will result in a page being printed on an attached printer containing vital information about the Ethernet
12. re version 2 02 or later the configuration settings are visible This is effectively the same as the show all response in the command line interface on the Ethernet 241 Serial via serial port or telnet connection 2 6 Weblink Interface The Ethernet 241 USB Serial has an available web interface If a 241 USB Serial device is selected in the DataGrid the Visit web configuration page link is enabled Clicking on this link will open a page on the default web browser to the IP address of the 241 USB Serial 2 7 Update Configuration The configuration can be updated on one or more Ethernet 241 USB Serial units use the check 2014 RF IDeas Inc Configuration User Manual Page 9 box in the first column or Select All and Select None buttons This can include the configuration of an attached serial or USB based RF Deas card reader For instance this can be used for setting a reader for a particular card type The URL and file name of the configuration file needs to be entered in the upper right text box in the same format as a web browser would access the file http lt domain_name gt lt path gt lt filename gt Then click the Configure 241 Devices button The complete list of commands for configuring Ethernet 241 USB Serial devices are in the appendix The commands for updating a reader can be found in the Ethernet 241 USB Serial documentation HTML file example lt htm1 gt lt body gt This is a sample
13. roduct lines We look forward to your comments and suggestions for our various product lines We are always discovering new applications and have several software developer s licensing our technology so the solution you are looking for may already be developed Please call our sales department if you have any questions or are interested in our OEM or Independent Developer s programs Thank you The RF IDeas Staff Need Assistance Ph 847 870 1723 Fx 847 483 1129 E Sales RF Deas com TechSupport RF lDeas com 2014 RF IDeas Inc Configuration User Manual Page 2 Information Symbols Meaning Definitions Note Notes refer to useful information related to the text Tip Tips can provide hints and pointers in addition to the text Important information can include prerequisites limitations or A Important cautions 2014 RF IDeas Inc Configuration User Manual Page 3 Contents Information Svmbols AAA A Chapter 3 Appendix A See 12 3 1 Ethernet 241 Configuration Commands Chapter 1 General Overview 2 1 ir I 12 1 1 Discovery Tool BaSics s0ss0 5 1 2 System Requirements 00 5 1 3 Installation sss ite eenig dese eer 6 Chapter 2 Operation An 7 2 1 Standard ECH gd Ce T 2 2 Find All 241 Devices 8 2 3 Load and Save List of Ethernet 241 Eeer 8 2 4 Current SOUINOS e cicardcccdnedincdsaraadiatae 9 2 5 Configuration Settings 4 9 2 6 Weblink IM
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