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1. 19 RTS B XX CTS 7 5CTS A CTS 8 4 13CTS B XXX RJ 45 Shell 1 DB25 Shell Gnd RJ45 DB25 Male Comx 422 Update C 28 0699 50 User manual Serial Ports Server RJ 45 DB 9 Male Txt 1 8 TxD A Tx 2 _ gt 9 TxD XX Rx 3 4 6 RxD A Rist 4 2 RTS A RTS 5 3 RTS B XOX Un T rere RA RJ 45 Shell 1 DB9 Shell Gnd RJ45 DB9 Male Comx 422 Update C 6 28 99 IX 6 ACS DTE to DCE equipment RS485 RJ 45 DB 9 M le Tx 1 8 TxD RxD A Tx 2 9 TxD RxD B Rx 3 Rx 6 SCH 1 DB9 Shell Gnd RJ45 DB9 Male Comx 485 Update A 7 2 99 51
2. ROOT gt gt reset port 1 2 Display ports configuration again to see if new parameters are set ROOT gt gt serial show all Port Mode Speed FlowCtrl LineC Cs Par Stop ModemName Rtelnet Time0 1 raw 9600 hard local 8 none 1 2001 0 27 User manual Serial Ports Server 2 raw 9600 hard local 8 none 1 2002 o Speed parity csize and stop bit are sent by RemoteCOM to the ACS RemoteCOM transmits DTR signal and recepts states of DCD and DSR signals V 2 2 2 Installation of RemoteCOM driver RemoteCOM for WINNT is composed of Aservice module RemoteCOM service A driver RemoteCOM driver A program for setup audit and control of RemoteCOM service WARNING Do not mistake RemoteCOM service and RemoteCOM driver that is also a service This one is automatically started and stopped by RemoteCOM service To install RemoteCOM click on the Setup file of the installation disk path Restart your system In the Start menu click on Programs gt RemoteCOM gt RemoteCOM Administration Click on Edit in the main menu Create select Create Enter ACS s IP address ex 192 168 4 23 ACS s port number ex 7 WINDOWS device ex COMO and connection s parameters Change select View amp Modify Delete select Delete General Advanced Cryptography Keep alive seconds Open delay _ K
3. OOT gt gt serial mode printer 2 OOT gt gt serial mode raw 3 OOT gt gt serial mode ppp 4 OOT gt gt serial mode rtelnet 5 k m mu ST IV 5 3 Type of control A port can be configured in local control or in modem control In modem control ACS will ignore state of the DCD signal for this port On the other hand in modem control ACS will propose to open a session only if the DCD is active Moreover if the DCD signal becomes inactive ACS will close all the open sessions on this port To configurate port 3 in local control enter ROOT gt gt serial linectrl local 3 To use a modem on port 2 you have to setup the port with this command ROOT gt gt serial linectrl modem 2 IV 5 4 Flow control Flow control can have four different values 18 User manual Serial Ports Server XON XOFF Sending of XON 11H and XOFF 13H EE characters Hard control RTS CTS Signal shift XON XOFF and RTS CTS This kind of flow control is Soft and hard control used when one want to connect a serial printer ona port No control No flow control will be performed For example to set up the first four ports of ACS in each of these flow control modes you have to enter the following commands ROOT gt gt serial flowctrl soft 1 k OOT gt gt serial flowctrl hard 2 k OOT gt gt serial flowctrl softhard
4. IV 7 5 Delete audit To delete an audit use one of the following commands AUDIT DELETE syslog trap remote IP gt lt level gt type AUDIT DELETE buffer console level type IV 7 6 Start stop audit When you create an audit with the audit add command it is immediatly actived But you must restart a console audit after any reboot of your ACS This can be made thanks to the audit start command ROOT gt gt audit start Ok To stop a console audit use the audit stop command ROOT gt gt audit stop Ok NG User manual Serial Ports Server V Rawtty and RemoteCOM V 1 Introduction Rawtty and RemoteCOM enable a server to use an ACS asynchronous port as one of its own ports To perform this operation you just have to install a driver on server and to setup a few parameters on your ACS V 2 RemoteCOM RemoteCOM is a driver for Windows systems which enables you to redirect COM ports on ACS RemoteCOM is made to manage flow control signals DTR DSR and DCD V 2 1 RemoteCOM under Windows 95 98 V 2 1 1 Setting up the ACS 31 310 4100 Only flow control parameter can be set on the ACS Configuration example with Telnet console First display current ports configuration ROOT gt gt serial show all Port Mode Speed FlowCtrl LineC Cs Par Stop ModemName Rtelnet Time0 1 raw 9600 soft 2 raw 9600 soft local 8 none 1 2001 0
5. RemoteCOM tm label will changes in COMx G n ral ertannaiee de p riph siquer Profis mat riel Perormences FF Aficherles piiph riques par tre Aficher lea xiriph riques par connexion v Ondinesteur uv 7g dures p npb ngues EHE Cartes cpenihinues mag Gates rai H COM Hid Oper i y Conb leurs de disque dur m EN Conbleurs de dis quote E 2 Coniebiours son vid o s poire H r Lecteurs da dieque H Modem konen ai RB Pinph riques gyldne EL A Porta COM LPT E Fon de cammusicalies DONT Port de cammusicstion CORN Port impsmarie iLPTII d i m Bropn l k Bafraichi Supprimer ruin gr o tee 25 User manual Serial Ports Server 3 RemoteCOM configuration In the device control tab click on RemoteCOM COMx in the menu Ports COM amp LPT Click on properties then change ACS s IP address and ACS s port number Example ACS 192 168 4 23 port 7 19218042 4 Using RemoteCom You can audit RemoteCOM activity using the RemoteCOM application icon in the task bar Click on RemoteCOM icon Click on Status Displaying of connections and associated COM ports Displaying of connections disconnections and errors log file Displaying of transmitted received datas in real time Displaying of active datas GY Remotecom v3 1 0 FR IP 192 168 4 101 Innst dara aa NOP GRETA EI 224558 T Da e COM3 20
6. local 8 none 1 2002 o If you want to set hard flow control on ports 1 and 2 enter ROOT gt gt serial flowctrl hard 1 2 Then reset ports with new parameters ROOT gt gt reset port 1 2 Display ports configuration again to see if new parameters are set ROOT gt gt serial show all Port Mode Speed FlowCtrl LineC Cs Par Stop ModemName RtelnetTime0 24 User manual Serial Ports Server 1 raw 9600 hard local 8 none 1 2001 0 2 raw 9600 hard local 8 none 1 2002 0 Speed parity csize and stop bit are send by RemoteCOM to the ACS RemoteCOM transmits DTR signal and recepts states of DCD and DSR signals V 2 1 2 Installation of RemoteCOM driver 1 To install RemoteCom driver open Windows s control panel Click on Add new hardware Answer No to Windows s automatic detection Click on Others Then click on Have disk and find the way to the path in which you have make a copy of RemoteCOM driver remcom inf Restart Windows after the installation of the first RemoteCOM port 2 Choosing COM port number When your system is restarted In the control panel click on system and device control tab Click on HemoteCOM tm in the menu Ports COM amp LPT and choose the COM port s number associated to the RemoteCOM port Click on Refresh the
7. 20 icmp seq 0 ttl 255 time 0 6 ms 64 bytes from 192 168 1 20 icmp seq 1 ttl 255 time 38 2 ms 64 bytes from 192 168 1 20 icmp seq 2 ttl 255 time 2 7 ms 64 bytes from 192 168 1 20 icmp seq 3 ttl 255 time 2 7 ms 64 bytes from 192 168 1 20 icmp seq 4 ttl 255 time 2 8 ms 192 168 1 20 ping statistics 5 packets transmitted 5 packets received 0 packet loss round trip min avg max 0 6 9 4 38 2 ms ROOT IV 4 3 Routing table Before sending an IP frame ACS consults its routing table in order to find an entry indicating the route to use In the following example terminals connect to server thanks to ACS Note that the server is to be found on the sub network 192 168 1 0 at the address 192 168 1 2 and that ACS belongs to the sub network 192 168 2 0 at the address 192 168 2 2 A bridge helps to the interconnection of the two sub networks 15 User manual Serial Ports Server 182 168 1 1 192 168 2 1 182 168 2 0 ES NG NES 192 168 2 2 Figure 2 Network example to make a routing table To send IP frames to a server you must inform the ACS that these 192 168 2 1 router There are three manners for this The first consists in informing ACS that all IP frames intended for th have to be sent to the 192 168 2 1 router frames run through the e 192 168 1 2 server ROOT gt gt route add host ethO 192 168 1 2 192 168 2 1 Ok ROOT route stat
8. 5 5 6 Ok RET EOE Non N DEL exit O kernel relinking is running Ok INFO REBOOT your system to update default logins are off ttys names are dev tag use the SCO command enable to active the logins ex enable tag01 tag02 tag07 V 3 2 Setting up the ACS On ACS you must setup the corresponding port s in raw mode ROOT gt gt serial mode raw 5 6 ROOT gt gt serial speed 9600 5 6 ROOT gt gt serial parity none 5 6 ROOT gt gt serial csize 8 5 6 ROOT gt gt serial stopb 1 5 6 ROOT gt gt reset port 5 6 V 3 3 rawtty rawclose On a UNIX server with rawtty and rawclose commands you can adjust some parameters of the Rawtty function WARNING These two commands must not be used when the Driver has been installed Bfe User manual Serial Ports Server The syntax of the rawtty command is rawtty keepalive lt delay gt v1 d u username c device ACS IP port num Keepalive helps to regularly check ACS s physical presence on the network A request is carried out every delay second s to check if the connection is still valid If there is no answer within this time range connection is cut down v1 option enables to use command with ACS versions previous to the 3 2 version d option enables to enter in debug mode U option enables to create a device under another user account c option en
9. The port n 1 is the console port in setup mode 111 5 Ports and interfaces of ACS 310 The rear face of ACS 310 displays the followings elements 1 power supply connector 1 Ethernet port 10baseT 40r 8 asynchronous ports RS232C V24 or RS422 485A The port n 1 is the console port in setup mode 9 User manual Serial Ports Server Iil 6 Ports and interfaces of ACS 4100 The rear face of ACS 4100 displays the followings elements 1 power supply connector 1 Ethernet port 10baseT 1 on off button The front face of ACS 4100 displays the following elements 4 8 120r 16 asynchronous ports RS232C V24 or RS422 485A 1 asynchronous port noted Serial 1 Console 1 port Serial 2 111 7 Cautions OPENING THE UNIT INVALIDATES THE WARRANTY I11 7 1 Cleaning ACS Remove the power supply cable from the rear panel Please use watertown Caution do not use chemical products which can damage the box paint Alcohol trichlo Please be sure the box is completely dry before powering on I11 7 2 Note IIl 7 2 1 About ACS 31 Security of this equipment is guaranteed only if you use the included power supply or an equivalent model Cables must only be plug at very low security voltages VLSV Warning This is a class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures 10 User manu
10. Yes 0 ROOT gt gt serial show 1 Port Mode Speed FlowCtrl LineC Cs Par 0 0 0 0 0 none Stop ModemNam none Rt none No lnetTimeO 1 raw 9600 soft local 8 none 1 2001 37 User manual Serial Ports Server VI 6 Example n 3 Remote management of a PLC by more than one technician solution 2 VI 6 1 Description 182 168 2 1 RS232 VI 6 2 Solution The solution above require that the technician powers off his terminal to allow another technician to manage the PLC If the first technician forgets to power off his terminal the PLC is not reachable for the second technician Another solution is to automatically break the unused connection after a specified timeout Connection will be automatically relaunched when the technician will type any character on his keyboard On client s side ACS Link terminal s DTR signal and DCD signal of serial port n 1 make a cable Activate DTR signal on port n 1 mux defaultdtr yes 1 Configure management of DCD signal by ACS serial linectrl modem 1 Configure ACS to wait a character before launching the connection serial quick no 1 Specify the timeout delay of the unused connection serial timeout 180 1 38 User manual Serial Ports Server On server s side ACS Be sure that the DTR signal state on the client ACS will not be changed by the DSR signal state of the server ACS mux dsrredirect
11. activated No presence of the network Off Presence of the network TxD Green Data transmission To the network RxD Green Data reception from the network On ACS is on Off ACS is off Link Red Power Green 111 2 Indicating LEDS of ACS 310 The front panel of ACS 310 composed by a line of five LEDS Designation Colour State Meaning Setup mode activated Normal mode Locate function activated l No presence of the network LAN Link Presence of the network LAN Tx Data transmission from the network LAN Rx Data reception from the network ACS is on Power ACS is off User manual Serial Ports Server 111 3 Indicating LEDS of ACS 4100 The front panel of ACS 4100 is composed by a line of seven LEDS Designation Colour State Meaning Setup mode activated Normal mode Locate function activated One synchrone interface actived at least No synchrone interface activated Fan fault One isdn interface activated at least No isdn interface activated Fan fault No presence of the network Presence of the network Data transmission from the network Data reception from the network 111 4 Ports and interfaces of ACS 31 The rear face of ACS 31 displays the followings elements 1 power supply connector 1 Ethernet port 10baseT The front face of ACS 31 displays the following elements 2 asynchronous ports RS232C V24 noted Serial 1
12. none 1 Two conditions must be satisfied to establish the connection DCD signal on DTR is on and is linked to the DCD of the serial port the condition will ever be satisfied But we must be sure that no change of client ACS s DTR signal s state occurs It is the reason why we stop the redirection of the DSR signal mux dsrredirect none 1 Receive a character thanks to the serial quick no command ACS will wait for a character on its serial port before establishing the connection VI 6 3 Configuration of client s side ACS ROOT gt gt serial mode mux 1 Ok ROOT gt gt serial linectrl modem 1 Ok ROOT gt gt serial timeout 180 1 Ok ROOT gt gt serial quick no 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux defaultdtr yes Ok ROOT gt gt mux ip 192 168 2 1 1 Ok ROOT mux port 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux dsrredirect none Ok ROOT gt gt mux ctsredirect none Ok ROOT gt gt mux show 1 Port Mode Sync Flush KAlive Remote IP port DCD gt DSR CTS gt debug 39 User manual Serial Ports Server 1 mux No Yes 0 192 168 2 1 1 none none none No ROOT gt gt serial show 1 Port Mode Speed FlowCtrl LineC Cs Par Stop ModemName RtelnetTimeO 1 mux 9600 soft modem 8 none 1 2001 180 VI 6 4 Configuration of server side s ACS ROOT gt gt serial mode raw 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux dsrredirect none
13. with data You must not activate flow control to use this mode Buffers size 1 to 4096 octets Default size is 2048 value 0 or 2048 In some cases application seems to have sent all data but these data are in buffers If the application stops the connection before all data has been transmitted you can reduce buffers size to fix this problem Overhelming of inter character timeout 0 to 500 milliseconds The Network cuts data into several packets Then characters of a same logical frame ex reply message of a modem can be divided and received with a higher delay than delay of a standard COM port If you use inter characters timeout option of windows s COM ports you may have to use this option too WARNING Any modification will be effective after a restart of RemoteCOM service If RemoteCOM service is already running you must stop and restart it In the main menu click on Service then click on Start or Stop and Start Note When you have just finished RemoteCOM installation RemoteCOM service is disabled The first time you restart your system RemoteCOM will warn you and then you will be able to choose the activation mode of RemoteCOM service You can change service activation mode service at any time with WINNT services control panel 99 User manual Serial Ports Server V 2 2 3 Displaying RemoteCOM service status Click on Service gt parameters Select the COM port you want display Ch
14. 0 192 168 1 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 Ok To save your configuration parameters it is necessary to write it in permanent memory FLASH EPROM Enter the save command to do achieve this ROOT gt gt save Status Done ROOT gt gt IV 3 HTTP Configuration Netscape Internet Explorer ACS can be configured in text mode Console Telnet or in graphic mode HTTP The following pages of this manual excusively deal with a text mode configuration However all text mode commands have their equivalents in graphic mode To set up parameters in graphic mode you just need a web browser Netscape Internet Explorer and to enter ACS s IP address in URL field AG User manual Serial Ports Server a gt WW 21 o E o uu pe G rene 7 Biet Mera EE Hd aremmi r era 2 Montres D March ADVANCED 320 configuration Quick Install Advanced Configuration Set ng of all secuti pararmefer 5 Spille FE Decumnst charg ZS dm 29 LE a Click on GO and open a session under the name root Default password is root Tapez votre nom d utilisateur et votre mot de passe Site 182 158 4 5 Domaine acs Nom d utilisateur root Mot de passe ps Enregistrer ce mot de passe dans votre liste de mots de passe Annuler Now you can configure your ACS IV 4 Network interface IV 4 1 Identification To correctly initialize the network connection use the if
15. 3 k OOT gt gt serial flowctrl none 4 k CO OO CO V 5 5 Automatic disconnection of a Modem If there is no data traffic during a determined delay on port where the modem is connected ACS can decide to disconnect the modem the DTR signal deasserted For example to disconnect the modem installed on port 3 if this one is not used during 2 minutes use the following command ROOT gt gt serial timeout 120 3 To disable this option please set a delay of 0 second WARNING This automatic disconnection is sometimes managed directly by the modem IV 5 6 Association of a modem form to a port To use a modem on a port you have to associate a modem form to this port A modem form contains configuration parameters for the modem see IV 8 Management of a modem connection To associate a modem form named gen33600 to port 1 enter ROOT gt gt serial modem gen33600 1 MG User manual Serial Ports Server V 5 7 AutoUser mode AutoUser mode enables ACS to launch a session automaticallyon the specified port for a certain user To configure ACS s port 1 in AutoUser mode for a user named Pau enter ROOT gt gt serial autouser paul 1 CAUTION You must definitely not define any password for the session lauching to be automatical see IV 7 Creation of a user To come back to usual mode o
16. 39 VI 6 3 Configuration of client s side ACS eene 40 VI 6 4 Configuration of server side s ACS rrrrrrnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 41 VI 7 Example n 4 Remote management of a PLC by more than one technician solution avatarer 41 dr Epig e EE 42 ET e E 42 VI 7 3 Configuration of client s side ACS eere 43 VI 7 4 Configuration of server s side ACS 44 3 User manual Serial Ports Server VIL Advanced functions 45 VIE DHCP ec D m 45 dl E RA e LARAGA AL 45 VIE T2 DACP ET E 45 VILT 3 DHCP IL 46 VIII Technical specifications 47 EXC ADMIN mee M 49 IX 1 RJ45 Connector iecore romae Dee ctu o es dr ecu BANANA KANAL 49 IX 2 ACS DTE to DTE equipment 49 IX 3 ACS DTE to asynchronous terminal DTE 50 IX 4 ACS DTE to DCE equipment RS232C Modenm 50 IX 5 ACS DTE to DCE equipment RS4224A 51 IX 6 ACS DTE to DCE equipment RS485 52 User manual Serial Ports Server l Introduction 1 1 ACS 31 310 4100 serial ports server s serie A serial ports server provides real C
17. 8 2 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux port 1 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux ctsredirect none 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux show 1 Port Mode Sync Flush KAlive Remote IP port DCD gt DSR gt CTS gt debug 42 User manual Serial Ports Server 1 mux No Yes 0 192 168 2 1 1 none dtr none No ROOT gt gt serial show 1 Port Mode Speed FlowCtrl LineC Cs Par Stop ModemName RtelnetTimeO 1 mux 9600 soft modem 8 none 1 2001 180 VI 7 4 Configuration of server s side ACS ROOT gt gt serial mode raw 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux ctsredirect none 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux defaultdtr yes 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux show 1 Port Mode Sync Flush KAlive Remote IP port DCD gt DSR gt CTS gt debug 1 raw No Yes 0 0 0 0 0 0 none dtr none No ROOT gt gt serial show 1 Port Mode Speed FlowCtrl LineC Cs Par Stop ModemName RtelnetTimeO 1 raw 9600 soft local 8 none 1 2001 0 43 User manual Serial Ports Server VIIL Advanced functions VII 1 DHCP VII 1 1 Definition DHOP is a client server protocol that is aimed at a dynamical attribution of the IP addresses to the machines on a network At the starting point each network machine sends a request to the DHCP server and is given an IP address ACS integrates a DHCP client that enables it to get an IP address from a DHCP server A problem occurs at the networks
18. It defines type of messages that you want to see in audit These differents types are system Messages about system parameters DHCP RADIUS save async Messages about asynchronous ports net Messages about network all All preceeding types IV 7 2 Audit on your console To create on audit on your console use the audit add console command in this way AUDIT ADD console level type Audit will display in your current session s window You will still be able to enter commands with this shell Level and type parameters do not change IV 7 3 Audit in a file To send auditin a file use the audit add buffer command in this way AUDIT ADD buffer level type Level and type parameters do not change You will be able to show this file thanks to audit view and audit last commands The audit view command enables you to show the entire audit file ROOT gt gt audit view 22 User manual Serial Ports Server With the audit last command you can display the last lines of the audit file ROOT gt gt audit last 10 In this example you will show the ten last lines of the audit file IV 7 4 List of created audits The audit show command enables you to display the list of declared audits Example ROOT gt gt audit show buffer OF H debug async warning net system console 0 0 0 0 warning all
19. LineC Cs Par No Yes 192 168 2 1 I none none none No Stop ModemName Rte lnetTimeO 1 mux 9600 soft local 8 none 1 2001 34 User manual Serial Ports Server VI 4 3 Configuration of server s side ACS ROOT gt gt serial mode raw 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux dsrredirect none 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux ctsredirect none 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux show 1 Port Mode Sync Flush KAlive Remote IP port DCD gt DSR gt CTS gt debug 1 raw No Yes 0 0 0 0 0 0 none none non No ROOT gt gt serial show 1 Port Mode Speed FlowCtrl LineC Cs Par Stop ModemName RtelnetTimeO 1 raw 9600 soft local 8 none 1 2001 0 VI 5 Example n 2 Remote management of a PLC by more than one technician solution 1 VI 5 1 Description Two technicians each have a terminal and they want to manage one after the other a PLC located on a remote TCP IP network 35 User manual Serial Ports Server 192 168 2 1 RS232 VI 5 2 Solution You cannot establish two mux TCP connections to the same destination port at the same time To solve this problem we will establish each mux TCP connection only when technician s terminal will be powered The technician must power off his terminal to permit the other technician to manage the PLC When a terminal is powered there is at least one signal activated RTS for a terminal or DTR for
20. OM ports on Ethernet networks You can use modems barcodes readers or any serial device on the Ethernet network Thanks to the Mux mode you can also establish a communication between two serial devices through an asynchronous link You can for example use a terminal on your ACS to manage a PLC located on a remote ACS Serial ports server s family is composed by the following products ACS 31 provides 2 asynchronous ports RS232C and one Ethernet port ACS 310 provides 4 or 8 asynchronous ports RS232C or RS422 485A and one Ethernet port ACS 4100 provides 4 8 12 or 16 asynchronous ports RS232C or RS422 485A and one Ethernet port 1 2 Furnished features You will find the following features with any ACS A document titled Getting started with ACS server router ACS CD ROM contains RemoteCOM drivers Rawtty drivers and a few usefull softs Please read the readme html file for more information ADTE DB25 cable and a DTE DB9 cable These cables are PC COM port compatible RS232C A power supply cable A 5V power supply ACS 31 and ACS 310 only 1 3 Symbolics In all pictures of this documentation we will use the following symbols User manual Serial Ports Server UA WAN Link Printer Ethernet Network ss Modem Lan link Aquisition de donn es Work Portable computer Serial port server Gatawa function Raw Mode y Terminal server Remote access fu
21. Ok ROOT gt gt mux ctsredirect none Ok ROOT gt gt mux show 1 Port Mode Sync Flush KAlive Remote IP port DCD gt DSR gt CTS gt debug 1 raw No Yes 0 0 0 0 0 0 none none none No ROOT gt gt serial show 1 Port Mode Speed FlowCtrl LineC Cs Par Stop ModemName RtelnetTimeO 1 raw 9600 soft local 8 none 1 2001 0 VI 7 Example n 4 Remote management of a PLC by more than one technician solution 3 40 User manual Serial Ports Server VI 7 1 Description 192 158 2 1 32 VI 7 2 Solution The solution above assign the PLC to a technician for a minimum of 3 minutes even if his terminal is off This solution has two main advantages Access to the PLC will be assigned to the first technician who will try to establish the connection If the technician power off his terminal the PLC will be immediatly accessible to the second technician On the other hand if the technician forgets to power off his terminal the PLC will be accessible to the second technician after 3 minutes On client s side ACS Link the DTR or RTS signal of the terminal to the DSR signal of serial port n 1 make a cable Enable redirection of the DSR signal to the DTR signal of server ACS mux dsrredirect dtr 1 Link the DTR signal and the DCD signal of serial port n 1 make a cable Activate the DTR signal of serial port n 1 mux defaultdtr yes 1 Configure management of
22. Serial Ports Server User Manual Version 1 2 User manual Serial Ports Server Contents Bidde e It Le BE 5 1 1 ACS 31 310 4100 serial ports Server s serie 5 I2 Furnished features ANA AA 5 Box SVMDON CS mb A 5 ACS ENT 7 IEEE icc TEE 7 IRAN Ve CI AMETE Im 7 13 A GS 4 200 m MH 7 UR riri 22 a 8 Ill 1 Indicating LEDS of ACS 31 ecce 8 111 2 Indicating LEDS of ACS 310 cernens 8 111 3 Indicating LEDS of ACS 4100 eese 9 111 4 Ports and interfaces of ACS 31 9 111 5 Ports and interfaces of ACS 310 9 111 6 Ports and interfaces of ACS 4100 10 EJ CAUTIONS c 10 IL 7 1 Cleaning AGCS E 10 WS LED NOT eet Er 10 llb 2 T ADOULACS Tsarens 10 Eee mener nol es 11 IV Config ratloh s a a en inne 12 IV SEO GU GEO I e 12 IV 2 Entering Hl EE 12 IV 2 1 Entering IP address from ACS administrator 12 IV 2 2 Entering IP address from a terminal 12 IV 3 HTTP Configuration Netscape Internet Explorer 13 IV 4 Network interface 11e cce e Lice ccce rie eicere eco rece cana en en
23. T gt gt system dhcp server 255 255 255 255 44 User manual Serial Ports Server When ACS is booting if the DHCP client is active it sends its DHCP request on the LAN and waits for a reply If it does not receive a reply after 30 seconds ACS assumes that the request fails Then ACS uses IP address and other parameters saved in flash memory To modify the reply timeout use the dhcp clent timeout command Example ROOT gt gt system dhcp timeout 60 WARNING To validate DHCP commands you must save new parameters in flash memory The next time ACS will boot it will use these new parameters VII 1 3 DHCP relay ACS holds the function of DHCP relay To activate this function you just have to use the system dhcp relay command This syntax command is the following DHCP RELAY lt server1 server2 gt IP adress gt If the IP address of your DHCP server is 192 168 1 1 the following command will activate ACS s DHCP relay ROOT gt gt dhcp relay server 1 192 168 1 1 Note that you can enter IP address of a second DHCP server In this case ACS will retransmit DHCP requests to both servers and will take care of the first reply that it will receive To launch the DHCP relay enter ROOT gt gt dhcp relay enable yes To stop the DHCP relay enter ROOT gt gt dhcp relay enable no 45 VIII Technical s
24. a terminal emulator You just have to link this signal to serial port s DCD entry of ACS and to configure management of DCD signal by ACS serial linectrl modem TCP connection will be established only if terminal is powered This connection will be stopped if DCD signal is not on terminal is off I sever 192 168 2 1 3 l I 36 User manual Serial Ports Server VI 5 3 Configuration of client s side ACS Make a cable with terminal s RTS or DTR signal linked on serial port s DCD signal ROOT gt gt serial mode mux 1 Ok ROOT gt gt serial linectrl modem 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux ip 192 168 2 1 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux port 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux dsrredirect none Ok ROOT gt gt mux ctsredirect none Ok ROOT gt gt mux show 1 Port Mode Sync Flush KAlive Remote IP port DCD gt DSR gt CTS gt debug 1 mux No Yes 0 192 168 2 1 1 none none none No ROOT gt gt serial show 1 Port Mode Speed FlowCtrl LineC Cs Par Stop ModemName RtelnetTimeO 1 mux 9600 soft modem 8 none 1 2001 0 VI 5 4 Configuration of server s side ACS ROOT gt gt Ok ROOT gt gt Ok ROOT gt gt Ok ROOT gt gt serial mode raw 1 mux dsrredirect mux ctsredirect mux show 1 Port Mode Sync F none none lush KAlive Remote IP port DCD DSR gt CTS gt debug 1 raw No
25. ables to cancel created device ex dev raw1 at the end of the rawtty process Two commands enable you to increase or to decrease the delay of the connected keepalive The first command increase keepalive delay with one second kill USR1 pid rawtty The second decrease keepalive delay with one second kill USR2 pid rawtty Example for a UNIX server rawtty dev raw4 192 168 1 12 5 amp The rawclose command enables you to force to close port declared in rawtty Syntax rawclose server IP address port number Example rawclose 192 168 1 12 5 29 User manual Serial Ports Server VI Mux mode VI 1 Introduction Mux mode enables you to establish an asynchronous link from end to end through an IP network To make this possible data composed by characters and changes of signal s states are separated into packets These packets are then transmitted thanks to TCP or UDP transfert s protocols from one serial port to the other VI 2 TCP Mux The TCP protocol warrants retransmission of lost or mistaken data and manages packets This mode must be used in most of the cases To configure this connection you must set the client port in mux mode and the server port in raw mode VI 3 UDP Mux To transmit the data flow that forwards the asynchronous link from one end of the network t
26. al Serial Ports Server 111 7 2 2 General note The hardware and software described in this document may change without warning The information in this document may change without warning ACS reserves itself the right to revise this publication without having to provide notification for such revisions Aslong as reasonable precautions have been taken ACS assumes no responsibility for errors that may appear in this document No part of this publication may be copied or reproduced in any form or by means without prior written consent of ACS Windows and Microsoft Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Ethernet is a trademark of the Xerox corporation Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation All other brand and product names and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners 11 User manual Serial Ports Server IV Configuration IV 1 Introduction The three ways to configure your ACS are With an asynchronous terminal or a terminal emulator connected to one of its serial ports From another network host using Telnet protocol From a web browser Netscape Internet Explorer Before using Telnet or HTTP protocols you just need to fix ACS IP address This can be done with ACS administrator or with a terminal IV 2 Entering IP address IV 2 1 Entering IP address from ACS administrator ACS administrator enables you to locate and setup all ACSs on yo
27. al Serial Ports Server IX Cabling IX 1 RJ45 connector PIN Circuit CTS TxD RxD DCD 87654321 DTR RTS DSR IN BB n Figure 8 RJ45 Front view IX 2 ACS DTE to DTE equipment With RTS CTS flow control DTE RJ45 DB25 DB9 DTE RxD 4 2 3 TxD TxD 2 gt 3 2 RxD RTS 7 5 8 CTS CTS 1 4 7 RTS Ground j 7 5 Ground DSR 8 TT 20 2 DTR DCD 5 8 1 DCD DTR 6 _ Gi 6 6 DSR 48 User manual Serial Ports Server IX 3 ACS DTE to asynchronous terminal DTE With DTR DSR flow control DTE RxD TxD RTS CTS Ground DSR DCD DTR RJ45 DB25 DBY 4 2 3 3 2 m v amp 6 6 CG uwr 20 4 7 5 Nm E 7 8 1 ni cpa DTE TxD RxD DSR DTR Ground DCD CTS IX 4 ACS DTE to DCE equipment RS232C Modem DTE RxD TxD RTS CTS Ground DSR DCD DTR RJ45 49 DB25 DBY 3 2 2 3 E 7 5 8 7 5 6 6 8 1 20 DCE RxD TxD RTS CTS Ground DSR DCD DTR User manual Serial Ports Server RJ45 DB25 Male Comx 232 Update B 8 19 98 RJ45 DB9 Male Comx 232 Update B 8 19 98 IX 5 ACS DTE to DCE equipment RS422A RJ 45 DB25 Male Tx 1 5 gt 2TxD A Tx 2 14TxD B DOG Rx 3 4 4 3 RxD A Rx 6 4 16RXD B XX RTS 4 4RTS A e RTS 5
28. config command to enter the following parameters IP address The location of your ACS on the network This address consists in four 14 User manual Serial Ports Server numbers separated by dots valid values for each of the four numbers are whole numbers between 1 and 254 for example 192 168 2 3 Network mask netmask It is a number similar to IP address which determines what address is specified by the network and what place on this network is specified by your ACS For an IP address 192 168 2 3 if you enter 255 255 255 0 as a mask value this means that your network address is 192 168 2 0 The maximum transfer unit system MTU On an Ethernet system the MTU value is commonly established at 1500 Broadcast address By default this address is the one of the system with 255 in place of the machine address For a network address 192 168 2 0 broadcast address will be 192 168 2 255 By default network mask is configured at 255 255 255 0 class C and the MTU at 1500 Ethernet Only in some particular cases you have to change these values IV 4 2 Route checking with PING command In order to check if ACS is can be reached inside the network you can run the ping command ROOT gt gt ping 192 168 1 20 machine IP address on the network PING 192 168 1 20 192 168 1 20 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 192 168 1
29. d Di 2345B 7 BBSABCDEFGHLIELM F IP 192 168 4 101 Serial port 3 OPORETUMWNYZIT 2 456799 Dae Status connected 01 234587 HB ABC DEF GHUKLAHOPG Lu Cup datar PCR STUNT MST BB ear nC sl 234567 a8 BC DEF GHUKLANOPS TLS ZO 134 5B De O3 de rt 234567 BAS COEF GH LMM oor LANGE 23679 DOPORSTLIAWH m Das Qc Gorm Onsen Geo 26 User manual Serial Ports Server 5 Installating another RemoteCOM port Control panel Add new hardware Ask No to Windows s automatic detection Click on Ports COM amp LPT Choose DECISION EUROPE gt RemoteCOM tm Restart your system Return to step 2 Choosing COM port number 6 Troubleshooting Check if ACS is visible on the network using ping or telnet Check configuration and state of ACS s port Read the log file V 2 2 RemoteCOM under Windows NT system V 2 2 1 Setting up the ACS 31 310 4100 Only flow control parameter must be set on the ACS Configuration example with Telnet console First display current ports configuration ROOT gt gt serial show all Port Mode Speed FlowCtrl LineC Cs Par Stop ModemName RtelnetTime0 1 raw 9600 soft local 8 none 1 2001 0 2 raw 9600 soft local 8 none 1 2002 0 If you want to set hard flow control on ports 1 and 2 enter ROOT gt gt serial flowctrl hard 1 2 Then reset ports with new parameters
30. eck log box if you want keep information in a file Fin JAP rogram FilestAc SpieninistratorTrace COM Be sure that RemoteCOM is not used by any application Click on Service gt Stop Click on Service gt Start to reset RemoteCOM with new parameters Click on Status gt View in the main menu ER MEN D 192 168 8 101 3 COM cmd bo net FLU SH 1 7 1041 92 1 68 4 101 3 COM cmd fo nelf8S KE Star Ion 35 02 24 Dti 32 168 8 101 3 0M status recesved 1 18 02 24 IDX15912 168 4 101 3 COM Tey ok 15 02 24 104192 158 8 101 3 COM cmd bo nat FL US HIT 7 18 02 24 I1 32 168 8 101 3 COM Teer to nelja5k ETATUSJOD 15 02 24 ID1502 168 8 101 3 COM Tastalus received 1 18c02 24 ID4192 168 8 101 3 COM gone ok 15 02 38 De 92 168 4 1013 COM 1C OM closed 18 02 38 109192 168 4 101 3 COMI irid bo niet SIGN AL DTA 18 02 38 ID 1592 168 8 104 3 COM Tido disconnmecton 122 168 101 3 COM cmd bo net DEC OM MEC TOO IE 92 1 68 48 1013 COM Xyesrcheonized disconnecton ok and thread apen for ipii 97 168 4 101 230 User manual Serial Ports Server V 3 Rawtty V 3 1 Server configuration Installation example for a rawTTY device driver on UNIX SCO Open Server install sh ACS rawTTY installation ACS IP address 192 168 1 42 gt gt 192 168 1 42 Ok RET O Non N DEL exit O PORTS in RAW mode ex 12 7 enter 5 6 5
31. eep connection _ Reconnect on error Buffer Length Char Time Out Class Fax 1 Sync data signal Lok cancet ay Opening timeout Default parameter is 10 seconds rarely modified 28 User manual Serial Ports Server WARNING You must add some timeouts created by the network Results of the connection try can come after the open timeout delay Keepalive Enables you to detect any error on the network link 0 means that KEEPALIVE is stopped A too small value usually overloads the network 15 seconds is a good value Keep the connection The network connection will be established at the start of the RemoteCOM service The port will not be used by another station Restart connection if error Automatically restart connection with a delay of 10 seconds after a disconnection performed by remote ACS RemoteCOM will try to restart the connection every 10 seconds Packet mode Synchronise application that is use RemoteCOM with data flow The data transmitted EV TXEMPTY in WaitCommevent label is right only when transmitted data have really been send by the remote port The COMSTAT cbOutQue field in ClearCommerror is updated in the same way Note With FAX CLASS 1 modem this mode used with a buffer size of 128 bytes make possible reception and transmission of FAX Signals data synchronised mode Activate this mode to transmit all signals TX RX RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD synchronised
32. gt serial stopb 1 4 Port 4 can then be setup to 9600 bauds without parity control with a 8 bits data width and one stop bit To set the port speed of ports 3 6 and 7 to 19200 bps type the following command ROOT gt gt serial speed 19200 3 6 7 To set all ports to 38400 bps enter the following command ROOT gt gt serial speed 38400 all To set all ports but ports 3 and 5 to 4800 bps enter ROOT gt gt serial speed 4800 all 3 5 You can see at any time all current ports parameters with the following command ROOT gt gt serial show all IV 5 2 Asynchronous port mode Each asynchronous port can work in one of the following modes regardless of the other ports configurations 17 User manual Serial Ports Server Connection of an asynchronous terminal Telnet Printer mode Connection of a printer LPD Terminal mode Connection of a passive equipment RemoteCOM or rawTTY Connection of a remote host to a network or PPP mode remote networks interconnection asynchronous PPP Raw mode Access through a TCP IP network to an Rtelnet mode equipment or to an operating system not equiped with the TCP IP protocol For example to program the first five ACS ports in each of these modes commands would respectively be ROOT gt gt serial mode term 1
33. ic Kernel routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Typ 192 168 1 2 192 168 2 1 255 255 255 255 host 255 255 255 255 Iface ethO The second consists in informing AGS that all IP frames intended for the 192 168 1 0 network have to be transmitted to the 192 168 2 1 router ROOT gt gt route add net ethO 192 168 1 0 192 168 2 1 2909529942929 Ok ROOT route static Kernel routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Typ Iface 192 168 2 0 0 0 0 0 295 259 299 net eth0 192 168 1 0 192 168 2 1 299482994 29094299 net eth0 The third and most often used manner consists in informing ACS that if the routing table does not contain any entry corresponding to the IP frame to send then this one will be sent by default to the 192 168 2 1 router 16 User manual Serial Ports Server ROOT gt gt route add net eth0 0 0 0 0 192 168 2 1 0 0 0 0 Ok ROOT gt gt route static Kernel routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Typ Iface 192 168 2 0 0 0 0 0 255225529550 net eth0 0 0 0 0 19241682 0 0 0 0 net eth0 IV 5 Asynchronous interfaces IV 5 1 Software settings Configuration of a serial port can be done with serial command You must enter each parameter individually ROOT gt gt serial speed 9600 4 ROOT gt gt serial csize 8 4 ROOT gt gt serial parity none 4 ROOT gt
34. interconnection the DHCP requests are frames that do not go through the routers Consequently for two connected networks to use the same DHCP server the router must play the part of a DHCP relay that is to say that it must pick the DHCP requests up and transmit them back to the DHCP server ACS from the network 192 168 2 0 will transmit the DHCP requests from the two machines back to the DHCP server 192 168 1 1 Both interconnected networks can thus use the same DHCP server Vil 1 2 DHCP client ACS holds a DHCP client function If a DHCP server is active on your network ACS can receive its IP address and many other parameters from the DHCP server In factory configuration ACS boots with the DHCP mode active The system dhcp client mode command enables you to select the running mode of DHCP client SYSTEM DHCP MODE lt dhcp bootp none gt The bootp mode enables ACS to act as a BOOTP client Bootstrap Protocol This protocol which is the predecessor of DHCP protocol supports less options than DHCP To deactivate ACS s DHCP client use the none option ACS does not know the DHCP server IP address It broadcast is request on the LAN to join the DHCP server If you want to specify a particular DHCP server IP address just use the system dhcp server command Example ROOT gt gt system dhcp server 192 168 10 1 If you want to go back to the broadcast method enter the following command ROO
35. n port 1 enter ROOT gt gt serial autouser none 1 Consult reference manual for more details about commands that are dealt with in this chapter IV 6 Saving and restoring ACS configuration IV 6 1 Saving in FLASH memory All parameters are conserved by ACS in RAM up to the next ACS boot If you want to conserve all your parameters you must write them in FLASH memory Make this operation with the following command ROOT gt gt save Status done ROOT IV 6 2 Saving a configuration copy You can save a ACS configuration copy on a remote machine thanks to the TFTP trivial file transfer protocol ACS parameters will be sent via TFTP to a file previously created on the remote machine Proceed as follows Create an empty file on your TFTP server example with the following UNIX command echo n tmp ACS conf chmod 666 tmp ACS conf Indicate to ACS the IP address of the server where the file will be saved as well as the name of this file and start the transfer 20 User manual Serial Ports Server ROOT gt gt system config server 192 168 1 1 ROOT gt gt system config path tmp ACS conf ROOT gt gt system config store To restore the configuration file execute the next command ROOT gt gt system config load CAUTION The loaded configuration is stored in RAM Save it in FLASH memory with
36. nction router function Mux Mode function E Server User manual Serial Ports Server II ACS overview ll 1 ACS 32 ACS 31 provides 2 asynchronous ports Thanks to the raw function of ACS you can connect printers or any other serial equipment bar code reader data acquisition system a 5 0 Just run on your Unix server the rawtty application or RemoteCom on Windows NT and 95 to redirect the in and out data flow of the specified communication port COMX or dev ttyx following the operating system to one of ACS 310 port Thanks to the Mux mode you can also establish a communication between two serial devices through an asynchronous link You can for example use a terminal on your ACS to manage a PLC located on a remote ACS 11 2 ACS 320 ACS 310 supports the same functions as ACS 31 but provides 4 or 8 asynchronous ports 11 3 ACS 4200 ACS 4100 supports the same functions as ACS 310 but provides 4 8 12 or 16 asynchronous ports ACS 4100 also uses the ACS 4 architecture Figure 1 Using of ACS to connect serial equipments User manual Serial Ports Server Ill Installation This chapter details the first steps to installing your ACS 31 ACS 310 ACS 4100 lll 1 Indicating LEDS of ACS 31 The top face of ACS 31 is composed by a line of five LEDS Designation Colour State Meaning Setup mode activated Setup Locate Normal mode Blinking Locate function
37. o the other we must change this data flow in a characters flow mixed with codes which match with signal s states Packaging of data and forwarding of an IP network can generate delays between characters and changes of signal states if they are in different packets It means that out data flow and in data flow can have mismatching chronogrammes It can disrupt the good running of some serial transmission s protocols like ones used in industrial environment Thanks to a measured delay between in data flow and out data flow UDP mux mode enables most of transmission s protocols to use a connection through an IP network To configure this connection you must set both ports in mux dg mode V1 4 Example n 1 Remote management of a PLC by a technician VI 4 1 Description A technician wants to manage a PLC located on a remote TCP IP network thanks to a terminal or a terminal emulator 33 User manual Serial Ports Server 192 168 2 1 RS232 VI 4 2 Configuration of client s side ACS ROOT gt gt OOT gt gt On Das H V V O O H V V OOT gt gt aO S TO NOS ROOT gt gt Port Mode Sync F serial mode mux 1 m m UX UX UX UX ux ip 192 168 2 1 1 port 1 dsrredirect none ctsredirect none show lush KAlive Remote IP port DCD DSR gt CTS gt debug 1 mux ROOT gt gt serial show 1 Port Mode Speed FlowCtrl
38. pecifications User manual Serial Ports Server ACS 310 ACS 4100 10 base T Yes 1 Yes Yes 10 base FL Yes 1 Multimode Numbers of ports 2 4 8 4 8 12 16 RS232C Interface Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 RS422 485A Yes 1 Yes 1 Yes 1 Interface Overvoltage 15kV ESD Signals XON XOFF RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD Speed 440 kbd Cabling RJ45 Option DB25M DB9 Embedded Firewall Yes Yes Yes Time range Yes Yes Yes HTTPS SSLV2 V3 Yes 3 Yes 3 Yes Secured Remote COM SSL V3 DES 40 ou 56 bits RC4 40 ou 128 bits RSA 512 ou 1024 bits HTTP Yes Yes Yes SNMP MIBII MIB Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes ACS Java Yes Yes Yes DHCP client relay Yes 2 Yes 2 Yes Telnet Console Yes Yes Yes Serial ports 1 O Yes Yes Yes Protocols IP TCP UDP ICMP ARP Finger TFTP Telnet RTelnet DHCP BOOTP HTTP SNMP Syslog RemoteCOM 2 4 8 4 8 12 16 Mux mode Yes Yes Yes 46 User manual Serial Ports Server Memory 8 Mo 16 Mo Timer WatchDog Yes Yes Yes CPU 32 bits 40 Mhz 32 bits 133 Mhz Size 69 135 27 mm 220 166 31 mm 446 187 44 mm Power supply Externe 100V 240V 47 63 Hz Interne 85V 265V 47 13 max Baile 30W max Certifications EN55022B CISPR22 EN60950 EN41003 CISPR24 1 Or 2 Basical version available 3 Basical version available without HTTPS 47 User manu
39. tallation of RemoteCOM driwer 25 V 2 2 RemoteCOM under Windows NT System 27 V 2 2 1 Setting up the ACS 31 310 4100 27 V 2 2 2 Installation of RemoteCOM driwer 28 V 2 2 3 Displaying RemoteCOM service status 30 G3 RAW ieee sn ered ce ccc NN EE 31 V 3 1 Server CONMQUIAL OR MS 31 V 3 2 Setting up the ACSwisitissssstisetesssadseiecsdtucdetecssinsscexsseuassazissoasadeeasoasssiniesdexssetes 32 LECCE IL 41 Ir igno 32 VEMUX MO AA AA 34 VI 1 Introduetonsa 424454 34 VI2 TOP UK EE 34 VES UDP MU 34 VI 4 Example n 1 Remote management of a PLC by a technician 34 VIET DOS 1 6 101 n PP ES RE EAE 34 VI 4 2 Configuration of client s side ACS eese 35 VI 4 3 Configuration of Server s side ACS rrrrrrnrnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnn 36 VI 5 Example n 2 Remote management of a PLC by more than one technician solution 1T rannannnnnnnnnnvrnnnnnnevennnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnunnnnnnnunnen 36 ULO DescHDITOD sii Eie pax en sne A REM MG 36 REENEN 37 VI 5 3 Configuration of client s side ACS eere 38 VI 5 4 Configuration of Server s side ACS rrrrrrrnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 38 VI 6 Example n 3 Remote management of a PLC by more than one technician solution Z2 NANGINIG ES Eege 39 VIG d DES CHIDNON ME 39 VIG 2 SOLU OM NAGAGALAK
40. the DCD signal by the ACS serial linectrl modem 1 Configure the ACS to wait a character before launching the connection serial quick no 1 Specify the timeout delay of the unused connection serial timeout 180 1 On server s side ACS 41 User manual Serial Ports Server Link the DTR signal and the DSR signal of serial port n 1 make a cable Activate the DTR signal of serial port n 1 mux defaultdtr yes 1 Enable redirection of the DSR signal to the DTR signal of the client ACS mux dsrredirect dtr 1 DSR signals of client and server s ACS must be activated at startup If the DSR signal on client s side ACS is not activated at startup ACS can t establish the initial connection Moreover an undetermined DSR signal on the server s side ACS can force client ACS to break the initial connection before this connection can be established State of the DTR or RTS signal on the terminal will be applied to the DCD on client ACS This ACS will be able to establish or break the connection matching with terminal state on or off Others parameters serial quick yes and serial timeout 180 allow to start the connection only if the ACS is receive a character VI 7 3 Configuration of client s side ACS ROOT gt gt serial mode mux 1 Ok ROOT gt gt serial linectrl modem 1 Ok ROOT gt gt serial timeout 180 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux defaultdtr yes 1 Ok ROOT gt gt mux ip 192 16
41. the save command ROOT gt gt save Status Done ROOT gt gt IV 7 Audit Audits generate some usefull information to control ACS s activity or to analyse configuration errors This information is displayed in real time or redirected to a file Audit commands enable you to set type and level of captured information as well as the displaying mode of information IV 7 1 Audit on a remote machine To create an audit on a remote machine use the audit add command with following parameters AUDIT ADD lt syslog trap gt lt remote IP gt lt level gt lt type gt Syslog Trap if you use syslog option information will be sent to syslogd daemon of the specified remote machine If your machine does not run syslogd daemon you must install one If you use an SMTP administration soft you can display ACS s audit thanks to the trap option Remote IP It is the IP address of the remote machine on which you will display ACS s audit Level It is preciseness level of audit messages These differents levels are Warnin Minimum displaying of errors g messages Hates Like warning level but there is messages about ACS s activity 21 User manual Serial Ports Server varii Minimum displaying of errors g messages ifa Like notice level with more detailled messages about running process All existing messages with maximum debug details Type
42. ur LAN To search for all ACSs on your LAN click on Adminstration then on Explorer A window like this one must appears on your screen Admin Explorer RemoteCom Window Help NI Q Loc Product Ipaddress Netmask Name Version Mac address ng fo Li 1192 168 4 151 255 255 255 0 acs 13 5 rel d 00 60 16 07 02 21 192 168 4 150 255 255 255 0 acs 13 5 rel Od 00 e0 f6 05 00 1b P gt RemoteCom Service To change ACS s IP address click on IP address cell and type the new IP adress IV 2 2 Entering IP address from a terminal Use a terminal 9600 bauds 8 bits no parity connected on the ACS s Console port The Setup mode can be selected after ACS startup When the Setup LED blinks press on three times 12 User manual Serial Ports Server The terminal screen should display the following message ROOT gt gt Now you have access to a classic line shell with a vt100 vt220 ansi terminal Data input errors may be corrected by using left arrow right arrow and backspace keys The up arrow and down arrow keys re edit the last command You can now enter IP address and the network where your ACS is connected with the following commands IFCONFIG IP interface IP address ROUTE ADD NET interface destination gateway lt netmask gt Example ROOT gt gt ifconfig ip ethO 192 168 1 11 Ok ROOT gt gt route add net eth
43. us 14 IV 4 1 ENT E 14 IV 4 2 Route checking with PING command 15 1V 4 3 Routing table inis santo GAB e ER a ED ERROR A FRA aaea naa pd ao dd kan 15 IV 5 Asynchronous interfaces 17 1V 5 1 Software d EE 17 1V 5 2 Asynchronous port mode 1 dE aaa Nia 17 IV 5 3 Type Of COMMON 18 M54 CONTO EE 18 IV 5 5 Automatic disconnection of a Modem 19 IV 5 6 Association of a modem form to a port 19 1V 5 7 AutoUser E 20 IV 6 Saving and restoring ACS configuration 20 IV 6 1 Saving in FLASH E dn E 20 IV 6 2 Saving a configuration COPY rrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnr 20 IN PUIG eer ccr Ec TRES 21 User manual Serial Ports Server IV 7 1 Audit on a remote machine 0 0 0 00000222 asaaanasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 21 IV 7 2 Audit on your console 2 usen Haad a 129i pesa So nius Eine sans Dina tn pud 22 IV 7 3 gt Aud IR A ME uoi cai ee nm Ene nine aie etree 22 IV 7 4 List of created audils iius GAGANA rkakEn eua Fr Yay a Va NER PR ya ao Kr ka ga dan 23 IV 7 5 ET EE 23 IV 7 6 Start stop ET E 23 V Rawtty and RemoteCOM 24 V T ITROGUCU OM Peste ERA 24 V 2 Bemole er e E 24 V 2 1 RemoteCOM under Windows 95 98 eere eene eene 24 V 2 1 1 Setting up the ACS 31 310 4100 24 V 2 1 2 Ins

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