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1. Figure 11 1 Screenshot of virtual serial port software and serial port testing software If you want to test RS422 port get TXD and RXD short circuited TXD and RXD of RS422 on the module short circuited If you want to test RS485 port it 1s required to get computer connected to RS485 port of FS WF485IE by a USB RS485 converter or ee FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual ZRF Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter RS232 RS485 converter run two serial port testing software on the computer to observe whether virtual serial port and RS485 can receive the data sent by each other 11 7 If FS WEF485IE module works as STA is it able to connect to wireless router or AP available in the market If FS WF485IE module works as AP is it able to connect to STA equipment made by other manufacturer Of course They are equipment in line with IEEE 802 11b g n standard However in industrial environment industrial grade products shall be selected so as to ensure stability and reliability of system 11 8 I set one set of FS WF485IE as STA get it connected to a computer s port and establish wireless connection with wireless router Why is it accessible to Internet if set IP address in the same network segment of router on the computer Why is it inaccessible to Internet if set as Auto obtain IP address The rea
2. Server address input field AP AP LAN IP 10 10 100 254 LAN IP 10 10 100 100 UDP 10 10 100 100 8899 UDP 10 10 100 254 8899 Ethernet SERA Switch t Serial Devices T FS WF485IE y a Serial Devices FS WF485IE Figure 7 2 UDP unicast point to point connection Please note The module doesn t support UDP multicast Don t try to set UDP multicast address 224 0 0 0 239 255 255 255 for module Otherwise module will not be able to start 7 3 Change Ethernet port and serial port simultaneously to wireless WiF1 Ethernet port and serial port can be simultaneously converted to wireless WiFi by FS WF485IE A device can be used for several purposes without affecting each other and it saves investment for users Ethernet port to serial port and serial port to Ethernet also can be realized In fact serial port Ethernet port and WiFi are inter connectable Only after setting of module according to change serial port to WiFi whether TCP protocol or UDP protocol is used data can be transparently transmitted between the two modules ports As shown in Figure 7 3 wireless WiFi communication between 1 touch screen port and 2 PLC port is established wireless WiFi communication between 3 PLC s RS485 port and 4 PLC s RS485 port is established and both of them don t affect each other oe FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fo
3. so as to make wireless terminal equipments able to find this network You can input English characters as you like but Chinese characters are not supported If tick the check box beside Hide wireless terminal equipment cannot find this network gt Module MAC address every module has one unique MAC address which is given by manufacturers and can t be changed gt Selection of wireless channel 11 channels between 2 412GHz and 2 462GHz available generally select Auto selection gt Wireless distribution system WDS click WDS configuration button to select Lazy Mode Bridge Mode and Repeater Mode Generally Disable WDS forbidden is selected gt Encryption mode select wireless network s WEP WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WAPI encryption schemes and set password wireless terminal equipments can get access to AP wireless network by inputting correct password If Disable is selected password is not required gt IP address DHCP gateway setting module s LAN IP address all equipments connected under a same WiFi network must have different IPs and the first three items of these IP 11 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual ZRF Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter must be the same and the last items are different that is different addresses under the same network segment gt Subnet
4. B11_AP AP SSID FS B11_AP STA SSID FS B11_AP Figure 9 5 Solution of coverage extension by connection of several APs to switch _ 26 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual 10 Remote Communication via Internet FS WF485IE is able to conduct remote communication by VPN virtual private network through Internet Installation of a wireless router supporting VPN is required as shown in Figure 10 1 LAN IP addresses of Ethernet equipment such as PLC1 and FS WF485IE using serial port are set to have different IP addresses under same network segment of router in the Figure PLC IP 192 168 120 100 LAN IP of FS WF485IE connected with PLC2 192 168 120 101 two FS WF48S5IE establish wireless WiFi with router AP After remote computer has established VPN connection with router it can be viewed that all equipments are in the same LAN application programs in remote computer can directly access PLC1 s port or PLC2 s port through virtual serial port software VCOMM FS WF485IE does not support mapping of router port or DMZ access Setting of FS WF485IE in Figure 10 1 gt FS WF485 E connected with Ethernet port equipment PLC1 only needs to set to establish wireless WiFi connection no need of setting other parameters Of course PLC1 s IP address is the LAN address of the same network segment under router gt FS WiF485IE connected with serial
5. FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual a Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter password in a pop up window to enter parameter setting interface There are Chinese and English interfaces you can select by clicking button at the top right corner GO ekoo PH EE e Gem v Bee jr ak jo DEANN S PRBS v t M2M Web Server FOURSTAR Dy a ax Erish ptis BT ERE hn ee ERBARK igi TERT SWIFT BEST o i LRA me AP xt WIFI TEAR A SIRTAP RRRA EWIFIPIES BFN Sica Fie Rahs E EWFS im eRe BEA RRR BHA AHEAREA TA D Station F O WIFI PEAR ETA STA POR IIA WIFI BEA EHW ETEA RASTA EnA SCM ARS RHI HARMAA ike mn A AR ARRIE BARRAT Y WE HUB 3 ADO BATRA A RA Gl Wia 0 1 78 BATH LU a Ba E88 5H TEL 86 838 2515543 2515549 FAX 86 838 2515546 PHE http www fourstar dy com Figure 4 2 Web setting interface of FS WF485IE If you have changed FS WF485IE s IP address input new IP address when setting next time For concise description we call FS WF485IE as module for short in the following 4 2 Mode selection As shown in Figure 4 2 module can be set at AP mode or Station mode Whether it is AP mode or Station mode transparent transmission mode shall be selected in drop down menu of data transmission mode AP mode the module works as WiFi access point AP i e the module is to create WiFi wireless networ
6. TCP Client 10 10 100 254 8899 Figure 8 1 Communication between mobile phone and FS WF485IE ae ae FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual 9 Extension of Wireless WiFi Coverage When antennas of AP and STA are connectable with each other theoretical range connection range of wireless WiFi coverage transmission distance of wireless signal is 100m in open area it can reach 300m by actual measurement in obstructed area transmission distance of WiFi signal would greatly decreases Optional methods in the following can be adopted to extend wireless WiFi coverage and to increase transmission distance gt Replace the antenna with high gain antenna such as high gain sucker antenna omnidirectional antenna directional antenna planar array gt Install 2 4G signal amplifier at antenna interface of FS WF485IE gt Install WiFi signal repeater or bridge gt Install several APs to extend WiFi signal coverage FS WF485IE can used as WiFi signal repeater and bridge as shown in Figure 9 1 Users can enter by clicking WDS configuration button in Wireless access point setting page in webpage setting interface AS module of repeater and bridge the same wireless channel must be selected Auto selection can t be chosen and the module shall have the same wireless network name SSID Currently only one to one connection i
7. e WDSI1 is supported when FS WF485IE is used as repeater or bridge M2M Web Server Windows Internet Explorer tol es Jw http 10 10 100 253 cnyhfwds html 4s x baidu 2 ARRARKE FES HF RWDS y PRR an i TAR SRO0MMsA A SSD MBH WDs i Repeater Mode pakiz ASE ORR A meg PE A RD Shee TF APRYMA CHL HARAR A elmacit bt FHA SSREE Phy st IESE iRuEst Piet RIEL 1b e n ANR 0 Sa RE RE ROE Ze TON 82 MACHT AC CF 23 02 44 48 WE aA AEE ELS ATA TAHE AIER 4 Baa Ws A a i TEENS it oanesrominies ee f HE BA l RRT Phy Mode YDSI T A Aa Lazy Mode WAIT i ag Bridge Mode RIR Tt ice tears WERS Disable f HTMIX 802 11g n Repeater Mode PIERS GRNNEFIELD 802 11n WATE BA _ Ege wa F g Internet RAER SA R100 PDH RE fal AF T AA EP tit FHRS 255 255 255 0 DHCP 22 ARSE v IE EUR Figure 9 1 Setting interface of repeater or bridge 9 1 Set FS WF485IE as WiFi repeater Repeater Mode If it needs to set FS WF485IE as repeater input MAC address of AP to be connected in MAC address of peer AP test box as shown in Figure 9 2 Input MAC address of AP2 in API input MAC address of API in AP2 Wireless WiFi signals of AP1 and AP2 are combined and larger coverage is obtained STAs in such coverage can use the same SSID FS B11_AP and password to connect to AP in this larger coverage OA x FOURSTAT Electronic Technolog
8. eee eeeeeeee ees 17 7 Change RS232 RS485 RS422 Serial Port to Ethernet Port 0 ccc cece cece cece eee ence 21 8 Communication with Mobile Phone and Tablet PC with ISO Android Win system 23 9 Extension of Wireless WiFi COVCLAGC sss gene uxaneemsiuwsncataenciereeetaewsidesenandnceseneweied 24 10 Remote Communication via Internet 0 cece cece eee e eee e eee n ene e eee e eee e ee nes 2 EAO E aye vu bender ace ubecddnecyavatuadeaeeessntsieetoeawe utes eeewedea ahaa aaa 39 2 eer aO e a E E E E E nae eeaeoece 39 _2 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual Preface This Manual provides guidance for users using industrial Ethernet port and serial port to WiFi adapter model FS WF485IE application methods of this product are detailed in this Manual FS in the model is abbreviation of registered trademark of FOURSTAR Electronic Technology Co Ltd Please operate in accordance with the technical specifications and parameters provided in this User s Manual no property loss or personal injury liability caused by user s improper operation shall be assumed by our Company Our Company has the right to amend contents and product functions prescribed herein as required by technical development before statement Copyright Copyright of this Manual is reserved by FOURSTAR Electronic Technology Co Ltd Any individu
9. is more than 30s and reconnection link protection is set When transmitting important data upper equipment sends out confirmation for transmission and executes retry Furthermore correctly choose wireless modules installation locations and distances It is better to ensure that strength of wireless signal searched by STA module is not lower than 20 Wireless communication for control equipment in some occasions which have high requirement for real time performance and security is not recommended Please see Guidance for the Installation and Usage of Industrial Wireless Communication Products for FAQs occurring in installation and usage of wireless communication modules 11 3 Get two FS WF485IE adapter modules connected with LAN port of switch or router via Ethernet cable one module is set as AP the other module is set as STA why is the whole network abnormal after establishment of wireless WiFi connection After AP has established wireless WiFi connection with STA port in AP module is connected to port in STA module thus which short circuits the two ports of switch or router That s why the network is abnormal Thus we can know why abnormal situations may happen if parameters of several modules are set at the same time Similarly if module is set as STA and get it connected to wireless router s WiFi meanwhile get module s port connected to router s port via Ethernet cable which also means that the two ports of router are shor
10. mMteO AT iki WEO ittPserverttitt BRO Oe LEE g O 38 CE Ree SOC EARTE com 197 168 120 101 8899 HIF 57600 H 8 1 1110 1030 Teg co Ley Figure 10 10 Operation state of virtual serial port software ere FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual 11 FAQ 11 1 What kind of serial port equipments are supported by serial port of serial port to WiFi adapter FS WF485IE All RS232 RS485 RS422 serial ports which observe UART asynchronous serial port communication protocol such as MODBUS protocol free port communication protocol of Siemens PLC As for many field buses such as PROFIBUS MPI PPI CC Link PC Link although their physical communication ports are RS485 ports they don t transmit data under UART asynchronous serial port mode So they are inapplicable to this product 11 2 Why would wireless data communication be interrupted Different with wired communication wireless communication would easily be affected by environment and would be transiently interrupted sometimes For example when wireless channel is interfered WiFi connection would be transiently interrupted then re connect new channel Users can set communication timeout longer in equipment s application software As for wired communication most equipments communication timeout usually is 10s by default as for wireless communication such timeout usually
11. mask it generally is 255 255 255 0 indicating in the same network segment i e the first three items of IP address are same and the last items are different gt DHCP type select as Server indicating it can be DHCP address pool server to automatically assign IP address for connected equipments If Disable is selected forbid assignment of IP address to equipments 4 4 Setting of wireless terminal If Station mode is selected in Mode selection set terminal s parameters in the following interface FOURSTAR E Ea English p a ERAGE cs TRENAR Amigo A BAERAMAPSR SSID WH BART DHCP aS Fo an ip GREE iN A MPS FR SSID FS B11_AP IRR MAC itt nya gt mews OPEN i WERA WEP 13 10 or 26 HEX Hex v HE HUA Figure 4 4 Setting of wireless terminal Station gt Name of network connected to module SSID manually input network name of wireless AP to be connected to this terminal equipment or click Search button to look for nearby wireless network and get connected As shown in the following figure search and select network and click Apply button which will prompt you to input password of wireless network selected by you to enter into this network M2M Web Server Windows Internet Explorer pm E Tarn SSID BSSID RSSI Channel Encryption Authentication aie networktww d8 24 bd 76 e4 f5 5 1 TKIP WPA2PSK Infrastructure ChinaNet dwfe 00 1a a9 cd 07 0c 15 1 T
12. number is the port of module when module is under TCP Client mode port number means port number of Server required to be connected M Server address when module is under TCP Server mode IP address of this Server is module s IP address i e IP address set under Setting of wireless access point and same as default IP address 10 10 100 254 When module is under TCP Client mode this address means Server s IP address required to be connected by Client When module is set under UDP protocol this address means IP address required to be connected by module mM Max TCP connections when module works as TCP Server maximum 32 TCP Clients are allowed to be connected 4 6 Module management _14 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR EEA E AAAH E EREAAHE i FRAME i SORRFERE im AREE User s Manual Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter 4 02 10 C5307 RDA REB REL RARER k5 admin hs admin fie AUB BRR HRB a KEK RA REL RAR Ren Re wA ETTE HE Figure 4 6 Module management gt Setting of administrator user name and password of module can be set and changed gt Restart module after completion of parameter setting restart module or switch the power off and switch on again thus new parameters can be effective gt Restore to factory setting g
13. port equipment PLC2 needs to set to establish wireless WiFi connection In addition network protocol TCP or UDP LAN IP port number serial port parameters are required to be set FS WiF485IE must be set as Server but a remote computer shall be set as Client AP SSID FS WS2 LAN IP 192 168 120 1 Client Computer VPN Router M VPN 2 Client Computer SAT SSID FS WS2 M MA LAN IP 192 168 120 101 Protocol TCP Server Port 8899 STA SSID FS WS2 PLC2 Ethernet RS232 485 422 PLC1 IP 192 168 120 100 FS WF485IE FS WF485IE Figure 10 1 Remote communication via Internet OF FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual Take router of Tomato Firmware V1 28 0542 firmware as an example Setting method to establish PPTP VPN for router and Client computer is briefly introduced As for other ways to establish VNP connection please refer to the product manual for router 10 1 Setting of VPN router Connect router s LAN port to computer s Ethernet port though Ethernet cable input router s IP address in address bar of IE and then input user name and password according to instructions to enter router setting page Set router s WAN parameters Set WAN port parameters according to the Internet access service provided by the Internet service provider user name password and others provided by pr
14. this example router s IP address is 192 168 120 1 If you need to enter the router setting next time computer s IP address is required to be changed to 192 168 120 X and input 192 168 120 1 in address bar of IE browser Set dynamic domain name Router s external network address is different after starting router every time This is because router is assigned with an IP address from Internet randomly when router is powered on every time So it causes trouble to access Internet via the router There are two solutions to this problem Purchase a fixed IP address from an Internet service provider but the cost is high Use domain name resolution Apply a free or paid domain name from dynamic domain name service provider to substitute IP address with domain name By this way no matter how IP address changes domain name will lead to IP address in real time after resolution of domain name which is like the ordinary access to the Internet In this example we have applied to dynamic domain name service provider 3322 for a domain name fourstar dy 3322 org You can see this domain name is already under operation after inputting user name and password on the router _ 29 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR NERF Tomato DualWAN I 1 28 0542 MIPSR1 K26 USB 8M Pees User s Manual Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi
15. 100 LAN IP 10 10 100 254 TCP Client 10 10 100 254 8899 Protocol TCP Server i Port 8899 Serial Devices FS WF485IE FS WF485IE STA SSID FS B11_AP LAN IP 10 10 100 101 TCP Client 10 10 100 254 8899 Serial Devices FS WF485IE Serial Devices FS WF485IE RS485 STA SSID FS B11_AP LAN IP 10 10 100 102 TCP Client 10 10 100 254 8899 Serial Devices Figure 6 2 TCP point to multipoint connection 6 3 Setting of wireless connection to FS WF485IE by computer Set FS WF485IE as AP and TCP Server use wireless LAN card of laptop tablet PC and intelligent mobile phone to make WiFi connection with it install virtual serial port software VCOMM on the computer set it to TCP Client mode to establish TCP connection with FS WF485IE which is a server and then serial port of equipment is mapped to the computer By this way original application software can be used to communicate with equipment By this way wireless communication programming monitoring between computer and various PLC are easily realized no need of connection of cables and no worry about burning out of communication port caused by plugging and unplugging live cables To use plug the RS232 plug of different PLC programming cables into the RS232 port of FS WF485IE and get the other end plugged into corresponding PLC programming port Please refer to Application Test of Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapt
16. 11_AP STA FS WF485IE FS WF485IE STA SSID FS B11_AP STA STA vv FS WF485IE FS WF485IE Figure 5 2 Network topology for Ethernet to wireless WiFi 16 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual ay Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter Setting 1s very simple gt Get one computer separately connected with every module according to 4 Descriptions of parameter setting for separate setting gt Set any one of the modules as AP gt Set other modules as Station STA and establish wireless WiFi connection with AP no need of setting other parameters gt After completion of setting use Ethernet cable to get module s port connected to corresponding equipment port and switch the power of equipment and modules on again At this time IP addresses for every equipment PLC PC HMI still are the previous IP addresses of initial wired connection Ports of AP module and STA module are for transparent transmission not for address conversion In order to avoid auto assignment of IP address to connected equipments by FS WF485IE 1f connected equipments is set as Auto obtaining IP address you can forbid FS WF485IE s DHCP Server 6 Change RS232 RS485 RS422 Serial Port to Wireless WiFi FS WF485IE is able to realize transparent wireless transmission of RS232 RS485 and RS422 no need of cha
17. Adapter DualWan gt a 2 at P5 ERE 1 Reps RULES IP Hitit PODE Ejaz TAN RSE at fs URL REE APS SER RE e ANRE SPRE ENE cee EEE SPRE BHILE MX gi MX BABE ees aa 28 4 PER ERE miiie SjF IP tht 1 Atte DHCP ae BST tha THE EA WAN1 IP ihik 119 7 149 196 FERS gt 0 F 0 BRA TARE 3322 Ea http www 3322 org fs65 6 fourstar dy_ 3322 org CI CI 20132 A220 15 1444 119 7 149 196 201322 A298 1544 44 Fates fourstar dy 3322 0rg Update successful Abin Figure 10 4 Set dynamic domain name on the router Set VPN Server of PPTP protocol Please note VPN s segment address 192 168 10 X shall not be same with LAN s segment address 192 168 120 X In PPTP user list input Client s user name and password and then click Add button to add Client s VPN user Then remote Client computers can use this user name and password to establish VPN connection of PPTP protocol with this VPN router As shown in Figure 9 5 we have set six PPTP Client users userl user2 user6 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd safa TEL 86 838 2515543 http www fourstar dy com FAX 86 838 2515546 FOURSTAR User s Manual J I e e e e e AF Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter RA PPTP RJ ARE ENEE BA 4 1A AE VPNASHHIP HERS th IT BAME EA RA SS ANPN ERATE AEDE BZA FEVPN EE H ERE ig ra ae abl hem MS DNS1 0 0 0 0 24 FRE 508 MS DN
18. CP 12 08 2013 2 27 FRAN AES PAP U ABF SEHN CHAP H Microsoft CHAP hRAS 2 MS CHAP v2 C Bani AFA Windows BRAMMER Rig WM RA A 6 HE RA Figure 10 9 Amend VPN type as PPTP Now you can connect and disconnect access of PPTP VPN any time by clicking network icon in taskbar If a Client computer has established PPTP VPN connection with VPN router which means that computer PLC1 PLC2 and FS WF485I E are in LAN where the router is in application ee FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual Say Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter software in user s computer can access PLC1 and PLC2 the setup method is the same with that in LAN i e all equipments have same network segment address 192 168 120 X But if you want to access PLC2 you have to install virtual serial port software VCOMM to get serial port of PLC2 mapped to computer so that you can use the serial port communication software IP address for virtual serial port VCOMM as Client to access Server FS WF485IE connected with PLC2 is 192 168 120 101 in this example rather than router s external network IP address This is because all equipments are in the same LAN 192 168 120 X after establishment of VPN connection PER O vooOmET ClientBxk H Serveti Ver3 16 Sele RUSORRESH WE
19. Client automatically initiates the connection with TCP Server After establishment of TCP connection serial ports at two sides are able to transparently transmit data STA SSID FS B11_AP LAN IP 10 10 100 100 Protocol TCP Client Port 8899 AP SSID FS B11_AP LAN IP 10 10 100 254 Protocol TCP Server Port 8899 FS WF485IE FS WF485IE C7VSU S8PSH ZETSY CCVSU S8PSH ZETSY Serial Devices Serial Devices Figure 6 1 TCP point to point connection 6 2 Setting of TCP point to multipoint connection As shown in Figure 6 2 each STA module has established WiFi connection with AP module every TCP Client connects to TCP Server maximum 32 TCP Clients are allowed to connect to one TCP Server After establishment of connection data sent out by TCP Server can be received by every TCP Client simultaneously data sent out by every TCP Client can be received by TCP Server data can t be transmitted among TCP Clients By this way master slave wireless communication of RS485 can be easily realized TCP Server is RS485 s master station other TCP Clients are RS485 s slave stations master station exchanges data with every slave station by turns and communication can t be conducted between slave Stations 18 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual STA SSID FS B11_AP AP SSID FS B11_AP MU LAN IP 10 10 100
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21. KIPAES WPAPSK Infrastructure DXCEDDIE 78 54 2e ee 3e 12 0 10 TKIP WPA2PSK Infrastructure DYOWKJ 1c fa 68 78 f6 6 0 11 TKIP WPA2PSK Infrastructure me eae FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual ay Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter gt MAC address optional input AP s MAC BSSID address to bind MAC address As we know different wireless networks may have same network names i e SSID but they only have one unique MAC address Illegal invaders can establish wireless network name with the same SSID to make Station in network connected to illegal AP potentially information in the network may be leaked By binding of MAC address it can effectively prevent Station from connecting to illegal network so as to improve security of wireless network 4 5 Setting of serial port and others Regardless of AP or Station setting of serial port and network parameters are required p BAe RER 57600 p LREARKE RE fe 8 v Few 35 fy None v RESNE P F ik fy lv HAI CCTSRTS gt Disable wv ie By HORA pee ma BOAR pking Disable wv C a JC O aE DET RR zg axl Server v Hix TCP v Eim 8899 IRS 2S dtt ht RATCPERM 32 32 TCP ika ChF6oo F 300 Figure 4 5 Setting of serial port and network parameters gt Setting of serial port parameters parameters of serial port of module incl
22. S2 0 0 0 0 dsl MTU 1450 ms als RE IIA iii ENE AREA BREE PPTP HP Fz mO pene AP t EP VPNIP Address PADAMA TORB iial mI user1 user1 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PPP oF RSE user2 user2 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USBI o user3 user3 s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VPN S user4 user4 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OpenVPNAR S38 user5 userd S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 eee Pita 1 user6 user6 4 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x FDIPPTPRRE DIPPTPRRRSEB 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PPTPVPN EARP te PPTPVPNS Fim BESS E VPN IP AddressiE2a amp Pim st Ac GIP ROR TANT AC o Ai ee SEIS PUMPLAN WES Pema ee FOS a abe AS Pit LAN Peg ht FO PS Bai 0 0 0 072 ZAMIX TEM x FAB Pin one PPTPP A AY Stat LE 172 16 2 0 255 255 255 0 PPTPARSS Hm Ay xt LE 192 168 2 0 255 255 255 0 Em RA ArmA OT BLA 192 168 2 0 A AIPCHH ATL ile 172 16 2 023 h AIPC o KA SS tee RAMLAN gt AMLAN EI VPNAMIP AR PAS Pics a S 4H PA OORE Pini iH th Tomato DualWANM AES HMMs PCE AIRF ti From VPNASHHIP dE ia ct Figure 10 5 Set VPN Server of PPTP protocol and add Client PPTP user After completion of setting in every page don t forget clicking Save button to save set parameters If necessary restart router and then check whether all the settings are correct and check whether Internet is accessible by connecting computer to router 10 2 Establish VPN connection of PPTP protocol on Client computer Make sure VPN router and remote Client computer are able to get access to Internet If Client computer gets access to Internet through router mak
23. Siemens PLC As for some field buses such as PROFIBUS MPI PPI CC Link PC Link although their physical communication ports are RS485 ports they don t observe UART asynchronous serial port communication protocol So they are inapplicable to this product FS WF485IE adapter supports Station AP repeating bridge connection WDS and other Operation modes supports remote communication through Internet and supports communication with handheld terminals such as mobile phone Pad_ with Windows IOS Android operating system This product is designed for industry with auto reconnection function so as to ensure stable and reliable data transmission link Power supply 9 40VDC wide range working temperature 40 C 85 C installation DIN35mm standard guide rail ae FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual 2 Specifications and Main Technical Parameters Table 2 1 Basic parameters of FS WF485IE Wireless standard IEEE 802 11 b g n Frequency range 2 412GHz 2 484GHz 802 11b 20dBm max Emitted power Wireless 802 11g 18dBm max parameters Antenna 2 4GHz 3dBm SMA male collapsible rod like antenna Wireless transmission 100m antennas visible unobstructed distance PO A ARRA serial port RS232 supports RTS CTS stream control RS485 422 no stream control RS232 max transmission distance 30m RS485 422 max transmi
24. al Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter 3 1 Ethernet port Ethernet port is in line with RJ45 standard speed 10 100Mbps self adaption support Auto MDI MDI X self adaptive to straight through cable and crossover cable the port is internally isolated by network transformer Please see Table 3 1 for definition of signal ae 3 1 Vemo of Ethernet port signal Differential signal line for Output sending positive phase Ethernet data Differential signal line for Output sending negative phase Ethernet data Differential signal line for Input receiving positive phase Ethernet data 4 Notused Notused 5 Notused Notused Rx Differential signal line for Input receiving negative phase Ethernet data 7 Notused Notused o 8 Notused Notused 3 2 RS232 port RS232 port is connected by DB9M male connector it supports RTS CTS stream control its signal definition is the same with computer standard RS232 port with built in surge protector Please see Table 3 2 for definition of signal aa 3 2 enon of RS232 port signal Pop Ne Netwad 2 RXD__ Receive RS232 signal Input 3 TXD _ Send RS232 signal Output Get terminal ready 5 GND __ RS232signal grounding 6 NC Notused 8 CTS Allowsending Input 9 NC Notused o Joo 3 3 RS485 422 terminal and power terminal this product s input power voltage any DC power between 9 and 40V DC the int
25. al and organization shall assume corresponding legal liability for duplicating all or part of the Manual without written consent of our Company FOURSTAR We ay is the registered trademark of FOURSTAR Electronic Technology Co Ltd All other trademarks or registered trademarks shown herein are owned by their owner Version Information Document name User s Manual for Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter Version V2 0 Revision History of Document and Product V2 0 2013 10 2014 02 Add pictures Users are advised to read the following related documents Guidance for the Installation and Usage of Industrial Wireless Communication Products Application Test of Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter FS WF4851E on Various PLC General Methods for the Realization of PLC Wireless Programming Monitoring ae FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual Package Includes 1 FS WF485IE 1PCS 2 CD 1 including User s Manual this product generally needs no software or device driver but for some applications virtual serial port software VCOMM and communication test software for Windows IOS Android sometimes may be required 1 Overview With the rapid development and popularity of information technology represented by multi functional mobile media our daily life and business mode const
26. antly change For production and safety management of service facilities closely related with production and life more efficient application system and other aspects flexible application of information technology has been paid more and more attentions Why wireless Requirements for controlling mobile or rotary equipments Requirements for signal transmission in areas where wire laying 1s inconvenient or dangerous Communication of equipments at two sides of river channel road or railway and equipments at the area with complex terrain Requirements for rapid simple installation and start up Quick access to existing control system FOURSTAR timely launches equipment FS WF485IE which is able to easily convert wired port or serial port RS232 RS485 RS422 to wireless transmission and applications such as remote monitoring and operation which can be realized wirelessly To achieve transparent wireless transmission of RS232 RS485 RS422 and industrial Ethernet port original wired transmission can be substituted through simple setting no need of change of original communication protocol and application software Serial port communication of this product transparently transmit data according to UART asynchronous serial port communication protocol applicable to RS232 RS485 RS422 communication protocols which observe UART asynchronous serial port communication protocol such as MODBUS protocol free port communication protocol of
27. ce it with other high gain antenna If FS WF485IE is installed inside control cabinet sucker antenna is required to connect antenna to outside of control cabinet 3 5 Default button restore to factory default setting Press this button for 3s and then release after a while Ready indicator is off and on again which indicates that it is restored to factory setting and restarted When users forget product s IP address user name password or confused setting of parameters restore factory setting and re set parameters Factory default setting IP address 10 10 100 254 user name admin password admin 3 6 Indicator there are 5 LED indicators on the panel for indicating working state as shown in _Q FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual Table 3 6 Table 3 6 Descriptions of LED indicators Of PWR receiving data serial port data serial port 4 Descriptions of Parameter Setting 4 1 Enter parameter setting interface FS WF485IE can directly use IE web browser of Windows system to set parameters You can enter into parameter setting interface only by inputting IP address of FS WF485 IE in address bar of browser Switch on the power of FS WF485IE press Default button for 3s and then release when Ready indicator is on again the settings is restored to factory default setting 1 e P 10 10 100 254 user name admin pa
28. e sure IP address of router at Client side 1s different from IP address of VPN router at Server side Now you can establish PPTP VPN connection on Client computer The interfaces for setting of VPN connection are slightly different in different operation systems However basic setting are the same We take Windows 7 as an example to explain method for setting PPTP VPN connection Open Windows s Network and sharing center gt click Set up a new connection or network gt click Connect to a Workplace ee FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual J f e e e e e ZBF Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter HSA gt RAAHE HO alsa 4 580 H SARANSH 7 eb Barney LUIAN PC64 eS Internet kita Baas lS Interne a ace REA ESA EEO e Ath Bir NERAN FAWNA 4 4 jE FI Internet g Re SPARSE HF Internet ay RSM ASSIS SSRI ey TIME HEIRE BH HSE VPN EE Jo ees T EK ise SUAS LEK ARS EK VPN EE a WERE BNRS AR WAFS et SPL LASERS TEDHL BERR SIS fp DEMS FARDE Internet ees DESMADR RR SAUSHEES Figure 10 6 Set VPN connection Select Create new connection input domain name which has already successfully tested on VPN router in Internet address text box and input such connection s name na
29. each other Following methods can be used to rapidly check FS WF485 IE gt Press Default button to restore to factory default setting gt Get 2 TXD pin and 3 RXD pin of RS232 port short circuited i e make it receive the data sent by itself gt Use a computer wirelessly to search FS WF485IE SSID FS B11_AP signal and establish wireless WiFi connection gt Run virtual serial port software VCOMM on the computer set TCP Client and FS WF485IE establish TCP connection gt Run serial port testing software on the computer and send data to this virtual serial port If data sent can be received it shows that module works normally 7 RBO VCOMMIzGEClient Ext F5Servert sti2 amp Ver3 16 E N amp PUPORRSEH GA RAEO AF RE EMO ute Server Mit Bm O IB TARS CONS 10 10 100 254 8899 ROSMA MoO I H 57600 N 8 1 10370 9618 PEIR rh lt 7 BOWE COMPort Debuger V2 00 Som sate 2 PADUS Bihar A PRS o 7 o2 cons v FOURSTAR erais ese 57600 v aR a 8 M ira fi vi r AZ ABR 1000 ns TIET Heine D Rieti marsha ATAB WARE i 2 ADO S ATR APRA Bl AMAR O OK FOURSTAR aeae Iv ith Hi 10370 ae yp 9618 IA SERRA PADS Bir A RAS FOURSTAR Electronic SPA DUS Bit A RA a FOURSTAR Electronic 3 PADS BHR APRA STAR Electronic FO FADE BHAA DTR J CTS FOURSTAR Electroni RTS DSR f BREAK RING FOURSTAR Electronic DCD eC WRG mic iat Bega AZAA RGA
30. er FS WF4851E on Various PLC and General Methods for the Realization of PLC 19 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual ay Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter Wireless Programming Monitoring for the setting of serial port parameters and other details AP SSID FS B11_AP LAN IP 10 10 100 254 Ww Protocol TCP Server MU Port 8899 S7 200PLC Programming cable PC PPI S7 300PLC PC MPI ee SC 09 STA SSID FS B11_AP AFC8513 LAN IP 10 10 100 100 CQM1 CIFO2 VCOMMEEAB SRE XW2Z 200S TCP Client 10 10 100 254 8899 DVPACAB230 FPO PLC OMRON PLC Delta PLC Figure 6 3 Wireless connection to FS WF485IE by computer 6 4 Setting of unicast point to point connection As shown in Figure 6 4 one module works as AP the other module works as SAT establish wireless WiFi connection Two modules are set with different LAN IP addresses under the same network segment 10 10 100 254 and 10 10 100 100 select UDP protocol no Server and Client in UDP protocol two modules connect to each other s IP address and same port number 8899 A STA SSID FS B11_AP LAN IP 10 10 100 100 Protocol UDP 10 10 100 254 8899 AP SSID FS B11_AP LAN IP 10 10 100 254 Protocol UDP 10 10 100 100 8899 FS WF485IE FS WF485IE C7VSY S8PSH ZETSY CCVSY S8PSH ZETSY Serial De
31. ernal is isolated by DC DC So power of this product can be supplied by any equipment no need to consider shared grounding The RS485 422 port is internally isolated and installed with anti lightning surge protector Please see Table 3 3 for FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd A 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual definition of signal Table 3 3 Definition of RS485 422 terminal and power terminal signal Outline Pin Signal Function Type a a 2 D __ RS485 signal negative Input output_ 6 TXD RS422 signal sending negative RS485 422 signal grounding a shielded grounding housing aa grounding a ee e DC power DC power Please correctly install terminating resistor in accordance with RS485 422 standard gt When RS485 port is used if FS WF485IE is at the terminal of RS485 bus 120Q terminating resistor shall be connected at D D terminals in parallel if FS WF485 IE is not at the terminal of bus terminating resistor is not required to be installed in parallel gt When RS422 port is used if FS WF485IE is at the terminal of RS422 bus 120Q terminating resistor shall be connected at RXD RXD terminals in parallel if FS WF485 IE is not at the terminal of bus terminating resistor is not required to be installed in parallel 3 4 Antenna standard antenna configured to this product is 2 4GHz 3db SMA inner thread inner pin connector Users can repla
32. et all parameters of module restored to factory setting gt Upgrade software upgrade internal firmware of module _15 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual 5 Change Ethernet Port to Wireless WiF Now lots of industrial equipments are equipped with Ethernet port Compared with RS232 RS485 ports it is faster and more reliable if Ethernet is used for data exchange Figure 5 1 shows typical network topological structure of industrial Ethernet control system Equipments are connected by Ethernet switch for communication through Ethernet cables HMI ziat PLC E Switch ee ee Figure 5 1 Network topology for wired connection of industrial Ethernet In some occasions not convenient for wiring these industrial equipments shall be connected wirelessly for data transmission with each other It is required that any setting of original system shall not be changed it s plug and play FS WF485IE s port to wireless WiFi function is especially designed for turning industrial Ethernet into wireless communication Transparent transmission of data from Ethernet to wireless WiFi can be realized After it is converted to wireless transmission by FS WF485IE all parameters such as IP addresses and application methods of all equipments are the same with that in wired connection as shown in Figure 5 2 AP SSID FS B11_AP STA SSID FS B
33. irst three items of IP are same and the fourth item is different gt Parameters of serial port of module including Baud rate data bit check bit stop bit must be set the same with parameters of serial port of equipment connected with it Otherwise communication can t be conducted normally gt Forbid Serial port auto framing gt Please use port number between 8000 and 65535 6 1 Setting of TCP point to point connection ee FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual EBF Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter As shown in Figure 6 1 module in the left is set to AP mode WiFi network name SSID and IP address can use default setting FS B11_AP and 10 10 100 254 network protocol is set as TCP Server Server port 8899 Module in the right is set to STA mode Station SSID is set to SSID FS B11_AP of AP to be connected IP address is set different from addresses of other equipments under the same network segment in the network the first three items of IP are same the fourth item is different e g 10 10 100 100 the default is DHCP network protocol is set as TCP Client IP address and port to be connected are set to IP address and port of module in the left After start up of Client module in the right it will look for AP whose SSID is FS B11_AP and establish wireless WiFi connection with it Then TCP
34. k for other WiFi equipments to access such as module in Station mode mobile phone laptop tablet PC Station mode the module works terminal mode Station 1 e module is accessible to WiFi network created by AP mode Access of mobile phone laptop and etc to WiFi network belongs to this mode After completion of setting click OK button New setting is effective after restart of module as instructions 4 3 Setting of wireless access point If AP mode is selected in Mode selection set AP s parameters in the following interface 10 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual FOURSTAR HEEF e ee AREA SBSREA a p RAAF ES ext llb g n mixed mode v ki pte SFr SSID FS B11_AP pase 0 pee ee MACH t CF 23 04 CF TRARRE H RMAC ht AC CF 23 04 CF A8 7 4415 1B AE Amity v Ly SORZERE 5 285 RR RCWDS WDSh2 E ERE pane WE RUB nn xt Disable v IRE AA 1 EMA ie i IPH it DHCPRIXi Hh 10 10 100 254 TAHA 255 255 255 0 DHCP R52 v HE live Figure 4 3 Setting of wireless access point AP gt Network mode select wireless network protocols such as IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g and IEEE 802 11n Different standards have different transmission rate generally mixed mode is selected 11b g n mixed mode gt Network name SSID give a name for this WiFi wireless network
35. med by you in Destination name text box a a Perez o 4 BRM gt EARM Internet e VPN iw Internet S REWS RMA VPN RE s ennt Fe ne ERA S442 4 Internet Htt MEREERIN 2 3 BEINE DIERN CAERE S 9 Dae ere BONER LEX SL IE RES WHENUE E D Figure 10 7 Set domain name and name connection Input PPTP user name and password that you successfully set on VPN router and click Connect button after a while a window showing successful connection appears sA FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual a EA BKBAPR RAS RERU P user1 ERF F S ICES R e F 3E D 2 x Figure 10 8 Set VPN connection Click connection icon in the taskbar point mouse to the connection name you set just now and right click select Properties to change property of this VPN connection and select Point to point tunneling protocol PPTP in Type of VPN under Security tab Auto is not recommended In Data encryption box Require encryption disconnect if server declines sea et St x I HAME asaid rata i Internet if Ext Ss PEE thi PPTP RSA VPN HE AOR D BOS CRAME th OY EE SAE PAIP RMS Siti EAP E VPN REAREN
36. nge of original communication protocols and software original serial port cable can be substituted by simple setting Any serial port on FS WF485I E adapter can be used no need to turn on off or select jumper Several serial ports on FS WF485IE can t be used simultaneously As for RS485 RS422 ports 120Q terminating resistor must be correctly connected with them Serial port of this product transparently transmits data according to UART asynchronous serial port communication protocol and it applicable to various RS232 RS485 RS422 communication protocols which observe UART asynchronous serial port communication protocol such as MODBUS protocol free port communication protocol of Siemens PLC Please note as for some field buses such as PROFIBUS MPI PPI CC Link PC Link although their physical communication ports are RS485 ports they don t observe UART asynchronous serial port communication protocol So they are inapplicable to this product Serial port to wireless WiFi can be realized by TCP or UDP protocol There are many setting methods The followings are common points for setting They will not be stated again later in this document gt The communication between modules which is in AP mode and module which is in Station STA mode can be conducted on condition that wireless WiFi connection 1s established gt Set IP addresses of every module in the network to different addresses under same network segment 1 e the f
37. nnection if AP2 is under bridge mode it is the same with bridge mode stated in 9 2 after establishment of connection 25 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual M LY Ne ad AP SSID FS B11_AP LAN IP 10 10 100 253 Repeater Mode WDS1 Peer MAC MAC of AP1 AP SSID FS B11_AP LAN IP 10 10 100 254 Lazy Mode WDS1 API AP2 Figure 9 4 Lazy mode Adopt Ethernet switch to connect several APs so as to extend wireless WiFi coverage Set every AP to have the same SSID wireless WiFi network name same encryption mode and password to realize roaming of STA This is very helpful to mobile equipments When STA moves from one AP coverage to the other AP coverage it will automatically connect to AP with stronger signal switching time is about 3s 9 4 Solution of coverage extension by connection of several APs to switch As shown in Figure 9 5 get several APs connected to Ethernet switch via Ethernet cable to extend WiFi signal coverage Every STA only needs to establish wireless WiFi connection with an AP with the same SSID names and passwords In the Figure API AP2 and AP3 are set to have the same SSID name and password Thus any STA can establish communication in such three AP coverage STAI AP2 STA SSID FS B11_AP AP SSID FS B11_AP E AP SSID FS B11_AP STA SSID FS B11_AP STA2 vv STA SSID FS
38. or users using Industrial Ethernet port and serial port to wireless WiFi adapter model FS WF485IE We have already checked that contents provided in this Manual are in line with described hardware and software We can t guarantee their complete consistency for errors are hard to avoid We will always check data and contents provided in this Manual and conduct necessary updating in the subsequent versions Product functions shall be subject to the functions on the actual device due to rapid development of new technology FOURSTAR Electronic Technology reserves the right to revise this Manual without any prior notice FOURSTAR Electronic Technology Co Ltd Address 2F Building H No 88 Section H South Lushan Road Deyang Sichuan Tel 86 838 2515543 2515549 Fax 86 838 25 15546 Website http www fourstar dy com ZO FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com
39. out by every TCP Client can be received by TCP Server data can t be transmitted between TCP Clients By this way master slave network of RS485 can be easily established TCP Server is RS485 s master station other TCP Clients are RS485 s slave stations master station exchanges data with every slave stations by turns and communication can t be conducted between slave stations AP LAN IP 10 10 100 100 TCP Client 10 10 100 254 8899 AP LAN IP 10 10 100 254 Protocol TCP Server Port 8899 RS485 Serial Devices SEPARL Switch Ethernet a AP LAN IP 10 10 100 101 TCP Client 10 10 100 254 8899 t Serial Devices RS485 Serial Devices AP v LAN IP 10 10 100 102 Serial Devices TCP Client 10 10 100 254 8899 Figure 7 1 TCP point to multipoint connection 7 2 Setting of UDP unicast point to point connection As shown in Figure 7 2 get two modules connected to Ethernet switch via Ethernet cable or directly get them connected via Ethernet cable Set every module with different LAN IP address to the same network segment the first three items are same the fourth item is n e FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual Ay Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter different select UDP protocol input IP address of the other module to be connected in
40. ovider to make this router access to Internet normally Set routers LAN parameters In this example router s IP address gateway 192 168 120 1 subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Please note this router s IP address can t be the same IP address of router for Client router connected with remote computer in Figure 10 1 not displayed in this Figure if Client gets access to Internet by router Tomato DualWAN fRAC 1 28 0542 MIPSR1 K26 USB 8M WS WAN1 Internet gt REISS eee PPPoE graat PSE 083802047896 HERS i SAIN AE ial a ieee RSE MER WESARERSAAS i DNS RSE AJARONSRS SM e AE E 24 ERS FRET PEE mia za BREE 30 tt B SEZEBM NL LASS SEIE BARE 1 LANZE R i E 2 cee E Be HES IP ttt 192 168 120 1 BERBEI REE SSS OURS SEQUIPHELE are TAAS 255 255 255 0 RERAN MES E DACP Ja FADHCP RERE OE FAS EHR WEADHCPHEIPHRERH Figure 10 2 Set WAN port parameters and router s IP address Set router s wireless WiFi parameters 28 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual fay Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter fa Ace u MAC ttt D0 15 4A 1D 9C 7F TERRI FLEA al S AP 1 TRESS AZGKAP TRUH Az x SSID 2 GERM SeSSIDW FS WS2 P HESSID M His 1 2412 GHz H FARN WEP MEAT 123 bits RETARA AAEE Sy Fam EIE Be 1 CFL35766805200 Figure 10 3 Set router s wireless WiFi parameters In
41. r UDP network protocols can be selected TCP is a kind of reliable protocol based on connection Before data transmission two way connection must be firstly established and disconnected after completion of transmission When sending data data can be continuously sent upon confirmation of the host In case of failure of receiving confirmation of the host or data errors resending is required to be conducted for several times TCP communication types include Client and Server Client automatically gets connected to Server and Server has to be passively connected to Client once the connection is established Client and Server can conduct two way data transmission at any time UDP protocol is a kind of unreliable protocol without connection In data transmission conduct data transmission without receiving confirmation of the host So UDP protocol doesn t ensure that data packet sent to target host will be correctly received In some occasions having requirement for higher reliability ensure the data is correct by upper layer protocol UDP is a simple communication type It will not increase extra communication traffic It can ensure real time data through communication speed faster than TCP There is no Server and Client in UDP both communication sides are peers E Port protocol port number port number shall not be port number retained by system Generally users use port numbers between 8000 and 65535 When module is under TCP Server mode port
42. rt communication protocol of Siemens PLC If RS485 port is a special field bus port FS WF485IE can t be used such as PROFIBUS MPI PPI CC Link and PC Link Users can refer to Application Test of Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter FS WF4851E on Various PLC formulated by FOURSTAR siTe FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual ZRF Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter 11 13 Which one has higher reliability of communication TCP protocol or UDP protocol It certainly is TCP protocol TCP is a kind of reliable protocol based on connection UDP protocol is a kind of unreliable protocol without connection In data transmission conduct data transmission without receiving confirmation of the host So UDP protocol doesn t ensure that data packet sent to target host will be correctly received In some occasions having requirement for higher reliability users can ensure the data is correct by upper layer protocol 12 Order Information AR FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual F Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter Product name Industrial Ethernet port and serial port to wireless WiFi adapter Product model FS WF485IE Note This Manual provides guidance f
43. son is if set to Auto obtain IP address the computer s IP address is assigned by FS WF485IE module s DHCP Server i e computer s IP address may be 10 10 100 X rather than IP address assigned by wireless router You just need to close module s DHCP Server and the computer can be assigned with an IP address from wireless router 11 9 If FS WF485IE module works as AP at most how many STA can be connected to it If FS WF485IE module works as AP it can establish wireless WiFi connection with 32 STA modules at most if FS WF485IE module works as TPC Server it can connect to 32 TCP Client connections at most 11 10 If FS WF485IE is installed inside a metal cabinet transmission of wireless signal is interrupted How to solve this problem Change to sucker antenna 2 4GHz Get antenna installed outside cabinet and make antennas accessible with each other 11 11 Industrial production environment always is very complicated How to correctly install and use FS WF485IE adapter in different environment Please refer to Guidance for the Installation and Usage of Industrial Wireless Communication Products formulated by FOURSTAR 11 12 Why is FS WF485IE able to conduct communication normally on certain PLC but unable on certain PLC As for many industrial equipments such as PLC HMI DCS VVVF if their RS485 422 232 ports are in line with UART asynchronous serial port protocol they support FS WF485IE such as MODBUS protocol free po
44. ssion distance 1200m Hardware Ethernet port 10 100Mbps self adaption support Auto parameters MDI MDLX me pea Working voltage and 9 40VDC 5W e Interface isolation Power serial port Ethernet port are totally isolated Ma from each other Interface protection RS485 connector 500W anti lightning surge protection RS232 and RS422 connector SW surge protection port isolated and protected Receiving sensitivity WEP WPA PSK WPA2 PSK W API Wireless encryption WEP64 W EP128 TKIP AES Working mode 5 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual EEF Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter parameters Network protocol TCP UDP DHCP DNS HTTP ARPACMP Max Station 32 connections Max TCP connections Setting method for Web page setting users 3 External Structure and Description of Parts Fk Antenna WEH Wee Restore factory settings button LAAMU Ethernet socket m ETA LED Indicator RS485 422imF SB emt RS485 422 terminal and power terminal RS23 2 RS232 socket RHET Bolt hole Shta Rail retainer Figure 3 1 External structure and description of parts for FS WF485IE _6 TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd FOURSTAR User s Manual ZRF Industri
45. ssword admin Use Ethernet cable to connect port of FS WF485IE with port of computer or with port of switch which is in the same LAN with computer Set computer s IP address and FS WF485IE s IP address in the same network segment 1 e the first three items of IP address are the same and the fourth item is different Open network and sharing center Local connection Property on the computer select Internet protocol version 4 eee and set computer s IP as 10 10 100 X in which X 254 Ate 3 Ste X f internet wiwieak 4 TCP IPv4 Et mee E EPEAT ERA at Realtek RTL8139 810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC ia REO Heek AAT FUER 0 e splat ede 3 a et SIMATIC Industrial Ethernet ISO a IP tit 1 Wi ete PROFINET IO RT Protocol 2 0 V a Internet Hikki 6 TCP IPv6 1 TARSU 299 299 255 V d Internet Hihii 4 TCP IPv4 eri se D V ote HERB Poth MARAT SS 1 0 BEANIE j M di HERS PATH Ae MG E A BARIS DNS ARS gStih iB FATAH DNS ARS esti Zi N ESR U BA DNS RSs P 218 6 200 139 HA 2 SFA DNS RAZA 61 139 2 69 TORT s T E SADIE HX ERREAEIA IR ARTES EIR FH L maw I Figure 4 1 Set computer s IP address and FS WF485IE s IP address in the same network segment Input FS WF485IE s IP address in IE browser s address bar and input user name and _9 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543
46. t circuited Therefore address would conflict 11 4 Set one FS WF485IE adapter module as STA and get it connected to router s LAN port via Ethernet cable the other module is set as AP and get it connected to computer s port via Ethernet cable why is it inaccessible to Internet But it is normal if directly connect computer to router via Ethernet cable STA module shall be connected to computer s port AP module must be connected to router s port By this way it is accessible to Internet It is like changing the router to wireless router s35 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR py ea 5 User s Manual Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter 11 5 How to set terminating resistor when using RS485 or RS422 When using RS485 and RS422 ports it is required that correctly set 120Q terminating resistor at bus cable s beginning and end Please refer to documents about RS485 or operation manual for various RS485 port products formulated by FOURSTAR 11 6 What are the reasons for serial port receiving unreadable code How to simply and rapidly check whether FS WF485IE works normally The reason is that serial port parameters of FS WF485I E such as Baud rate data bit check bit stop bit are not compatible with serial port parameters of connected equipment This problem can be solved by resetting to get them compatible with
47. uding Baud rate data bit check bit stop bit must be set the same as parameters of serial port of equipment connected to it Otherwise communication can t be established normally In case of using RS485 and RS422 ports select Disable to forbid hardware stream control CTS RTS In case of using RS232 port it may select Disable to forbid hardware stream control only use TXD RXD GND lines or it may select Enable to allow hardware stream control here RTS and CTS signals at RS232 port are effective gt Serial port auto framing select Disable to forbid serial port auto framing gt Setting of network parameters E Server Server mode in TCP protocol if the module works under TCP Server mode it will not automatically connect to other equipments but monitor at local port waiting for connection by Client Once it is connected with Client it can conduct two way communication with Client E Client Client mode if module works under TCP Client mode it will automatically connect with TCP Server already set in advance In case of failure of connection it 13 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual ZRF Industrial Ethernet Port and Serial Port to Wireless WiFi Adapter will continuously try to get connected Once it is successfully connected it can conduct two way communication with Client E Protocol TCP o
48. urstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual PLC FS WF485IE Ethernet 2 Figure 7 3 Port and serial port simultaneously to WiFi Actually after establishment of wireless WiFi connection among FS WF485IE modules data among their ports serial ports and WiF is inter connected ports serial ports and WiFi can be connected to each other therefore applications are flexible In practice users may find many interesting ways of connection and practical uses 8 Communication with Mobile Phone and Tablet PC with ISO Android Win Operating System Communication between smart phones tablet PCs through FS WF485IE can be realized Currently mobile phone operation systems such as ISO iPhone iPad Android Samsung mobile phone tablet PC and Windows are supported Set FS WF485IE as AP establish connection between WiFi of mobile phone tablet PC and such AP and then communication can be established between these devices There are lots of communication test softwares on the Internet Users can enter into mobile phone application software store such as App Store input key words TCP testing tools or Network testing tools and download it Users can develop suitable application software by themselves A AP SSID FS B11_AP M LAN IP 10 10 100 254 Protocol TCP Server Port 8899 PLC oo RA 2013 11 05 15 27 59 920 Test OK ne 2 FS WF485IE 2013 11 05 15 27 58 917 Test OK STA SSID FS B11_AP
49. vices Serial Devices Figure 6 4 UDP unicast point to point connection Please note Module doesn t support UDP multicast Don t try to set UDP multicast address 224 0 0 0 239 255 255 255 for module Otherwise module will not be able to start _ 20 FOURSTAT Electronic Technology Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual 7 Change RS232 RS485 RS422 Serial Port to Ethernet Port Serial port to Ethernet also can be realized by FS WF485IE no need of using wireless WiFi function The module can t close WiFi so users can set all modules to AP If certain module 1s set to STA and it establishes wireless WiFi connection with AP which means that the switch s port short circuited Thus address conflict will occur which will lead to abnormal operation of whole network Functions and change methods of serial port to Ethernet are the same as that of 6 Change RS232 RS485 RS422 Serial Port to Wireless WiFi the difference is that Ethernet cable is used to get modules connected by Ethernet switch here 7 1 Setting of TCP point to multipoint connection As shown in Figure 7 1 get every module connected to Ethernet switch though Ethernet cable every TCP Client connects to TCP Server and maximum 32 TCP Clients are allowed to connect to one TCP Server After establishment of connection data sent out by TCP Server can be received by every TCP Client simultaneously data sent
50. y Co Ltd TEL 86 838 2515543 FAX 86 838 2515546 http www fourstar dy com FOURSTAR User s Manual A AP SSID FS B11_AP LAN IP 10 10 100 254 Repeater Mode WDS1 Peer MAC MAC of AP2 AP SSID FS B11_AP LAN IP 10 10 100 253 Repeater Mode WDS1 Peer MAC MAC of AP1 AP1 Figure 9 2 Repeater Mode 9 2 Set FS WF485IE as WiFi Bridge Bridge Mode Setting method of Bridge Mode is the same as that of Repeater Mode the difference is AP module which works as bridge doesn t accept access of STA only bridge modules can communicate with each other As shown in Figure 9 3 only API and AP2 can communicate with each other STA module can t search for WiFi signals of AP1 and AP2 Wireless bridge usually is used for connection of LANs between two buildings AP SSID FS B11_AP AP SSID FS B11_AP LAN IP 10 10 100 254 LAN IP 10 10 100 253 Bridge Mode WDS1 Bridge Mode WDS1 Peer MAC MAC of AP2 Peer MAC MAC of AP1 Figure 9 3 Bridge mode 9 3 Set FS WF485IE to lazy mode Lazy Mode Lazy Mode is also known as self learning mode This mode belongs to passive mode that is it can identify and accept access of AP from other Repeater Mode It doesn t actively connect to others In Figure 9 4 AP1 is set to lazy mode waiting for connection AP2 is set to repeater mode actively connecting to API If AP2 is under repeater mode it is the same with repeater mode stated in 9 1 after establishment of co

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