STE02W User Manual - MG Hardware & Software Engineering
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1. 4 3 6 Network Basic E STE02W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE rci E ioj xj Home Network Configuration System Information Basic Wireless Wireless Security Network Services Configuration Select method to assign IP address Serial Pi seats C Obtain automatically using DHCP Network Alarms Use the following IP Address Administration IP Address 192 168 100 100 Backup Restore Reboot Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 zd Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Changes to DHCP IP Address and Subnet Mask require a reboot to take effect NG Save Figure 25 Basic Settings In this section you can set parameters of STEO2W network DHCP IP address Subnet Mask Gateway These settings are the same previously configured through MG Device Wiz utility or are the default ones if you do not run this procedure but can be changed according to your requirements Also in this section you can set the parameters for wireless network to which the device is connected and configure security parameters such as encoding type and access keys ATTENTION if you assigne an IP address that is not compatible to the local network configuration you can no longer access the configuration pages In this case in order to log in again to STEO2W you need to rerun the configuration with a compatible IP address using the Application Wizard or modify the IP address of the PC you are using to configure STEQ2W 26 L Hardware2. Power Supply Male connector og E o STE02 Power Connector Figure 2 Module STE02W Front View L Hardware amp Software Engineering 3 1 2 Rear Panel Serial Port DB9 male connector DTE Standard WiFi Antenna connector Power Supply LED STE02W device power state Yellow Link LED Antenna Connector Link LED Wireless network Connection Activity LED Wireless connection Activity Green Link LED Power Supply LED RS 232 DB9 Serial Connector Figure 3 STE02W Module Rear View Pin Number Signal Description Function 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect 2 RD Receive Data Data Input 3 TD Data Transmission Data Output Data Terminal 4 DTR Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request To Send 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI Ring Indicator Figure 4 DB9 Serial Connector Pin Out L Hardware amp Software Engineering 4 Installation 4 1 Hardware Connection 4 1 1 Connecting to the Wireless network Turn on the device and wait for the Link LED to stop blinking this means that STE02W is connected to one of the available wireless networks The converter is able to connect to networks with access point or ad hoc networks If the Link LED does not stop blinking make sure that the device is in an area covered by Wireless Lan or that the network security features are compatible with the security settings of your STE02W Access Point abel Figu
3. Priority e E Gees boo secs a normal Refresh Figure 30 Alarm on Pattern Match 31 L Hardware amp Software Engineering 4 3 11 Backup Restore In this section you can save configuration file of the system currently in use Clicking the Backup button you can save with name in the desired directory the current system configuration Similarly you can load a previously saved configuration file by selecting it through the Browse button To load the configuration file click Restore button E STE02W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE rci ioj xj Home System Information You can backup this device s current configuration settings to a file or restore its settings from a previous backup file Configuration Serial Port Backup configuration to a file on your PC or server Network Backup You will be prompted for where to save the backup file Alarms Administration Restore configuration from a file on your PC or server Badap Restore Restore From File Reboot Restore NG Figure 31 Backup Restore Configuration Default dcd file in Configuration folder inside CD supplied contains the configuration settings of factory defaults Note after loading the configuration file you must press the Restart button in the main menu to activate the new configuration giving confirmation of that choice and waiting a few seconds to reboot syst
4. The contents of this manual may change without notice MG S r l assumes no responsibility for errors and or omissions technicians 1 1 Declaration of conformity With the present MG S r l declares that the product STE02W is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999 05 EC with reference to the following regulatory standards EN55022 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 EN60950 FCC ID MCQ 50M880 1 2 Package Contents STE02W module Antenna AC Power Adapter 12V optional Utility and installation CD 1 3 Technical Characteristics Supported Protocols IP TCP UDP DHCP SNMP SSL TLS Telnet LPD http HTTPS SMTP ICMP IGMP ARP ADDP Server and Client operating mode Wireless LAN 802 11b up to 11Mbps with data encryption type WEP WEP2 Possibility to connect to infrastructure networks and ad hoc networks Serial Port from 50 to 230 Kbps Supported Serial Signals TXD RXD RTS CTS DTR DSR Data format 5 6 7 8 bit parity even odd mark space 1 2 stop bits Flow Control XON XOFF RTS CTS Sending alert e mail SMTP on recognition of serial signals state Alert e mail SMTP on character recognition Sending repeated e mails on persistence alarm Consumption 1 5 W Led Power Link Activity Operating Temperature from 20 to 60 Humidity from 5 to 90 not condensing Power Sup
5. communication You can enter up to a maximum of 64 valid recipients enabled by its check box and easily identified through compilation of the Description field 24 L Hardware amp Software Engineering 4 3 4 Serial Port Advanced In the Advanced tab you can enable sending the Socket identifier used for TCP or UDP transmission by clicking its check box and entering an identifying string of maximum 256 characters This string is sent to the recipient just before sending the first bytes of the actual information content For a communication session with the TCP protocol it is also possible to define the signal with which transmission receiving data ends with the selection of its check box This can happen after a time of inactivity on serial port that you set or for shutdown of serial DCD and or DSR policy E STE02W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE rci Basic Port Services Advanced statistics TCP T Send Socket ID TT Close connection after following number of idle seconds T Close connection when DCD goes low T Close connection when DSR goes low UDP IP Send Socket ID gt Figure 24 Serial Advanced Settings 4 3 5 Serial Port Statistics In the Statistics tab there are some information about errors and data transitated on serial port and port policy Press Save button to confirm changes 25 L Hardware amp Software Engineering
6. AC 5C IP Address 192 168 100 100 Administration Backup Restore Reboot Figure 19 Configuration Home Page This window displays the currently set network parameters 4 3 1 System Information JER stE02W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE ret EE Home System Information General Network Product STEO2W MAC Address 00 40 9D 33 AC 5C Firmware Version Version 82000977_G 05 03 2006 Boot Version release_82000942_E1 POST Version release_82000941_G Configuration Serial Port Network Alarms Administration Backup Restore CPU Utilization 10 Reboot Up Time 10 minutes 12 seconds Total Memory Used Memory 5 Free Memory 2 NG Refresh Figure 20 System Information In this section in General tab you can view some information related to device such as MAC address or Firmware version used In the Network tab you can see some statistics on Internet Protocol IP TCP UDP and ICMP connections 21 L Hardware amp Software Engineering E STE02W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE rci Basic Port Services Advanced Statistics Baud Rate asco X Data Bits pa Parity none Stop Bits fix Flow Control jnone ha Save Figure 21 Basic Settings 4 3 2 Serial Port Basic In this section using the Basic tab you can change the serial interface parameters You can select from its menu the speed of serial port by choosing a value from 50 bps
7. Serial to Ethernet Converter STEO2W USER MANUAL V 1 2 L Hardware amp Software Engineering INDEX 1 introduction 1 1 Declaration of conformity 1 2 Package Contents 1 3 Technical Characteristics 2 Description 3 Hardware Specifications 3 1 Connections 3 1 1 3 1 2 Front Panel Rear Panel 4 Installation 4 1 Hardware Connection 4 1 1 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 4 Connecting to the Wireless network Connecting a serial device Connection to Power Line Sample Configuration 4 2 Configuration Software 4 2 1 4 2 2 Software Installation Configuring device with MG Device Wiz 4 3 Advanced Configuration 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 3 6 4 3 7 4 3 8 4 3 9 4 3 10 4 3 11 4 3 12 System Information Serial Port Basic Serial Port Port Services Serial Port Advanced Serial Port Statistics Network Basic Network Wireless Network Wireless Security Network Network Services Alarms Backup Restore Reboot COMO WWOAN ODO OA HHH FE WOWWONDNNNONNONNNN A ONAOBWDAN DITA AWAN OW OC L Hardware amp Software Engineering 5 Operating mode examples 5 1 Realport 5 1 1 STE02W Configuration 5 1 2 Driver Installation 5 1 3 System Testing 5 2 Serial Bridge 5 2 1 STEO2W Configuration 5 2 2 System Testing 6 Reset Procedure 7 Technical Support 34 34 34 34 34 35 35 35 36 38 L Hardware amp Software Engineering 1 Introduction
8. amp Software Engineering 4 3 7 Network W Selecting the Wireless tab you can set the parameters of wireless network to which the First you can decide whether to connect STE02W to a network based on infrastructure i e equipped with a wireless acces point or if connect to ad hoc network You can also decide whether to connect to any available network or to a specific network identified by SSID or network name You can set the nation in which the apparatus is used in order to adapt the transmission frequency and the preferential device is connected channel to connect BB STE02W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE rci O Home System Information Configuration Serial Port Network Alarms Administration Backup Restore ireless loxi Basic Wireless Wireless Security Network Services Select connection method to wireless network Connect to any wireless systems available Connect to wireless access points infrastructure Connect to other wireless systems using peer to peer ad hoc Reboot Select the wireless network to connect to Connect to any available wireless network ING Attention if the network parameters of the device STEO2W are set incorrectly this will not network as well as to connect to any network that is not equipped with a safety standard that conforms to that set It is necessary in this case proceed with be able to co
9. ated section 28 L Hardware amp Software Engineering 4 3 9 Network Network Services Selecting Network Services tab you can enable or disable the device as a server for various network services and modify the logic port on which STE02W starts in communication for protocols that are enabled For example you can enable the Telnet Server option on device and decide the logical port to use to communicate through serial port protocol default port 2001 In this way you can also configure STE02W through appropriate command strings sent with a session of Telnet communication using in this case logical port 23 Press the Save button to confirm changes E STE02W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE rci loj xj Home System Information Configuration Serial Port Network Alarms Basic Wireless Wireless Security Network Services Network Services These services monitor data on the network and relay it to this serial port IV Enable normal TCP server Port 2101 Administration Backup Restore I Enable secure TCP server SSL Port 2601 T Enable UDP server port o IV Enable RealPort Server Port 2 o 7 Enable Secure RealPort Server Port foz Z Enable TELNET Server pot 23 7 Enable Printer Server LPD Port 515 Reboot ING Figure 28 Network Services The default settings for services are the following TCP Serve P
10. be necessary to enable the controlled device as Client TCP by activating the relevant check box and indicating the condition in which connection is enabled Always connection to the TCP Server is established regardless of the serial interface When data present on serial line connection to the TCP Server is enabled in presence of data on serial interface It is possible to specify a particular character string activation of TCP connection that can be deleted from the real informational content transmitted by activating the check box Strip sequence before sending When Data Set Ready DSR lines goes high connection to the TCP Server occurs if serial signal DSR is high Therefore serial device attached to STE02W will activate this signal before proceeding to transmission of data When Data Carrier Detect DCD line goes high connection to the TCP Server occurs if serial signal DCD is high Therefore serial device attached to STE02W will activate this signal before proceeding to transmission of data 23 L Hardware amp Software Engineering E STE02W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE rci UDP Client Automatically send serial data to one or more devices or systems on the network using UDP sockets 7 Enable UDP dient Figure 23 Port Services UDP Client You must specify the parameters of TCP Server to which you want to connect You should specify its IP Address and Service t
11. c object discharging the static accumulated electricity for example the case of a personal computer Extract the STE02W motherboard from the cover by removing screws A and B removing the back panel and removing the board with care PAY ATTENTION disconnect device from power supply and remove power connector from STEO2W remove antenna to facilitate disassembly procedure Back Panel Screw A Screw B LAN RS 232 Figure 33 Reset Procedure STEO2W Disassembly Locate the jumper P1 software reset Close the connection by using supplied bridge and connect STEO2W to power supply PAY ATTENTION handle disassembled STEO2W taking care to electrostatic discharge and be sure that the working table has not metallic surface 36 L Hardware amp Software Engineering Jumper P1 Software Reset WITT goap SSKCSC mw SAAS Reset Position Figure 34 Jumper P1 Software Reset Wait until yellow LED Link repeat the following sequence of flashes 5 fast blink pause 1 blink pause 5 fast blink pause Remove jumper P1 software reset without removing power to STEOQ2W wait about a minute Turn off STEO2W and enter the motherboard inside the device case paying attention to proper positioning close all screws and carefully place the antenna for the Wireless connection 37 L Hardware amp Software Engineering 7 Technical Supp
12. e configuration interface via browser is included in this installation procedure and is still available on the provided CD A Setup STEO2W Management a S x4 Welcome to the STEOQ2W Management Setup Wizard This will install Gestione STEO2W Ver 1 5 on your computer It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Figure 9 Installation procedure Welcome Page 11 L Hardware amp Software Engineering To install the application simply launch the setup exe file on CD included and follow the installation wizard Done this procedure you can boot MG Device Wiz from Start Programs STE02W Management folder or from the directory where you chose to install the program The installation procedure will create a new folder STE02W and MG Device Wiz will be installed You can also automatically install Java Virtual Machine required for viewing browser interface and Real Port driver provided in support g Setup STEO2W Management la x Completing the STEO2W Management Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing STEO2W Management on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup Pareaavessccocsssensccnssscsoeseesees Repensecessecceveensseenecgecsangucet Figure 10 Setup Setup completed 12 L Hardware amp Software Engineering 4 2 2 Conf
13. eering Configuration Wizard for MG Ethernet Device Figure 15 MG Device Wiz Device configuration The window in Figure 15 show advancement in sending data to STEQ2W during this process the device is first configured and subsequently restarted Do not disconnect or turn off the device during this phase L Hardware amp Software Engineering Configuration Wizard for MG Ethernet Device Device Configuration Completed Configuration Wizard completed if gt Your device has been successfully configured Click finish to close Configuration 1 Wizard and begin using your device Figure 16 MG Device Wiz Procedure ended successfully The window show in Figure 16 appears at the end of the wizard device has been properly configured with the settings entered by the user You can press Cancel or Finish to exit the configuration program If the device is not visible after the wizard contact your network administrator and check if IP address and Subnet Mask are correct 18 5 Hardware amp Software Engineering Figure 17 MG Device Wiz Configuration error If while sending the configuration this screen fig 17 appears it means that the parameters previously entered are not correct Re run the configuration by entering appropriate values in IP address and Subnet Mask L Hardware amp Software Engineering 4 3 Advanced Configuration To run advanced configuration o
14. em 32 L Hardware amp Software Engineering 4 3 12 Reboot From this window you can restart the device making actual previously configured settings iix E STE02W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE rci Home System Information The reboot process will take approximately 1 minute Configuration Reb Serial Port Network Alarms Administration Backup Restore Reboot NG Ready Figure 32 Reboot 33 L Hardware amp Software Engineering 5 Operating mode examples 5 1 Realport In this operating mode you can use STE02W serial port as the PC s serial port by using as a way of communication between PC and Ethernet network Using the provided driver Real Port you can then install a virtual PC COM port that corresponds to the serial port of the remote device 5 1 1 STE02W Configuration Open java configuration interface of the device for which you want to use serial port in Real Port mode Select from menu on the left Network sign or store the device IP address 192 168 100 100 for example and then select the network services as explained in section 4 3 9 of this manual Enable Real Port option and set for example its port 771 The device configuration is finished 5 1 2 Driver Installation As already mentioned above in software installation you can install a Real Port driver of third parties that is not running the full installation of driver but merely copy on you
15. f the system you need to access WEB interface of device that you want to set This procedure can be started by entering in browser toolbar the device s IP address assigned previously preceded by http for example http 192 168 100 100 A screen will appear first to load the Java Applet and then a dialog that required the insertion of user name and password respectively admin and admin You must wait a few seconds before the configuration window appears The Java Virtual Machine required for procedure is available on the included CD and can be downloaded also at http java sun com or installed automatically during the installation of the provided programs NG Please wait loading configuration utility DO NOT CLOSE THIS WINDOW WHILE THE DEVICE CONFIGURATION UTILITY IS RUNNING x Please type your user name and password Site 192 168 100 100 Realm STEO2W User Name Password wnt Figure 18 Loading java applet WARNING do not close this window while running configuration procedure After loading Java application displays the home page of configuration WEB interface which contains general information about the device and links to various parameters settings 20 L Hardware amp Software Engineering Fa STEO2W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE rc Home System Information System Summary Configuration Model STEO2W Serial Port Network Alarms MAC Address 00 40 90 33
16. figuration Wizard for MG Ethernet Device Configure network settings Enter the following settings to configure the device for your network W Network settings can be assigned automatically f your network have DHCP Server Otherwise you need to contact your network administrator for the appropiate network settings Obtain IP settings automatically using DHCP the following IP settings IP address 192 168 100 100 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 Uses Figure 13 MG Device Wiz configuring network parameters In the window shown in Figure 13 you can assign to the selected device a static IP address mask and gateway or set up automatic selection of these parameters using DHCP After the selection of options press Next Also in this case you can press Back to return to the previous page or click Cancel to exit procedure 15 L Hardware amp Software Engineering Configuration Wizard for MG Ethernet Device will be erased before the new settings are applied previous settir 1gs Figure 14 MG Device Wiz Verification of values set The screenshot in Figure 14 shows the parameters entered on the previous page press Next to send configuration to device Before proceeding verify that values shown are correct After sending the configuration you can run a new configuration to change parameters 16 5 Hardware amp Software Engin
17. figuration interface of STEQ2W to connect to PC or other device that needs to communicate with remote serial device Verify that the IP address of the device is different from that previously configured device e g 192 168 100 101 Select the menu on the left Serial Port select Port Services tab as explained in section 4 3 3 of this manual Enable TCP Client set the Server IP address 192 168 100 100 choose the type of service e g RAW for simple extension select the port 2101 The second device configuration is completed 5 2 2 System Testing Power on the first STEO2W and connect it to a serial device such as a modem Power on the second STEO2W and connect it to device that needs to communicate with remote serial device open serial port of the latter and verify that exchange of data with the first serial device is properly functioning 35 L Hardware amp Software Engineering 6 Reset Procedure The reset procedure allows you to restore default settings of device STE02W in case of incorrect configuration of network parameters or security system This procedure involves the reset of all settings of STE02W and is recommended only in case it is impossible to access the device in traditional way to reconfigure the main parameters To perform this procedure proceed as follows Before working on STE02W hardware wear an anti static bracelet or make sure you download static electricity in your body touching a metalli
18. hat you intend to use raw telnet ssl and its communication logic gate Note to receive connections by LAN device must be set in Server mode For a mono directional not controlled communication to one or more network devices you will need to enable STE02W as Client UDP by activating its check box and indicating the condition on which connection is enabled and data are sent When data present on serial line connection UDP Server is enabled in the presence of data on serial interface It is possible to specify a particular character string activation of UDP connection that can be deleted from the real informational content transmitted by activating the check box Strip sequence before sending After the following number of idle milliseconds activating this check box you can postpone sending data through the time out setting You must specify in this field the waiting time before sending data that have been stored via serial interface The allowed values range from 1 to 65535 milliseconds After the following number of bytes it s possible to waiti for the filling of memory buffer before sending data setting a minimum amount of bytes You must specify in this field the number of received bytes before sending via serial interface Allowed values range from 4 to 4096 bytes Finally you must specify the parameters of recipients Udp Server with which you want to connect You must specifiy their IP addresses and UDP port
19. hrough check box Enable Alarm Then insert the recipient s e mail address in the field named as To and if you want a second recipient in the field named as Cc In the field Subject you can specify the message that you want to receive to describe a particular situation of alarm and you can set the priority high normal to give to the message by choosing from the options menu In the Trigger Mode menu there are two options Serial Signals and Sequence Detection In the first case the device performs a status monitoring high or low of interface serial signal while in the second case alarm situation is connected to detection of a particular string of characters in transit on the serial port The choice made for this field will make available relative configuration options In the field Trigger Condition there are five check boxes each of which is associated to its serial signal DCD CTS DSR RTS DTR While defining the alarm condition remember that a value of the check box equal to 0 implies that corresponding signal is low to check alarm condition instead enabling the check box it will require that corresponding signal is high so that this condition is verified If in the check box the symbol x appears the corresponding signal is ignored for purposes of test alarm condition 30 L Hardware amp Software Engineering Because the STE02W alarm notifies you by sending an e ma
20. iguring device with MG Device Wiz Configuration Wizard for MG Ethernet Device This wizard helps the userthrough device instalation Figure 11 MG Device Wiz Welcome Page Verify that you have followed the steps and press Nex or press Cancel to exit the wizard L Hardware amp Software Engineering Configuration Wizard for MG Ethernet Device Select device Connect device to network ie From the list below select the device you would like to configure Identify your device based on the MAC Address Once you have selected your device click Next to continue Found Devices 192 168 100 100 00 40 9D 33 AC 5C Figure 12 MG Device Wiz Devices List Figure 12 shows the list of STEO2W devices detected in the local network you can update this list by clicking on the Refresh button Select the device that you want to configure and press Next button or press Open WEB Interface to open the advanced configuration page in this case it is necessary that the device is in the same subnet of the computer If your device is not displayed in devices list verify that the device is correctly connected and powered no firewall blocks network access to MG Device Wiz If you want to return to previous page you can press Back button if you want to stop the wizard and then exit the program press Cancel button 14 L Hardware amp Software Engineering Con
21. il you should verify at same time all conditions set for signals state which must keep at least for a period of time equal to the second set in the Trigger Interval maximum of 99999 seconds This message alert can be sent multiple times until alarm is active simply by activating check box Enable reminder notications with a settable interval in Reminder Interval field Alarm on Pattern Match Selecting this control mode Pattern field is enable In this field you must enter a string of maximum ten characters that will trigger the alarm condition when it transits on the serial port of STEQ2W According to this type of configuration the following options in this screen will be disabled Press Save button to confirm changes E STE02W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE rci Home System Information X Enable sending alarms Configuration Serial Port Automatically send email alarm messages when specific condition occur Network Email Server Information Alarms SMTP server address 197 94 68 102 Administration From STEO2Ginfo com Backup Restore eres Alarm List Alarm 1 I Enable alarm To Subject Trigger mode Alarm 2 I Enable alarm To l F Subject Administrator info com Allarme STEO2 Pattern Match e Save cc Priority Pattern Trigger condition of x xf 1 xf DCD CTS DSR RTS DTR Trigger interval FE Reminder interval cc
22. nnect to Connect to the following wireless network Country Italy Channel Auto Scan Figure 26 Wireless Security the reset of system parameters Follow the steps in dedicated section 27 L Hardware amp Software Engineering 4 3 8 Network Wireless Security The section Wireless Security allows the configuration of safety parameters and WLAN data encoding You can set the encryption protocol WEP with 64 bit key WEP or 128 bit key WEP2 If the network is not protected by encryption key the device will connect automatically otherwise you will need to choose which key to use in transmission among the four available and set the value of the latter You can set four security keys they must be expressed in hexadecimal characters Note for security reasons the device does not show the previous value of the four previously set encryption keys STE02W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE rci Basic Wireless Wireless Security Network Services WEP Security 128bit z Transmit Key Encryption Keys Figure 27 Security settings for wireless network Attention if network security parameters of STE02W device were set incorrectly this will not be able to connect to network as well as connect to any network that is not equipped with a safety standard that conforms to that set It is necessary in this case proceed with the reset of system parameters Follow the steps in dedic
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24. ort 2101 Enabled Secure TCP Server SSL Port 2601 Enabled UDP Server Port 2101 Disabled Real Port Server Port 771 Enabled Secure Real Port Server Port 1027 Enabled TELNET Server Port 23 Enabled Printer Server LPD Port 515 Enabled 29 L Hardware amp Software Engineering 4 3 10 Alarms Alarm on Serial Signals This section lists all the configuration parameters for alert events and decide the recipients to receive e mail notification This function can be enabled with the check box Enable Sending Alarms Then enter the SMTP Server Address used for sending emails and a virtual address e mail with which you will present the device as the sender From STEO2W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE rci VV Enable sending alarms Automatically send email alarm messages when specific condition occur Email Server Information SMTP server address 197 94 68 102 From STEO2 info com Alarm List Alarm 1 IV Enable alarm To Administrator info com cc Subject Alarme ste Priority Trigger mode Serial Signals Pattern EE Trigger condition of x x 1 x DCD CTS DSR RTS DTR Trigger interval I Enable reminder notifications Reminder interval Alarm 2 T Enable alarm of Subject oo a i fe Figure 29 Alarm on Serial Signals In the window Alarm List you can set up to ten different situations of alarm each activable or not t
25. ply 5 30 Vcc with external adapter L Hardware amp Software Engineering 2 Description STEO2W is a device that allows the transfer of a serial port through a wireless network or more generally through an Internet connection It has a RS 232 serial port on DB9 connector that can be connected to different types of serial devices e g PLCs controllers keypad security access control devices etc and it can send e mail messages when an alarm condition occurs You can also interact remotely connecting via Internet to the STEQ2W with a browser to check the status and information of your serial device To meet different needs you can set the speed of serial interface the parity bits and stop the format of the data and the type of flow control this way you can adapt STEO2W to your application quickly and easily STEO2W is designed to work in different applications being able to handle in addition to connecting to a PC even communication between two serial devices networked through both STE02W Main operating modes are Real Port Serial Bridge TCP Socket UDP Socket Modem Emulation Furthermore it can be supplied with an extended range of voltages through the appropriate pin on terminal block L Access Point Ethernet Serial Serial Device Figure 1 STE02W connected to a serial device and a PC L Hardware amp Software Engineering 3 Hardware Specifications 3 1 Connections 3 1 1 Front Panel
26. r PC the files needed to install this driver The installation procedure is described in the ReadMe file inside the installation folder in the provided CD At the end of procedure you will be asked an IP address and the port of the device to use in Real Port mode referring to as described above as far as STE02W configuration we enter as IP address 192 168 100 100 and as port 771 Among the devices installed on the PC there is now a new COM port communication If you are using Windows 98 be ensure that the virtual COM port installed is between COM1 and COM4 otherwise set it manually 5 1 3 System Testing Power on STE02W and connect it to a serial device such as a modem Open the Virtual PC COM and verify that data exchange with the device is properly functioning 34 L Hardware amp Software Engineering 5 2 Serial Bridge This configuration implies the use of two STE02W devices and as in the previous case remotes a serial port such as a PC port using ethernet connection with the difference that you do not need to install any drivers Real Port because it uses an existing serial port 5 2 1 STEO2W Configuration Select from the menu on the left Network sign or store the device IP address 192 168 100 100 for example and then select the network services as explained in section 4 3 9 of this manual Enable TCP Server option and set the port to 2101 for example The first device configuration is completed Open java con
27. re 5 STE02W Network connection L Hardware amp Software Engineering 4 1 2 Connecting a serial device Connect DB9 male connector of STE02W to serial device using RS 232 serial cable DB9 M F if STE02W needs to be connected to a PC or another device with serial port DTE use a NULL modem cable DB9 F F Serial Device Figure 6 Link between STE02W and serial device 4 1 3 Connection to Power Line Connect the included power supply to power connector placed on back of device Then connect the power supply to power line Figure 7 STE02W Power Connection L Hardware amp Software Engineering 4 1 4 Sample Configuration Access Point Ethernet Serial Serial Device Figure 8 Sample Configuration L Hardware amp Software Engineering 4 2 Configuration Software 4 2 1 Software Installation To configure the device easily you can use the installation wizard This procedure allows you to install and run MG Device Wiz for STE02W devices configuration Mg Device Wiz allows you to automatically detect the device in the network which has been linked and initialize the main parameters for its proper functioning as well and access to the WEB interface Also optionally installs a third part drivers needed to work in Real Port mode Using this driver a virtual COM port is redirect on ethernet port and physically remoted to STE02W serial port The Java Virtual Machine required to view th
28. to 230 4 Kbps Also you can change the number of bits transmitted by setting a value between 5 and 8 the type of parity bit none odd even mark space the stop bits 1 or 2 and the type of flow control none software hardware The values set by default are respectively 9600 8 none 1 none 22 L Hardware amp Software Engineering 4 3 3 Serial Port Port Services In the Port Services tab you can configure the parameters for the protocol used for data transmission over LAN to a Server or to another network device and you can also enable modem emulation E STE02W Configuration http 192 168 100 100 UE rci Basic Port Services Advanced Statistics Modem Emulation Enable modem emulation on device T Enable modem emulation These services monitor data on the serial port and relay it to servers or devices on the networl TCP Client Establishes a bidirectional TCP connection between the port and a server or other network device 7 Enable TCP client service UDP Client Automatically send serial data to one or more devices or systems on the network using UDP sockets E Save Figure 22 Port Services Modem Emulation TCP Client Selecting Enable modem emulation on device option device emulates modem answers on the serial port the data is then transmitted and received on Ethernet network instead of PSTN public switch telephone network For a bi directional communication will
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