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1. 2 Direct Parallel LPT1 Select if you want share this connection with all user and click Next click on buton finish WINDOWS XP WINDOWS 2000 New Connection Wizard Completing the New Connection Wizard You have successfully completed the steps needed to create the following connection Direct Connection Share with all users of this computer The connection will be saved in the Network Connections folder Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop To create the connection and close this wizard click Finish 10 At this time you must have a connection dial up window WINDOWS XP WINDOWS 2000 Connect Direct Connection User name Password C Save this user name and password for the following users Me onl y Anyone who uses this computer DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE 07175040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 EDS 11 Click on the Properties button 12 In the general tab click on the configure button WINDOWS XP WINDOWS 2000 Direct Connection Properties General Options Security Networking Advanced Select a device Communications cable between two computers COMTI Show icon in notification area when connected a Select 115200 for the mawimum speed of the connection b Uncheck Enable hardware flow control WINDOWS XP WINDOWS 2000 Modem Configuration Maximum speed bps Modem protocol Hardware fe
2. DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE 040 CA D h DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE COPYRIGHT ACKSYS 2004 This document contains information protected by Copyright The present document may not be wholly or partially reproduced transcribed stored in any computer or other system whatsoever or translated into any language or computer language whatsoever without prior written consent from ACKSYS 3 amp 5 rue du Stade BP 4580 78302 POISSY CEDEX REGISTERED TRADEMARKS e ACKSYS is a registered trademark of ACKSYS e Windows is a registered trademark of MICROSOFT NOTICE ACKSYS gives no guarantee as to the content of the present document and takes no responsibility for the profitability or the suitability of the equipment for the requirements of the user ACKSYS will in no case be held responsible for any errors that may be contained in this document nor for any damage no matter how substantial occasioned by the provision operation or use of the equipment ACKSYS reserves the right to revise this document periodically or change its contents without notice YS COMMUNICATIONS amp SYSTEMS 3 amp 5 rue du Stade BP 4580 78302 POISSY CEDEX FRANCE Telephone 33 0 1 39 11 62 81 Fax 33 0 1 39 11 47 96 Web www acksys fr Hotline support acksys fr Sales sales acksys fr DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004 DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A
3. WINDOWS 2000 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Use the following IP address IP address Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server c Click on Ok button 15 connect to WL COMETH with the connect button DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE 07175040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 14 SLIP Configuration on Windows NT 1 Start Settings control panel tation a Printers HN Taskbar r un o aZ x Shut Down EIER 2 click on the modem icon Control Panel fel E File Edit View Help a Accessibility Add Remove Console Date Time Devices Display Programs 9 Mouse Multimedia m E Internet Keyboard g NVIDIA ODBC PC Card Desktop Ma PCMCIA SCSI Adapters Server Services Sounds 27 object s 3 check don t detect my modem I will select it form a list and click next button Install New Modem Windows AT will now try to detect your modem Before continuing vou should 1 If the moder is attached to your computer make sure it iz turned an 2 Quit any programs that may be using the modern Click Next when you are ready to cont
4. FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004 IV 25 ADMINISTRATION COMMANDS To download a firmware into the COMETH use the following administration commands IV 1 Log in All the set commands require the administrator to be identified beforehand lype gt login root password root the password displays as root gt IV 2 IV 3 IV 4 IV 5 to 5 Display information about a firmware To display information about the firmware located 1n segment Seg Seg 1s a segment number ranging from 0 to 5 Type show prog info Seg The following informations are displayed file understand segment any value from 0 to 5 status valid or not valid status not valid indicates a free segment or a bad firmware name ASCI name of the firmware version Release of the firmware update software minimum version Minimum necessary release of the download software to enable this firmware update Display information about all firmwares To display the information about all 6 segments Type show prog list This command is equivalent to 6 consecutive show prog info Seg commands with Seg ranging from 0 to 5 Enable firmware To activate enable the firmware located in segment Seg Seg 1s a segment number ranging from 0 to 5 Type root gt set prog enable Seg The firmware will be activated after saving the configuration and a COMETH restart Delete firmware To delete firmwar
5. naut Inbax 1 S Dial Up Networking 9 Imaging 2 Motepad VE Ey Object Packager Explorer fz Faint ay Phone Dialer Telnet a CY WordPad E A Hardcopy Print Screen Documents k Command Prompt l J Windows NT Explorer rs Administrative Tools Common uel Startup 14 Click on the Next button New Phonebook Entry Wizard Dial Up Networking connects you to remote networks using your modem ISDN or other WAN adapter This wizard helps you create a phonebook entry that stores the needed to connect to a particular remote network Name the new phonebook entry know all about phonebook entries and would rather edit the properties directly lt Back Cancel DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE DTUS040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 9 15 Click on the Next button 16 Click on the Next button Phone Number 17 click on the Finish button New Phonebook Entry Wizard DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE DTUS040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 20 18 click on the More button and select edit entry and modem properties Dial Up Networking 21 x Phonebook entry to dial yDiallpServer md m Edit entry and modem properties Clone entry and modem properties Delete entry Create shortcut to entry Phone number preview Dialing from Monitor status New Location Operator assisted or manual dialing User preferences Log
6. them firmware is an application embedded into the COMETH FLASH EEPROM DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004 A DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004 5 SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE A special firmware called Download firmware and provided by ACKSYS allows to download a new firmware or to update an existing one thanks to tftp application Segments The COMETH EEPROM flash 16 divided in 6 segments 2 reserved by ACKSYS and contain the download firmware and a backup copy segments 0 and 1 It is more advisable to not use the backup copy The backup copy is useful 1f COMETH detects itself bad data or a checksum error in segment 0 In this case 1t automatically loads the DOWNLOAD firmware from segment 1 instead of segment 0 4are available for a functional firmware Segments 2 to 5 Each segment is identified by alocation name 0 to 5 indicates the memory segment aproduct name SERVERCOM TUNNEL MODBUS aGrelease number A status Status not valid indicates a free segment Firmwares Acksys provide four firmwares at the time of writing SERVERCOM To use cometh in TCP raw server mode telnet RFC2217 or telnet server mode TUNNEL To do point to point connection between two COMETH devices in UDP mode MODBUS MODBUS TCP Serial gateway A license is necessary to download this firmware TCP CLIENT To use cometh in TCP
7. 04 March 2 2004 HI IV VI ill TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION en E R 3 ord M 3 122 CONVENTIONS OSE Dede qii a e tus 3 SOFIWARE ARCHITECTURE EEE E aevo exeo 5 esconde eee Ro iL p UELLE Sp ME EE i 5 RUNNING THE SERIAL PORT 42 2 2744 4 7 DISTINGUISHING TERMINAL ENABLED FROM SLIP ENABLED ADMINISTRATION 7 2 ADMINISTRATION BY A RS232 TERMINAL COMETH amp EARLY WL COMETH 8 ADMINISTRATION BY A RS232 SLIP LINK RECENT WL COMETH ONLY 9 ADMINISTRATION COMMANDS 1 cccccccsccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccoes 25 MOGI NDERIT 25 IV 2 DISPLAY INFORMATION ABOUT A FIRMWARE 0 00000000000 8084 25 IV 3 DISPLAY INFORMATION ABOUT ALL FIRMWARES cccsceccececececcecscecececeecscncesuecs 25 IV 4 entiende dete 25 TV etmek Uses 25 IV 6 SHOW ENABLE 0 00000000000 0000000 26 IV 7 RESERVED 0 00 000000 0000000 26 DOWNLOADING IN 3S EEPS 27 V STEP ENABLE DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE ccececcececcecescecescecescececc
8. 168 1 253 Telnet displays a banner and a prompt from the COMETH You must log in login factory setting 1s root gt login root You must enter a password for root user password factory setting is root Enable the new downloaded firmware root set prog enable Seg Save the configuration and restart the COMETH to load the new firmware root save root reset The Cometh restarts Wait until the DIAG led turns off less than 15 seconds The new firmware is now running DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004 28 VI DEFECT REPORT FORM Company Telephone Fax COMETH Operating system driver version Type of computer ACKSYS 3 amp 5 rue du Stade BP 4580 78302 POISSY CEDEX FRANCE Telephone 33 0 1 39 11 62 81 Fax 33 0 1 39 11 47 96 Web www acksys fr Hotline support a acksys fr Sales sales acksys fr DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004
9. Network Connection Wizard E Network Connection Type You can choose the type of network connection you want to create based on A your network configuration and your networking needs C Dial up to private network Connect using my phone line modem or ISDN C Dial up to the Internet Connect to the Internet using my phone line modem or ISDN C Connect to a private network through the Internet Create a Virtual Private Network VPN connection or tunnel through the Internet Let othe C Accept incoming connections Connect directly to another computer Connect using my serial parallel or infrared port nhone line the Internet or direct cable lt Back Cancel WINDOWS XP WINDOWS 2000 New Connection Wizard Host or Guest quest Choose the role you want for this computer Host This compute To connect two computers your computer must be identified as either a host or a J This computer is used to access information on the host computer DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE 07175040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 7 8 9 zi Select Communication cable between two computers COMI and click Next WINDOWS XP WINDOWS 2000 New Connection Wizard Select a Device This is the device that will be used to make the connection Communications cable between two computers 0 1 Communications cable between two computers Communications Port
10. ature _ Enable modem compression Show terminal window C Enable modem speaker x 13 In the options tab uncheck Prompt for name and password certificate etc WINDOWS XP WINDOWS 2000 Direct Connection Properties General Options Security Networking Advanced Dialing options Lv Bisplay progress while connecting Prompt for name and password certificate et Redialing options Redial attempts Time between redial attempts 1 minute Idle time before hanging up never Redial if line is dropped DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE DTUS040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 135 14 in the Networking tab a Select in server type SLIP unix connection b Select Internet protocol TCP IP and click on Properties button WINDOWS XP WINDOWS 2000 Direct Connection Properties This connection uses the Fellewing tems c Internet Protocol TCP IP 055 Packet Schede amp File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks iei Client for Microsoft Networks Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks i Enter Ip address For example enter 192 168 2 1 Note The network part of the chosen IP address must not be already used by another network connection such as a LAN card ii Click on the Ok button WINDOWS XP
11. check None Edit Phonebook Entry HEI Basic Server Sui gt Security 4 29 C Pop up a terminal window C Run this script Edit script Refresh list Before dialing DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE DTUS040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 22 22 On the Security tab check Accept authentication including clear text and click OK Edit Phonebook Entry Ed Basic Server Script Security A5 Authentication and encryption policy Accept only encrypted authentication Accept only Microsoft encrypted authentication Require data enemotion Use current username and password Unease passion 23 Click on the Dial button BUR Dial Up Networking El Ei Phonebook entry to dial Fhane number preview p Dialing trom Mew Location E Location w D Close 24 click on the OK button Connect to MyDiallpServer Ei E4 Enter a user name and password with access to the remate network domain User name Administrator Password Domai Save password que n Cancel DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE 07175040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 3 25 Click on the OK button You have successtully connected to the remate server You may now use the usual Windows MT programs and utilities as if you were directly connected to the network tee m Right click the Dial Up Networking Monitor an the task bar ta
12. e 8 Select 715200 baud for maximum speed click OK and the Close button Dial Up Networking Seral Cable between 2 PCs General Connection TA Dial Up Networking Serial Cable between 2 P Port COM Speaker volume Open Explore Find Computer Network Drive Disconnect Network Drive Create Shortcut Rename s EU Ic CUu Properties Interner Explorer DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE 07175040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 47 10 Select the Services tab and click the Add button a Computer Browser NetBIOS Interface RPC Configuration Server Workstation RIGBETIES ar Internet Proto APC Configuration oor nunnan E un 12 When the installation 15 finished you this window Remote Access Setup COM Dial Up Networking Serial Ca Modern unimoderm DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE 07175040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 18 a Click on the configure button and check Dial out only Configure Port Usage Part COM Device Dial Up Networking Serial Cable between 2 Cancel Fort Usage Help Dial aut only Hecerve calls only Dial out and Receive calls b Click on the Network button ans check TCP IP protocol then OK Dial out Protocols DK ITE Cancel Help dd c Click on the Continue button and restart computer 13 Start Programs Accessories Dial up networking Zap
13. e kept 1f the firmware is an upgrade of an existing firmware else and they will be reset to factory defaults V 1 Step 1 enable download firmware Before downloading a new firmware you must enable the DOWNLOAD firmware On your computer run a telnet client C gt telnet 192 168 1 253 Telnet displays a banner and a prompt from the COMETH You must log in login factory setting 1s root gt login root You must enter a password for root user password factory setting is root Locate the segment Seg where to download the firmware root show prog list see IV 3 Enable the DOWNLOAD firmware root set prog enable O0 Save the configuration change and reset to load the DOWNLOAD firmware root save root reset Your cometh restarts Please wait for the red led to turn off Note that the telnet client is now unusable until the COMETH has restarted and TELNET is reconnected V 2 2 download firmware into cometh To download the new firmware ilename fip segment number Seg into the COMETH at IP address xxx yyy zzz kkk the command syntax for MS Windows is C gt tftp i xxxyyyzzzkkk put filename fip Seg For example C gt tftp i 192 168 1 253 put modbus ftp 4 Seg is the segment which you identified step 1 Notice the before the number V 3 step3 enable the new firmware On your computer run a telnet client or reconnect the previous one C gt telnet 192
14. e located in segment Seg Seg 1s a segment number ranging from 2 Type set prog clear Seg This command returns an error if Seg equals 0 or 1 since download firmware cannot be deleted WARNING the firmware is deleted immediately without further notice DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004 226 IV 6 IV 7 Show enable firmware To see the current activated firmware lype show prog enable You can see enable software S1 S1 is the segment loading software S2 S2 is the segment OK 2 Notes e Enable software is the current activated software e Loading software is the firmware which will be activated after next cometh reboot Reserved commands The following two commands are not available for general use They are reserved for factory testing They are documented here only for completeness To allow loading internal memory from preselected firmware lype set start This resets the flag that inhibits the replacement of DOWNLOAD PROD To display the information about all 6 segments Type show prog data Seg This command is equivalent show prog info Seg but its output is in a format easily parsable by a computer program DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004 DOWNLOADING IN 3 STEPS Dealing with firmware parameters when you download a firmware parameters common to all firmwares will be retained while the parameters specific to the firmware will b
15. ececescecessecececcess 27 V 2 STEP2 DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE INTO COMETH sccececcececcscecescecccececescecsceceses 27 V3 STEP 3 ENABLE THE NEW FIRMWARE 0000000002 0000000 27 2225 eos crac veo avv ea eb bau Cue e Uo Fave aa 28 DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004 De DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004 pac I INTRODUCTION I 1 Goal The goal of this documentation 1s to explain how to upgrade an existing firmware add a new firmware into your COMETH device For this operation a telnet client and a tftp client see in CD for tftp client for Windows are necessary I 2 Conventions used We will assume that the COMETH parameters are the factory defaults Default IP Address 192 168 1 253 16 affected to a COMETH If your COMETH IP address is different replace it by your IP address Default administrator login name is root If you changed the administrator login name change the commands appropriately The prompts displayed by the COMETH are represented by normal fixed size characters The commands that you should enter are represented by bold fixed size characters After entering a command you must press the enter key In the commands some parameters may vary they are represented by italic characters You must replace these parameters with the actual value you wish to give
16. hang up ar check the status af yaur connection The Close on dial option hides the phonebook While dialing and closes it ag as You connect Do not display this message again CRI 26 If the connection is ready you can see an icon in system tray ET DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE 07175040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 24 III 3 4 Use the SLIP connection Run the SLIP connection on your computer for SLIP configuration see section SLIP Configuration on Windows 2000 XP or SLIP Configuration on Windows NT When the SLIP connection is ready you can check it with the PING command For instance If the SLIP IP address on the PC side is 192 168 2 1 WL COMETH will respond to any IP address in the range 192168 2 2 to 192 168 2 254 Example C sarp d 192 168 2 3 C gt ping 192 168 2 3 Pinging 192 168 2 3 with 32 bytes of data Answer from 192 168 2 3 bytes 32 time lt 10ms TTL 64 Answer from 192 168 2 3 bytes 32 time lt 10ms TTL 64 Your WL COMETH is ready for SLIP administration To obtain the administration command prompt type the command telnet 192 166 2 5 from the command prompt You can also use the TFTP command to upgrade the WL COMETH firmwares If the PING command results in an error check the SLIP link configuration Also make sure that your WL COMETH supports SLIP administration NOTE Ping syntax and result depends on the operating system type and version DOWNLOAD
17. in position In less than 10 seconds the orange DIAG light begins to blink twice per second 3 2 Connect to a serial port Below we describe how to do this with a PC with Windows Other operating systems Linux can be used but this is beyond the scope of this manual The WL COMETH has one male DB9 RS232 connector with DTE cabling You can use the provided null modem cable and plug it directly into a standard DB9 male connector PC COM port for example 3 3 Configure SLIP connection Windows 9x and Windows Me do not handle SLIP connections you cannot use them to configure these recent WL COMETH DOWNLOAD firmwares For other operating systems Windows 2000 XP Linux you must set up your SLIP connection with these parameters 115200 bauds 1 stop bit 8 data bits no parity no flow control neither hardware nor software and no authentification We explain below the SLIP configuration for Windows 2000 XP NT 4 Screenshots are dependant of the Windows version and service pack SLIP Configuration on Windows 2000 XP 1 start settings Network and Dial up Connections WINDOWS XP Open Explore Search Far Computers Network Drive Disconnect Network Drive Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties WINDOWS 2000 k k Control Panel STS REA 29 Network and Dial up Connections Printers aA Taskbar amp Stark Menu t
18. inue Don t detect my modem will select it rom a list Back Cancel DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE 07175040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 15 4 Select Standard Modem types Dial Up Networking cable between 2 PCs and click next Install New Modem Click the manufacturer and model of your moder IF your modem is not listed or if You have an installation disk click Have Disk E Standard Modem Tv rr a EN m Standard 2400 bps Modem Standard 9600 bps Moder an Standard 14400 bps Modem Standard 19210 hne Modem xl Have Disk Back Cancel 5 check Selected ports and select the port the WL COMETH 15 connected to Install New Modem You have selected the following moder Networking Serial Cable between 2 PCs Dn which ports do you want to install iE lt Back Cancel 6 click on the Finish button Install New Modem four modem has been set up successfully IF vou want to change these settings double click the Modems icon in Control Panel select this modem and click Properties Eancel DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE 07175040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 16 7 Select your new modem and click the Properties button Modems Properties General 4 Bemor Dialing Preferences Dialing from Mew Location Use Dialing Properties to modify how your calls are dialed Dialing Properties m
19. j Shut Down distat 74 i 2 Open Network and Dial up Connections 3 Double click the icon Make New Connection 4 This will open a Network Connection Wizard and click Next DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE 07175040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 10 5 Check connect directly to another computer and click Next WINDOWS XP New Connection Wizard Network Connection Type What do you want to do Connect to the Internet Connect to the Internet so you can browse the Web and read email Connect to the network at my workplace Connect to a business network using dial up or VPN so you can work from home a field office or another location Set up a home or small office network Connect to an existi i Set up an advanced connection Connect directly to another computer using your serial parallel or infrared port or setup this computer so that other computers can connect to it New Connection Wizard Advanced Connection Options Which type of connection do you want to set up Select the connection type you want Accept incoming connections Allow other computers to connect to this com line c able connection uter through the Internet a phone Connect directly to another computer Connect to another computer using your serial parallel or infrared port 6 Check Guest and click next WINDOWS 2000
20. ng terminal enabled from SLIP enabled administration This procedure only applies to the WL COMETH since other COMETH models can only use terminal enabled administration when administering from the RS232 port Also the SLIP administration 1s provided only in the DOWNLOAD firmware III 1 1 Select Administrator mode Push the switch towards the Admin position In less than 10 seconds the orange DIAG light begins to blink twice per second III 1 2 Connect a terminal to the RS232 port Below we describe how to do this with a PC with Windows Other devices ANSI console or operating systems Linux with minicom or cw can be used but this 1s beyond the scope of this manual The WL COMETH has one male DB9 RS232 connector with DTE cabling You can use the provided null modem cable and plug it directly into a standard DB9 male connector PC COM port for example 1 3 Run Hyperterminal at 115200 bauds When Hyperterminal asks to choose a modem or port select a direct connection to COMx COMXx being the COM port on which you plugged the WL COMETH select the following port parameters 115200 bauds bits second 8 bits parity none stop bit no flow control Hyperterminal now displays a blank window Hit the C key UPPERCASE C If the WL COMETH answers CLIENTSERVER the WL COMETH is in SLIP administration mode DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004 2 Admini
21. on preferences Help 19 On the Basic tab click on the Configure button Edit Phonebook Entry Ea E Basic Sewer Script Security X25 Entry name Commer Phone number Al termates Use Telephony dialing properties Dial using DialUp Networking Serial Cable be STE Lise another port if busy Cancel a Select 115200 for initial speed and uncheck Enable hardware flow control Modem Configuration Ei Dial Up Networking Serial Cable between n Initial speed bps 115200 Hardware Featurez Enable modern error control Enable modem compression Disable modem speaker Cancel DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE DTUS040 Release A 04 March 2 2004 zT 20 On the Server tab select SLIP Internet and click on the TCP IP Setting button Edit Phonebook Entry Basic C Server 7 Script Security 25 Dial up server type EALIP Internet Network protocols TCP IP Settings compatible ete Grable sottvare compression Enable PRP estensione a Enter the ip address of the computer for exemple 792 166 2 2 and uncheck Force Ip header compression and Use default gateway on remote network SLIP TCP IP Settings HES IP address HN 192 168 2 2 Mame server addresses Primary DNS Secondary ONS Primary WINS Secondary WINS 21 On the script tab
22. raw client mode New firmwares or upgrades are available on Acksys web site www acksys fr DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004 DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004 RUNNING THE SERIAL PORT ADMINISTRATION There are three ways of accessing the administration system depending on the product you are using On all kinds of COMETH and WL COMETH you can activate the administration system through the LAN or WLAN interface provided that you know the IP address of the device This is described in the relevant hardware documentation and is not described further here On the COMETH range Ethernet to serial products and on the WL COMETH built before march 2004 you can activate the administration system by attaching a terminal to the RS232 serial port as described in the following section Administration by a RS232 terminal COMETH amp early WL COMETH On the WL COMETH Wifi to serial product built after march 2004 you can activate the administration system by attaching a SLIP link to the RS232 serial port as described in the following section Administration by a RS232 SLIP link recent WL COMETH only This method enables you to download firmware upgrades through the RS232 port To help you identify the kind of serial administration you must use please refer to the next section Distinguishing terminal enabled from SLIP enabled administration 1 Distinguishi
23. stration by a RS232 terminal COMETH amp early WL COMETH III 2 1 Select Administrator mode Push the switch towards the Admin position In less than 10 seconds the orange DIAG light begins to blink twice per second 2 2 Connect to a serial port Below we describe how to do this with a PC with Windows Other devices ANSI console or operating systems Linux with minicom or cw can be used but this 1s beyond the scope of this manual The WL COMETH FIELD has one male DB9 RS232 connector with DTE cabling You can use the provided null modem cable and plug it directly into a standard DB9 male connector PC COM port for example 2 3 Run Hyperterminal at 2400 bauds When asked to choose a modem or port select a direct connection to COMx COMXx being COM port on which you plugged the WL COMETH select the following port parameters 2400 bauds bits second 8 bits parity none stop bit no flow control Hyperterminal now displays a blank window Hit the ENTER key to display the admin prompt DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE USER GUIDE Release A 04 March 2 2004 Administration by a RS232 SLIP link recent WL COMETH only Administration by SLIP is supported by the DOWNLOAD firmware starting from version 3 4 2 4 on the WL COMETH If you have an older version you can download the latest one on the Acksys website III 3 1 Select Administrator mode Push the switch towards the Adm

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