StarTech.com NETRS232 User's Manual
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1. The installation diskette has files to 6 Setup StarTech com IP Extender Manager install NETRS232 drivers on your PC and to detect NETRS232 devices on your network To run the installation software insert the installation diskette and run Setup exe The Setup Wizard will ask you to supply basic installation information Welcome to the StarTech com IP Extender Manager Setup Wizard This will install StarTech com IP Extender Manager on your It is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup The Setup Wizard will finish by opening the P Extender Manager By default the IP Extender Manager will display NETRS232 devices that it has detected on your network Cancel B Configuring network settings The P Extender Manager displays NETRS232 information in a Windows Explorer like interface Any NETRS232 devices that are discovered on your network are displayed in the IP Extenders Near Me branch of the My IP Extender Network tree NETRS232 devices installed on your network will need unique IP addresses These can be set by using either the P Extender Manager a web browser or a Telnet client The factory default network settings for the NETRS232 are IP address 192 168 0 35 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway address 0 0 0 0 Name empty Workgroup empty DHCP detection disabled Before Proceeding The NETRS2322. Activating amp Deactivating NETRS232 ports NETRS232 ports that have been detected as existing on the network are not initially activated for your PC To access a NETRS232 port it must be activated You may wish to activate on a given computer some all or none of the NETRS232 ports that are available on the network To activate a van seit particular port right click on the port Srna hess where it is displayed in the right panel of Astron cas soen the P Extender Manager and select Mi rette sr 008 fe Dp Du Activate To activate all ports on a particular NETRS232 device right click on seta that device in the left panel of the Manager and select Activate All Before activation NETRS232 ports only appear under the My IP Extender Network branch of the IP Extender Desktop Once they have been activated for a local system they will also appear under My Computer in the P Extender Manager To deactivate ports individually right click on the port where it is displayed in the right panel of the P Extender Manager and select Deactivate To deactivate all ports on a particular NETRS232 device right click on that device in the left panel of the Manager and select Remove All Icons depict the states of NETRS232 devices and ports as follows e Device available Device not onthe available on the network network Under My Ether Link Network Port activated locally Under My Computer
3. Under My Computer Port not available Port available Under My Ether Link Network Port not activated locally Activated ports appear in Windows Device Manager under the Ports COM amp LPT branch as IP Extender ports with their associated COM numbers Activating and deactivating NETRS232 ports on one computer does not affect the operation of those ports on other systems D Optional advanced port configuration NETRS232 ports that have been activated on your PC can generally be used immediately without further configuration Additional configuration options can however be accessed through the P Extender Manager These configuration options are discussed in detail in the advanced pdf readme file on the Installation diskette Advanced settings include passwords port binding options that can associate a port with a specified IP address NetBios name or MAC address port modes for raw server or client connection Ethernet modem operation RFC 2217 communications data connect operation or RAS server communications and a COM port number reassignment feature E Upgrading software Device Manager Ioj x D E Action View eal gt ameg a LAVA MARKETINI T Computer LI Disk drives a Display adapters 3 EYDICD ROM drives 4 Floppy disk controllers 43 Floppy disk drives dg Human Interface Devices Jy IDE ATAJATAPI controllers g IEEE 1394 Bus host controllers di keyboards
4. NETRS232 One Two Four Port Quick Installation Guide Rev C02 Getting Started Congratulations on your purchase of a StarTech NETRS232 NETRS232s connect serial devices to Ethernet networks Any serial device POS equipment factory machinery monitoring hardware or security devices for example can send its information to the NETRS232 The NETRS232 places the serial data in a TCP IP wrapper and sends it out its Ethernet port Data moving the other direction from the Ethernet side of the NETRS232 to the serial device undergoes the same process in reverse StarTech NETRS232s use industry standard hardware interfaces and are supported in Windows NT4 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Linux and QNX With a NETRS232 you can e Network serial devices e Make devices available to multiple users e Manage multiple serial devices from a single PC Eliminate long dedicated serial runs Stop using costly PCs as dedicated serial port servers e Remotely access and control serial devices Eliminate long distance phone modem charges Included with your package you should have the following e StarTech NETRS232 e Power supply e Quad DB 9 cable NETRS232 Quad version only e Installation diskette Quick Installation Guide Hardware Setup 1 Connectthe power supply to the NETRS232 and to AC power 2 The power red LED will light to indicate that the unit is receiving power 3 Connecta network cable to th
5. ay Mice and other pointing devices m Monitors Ei Network adapters G Other devices 5 Ports COM amp LPT pos A Communications Port COMI en I communicate sis oe Srl Printer Port TAM DI P Sound video and game controllers ml System devices H Universal Serial Bus controllers EE BEER Essai New versions of NETRS232 software and firmware may be found at www startech com StarTech com v This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject C to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation
6. e Ethernet RJ 45 jack of the NETRS232 The other end of the network cable can be attached to either an Ethernet hub or switch using a length of standard Ethernet network cable a host PC directly using an Ethernet cross over cable Network status is indicated by two LEDs on the RJ 45 connector The left yellow LED indicates network activity It is on by default turning off when network activity occurs at the NETRS232 The right green LED indicates a network link It is off by default but lights when a network link exists Network Activity and Link indicators Network connector RJ 45 Power Power indicator connector 4 Connect a serial device to the NETRS232 Serial port activity is indicated by two status LEDs per port The yellow LED lights when the serial port is transmitting data The green LED lights when the serial port is receiving data Serial Tx indicators Serial Tx e i e k Serial 2 indicator 5 connector a DB 9 shown ST Sara Rs id Serial connector Serial 1 indicator DB 9 shown Serial Rx connector indicators DB 9 shown Single Port Dual Port Software Installation and Configuration Software installation and configuration consists of the following A Running the NETRS232 setup software B Configuring network settings C Activating and deactivating NETRS232 ports D Optional advanced port configuration E Upgrading software A Running the NETRS232 setup software
7. is factory preset with an IP address of 192 168 0 35 If this IP address cannot be used on the network it may already in use for instance do not initially connect the NETRS232 to the network Instead either 1 connect the NETRS232 to a network segment that is not already using the NETRS232 default IP address for another device or 2 connect the NETRS232 directly to a host PC using an Ethernet crossover cable Follow the procedure described in the Configuring network settings section of this manual to set the IP address to a usable address for the network onto which the NETRS232 will be installed Configuring NETRS232 network settings using the IP Extender Manager To set a NETRS232 s network settings using the P xl Extender Manager right click on it in the IP Extender network settings tree and select Properties If the NETRS232 is O C accessible on the network a dialog will open that IP Address 168 allows you to give it a new name IP address subnet mask and gateway address If your network assigns Nemak 255 285 255 0 IP addresses using a DHCP server DHCP detection n 0 0 0 0 can also be enabled Use DHCP 0 35 N MAC Address 00 04 3b 00 02 31 Changes made using the P Extender Manager will be updated to both the local PC and to the NETRS232 NOTE Changing the network settings of a NETRS232 device may make that device unavailable to other stations that have activated a connection t
8. o that device using older network settings NOTE The P Extender Manager is the recommended method of changing all NETRS232 settings Configuring NETRS232 network settings using a web browser To set a NETRS232 s network settings using a web browser open the browser and enter the IP address of the NETRS232 into the browser s location bar The embedded web server running on the NETRS232 will display the opening screen of the NETRS232 configuration menu lB Choose the setting you wish to change 022 Bs Gites Gee Ub oO In the configuration screen that appears seisme jes Ch enter the network settings you wish for am RI that NETRS232 device Once the new values are entered and accepted the Rihemetto R 232 NETRS232 will reboot to implement the T aoe new network settings pt ge baaa Changes made using a web browser will ee mi ne be updated to the NETRS232 but not to ee the local PC Kate para O Gumtiyu NOTE Changing the network settings of a NETRS232 device may make that device unavailable to other stations that have activated a connection to that device using older network settings Configuring NETRS232 network settings using a Telnet client To set a NETRS232 s network settings using a Telnet client open a Telnet session to the IP address of the link whose settings you want to change Details on Telnet connection can be found in the telnet pdf file on the Installation diskette C
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