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1. Adminmsiator Monitor Config NPort 5110 EEN SN 254 NotAlive Monitor El Port Monitor gh COM Mapping _ E IP Address Report 2 Right click the panel and select Settings Administrator Monitor 0 Configuration Gc Fy ees me 160 127 254 Not Alive Port Monitor COM Mapping b IP Address Report Load Configured COM Port F Mh ee 3 Select or de select Monitor Items Use the single arrowhead buttons to move highlighted items from one box to the other Use the double arrowhead buttons to move all items in one box to the other Monitor Settings 6 14 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 4 Select a Refresh Rate the default is 3 seconds on the General Settings page Monitor Settings 5 On the Advanced Settings page select Display warning message for new event and or Play warning music for new event n the second case you must enter the path to the WAV file that you want to be played New event means that one of the NPort 5100s in the monitor is Alive or Not Alive or has lost connection with the Monitor program Monitor Settings v F WINXP Media notify way 6 Right click in the NPort 5100 list section and select Go to start Monitoring the NPort 5100 Administrator Momtor Hf Fr A FTE y e gt t5 E z h NPort P lt lt XS w
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3. 8 Type m and then press Enter to return to the main menu lt lt Main Menu Network settings gt gt 12 IP address ta Metmask 372 Gateway 4 IP configuration ch DNS server 1 C6 DNS server 2 YO SNMP 480 SHMF community name 295 SNMP contact ca SMMP location tb Auto IP report to IP C Auto IP report to TCF port d gt Auto IP report period cu View settings m Back to main menu lt q Quit Key in your selection m 9 Types and then press Enter to Save Restart the system lt lt Main Menu gt gt 15 Basic settings 2 Metwork settings 32 Serial settings C413 Operating settings 5 Accessible IP settings 65 Auto warning settings YO Monitor lt B gt Ping 95 Change password a Load factory default C View settings ts SaverRestart lt q Quit Key in your selection s 10 Type y and then press Enter to save the new IP address and restart the NPort 5100 Ready to restart Cy Yes tn Ho Key in your selection y Serial Console 19200 n 8 1 You may use the RS 232 422 485 console port to set up the IP address for NPort 5100 We suggest using PComm Terminal Emulator which is available free of charge as part of the PComm Lite program suite found on the Software CD that comes with the product to carry out the installation procedure although other similar utilities may also be used Before you start to configure the NPort 5100 via serial console turn off the power and co
4. C Manitor i Packing length b o 1024 o E V EN Delimiter 1 o Hew l Enable 3 Save Restart Delimiter 2 0 Hex l Enable Delimiter process Do Nothing Processed only when Packing length ts 0 Force transmit la 65535 ms TCP Client Mode Destination IP Address Destination IP address 1 fa001 Destination IP address 2 rT Jm _ Destination IP address 3 4001 F Destination IP address 4 4001 Designated Local Port 1 fon G 65535 O represents assigned automatically Designated Local Port 2 5012 0 65535 Designated Local Port 3 oms 0 65535 lbesidristed Local Port 4 fora o 65535 Connection control Startup None y Connect on Disconnect by Submit TCP alive check time Setting Factory Default Necessity 0 min TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min NPort 5100 automatically closes the TCP connection if there is no TCP activity for the given time Inactivity time Setting Factory Default Necessity 0 to 65535 ms Optional 0 ms TCP connection is not closed due to an idle serial line 0 65535 ms NPort 5100 automatically closes the TCP connection if there is no serial data activity for the given time This parameter defines the maintenance status as Closed or Listen for the TCP connection The connection is closed if there is no incoming or outgoing data through the serial port during the specific Inactivity time If the Inactivity time is set
5. NPort i Configuration Monitor Port Monitor 1 COM Mapping IP Address Report 6 Select the COM Number COM ports that are In use or Assigned will also be indicated in this drop down list If you select multiple serial ports or multiple NPort 5100s remember to check the Auto Enumerating function to use the COM No you select as the first COM No COM Port Settings E xj COM Port Settings E xj Port Humber 2 Fortis Selected 1st port is Port 1 Port Humber 2 Fortis Selected 1st port is Port 1 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Serial Parameters Basic Settings Advanced Settings Serial Parameters COM Number COM1 current assigned H COM Number rary ete ung Auto Enumerating COM in use Auta Enumerating COM Number for Selected Ports COM4 assigned Selected Ports COMS y OF Cancel 7 Hi performance mode is the default for Tx mode If the driver completes sending data out to the NPort 5100 the driver will respond Tx Empty to the program Under classical mode the driver will not notify the user s program that Tx is completed until all Tx data has been sent out from the NPort 5100 this mode will cause lower throughput If you want to ensure that all data is sent out before further processing classical mode is recommended Enable Disable Tx Rx FIFO If disabled the NPort 5100 will send one byte each
6. 9 After setting the COM Mapping remember to select Apply Change to save the information in the host system registry The host computer will not have the ability to use the COM port until after Apply Change is selected Adiministrator COM Mapping File Function COM Mapping View Help i A s amp amp li Bana A tofuo Function COM Mapping 1 COM 2 IP Address Pot Configuration 1 MITRE as Monitor amp Add Target Port Monit eni bl Sn E Remove Target 4 IP Address Report Enable Disable ESF COM Settings Discard Change 10 Select Discard Change to tell Administrator NOT to save the COM Mapping information to the host Administrator COM Mapping File Function COM Mapping View Help F ET Exit Add Remove Apply Configure Function COM Mapping 1 COM Z4 NPort No Model IP Address Configuration Monitor Add Target Port Monitor Remove Target COM Mapping Y IP Address Report Enable Disable COM Settings Apply Change 4 ExportCOM Mapping 2 gt mm a 11 To save the configuration to a text file select Export COM Mapping You will then be able to import this configuration file to another host and use the same COM Mapping settings in the other host Admiistator COM Mapping He Function COM Mapping View Help Function COM Mapping 1 COM NPort Configuration m Monitor Add Target Port Monitor emove Ta
7. Once the connection is established data can be transmitted in both directions from the host to the NPort 5100 and from the NPort 5100 to the host Client Mode In TCP Client Mode the NPort 5100 can actively establish a TCP connection with a pre determined host computer when serial data arrives After the data has been transferred the NPort 5100 can disconnect automatically from the host computer by using the TCP alive check time or Inactivity time settings Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed configuration instructions As illustrated in the figure data transmission proceeds as follows The NPort 5100 configured for TCP Client Mode requests a connection from the host Once the connection is established data can be transmitted in both directions from the host to the NPort 5100 and from the NPort 5100 to the host 4 3 TCP Server Mode TCP Server Request a connection Proceed with data transmission RS 232 Z Si Device AY y TCP Client Mode ve TCP Client Request a connection Proceed with data transmission RS 232 Device NPort 5100 Series Choosing the Proper Operation Mode UDP Mode Compared to TCP communication UDP is faster and more UDP Mode efficient In UDP mode you can unicast or multicast data paap from the serial device to one or multiple host computers and Directly proceed with data transmission no connection required TCP IP Ethernet
8. gt Netvork settings F address Hetmask Gateway IP configuration DNS server 1 DNS server 2 SHME SAMP community name SNMP contact SNMP location Auto IP report to IP Auto IP report to TCP port Auto IP report period View settings Back to main menu Quit Key in your selection 1 Initial IP Address Configuration 6 Use the Backspace key to erase the current IP address type in the new IP address and then press Enter lt lt Main Menu H Hetuork settings gt gt c12 C2 c 2 c4 5 65 c a CB cu Ca ch Cc c Cu cm c2 IP address Hetmask Gateway IP configuration DNS server 1 DNS server 2 SHME SAMP community SNMP contact SNMP location Auto IP report to IF A A TCE port Auto IP report period View settings Back to main menu Quit Key in your selection 1 IP address 192 168 127 253 7 Press any key to continue lt lt Main Menu gt Network settings gt c1 c2 1 gt c4 57 b gt cm HY c2 Ca ch tc c c 3 cm fq IP address Hetmask Gateway IP configuration DMS server 1 DNS server 2 SNMP SHAP community name SMMP contact SHHF location Auto IP report to IP Auto IP report to TCP port Auto IP report period View settings Back to main menu Quit Key in your selection 1 PF address 194 168 127 253 Set IP address success DEE any key to continue 3 4 NPort 5100 Series Initial IP Address Configuration
9. the serial device can also receive data from one or multiple host computers making this mode ideal for message display applications RS 232 E e A Device Pair Connection Mode Pair Connection Mode employs two NPort 5100 in tandem and can be used to remove the 15 meter distance limitation imposed by the RS 232 422 485 interface One NPort 5100 is connected from its RS 232 422 485 port to the COM port of a PC or other type of computer such as hand held PDAs that have a Serial port and the serial device is connected to the RS 232 422 485 port of the other NPort 5100 The two NPort 5100 are then connected to each other with a cross over Ethernet cable both are connected to the same LAN or in a more advanced setup they communicate with each other over a WAN i e through one or more routers Pair Connection Mode transparently transfers both data and modem control signals although it cannot transmit the DCD signal between the two NPorts Ethernet Modem Mode Ethernet Modem Mode is designed for use with legacy operating systems such as MS DOS that do not support TCP IP Ethernet By connecting one of NPort 5100 s serial ports to the MS DOS computer s serial port it is possible to use legacy software originally designed to transmit data via modem but now transmit the data over the Ethernet 4 4 NPort 5100 Series Choosing the Proper Operation Mode Reverse Telnet Mode Reverse Telnet mode Server NPort 511
10. Disable Community name public Contact Location IP Address report Auto report to IP Auto report to TCP port 4002 Auto report period fi 0 seconds PE EE y E E E BB Administrator IP Address Report File Function IP Address Report View Help E 2 z Exit Settings Go Stop B Configuration 53 Monitor 58 Port Monitor F t COM Mapping Qe IP Address Report 3 Configure the Local Listen Port to be the same as the NPort 5100 s Auto report to UDP port setting IP Location Settings x Local TCP Listen Port CK X Cancel 6 23 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 4 Click Go to start receiving the Auto IP address report from the NPort 5100 Administrator IP Address Report Ele Eerelon IPAdiessRepot View Hel IP Address Report Stopped Port 4002 0 EZ Address Address Configuration E Monitor E Port Monitor 1 COM Mapping 4 IP Address Report E Settings Clear 6 24 7 NPort CE Driver Manager for Windows CE The following topics are covered in this chapter O Overview O Installing NPort CE Driver Manager f1 Using NPort CE Driver Manager NPort 5100 Series NPort CE Driver Manager for Windows CE Overview NPort CE Driver Manager is designed for use with NPort 5000 serial ports that are set to Real COM mode The software manages the installation of drivers that allow you to map unused COM ports on yo
11. Eile Function Monitor View Help m Configuration gt a Ge Stor ES Monitor Port Monitor Monitor Stopped 0 NPort s d COMMagpng PL Medel MAC Ass Ir AE X IP Address Report L rn jaca 2 Next click Monitor gt Add Target and select your targets from the list and then click OK LT lt Select From List Rescan Select All Clear All No Mode MACAddes IPAddress M1 NPort 5110 00 90 E8 00 00 18 192 168 127 254 gt Input manually IP Address Model NPort 5210 Parts 2 Part s JS OK Cancel Monitor gt Add Target gt Rescan 1 Click Monitor under Function HHH Eile Function Monitor View Help gt Remove Function NPort Configuration Port Monitor 1 COM Mapping IP Address Report Monitor Stopped 0 NPort s No 7 Model mar Addess JiPAddes Ane 7 6 12 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 2 Click Monitor gt Add Target from the menu bar or click the right mouse button and select Add Target Administrator Monitor __ lnl x Load Configured COM Port Settinas 3 Click Rescan Add NPort Mode NPort 5150 O 192 168 127 254 i 6 13 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator Once the Monitor function is running 1 The NPort 5100 list will appear on the Monitor screen
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13. Slave Pair Connection Slave Mode When using Pair Connection Mode you must select Pair Connection Slave Mode for the Operation mode of one of the NPort 5100 device servers In effect this NPort 5100 will be acting as a TCP server Main Menu Operating Settings C Basic Settings Port 1 1 Ta i eL se rial Settings 9s Operation mode Pair Connection Slave Mode Operating Settings TCP alive check time 7 0 99 min 1 Port 1 a LS Port Local TCP port 4001 1 Accessible IP Settings F Apply the above settings to all serial ports 0 Auto Warning Setting 1 Monitor s Submit 1 Change Password San TCP alive check time 0 min TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min The NPort 5100 closes the TCP connection automatically if there is no TCP activity for the given time Local TCP port TCP port No e g 4001 Required 4001 This Port No must be the same port No that you set up for the Pair Connection Master device server 5 21 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration Ethernet Modem Mode NOTE Main Menu Operating Settings Q Overview Ps O Basic Settings Port 01 C Network Settings Operation mode Ethemet Modem Mode l n Serial Settings TCP alive check time 7 0 99 min J23 Operating Settings r asi Local TCP Port 4001 O Port 1 O Accessible IP Settings C Auto Warning Settings _Submit ma a
14. length in bytes matches the configured value the data will be forced out The data length can be configured for O to 1024 bytes Set to 0 if you do not need to limit the length Delimiter 1 Delimiter 2 Once the NPort 5100 receives both delimiters through its serial port it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it to the NPort 5100 s Ethernet port ATTENTION Delimiter 2 is optional If left blank then Delimiter 1 alone trips clearing of the buffer If the size of the serial data received is greater than 1 KB the NPort 5100 will automatically pack the data and send it to the Ethernet However to use the delimiter function you must at least enable Delimiter 1 If Delimiter 1 is left blank and Delimiter 2 is enabled the delimiter function will not work properly Delimiter process Do nothing Delimiter Do Nothing Optional 1 Delimiter 2 Strip Delimiter Delimiter 1 or Delimiter 2 The data will be transmitted when an additional byte for Delimiter 1 or an additional 2 bytes for Delimiter 2 of data is received after receiving the Delimiter Strip Delimiter When the Delimiter is received the Delimiter is deleted i e stripped and the remaining data is transmitted Do nothing The data will be transmitted when the Delimiter is received Force transmit Setting FactoryDefault O to 65535 ms NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration 0 Disable the force transmi
15. then the host which acts as a client must know the IP address of the server If the DHCP server assigns a new IP address to NPort 5100 the host must have some way of determining NPort 5100 s new IP address NPort 5100 products help out by periodically reporting their IP address to the IP location server in case the dynamic IP has changed The parameters shown below are used to configure the Auto IP report function There are two ways to develop an Auto IP report Server to receive NPort 5100 s Auto IP report Use Device Server Administrator s IP Address Report function Auto IP report protocol which can automatically receive the Auto IP report on a regular basis is also available to help you develop your own software Refer to Appendix E for the Auto IP report protocol 5 6 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration Auto report to IP E g 192 168 1 1 or None Optional URL IP addresses of the form x x x 0 and x X X 255 are invalid Reports generated by the Auto report function will be automatically sent to this IP address Auto report to TCP port Auto report period Time interval in 10 Optional seconds Serial Settings Click Serial Settings located under Main Menu to display serial port settings for port 1 Main Menu Serial Settings O Overview Basic Settings Serial Settings 2 Network Settings Alias Baud rate pata bits Stop bits Parity IFTEO bo
16. 1 Overview hace 2axadbiosG Port 1 it Network Settings Reverse To net Wan 1 Serial Settings Operation mode everse elnet Mode y s I Operating Settings TCP alive check time P 0 99 min LH Port 1 A i 1 Port2 Inactivity time lo 0 65535 ms ARO Local TCP port 4001 3 Auto Warning Setting z Monitor Map lt CR LF gt CR LF v 3 Change Password T Apply the above settings to all serial ports 13 Load Factory Default O Save Restart TCP alive check time Setting FactoryDefault 0 to 99 min 7 min Necessity Optional O min TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min NPort 5100 automatically closes the TCP connection if there is no TCP activity for the given time Inactivity time Factory Default Necessity O to 65535 ms Optional Idle time setting for auto disconnection O min means it will never disconnect Local TCP port Factory Default 4001 Necessity 1 to 65535 Required Each of NPort 5100 s serial ports is mapped to a TCP port To avoid conflicts with common TCP port numbers set port numbers to 4001 for port 1 4002 for port 2 etc Map lt CR LF gt Factory Default CR LF Necessity CR LF or CR LF Required 5 24 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration If data received through NPort 5100 s Ethernet port is sent using the enter command the data will be transmitted out the serial port with an a
17. 4 A pa ey Search SearchIP Locate Configure Web Function Configuration 1 NPort s NPort No Model MAC Address IP Address Status Configuration 00 30 E8 00 00 18 _f Monitor 2 Broadcast Search Port Monitor a4 COM Mapping amp amp Specify by IP Address AQ IP Address Report i pity Locate 7 Unlock Web 3 The progress bar shows that Administrator is retrieving configuration information from the specific NPort 5100 Please wait LEELH HLILILILLILILILIHL IEL Xx Cancel 26 7 29 03 6 8 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 4 Refer to Chapter 5 for each parameter s function definition To modify the configuration you must first click in the modify box to activate the parameter setting box LIL MM amp Let Accessible IPs AutoWaming IP AddessRepot Password ame eisit tres asic ERR TARH NPort 5110 UR sie OPA Network Senal Operating Mode MAC Address _ Modify s 0030E8 000018 Severance INP5110_18 Serial Number 18 Iff4E zonm mf Fitrnware Version Local E a g Y 1 2000 Ver 2 0 Local Tie 12 00 00 AM Time Serve System Uptime O days 0 1 26 L_ Modify lv Enable web Coriscie ul Enable Telnet Conse 1 Modify Sustem PEifatrefz Auto Click the Modify check box to modiy configuration OK X Cancel ATTENTION You can simultaneously modify the configurations of multiple NPort 5100s that ar
18. 48 26 PM NPort 5210 192 168 127 254 is alive again i aj 6 16 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 11 The NPort 5100s that were reconnected and are now Alive will be shown in black color lt Adiministrator Monitor File Function Monitor View Help F 2 Exit Add Remove Function Monitor Running 1 NPort s ay NPort No Model MAC Address IP Address Alive Configuration Port 5 MENTE 25 Monitor Port Monitor COM Mapping IP Address Report Port Monitor The process described here is the same as in the previous Monitor section The only difference is that you can select more items under Port Monitor than under Monitor F Administrator Port Monitor ao File Function Port Monitor View Help 2 a Exit Add Remove Go Function Port Monitor Stopped 1 Port s NPort No Model MAC Address IP Address Port OP Mode o Configuration 1 NPort 5110 00 90 9 00 00 18 192 168 127 254 1 Real CO Monitor COM Mapping IP Address Report Select or de select Monitor Items Use the single arrowhead buttons to move highlighted items from one box to the other Use the double arrowhead buttons to move all items in one box to the other Monitor Settings 1 pS Xi Monitor lems General Settings Advanced Settings De selected Items Selected Items Conn Status E Model Remote IP MAC Address Serial IP Address Line Status gt
19. IP address Netmask Gateway DNS and Time Server DHCP BOOTP DHCP Server assigned IP address Netmask Gateway DNS and Time Server or BOOTP Server assigned IP address if the DHCP Server does not respond BOOTP BOOTP Server assigns IP address IP address E g 192 168 1 1 IP 192 168 127 254 Required addresses of the form x X X 0 and x x x 255 are invalid An IP address is a number assigned to a network device such as a computer as a permanent address on the network Computers use the IP address to identify and talk to each other over the network Choose a proper IP address which is unique and valid in your network environment Netmask Factory Default Necessity E g 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 Required A subnet mask represents all of the network hosts at one geographic location in one building or on the same local area network When a packet is sent out over the network the NPort 5100 will use the subnet mask to check whether the desired TCP IP host specified in the packet is on the local network segment If the address is on the same network segment as the NPort 5100 a connection is established directly from the NPort 5100 Otherwise the connection is established through the given default gateway Gateway A gateway is a network gateway that acts as an entrance to another network Usually the computers that control traffic within the network or at the local Internet service provider are gateway nodes NPort 51
20. Note that since the NPort 5100 may get configuration changes from multiple hosts the most recent command received will take precedence Packing length Default 0 The Delimiter Process will be followed regardless of the length of the data packet If the data length in bytes matches the configured value the data will be forced out The data length can be configured for 0 to 1024 bytes Set to 0 if you do not need to limit the length Delimiter 1 None Optional Once the NPort 5100 receives both delimiters through its serial port it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it out the NPort 5100 s Ethernet port 00 to FF Delimiter 2 00 to FF ATTENTION Delimiter 2 is optional If left blank then Delimiter 1 alone trips clearing of the buffer If the size of the serial data received is greater than 1 KB the NPort 5100 will automatically pack the data and send it to the Ethernet However to use the delimiter function you must at least enable Delimiter 1 If Delimiter 1 is left blank and Delimiter 2 is enabled the delimiter function will not work properly 5 13 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration Delimiter process Do nothing Do Nothing Optional Delimiter 1 Delimiter 2 Strip Delimiter Delimiter 1 or Delimiter 2 The data will be transmitted when an additional byte for Delimiter 1 or an additional 2 bytes for Delimiter 2 of data is received after receiving
21. Personal Data 2 03 Program Files O Accessories Size 110 bytes Attributes normal C ComPlus Applications C Internet Explorer C microsoft frontpage C Microsoft Office C Microsoft visual Studio C1 Mw5nap C1 NetMeeting E FNPortAdminSuite C Outlook Express C Windows Media Player 4 03 Windows NT 6 03 WINNT Rl Le IP Serial LIB Function Groups Server Control Port Control I nput Output Data Port Status Inquiry Miscellaneous nsio_ init nsio_open nsio_read nsio_Istatus nsio_ break nsio_end nsio_ close nsio SetReadTimeouts nsio data_ status nsio_break_ on nsio_ resetserver nsio_ ioctl nsio_write nsio_break_ off nsio_ checkalive nsio_ flowctrl nsio_ SetWriteTimeouts nsio_ breakcount nsio_DTR nsio_ RTS nsio_ lctrl nsio_ baud nsio_ resetport 8 2 NPort 5100 Series Example Program char NPort 5100 Nip 192 168 1 10 char buffer 255 int port 1 int portid nsio_init portid nsio_open NPort 5100ip port nsio_ioctl portid B9600 BIT_8 STOP_1 P_ NONE sleep 1000 nsio_read port buffer 200 nsio_close portid nsio_end 8 3 IP Serial LIB data buffer 255 chars 1st port port handle initial IP Serial Library 1st port NPort 5100 IP 192 168 1 10 set 9600 N81 wait for 1000 ms for data read 200 bytes from port 1 close this serial port close IP Serial Library A Pin
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23. Settings Server name NP5110_18 C Network Settings 7 _ Settings e ed Serial Settings Web console Enable Disable 1 Operating Settings Telnet console G Enable e Disable J Accessible IP Settings a Alto Warning Settings Reset button protect No Yes _ Monitor ra Change Password _ Submit i e Server name Setting FactoryDefault 1 to 39 characters NP model name _ Serial No This option is useful for specifying the location or application of different NPort 5100s 5 3 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration Web Telnet Console The Disable option for Web Console and Telnet Console is included for security reasons In some cases you may want to disable one or both of these console utilities as an extra precaution to prevent unauthorized users from accessing your NPort 5100 The factory default for both Web console and Telnet console is Enable Web console Telnet console ATTENTION If you disable both the Web console and Telnet console you can still use NPort Administrator to configure NPort 5100 device servers either locally or remotely over the network Refer to Chapter 6 for more details Reset button protect NOTE Select the Yes option to allow limited use of the Reset Button In this case the Reset Button can be used for only 60 seconds l e 60 sec after booting up the Reset Button will be disabled automatically Network Setting
24. as well as the variable implementation for NPort 5100 RFC1213 MIB II supported SNMP variables System MIB Interfaces MIB IPMB ICMPMIB SysDescr SysObjectl D SysUpTime SysContact SysName SysLocation SysServices igAdEmtRewmMaSre lempOutaddrMasks PT ionetromecialfindex iempOutAddMaskRe _ PT ionttromeciaPnysAddress 777 Tpetromecianetadaress 7 pNeiaMadg E SS A lgawanbsmB Sd NPort 5100 Series SNMP Agents with MIB II RS 232 422 485 Link Groups vorme Sic me sementales srimoutcenens TF srmpoutcetRequests OO A srmpoutcetnexts PT srimpoutsetReauests srmpoutetResponses emors DT srimpenableauthentraps RFC1317 RS 232 422 485 MIB objects Generic RS 232 422 485 like RS 232 422 485 like General RS 232 422 485 like Group Port Table Asynchronous Port Group rs232Number rs232PortTable rs232AsyncPortTable po rs 282Porttentrry rs232AsyncPortEntry O w232Portndex rs232AsyncPortl ndex s2azportinspeed OOOO rs2a2portoutspeed SSCS C 2 D Auto IP Report Protocol NPort Series provides several ways to configure Ethernet IP addresses One of them is DHCP Client When you set up the NPort to use DHCP Client to configure Ethernet IP addresses it will automatically send a DHCP request over the Ethernet to find the DHCP Server And then the DHCP Server will send an available P address to the NPort The NPort will use this IP address for a
25. connected to the LAN will be located regardless of whether or not they are part of the same subnet as the host 1 Position the cursor in the right middle section of the Administrator window and then click the right mouse button Administrator Configuration File Function Configuration View Help F a F233 ely q Exit Search Search IP Locate Confiqure Web Function Configuration 0 NPort s NPort No Model MAC Address lPAddess Status Configuration Monitor Port Monitor 5 ih COM Mapping oo Qe IP Address Report Specify by IP Address 2 The Broadcast Search window will open and display the Model IP Address MAC Address and Progress of the search for that particular device Searching for NPort y Stop Found 1 NPort s remain timeout 3 second s MAC Address NPort 5110 00 90 8 04 05 48 192 168 127 254 6 5 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 3 When the search is complete the Broadcast Search window will close and the NPort 5100s that were located will be displayed in the right pane of the Administrator window If you found more than one server connected to this network refer to the MAC address sticker on your server s to determine which server s are the ones you wish to configure To configure an NPort 5100 place the cursor over the row displaying that NPort 5100 s information and then double click the left mouse button Administrat
26. connection if there is no TCP activity for the given time After the connection is closed the NPort 5100 starts listening for another host s TCP connection Inactivity time Factory Default Necessity 0 ms TCP connection is not closed due to an idle serial line 0 65535 ms The NPort 5100 automatically closes the TCP connection if there is no serial data activity for the given time After the connection is closed the NPort 5100 starts listening for another host s TCP connection This parameter defines the maintenance status as Closed or Listen for the TCP connection The connection is closed if there is no incoming or outgoing data through the serial port during the specific Inactivity time If the Inactivity time is set to 0 the current TCP connection is kept active until a connection close request is received Although Inactivity time is disabled the NPort 5100 will check the connection status between the NPort 5100 and remote host by sending keep alive packets periodically If the remote host does not respond to the packet NPort 5100 assumes that the connection was closed down unintentionally NPort 5100 will then force the existing TCP connection to close ATTENTION The Inactivity time should at least be set larger than that of Force transmit timeout To prevent the unintended loss of data due to the session being disconnected it is highly recommended that this value is set large enough so that the intended data transfer
27. ctrl lintertace Si3 Serial Settings Port 1 E l1i5200 fe EN None Enable RTS CTS RS 232 pora To modify serial settings for a particular port click either Port 1 under Serial Settings located under Main Menu on the left side of the browser window Main Menu Serial Settings Part 01 Port alias AN Serial Parameters 75 toc E gt l Porta o Baud rate 115200 y E E E its p v ki n oe Data bits E j 411 auto Warning settings Stop bits ECI Monitor Parity None Y geet z j ata Flow control Rrs crs y Cd Load Factory Default r PEER ES FIFO ES Enable Disable Interface IRS 232 Only Eset Port alias Setting Factory Default 1 to 15 characters None Optional E g PLC No 1 Port alias is included to allow easy identification of the serial devices that are connected to NPort 5100 s serial port 5 7 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration Serial Parameters ATTENTION Check the serial communication parameters in your Serial Device s user s manual You should set up NPort 5100 s serial parameters with the same communication parameters used by your serial devices Baudrate 110 bps to 230 4 Kbps 115 2 Kbps Required NPort 5110 110 bps to 921 6 Kbps NPort 5150 5130 Data bits When the user sets Data bits to 5 bits the Stop bits setting will automatically change to 1 5 bits Stop bits 1 1 5 2 Stop bits wi
28. ease the installation process allow off line COM mapping and provide monitoring and IP location server functions Device Server Administrator is an integrated software suite that bundles Device Server Administrator and the IP Serial Library and provides everything you need to manage monitor and modify your NPort 5100 from a remote location Installing NPort Administrator 1 Once the Setup program starts running click Next when the Welcome window opens to proceed with the installation La Setup NPort Administration Suite Welcome to the NPort Administration Suite Setup Wizard This will install Part Administration Suite erl 1 on your computer Ibis recommended that pon close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup E Setup NPort Administration Suite Select Destination Directory Where should NPort Administration Suite be installed Select the folder where pon would like NPort Administration Suite to be installed then click Mest D Program Files HPort dmin5uite Accessones 3 Common Files _ ComPlus Applications Internet Explorer microsoft frontpage E d test The program requires at least 1 6 MB of disk space Back Cancel 6 2 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 3 Click Next to install the program using the default program name or select a different name iG Setup NPort Administration Suite Se
29. for mass installation e Auto detecting 10 100 Mbps Ethernet e Built in 15 KV ESD protection for all serial signals e Supports SNMP MIB II for network management e Configuration via web Telnet serial console e Configuration utility automatically finds NPort devices on the network e Supports Reverse Telnet mode e Displays uptime on the Overview web page of NPort Configurator 1 2 NPort 5100 Series Introduction Product Specifications 2 Getting Started This chapter includes information about installing NPort 5100 The following topics are covered The following topics are covered in this chapter O Panel Layout of NPort 5100 Series O Connecting the Hardware gt V Vv V WV Connecting the Power Connecting to the Network Connecting to a Serial Device LED Indicators Adjustable Pull High Low Resistor for RS 485 Port NPort 5100 Series Getting Started Panel Layout of NPort 5100 Series Rear Panel View J RJ45 10 100M Ethernet port Reset button Power input O e Top Panel View 101001 Ethemet MOXA DIN Rail screw hole NPort suo Serial Device Server Wallmount screw hole Port 1 H5 232 Front Panel View Of Male DB9 serial port use Stick on pad NOTE The layouts of NPort 5130 and NPort 5150 are the same as for NPort 5110 Connecting the Hardware This section describes how to connect the NPort 5100 to serial devices for first time testin
30. function is used to import an NPort 5100 configuration from a file into one or more of the same model NPort 5100 To import a configuration first select the target servers click the right mouse button and then select Import Configuration Follow the onscreen instructions to locate the configuration file and start downloading the file Administrator Configuration File Function Configuration View Help El E DARAN 1 a Z E xit Search SearchIP Locate Configure Web Function NPort Y Configuration 58 Monitor ZB Port Monitor 1 COM Mapping Configuration 1 NPort s MAC Address IP Address Broadcast Search Specify by IP Address Status L n oc k Locate Unlock Configure Web Upgrade Firmware bP m 1E MB Export Configuration Assign IP Address 6 11 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator ATTENTION You can simultaneously import the same configuration file into multiple NPort 5100s that are of the same model To select multiple NPort 5100s hold down the Ctrl key when selecting an additional NPort 5100 or hold down the Shift key to select a block of NPort 5100s Monitor Use one of the following two methods to start the Monitor function Broadcast Search gt Monitor gt Add Target 1 With Configuration selected under Function use Broadcast Search to locate all NPorts on your LAN Administrator Monitor E loj xi
31. is completed Max connection Factory Default Necessity NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration Max connection is usually used when the user needs to receive data from different hosts simultaneously The factory default only allows 1 connection at a time Max connection 1 NPort only allows 1 host to open the TCP connection to the specific serial port Max connection 2 to 4 Allows 2 to 4 host s TCP connection request to open this NPort 5100 serial port at the same time When multiple hosts establish a TCP connection to the specific serial port at the same time NPort 5100 will duplicate the serial data and transmit to all of the hosts Ethernet data is sent on a first in first out basis to the serial port when data comes into NPort 5100 from the Ethernet interface Ignore jammed IP Previously when Max connections gt 1 and the serial device is transmitting data if any one of the connected hosts is not responding it will wait until the data has been transmitted successfully before transmitting the second group of data to all hosts Currently if you select Yes for Ignore jammed IP the host that is not responding will be ignored but the data will still be transmitted to the other hosts Allow driver control If max connection is greater than 1 the NPort will ignore driver control commands from all connected hosts However if you set Allow driver control to YES control commands will be accepted
32. or an additional 2 bytes for Delimiter 2 of data is received after receiving the Delimiter Strip Delimiter When the Delimiter is received the Delimiter is deleted i e stripped and the remaining data is transmitted Do nothing The data will be transmitted when the Delimiter is received Force transmit 0 Disable the force transmit timeout 1 to 65535 Forces the NPort 5100 s TCP IP protocol software to try to pack serial data received during the specified time into the same data frame This parameter defines the time interval during which NPort 5100 fetches the serial data from its internal buffer If data is incoming through the serial port NPort 5100 stores the data in the internal buffer NPort 5100 transmits data stored in the buffer via TCP IP but only if the internal buffer is full or if the Force transmit time interval reaches the time specified under Force transmit timeout The optimal Force transmit timeout depends on your application but it must be at least larger than one character interval within the specified baudrate For example assume that the serial port is set to 1200 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity In this case the total number of bits needed to send a character is 10 bits and the time required to transfer one character is 10 bits 1200 bits s 1000 ms s 8 3 ms Therefore you should set Force transmit timeout to be larger than 8 3 ms so in this case it must be greater
33. period of time after receiving it But the NPort will send a DHCP request again to the DHCP Server Once the DHCP Server realizes that this IP address is to be released to other DHCP Client the NPort then will receive a different IP address For this reason users sometimes find that the NPort will use different IP addresses not a fixed IP address In order to know what IP address the NPort is using you need to set up parameters in Network Settings via Web browser The figure below is the NPort Web console configuration window Enter the IP address and the Port number of the PC that you want to send this information to LD Te J Main Menu Network Settings CC Overview Basic Settings IP address 1192 168 127 254 A Network Settings Netmask 255 255 010 1 Serial Settings E Gparating Settings sib 1255 255 255 255 Mm Accessible IP Settings IP configuration DHCP v 17 Auto Warning Settings Dys server 1 j Monitor J Change Password DNS server 2 Load Factory Default SNMP Setting C Save Restart SNMP Enable Disable Community name public Contact Location IP Address repo Auto report to IP 1192 168 2 149 Auto report to TCP port 4002 Auto report period 10 seconds Auto IP Report Format Moxa 4 bytes Info 0 Info 1 ee Info n Info n Length Variable Length is Length Field NPort 5100 Series Auto IP Report Protocol ID List AS
34. than or equal to 10 ms If the user wants to send a series of characters in the same packet the serial device attached to NPort 5100 should send that series of characters during a time interval less than the Force transmit timeout for NPort 5100 and the total length of data must be less than or equal to NPort 5100 s internal buffer size The serial communication buffer size for NPort 5100 is 1 KB per port NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration TCP Server Mode 3 Main Menu Operating Settings 7 Overview 1 Basic Settings l LJ Network Settings Operation mode TCP Server Mode Senal Settings TCP alive check time l 0 99 min lt Operating Settings ee saa Inactivity time fo 0 65535 ms 1 Accessible IP Settings Max connection fi ELI Auto Warning Settings Ignore jammed IP No Yes I Monitor Allow driver control F No Yes t p oo E Data Packing i 1 Load Factory Default j MEA Packing length lo L Savemestart Delimiter 1 fo Hex Enable Delimiter 2 fo Hex T Enable Delimiter process Do Nothing gt Processed only when Packing length is 0 Force transmit J 0 65535 ms TGP Server Mode Local TCP port 4001 Command port a65 TCP alive check time Factory Default Necessity 0 min TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min The NPort 5100 automatically closes the TCP
35. the Delimiter Strip Delimiter When the Delimiter is received the Delimiter is deleted i e stripped and the remaining data is transmitted Do nothing The data will be transmitted when the Delimiter is received Force transmit Factory Default Necessity 0 Disable the force transmit timeout 1 to 65535 Forces the NPort 5100 s TCP IP protocol software to try to pack serial data received during the specified time into the same data frame This parameter defines the time interval during which NPort 5100 fetches the serial data from its internal buffer If data is incoming through the serial port NPort 5100 stores the data in the internal buffer NPort 5100 transmits data stored in the buffer via TCP IP but only if the internal buffer is full or if the Force transmit time interval reaches the time specified under Force transmit timeout The optimal Force transmit timeout depends on your application but it must be at least larger than one character interval within the specified baudrate For example assume that the serial port is set to 1200 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity In this case the total number of bits needed to send a character is 10 bits and the time required to transfer one character is 10 bits 1200 bits s 1000 ms s 8 3 ms Therefore you should set Force transmit timeout to be larger than 8 3 ms so in this case it must be greater than or equal to 10 ms If the user wants to send
36. time the Tx FIFO becomes empty and an Rx interrupt will be generated for each incoming byte This will result in a faster response and lower throughput If you want to use XON XOFF flow control we recommend setting FIFO to Disable Fast Flush only flush local buffer e We have added one optional Fast Flush function to Moxa s new NPort Real COM driver NPort Administrator Suite for 2G NPort adds it after version 1 2 e For some applications the user s program will use the Win32 PurgeComm function before it reads or writes data With our design after the program uses this Purge Comm function the NPort driver will keep querying the NPort s firmware several times to make sure there is really no data queued in the NPort firmware buffer rather than just flushing the local buffer This kind of design is used because of some special considerations However it might take more time on the order of several hundred milliseconds than a native COM1 because it needs to work via Ethernet That s why the native COM ports on the motherboard can work fast with this function call but the NPort requires much more time 6 19 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator In order to accommodate other applications that require a faster response time the new NPort driver implements a new Fast Flush option Note that by default this function is disabled e To begin with make sure there are some PurgeComm functions being u
37. 0 Router Console management is commonly used by connecting to Console AUX or COM ports of routers switches and UPS units Rtelnet works the same as TCP Server mode in that only one TCP port is listened to after booting up The system then waits for a host on the network to initiate a connection The difference is that the TCP Server mode does not provide the conversion function provided by Telnet If the connected devices need to use the CR LF conversion function when controlling then users must choose Rtelnet mode Disabled Mode When the Operation Mode for a particular port is set to Disabled that port will be disabled 4 5 5 Web Console Configuration The Web Console is the most user friendly method available to configure NPort 5100 In this chapter we introduce the Web Console function groups and function definitions The following topics are covered in this chapter O Opening Your Browser Basic Settings Network Settings Serial Settings 000 0 Operating Settings gt Real COM Mode gt TCP Server Mode gt TCP Client Mode gt UDP Mode gt Pair Connection Mode gt Ethernet Modem Mode gt Reverse Telnet Mode Disabled Mode O Accessible IP Settings O Auto Warning Settings gt Auto warning Email and SNMP trap gt Event Type O Monitor gt Monitor Line gt Monitor Async gt Monitor Async Settings O Change Password O Load Factory Default NPort 5100 Series Opening Your Browser Web Console Configurat
38. 00 needs to know the IP address of the default gateway computer in order to communicate with the hosts outside the local network environment For correct gateway IP address information consult the network administrator IP configuration Setting FactoryDefault Static DHCP Static Required DHCP BOOTP BOOTP ATTENTION In Dynamic IP environments the firmware will retry 3 times every 30 seconds until network settings are assigned by the DHCP or BOOTP server The Timeout for each try increases from 1 second to 3 seconds to 5 seconds If the DHCP BOOTP Server is unavailable the firmware will use the default IP address 192 168 127 254 Netmask and Gateway for IP settings DNS server 1 DNS server 2 Setting Factory Default E g 192 168 1 1 None Optional IP addresses of the form x x x 0 and x X X 255 are invalid 5 5 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration When the user wants to visit a particular website the computer asks a Domain Name System DNS server for the website s correct IP address and then the computer uses the response to connect to the web server DNS is the way that Internet domain names are identified and translated into IP addresses A domain name is an alphanumeric name such as moxa com that it is usually easier to remember A DNS server is a host that translates this kind of text based domain name into the numeric IP address used to establish a TCP IP connection In order to us
39. 1 f Mail Trap ro Change Password z DSR changed pa Load Factory Default Port Mail _ Trap IO Save Restart Port 1 I Mai I Trap Cold start This refers to starting the system from power off contrast this with warm start When performing a cold start NPort 5100 will automatically issue an Auto warning message by e mail or send an SNMP trap after booting up Warm start This refers to restarting the computer without turning the power off When performing a warm start NPort 5100 will automatically send an e mail or send an SNMP trap after rebooting Authentication failure The user inputs a wrong password from the Console or Administrator When authentication failure occurs the NPort will immediately send an e mail or send an SNMP trap IP address changed The user has changed NPort 5100 s IP address When the IP address changes NPort 5100 will send an e mail with the new IP address before NPort 5100 reboots If the NPort 5100 is unable to send an e mail message to the mail server within 15 seconds NPort 5100 will reboot anyway and abort the e mail auto warning Password changed The user has changed NPort 5100 s password When the password changes NPort 5100 will send an e mail with the password changed notice before NPort 5100 reboots If the NPort 5100 is unable to send an e mail message to the mail server within 15 seconds NPort 5100 will reboot anyway and abort the e mail auto warning 5 27 NPort
40. 2 485 serial communications software that was written for pure serial communications applications The driver intercepts data sent to the host s COM port packs it into a TCP IP packet and then redirects it through the host s Ethernet card At the other end of the connection the NPort 5100 accepts the Ethernet frame unpacks the TCP IP packet and then sends it transparently sends it to the appropriate serial device attached to one of the NPort 5100 s serial ports 4 2 NPort 5100 Series TCP TCP ATTENTION Choosing the Proper Operation Mode Real COM Mode allows several hosts to have access control to the same NPort 5100 The driver that comes with your NPort 5100 controls host access to attached serial devices by checking the host s IP address Refer to the Accessible IP Settings section of Chapter 5 for more details Server Mode In TCP Server Mode NPort 5100 is configured with a unique IP Port combination on a TCP IP network In this case NPort 5100 waits passively to be contacted by the host computer After the host computer establishes a connection with the serial device it can then proceed with data transmission TCP Server mode also supports up to 4 simultaneous connections so that multiple hosts can collect data from the same serial device at the same time As illustrated in the figure data transmission proceeds as follows The host requests a connection from the NPort 5100 configured for TCP Server Mode
41. 23 The Registered Ports range from 1024 through 49151 The Dynamic and or Private Ports range from 49152 through 65535 The Well Known Ports are assigned by the IANA and on most systems can only be used by system processes or by programs executed by privileged users The following table shows famous port numbers among the well known port numbers For more details please visit the IANA website at http www iana org assignments port numbers ma A PO Active Users systat SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Time Time Server AN Login Host Protocol Login Finger protocol Finger 80 World Wide Web HTTP O 119 Network News Transfer Protocol NNTP NPort 5100 Series Well Known Port Numbers o Reserved 777 O o o CA Active Users systat Host name server names server Whois nickname Login Host Protocol Login Domain Name Server domain 69 Trivial Transfer Protocol TETP _ 80 WeldWdeWe H 107 111 Sun Remote Procedure Call Sunrpc 119 Network News Transfer Protocol NNTP 123 Network Time Protocol NTP 161 SNMP Simple Network Mail Protocol 162 SNMP Traps 213 IPX Used for IP Tunneling B 2 C SNMP Agents with MIB II amp RS 232 422 485 Link Groups NPort 5100 has built in SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol agent software that supports SNMP Trap RFC1317 RS 232 422 485 like groups and RFC 1213 MIB II The following table lists the standard MIB II groups
42. 4 J OoOO faoor Local Listen port 4001 Submit 5 18 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration Packing length Factory Default Necessity 0 to 1024 Optional Default 0 The Delimiter Process will be followed regardless of the length of the data packet If the data length in bytes matches the configured value the data will be forced out The data length can be configured for 0 to 1024 bytes Set to 0 if you do not need to limit the length Delimiter 1 None Optional None Optional Once the NPort 5100 receives both delimiters through its serial port it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it out the NPort 5100 s Ethernet port 00 to FF Delimiter 2 00 to FF ATTENTION Delimiter 2 is optional If left blank then Delimiter 1 alone trips clearing of the buffer If the size of the serial data received is greater than 1 KB the NPort 5100 will automatically pack the data and send it to the Ethernet However to use the delimiter function you must at least enable Delimiter 1 If Delimiter 1 is left blank and Delimiter 2 is enabled the delimiter function will not work properly Delimiter process Do nothing Delimiter Do Nothing Optional 1 Delimiter 2 Strip Delimiter Delimiter 1 or Delimiter 2 The data will be transmitted when an additional byte for Delimiter 1 or an additional 2 bytes for Delimiter 2 of data is received after receiving the De
43. 5100 Series Web Console Configuration DCD changed The DCD Data Carrier Detect signal has changed also indicating that the modem connection status has changed For example a DCD change to high also means Connected between local modem and remote modem If the DCD signal changes to low it also means that the connection line is down When the DCD changes the NPort 5110 5150 will immediately send an e mail or send an SNMP trap DSR changed The DSR Data Set Ready signal has changed also indicating that the data communication equipment s power is off For example a DSR change to high also means that the DCE is powered ON If the DSR signal changes to low it also means that the DCE is powered off When the DSR changes the NPort 5110 5150 will immediately send an e mail or send an SNMP trap Mail Setting Factory Default Necessity This feature helps the administrator manage how the NPort 5100 sends e mail to pre defined e mail boxes when the enabled events such as Cold start Warm start Authentication failure etc occur To configure this feature click the Event Type Mail checkbox Trap This feature helps the administrator manage how the NPort 5100 sends SNMP Trap to a pre defined SNMP Trap server when the enabled events such as Cold start Warm start Authentication failure etc occur To configure this feature click the Event Type Trap checkbox Monitor Monitor Line Click Line under Monitor to sh
44. CII char Hardware ID Little endian 3 MAC Address 6 bytes MAC address If the MAC address is 00 90 E8 01 02 03 the MAC O is 0 MAC 1 is Ox90 hex MAC 2 is OxE8 hex and so on a DWORD Firmware Version 4 DWORD Little endian Ver1 3 4 0x0103040 AP ID 4 DWORD Little endian AP ID amp Hardware ID Mapping Table Hardware ID APID 7S product SSS D 2 Compliance Notice CE Warming This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take appropriate measures Federal Communications Commission Statement FCC This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two 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 FCC Warming This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely
45. E A E DE UA A 2 NPOrE SESO Seal POrn PINOUCS a dador la dada dado A 2 CAS WA HANNS oo A 3 ETHienTICL Cao oda A O A 3 Well Known Port NUMbDeES siiciiasrianar a diia B 1 SNMP Agents with MIB II RS 232 422 485 Link GFOUDS cm nu C 1 Auto P Report PTFOLOCO iiss ei sis ci casa cis eid ae a ie ia ci ie cananea cananea aaa crac dali D 1 Compliance Noe ic aia Mes E 1 1 Introduction NPort 5100 and NPort 5110 T are advanced 1 port RS 232 422 485 serial device servers that make it easy to network enable serial devices The following topics are covered in this chapter O Overview O Package Checklist O Product Features O Product Specifications NPort 5100 Series Introduction Overview NPort 5100 series device servers are designed to make your industrial serial devices Internet ready instantly and are well suited for POS security market applications The compact size of NPort 5100 device servers makes them the ideal choice for connecting your RS 232 422 485 serial devices such as card readers and payment terminals to an IP based Ethernet LAN making it possible for your software to access serial devices located anywhere on a local LAN or the Internet NPort 5100 supports several operation modes including TCP Server TCP Client UDP Server Client Pair Connection and Ethernet Modem ensuring the compatibility of network software that uses a standard network API Winsock BSD Sockets In addition NPort s
46. Manitar Dial in NPort 5100 listens for a TCP IP connection request from the remote Ethernet modem or host NPort 5100 s response depends on the ATSO value as outlined below ATSO 0 default NPort 5100 will temporarily accept the TCP connection and then send the RING signal out through the serial port The serial controller must reply with ATA within 2 5 seconds to accept the connection request after which NPort 5100 enters data mode If no ATA command is received NPort 5100 will disconnect after sending three RING signals ATSO 1 NPort 5100 will accept the TCP connection immediately and then send the CONNECT lt baud gt command to the serial port in which lt baud gt represents the baudrate of NPort 5100 s serial port After that NPort 5100 immediately enters data mode Dial out NPort 5100 accepts the AT command ATD lt IP gt lt TCP port gt from the serial port and then requests a TCP connection from the remote Ethernet Modem or PC This is where lt I P gt is the IP address of the remote Ethernet modem or PC and lt TCP port gt is the TCP port number of the remote Ethernet modem or PC Once the remote unit accepts this TCP connection NPort 5100 will send out the CONNECT lt baud gt signal via the serial port and then enter data mode Disconnection request from local site When NPort 5100s is in data mode the user can drive the DTR signal to OFF or send from the local s
47. NPort 5100 Series User s Manual Fifth Edition February 2012 www moxa com product O 2012 Moxa Inc All rights reserved NPort 5100 Series User s Manual The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement Copyright Notice Trademarks 2012 Moxa Inc All rights reserved The MOXA logo is a registered trademark of Moxa Inc All other trademarks or registered marks in this manual belong to their respective manufacturers Disclaimer Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Moxa Moxa provides this document as is without warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to its particular purpose Moxa reserves the right to make improvements and or changes to this manual or to the products and or the programs described in this manual at any time Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable However Moxa assumes no responsibility for its use or for any infringements on the rights of third parties that may result from its use This product might include unintentional technical or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information herein to correct such errors and these changes are incorporated into new editions of the publication Technical Support Contact I nformation
48. P Client Mode UDP Mode Pair Connection Mode Ethernet Modem Mode Reverse Telnet Mode Disabled Mode 0 0 0 0000o000 NPort 5100 Series Choosing the Proper Operation Mode Overview NPort 5100 serial device servers network enable traditional RS 232 422 485 devices in which a serial device server is a tiny computer equipped with a CPU real time OS and TCP IP protocols that can bi directionally translate data between the serial and Ethernet formats Your computer can access manage and configure remote facilities and equipment over the Internet from anywhere in the world Traditional SCADA and data collection systems rely on serial ports RS 232 422 485 to collect data from various kinds of instruments Since NPort 5100 Serial Device Servers network enable instruments equipped with an RS 232 422 485 communication port your SCADA and data collection system will be able to access all instruments connected to a standard TCP IP network regardless of whether the devices are used locally or at a remote site The NPort 5100 is an external P based network device that allows you to expand the number of serial ports for a host computer on demand As long as your host computer supports the TCP IP protocol you won t be limited by the host computer s bus limitation such as ISA or PCI or lack of drivers for various operating systems In addition to providing socket access the NPort 5100 also comes with a Real COM TTY driver that transmits all ser
49. PY EN PO Aaa 192 168 127 254 Not Alive ESP Settings 6 15 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 7 For this example the NPort 5100s shown in the list will be monitored Admimistrator Monitor Elle Function Monitor View Help _ 2 gt Exit Add Remove z Function NPort Configuration Monitor Port Monitor v COM Mapping IP Address Report Monitor Running 1 NPort s No Model MACAddress IP Address NPort 5110 00 90 E8 04 05 48 192 168 127 254 8 When one of the NPort 5100s loses connection with the Monitor program a warning alert will display automatically The warning music will be played at the same time x New Monitor Event 1 Event s St Music Please check Monitor message window for more information _Stop Musi 9 19 2005 3 46 39 PM NPort 5210 192 168 127 254 is lost connection ES En Adimmistrator Monitor File Function Monitor View Help El Exit Add Remove Stop Monitor Running No na na MAC Addess_ Function Zo NPort s Configuration Monitor Part Monitor i COM Mapping 9 IP Address Report 10 Ifthe NPort 5100 gets reconnected a warning will be displayed to remind the user that the NPort 5100 is now Alive Alert New Monitor Event 1 Event s Stop Music Please check Monitor message window for more information 9 19 2005 3
50. Real COM TTY drivers allow you to set up your COM TTY port software to work over a TCP IP network in no time This excellent feature preserves your software investment and lets you enjoy the benefits of networking your serial devices instantly NPort 5100 device servers support automatic IP configuration protocols DHCP BOOTP and manual configuration via the handy web browser console Both methods ensure quick and effective installation And with NPort 5100 s Windows Utility installation is very straightforward since all system parameters can be stored and then copied to other device servers simultaneously Package Checklist The NPort 5100 Series products are shipped with the following items Standard Accessories e 1 NPort 5100 serial device server e Quick Installation Guide e Document Software CD Optional Accessories e DK 35A DIN Rail Mounting Kit 35 mm NOTE Notify your sales representative if any of the above items is missing or damaged Product Features The NPort 5100 have the following features e Low cost credit card size e Makes your serial devices Internet ready e Easy wall and DIN Rail mounting e Real COM TTY driver for Windows and Linux e Fixed TTY driver for SCO OpenServer SCO Unixware 7 SCO Unixware 2 1 e Versatile socket operation modes TCP Server TCP Client UDP and Ethernet Modem e Pair Connection mode for connecting two serial devices over a network without a PC e Easy to use Windows Utility
51. Series Configuring NPort Administrator 2 After inputting the correct password the Administrator will display an Unlock ok message Enter Password i Unlock ok 3 The Lock status will change to Unlock and the Administrator utility will keep this NPort 5100 in the Unlock status throughout this Administrator session Administrator Configuration i 0 x File Function Configuration View Help F 2 A pa Exit Search SearchIP Locate Configure Function Configuration 1 NPort s NPort No Modl MAC Address IP Address Status Configuration 1 NPort 5110 00 90 E8 00 00 18 192 168 127 254 Unlock Monitor Port Monitor de COM Mapping HE IP Address Report The meanings of the six Status states are given below note that the term Fixed is borrowed from the standard fixed IP address networking terminology Lock The NPort 5100 is password protected Broadcast Search was used to locate it and the password has not yet been entered from within the current Administrator session Unlock The NPort 5100 is password protected Broadcast Search was used to locate it and the password has been entered from within the current Administrator session Henceforth during this Administrator session activating various utilities for this NPort 5100 will not require re entering the server password Blank The NPort 5100 is not passwor
52. a series of characters in the same packet the serial device attached to NPort 5100 should send that series of characters during a time interval less than the Force transmit timeout for NPort 5100 and the total length of data must be less than or equal to NPort 5100 s internal buffer size The serial communication buffer size for NPort 5100 is 1 KB per port Local TCP port Factory Default Necessity 1 to 65535 4001 Required The Local TCP port is the TCP port that NPort 5100 uses to listen to connections and that other devices must use to contact NPort 5100 To avoid conflicts with well known TCP ports the default is set to 4001 Command port Factory Default Necessity 1 to 65535 Cm The Command port is a listen TCP port for IP Serial Lib commands from the host In order to prevent a TCP port conflict with other applications the user can set the Command port to another port if needed P Serial Lib will automatically check the Command Port on NPort 5100 so that the user does not need to configure the program 5 14 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration TCP Client Mode Operating Settings Port 01 Operation mode TCP CientMode sy P TCP alive check time To 99 min i hnactivity time D a 65535 Y Accessible 16 Settings lqnore jammed IP G No ves E auto Warning Settings Data Packing
53. address 1 J Change Password E mail address 2 ad a Fa as Default E mail address 3 LJ Save Restart E mail address 4 SNMP trap server SNMP trap server IP or AAA domain name Mail Server Mail server IP Address or Domain None Optional Name User name Factory Default Necessity 1 to 15 characters None Optional Password Factory Default Necessity 1 to 15 characters None Optional From E mail address Factory Default Necessity 1 to 63 characters None Optional E mail address 1 2 3 4 Factory Default Necessity 1 to 63 characters None Optional 5 26 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration ATTENTION Consult your Network Administrator or ISP for the proper mail server settings The Auto warning function may not work properly if it is not configured correctly NPort 5100 SMTP AUTH supports LOGIN PLAIN CRAM MD5 RFC 2554 SNMP Trap Server SNMP trap server IP or domain name IP address or Domain None Optional Name Event Type Sy Main Menu Event Type LJ Overview O Basic Settings Cold start IT Mail r Trap Mal Network Settings Warm start F Mail E Trap 8G Senal Settings Authentication failure Mail r Trap Operating Setongs IP address changed F Mail LJ Accessible IP Settings BC ius Wiehe Saltos Password changed T Mail a E mail and SNMP Trap DCD changed Q evenctme Per L 80 Monitor port
54. ai dilo af az a a a Ld 1 1 I 1 1 4 IF Serial Lib Package Configuring NPort Administrator 1 Setup NPort Administration Suite Completing the NPort Administration Suite Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing NPort Administration Suite on pour computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup lt Back Configuration The Administrator Configuration window is divided into four parts The top section contains the function list and online help area Windows NT does not support this chm file format The five Administrator function groups are listed in the left section A list of NPort 5100 serial device servers each of which can be selected to process user requirements is displayed in the right section The activity Log which displays messages that record the user s processing history is shown in the bottom section 6 4 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 4 Administrator Configuration File Function Configuration View Help 2 8 x y E ocate Configure Configuration O NPort s Status Monitor Port Monitor A COM Mapping Y IP Address Report Now 2005 8 31 _E F 11 03 49 4 Broadcast Search The Broadcast Search function is used to locate all NPort 5100s that are connected to the same LAN as your computer Since the Broadcast Search function searches by MAC address and not IP address all NPort 5100s
55. ck time server IP address and Web console Telnet console Enable Disable LJ Save Restart function Network Settings IP address netmask default gateway static 1P or dynamic IP DNS SNMP IP location report Serial Settings Baud rate start bits data bits stop bits flow control UART FIFO Operating Settings Operation mode TCP alive check inactivity delimiters force transmit timeout Accessible IP Settings accessible IP or Accessible IP group Disable to accept all IP s connection Auto Warning Settings gt E Done pop gh internet ATTENTION If you can t remember the password the ONLY way to start configuring the NPort 5100 is to load factory defaults by using the Reset button located near the NPort 5100 s RJ 45 Ethernet port Remember to use NPort Administrator to export the configuration file when you have finished the configuration After using the Reset button to load factory defaults your configuration can be easily reloaded into the NPort 5100 by using the NPort Administrator mport function Refer to Chapter 6 for more details about using the Export and mport functions ATTENTION If your NPort 5100 application requires using password protection you must enable the cookie function in your browser If the cookie function is disabled you will not be allowed to enter the Web Console Screen Basic Settings EJ Main Menu Basic Setting Ld Overview 7 C Basic
56. connection will be established on startup and will remain active indefinitely default Any Character None A TCP connection will be established when any character is received from the serial interface and will remain active indefinitely Any Character A TCP connection will be established when any character is received from the serial Inactivity Time interface and will be disconnected when the Inactivity time out is reached DSR On DSR Off A TCP connection will be established when a DSR On signal is received and will be disconnected when a DSR Off signal is received DSR On None A TCP connection will be established when a DSR On signal is received and will remain active indefinitely DCD On DCD Off A TCP connection will be established when a DCD On signal is received and will be disconnected when a DCD Off signal is received DCD On None A TCP connection will be established when a DCD On signal is received and will remain active indefinitely UDP Mode Operating Settings Port 01 Operation mode UDP Mode gt Data Packing Packing length A Delimiter 1 0 Hex _ Enable Delimiter 2 0 Hex l Enable Delimiter process Do Nothing y Processed only when Packing length is 0 Force transmit lo 0 65535 ms UDP Mode Begin End Port Destination IP address 1 al faoo1 Destination IP address 2 LTD b faoor Destination IP address 3 IO 4001 Destination IP address
57. d protected and Broadcast Search was used to locate it Fixed The NPort 5100 is not password protected and Search by IP address was used to locate it Lock Fixed The NPort 5100 is password protected Specify by IP address was used to locate it and the password has not yet been entered from within the current Administrator session Unlock Fixed The NPort 5100 is password protected Specify by P address was used to locate it and the password has been entered from within the current Administrator session Henceforth during this Administrator session activating various utilities for this NPort 5100 will not require re entering the server password 6 7 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator Configuring the NPort 5100 In this section we illustrate how to access the NPort 5100 s configuration utility You should first make sure that you can connect over the network from your computer to the NPort 5100 1 To start NPort Administrator click Start gt NPort Administration Suite gt NPort Administrator ifn Accessories Startup F 2 UC Finder fag NPort Administration Suite E IP Serial Lib Reference fen Programs WPort Administrator El Version info 2 Unlock the NPort 5100 you wish to configure if it is password protected Right click the NPort 5100 and select Configure to start the configuration Administrator Configuration File Function Configuration View Help
58. data to the NPort server the driver immediately issues a Tx Empty response to the program Under Classical mode the driver will not send the Tx Empty response until after confirmation is received from the NPort server s serial port This causes lower throughput Classical mode is recommended if you want to ensure that all data is sent out before further processing FIFO If FIFO is disabled the NPort server will transmit one byte each time the Tx FIFO becomes empty and an Rx interrupt will be generated for each incoming byte This will result in a faster response and lower throughput 7 4 S IP Serial LIB The following topics are covered in this chapter O Overview O IP Serial LIB Function Groups O Example Program NPort 5100 Series IP Serial LIB Overview What is IP Serial Library IP Serial Library is a Windows library with frequently used serial command sets and subroutines IP Serial Library is designed to reduce the complexity and poor efficiency of serial communication over TCP IP For example Telnet can only transfer data but it can t monitor or configure the serial line s parameters Why Use IP Serial Library For programmers who are familiar with serial communication IP Serial Library provides well designed function calls that have the same style as Moxa s PComm Library IP Serial Library is amazingly simple and easy to understand By including it in your VB C or Delphi programmi
59. dded 1 carriage return line feed if you select the lt CR LF gt option i e the cursor will jump to the next line and return to the first character of the line 2 carriage return if you select the lt CR gt option i e the cursor will return to the first character of the line 3 line feed if you select the lt LF gt option i e the cursor will jump to the next line but not move horizontally Disabled Mode Operating Settings oe 2 Basic Settings 51 at Network Settings reraton EEA bsa y Apply the above settings to all serial ports Submit When Operation mode is set to Disabled that particular port will be disabled Check the Apply the above settings to all serial ports to apply this setting to the other port Accessible IP Settings J Main Menu Accessible IP Settings E overview ah oie a F Enable the accessible IP list Disable will allow all IP s connection request Lee eee No Active the rule iP Address Netmask I Senal Settings O aaa Ba Operating Settings pe ly Accessible 12 Settings EE i D AUD Warning Settings 3 Ir Ey Monitor E Change Password a Load Factory Default S Ir AAA f a _ C1 Save Restart E ir ews F KT aa F iaje o mm F La ir _x EN EE AAA gt The NPort 5100 uses an IP address based fil
60. e RS 232 signals and shorten the maximum allowed communication distance 2 3 NPort 5100 Series Getting Started NPort 5150 5130 J umpers JP3 JP4 2 4 3 Initial IP Address Configuration When setting up your NPort 5100 for the first time you should first configure the IP address This chapter introduces the method to configure the device server s IP address For more details about network settings see the Network Settings section from Chapter 5 Web Console Configuration The following topics are covered in this chapter O O O O O O I nitializing the NPort 5100 s IP Address Factory Default I P Address NPort Administration Suite recommended configuration method ARP Telnet Console Serial Console 19200 n 8 1 NPort 5100 Series Initial IP Address Configuration Initializing the NPort 5100 s IP Address 1 Determine whether your NPort 5100 needs to use a Static IP or Dynamic IP either DHCP or BOOTP application 2 If the NPort 5100 is used in a Static I P environment you can use NPort 5100 Administration Suite ARP Web Console Telnet Console or Serial Console to configure the new IP address 3 Ifthe NPort 5100 is used in a Dynamic IP environment you can use NPort 5100 Administration suite Web Console Telnet Console or Serial Console to configure the NPort 5100 to get an IP address dynamically with DHCP DHCP B OOTP or BOOTP ATTENTION Consult your network administrator on how t
61. e NPort 5100 s DNS feature you need to configure the DNS server Doing so allows NPort 5100 to use a host s domain name to access the host NPort 5100 provides DNS server 1 and DNS server 2 configuration items to configure the IP address of the DNS server DNS Server 2 is included for use when DNS sever 1 is unavailable NPort 5100 plays the role of DNS client in the sense that the NPort 5100 will actively query the DNS server for the IP address associated with a particular domain name NPort 5100 functions that support domain name are Time server Destination IP Address in TCP Client mode Mail Server SNMP trap server and Auto report to IP SNMP Settings Community name A community name is a plain text password mechanism that is used to weakly authenticate queries to agents of managed network devices Contact 1 to 39 characters None Optional E g Support 886 89191230 300 The SNMP contact information usually includes an emergency contact name and telephone or pager number Location Setting FactoryDefault 1 to 39 characters None Optional E g Floor 1 office 2 Specify the location string for SNMP agents such as NPort 5100 This string is usually set to the street address where the NPort 5100 is physically located IP Address Report When NPort 5100 products are used in a dynamic IP environment users must spend more time with IP management tasks For example if NPort 5100 works as a server TCP or UDP
62. e of the same model To select multiple NPort 5100s hold down the Ctrl key when selecting additional NPort 5100s or hold down the Shift key to select a group of NPort 5100s Upgrading the Firmware Follow these steps to upgrade the firmware of an NPort 5100 1 To start NPort Administrator click Start gt NPort Administration Suite gt NPort Administrator Accessories I Startup UC Finder gt tence HE rograms Version info 6 9 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 2 Unlock the NPort 5100 you wish to configure if it is password protected Right click a specific NPort 5100 and select the Upgrade Firmware function to start upgrading the firmware Administrator Configuration File Function Configuration View Help F L pe fey l Exit Search SearchIP Locate Configure Web Function NPort Configuration 1 NPort s No Model MAC Address IP Address Status Q Configarai n TE o rioek kianat Broadcast Search Port Monitor amp amp Specify by IP Address t COM Mapping lt A IP Address Report Locate Unlock 5 Configure Q web Export Configuration 3 Select the correct ROM file to download x Select File File Name C user Desktop NP5110_1 1 10m Browse yf OK X Cancel 4 Wait while the Upgrade Firmware action is processed Processing please wait J Close No Model MACAddess IP Add
63. ed with MD5 encryption over the Ethernet Note that you will not be prompted to enter the password if the NPort 5100 is not currently password protected E Input Password Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back m fat l Search Le Favorites EA History 3z Address ES http 1192 168 127 254 Input password Password ATTENTI ON If you use other web browsers remember to Enable the functions to allow cookies that are stored on your computer or allow per session cookies NPort 5100 uses cookies only for password transmission ATTENTI ON Refer to Chapter 3 Initial IP Address Configuration to see how to configure the IP address Examples shown in this chapter use the Factory Default IP address 192 168 127 254 5 2 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration 4 The NPort 5100 homepage will open next On this page you can see a brief description of the Web Console s nine function groups In nung Welcome to NPort s web console L Overview aoe nda Model Name NPort 5110 Osean MAC Address 00 90 E8 00 00 18 7 Serial Settings ZFP F P Operating Settings Firmware Version 2 0 e E e System Uptime O days 00h 00m 09s 1 Auto Warning Settings A NPort s web console provide the following function groups 11 Monitor na Change Password Basic Settings Load Factory Default Server name real time clo
64. er if you set Allow driver control to YES control commands will be accepted Note that since NPort 5100 may get configuration changes from multiple hosts the most recent command received will take precedence Packing length Default 0 The Delimiter Process will be followed regardless of the length of the data packet If the data length in bytes matches the configured value the data will be forced out The data length can be configured for 0 to 1024 bytes Set to 0 if you do not need to limit the length Delimiter 1 Delimiter 2 Factory Default 00 to FF hex Optional Once the NPort 5100 receives both delimiters through its serial port it immediately packs all data currently in its buffer and sends it to the NPort 5100 s Ethernet port 5 10 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration ATTENTION Delimiter 2 is optional If left blank then Delimiter 1 alone trips clearing of the buffer If the size of the serial data received is greater than 1 KB the NPort 5100 will automatically pack the data and send it to the Ethernet However to use the delimiter function you must at least enable Delimiter 1 If Delimiter 1 is left blank and Delimiter 2 is enabled the delimiter function will not work properly Delimiter process Do nothing Delimiter Do Nothing Optional 1 Delimiter 2 Strip Delimiter Delimiter 1 or Delimiter 2 The data will be transmitted when an additional byte for Delimiter 1
65. erial port to NPort 5100 NPort 5100 will enter command mode and return NO CARRIER via the serial port and then input ATH to shut down the TCP connection after 1 second The command cannot be divided The character can be changed in register 52 and the guard time which prefixes and suffixes the in order to protect the raw data can be changed in register S12 Disconnection request from remote site After the TCP connection has been shut down by the remote Ethernet modem or PC NPort 5100 will send the NO CARRIER signal via the serial port and then return to command mode AT Commands NPort 5100 supports the following common AT commands used with a typical modem 5 22 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration AT command Description Remarks ATD lt IP gt lt Port gt Dial up the IP address Port No O ATE ATEO Echo OFF ATE1 Echo ON default ATH ATHO On hook default 5 reply OK only 8 jaro Oninecommand 10 ATQOATQI Quiet command default ATQO _ See S registers See S registers 13 ATV Result code type ATVO for digit code ATV1 for text code 0 OK 1 connect default 2 ring 3 No carrier 4 error 14 ATZ Reset disconnect enter command mode and 15 AT amp C Serial port DCD control AT amp CO DCD always on AT amp C1 DTE detects connection by DCD on off default 16 AT amp D Serial port DTR control AT amp DO recognize DTE always ready AT amp D1 AT a
66. et Console Depending on how your computer and network are configured you may find it convenient to use network access to set up your NPort 5100 s IP address This can be done using the Telnet 1 2 From the Windows desktop click Start and then select Run Type telnet 192 168 127 254 use the correct IP address if different from the default in the Open text input box and then click OK Run El E resource and Windows will open it for you Oper telnet 192 168 127 254 7 Type the name of a program folder document or Internet Cancel Browse When the Telnet window opens if you are prompted to input the Console password input the password and then press Enter Note that this page will only appear if the NPort 5100 is password protected lt Telnet 192 168 127 254 Hodel name z NPort 5110 MAC address H JH ER HM4 B5 48 Serial No 48548 Firmware version 1 8 Please keyin your password 3 3 NPort 5100 Series 4 Type 2 to select Network settings and then press Enter lt lt Main Menu gt gt C1 lt a gt c42 cha c a Ca lt a gt F C9 ca L cu Co c2 Basic settings Hetwork settings Serial settings Operating settings Accessible IP settings Auto warning settings Monitor ing Change password oad Factory default Uieu settings Sauer Restart Quit Key in your selection 2 5 Type 1 to select IP address and then press Enter AE Menu
67. g purposes We cover Connecting to the Network Connecting to a Serial Device and LED Indicators Connecting the Power Connect the 12 to 48 VDC power cord with NPort 5100 s power input If the power is properly supplied the Ready LED will show a solid red color until the system is ready at which time the Ready LED will change to a green color Connecting to the Network Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to NPort 5100 s 10 100M Ethernet port and the other end of the cable to the Ethernet network NPort 5100 will indicate a valid connection to the Ethernet in the following ways e The Ethernet LED maintains a solid green color when connected to a 100 Mbps Ethernet network e The Ethernet LED maintains a solid orange color when connected to a 10 Mbps Ethernet network e The Ethernet LED will flash when Ethernet packets are being transmitted or received 2 2 NPort 5100 Series Getting Started Connecting to a Serial Device Connect the serial data cable between NPort 5100 and the serial device NPort 5100 s serial port uses the RS 232 422 485 interface to transmit data The port uses a standard male DB9 pin assignment Refer to Appendix A to see the signal definitions for the port LED Indicators NPort 5100 has 3 LED indicators as described in the following table LED Name LED Color LED Function Steady on Power is on and NPort 5100 is booting up Blinking Indicates an IP conflict or DHCP or BOOTP server did
68. gt Port 4 Tx Rix after Conn OP Mode Tx Rix after Mon Alive Tx Rx Throw Tx Rix Inty Throu COM Number KA Server Name Alias Load Default COM Mapping Windows Administration Suite comes with Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP Real COM drivers After you install NPort 5100 Administration Suite there are two ways to set up the NPort 5100 serial port as your host s remote COM port The first way is with On line COM Mapping On line COM Mapping will check to make sure that the NPort 5100 is connected correctly to the network and then install the driver on the host computer The second way is with Off line COM Installation without first connecting the NPort 5100 to the network Off line COM Mapping can decrease the system integrator s effort by solving different field problems Via off line installation users can first process software installation for the host and then install the NPort 5100 to different fields 6 17 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator Use the following procedure to map COM ports L 2 On line COM Mapping Connect NPort 5100 to the network gt Set NPort 5100 to the proper IP address gt Map COMs to your host gt Apply Change Off line COM Mapping Map COMs to your host gt Apply Change gt Connect the NPort 5100 to the network gt Configure NPort 5100 s IP address On line COM Mapping L Broadcast Search for NPort 5100s on the network Administrator Conf
69. h Port Index Completed Select the port index of hlFnrt that wou wank to add 3 All NPort servers that were located will appear in the NPort CE Driver Manager window Click on the server whose COM ports you would like to map to and then select the port index Note that multiple selections are allowed 4 Select the port s at the Port Index and then click on the Add button to map to the COM Port s HPort CE Driver Manager COM Setting COM Mapping Search MPort 5110 192 168 127 254 1 Stop Modify IF Port Index Completed Porti 950 966 Select the port index of hlFnrt that wou wank to add MPort 5110 192 168 127 254 is selected 7 3 NPort 5100 Series NPort CE Driver Manager for Windows CE 5 Return to the COM Setting page You should be able to see the newly mapped COM Port s NPort CE Driver Manager OK COM Setting COM Mapping IP Add Datafcmd lt n 192 1668 127 254 950 966 Settings Tx Mode v FIFO v 1 COM portis was Found 6 To configure the settings for a particular COM Port select the row of the desired port and then modify the setting in the Settings panel as shown below NPort CE Driver Manager OK LOM Setting COM Mapping About IP Addr DatajCmd Delete All COMZ 192 168 127 254 950 966 Settings Tx Mode FIFO Enable y COM is selected Tx Mode Hi Performance is the default for Tx mode After the driver sends
70. h one or more routers Pair Connection Mode transparently transfers both data and modem control Signals although it cannot transmit the DCD signal between the two NPorts Pair Connection Master Mode When using Pair Connection Mode you must select Pair Connection Master Mode for the Operation mode of one of the NPort 5100 device servers In effect this NPort 5100 will be acting as a TCP client 3 Main Menu Operating Settings L Overview 7 Basic Settings Port 1 U Network Settin C Serial Settings A Operation mode Pair Connection Master Mode v Operating Settings TCP alive check time 7 0 99 min A Port 1 i EO Port 2 Destination 1P address 192 168 1 1 4001 J Accessible IP Settings Apply the above settings to all serial ports Auto Warning Setting J Monitor b A Change Password TCP alive check time 5 20 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration 0 min TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min The NPort 5100 closes the TCP connection automatically if there is no TCP activity for the given time Destination IP address IP address or Domain blank Optional Name E g 192 168 1 1 The Pair Connection Master will contact the network host that has this IP address Data will be transmitted through the port No 4001 by default Note that you must configure the same TCP port No for the device server acting as the Pair Connection
71. he ONLY way to configure NPort 5100 is by using the Reset button on NPort 5100 s casing to Load Factory Default Remember to export the configuration file using NPort Administrator when you finish the configuration By using the Import function of NPort Administrator your configuration can be re loaded into NPort 5100 after using Load Factory Default Refer to Chapter 6 for more details about the Export and Import function 5 29 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration Load Factory Default Load Factory Default This function will reset all MOXA NPort Server settings to their factory default values Be aware that previous settings will be lost This function will reset all of NPort 5100 s settings to the factory default values Be aware that previous settings will be lost 5 30 6 Configuring NPort Administrator The following topics are covered in this chapter O Overview O Installing NPort Administrator O Configuration Broadcast Search Unlock Password Protection Configuring the NPort 5100 Upgrading the Firmware Export Configuration V Y Y Y Y WV Import Configuration O Monitor Port Monitor O COM Mapping gt On line COM Mapping gt Off line COM Mapping O IP Address Report a NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator Overview Device Server Administrator lets you install and configure your NPort 5100 Series products easily over the network Five function groups are provided to
72. ial signals intact This means that your existing COM TTY based software can be preserved without needing to invest in additional software Three different Socket Modes are available TCP Server TCP Client and UDP Server Client The main difference between the TCP and UDP protocols is that TCP guarantees delivery of data by requiring the recipient to send an acknowledgement to the sender UDP does not require this type of verification making it possible to offer speedier delivery UDP also allows data to be unicast to only one IP address or multicast to groups of IP addresses Real COM Mode The NPort 5100 comes equipped with COM drivers that work Real COM Mode with Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP systems and also TTY s n drivers for Linux systems The driver establishes a transparent E EME VI connection between host and serial device by mapping the IP Port of the NPort 5100 s serial port to a local COM TTY port on the host computer Real COM Mode also supports up to 4 simultaneous connections so that multiple hosts can collect ae data from the same serial device at the same time Driver Mode RS 232 i a Device ATTENTION The driver used for Real COM Mode is bundled with NPort Administrator The driver is installed on your computer automatically when you install NPort 5100 Administration Suite One of the major conveniences of using Real COM Mode is that Real COM Mode allows users to continue using RS 232 42
73. iguration File Function Configuration View Help pe EE Search SearchIP Locate Configure Web a Monitor E Port Monitor fi COM Mapping 9 IP Address Report Specify by IP Address Select the COM Mapping function group Administrator COM Mapping Eile Function COM Mapping View Help 2 pa fal ley Exit Add Remove Ap Configure Function NPort Configuration Monitor E Port Monitor COM Mapping 0 COM No Modei IPAddress Port COMPort Mode Paramete _ IP Address Report Add the target to which you would like to map COM ports Administrator COM Mapping File Function COM Mapping View Help 2 fa le Exit Add Remove AP Configure COM Mapping 0 COM Function NPort ju Configuration Monitor E Port Monitor de COM Mapping Pe Remove Target E IP Address Report Enable The NPort 5100 list that appears is the list generated by the previous Broadcast Search Select the NPort 5100 to which you would like to map COM ports Add NPori Select From List Rescan Select l ClearAll_ No Model MACAddess M1 NPort 5110 00 90 E8 04 05 48 192 168 127 254 6 18 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator 5 Select COM Settings to modify COM No default setting etc Administrator COM Mapping File Function COM Mapping View Help A 2 Z s Exit Add Remove App Configure Function COM Mapping 1 COM
74. ion 1 Open your browser with the cookie function enabled To enable your browser for cookies right click on your desktop Internet Explorer icon select Properties click on the Security tab and then select the three Enable options as shown in the figure below Internet Options 1 Security Settings ix General Security content Connections Programs Advanced Settings Select a Web content zone to specify its security settings Cookies a 7 Allow cookies that are stored on your computer 5 San Local intranet Trusted sites Restricted Enable sites Prompt Allow per session cookies not stored Internet Disable j This zone contains all Web sites you O haven t placed in other zones O Enable O Prompt Security level For this zone a gt Downloads Move the slider to set the security level for this zone ay File download Medium O Disable Safe browsing and still Functional O Enable Prompts before downloading potentially unsafe content A ear denia a v Unsigned Activex controls will not be downloaded 4 gt f Appropriate for most Internet sites m Reset custom settings Custom Level Default Level Reset to Medium Reset ca 2 Type 192 168 127 254 in the Address input box use the correct P address if different from the default and then press Enter 3 Input the password if prompted The password will be transmitt
75. lect Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts Select the Start Menu folder in which pon would like Setup to create the program s shortcuts then click Mest Microsoft Office 7 NPort Administration Suite Back Cancel 4 Click Install to proceed with the installation ie Setup NPort Administration Suite Adol x Ready to Install Setup le now ready to begin installing NPort Administration Suite on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination directory D Program Files W Port amp drnnS uite Start Menu folder NPort Administration Suite SE A Setup NPort Administration Suite Installing Please wait while Setup installs NPort Administration Suite on pour computer Creating program icons eGCOO7 6 3 NPort 5100 Series 6 Click Next to proceed with the installation a Setup NPort Administration Suite Information Please read the following important information before continuing When pou are ready to continue with Setup click Hest NPort Administration Suite 1 Component List 1 Utilities 2 Real Com Mode Support Package 3 IP Serial Lib Package 2 Utilities Provides Configure Monitor and COM mapping administration utilities for NPort 3 Real Com Mode Support Package Provides a misc lib for Real COM management b
76. limiter Strip Delimiter When the Delimiter is received the Delimiter is deleted i e stripped and the remaining data is transmitted Do nothing The data will be transmitted when the Delimiter is received Force transmit Setting FactoryDefault 0 to 65535 ms 0 Disable the force transmit timeout 1 to 65535 Forces the NPort 5100 s TCP IP protocol software to try to pack serial data received during the specified time into the same data frame This parameter defines the time interval during which NPort 5100 fetches the serial data from its internal buffer If data is incoming through the serial port NPort 5100 stores the data in the internal buffer NPort 5100 transmits data stored in the buffer via TCP IP but only if the internal buffer is full or if the Force transmit time interval reaches the time specified under Force transmit timeout The optimal Force transmit timeout depends on your application but it must be at least larger than one character interval within the specified baudrate For example assume that the serial port is set to 1200 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity In this case the total number of bits needed to send a character is 10 bits and the time required to transfer one character is 10 bits 1200 bits s 1000 ms s 8 3 ms NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration Therefore you should set Force transmit timeout to be larger than 8 3 ms so in this case it must be greater
77. ll be set to 1 5 when Data bits is set to 5 bits Parity None Even Odd None Required Space Mark Flow control None RTS CTS RTS CTS Required DTR DSR Xon Xoff FIFO NPort 5100 s serial ports provide a 16 byte FIFO both in the Tx and Rx directions To prevent data loss during communication disable the FIFO setting when your serial device does not have a FIFO Interface Factory Default RS 232 422 485 only RS 232 422 485 only 5 8 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration Operating Settings A Main Menu Operating Settings ic Overview 0 Basic Settings Operating Settings 13 Network Settings Port Operating mode psss Delimiter 1 Delimiter 2 Delimiter process Force transmit s y l 0 0 Disable 0 Disable Do Nothing l a C 11 105 SESS SENOS ly real COM Made TCP alive check time 7 Pa dE _ Max Connection 1 7 Accessible IP Settings ELI Auto Warning Settings Monitor Y Change Password MA a TAN Click Operating Settings located under Main Menu to display the operating settings for both of NPort 5100 s serial ports Real COM Mode J Main Menu Operating Settings io i Port 01 eo Operation mode i Real COM Mode 63 Serial Settings TCP alive check time P 99 min Poorer eS Max connection E Z essilie IP Settings Ignore jammed IP e No Yes Bi ea Wining Settings Allow driver control No Yes _ Mo
78. mp D2 reply DTE when DTR On default avatar restore manufacturers settings 7 a faw 7 7 7 Mewsingh 7 7 7 7 O O 22 AIAM write current settings to flash for next bootup S Registers No SRegister Description amp default value Remarks 1 so Ring to auto answer default 0 Escape code character default 43 ASCII l4 ss Return character defaut 13 asan O TS 5 sa lme feed character default 10 asa O 6 Ss Backspace character default 8 ASCII nen 8 S7 Waittimeforcarrier default 3 unit sec 9 8 Pause time for dial delay always 2 unit sec _____ k no action applied 11 S10 Delay for hang up after carrier no action applied always 14 unit 1 10 sec 5 23 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration DTMF duration and spacing always 100 ms no action applied Escape code guard time default 50 unit 1 50 sec to control the idle time for TCP alive check time Factory Default Necessity 0 min TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min NPort 5100 closes the TCP connection automatically if there is no TCP activity for the given time Local TCP port Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 65535 4001 Required The TCP port that other devices must use to contact this device To avoid conflicts with standard TCP ports the default is set to 4001 Reverse Telnet Mode 1 Man Menu Operating Settings
79. ng environment you can program your own TCP IP application with the ability to control serial communication parameters NPort 5100 uses 2 TCP ports for communication between the NPort 5100 and host computer s Real COM driver NPort 5100 uses a data port and command port to provide pure data transfer without decode and encode Compared to using only one TCP port to control serial communication such as RFC 2217 IP Serial Library uses a command port to communicate with NPort 5100 from the user s program IP Serial Library not only runs with excellent efficiency but also runs without any decode or encode problems How to install I P Serial Library IP Serial Lib comes with the NPort 5100 Administration Suite Refer to the PSerial directory for more detail about the function definitions File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt gt Search Folders ESJHhistory i GS X t EE Address Inpotadminsute nnn y ynnxynnxnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnyyeeeaayyr Folders x ri Desktop E A My Documents E My Pictures 2 18 My Computer NPortAdminSuite Text Document 4 1 2003 11 26 4M l Local Disk C VERSION laa unins000 11KB DAT File 4 28 2003 4 01 PM TEST D Text Document 2 uInins000 85KB Application 1 8 2003 12 00 AM Documents and Settings Modified 3 17 2003 3 23 AM E VERSION 1KB Text Document 3 17 2003 3 23 AM i Office20005R 1 4 03
80. nitor Data Packing 1 Change Password Packing length loo 1024 Em TU Peiteniter 1 o Hex F Enable Delimiter 2 0 Hex T Enable Delimiter process Do Nothing z Force transmit lo 65535 ms TCP alive check time Setting Factory Default Necessity 0 min TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection 1 to 99 min NPort 5100 automatically closes the TCP connection if there is no TCP activity for the given time After the connection is closed the NPort 5100 starts listening for another Real COM driver connection from another host Max connection Setting FactoryDefault 1 2 3 4 Max connection is usually used when the user needs to receive data from different hosts simultaneously The factory default is 1 In this case only one specific host can access this port of the NPort 5100 and the Real COM driver on that host will have full control over the port Max Connection 1 Allows only 1 host s Real COM driver to open the specific NPort 5100 serial port Max Connection 2 to 4 Allows 2 to 4 host s Real COM drivers to open the specific NPort 5100 serial port at the same time When multiple hosts Real COM drivers open the serial port at the same time the COM driver only provides a pure NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration data tunnel without control ability That is this serial port parameter will use the firmware s settings not depend on your application program AP Application s
81. nnect the serial cable from NPort 5100 to your computer s serial port 1 Connect NPort 5100 s serial port 1 directly to your computer s male RS 232 422 485 serial port 2 From the Windows desktop click Start gt Programs gt PComm Lite gt Terminal Emulator 3 When the PComm Terminal Emulator window opens first click on the Port Manager menu item and select Open or simply click on the Open icon ela PComm Terminal Emulator Profle Pot Manager Help 3 5 NPort 5100 Series Initial IP Address Configuration 4 The Property window opens automatically From the Communication Parameter page select the appropriate COM port for the connection COM1 in this example and 19200 for Baud Rate 8 for Data Bits None for Parity and 1 for Stop Bits Property Ed Communicabon Parameter Terminal File Transfer Capturing COM Ophons Ports com Baud Rate 19000 Data Bits s DTA ON OFF XONAXOFF RTS ON OFF 5 From the Property window s Terminal page select ANSI or VT100 for Terminal Type and then click OK If you select Dumb Terminal as the terminal type some of the console functions especially the Monitor function may not work properly 6 Press the key continuously and then power on the NPort 5100 G lS Sea See ee JS A dl ld 1 1 m 7 NPort 5100 will receive the string continuously and then auto switch from data mode to console mode 8 I
82. not respond properly Steady on Power is on and NPort 5100 is functioning normally Green Blinking The device server has been located by Administrator s Location function Off Power is off or power error condition exists The device is connected to a 10 Mbps Ethernet connection The device is connected to a 100 Mbps Ethernet connection Off Ethernet cable is disconnected or has a short Serial port is receiving data Tx Rx Serial port is transmitting data Off No data is being transmitted or received through the serial port Adjustable Pull High Low Resistor for RS 485 Port In some critical environments you may need to add termination resistors to prevent the reflection of serial Signals When using termination resistors it is important to set the pull high low resistors correctly so that the electrical signal is not corrupted Since a particular pull high low resistor value cannot fit all environments the NPort 5150 5130 uses jumpers to set the pull high low resistor values for each serial port To set a termination resistor to 150 KQ make sure that the two jumpers J P3 and JP4 assigned to the serial port are not shorted by jumper caps This is the default setting To set a termination resistor to 1 KQ make sure that the two jumpers J P3 and J P4 assigned to the serial port are shorted by jumper caps ATTENTION Do not use the 1 KQ setting on the NPort 5150 when using the RS 232 interface Doing so will degrade th
83. nput the password when prompted Note that this page will only appear when the NPort 5100 has been set up for password protection E COM2 19200 N Hone 8 1 1100 ma i odel nawe z NPort 5110 MAC address 00 90 88 04 05 48 oTR Serial Nc 40548 RTS Firmware version 1 0 Please keyin your pessword 3 6 NPort 5100 Series 9 Start configuring the IP address under Network Settings for the rest of the IP settings Model nare NEort S110 MAC address z 00 90 E8 04 05 48 Serial No 40548 Firmware version 1 0 lt lt Main renu gt gt 1 2 3 4 5 61 7 8 9 a v 5 g Basic settings Network settings Serial settings Cperating settings Accessible IE settings Auto warning settings Monitor Fing Chenge password Load factory default View settings Save Restart Quit Key in your selection 3 7 Initial IP Address Configuration Refer to step 4 in the Telnet Console section 4 Choosing the Proper Operation Mode In this section we describe the various NPort 5100 operation modes The options include Real COM Mode which uses a driver installed on the host computer and operation modes that rely on TCP IP socket programming concepts After choosing the proper operation mode in this chapter refer to Chapter 5 for detailed configuration parameter definitions The following topics are covered in this chapter Overview Real COM Mode TCP Server Mode TC
84. o reserve a fixed IP address for your NPort 5100 in the MAC IP mapping table when using a DHCP Server or BOOTP Server In most applications you should assign a fixed IP address to your NPort 5100 Factory Default IP Address NPort 5100 products are configured with the following default private IP address Default IP address 192 168 127 254 IP addresses of the form 192 168 xxx xxx are referred to as private IP addresses since it is not possible to access a device configured with a private IP address directly from a public network For example you would not be able to ping such a device from an outside Internet connection NPort 5100 applications that require sending data over a public network such as the Internet require setting up the server with a valid public IP address which can be leased from a local ISP NPort Administration Suite NPort Administration Suite consists of useful utility programs that are used to configure and manage your NPort 5100s See Chapter 5 for details on how to install NPort Administration Suite and how to use this suite of useful utilities to set up IP addresses and configure your NPort 5100 serial device servers ARP You can make use of the ARP Address Resolution Protocol command to set up an IP address for your NPort 5100 The ARP command tells your computer to associate the NPort 5100 s MAC address with the intended IP address You must then use Telnet to access the NPort 5100 at which point
85. oftware that is based on the COM driver will receive a driver response of success when the software uses any of the Win32 API functions The firmware will only send the data back to the driver on the host Data will be sent first in first out when data comes into the NPort 5100 from the Ethernet interface ATTENTION When Max connection is set to 2 3 or 4 this means that the NPort 5100 will be using a multi connection application i e 2 3 or 4 hosts are allowed access to the port at the same time When using a multi connection application the NPort 5100 will use the serial communication parameters set in the console All of the hosts connected to that port must use the same Serial settings If one of the hosts opens the COM port with parameters that are different from the NPort 5100 s console setting data communication may not work properly Ignore jammed IP Previously when Max connections gt 1 and the serial device is transmitting data if any one of the connected hosts is not responding it will wait until the data has been transmitted successfully before transmitting the second group of data to all hosts Currently if you select Yes for Ignore jammed IP the host that is not responding will be ignored but the data will still be transmitted to the other hosts Allow driver control If max connection is greater than 1 NPort will ignore driver control commands from all connected hosts Howev
86. ommunication buffer size for NPort 5100 is 1 KB per port Destination IP address 1 IP address or Domain None Required Name E g 192 168 1 1 Allows NPort 5100 to connect actively to the remote host whose IP address is set by this parameter Destination IP address 2 3 4 Setting Factory Default IP address or Domain None Required Name E g 192 168 1 1 Allows the NPort 5100 to connect actively to the remote host whose IP address is set by this parameter ATTENTION Up to 4 connections can be established between the NPort 5100 and hosts The connection speed or throughput may be low if one of the four connections is slow since the 1 slow connection will slow down the other 3 connections ATTENTION The Destination P address parameter can use both IP address and Domain Name For some applications the user may need to send the data actively to the remote destination domain name Designated Local Port 1 2 3 4 TCP Port No 5011 Port 1 Required 5012 Port 2 5013 Port 3 5014 Port 4 5 17 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration Connection control Startup None Any Startup None Required Character None Any Character I nactivity Time DSR ON DSR OFF DSR ON None DCD ON DCD OFF DCD ON None The meaning of each of the above settings is given in the table below In general both the Connect condition and Disconnect condition are given Startup None A TCP
87. or Configuration Oj x File Function Configuration View Help F L ps fey Exit Search SearchIP Locate Configure Web Configuration 1 NPort s Function NPort No Model MACAddhes IPAddes Status Configuration Monitor 53 Port Monitor fis COM Mapping E IP Address Report ATTENTION Before modifying the NPort 5100 s configuration use Broadcast Search to locate all NPort 5100s connected to the LAN or use Specify by IP Address to locate a particular NPort 5100 Unlock Password Protection If the NPort 5100 is password protected indicated by Lock for Status you will receive the following error and you will not be able to use the right click method to open the configuration page ES Target is password protected Please Unlock First OR In this case proceed as follows to Unlock the device server 1 Select the NPort 5100 with Lock status click the right mouse button and then select Unlock Administrator Configuration o xj File Function Configuration View Help F 2 Ey Exit Search SearchIP Locate Configure Web Configuration 1 NPort s No f Model MAC Address IP Address Status Function NPort Configuration 00 90 8 00 00 78 Monitor Broadcast Search Port Monitor amp Specify by IP Address d COM Mapping Qe IP Address Report F3 Locate EF Configure 6 6 NPort 5100
88. outs and Cable Wiring The following topics are covered in this appendix O Port Pinout Diagrams gt gt gt gt Ethernet Port Pinouts NPort 5110 Serial Port Pinouts NPort 5130 Serial Port Pinouts NPort 5150 Serial Port Pinouts O Cable Wiring Diagrams gt Ethernet Cables NPort 5100 Series Pinouts and Cable Wiring Port Pinout Diagrams Ethernet Port Pinouts NPort 5110 Serial Port Pinouts DB9 Male RS 232 Port Pinouts for NPort 5110 5110 T NPort 5130 Serial Port Pinouts DB9 Male RS 422 485 Port Pinouts for NPort 5130 12345 6789 NPort 5150 Serial Port Pinouts DB9 Male RS 422 485 Port Pinouts for NPort 5150 OE RS 422 2 wire RS 485 4 wire RS 485 ters NPort 5100 Series Cable Wiring Diagrams Ethernet Cables Straight Through Cable RJ45 Plug Pin 1 Cable Wiring MM O Q M 0 0 Cross Over Cable RJ45 Plug Pin 1 Cable Wiring M O C2 OWN Pinouts and Cable Wiring Well Known Port Numbers In this appendix which is included for your reference we provide a list of Well Known port numbers that may cause network problems if you set NPort 5100 to one of these ports Refer to RFC 1700 for Well Known port numbers or refer to the following introduction from the IANA The port numbers are divided into three ranges the Well Known Ports the Registered Ports and the Dynamic and or Private Ports The Well Known Ports range from O through 10
89. ow the operation mode and status of each TCP IP connection I Px for the serial port Monitor Line Line Port op Mode 1P1 192 E a IP4 1 Real COM Mode Listen 2 Real COM Mode Listen 5 28 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration Monitor Async Click Async under Monitor to show the current status of the serial port Main Menu Monitor Line O Overview Q Basic Settings Line O Network Settings Port OP Mode IP1 IP2 IP3 IP4 EC Serial Settings 1 Real COM Mode Listen _l Operating Settings C Accessible IP Settings Monitor Async Settings Click Async Setting under Monitor to show the run time settings for the serial port A Main Menu Monitor Async O Overview 1 Basic Settings E Async 7 Network Settings Port Txcnt xCnt TxTotalCnt RxTotalCnt bsr ers b EC Serial Settings p 5 y Gy y fe tr E Operating Settings C Accessible IP Settings Change Password C3 Main Menu Change password Ct Overview Basic Settings Old password C Network Settings New password zke i j 7 ia Settings Retype password F O Porta E Ly a ta o Submit 3 Operating Settings Input the Old password and New password to change the password Leave the password boxes blank to erase the password If the password is erased then NPort 5100 will not have password protection ATTENTION If you forget the password t
90. rei COM Mapping ma E ge Qe IP Address Report Enable Disable F COM Settings EA Apply Change Discard Change SS BmenCoOM Mang Import COM Mapping 6 21 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator Off line COM Mapping 1 Add a target by inputting the IP address and selecting the Model Name without physically connecting the NPort 5100 to the network dd NPort ogress Model NPort 5110 B arts i Paris 2 Modify the port settings as needed Administrator COM Mapping B A NPort Configuration 3 Right click in the NPort list section and select Apply Change Administrator COM Mapping MNAC E Monitor B Add Target eae Remove Target 9 IP Address Report Export COM Mapping Z Import COM Mapping 6 22 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator IP Address Report When NPort 5100 is used in a dynamic IP environment users must spend more time with IP management tasks NPort 5100 Series products help out by periodically reporting their IP address to the IP location server in case the dynamic IP has changed 1 Configure the NPort 5100 with Dynamic IP settings DHCP BOOTP or DHCP BOOTP Assign the remote Auto IP report server s IP address and UDP port Network Settings Netmask 255 255 2550 _ Gateway A IP configuration v DNS server 1 DNS server 2 SNMP Setting SNMP Enable
91. ress Status 1 NPort 5110 I30E8040548 15218812725 OK ATTENTION You can simultaneously upgrade the firmware of multiple NPort 5100s that are of the same model To select multiple NPort 5100s hold down the Ctrl key when selecting an additional NPort 5100 or hold down the Shift key to select a block of NPort 5100s 6 10 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator Export Configuration To export the configuration of an NPort 5100 right click the NPort 5100 select Export Configuration and then follow the onscreen instructions The Export Configuration function is a handy tool that can be used to produce a text file containing the current configuration of a particular NPort 5100 Administrator Configuration Eile Eunction Configuration View Help F Exit web 2 F3 Search SearchIP Locate Configure Function 173 NPort E Configuration Configuration 1 NPort s No Model__ MAC Address IP Address Status A gt 192 169 127 254 Unlock 53 Monitor g Broadcast Search ra Monitor k Specify by IP Address ih COM Mapping pails nhi n Qe IP Address Report Z Locate Unlock E Configure Web Upgrade Firmware 2 Export Configuration Message Log 4 Monitor Log 0 E tC ti Import Configuration No Time Descrpti 4 AMHA MANFA ANA FAA Mid 11 4 ie Aca TR AM dale on Import Configuration The Import Configuration
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93. s a Main Menu Network Settings LJ Overview CA Basic Settings IP address 192 168 127 254 yo E a F n C Network Settings Netmzsk 255 255 255 0 1 Serial Settings a Operating Settings Gateway C Accessible IP Settings IP configuration Static i Auto Warning Settings DNS server 1 ii Monitor rT D Earids Passard DNS server 2 IZ Ci Load Factory Default Sam eetting Ld Save Restart SNMP Enable Disable Community name public Contact Location O IP Address report Auto report to IP lAuto report to TCP port 4002 Auto report period in seconds You must assign a valid IP address to the NPort 5100 before it will work in your network environment Your network system administrator should provide you with an IP address and related settings for your network The IP address must be unique within the network otherwise the NPort 5100 will not have a valid connection to the network First time users can refer to Chapter 3 Initial I P Address Configuration for more information You can choose from four possible IP Configuration modes Static DHCP DHCP BOOTP and BOOTP located under the web console screen s IP configuration drop down box 5 4 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration IP configuration Method Function Definition User defined IP address Netmask Gateway DHCP DHCP Server assigned
94. sed in your application program In this kind of situation you might find that your NPort exhibits a much poorer operation performance than when using the native COM1 port Once you have enabled the Fast Flush function you can check to see if there has been an improvement in performance e By default the optional Fast Flush function is disabled If you would like to enable this function from the NPort Administrator double click the COM ports that are mapped to the NPort and then select the Fast Flush checkbox You should find that when Fast Flush is enabled the NPort driver will work faster with PurgeComm COM Port Settings x Port Number 1 Part s Selected 1st port is Port 1 Basic Settingk Advanced Settings Serial Parameters Tx Mode Hi Performance FIFO Enable X Wv Fast Flush Only Flush Local Buffer Apply All Selected Ports 8 The Serial Parameter settings shown here are the default settings when the NPort 5100 is powered on However the program can redefine the serial parameters to different values after the program opens the port via Win 32 API COM Port Settings xi Port Number 2 Port s Selected 1st port is Port 1 Basic Settings Advanced Settings Serial Parameters Baud Rate Parity Data Bits o Stop Bits 1 k Flow control Hone Apply All Selected Ports wf OK 3 Cancel 6 20 NPort 5100 Series Configuring NPort Administrator
95. t timeout 1 to 65535 Forces the NPort 5100 s TCP IP protocol software to try to pack serial data received during the specified time into the same data frame This parameter defines the time interval during which NPort 5100 fetches the serial data from its internal buffer If data is incoming through the serial port NPort 5100 stores the data in the internal buffer NPort 5100 transmits data stored in the buffer via TCP IP but only if the internal buffer is full or if the Force transmit time interval reaches the time specified under Force transmit timeout The optimal Force transmit timeout depends on your application but it must be at least larger than one character interval within the specified baudrate For example assume that the serial port is set to 1200 bps 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity In this case the total number of bits needed to send a character is 10 bits and the time required to transfer one character is 10 bits 1200 bits s 1000 ms s 8 3 ms Therefore you should set Force transmit timeout to be larger than 8 3 ms so in this case it must be greater than or equal to 10 ms If the user wants to send a series of characters in the same packet the serial device attached to NPort 5100 Should send that series of characters during a time interval less than the Force transmit timeout for NPort 5100 and the total length of data must be less than or equal to NPort 5100 s internal buffer size The serial c
96. tering method to control access to itself Accessible IP Settings allows you to add or block remote host IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access Access to NPort 5100 is controlled by IP address That is if a host s IP address is in the accessible IP table then the host will be allowed to access the NPort 5100 You can allow one of the following cases by setting the parameter e Only one host with a specific I P address can access the NPort 5100 Enter IP address 255 255 255 255 e g 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 255 e Hosts on a specific subnet can access the NPort 5100 Enter IP address 255 255 255 0 e g 192 168 1 0 255 255 255 0 e Any host can access the NPort 5100 Disable this function by un checking the Enable the accessible IP list checkbox Refer to the following table for more configuration examples 5 25 NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration Allowable Hosts Input format 192 168 1 120 192 168 1 120 255 255 255 255 Auto Warning Settings Auto warning Email and SNMP trap gt Main Manu Auto warning Email and SNMP trap F Ca Overview iL C Basic c ett ings Mail server L Network Settings Mall server Y ee My server requires authentication mau ke c S mn User name L Accessible IP Settings Sy Auto Warning Settings RA RE CC i 01 E maitiend SNMP Trap From E mail address NP5110_186NP5110 f pe Event Type s PTA C Monitor E mail
97. than or equal to 10 ms If the user wants to send a series of characters in the same packet the serial device attached to NPort 5100 should send that series of characters during a time interval less than the Force transmit timeout for NPort 5100 and the total length of data must be less than or equal to NPort 5100 s internal buffer size The serial communication buffer size for NPort 5100 is 1 KB per port Destination IP address 1 IP address range Required E g Begin 192 168 1 1 Empty End 192 168 1 10 4001 Destination IP address 2 3 4 E g Begin 192 168 1 11 Empty End 192 168 1 20 4001 Local listen port The UDP port that NPort 5100 listens to and that other devices must use to contact NPort 5100 To avoid conflicts with well known UDP ports the default is set to 4001 Pair Connection Mode Pair Connection Mode employs two NPort 5100 device servers in tandem and can be used to remove the 15 meter distance limitation imposed by the RS 232 422 485 interface One NPort 5100 is connected from its RS 232 422 485 port to the COM port of a PC or other type of computer such as hand held PDAs that have a serial port and the serial device is connected to the RS 232 422 485 port of the other NPort 5100 The two NPort 5100 device servers are then connected to each other with a cross over Ethernet cable both are connected to the same LAN or in a more advanced setup they communicate with each other over a WAN i e throug
98. the device server s IP address will be reconfigured ATTENTION In order to use this setup method both your computer and the NPort 5100 must be connected to the same LAN Or you may use a cross over Ethernet cable to connect the NPort 5100 directly to your computer s Ethernet card Your NPort 5100 must be configured with the factory default IP address 192 168 127 254 before executing the ARP command as described below 3 2 NPort 5100 Series Initial IP Address Configuration Take the following steps to use ARP to configure the IP address E 2 O Obtain a valid IP address for your NPort 5100 from your network administrator Obtain the NPort 5100 s MAC address from the label on its bottom panel Execute the arp s command from your computer s MS DOS prompt by typing arp s 192 168 200 100 00 90 E8 xx xx xx This is where 192 168 200 100 is the new IP address and 00 90 E8 xx xx xx is the MAC address for your NPort 5100 be sure to use the numbers determined in steps 1 and 2 Next execute a special Telnet command by typing telnet 192 168 200 100 6000 After issuing this command a Connect failed message will appear as shown here After the NPort 5100 reboots its IP address should be updated to the new address and you can reconnect using either Telnet Web or Administrator to check that the update was successful Connect failed ES Could not open a connection to 192 166 200 100 Teln
99. to 0 the current TCP connection is kept active until a connection close request is received Although Inactivity time is disabled the NPort 5100 will check the connection status between the NPort 5100 and remote host by sending keep alive packets periodically If the remote host does not respond to the packet NPort 5100 assumes that the connection was closed down unintentionally NPort 5100 will then force the existing TCP connection to close ATTENTI ON The Inactivity time should at least be set larger than that of Force transmit timeout To prevent the unintended loss of data due to the session being disconnected it is highly recommended that this value is set large enough so that the intended data transfer is completed NPort 5100 Series Web Console Configuration ATTENTION Inactivity time is ONLY active when TCP connect on is set to Any character Ignore jammed IP Previously when Max connections gt 1 and the serial device is transmitting data if any one of the connected hosts is not responding it will wait until the data has been transmitted successfully before transmitting the second group of data to all hosts Currently if you select Yes for Ignore jammed IP the host that is not responding will be ignored but the data will still be transmitted to the other hosts Packing length Default O The Delimiter Process will be followed regardless of the length of the data packet If the data
100. to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense
101. ur PC to serial ports on the NPort 5000 These drivers are designed for use with Windows CE 5 0 6 0 When the drivers are installed and configured devices that are attached to serial ports on the NPort 5000 will be treated as if they were attached to your PC s own COM ports Installing NPort CE Driver Manager 1 Copy NPortCab cab to Windows CE and start to install driver by double clicking on it 2 Click on OK to complete the installation when the following screen appears Install Default Company Name NP eze 7 Program Files 4 Command Prompt Mame INPortCab Type y 3 Driver installation is now complete and the NPortCab cab icon disappear from the screen This is normal when installing drivers in Windows CE Using NPort CE Driver Manager After you install NPort CE Driver Manager you can set up the NPort s serial ports as remote COM ports for your Windows CE Make sure that the serial port s on your NPort are set to Real COM mode when mapping COM ports with NPort CE Driver Manager 1 Goto Start gt Programs gt NPort CE Driver Manager NPort CE Driver Manager OK E1 LOM Setting COM Mapping About 0 COM portis was Found 7 2 NPort 5100 Series NPort CE Driver Manager for Windows CE 2 Click on the COM Mapping page and then the Search button to scan for NPort servers HPort CE Driver Manager COM Setting COM Mapping 1 MPort 5110 192 166 127 254 Searc

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