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Lantronix 900-691-R Network Card User Manual

1. Query Port Page 109 11 Advanced Settings 111 Email Pages 111 Email Statistics Page 111 Email Configuration Page 112 CLI Pages 114 Command Line Interface Statistics Page 114 Command Line Interface Configuration Page 115 XML Pages 117 XML Configuration Record Export System Configuration Page 117 XML Status Record Export System Status 119 XML Import System Configuration Page 120 Protocol Stack Page 122 IP Address Filter Page 124 12 Updating Firmware 126 Obtaining Firmware 126 Upgrading Using Devicelnstaller 126 Loading New Firmware 126 Updating the Boot Loader from Devicelnstaller 126 Updating Firmware 127 A Factory Default Configuration 128 Network Configuration Settings 128 Serial Port Line Settings 128 Tunnel Settings 129 Serial Settings 129 Start Stop Characters 129 Accept Mode 130 Connect Mode 130 Disconnect Mode 131 Packing Mode 131 Modem Emulation 131 AES Keys 132 DNS Settings 132 SNMP Settings 132 FTP Settings 133 TFTP Settings 133 Syslog Settings 133 EDS Device Servers User Guide 6 Contents HTTP Settings 134 Configuration 134 Authentication 134 RSS 134 CLI Settings 135 Telnet 135 Email Settings 135 Query Port Settings 136 Diagnostics Settings 136 Ping 136 System Settings 136 IP Address Filter 136 B Technical Specif
2. To File Cc Overriding Domain From Server Port Email 3 Reply To Local Port subject Priority ze 4 0 SSH Server Upload Keys Create New Keys SSH Server Authorized Username Password Public RSA Key Public DSA Key ee Tient Public RSA Key Public DSA Key Trent Users Username Public Key Password Key Type Remote Command Create New Keys Private Key Create New Self Signed Certificate Configuration Record Export XML Status Record Import XML Configuration Record L sms Tea ioe Browse Upload File TFTP Copy File continued on next page EDS Device Servers User Guide 40 6 Configuration Using the Web Manager Figure 6 6 Web Manager Menu Structure 4 of 4 Ti 9o v ICMP ARP Cache IP Address Network Mask Query Port Server Hardware Memory MIB2 Stats Traceroute Buffer Pools IP Sockets DNS Lookup Processes Reboot Device Restore Factory Defaults Upload New Firmware Name Change Time Settings EDS Device Servers User Guide 41 6 Configuration Using the Web Manager Understanding the Web Manager Pages Figure 6 7 shows the areas of the Web Manager page Figure 6 7 Components of the Web Manager Page LANTRONIX Menu Bar P
3. EDS Device Servers User Guide 90 9 Security Settings Username SSH Client Users Page Descriptio Enter the name that the EDS uses to connect to the SSH client user Password Enter the password associated with the username Remote Command Enter the command that can be executed remotely Default is shell which tells the SSH server to execute a remote shell upon connection This command can be changed to anything the remote host can perform Private Key Enter the name of the existing private key you want to use with this SSH client user You can either enter the path and name of the key or use the Browse button to select the key Public Key Enter the path and name of the existing public key you want to use with this SSH client user or use the Browse button to select the key Key Type Select the key type to be used Choices are RSA use this key with the SSH1 and SSH2 protocols DSA use this key with the SSH2 protocol Create New Keys Username Enter the name of the user associated with the new key Key Type Select the key type to be used for the new key Choices are RSA use this key with the SSH1 and SSH2 protocols DSA use this key with the SSH2 protocol Bit Size Select the bit length of the new key Choices are 512 768 1024 Using a larger Bit Size takes more time to generate the key Approximate times are 10 second
4. Tunnel 1 Statistics Serial Settings StarStop Chars Accept Mode Connect Mode Disconnect Mode Tunnel 3 Packing Mode Modem Emulation AES Keys Tunnel 4 Secondary Server continued on next page EDS Device Servers User Guide 38 6 Configuration Using the Web Manager Figure 6 4 Web Manager Menu Structure 2 of 4 a snwr rcen System Description Read Community System Location Write Community Enable Traps System Contact Primary Trap Dest IP System Name Secondary Trap Dest IP FTP Server Usemame Password Allow TFTP File Creation Syslog Host Local Port Remote Port Severity to Log Le banean HTTP Server Max Byles Configuration k HTTP Port Logging HTTPS Port Max Log Entries Max Timeout Log Format URI Username Authentication gt Realm Password Auth Type RSS Feed ss erst Max Entries Statistics ee e a Pao Configuration lt o gt Telnet Port Enable Password Sct Access Quick Connect Line i SSH Port continued on next page EDS Device Servers User Guide 39 6 Configuration Using the Web Manager Figure 6 5 Web Manager Menu Structure 3 of 4
5. Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved Email Configuration Page If you click Configuration at the top of one of the Email pages the Email Configuration page displays Here you can change email configuration settings From the Select Email drop down list at the top of the page select the email whose configuration you want to view The number of emails is the number of email configurations available For example if the highest email number available is 4 then four different email addresses can be used EDS Device Servers User Guide 112 11 Advanced Settings Figure 11 2 Email Configuration Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os Select Email subsystem for delivery of Email Statistics Configuration Send Email The File field is used to specify a file on the filesystem that must be sent with all notification Email Email 1 Configuration messages This fle is inserted as the message text not as an a attachment To The Overriding Domain is used to ee lt s forge the sender Domain Name in Ce the outgoing Emai message This yt might be necessary tor example if From this device is located behind a _ firewall whose IP Address resolves Reply To to a different Domain Name than this a device For SPAM protection many Subject SMTP servers perform reverse File to ensure the Email message is
6. Secondary DNS lt None gt Static config lt None gt DNS Cache There are no entries in the cache Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved Note If the current configuration shows an address comes from DHCP or BOOTP the new static address overrides it until you reboot the device EDS Device Servers User Guide 70 8 Services Settings DNS Page Settings Primary Server Enter the DNS primary server that maintains the master zone information file for a domain Default is lt none gt Secondary Server Enter the DNS secondary server that backs up the primary DNS server for a zone Default is lt none gt SNMP Page Clicking the SNMP link in the menu bar displays the SNMP page This page is used to configure the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP agent Using this page you can configure the SNMP service to send a trap when it receives a request for information that contains an incorrect community name and does not match an accepted system name for the service Under Current Configuration several settings have a Delete link that lets you delete these settings If you click these links a message asks whether you are sure you want to delete this information Click OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation Figure 8 2 SNMP Page LANTRONIX a Enable SNMP Agent Read Community System Des SNMP Oon Cor Write Commun
7. A remote TCP or UDP port must be configured When Connect mode is enabled it remains on until it is ended by Disconnect mode Connect mode supports the following protocols TCP AES encryption over UDP AES encryption over TCP SSH the EDS is the SSH client UDP available only in Connect mode since it is a connectionless protocol For AES encryption both the encrypt key and the decrypt key must be specified The encrypt key is used with data sent from the EDS while the decrypt key is used when the EDS receives data Both keys can have the same value If the remote address or port is not configured and Connect mode is set to UDP the EDS accepts packets from any device on the network and sends packets to the last device that sent it packets To ensure the EDS does not accept UDP packets from all devices on the network you must configure the remote address and port When the remote port and station are configured the EDS ignores data from other sources To configure SSH the SSH client username must be configured In Connect Mode the EDS is the SSH client Ensure the EDS s SSH client username is configured on the SSH server before using it with the EDS EDS Device Servers User Guide 145 C Networking and Security Connect Mode has six variations Disabled no connection Enabled always makes a connection Active if it sees any character from the serial port makes a connection upon receiving any
8. Tunnel 1 Serial Settings Buffer Size Read Timeout Wait For Read Timeout Enabled Disabled Current Configuration EDS32PR vered by Evolution 0S For Tunneling the Buffer Size of the buffer used for reading data on the Serial Line cen be modified The valid size range is from 1 to 4096 bytes Changing this value requires reboot A Read Timeout specifies how long to wait when wating for incoming data on the Serial Line The Wait For Read Timeout boolean specifies to wat the entire Select Tunnel Tunnel v Statistics Accept Mode Packing Mode Serial Settings Connect Mode Modem Emulation Start Stop Chars Disconnect Mode AES Keys Read Timeout when watting for incoming data on the Serial Line The wating occurs even if there is data inthe read buffer ready to be processed Only when the read buffer completely fils up is the Read Timeout ignored milliseconds Line Settings R5232 9600 N 8 1 None Buffer Size 2048bytes Reset Read Timeout 200milliseconds Wait For Read Timeout Disabled Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved Tunnel Serial Settings Page Buffer Size Tunnel Serial Settings Page Description Enter the size of the buffer used to receive data on the serial line Range 1 to 4096 bytes Default is 2048 bytes Changing this value requires the EDS to be rebooted Read Timeout Enter the maximum number of mil
9. Figure 9 3 SSH Server Authorized Users Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR as Status EA The SSH Server Authorized Users i are used by all applications that SSH Server Host Keys SSH Client Known Hosts E the role of an SSH i SSH Server Authorized Users SSH Client Users Specifically the Command Line Interface CLI and Tunneling in Accept Mode SSH Server Authorized Users P seccns beet Dat The user s Public Keys are Username optional and only necessary if public key authentication is wanted Password Using public key authentication will allow a connection to be made Public RSA Key Browse without the password being asked Public DSA Key Browse Add Edit Current Configuration User gary Delete User Password Configured Public RSA Key View Key Delete Key Public DSA Key View Key Delete Key Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 88 9 Security Settings SSH Server Authorized Users Page SSH Server Description Authorized Users Page Settings Username Enter the name of the user authorized to access the SSH server Password Enter the password associated with the username Public RSA Key Enter the path and name of the existing public RSA key you want to use with this user or use the Browse button to select the key If authentication is successful with the key no password is required P
10. MAC Address Current State Clear 172 18 0 1 Remove 00 40 04 02 c0 00 Dynamic 1 172 18 25 105 R 00 20 4a 08 a1 74 Dynamic 1 00 01 02 4f d6 95 Dynamic 1 172 18 100 40 Remove Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 123 11 Advanced Settings Protocol Stack Page Protocol Stack Page Descripti Settings TCP Send RSTs RST is a TCP control bit that informs the receiving TCP stack to end a connection immediately However sending this bit may pose a security risk Select whether you want the RST control bit sent to end a connection immediately Choices are On the RST bit is sent default Off the RST bit is not sent After selecting an option click Submit ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP can be used as an error reporting protocol between two hosts This setting specifies whether incoming and outgoing ICMP messages are processed Choices are On ICMP messages are processed default ff ICMP messages are not processed After selecting an option click Submit ARP Enter the maximum number of seconds that a MAC address will remain in cache before being removed Default is 00 01 00 one minute After selecting an option click Submit ARP Cache IP Address Enter the IP address of the entry to be added to the Address Resolution Protocol ARP cache MAC Address Enter t
11. Rack Mounting If rack mounted units are installed in a closed or multi unit rack assembly they may require further evaluation by certification agencies You must consider the following items 1 The ambient within the rack may be greater than the room ambient Installation should be such that the amount of air flow required for safe operation is not EDS Device Servers User Guide 153 F Compliance compromised The maximum temperature for the equipment in this environment is 50 C Consideration should be given to the maximum rated ambient 2 Installation should be such that a hazardous stability condition is not achieved due to uneven loading Input Supply Check nameplate ratings to assure there is no overloading of supply circuits that have an effect on overcurrent protection and supply wiring Grounding Reliable earthing of this equipment must be maintained Particular attention should be given to supply connections when connecting to power strips rather than direct connections to the branch circuit strips EDS Device Servers User Guide 154 G Warranty Lantronix warrants each Lantronix product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of TWO YEARS after the date of shipment During this period if a customer is unable to resolve a product problem with Lantronix Technical Support a Return Material Authorization RMA will be issued Following receipt of an RMA number the customer shall
12. discard al incoming data on the respective interface The TCP Keep Alive timer specifies how often to probe the remote host in order to keep the TCP connection up during idle transfer periods Enter O to disable The Password can be up to 31 characters in length and must contain only alphanumeric characters and punctuation When set cients must send the correct password string to the unit within 30 seconds from opening network of the folowing a 0x10 LF b 0x00 c 0x13 Ox10 CR LF 6 0x13 0x00 If Prompt for Password is setto On user wil be prompted for password upon connection EDS Device Servers User Guide 57 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Tunnel Accept Mode Tunnel Accept Mode Page Description Page Settings Mode Select the method used to start a tunnel in Accept mode Choices are Disabled do not accept an incoming connection Enabled accept an incoming connection default Any Character start waiting for an incoming connection when any character is read on the serial line Start Character start waiting for an incoming connection when the start character for the selected tunnel is read on the serial line Modem Control Asserted start waiting for an incoming connection as long as the Modem Control pin DSR is asserted on the serial line until a connection is made Modem Emulation start waiting for an incoming connect
13. lt Configured gt Reset Connections Rejected 0 Connections Accepted 0 Active Connections 0 Last Client No device has connected Copyright Lantronix inc 2005 All rights reserved FTP Page FTP Page Settings FTP Server Select whether the FTP server is enabled Choices are On FTP server is enabled default Off FTP server is disabled FTP Username Enter the username required to gain FTP access Default is admin FTP Password Enter the password associated with the username EDS Device Servers User Guide 73 8 Services Settings TFTP Page Clicking the TFTP link in the menu bar displays the TFTP page This page displays the status and various statistics about the Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP server Figure 8 4 TFTP Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR as This page displays the current status and various statistics for the TFTP TFTP Server The Allow TFTP File Creation boolean specifies whether or not TFTP Server O0n OOF the TFTP Server can create a fie it t does not already exist Be careful Allow TFTP File Creation On O Of e eareneey opens the device up to possible Denial of Service DoS attacks against the flesystem Current TFTP Configuration and Statistics TFTP Status On running TFTP File Creation Disabled Files Downloaded 0 Files Uploaded 0 File Not Found Errors 0 File Read Errors 0 File Write Errors 0 Unknown Err
14. CTS input not asserted RTS output asserted DSR input not asserted DTR output not asserted Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 48 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Line Configuration Page If you click Configuration at the top of one of the Line Settings pages the Line Configuration page displays This page shows the configuration settings for the serial line selected at the top of the page and lets you change the settings for that serial line Figure 7 3 Configuration Page LANTRONIX EDS32 PR os status A This page displays the current J a configuration of the Serial Line Select Line Line 1 eaan aane effect immediately Command Mode When specifying a Custom baud rate select Cust om from the drop down ist and then enter the desired Line 1 Confi ti rate inthe text box ine 1 Contiguration When specitying ether Xon char or Xoff char either prefix decimal 5 z with or prefix hexadecimal with Ox Current Setting Change Setting To SMe s sigs ReaGS character These are used when Statistics Namie Flow Control is set to Software Status Enabled Enabled Heteleldaedbeh terini Baud Rate 9600 9600 Custom Parity None None Data Bits 8 ay Stop Bit 1 1 Flow Control None None Xon char Oxt1 17 Xoff char 0x13 M19 Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserve
15. If you click View the log displays If you click Clear a message asks whether you are sure you want to delete this information Click OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation Note For help changing the format of the log see Log Format Directives in the information area or on page 79 Figure 8 7 HTTP Configuration Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR nos E Bath the HTTP Port and HTTPS Port SSL can be overridden The HTTP Server wil only listen on the HTTPS Port when an SSL Certificate is configured for the device Statistics Authentication RSS HTTP Configuration The Max Timeout value specifies the maximum amount of time to wait HTTP Server On OOF for a request from a client The Max Bytes value specifies the maximum BED rare a number of bytes allowed in a client m request Both of these value are ATES Ee used to heip prevent Denial of Max Timeout seconds Risener n tame Max Bytes The HTTP Log is a scroling log in that only the last Max Log Entries Logging Oon Oof lines are cached and viewable Max Log Entries pein isn ke eee Log Format eee Submit headers B bytes sent excluding headers 0 h remote host same as a Current Configuration ony eee ae a HTTP Status On running 6m request method HTTP Port 80 cy poringa HTTPS Port 443 sa ery siina os ae Max Timeout 10seconds 7 or empty Max Bytes 40960 oA essed eels Logging On H M
16. Lantreni Ine 2005 Al nghte reseed EDS Device Servers User Guide 106 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings Below the process chart is a CPU Load Graph that shows the CPU load over the last five minutes The EDS generates the graph using the Scalable Vector Graphics SVG modularized XML language and updates every two seconds The information area contains a link for viewing the raw SVG XML Note The SVG plug in is available on the Internet System Page Clicking the System link in the menu bar displays the System page Here you can Reboot the EDS Restore factory defaults Upload new firmware Assign short and long names to the EDS Change time settings EDS Device Servers User Guide 107 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings Figure 10 11 System Page LANTRONIX System Reboot Device Reboot Restore Factory Defaults Factory Defaults Upload New Firmware EDS32PR Powered by Evolution OS When the device is rebooted your fter setting the configuration back tothe factory defauts the device Wil automatically be rebooted Be careful not to power off or reset the device while uploading new firmware Once the upload has completed and the new firmware has been Verified and flashed the device will automaticaly be rebooted Browse Upload Name Short Name Long Name Change Time Settings ine Za
17. OAuto 10Maps 100Mbps Duplex OAutc OHaf OFull Nast Gateway Hostrame or Lomsin cerrigured for the device and BOOTP or DHCP is tumeci cn the criginsi ceniguretion terns aro ignored BOOTPIDHCP wil adto tlscover ard eclpee these configuration tens If oth BOOTP and DHCP are tured on DHC nas ener prececence end BOOTP wil rot get executed Ven DOOTP ee DHCP faits to discover an iP address anew tares wil eucmatcaly be generated using Mutal This axidress wil he within tte of 159 264 xx space After Reboot on 172 18 15 100 Delete 256 256 00 Delate 17248011 Delete 002043837134 lt None gt int artronix com Delete lt None gt Auta 10 100 Mops Auto HafFull Current Configuration Curront oF DHCP Client OT aew IP Address ae Network 265 2250 0 Masks Delete vzo Gateway 2n MaC MAC asr 0U20 4a 837194 Hostname lt Hore gt a ht antronix com Domain AN DHCP Client Ex lt ilone gt Auto 10 100 Mbps Auto Ethornot HalfFull 100 Mbps Ful Copytight antronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 45 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings The bottom part of this page shows the current configuration The After Reboot column in the Current Configuration section of this page shows the settings that will take effect the next time the EDS reboots Changes to the following settings require
18. System page 107 System status Exporting 119 Technical specifications 139 Telnet configuration 32 TFTP page 74 TFTP server transferring files 96 Traceroute 102 Transferring files to from a TFTP server 96 Tunnel pages EDS Device Servers User Guide 157 Accept mode 56 AES keys 67 Connect mode 59 Disconnect mode 62 Modem emulation 65 Packing mode 64 Serial settings 53 Start and stop characters 55 Statistics 52 Tunneling Accept mode 146 Connect mode 145 Disconnect mode 146 Overview 144 Packing mode 147 Updating firmware 107 Uploading a file to the filesystem 96 Warranty 155 Web Manager Accessing 34 Navigating through 36 Overview 32 Page components 42 Page summary 36 Web Manager pages CLI 114 Device Status 43 Diagnostics 98 DNS 70 Email 111 Filesystem 95 FTP 72 HTTP 76 IP Address Filter 124 Line Settings 47 Network Configuration 44 Protocol Stack 122 Query Port 109 SNMP 71 SSH 84 SSL 92 Syslog 75 System 107 TFTP 74 Tunnel 52 XML 117 XML Configuration 33 XML pages 117 Export system configuration record 117 Export system status 119 Import system configuration record 120 EDS Device Servers User Guide 158
19. hard wired by serial cabling for security purposes or to accommodate applications that only understood serial data can instead communicate over an Ethernet network or the Internet The EDS also supports a variety of popular cipher technologies including Advanced Encryption Standard AES Triple Data Encryption Standard 3DES RC4 Hashing algorithms such as Secure Hash Algorithm SHA 1 and MD5 Troubleshooting Capabilities The EDS offers a comprehensive diagnostic toolset that lets you troubleshoot problems quickly and easily Available from the Web Manager CLI and XML interfaces the diagnostic tools let you View critical hardware memory MIB II buffer pool and IP socket information Perform ping and traceroute operations Conduct forward or backup DNS lookup operations View all processes currently running on the EDS including CPU utilization and total stack space available EDS Device Servers User Guide 16 2 Introduction Applications EDS device servers deliver simple reliable and cost effective network connectivity for all your serial devices and address the growing need to connect individual devices to the network over industry standard Ethernet connections The EDS is ideal for a variety of applications including Building automation security Industrial automation Medical healthcare Retail automation point of sale Console management e Traffic management Building Aut
20. ral Password Remember my password OK 3 Enter your user name and password in the appropriate fields The Device Status page displays see Figure 6 2 This page is the Web Manager home page EDS Device Servers User Guide 34 6 Configuration Using the Web Manager Note The factory default user name is admin and the factory default password is PASS After you log in to the Web Manager we recommend you use the FTP page to change the default FTP password see page 72 the HTTP Authentication Page to change the HTTP authentication password see page 79 and the Command Line Interface Configuration Page to change the CLI password see page 115 Figure 6 2 Web Manager Device Status Page LANTRONIX coy Device Status Product Information Product Type Lantronix EDS4100 Firmware Version 3 0 0 1R1 Build Date Jul 27 2006 15 24 24 Serial Number 05062027564PLG Uptime 5 days 19 21 15 Permanent Config Saved Network Settings Ethernet Auto 100Mbps Full MAC Address 00 20 4a 83 7f 94 Host IP Address 172 18 15 100 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway 172 18 0 1 Domain support int lantronix com Primary DNS 172 18 0 11 Secondary DNS 172 16 1 26 Line Settings Line 1 RS232 9600 N 8 1 None Line 2 R5232 9600 N 8 1 None Line 3 RS232 9600 N 8 1 None Line 4 R5232 9600 N 8 1 None Tunneling ee at Tunnel 1 Disabled Waiting Tunnel 2 Disable
21. the page and for Mozilla Firefox in the address bar as well When a Web browser accesses a domain secured by SSL an SSL handshake authenticates the server and client and establishes an encryption method and a unique session key Once this handshake has been completed the client and server can begin a secure session that guarantees message privacy and message integrity SSL uses Digital Certificate technology to identify target servers reliably and uses encryption to protect the confidentiality of information passing between client and server You can configure the EDS to use an SSL certificate for the HTTP server The certificate can be created elsewhere and uploaded to the EDS or it can be automatically generated as a self signed certificate on the EDS For more information about uploading a new certificate or create a new self signed certificate see SSL on page 92 Note When uploading the certificate and the private key be sure the private key is not compromised in transit The following steps summarize how SSL works 1 A client contacts a server secured by SSL 2 In response to the client request the server sends its certificate to the client 3 The client generates a master key which it encrypts with the server s public key and transmits the encrypted master key back to the server 4 The server recovers the master key and authenticates itself to the client by returning a message authenticated with the master key Subsequent
22. 4c Oe 3e amp b 21 7 3b St Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 93 9 Security Settings SSL Page SSL Page Descripti Settings Upload Certificate New Certificate Enter the path and name of the existing certificate you want to upload or use the Browse button to select the certificate New Private Key Enter the path and name of the existing private key you want to upload or use the Browse button to select the private key Create New Self Signed Certificate Country 2 Letter Enter the 2 letter country code to be assigned to the new self Code signed certificate Examples US for United States and CA for Canada State Province Enter the state or province to be assigned to the new self signed certificate Locality City Enter the city or locality to be assigned to the new self signed certificate Organization Enter the organization to be associated with the new self signed certificate Example If your company is called Widgets and you are setting up a Web server for the Sales department enter Widgets for the Organization Organization Unit Enter the organizational unit to be associated with the new self signed certificate Example If your company is setting up a Web server for the Sales department enter Sales for your Organizational Unit Common Name Enter the same name that the user will enter when requesting
23. 9600 N 8 1 None Line 4 RS232 9600 N 8 1 None Tunneling ee ae Tunnel 1 Disabled Waiting Tunnel 2 Disabled Waiting Tunnel 3 Disabled Waiting Tunnel 4 Disabled Waiting Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 43 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Network Configuration Page Clicking the Network link in the menu bar displays the Network Configuration page Here you can change the following EDS network configuration settings BOOTP and DHCP client IP address network mask and gateway MAC address Hostname and domain DHCP client ID Ethernet transmission speed b EDS Device Servers User Guide 44 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Figure 7 1 Network Configuration LANTRON it BOOTP Client DHCP Client IP Address Network Mask Gateway MAC Address Hostname Ethernet Link Submit X Network Configuration Oon Oot Oon Oof EDS4100 Powered by Evolution OS This page is uses te configure the Netwerk interface on the device There aretwa ceniguton tates Llsplajed The trst tatie shows he ccurrert tuning cantiguraton The secon tanle shows the configuration trat wil take effect aftar the cevie is enacted Tae falewing tans require a roc totae ettact Boom onott DHE nott adress Network Mes MAC Access DHCP Cian Ifthere is an P Address Network Speed
24. EDS static IP address The IP address consists of four octets separated by a period and is used if BOOTP and DHCP are both set to Off Changing this value requires the EDS to be rebooted Note When DHCP is enabled the EDS tries to obtain an IP address from DHCP If it cannot the EDS uses an Auto IP address in the range of 169 254 XXX XXX EDS Device Servers User Guide 46 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Network Configuration Description Page Settings Network Mask Enter the EDS subnet mask The subnet mask consists of four octets separated by a period Changing this value requires the EDS to be rebooted Note When DHCP is enabled the EDS tries to obtain a network mask from DHCP If it cannot the EDS uses a network mask of 255 255 0 0 Gateway Enter the router IP address from the local LAN the EDS is on The address consists of four octets separated by a period MAC Address Enter the EDS MAC address Default is factory set Changing this value may cause unexpected results Changing this value requires the EDS to be rebooted Hostname Enter the EDS host name The host name can be up to 31 characters with no spaces Domain Enter the EDS domain name DHCP Client ID Enter a DHCP ID if used by the DHCP server Changing this value requires the EDS to be rebooted Ethernet Link Select the Ethernet link speed Default is Auto Line Settings Pages The
25. Factory Default Configuration Accept Mode Accept Mode Enabled Local Port Port 1 10001 Port 2 10002 Port 3 10002 and so forth Protocol TCP Flush Serial Data Disabled Block Serial Data off Block Network Data off TCP Keep Alives 45 seconds Email on Connect None Email on Disconnect None Password None Prompt for Password off Connect Mode Connect Mode P meters Connect Mode Settings Connect Mode Disabled Remote Address None Remote Port None Local Port Random Protocol TCP Reconnect Timer 15000 milliseconds Flush Serial Data Disabled SSH Username None Block Serial Data off Block Network Data off TCP Keep Alives 45 seconds EDS Device Servers User Guide 130 Email on Connect None Email on Disconnect None Disconnect Mode Disconnect Mode Disconnect Mode Settings Parameters Mode Disabled Timeout 60000 milliseconds Flush Serial Data Disabled Packing Mode Packing Mode Parameters Packing Mode Settings Mode Disabled Timeout 1000 milliseconds Threshold 512 bytes Send Character None Trailing Character None Modem Emulation Modem Emulation Modem Emulation Settings Parameters Echo Pluses Off Echo Command On Verbose Response Codes On Response Codes Text Error Unknown Commands Off Optional Connect String None A Factory Default Co
26. GMT Submit Year Month Day Date m a 26 Submit Hour Min Sec Time thour 0 s ox Submit Current Configuration Firmware Version 1 0 0 1R2 Short Name EDS32PR Long Nam Lantronix EDS32PR Current Date Sat 26 Aug 2006 Current Time 0 05 40 GMT Copyright Lantronix Inc 2006 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 108 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings System Page System Page Descript Settings Reboot Device Click the Reboot button to reboot the EDS When the EDS reboots refresh your Web browser and redirect it to the IP address for the EDS Restore Factory Click the Factory Defaults button to return the EDS to its factory Defaults default configuration Appendix C identifies the factory default configuration If you restore the factory default configuration the EDS reboots automatically Upload New Lets you update the EDS firmware Do not power off or reset the Firmware EDS while uploading new firmware Once the upload has completed and the new firmware has been verified and flashed the EDS reboots automatically Name Enter the short name and long name for the EDS Default short name is EDS and default long name is Lantronix EDS Change Time Lets you specify the system time zone date and time After Settings changing any of these settings click the Submit button next to the field to accept the change Query Port
27. Key Enter the AES decrypt key for Connect mode After entering a value select an option to specify whether the value is text or binary Default is lt none gt EDS Device Servers User Guide 69 8 Services Settings DNS Page Clicking the DNS link in the menu bar displays the DNS page This page displays configuration settings for the domain name system DNS and lets you change them as necessary The DNS page also shows any contents in the DNS cache When a DNS name is resolved using a forward lookup the results are stored in the DNS cache temporarily The EDS consults this cache when performing forward lookups Each item in the cache eventually times out and is removed automatically after a certain period or you can delete it manually Figure 8 1 DNS Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os This page displays the current configuration of the DNS DNS subsystem You may configure the Primary and Secondary static server Primary Server tthe current SSS configuration shows an address Secondary Server comes from DHCP or BOOTP your Submit until you reboot the device a ONS name is resolved using a forward lookup the results are temporarily stored in the DNS cache This cache is consulted first Current Configuration when performing forward lookups Each item in the cache will Primary DNS lt None gt eventually timeout and be removed Static config lt None gt tea eno tiee omy
28. Line Settings page displays the status and statistics for each of the serial lines ports This page also lets you change the character format and command mode settings for the serial lines To select a line EDS4100 Click Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 or Line 4 at the top of the page EDS8 16 32PR Select the line from the Select Line drop down list at the top of the page After you select a serial line you can click Statistics Configuration or Command Mode to view and change the settings of the selected serial line Because all serial lines operate independently you can specify different configuration settings for each line EDS Device Servers User Guide 47 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Line Statistics Page The Line Statistics page displays when you click Line in the menu bar It also displays when you click Statistics at the top of one of the other Line Settings pages This read only page shows the status and statistics for the serial line selected at the top of this page Figure 7 2 Line Statistics Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os 7 hl This page displays the current Select Line Line x EPEE Statistics Configuration Command Mode Line 1 Statistics Receiver Transmitter Bytes 18897 2322251 Breaks a o Flow control NA NA Parity Errors a Framing Errors a Overrun Errors o No Rx Buffer Errors 0 Queued Receive Bytes 0 Queued Transmit Bytes 0
29. Number Of Fragments 922 Allocated Blocks 9522 Status OK Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 104 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings Diagnostics Buffer Pool Clicking Buffer Pools from one of the diagnostics page displays a read only screen that shows the current usage of the private buffer pools Private buffer pools are used in various parts of the system to ensure deterministic memory management thus eliminating any contention for memory from the generic heap space Figure 10 9 Diagnostics Buffer Pools Page LANTRONIX EDS4100 Powered by Evolution OS Hardware MIB II Ping Traceroute Memory IP Sockets DNS Lookup Buffer Pools Processes Diagnostics Buffer pools Network Stack Buffer Pool Total Free Used MaxUsed Buffer Headers 512 510 2 12 Cluster Pool Size 2048 i l 3 w Ethernet Driver Buffer Pool Total Free Used MaxUsed Buffer Headers 2048 1920 128 151 Cluster Pool Size 2112 1024 896 128 151 Serial Driver Line 1 Buffer Pool Total Free Used MaxUsed Buffer Headers 256 128 128 128 Cluster Pool Size 512 128 0 128 128 Serial Driver Line 2 Buffer Pool Total Free Used MaxUsed Buffer Headers 256 128 128 128 Cluster Pool Size 512 128 0 128 128 Serial Driver Line 3 Buffer Pool Total Free Used MaxUsed Buffer Headers 256 128 128 128 Cluster Pool Size 512 12
30. Page Clicking the Query Port link in the menu bar displays the Query Port page This page displays statistics and current usage information about the query port server The query port server is an application that only responds to auto discovery messages on port 0x77FE It is used when Devicelnstaller is used to discover the EDS automatically EDS Device Servers User Guide 109 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings Figure 10 12 Query Port Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os Status Bag This page displays various statistics and current usage Query Port Information for the Query Port Server The Query Port Server is a simple application thet only OOn O responds to auto discover Query Port Server OOn OOF fessor ai ere Current Configuration and Statistics Query Port Status On running In Valid Queries 53 In Unknown Queries 52 In Erroneous Packets 0 Out Query Replies 53 Out Errors a Last Connection 172 18 13 200 28673 Copyright Lantronix inc 2005 All rights reserved Query Port Page Descripti Page Settings Query Port Server Select whether the query port server is enabled or disabled Choices are On query port server is enabled default Off query port server is disabled EDS Device Servers User Guide 110 11 Advanced Settings Email Pages Clicking the Email link in the menu bar displays the Email Statistics page This page has links at th
31. SH or 6 T remote user could be Max Log Entries 50 sea ees Log Format h At Yr s B Referer i User Agent i U URL path info Eelst soy frstine ot request same Logs 50 entries 8075 bytes View Clear as m S6U q version See return status The max length for each directive is 64 bytes The exception is r where each element is ited to 64 bytes ie method URL path info and query string The default log formet string is 9h 9t er Hs B Referer User Agent Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 77 8 Services Settings HTTP Configuration Page Settings HTTP Server HTTP Configuration Page Description Select whether the HTTP server is enabled Choices are On HTTP server is enabled default Off HTTP server is disabled HTTP Port Enter the number of the port on which the EDS listens for incoming HTTP connections from a Web browser Default is 80 HTTPS Port Enter the number of the port on which the EDS listens for incoming HTTPS connections from a Web browser Default is 443 The EDS listens on the HTTPS port only when an SSL certificate has been configured for the device see SSL on page 92 Max Timeout Enter the maximum number of seconds that the EDS waits for a request from a client This value helps prevent Denial of Service DoS attacks against t
32. XML configuration records Filesystem Displays filesystem statistics and lets you browse the filesystem 95 to create a file or directory upload files using HTTP copy a file move a file or perform TFTP actions Protocol Lets you perform lower level network stack specific activities 122 Stack IP Address Lets you specify all the IP addresses and subnets that are 124 Filter allowed to send data to this device Query Port Displays and lets you change configuration settings for the query 109 port Diagnostics Lets you perform various diagnostic procedures 95 System Lets you reboot the EDS restore factory defaults upload new 107 firmware change the EDS s long and short names and change the time setting EDS Device Servers User Guide 37 6 Configuration Using the Web Manager Figure 6 3 Web Manager Menu Structure 1 of 4 Product Information Network Settings Line Settings Tunneling Network Configuration Boot Client a DHCP Client IP Address Network Mask Gateway MAC Address _ Hostname _ Domain DHCP Client ID Ethernet Link 4 Name Stop Bits Flow Control Statistics Baud Rate Xon char Pari Configuration gt Xoff char ata Bits ill Command Mode gt Wait Time Serial String Echo Serial String
33. aan nen the Start Character is read on the Serial Line Tunnel 1 Connect Mode Modem Control Asserted started when the Modem Control pin is asserted on the Serial Line ODisabled O Enabled Modem Emulation started z when triggered by Modem Mode O Any Character Modem Control Asserted Emulation O Start Character Modem Emulation OPES Remote Port specifies the Remote Address Isla orisha Local Port is by default random but can be Remote Port overridden e The Protocol used on the Focal Part connection can be one of TCP UDP OTCP OUDP OSSH SSH TCP WIAES or UDP w AES If Proti jl security is a concern it is highly eee OTCP AES QUDP AES aaie rere kA Reconnect Timer milliseconds Sector iaa touer en SSH Flush Serial Data Enabled Disabled epee e The Reconnect Timer specifies SSH Username Pow long to wal betore trying to to Block Serial Data 0n Oof e i ete ty Block Network Data On OOf penae The Flush Serial Data boolean TCP Keep Alive seconds specifies to flush the Serial Line when a connection is made Email on Connect None lFor the Block is Serial Data and Block Network Email on Disconnect None j Te discard all incoming data on the respective 3 The TCP Keep Alive timer specifies how often to probe the remote host in order to keep the Current Configuration TCP connection up during idie transfer periods Enter 0 to disable Mode Disabled Remote Address 172
34. address e Agency certifications EDS Device Servers User Guide 20 3 Installation EDS4100 Serial Ports The front of the EDS4100 has four male DB9 serial ports These ports allow you to connect up to four standard serial devices All four serial ports support RS 232 devices See Figure 3 3 for pin assignments Serial ports 1 and 3 also support RS 422 and RS 485 serial devices See Figure 3 4 for pin assignments All four serial ports are configured as DTE and support baud rates up to 230 400 baud Figure 3 3 RS 232 Serial Port Pins Serial Ports 1 2 3 4 DTR out RTS out Figure 3 4 RS 422 RS 485 Serial Port Pins TX RX TX RX RS 422 485 4 wire Pin Assignments RS 485 2 wire Pin Assignments Serial Ports 1 and 3 Serial Ports 1 and 3 Note Multi drop connections are supported in 2 wire mode only EDS Device Servers User Guide 21 3 Installation EDS4100 Ethernet Port The back panel of the EDS4100 provides an RJ45 Ethernet port This port can connect to an Ethernet 10 Mbps or Fast Ethernet 100 Mbps network The Speed LED on the back of the EDS4100 shows the connection of the attached Ethernet network The EDS4100 can be configured to operate at a fixed Ethernet speed and duplex mode half or full duplex or auto negotiate the connection to the Ethernet network Terminal Block Connector The back of the EDS4100 has a terminal block screw connector for a
35. apply the change Some settings require the EDS to be rebooted before the settings take effect Those settings are identified in the appropriate sections in this chapter The bottom section shows the current configuration The information area shows information or instructions associated with the page The footer displays at the bottom of the page It contains copyright information and a link to the Lantronix home page EDS Device Servers User Guide 42 6 Configuration Using the Web Manager Device Status Page The Device Status page is the first page that displays when you log into the Web Manager It also displays when you click the Status link in the menu bar This read only page shows the EDS product information network settings line settings and tunneling settings Figure 6 8 Device Status Page EDS4100 LANTRONIX EDS4100 X Powered by Evolution 0S Device Status Product Information Product Type Lantronix EDS4100 Firmware Version 3 0 0 1R1 Build Date Jul 27 2006 15 24 24 Serial Number 05062027554PLG Uptime 5 days 19 21 15 Permanent Config Saved Network Settings Ethernet Auto 100Mbps Full MAC Address 00 20 4a 83 7f 94 Host IP Address 172 18 15 100 255 255 0 0 Default Gateway 172 18 0 1 Domain suppor int lantronix com Primary DNS 172 18 0 11 Secondary DNS 172 16 1 26 Line Settings Line 1 RS232 9600 N 8 1 None Line 2 RS232 9600 N 8 1 None Line 3 RS232
36. built in SSH and SSL secure communications can be established between the EDS serial ports and the remote end device or application By protecting the privacy of serial data being transmitted across public networks users can maintain their existing EDS Device Servers User Guide 15 2 Introduction investment in serial technology while taking advantage of the highest data protection levels possible SSH and SSL can Verify the data received came from the proper source Validate that the data transferred from the source over the network has not changed when it arrives at its destination shared secret and hashing Encrypt data to protect it from prying eyes and nefarious individuals Provide the ability to run popular M2M protocols over a secure SSH connection In addition to keeping data safe and accessible the EDS has robust defenses to hostile Internet attacks such as denial of service DoS which can be used to take down the network Moreover the EDS can not be used to bring down other devices on the network The EDS can be used with Lantronix s Secure Com Port Redirector SCPR to encrypt COM port based communications between PCs and virtually any electronic device SCPR is a Windows application that creates a secure communications path over a network between the computer and serial based devices that are traditionally controlled via a COM port With SCPR installed at each computer computers that were formerly
37. configuration The types of settings are in alphabetical order Network Configuration Settings Network Configuration Network C Parameters BOOTP Client Off disabled DHCP Client On enabled IP Address 0 0 0 0 auto IP if DHCP fails Network Mask 0 0 0 0 auto if DHCP fails Gateway 0 0 0 0 MAC Address Specified by manufacturer Hostname None Domain None DHCP Client ID None Ethernet Auto speed auto duplex Serial Port Line Settings Serial Port Line Serial Port Line Settings Parameters Status Enabled Baud Rate 9600 baud Parity None Data Bits 8 Stop Bits EDS Device Servers User Guide 128 A Factory Default Configuration Serial Port Line Serial Port Line Settings Parameters Flow Control None Xon char 0x11 17 Xoff char 0x13 19 Command Mode Disabled Use Serial String Off disabled Echo Serial String On enabled Wait Time milliseconds 5000 milliseconds Serial String text or binary None Signon Message None Tunnel Settings Serial Settings Buffer Size 2048 bytes Read Timeout milliseconds 200 milliseconds Wait for Read Timeout Disabled Start Stop Characters Start Stop Character Start Stop Character Settings Parameters Start Character None Stop Character None Echo Start Character Off Echo Stop Character Off EDS Device Servers User Guide 129 A
38. different domain name than this device For SPAM protection many SMTP servers perform reverse lookups on the sender IP address to ensure the email message is really from whom it says it is from Server Port Enter the SMTP server port number The default is a random port number Usually the port number is 25 but it is configurable Local Port or Random Enter the local port to use for email alerts The default is a random port number Priority Select the priority level for the email alert To test your configuration you can send an email immediately by clicking Send Email at the top of the page CLI Pages Clicking the CLI link in the menu bar displays the Command Line Interface Statistics page This page has two links at the top for viewing statistics and for viewing and changing configuration settings Command Line Interface Statistics Page The Command Line Interface Statistics page displays when you click CLI in the menu bar It also displays when you click Statistics at the top of the CLI Configuration page This read only page shows the current connection status of the CLI servers listening on the Telnet and SSH ports When a connection is active The remote client information displays The number of bytes that have been sent and received displays A Kill link can be used to terminate the connection EDS Device Servers User Guide 114 11 Advanced Settings Figure 11 3 Command Line Interface Stat
39. its election to refund of buyer s purchase price for such affected products without interest repair or replacement of such products provided that the buyer follows the above procedures There are no understandings agreements representations or warranties express or implied including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose other than those specifically set out above or by any existing contract between the parties Any such contract states the entire obligation of Lantronix The contents of this document shall not become part of or modify any prior or existing agreement commitment or relationship For details on the Lantronix warranty replacement policy go to our web site at www lantronix com support warranty EDS Device Servers User Guide 155 Index Accept mode 146 Settings 56 Accessing Web Manager 34 AES key settings 67 Applications 17 Authentication settings 79 Authorized users SSH server 88 Browsing the filesystem 96 Buffer pool diagnostics 105 Certificate self signed 92 CLI pages 114 Configuration 115 Statistics 114 Client users SSH server 89 Command mode 51 148 Compliance 152 Components of Web Manager pages 42 Configuration CLI 115 HTTP 77 Line 49 Methods 32 Network 44 Telnet 32 Web Manager 32 XML 33 Connect mode 59 145 Copying files to the filesystem 96 Device Status page 43 Devicelnstaller 30 Diagnostics pages 98 Buffer p
40. of a known host If you entered a server name the name should match the name of the server used as the Remote Address in Connect mode tunneling Public RSA Key Enter the path and name of the existing public RSA key you want to use with this known host or use the Browse button to select the key Public DSA Key Enter the path and name of the existing public DSA key you want to use with this known host or use the Browse button to select the key EDS Device Servers User Guide 87 9 Security Settings SSH Server Authorized Users Page If you click SSH Server Authorized Users at the top of one of the SSH pages the SSH Server Authorized Users page displays Here you can change SSH server settings for authorized users SSH Server Authorized Users are accounts on the EDS that can be used to log into the EDS via SSH For instance these accounts can be used to SSH into the CLI or open an SSH connection to a device port Every account must have a password The user s public keys are optional and only necessary if public key authentication is wanted Using public key authentication allows a connection to be made without the password being asked Under Current Configuration User has a Delete User link and Public RSA Key and Public DSA Key have View Key and Delete Key links If you click a Delete link a message asks whether you are sure you want to delete this information Click OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation
41. packet Trailing character If a trailing character is defined this character is appended to data put on the network immediately following the send character Modem Emulation The EDS supports Modem Emulation mode for devices that transmit modem AT commands The EDS supports two different modes Command Mode The EDS serial ports accept modem commands that instruct the EDS to perform an action such as start or drop a connection Data Mode Serial data received in the EDS serial port is sent through the active network connection The Tunnel Modem Emulation page lets you configure modem emulation settings for up to four tunnels for the EDS4100 16 for the EDS16PR and 32 for the EDS32PR see Tunnel Modem Emulation Page on page 65 Each tunnel can have different settings Note When the EDS serial port is in Modem Emulation mode the serial port remains in Command mode until an active tunnel starts Once an active tunnel starts the serial port remains in Data mode until the connection is dropped or the serial port is placed in Command mode by issuing the modem command EDS Device Servers User Guide 147 C Networking and Security Command Mode The Modem Emulation s Command mode supports the standard AT command set For a list of available commands from the serial or telnet login enter AT Use ATDT ATD and ATDP to establish a connection Switches to command mode if entered from serial port du
42. products C Networking and Security In depth description of networking and network security as it relates to the EDS device servers D Technical Support Information about contacting Lantronix Technical Support F Compliance Information about the products compliance with regulatory standards G Warranty Provides information on the Lantronix warranty for the EDS Additional Documentation The following guide is available on the product CD or the Lantronix Web site www lantronix com Document Descripti EDS Device Server Quick Start Guide Provides the steps for getting the EDS up and running EDS Device Server Describes how to configure the EDS using Telnet or the serial port Command Reference and summarizes the CLI and XML configuration commands Secure Com Port Redirector User Guide Provides information for using the Lantronix Windows based utility to create secure virtual com ports EDS Device Servers User Guide 11 2 Introduction This chapter introduces the Lantronix EDS family of device servers It provides an overview of the products lists their key features and describes the applications for which they are suited EDS device servers contain all the components necessary to deliver full network connectivity to virtually any kind of serial device a reliable TCP IP protocol stack and a variety of remote management capabilities They boast an innovativ
43. serial RJ45 RS232 ports to a device using one of the adapters listed below 200 2063 Cable Ethernet CAT5 RJ45 5 m 16 4 ft Connects the EDS8 16 32PR Ethernet ports to an Ethernet switch hub or is used for cascading from one EDS8 16 32PR to another Connects the EDS8 16 32PR serial RJ45 RS232 ports to a device using one of the below listed adapters 200 2064 Cable Ethernet CAT5 RJ45 10 m 32 8 ft Connects the EDS8 16 32PR Ethernet ports to an Ethernet switch hub or is used for cascading from one EDS8 16 32PR to another Connects the EDS8 16 32PR serial RJ45 RS232 ports to a device using one of the adapters listed below 200 2065 Cable Ethernet CAT5 RJ45 15 m 49 2 ft Connects the EDS8 16 32PR Ethernet ports to an Ethernet switch hub or is used for cascading from one EDS8 16 32PR to another Connects the EDS8 16 32PR serial RJ45 RS232 ports to a device using one of the adapters listed below 200 2066A Adapter RJ45 to DB25M Allows a standard straight pinned CATS5 cable to connect the EDS8 16 32PR RJ45 serial ports to the DB25F DCE interface of a serial device 200 2067A Adapter RJ45 to DB25F Allows a standard straight pinned CAT5 cable to connect the EDS8 16 32PR RJ45 serial ports to the DB25M DTE interface of a serial device 200 2069A Adapter RJ45 to DB9M Allows a standard straight pinned CAT5 cable to connect the EDS8 16 32PR RJ45 serial ports to the DB9F DCE interface o
44. the EDS to be rebooted before the new settings take effect e o BOOTP Client DHCP Client IP Address Network Mask MAC Address DHCP Client ID Notes Some settings in the Current Configuration section such as IP Address and Network Mask have a Delete link you can click to delete the setting If you click this link a warning message asks whether you are sure you want to delete the setting Click OK to delete the setting or Cancel to keep it Network Configuration Network Configuration Page Settings Description Page Settings BOOTP Client Select whether the EDS should send BOOTP requests Changing this value requires the EDS to be rebooted Choices are On EDS sends BOOTP requests on a DHCP managed network This setting overrides the configured IP address network mask gateway host name and domain settings If DHCP is set to On the EDS automatically uses DHCP regardless of whether BOOTP Client is set to On Off EDS does not send BOOTP requests DHCP Client Select whether the EDS IP address is automatically assigned by a DHCP server Changing this value requires the EDS to be rebooted Choices are On EDS receives its IP address automatically from a DHCP server regardless of the BOOTP Client setting This setting overrides the configured IP address network mask gateway host name and domain settings Off EDS does not receive its IP address automatically IP Address Enter the
45. the Serial String text box Signon Enter the boot up signon message to be sent over the serial line at boot Message time After entering the message select whether the string is a text or binary value Tunnel Pages The Tunnel pages let you view and configure settings for tunnels For more information see Tunneling on page 144 To select a tunnel EDS4100 Click Tunnel 1 Tunnel 2 Tunnel 3 or Tunnel 4 at the top of the page EDS8 16 32PR Select the tunnel from the Select Tunnel drop down list at the top of the page After you select a tunnel you can click Statistics Serial Settings Start Stop Chars Accept Mode Connect Mode Disconnect Mode Packing Mode Modem Emulation or AES Keys to view and change the settings of the selected tunnel Because all tunnels operate independently you can specify different configuration settings for each tunnel Tunnel Statistics Page The Tunnel Statistics page displays when you click Tunnel in the menu bar It also displays when you click Statistics at the top of one of the other Tunnel pages This read only page shows the status and statistics for the tunnel currently selected at the top of this page EDS Device Servers User Guide 52 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Figure 7 5 Tunnel Statistics Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os Tris page displays the current connection status and various Select Tunnel Tunnel v eE Statistics Seri
46. the name of the user who will participate in the authentication Default is admin Password Enter the password that will be associated with the username Default is PASS EDS Device Servers User Guide 81 8 Services Settings HTTP RSS Page If you click RSS at the top of one of the HTTP pages the HTTP RSS page displays Here you can specify RDF Site Summary RSS information RSS is a way of feeding online content to Web users Instead of actively searching for EDS configuration changes RSS feeds allow viewing of only relevant and new information regarding changes made to the EDS via an RSS publisher Under Current Configuration Data has View and Clear links If you click View the data displays If you click Clear a message asks whether you are sure you want to delete this information Click OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation Figure 8 9 HTTP RSS Page LANTRONIX EDS by Evolution OS yen edi sry he HTTP Server This feed contair ie a aire juration that HTTP RSS ae gens spectying the RSS Feedto be RSS Feed Persistent resutts in the data Oon Oor being stores on the flesystem The Persistent on Oof fleusedis ctg_log txt This i allows feed data to be available Max Entries across reboots or until the factory deat are set Submit Each RSS Feed entry is prefixed Boat cyl va This value is the number of tines the device has Current Configuration Been rebooted sin
47. user The keys for public key authentication can be created elsewhere and uploaded to the 3 device or automatically generated Username Pee Password If uploading existing Keys take care to ensure the Private Key will not be Remote compromised in transt This impies Command baaa the data is uploaded over some kind a of secure private network Private Key Browse ee Public Key Browse Keys using a larger Bit Size wil resut in a longer key generation Key Type ORSA ODSA time Tests on this hardware have aa shown it can take upwards of Asa 10 seconds for a 512 bt RSA Key 1 minute for a 768 bit RSA Key 2 minutes for a 1024 bit RSA ke Create New Keys 2 minutes for a 512 bt DSA Key Note User must first be created using the form above esa n Na The defaut Remote Command is Username she11 which tells the SSH Server to execute a remote shell upon Key Type ORSA ODSA connection This command can be Se changed to anything the SSH BitSize 512 O768 O1024 Server on the remote host can execute Current Configuration User gary Delete User Password Configured Remote Command shell Public RSA Key No RSA Key Configured Public DSA Key No DSA Key Configured User tester Delete User Password Configured Remote Command shell Public RSA Key No RSA Key Configured Public DSA Key No DSA Key Configured Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved
48. want the file moved After you specify a source and destination click Move to move the file TFTP Action Select the action that is to be performed via TFTP Choices are Get a get command will be executed to store a file locally Put a put command will be executed to send a file toa remote location Mode Select a TFTP mode to use Choices are ASCII Binary Local File Enter the name of the local file on which the specified get or put action is to be performed Remote File Enter the name of the file at the remote location that is to be stored locally get or externally put Host Enter the IP address or name of the host involved in this operation Port Enter the number of the port involved in TFTP operations Click Transfer to complete the TFTP transfer EDS Device Servers User Guide 97 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings Diagnostics Pages The EDS has several tools for performing diagnostics To view these diagnostic tools click the Diagnostics link in the menu bar to display the Diagnostics Hardware page The available diagnostic tools appear at the top of the page Diagnostics Hardware Page The Diagnostics Hardware page displays when you click Diagnostics in the menu bar It also displays when you click Hardware at the top of one of the other Diagnostic pages This read only page displays the current hardware configura
49. 1 CB Report IEC 60950 1 Product Label FCC Part 15 Statement Class A Device ICES 003 Class A Device Markings i C Tick VCCI CE Marking UL CUL Mark TUV GS Mark EDS Device Servers User Guide 138 EDS8 16 32PR B Technical Specifications EDS8 16 32PR Technical Specifications EDS8 16 32PR Specifications CPU Intel XScale IXP420 Network Processor running at 266MHz 32k Instruction Cache 32k Data Cache Flash 8 MBytes Flash RAM 32 MBytes SDRAM EEPROM 2KB Firmware Upgradable via the Web Manager TFTP or FTP Serial Interface Software selectable RJ45 serial ports Software selectable standard baud rates from 300 to 230k baud Customizable baud rate support for non standard serial speeds Serial Line Formats Data bits 7 or 8 Stop bits 1 or 2 Parity odd even none Modem Control CTS RTS DTR DSR Flow Control Xon Xoff software CTS RTS hardware None Power Input 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz IEC type cord 20 Watts Network Interface RJ45 Ethernet 10Base T or 100Base TX auto sensing and hard coded auto crossover full and half duplex Compliance Ethernet Version 2 0 IEEE 802 3 electrical Ethernet II frame type Dimensions LxWxH 30 5 x 43 8 x 434 cm 12 x 17 25 x 1 75 in 1U Weight 10 Ib maximum Temperature 0 to 55 C operating temperature 40 to 66 C storage temperature Relative Humidity i5 to 95 non c
50. 18 11 116 Dalete Remote Port 23 Delete Local Port Random Protocol Tep Reconnect Timer 15000milliseconds Flush Serial Data Disabled SSH Username lt None gt Block Serial Data Off Block Network Dat Off TCP Keep Alives Default 45 seconds Email on Connect lt None gt Email on Disconnect lt None gt Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 60 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Tunnel Connect Mode Page Tunnel Connect Description Mode Page Settings Mode Select the method to be used to start a connection to a remote host or device Choices are Disabled an outgoing connection is never started default Enabled a connection is attempted until one is made If the connection gets disconnected the EDS retries until a connection is made Any Character a connection is started when any character is read on the serial line Modem Control Asserted a connection is attempted as long as the Modem Control pin DSR is asserted until a connection is made Start Character a connection is attempted when the start character for the selected tunnel is read on the serial line Modem Emulation a connection is started when triggered by modem emulation AT commands Remote Address Enter the address of the remote host to which the selected tunnel will connect Default is lt none gt Remote Port Enter the number of the remot
51. 2 3af standard for Power over Ethernet PoE 8 MB Flash memory 32 MB Random Access Memory RAM Based on Lantronix s Evolution OS Supports secure data encryption by means of AES SSH or SSL sessions eooo oe Supports three convenient configuration methods Web command line and XML EDS8PR EDS16PR and EDS32PR Overview The EDS8PR 8 serial ports EDS16PR 16 serial ports and EDS32PR 32 serial ports are compact easy to use rack mountable device servers that give you the ability to network enable asynchronous RS 232 serial devices They provide fully transparent RS 232 point to point connections without requiring modifications to existing software or hardware components in your application EDS Device Servers User Guide 13 2 Introduction Figure 2 2 EDS16PR Device Server Features The following list summarizes the key features of the EDS8PR EDS16PR and EDS32PR OO Includes 8 EDS8PR 16 EDS16PR or 32 EDS32PR serial ports with hardware handshaking signals Supports RS 232 Includes one RJ45 Ethernet port 8 MB Flash memory 32 MB Random Access Memory RAM Based on Lantronix s Evolution OS Includes a dedicated console port Supports secure data encryption by means of AES SSH or SSL sessions Supports three convenient configuration methods Web command line and XML Evolution OS EDS device servers incorporate Lantronix s Evolution OS Key features o
52. 50 LISTEN Top o 0 172201982610004 255 255 255 250 LISTEN Top o o 172201982623 256 255 255 250 LISTEN Top o o 172201982622 256 255 255 2550 LISTEN qoe o 4 172201982680 17218 100 40 2528 ESTABLIS o lo 172 20 198 26 20 172 20 198 28 15182 ESTABLISHED Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 100 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings Diagnostics Ping Page Figure 10 5 Diagnostics Ping Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os Specify ether a DNS Hostname or f P Address when pinging a network MIB IP Sockets tos Aaitonay re Count Ping Traceroute DNS Lookup specifies the number of ping packets to send and the Timeout Memory Buffer Pools Processes Sears now ina to wat ora response for each ping packet sert Hardware Diagnostics Ping Host Count 3 Timeout 5 seconds Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved Diagnostics Ping Page Diagnostics Description Ping Page Settings Host Enter the IP address you want the EDS to ping Count Enter the number of ping packets that the EDS should try to send to the Host Default is 3 Timeout Enter the maximum number of seconds that the EDS should wait for a response from the host before timing out Default is 5 seconds EDS Device Servers User Guide 101 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings Diagnostics Tracerou
53. 8 0 128 128 Serial Driver Line 4 Buffer Pool Total Free Used MaxUsed Buffer Headers 256 128 128 128 Cluster Pool Size 512 128 0 1 128 These charts show the current usage of the private buffer pools Private buffer pools are used in various parts of the system to ensure deterministic memory management thus eliminating any contention for memory from the generic heap space Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 105 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings Diagnostics Processes Page Clicking Processes from one of the diagnostics page displays a read only screen that lists all processes running on the EDS The CPU column displays the percentage of total CPU cycles a process used in the last two seconds The Stacks column displays the total stack space available to the process and the maximum amount of the stack space the process used since it was started Figure 10 10 Diagnostics Processes Page LANTRONIX Powe Evolution OS This chat ists althe processes Hardware MIBJI IP Sockots curently unring onthe syster i he GPU Ye colann displays he Ping Traceroute DNS Lookup percentage ortetal CFU cycles the recess usedin the last 2seeerete The Staeke cunn sioys the etal cach apace avaiskie tohe recess arai tne marinar amount Memory Buffer Pools Processes Diagnostics Processes le stack space the process Use strives s
54. Connect Mode settings For the following examples we assume that the remote address is 192 168 16 10 and the port is set to 10001 in the Connect mode settings Entering ATDT alone causes the EDS to connect to the IP address and remote port configured in Connect Mode Entering ATDT 119 25 50 causes the EDS to assume the first octet in the IP address and connects to the remote IP address 192 119 25 50 port 10001 EDS Device Servers User Guide 148 C Networking and Security Since the remote port was not specified in the ATDT command the remote port defined under Connect mode is used Entering ATDT 28 150 causes the EDS to assume the first two octets in the IP address and connects to the remote IP address 192 168 28 150 port 10001 Entering ATDT 150 causes the EDS to assume the first three octets and connects to the remote IP address 192 168 16 150 port 10001 Entering ATDT 28 150 10012 causes the EDS to assume the first two octets in the IP address and connects to the remote IP address 192 168 28 150 port 10012 Note If you add 10012 after the IP address segment port 10012 is used instead of the port defined in Connect mode By default the characters are not passed through the connection To pass them through the connection enable Echo Pluses on the Tunnel Modem Emulation page see Tunnel Modem Emulation Page on page 65 EDS Device Servers User Guide 149 D Technical Support If you ar
55. D The table below describes the LEDs on the back of the EDS Back Panel LEDs LED Description Transmit green Blinking EDS is transmitting data on the serial port Receive yellow Blinking EDS is receiving data on the serial port EDS Device Servers User Guide 27 4 Installation EDS8PR EDS16PR and EDS32PR LED Descriptio Power green On EDS is receiving power Status yellow Fast blink initial startup loading OS Slow blink once per second operating system startup On unit has finished booting Speed yellow On EDS is connected to a 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet network Off EDS is connected to a 10 Mbps Ethernet network Activity green Blink EDS is sending data to or receiving data from the Ethernet network Reset Button The reset button is on the back of the EDS8 16 32PR to the left of the power connector Pressing this button for 2 to 3 seconds reboots the EDS8 16 32PR and terminates all data activity occurring on the serial and Ethernet ports Physically Installing the EDS8 16 32PR Finding a Suitable Location You can install the EDS8 16 32PR either in an ElA standard 19 inch rack 1U tall or as a desktop unit If using AC power avoid outlets controlled by a wall switch Connecting the EDS8 16 32PR All serial ports support RS 232 devices To connect the EDS8 16 32PR to one or more serial devices use the following procedure Note We recommend y
56. E tunnel accept 4 E tunnel aes accept tunnel aes accept 2 E tunnel aes accept3 I tunnel aes accept 4 E tunnel aes cornect 1 I tunnel aes connect 2 E tunnel aes connec 3 tunnel aes connect 4 E tunnel comect 1 E tunnel connect 2 E tunnel comect3 E tunnel connects E tunnel disconnect E tunnel disconnect 2 E tunnel disconnect3 E tunnel disconnect 4 E tunnel modem E tunnel modem 2 E tunnel modem3 E tunnel modem 4 E tunnel packing 1 E tunnel packing 2 E tunnel packing3 E tunnel packing 4 E tunnel serial 1 E tunnel serial 2 E tunnel serial 3 E tunnel serial 4 E tunnel start 1 E tunnel start 2 E tunnel stat E tunnel start E tunnel stop 1 E tunnel stop2 E tunnel stop 3 E tunnel stop 4 Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 118 11 Advanced Settings Configuration Record Export System Configuration Page XML Configuration Record Export System Configuration Page Settings Export XCR data to browser Description Select this option to export the XCR data to a Web browser Export XCR data to the filesystem Select this option to export the XCR data to a filesystem If you select this option enter a file name for the XML configuration record Groups to Export Check the configuration groups that are to be exported to the XML configuration record If no groups are checked all groups will be exported XML Status R
57. Figure 6 2 Web Manager Device Status Page Figure 6 3 Web Manager Menu Structure 1 of 4 Figure 6 4 Web Manager Menu Structure 2 of 4 Figure 6 5 Web Manager Menu Structure 3 of 4 Figure 6 6 Web Manager Menu Structure 4 of 4 Figure 6 7 Components of the Web Manager Page Figure 6 8 Device Status Page EDS4100 Figure 7 1 Network Configuration Figure 7 2 Line Statistics Page Figure 7 3 Configuration Page Figure 7 4 Line Command Mode Page Figure 7 5 Tunnel Statistics Page Figure 7 6 Tunnel Serial Settings Page Figure 7 7 Tunnel Start Stop Chars Page Figure 7 8 Tunnel Accept Mode Page Figure 7 9 Connect Mode Page Figure 7 10 Tunnel Disconnect Mode Page Figure 7 11 Tunnel Packing Mode Page Figure 7 12 Tunnel AES Keys Page Figure 8 1 DNS Page Figure 8 2 SNMP Page Figure 8 3 FTP Page Figure 8 4 TFTP Page EDS Device Servers User Guide Contents Figure 5 5 Syslog Page siareiros niarra idani psiiaieiviiodani is Figure 8 6 HTTP Statistics Page Figure 8 7 HTTP Configuration Page Figure 8 8 HTTP Authentication Page Figure 8 9 HTTP RSS Page Figure 9 1 SSH Server Host Keys Page Figure 9 2 SSH Client Known Hosts Page Figure 9 3 SSH Server Authorized Users Page Figure 9 4 SSH Client Users Page Figure 9 5 SSL Page Figure 10 1 Filesystem Statistics Page Figure 10 2 Filesystem Browser Page Figur
58. IBJI IP Sockets E Yor a reverse lockup Addtionaly Ping Traceroute DNS Lookup you can perform a lookup for a Mail MX record by prefixing a DNS Memory Buffer Pools Processes frat Diagnostics DNS Lookup Host Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 Al rights reserved Diagnostics DNS Lookup Page Diagnostics DNS Description Lookup Page Settings Host Perform one of the following For reverse lookup to locate the hostname for that IP address enter an IP address For forward lookup to locate the corresponding IP address enter a hostname To look up the Mail Exchange MX record IP address enter a domain name prefixed with EDS Device Servers User Guide 103 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings Diagnostics Memory Page Clicking Memory from one of the Diagnostics pages displays the Diagnostics Memory This read only page shows the total memory and available memory in bytes along with the number of fragments allocated blocks and memory status The Diagnostics Memory page also shows the current amount of available memory Figure 10 8 Diagnostics Memory Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR as This chart shows the total amount Hardware MIB IP Sockets ties y avahi ated es rere amount of memory available Ping Traceroute DNS Lookup Memory Buffer Pools Processes Diagnostics Memory Main Heap Total Memory bytes 46137344 Available Memory bytes 31670232
59. L data can be imported trom HA a file on the filesystem or uploaded using HTTP If no configuration s r groups are specified then all XML Import System Configuration groups wil be imported The groups to import can be specified by toggling the respective group item or typing in a Filter i string When toggling a group tem impor all instances of that group will be imported The Filter string can be used to import specific instances ot group The textual format ofthis stringis kgrisisz lt gaisisz o Import XCR file from the filesystem Each group name lt a gt is tolowed Filename eters a Groups and Instances to Import a ie Filter group name lt g gt should be WHOLE GROUPS TO IMPORT i O ap O cli O clock E command mode passwords O device O email O ethemet O execute O exit cli O fip server C http authentication uri C http server O icmp O interface O ip fitter O line C query port C reboot O restore factory configuration C rss O serial command mode O snmp O ssh client C ssh command mode O ssh server Ossi O syslog E tep C telnet command mode D test O tip server C tunnel accept C tunnel aes accept C tunnel aes connect C tunnel connect C tunnel disconnect C tunnel modem E tunnel packing C tunnel serial C tunnel start O tunnel stop Copyright Lantronix inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 121 11 Advanced Settings XML I
60. LANTRONIX EDS Device Servers User Guide EDS4100 EDS8PR EDS16PR EDS32PR Part Number 900 433 Revision E January 2007 Copyright amp Trademark Contacts 2006 2007 Lantronix All rights reserved No part of the contents of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of Lantronix Printed in the United States of America Ethernet is a trademark of XEROX Corporation UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corp Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation Lantronix Corporate Headquarters 15353 Barranca Parkway Irvine CA 92618 USA Phone 949 453 3990 Fax 949 453 3995 Technical Support Online www lantronix com support Sales Offices For a current list of our domestic and international sales offices go to the Lantronix web site at www lantronix com about contact Disclaimer amp Revisions Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his or her own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference Changes or modifications to this device not explicitly approved by Lantronix will void the user s authority to operate this device Attention With the purchase of the EDS the OEM agrees to an OEM firmware lice
61. R DISCARD USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER S INSTRUCTIONS ACHTUNG WIRD BEIM BATTERIEWECHSEL EINE FALSCHE BATTERIE EINGESETZT BESTEHT EXPLOSIONSGEFAHR SETZEN SIE NUR EINE BATTERIE DES GLEICHEN ODER EINES ENTSPRECHENDEN VOM HERSTELLER EMPFOHLENEN TYPS EIN ENTSORGEN SIE VERBRAUCHTE BATTERIEN GEM SS DEN ANWEISUNGEN DES HERSTELLERS Installationsanweisungen Rackmontage Bei Montage in ein geschlossenes Rack oder in ein Rack mit mehreren Einheiten ist unter Umst nden eine weitere Pr fung erforderlich Folgende Punkte sind zu ber cksichtigen 1 Die Umgebungstemperatur innerhalb des Racks kann h her sein als die Raumtemperatur Die Installation muss so durchgef hrt werden dass der f r den sicheren Betrieb erforderliche Luftstrom nicht beeintr chtigt wird In dieser Umgebung darf die maximale Temperatur von 50 C nicht berschritten werden Dabei sind auch die maximalen Auslegungstemperaturen zu ber cksichtigen 2 Die Installation ist so durchzuf hren dass auch bei ungleichm iger Lastverteilung die Stabilit t gew hrleistet bleibt Energiezufuhr Anhand der Angaben auf dem jeweiligen Typenschild ist sicherzustellen dass keine berlastung an der Einspeisung erfolgt die den berstromschutz und die Versorgungsleitungen beeintr chtigt Erdung Eine zuverl ssige Schutzerdung dieser Ausr stung muss gew hrleistet sein Dies gilt besonders bei Anschluss an Mehrfachsteckdosen Installation Instructions
62. Tunnel AES Keys page displays Here you can enter key data as text or binary values for the tunnel selected at the top of the page Binary values are a string of characters representing hexadecimal or decimal values Note Keys are shared secret keys that must be known by both sides of the connection and kept secret EDS Device Servers User Guide 67 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Note Tunneling using AES encryption uses a non standard protocol and shared keys making it not very secure The EDS also supports SSH as an alternative method of secure tunneling SSH tunneling has the advantage of not using shared keys Figure 7 12 Tunnel AES Keys Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os There are four seperate Advanced Standard Select Tunnel Tunnel v Encian a Tunneling Connect Mode and Statistics Serial Settings Star Stop Chars EE TA Accept Mode Connect Mode Disconnect Mode EE Packing Mode Modem Emulation AES Keys a an These AES Keys are a fixed 16 bytes in length Any Keys entered Tunnel 1 AES Keys ihat are less than 16 bytes long are padded with zeroes Key data can be entered in as Text or Binary Accept Mode AES Keys torm The Text torm is a simple string of ASCI characters Binary Encrypt Key Text OBinay formis a string of characters representing byte values where Decrypt Key _ Text OBinay each Hexadecimal byte value starts with Ox and each Decimal byte Connect Mode AES K p
63. You can only view the remaining properties To change them use one of the EDS configuration methods described on page 32 Figure 5 2 EDS4100 Properties Property Descripti Name Displays the name of the EDS if configured Group Enter a group to categorize the EDS Double click on the field enter the value and press Enter to complete Comments Enter comments for the EDS Double click on the field type in the value and press Enter to complete Device Family Displays the EDS s device family type as EDS Type Displays the device type as EDS ID Displays the EDS s ID embedded within the box Hardware Address Displays the EDS s hardware address Firmware Version Displays the firmware currently installed on the EDS Extended Version Displays the full version of firmware currently installed on the UDS Online Status Displays the EDS status Online the EDS is online Offline the EDS is offline Unreachable the EDS is on a different subnet Busy the EDS is currently performing a task Telnet Enabled Displays whether Telnet is enabled on this EDS Telnet Port Displays the EDS s port for Telnet sessions Web Enabled Displays whether Web Manager access is enabled on this EDS Web Port Displays the EDS s port for Web Manager configuration Maximum Baud Rate Displays the EDS s maximum baud rate Supported Note The EDS may not be operating at this rate Firmware U
64. a decimal character with or a hexadecimal character with 0x or provide a single printable character The default Xoff char is 0x13 EDS Device Servers User Guide 50 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Line Command Mode Page If you click Command Mode at the top of one of the Line Settings pages the Line Command Mode page displays This page shows the command mode settings for the serial line selected at the top of the page and lets you change the settings for that serial line Figure 7 4 Line Command Mode Page LANTRONIX EDS4100 nos E Line1 Line2 Line3 Lined Statistics Configuration Command Mode number of ways The Always choice immediately enables Command Mode forthe Line 1 Command Mode pocne The Use Serial String choice enables Command Mode when the O Always Serial String is read on the Serial Line during boot time Mode O Use Serial String pirea hee ODisabled amount of time to wet during boot time for the Serial String This timer Wait Time milliseconds starts right after the Signon Se Message has been sent on the Serial String Text OBinary Serial Line Echo Serial String Yes ONo oe seror string 8 sii a bytes that must be read on the Signon Message Text OBinary Serial Line during boot time in order to enable Command Mode tt may contain a time element to specity a required delay in miliseconds x for
65. aea A E BRN Edis Nate thatthe Keys are shared Encrypt Key Text OBinary Secretkeys so they must be Decrypt Key Text OBinary connection and kept secret Note that this device also supports SSH using AES Encryption as an aternetive to secure tunneling Ris recommended thet SSH be used because t does not require configuring shared secret keys and Current Configuration i a more secure standards based protocol SSH Accept Mode AES Keys Encrypt Key lt None gt Decrypt Key lt None gt Connect Mode AES Keys Encrypt Key lt None gt Decrypt Key lt None gt Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 68 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Tunnel AES Keys Page Settings Tunnel AES Keys Page Description Accept Mode AES Keys Encrypt Key Enter the AES encrypt key for Accept mode After entering a value select an option to specify whether the value is text or binary Default is lt none gt Accept Mode AES Keys Decrypt Key Enter the AES decrypt key for Accept mode After entering a value select an option to specify whether the value is text or binary Default is lt none gt Connect Mode AES Keys Encrypt Key Enter the AES encrypt key for Connect mode After entering a value select an option to specify whether the value is text or binary Default is lt none gt Connect Mode AES Keys Decrypt
66. al Settings Start Stop Chars Accept Mode Connect Mode Disconnect Mode Packing Mode Modem Emulation AES Keys Tunnel 1 Statistics Aggregate Counters Completed Connects 4 Completed Accepts a Disconnects 4 Dropped Connects 1 Dropped Accepts a Octets forwarded from Serial 28 Octets forwarded from Network 232 Connect Connection Time O days 01 09 06 218 Accept Connection Time 0 days 00 00 00 000 Connect DNS Address Changes o Connect DNS Address Invalids 0 Connect Counters There is no active connection Accept Counters There is no active connection Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved Tunnel Serial Settings Page If you click Serial Settings at the top of one of the Tunnel pages the Tunnel Serial Settings page displays This page shows the settings for the tunnel selected at the top of the page and lets you change the settings If you change the Buffer Size value the EDS must be rebooted for the change to take effect Changing the other values does not require a reboot EDS Device Servers User Guide 53 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Under Current Configuration Buffer Size has a Reset link that lets you reset the buffer size value shown If you click this link a message tells you that you will have to reboot the EDS Click OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation Figure 7 6 Tunnel Serial Settings Page LANTRONIX
67. ated Pid CPU Steck Process Hame Bebe process chet s CFU Load raph ennereausr ine 2 000 120 Idle Thread Seale Vert Graphies EVG 3 E Cache ievuizod XML sreage The apone ZEEE DNS Cah raen o patee every seconde 4 000 724095 EIFDB event thread nd stona the CPU Laad avar the 3 i PA ins Since Youcon view be 5 00 21218192 EINDB maintainer Eo B 1351 43W72 NetTaok etha 7 2068 2529072 NetTasklo a 000 4722048 TFTP Sener a 00 2962048 FIP Sewer 10 008 Shp Agent 1 oms Hits ome B Htts2 alame Hnn 4o00 w02 Query Port 7FE Network gt 5erial Daemon Pon 1 18 001 Seriak Network Daemon Por 1 17 0 00 Accent Mode Daeron Por 1 aame Cannect Made Deemon Pen 1 19 022 Notwork Sorial Daomon Pot 2 20 001 Serial gt Network Daemon Port 2 21 00 Accept Mode Daeron Por 2 2 oco Cannes Mode Daemon Port 2 23 050 Network 5erial Daemon Pon 3 24001 Sonial Notwork Dsomon Port 3 2500 Accept Mode Daeron Port 3 26 Orns Connect Mode Deemon Pon 3 2 022 Netwerk gt Seria Dsemon Port 4 GA Seriat gt Network Daemon Pon 4 200 Accapt Modo Daeron Por 4 w00 Connect Mode Daemon Por 4 31000 eea SMTP Cieni 32 000 3122048 Telnet Sener 3300 3122045 SSH Serer 3400 18014338 Seral Command Intarpretar Part 1 35 000 160 4336 Serial Command Interpreter Port 2 36 ANS TELAT Serial Command Interpreter Pon 3 37000 16014338 Sorial Command Intarpretar Port 4 SVG plugin required to view graph Copyright
68. ated dole Statisties Browse From here you can trowse and moved ordrenaned A direcion Filesystem Browser metw emmi woot om Fise can be ont asion Or moved eramed pled via ti fe save wy crn te Ox me walike emety XK Corfg2daystesiing 248 458 Keytos 54432 bytas X Corfg2daystesting am 248 468 Kovos 54432 ostos Create Filo Directory Upload File 3 Copy File Source Destination een Action Mode Local File a a Me Port Copyright Lantronis Inc 2005 AN sights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 96 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings Filesystem Browser Page Settings Filesystem Browser Page Description Create File Enter the name of the file you want to create and then click Create Directory Enter the name of the directory you want to create and then click Create Upload File Enter the path and name of the file you want to upload via HTTP or use the Browse button to select the file and then click Upload Copy File Source Enter the location where the file you want to copy resides Destination Enter the location where you want the file copied After you specify a source and destination click Copy to copy the file Move Source Enter the location where the file you want to move resides Destination Enter the location where you
69. atus record to a filesystem filesystem If you select this option enter a file name for the XML status record Groups to Export Check the configuration groups that are to be exported into the XML status record If no groups are checked all groups will be exported XML Import System Configuration Page If you click Import XML Configuration Record at the top of an XML page the XML Import System Configuration page displays Here you can import a system configuration from an XML file The XML data can be imported from a file on the filesystem or uploaded using HTTP The groups to import can be specified by toggling the respective group item or entering a filter string When toggling a group item all instances of that group will be imported The filter string can be used to import specific instances of a group The text format of this string is lt g gt lt i gt lt g gt lt i gt Each group name lt g gt is followed by a colon and the instance value lt i gt Each lt g gt lt i gt value is separated with a semicolon If a group has no instance specify the group name lt g gt only EDS Device Servers User Guide 120 11 Advanced Settings Figure 11 7 XML Import System Configuration Page LANTRONIX FDS4100 os This page is used for importing Export XML Import XML system configuration fram an XML Configuration Export XML Confiquruation fite Recor Status Record The XM
70. ce the 7 defauts were last loaded The resulting HH m Ss is the time of since the device booted up This z 100 somewhat cryptic scheme is used because no Real Time Clock is 0 entries 0 bytes View Clear available The RSS Feed is a scroling feed in Statistics Configuration Authentication RSS oe Simply register the RSS Feed within your favorte RSS aggregator and you will automatically be notified of any configuration changes that occur Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 82 8 Services Settings HTTP RSS Page HTTP RSS Page Descriptio Settings RSS Feed Select whether an RSS feed is enabled or disabled An RSS syndication feed is served by the HTTP server This feed contains up to date information about configuration changes that occur on the EDS Choices are On RSS feed is enabled Off RSS feed is disabled default Persistent Select whether the RSS feed is persistent Choices are On data is stored on the filesystem in the file cfg_log txt This allows feed data to be available across reboots or until the factory defaults are set Off data is not stored on the filesystem default Max Entries Enter the maximum number of log entries The RSS feed is a scrolling feed with only the last Max Entries entries cached and viewable To be notified automatically about any
71. character Active if it sees a specific configurable character from the serial port Modem emulation controlled by modem commands Modem control asserted makes a connection when the modem central signal on the serial line becomes active For the any character or specific character connection states the EDS waits and retries the connection if the connection cannot be made Once it makes a connection and then disconnects it does not reconnect until it sees any character or the start character again depending on the configured setting Accept Mode In Accept mode the EDS waits for a connection The configurable local port is the port the remote device connects to for this connection There is no remote port or address The default local port is 10001 for serial port 1 10002 for serial port 2 10003 for serial port 3 and so forth Accept Mode supports the following protocols SSH EDS is the server in Accept Mode For this protocol the SSH server host keys and at least one SSH authorized user must be configured TCP AES encryption over TCP Accept Mode has the following options Disabled close the connection Enabled always listening for a connection Active if it receives any character from the serial port Active if it receives a specific configurable character from the serial port same start character as Connect Mode s start character Modem control signal when the mode
72. choed through the selected tunnel when the serial line is read Choices are On echo the stop character on the selected tunnel when the serial line is read Off do not echo the stop character default Tunnel Accept Mode Page Accept Mode determines how the EDS listens for an incoming connection If you click Accept Mode at the top of one of the Tunnel pages the Tunnel Accept Mode page displays Here you can select the method for starting a tunnel in Accept mode and select other settings for the tunnel selected at the top of the page Under Current Configuration Local Port has a Reset link if it has been changed from the default If you click this link a message tells you that your action may stop an active connection Click OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation For more information about Accept mode see Accept Mode on page 146 EDS Device Servers User Guide 56 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Figure 7 8 Tunnel Accept Mode Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR Powered by Evolution OS A Tunnel in Accept Mode can be Flush Serial Data O Enabled Disabled Block Serial Data On OOff Block Network Data On Ooff TCP Keep Alive seconds Email on Connect None Email on Disconnect None Password Prompt for Password OOn O Of Current Configuration Mode Disabled Local Port 10001 Protocol Tep Flush Serial Data Di
73. configuration changes that occur register the RSS feed within your favorite RSS aggregator Default is 100 Each RSS feed entry is prefixed with a timestamp BC HH MM SS BC is the Boot Cycle value and indicates the number of times the EDS has rebooted since factory defaults were last loaded The resulting HH MM SS is the time since the EDS booted EDS Device Servers User Guide 83 9 Security Settings SSH Pages Clicking the SSH link in the menu bar displays the SSH Server Host Keys page This page has four links at the top for viewing and changing SSH server host keys SSH server authorized keys SSH client known hosts and SSH client users Note For more information see SSH on page 143 SSH Server Host Keys Page The SSH Server Host Keys page displays when you click SSH in the menu bar It also displays when you click SSH Server Host Keys at the top of one of the other SSH pages Here you can create new keys and upload them to an SSH server SSH server private and public host keys are used by all applications that play the role of an SSH server specifically the CLI and tunneling in Accept mode These keys can be created elsewhere and uploaded to the device or automatically generated on the device Under Current Configuration Public RSA Key and Public DSA Key have View and Delete links if these keys have been created If you click View the key displays If you click Delete a message asks whether you are sure yo
74. ct Mode Packing Mode in a number of ways _ Modem Emulation AES Keys _ Disabled data never packed Timeout data sent after timeout 3 occurs Tunnel 1 Packing Mode Send Character data sent when the Send Character is read on the Select Tunnel Tunnel Statistics Serial Settings Start Stop Chars Serial Line Mode ODisabled OTimeout The Threshold specifies if the amount of queued data reaches this O Send Character Se network immediately Timeout milliseconds The Ti howiengto Threshold wait before sending the queued Send Character If used the Send Character is a special character that when read on the Serial Line forces the queued data to be sent out immediately The Trailing Character is a special character that is injected into the outgoing data stream right Current Configuration iti Sonal Cherectee Trailing Character Mode Disabled Timeout 1000 milliseconds Threshold 512 bytes Send Character lt None gt Trailing Character lt None gt Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 64 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Tunnel Packing Mode Page Tunnel Packing Description Mode Page Settings Mode Select the method used to pack data Choices are Disabled data is never packed default Timeout data is sent after the timeout elapses Send Character data is sent when the s
75. d Configuration Page Line Description Configuration Page Settings Name optional Enter a name for the serial port The name may have up to 25 characters Status Select to enable or disable the selected EDS serial port Baud Rate Select the baud rate for the currently selected serial port Choices are 300 baud to 230 400 baud Default is 9600 baud Custom lets you enter in the Custom text box a speed other than those shown EDS Device Servers User Guide 49 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Line Configuration Page Settings Parity Description Select the parity used by the currently selected serial line Choices are None default Even Odd Data Bits Select the number of data bits used by the currently selected serial line Choices are T 8 default Stop Bits Select the number of stop bits used by the currently selected serial line Choices are 1 default 2 Flow Control Select the flow control method used by the currently selected serial line Choices are None default Hardware Software Xon char Character to use to initiate a flow of data When Flow Control is set to Software specify Xon char Prefix a decimal character with or a hexadecimal character with 0x or provide a single printable character The default Xon char is 0x11 Xoff char When Flow Control is set to Software specify Xoff char Prefix
76. d SSH Port Enter the number of the port on which the EDS listens for incoming SSH connections Default is 22 Password Enter the password that must be specified for the initial Telnet login session Default is PASS EDS Device Servers User Guide 116 11 Advanced Settings Command Line Description Interface Configuration Page Settings Enable Password Enter the password that must be specified to access the enable level in the CLI Default is disabled Quit connect line Enter a string to terminate a connect line session and resume the CLI Type lt control gt before any key the user must press when holding down the Ctrl key An example of a such a string is lt control gt L XML Pages The EDS can be configured using an XML configuration record Clicking the XML link in the menu bar displays the XML page This page has three links at the top for exporting an XML configuration record exporting an XML status record and importing an XML configuration record XML Configuration Record Export System Configuration Page The XML Configuration Record Export System Configuration page displays when you click XML in the menu bar It also displays when you click Export XML Configuration Record at the top of one of the other XML pages Here you can export the current system configuration in XML format The generated XML file can be imported later to restore a configuration It can also be modified and
77. d Waiting Tunnel 3 Disabled Waiting Tunnel 4 Disabled Waiting EDS4100 Powered by Evolution OS Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 35 6 Configuration Using the Web Manager Navigating Through the Web Manager The Web Manager provides an intuitive point and click interface A menu bar at the left side of each page provides links you can click to navigate from one page to another Some pages are read only while others let you change configuration settings Note There may be times when you must reboot the EDS for the new configuration settings to take effect The chapters that follow indicate when a change requires a reboot Figure 6 6 shows the structure of the multilevel Web Manager configuration pages Summary of Web Manager Pages ge Descrip See Page Device Displays EDS product information and network line and 40 Status tunneling settings Network Lets you configure the current network interface on the EDS 44 Line Displays statistics and lets you change the current configuration 47 and Command mode settings of 4 serial lines for the EDS4100 16 serial lines for the EDS16PR and 32 serial lines for the EDS32PR Tunnel Displays the current connection statistics and lets you change the 52 current configuration settings for up to 4 tunnels for the EDS4100 16 tunnels for the EDS16PR a
78. d easily whether at bedside the nurse s station or anywhere in the facility The goal to improve healthcare services however is balanced with the need to keep the bottom line from exceeding already constrained budgets The EDS can network enable medical equipment and devices using the hospital s existing Ethernet network to improve patient care and slash operating costs This allows EDS Device Servers User Guide 17 2 Introduction medical staff members to easily monitor and control equipment over the network whether it is located at the point of care in a laboratory or somewhere else in the building all resulting in improved quality of service and reduced operational costs Retail Automation Point of Sale Having the right solution in the store to manage deliveries track orders and keep pricing current are all improvements that the EDS can offer to make retail operations more successful From big to small one store to thousands of outlets the EDS can empower point of sale POS devices to share information across the network effectively With the EDS retailers can increase and streamline productivity quickly and easily by network enabling serial devices like card swipe readers bar code scanners scales cash registers and receipt printers Console Management Remote offices can have routers PBXs servers and other networking equipment that require remote management from the corporate facility The EDS easily attache
79. data is encrypted and authenticated with keys derived from this master key Digital Certificates Authentication with SSL is achieved with a Digital Certificate issued and signed by a Certificate Authority CA and stored on the server Without a certificate signed by a CA the server cannot be reliably identified to the client yet a connection can still proceed if allowed The Digital Certificate resides on a secure server and is used to encrypt data and identify the Web site The Digital Certificate verifies that a site belongs to who it claims to belong to and contains information about the certificate holder the domain that the certificate was issued to the name of the Certificate Authority who issued the certificate the root and the country it was issued in In addition to proving the veracity of a site the Digital EDS Device Servers User Guide 142 C Networking and Security SSH Certificate provides the receiver with a way to encode a reply Digital Certificates come in 40 bit and 128 bit versions There are two principal ways that a Digital Certificate can be obtained It can be bought from a certificate vendor or a user can self sign his or her own certificate With the latter method a user can use various tools both open source and proprietary to sign his or her own Digital Certificate saving the time and expense of going through a certificate vendor Like SSL Secure Shell SSH is a protocol that provides secure e
80. dem commands incoming from the Serial Line The Modem Pluses and Modem Commands can be echoed sent or not echoed not sent on the Tunnel when read on the Serial Line The Verbose Reponse Codes Tunnel 1 Modem Emulation Echo Pluses on Oof Echo Commands On Oof Verbose Response Codes On OO Response Codes OText Numeric Error Unknown Commands On Of Connect String boolean specifies whether or not Modem Response Codes are sent cut on the Serial Line The Response Codes value specifies if the Modem Response Codes sent out on the Serial Line should be sent in Text of Numeric representation The Error Unknown Commands value specifies it an ERROR return returned for unrecognized AT commands The Connect String is a Current Configuration Echo Pluses On Echo Commands On Verbose Response Codes On Response Codes Text Error Unknown Commands On Optional Connect String lt None gt Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved customized string that is sent with the CONNECT Modem Response Code EDS Device Servers User Guide 66 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Tunnel Modem Emulation Page Tunnel Modem Description Emulation Page Settings Echo Pluses Select whether the modem plus command is echoed sent Choices are On modem pluses are echoed Off modem pluses are not echoed d
81. e i 2 3 4 5 9 Start Devicelnstaller See Starting Devicelnstaller on page 30 Open the EDS folder in the left Window pane Select the EDS that you would like to upgrade Click the Web Configuration tab and click Go Enter the User name and Password The default user name is admin with a default password of PASS all caps On the menu bar click System The System page displays Under Upload New Firmware click Browse and navigate to the directory where you saved the EDS firmware Note If the edsxxboot rom gz file does not exist in the downloaded firmware directory proceed directly to step 8 in the Updating firmware section below Select edsxxboot rom gz and click Upload EDS Device Servers User Guide 126 12 Updating Firmware Updating Firmware i 2 3 4 5 9 Open Devicelnstaller See Starting Devicelnstaller on page 30 Open the EDS folder in the left Window pane Select the EDS that you would like to upgrade Click the Web Configuration tab and click Go Enter the User name and Password The default user name is admin with a default password of PASS all caps On the menu bar click System The System page displays Under Upload New Firmware click Browse and navigate to the directory where you saved the EDS firmware Select edsxx rom gz and click Upload EDS Device Servers User Guide 127 A Factory Default Configuration This appendix lists the EDS factory default
82. e RSA Host Keys to be at least 1024 bits in size Current Configuration Public RSA Key View Key Delete Key Public DSA Key View Key Delete Key Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved 85 9 Security Settings SSH Server Host Keys Page Descripti Keys Page Settings Upload Keys Private Key Enter the path and name of the existing private key you want to upload or use the Browse button to select the key Be sure the private key will not be compromised in transit This implies the data is uploaded over some kind of secure private network Public Key Enter the path and name of the existing public key you want to upload or use the Browse button to select the key Key Type Select a key type to be used Choices are RSA use this key with SSH1 and SSH2 protocols DSA use this key with the SSH2 protocol Create New Keys Key Type Select a key type to be used for the new key Choices are RSA use this key with the SSH1 and SSH2 protocols DSA use this key with the SSH2 protocol Bit Size Select a bit length for the new key Choices are 512 768 1024 Using a larger bit size takes more time to generate the key Approximate times are 10 seconds for a 512 bit RSA key 1 minute for a 768 bit RSA key 2 minutes for a 1024 bit RSA key 2 minutes for a 512 bit DSA key 10 minutes for a 768 bit DSA key 15 minutes for a 1024 bit DSA key Some SSH clients require RSA host keys to be at
83. e 10 3 MIB II Network Statistics Page Figure 10 4 IP Sockets Page Figure 10 5 Diagnostics Ping Page Figure 10 6 Diagnostics Traceroute Page Figure 10 7 Diagnostics DNS Lookup Page Figure 10 8 Diagnostics Memory Page Figure 10 9 Diagnostics Buffer Pools Page Figure 10 10 Diagnostics Processes Page Figure 10 11 System Page Figure 10 12 Query Port Page Figure 11 1 Email Statistics Page Figure 11 2 Email Configuration Pag Figure 11 3 Command Line Interface Statistics Page Figure 11 4 Command Line Interface Configuration Page Figure 11 5 XML Configuration Record Export System Configuration Page Figure 11 6 XML Status Record Export System Status Page Figure 11 7 XML Import System Configuration Page Figure 11 8 Protocol Stack Page Figure 11 9 IP Address Filter Page EDS Device Servers User Guide 9 1 Preface Purpose and Audience This guide describes how to install configure use and update the EDS4100 4 Port EDS8PR 8 Port EDS16PR 16 Port and EDS32PR 32 Port Device Servers It is for users who will use the EDS to network enable their serial devices Summary of Chapters The remaining chapters in this guide include Chapter Description 2 Introduction Main features of the EDS device servers and the applications for which they are suited 3 Installation EDS4100 Instructions for getting the EDS4100 device server up and running Includes a descripti
84. e design and run on Lantronix s leading edge Evolution OS EDS4100 Overview The EDS4100 is a compact easy to use device server that gives you the ability to network enable asynchronous RS 232 and RS 422 485 serial devices It can deliver fully transparent RS 232 422 point to point connections and RS 485 multi drop connections without requiring modifications to existing software or hardware components in your application Note RS 485 circuits support 32 full load devices or 128 quarter load devices Each EDS4100 RS 485 port however counts as one device leaving up to 31 full load or 127 quarter load devices that can be connected to the RS 485 circuit The EDS4100 device server supports the Power over Ethernet PoE standard With PoE power is supplied to the EDS over the Ethernet cable by either an Ethernet switch or a midspan device Being able to draw power through the Ethernet cable eliminates power supply and cord clutter It also allows the EDS to be located in areas where power is not typically available Ports 1 through 4 support RS 232 devices Ports 1 and 3 also support RS 422 485 devices EDS Device Servers User Guide 12 2 Introduction Figure 2 1 EDS4100 4 Port Device Server Features The following list summarizes the key features of the EDS4100 Includes four serial ports with hardware handshaking signals Supports RS 232 and RS 422 485 Includes one RJ45 Ethernet port Supports the IEEE 80
85. e port to which the selected tunnel will connect Default is lt none gt Local Port Enter the number of the local port that will participate in this tunnel Default is Port 1 10001 Port 2 10002 Port 3 10002 and Port 4 10004 and so forth Protocol Select the protocol to use on the connection Choices are TCP default UDP SSH use this setting if security is a concern This setting requires you to enter an SSH username TCPI AES use for secure tunneling by means of TCP between two EDS devices or other devices that support AES UDP AES use for secure tunneling by means of UDP between two EDS devices or other devices that support AES Reconnect Timer Enter the maximum number of milliseconds to wait before trying to reconnect to the remote host after a previous attempt failed or the connection was closed Default is 15000 milliseconds Flush Serial Data Select whether to flush the serial line when a connection is made Choices are Enabled flush the serial line when a connection is made Disabled do not flush the serial line default SSH Username If you selected SSH as the protocol for this tunnel enter the SSH client user that is to be used for the SSH connection Default is lt none gt EDS Device Servers User Guide 61 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Tunnel Connect Mode Page Settings Description Block Serial Data Select whether incoming block
86. e top for displaying the email configuration and for sending an email You can configure the email subsystem for delivering email notifications and send an email Email Statistics Page The Email Statistics page displays when you click Email in the menu bar It also displays when you click Statistics at the top of one of the Configuration page This read only page shows various statistics and current usage information about the email subsystem To select an email to view its statistics EDS4100 Click the desired email at the top of the page EDS8 16 32PR Select the email from the Select Email drop down list at the top of the page When you transmit an email the entire conversation with the SMTP server is logged and displayed in the bottom portion of the page To clear the log click the Clear link EDS Device Servers User Guide 111 11 Advanced Settings Figure 11 1 Email Statistics Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os This page displays various 4 statistics and current usage Select Email 4 information of the Email subsystem When transmitting an Email Statistics Configuration Send Email message the entire conversation with the SMTP server is logged and displayed here This is a scrolling log in that only the lest 100 lines are Email 1 Statistics cached and viewable Sent successfully wiretries 10 0 Not sent due to excessive errors 0 In tansmission queue 0 Log Clear No log data available
87. e unable to resolve an issue using the information in this documentation Technical Support US Check our online knowledge base or send a question to Technical Support at http www lantronix com support Technical Support Europe Middle East Africa Phone 33 1 39 30 41 72 Email mailto eu_techsupp lantronix com or mailto eu_support lantronix com Firmware downloads FAQs and the most up to date documentation are available at http www lantronix com support When you report a problem please provide the following information Your name and your company name address and phone number Lantronix model number Lantronix serial number Software version on the first screen shown when you Telnet to port 23 Description of the problem Debug report stack dump if applicable Status of the unit when the problem occurred please try to include information on user and network activity at the time of the problem EDS Device Servers User Guide 150 E Lantronix Cables and Adapters Lantronix P N Descri 500 103 6 RJ45 to DBOF Applications Included with EDS8 16 32PR for setup or device connectivity Connects the RJ45 RS232 serial ports of EDS8 16 32PR to a DB9M DTE interface of a PC or serial device 200 2062 Cable Ethernet CAT5 RJ45 2 m 6 6 ft Connects the EDS8 16 32PR Ethernet ports to an Ethernet switch hub or is used for cascading from one EDS8 16 32PR to another Connects the EDS8 16 32PR
88. ecord Export System Status If you click XML Status Record at the top of an XML page the XML Status Record Export System Status page displays Here you can export the current system status in XML format The XML data can be exported to the browser window or to a file on the filesystem Figure 11 6 XML Status Record Export System Status Page LANTRONIX Export XML Configuration Record Status Filename GROUPS TO EXPORT E bus past D apa E eek E ema E emai ag E omit D ine XML Status Record Export System Export XSR data to browser py Export XSR data othe filesystem Bpa Bgy E rss E sessions Der E sin Dep D temet E ttg E tunnet1 Bime E torets Cioets E u Csr E Copyright Lartroniz Ine 2005 AI rights reserved Evolution 0S ie page se ter extn tne curs atom cortauaten F XML fons The penere XML ie con tteeurtauter Akso tre Le x o moare xdreotosto rote he contain ons the browser widow sr to a leon tte estan Fnac ren impo x Export XL Situs Record GoMgutatin groupe sre seecreamnen at aros vl be eared EDS Device Servers User Guide 119 11 Advanced Settings XML Status Record Export System Status Page XML Status Record Description Export System Status Page Settings Export XSR data to Select this option to export the XML status record to a Web browser browser Export XSR data to the Select this option to export the XML st
89. ed the following items RS 232 serial devices that require network connectivity Each EDS8 16 32PR serial port supports a directly connected RS 232 serial device A serial cable for each serial device to be connected to the EDS8 16 32PR All devices attached to the device ports support the RS 232C EIA 232 standard Category 5 cabling with RJ45 connections is used for the device port connections Note To connect an EDS8 16 32PR serial port to another DTE device you need a null modem cable such as the one supplied in your EDS8 16 32PR package To connect the EDS8 16 32PR serial port to a DCE device you need a straight through modem cable For a list of the Lantronix cables and adapters you can use with the EDS8 16 32PR see E Lantronix Cables and Adapters An available connection to your Ethernet network and an Ethernet cable A working power outlet if the unit will be powered from an AC outlet EDS Device Servers User Guide 25 4 Installation EDS8PR EDS16PR and EDS32PR Identifying Hardware Components Figure 3 1 shows the hardware components on the front of the EDS16PR Figure 3 2 shows the hardware components on the back of the EDS16PR Figure 4 1 Front View of the EDS16PR Power LED Figure 4 2 Back View of the EDS16PR PowerLED Receive LED left Transmit LED right Speed LED Activity LED RJ45 Ethernet Port Console Port Reset Switch Status LED RJ45 Serial Port Power Connect
90. efault Echo Commands Select whether modem commands are echoed on the serial line Choices are On modem commands are echoed default Off modem commands are not echoed Verbose Response Select whether modem response result codes are sent on the Codes serial line Choices are Text modem responses are sent on the serial line default Numeric modem responses are not sent Response Codes Select whether modem response result codes sent on the serial line take the form of words or numbers Choices are Text modem responses are sent as words default Numeric modem responses are sent as numbers Error Unknown Select whether an ERROR or OK response is sent in reply to Commands unrecognized AT commands Choices are On ERROR is returned for unrecognized AT commands Off OK is returned for unrecognized AT commands default Connect String If required enter a customized string that is sent along with the CONNECT response code Default is lt none gt Tunnel AES Keys Page Four Advanced Encryption Standard AES Encryption Keys are used for tunneling Connect mode and Accept mode contain their own sets of keys One key is used for encrypting outgoing data and another key is used for decrypting incoming data These AES keys are fixed at 16 bytes Any keys entered that are less than 16 bytes long are padded with zeroes If you click AES Keys at the top of one of the Tunnel pages the
91. elapses Stop Character an active connection is disconnected when the specified stop character is read on the serial line Modem Control Not Asserted an active connection is disconnected when the Modem Control pin DSR is de asserted on the serial line Timeout Enter the idle time in milliseconds that must elapse for a connection before it is disconnected Default is 60000 milliseconds Flush Serial Data Select whether the serial line should be flushed when a connection is disconnected Choices are Enabled flush the serial line when a connection is disconnected Disabled do not flush the serial line default EDS Device Servers User Guide 63 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Tunnel Packing Mode Page When tunneling data can be packed queued and sent in large chunks on the network instead of being sent immediately after being read on the serial line If you click Packing Mode at the top of one of the Tunnel pages the Tunnel Packing Mode page displays Here you can select packing settings for the tunnel selected at the top of the page For more information about Packing mode see Packing Mode on page 147 Figure 7 11 Tunnel Packing Mode Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR nos When Tunneling instead of sending data on the network immediately after being read on the Serial Line the data can be packed queued EEEE Ss A Tunnel can be configured to use Connect Mode Disconne
92. emory Buffer Pools Processes RFC 1213 Original MIB I definitions RFC 2011 H H lated definitions for IP and ICMP MIB II Network Statistics eens Updated definitions for TCP System Group RFC 2013 Interface Group Updated definitions for UDP Interface Table RFC 2098 IP Group Definitions for IP Forwarding IP Address Tabl IP Net To Media Table PF r IP Forward Table ICMP Group TCP Group Tabl UDP Group UDP Table Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 AIl rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 99 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings IP Sockets Page Clicking IP Sockets from one of the Diagnostics pages displays the IP Sockets page This read only page lists all the network sockets on the EDS that are currently open Figure 10 4 IP Sockets Page LANTRONIX EDS sonion os This page lists all the currently open Hardware MIB I IP Sockets network sockets on the device Ping Traceroute DNS Lookup Memory Buffer Pools Processes IP Sockets Protocol RxQ TxQ LocalAddr Port RemoteAddr Port State TcP 0 0 172 20 198 2680 256 255 255 255 0 LISTEN Top o o 172201982621 256 255 255 255 0 LISTEN uop o o 172201982669 255 255 255 256 0 uop o o 1722019826161 256 256 255 255 uop o o 172201982630718 172 20 198 28 26678 ESTABLISHED Top o o 172201982610001 2552552552550 LISTEN qep o o 172201982610002 2552552552550 LISTEN qep o 0 172201982610003 255 255 255 25
93. en on the HTTPS Port This certiticate can be created Upload Certificate Keres ora sary arias Seas a j Speen doe vate New Certificate Browse seHfsigned 7 It uploading an existing SSL New Private Key Browse bie eter Submit Private Key wil not be compromised intranst This impies the data is uploaded over some kind of secure Create New Self Signed Certificate pedea WARNING When generating a new self signed SSL Certificate using a Country Letter Code larger Bit Size will resut in a longer N key generation time Tests on this State Province hardware have shown cantake upwards of Locality City e 40 seconds for a512 bt Organization RSA Key 1 minute for a768 bt RSA Organization Unit key 2minutes for 81024 bt Common Name RSA Key mmdd yyyy 512 O768 1024 Current SSL Certificate The SSL Certificate has been generated The HTTP Server has been restarted Delete Version 3 0x12 Seri Number Signature Algorithm M5WithRSAEncryption GUS ST CA L IRV Mie 0 WIDGETS INC CN wow widgets com aa Issued On Jan 01 00 00 00 2005 GMT Validity Expires On Jan 01 00 00 00 2010 GMT GUS Subject 6 WIDGETS INC CN wow widgets com 512 bit a0 fc e2 71 ce d2 63 49 02 Se 88 Bd ad 4b Subject 13 54 39 7a 42 9 ef 41 32 bd 7c 7c 14 at Public Key 6 19 52 39 49 46 ef fb 86 de ib af 4d fe cB fa 12 3f 99 le 6f 40 d2 66 af c2 1d
94. end character is read on the serial line Timeout Enter the maximum number of milliseconds to wait before sending queued data across the network Default is 1000 milliseconds Threshold Enter the queued data limit that when reached immediately sends queued data to the network Default is 512 bytes Send Character Enter the send character When this character is read on the serial line it forces the queued data to be sent immediately Default is lt none gt Trailing Character Enter the trailing character This character is inserted into the outgoing data stream immediately after the send character Default is lt none gt Tunnel Modem Emulation Page A tunnel in connect mode can be initiated using modem commands incoming from the serial line If you click Modem Emulation at the top of one of the Tunnel pages the Tunnel Modem Emulation page displays Here you can select modem emulation settings for the tunnel selected at the top of the page For more information about modem emulation see Modem Emulation on page 147 EDS Device Servers User Guide 65 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Tunnel Modem Emulation Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR Powered by Evolution OS Select Tunnel Tunnel Statistics Serial Settings StarvStop Chars Accept Mode Connect Mode Disconnect Mode Packing Mode Modem Emulation AES Keys A Tunnelin Connect Mode can be inated using Mo
95. erial Line and Tunnel Settings Figure 7 10 Tunnel Disconnect Mode Page LANTSONIX Tunnel 1 Disconnect Mode Mod O Disabled OTimeout on a connection that must pass lode fore a Tunnel is disconnecte O Stop Character Modem Control Not Asserted Petore a Tunelis 3 The Flush Serial Data boolean Timeout PDE specifies to flush the Serial Line Flush Serial Data Enabled Disabled Current Configuration Mode Disabled Timeout 60000milliseconds Flush Serial Data Disabled A Tunnel can be configured to Disconnect in a number of ways Select Tunnel Tunnell Disabled never disconnected Timeout disconnect after idle Statistics Serial Settings StarvStop Chars RE EA E Accept Mode Connect Mode Disconnect Mode Stop Character disconnect when the Stop Character is read onthe Serial Line Modem Control Not Asserted disconnect when Modem Control pin is not asserted on the Serial Line Packing Mode Modem Emulation AES Keys The Timeout specifies the idle time when the Tunnel is disconnected Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved Tunnel Disconnect Mode Page Settings Mode Tunnel Disconnect Mode Page Description Select the method used to disconnect an active tunnel connection Choices are Disabled an active connection is never disconnected default Timeout an active connection is disconnected after the specified idle time
96. erminal Block Connector LEDs Reset Button Physically Installing the EDS4100 10 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 21 22 22 22 23 23 EDS Device Servers User Guide Contents Finding a Suitable Location 23 Connecting the EDS4100 23 4 Installation EDS8PR EDS16PR and EDS32PR Package Contents 25 25 User Supplied Items 25 Identifying Hardware Components 26 Serial Ports 27 Ethernet Port 27 LEDs 27 Reset Button 28 Physically Installing the EDS8 16 32PR 28 Finding a Suitable Location 28 Connecting the EDS8 16 32PR 28 5 Getting Started Using Devicelnstaller 30 30 Starting Devicelnstaller 30 Viewing EDS Properties 31 Configuration Methods 32 Configuring from the Web Manager Interface 32 Configuring via an SSH Telnet Session or Serial Port Using the CLI Configuring from the XML Interface 32 33 6 Configuration Using the Web Manager Accessing the Web Manager through a Web Browser Navigating Through the Web Manager 34 34 36 Understanding the Web Manager Pages 42 Device Status Page 43 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Network Configuration Page 44 44 Line Settings Pages 47 Line Statistics Page 48 Line Configuration Pa
97. ery string The default log format string is h Yt Yor Ys B Referer i User Agent i HTTP Authentication Page HTTP Authentication allows you to require usernames and passwords to access specific web pages or directories on the EDS s built in web server For example to add web pages to the EDS to control or monitor of a device attached to a port on the EDS you can specify the user and password that can access that web page If you click Authentication at the top of one of the HTTP pages the HTTP Authentication page displays Here you can change HTTP authentication settings Under Current Configuration URI and Users have a Delete link If you click Delete a message asks whether you are sure you want to delete this information Click OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation Example The following example shows how to add authentication to user loaded web pages in a directory called port1control 1 Create a directory called port1control in the EDS s files system using an FTP client Windows Explorer or the EDS Web Manager 2 Copy the custom web pages to this directory EDS Device Servers User Guide 79 8 Services Settings 3 On the HTTP Authentication page of the EDS Web Manager add AURI of porttcontrol A Realm of Monitor An AuthType of Digest A Username and Password 4 Click the Submit button The EDS creates a username and password to allow the user to access all web pages l
98. evice to be connected to the EDS4100 One end of the cable must have a female DB9 connector to connect to the EDS4100 serial port The connector on the other end must be configured for your serial device Note To connect an EDS4100 serial port to another DTE device you will need a null modem cable such as the one supplied in your EDS4100 package To connect the EDS4100 serial port to a DCE device you will need a straight through modem cable An available connection to your Ethernet network and an Ethernet cable A working power outlet if the unit will be powered from an AC outlet EDS Device Servers User Guide 19 3 Installation EDS4100 Identifying Hardware Components Figure 3 1 shows the hardware components on the front of the EDS4100 Figure 3 2 shows the hardware components on the back of the EDS4100 Figure 3 1 Front View of the EDS4100 Transmit LED Transmit LED Transmit LED Transmit LED s S Power LED Receive LED ReceiveLeD ReceiveLED Receive LED oN sanien DRO Serial Port DB9Serlal Port OB9Serlal Port DB Serial Port Figure 3 2 Back View of the EDS4100 Speed LED Activity LED Reset Switch Terminal Block Power Connector RJ 45 Ethernet Port The bottom of the EDS4100 not shown has a product information label This label contains the following information Barcode Serial number Product ID name Product description Hardware address also referred to as Ethernet or MAC
99. f a serial device 200 2070A Adapter RJ45 to DB9F Allows a standard straight pinned CATS5 cable to connect the EDS8 16 32PR to the DB9M DTE interface of a PC or serial device EDS Device Servers User Guide 151 F Compliance according to ISO IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer s Name amp Address Lantronix 15353 Barranca Parkway Irvine CA 92618 USA Declares that the following product Product Name Model EDS4100 4 Port Device Server EDS16PR 16 Port Device Server and EDS32PR 32 Port Device Server Conforms to the following standards or other normative documents Radiated and conducted emissions Class B limits of EN 55022 1998 EN55024 1998 A1 2001 Direct amp Indirect ESD EN61000 4 2 1995 RF Electromagnetic Field Immunity EN61000 4 3 1996 Electrical Fast Transient Burst Immunity EN61000 4 4 1995 Surge Immunity EN61000 4 5 1995 RF Common Mode Conducted Susceptibility EN61000 4 6 1996 Power Frequency Magnetic Field Immunity EN61000 4 8 1993 Voltage Dips and Interrupts EN61000 4 11 1994 Manufacturer s Contact Director of Quality Assurance Lantronix 15353 Barranca Parkway Irvine CA 92618 USA Tel 949 453 3990 Fax 949 453 3995 EDS Device Servers User Guide 152 F Compliance Lithium Battery Notice CAUTION DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURE
100. f the Evolution OS include eo o Built in Web server for configuration and troubleshooting from Web based browsers CLI configurability SNMP management XML data transport and configurability Rich Site Summary RSS information feeds Enterprise grade security with SSL and SSH Comprehensive troubleshooting tools EDS Device Servers User Guide 14 2 Introduction Web Based Configuration and Troubleshooting Built upon popular Internet based standards the EDS enables users to configure manage and troubleshoot efficiently through a simplified browser based interface that can be accessed anytime from anywhere All configuration and troubleshooting options are launched from a well organized multi page interface Users can access all functionality via a Web browser allowing them flexibility and remote access As a result users can enjoy the twin advantages of decreased downtime based on the troubleshooting tools and the ability to implement configuration changes easily based on the configuration tools In addition users can load their own Web pages onto the EDS to facilitate monitoring and control of their own serial devices that are attached to the EDS Command Line Interface CLI Making the edge to enterprise vision a reality the EDS with the Evolution OS uses industry standard tools for configuration communication and control For example the Evolution OS uses a Cisco like command line inte
101. ge 49 Line Command Mode Page 51 Tunnel Pages 52 Tunnel Statistics Page 52 Tunnel Serial Settings Page 53 Tunnel Start Stop Characters Page 55 Tunnel Accept Mode Page 56 EDS Device Servers User Guide Contents Tunnel Connect Mode Page 59 Tunnel Disconnect Mode Page 62 Tunnel Packing Mode Page 64 Tunnel Modem Emulation Page 65 Tunnel AES Keys Page 67 8 Services Settings 70 DNS Page 70 SNMP Page 71 FTP Page 72 TFTP Page 74 Syslog Page 75 HTTP Pages 76 HTTP Statistics Page 76 HTTP Configuration Page 77 HTTP Authentication Page 79 HTTP RSS Page 82 9 Security Settings 84 SSH Pages 84 SSH Server Host Keys Page 84 SSH Client Known Hosts Page 86 SSH Server Authorized Users Page 88 SSH Client Users Page 89 SSL Page 92 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings 95 Filesystem Pages 95 Filesystem Statistics Page 95 Filesystem Browser Page 96 Diagnostics Pages 98 Diagnostics Hardware Page 98 MIB II Network Statistics Page 99 IP Sockets Page 100 Diagnostics Ping Page 101 Diagnostics Traceroute Page 102 Diagnostics DNS Lookup Page 103 Diagnostics Memory Page 104 Diagnostics Buffer Pool 105 Diagnostics Processes Page 106 System Page 107 EDS Device Servers User Guide 5 Contents
102. he HTTP Server Default is 10 seconds Max Bytes Enter the maximum number of bytes allowed in a client request This value helps prevent Denial of Service DoS attacks against the HTTP Server Default is 40960 bytes Logging Select whether the HTTP log is enabled Choices are On HTTP log is enabled default Off HTTP log is disabled Max Log Entries Enter the maximum number of entries that can be cached and viewed in the HTTP log The HTTP log is a scrolling log with only the last Max Log Entries cached and viewable Default is 50 EDS Device Servers User Guide 78 8 Services Settings HTTP Description Configuration Page Settings Log Format Enter the format of the HTTP log The log format directives are as follows a remote IP address could be a proxy b bytes sent excluding headers B bytes sent excluding headers 0 h remote host same as a h i header contents from request h header string m request method p ephemeral local port value used for request q query string prepend with or empty t timestamp HH MM SS same as Apache H M S t or T t u remote user could be bogus for 401 status U URL path info r first line of request same as m U q lt version gt s return status The maximum length for each directive is 64 bytes The exception is r where each element is limited to 64 bytes i e method URL path info and qu
103. he MAC address of the entry to be added to the ARP cache After entering an IP address and a MAC address click Submit IP Address Filter Page Clicking the IP Address Filter link in the menu bar displays the IP Address Filter page Here you can specify the IP addresses and subnets allowed to send data to the EDS All packets sent from IP addresses not on this list are ignored and discarded By default the IP address list is empty so all addresses are allowed The network mask and IP address settings you specify on this page determine the range of IP addresses that can access the EDS For example An IP address of 10 0 0 0 and a network mask of 255 0 0 0 allows any device with an IP address in the 10 x x x range to access the EDS An IP address of 192 168 1 1 with a network mask of 255 0 0 0 causes the EDS to allow all IP addresses in the range of 192 x x x An IP address of 192 168 1 1 with a network mask of 255 255 255 0 only allows IP addresses in the range of 192 168 1 x to access the EDS EDS Device Servers User Guide 124 11 Advanced Settings Figure 11 9 IP Address Filter Page LANTRONIX a IP Address Filter IP Address Network Mask Current State The IP Filter Table is empty so ALL addresses are allowed Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS32PR red by Evolution OS The IP Address Fiter table contains allthe IP Addresses and Subnets that ARE ALLOWED
104. hernet cable by either an Ethernet switch or a midspan device Barrel power connector Insert the round end of the supplied power cord into the barrel power connector on the back of the EDS4100 Plug the other end into an AC wall outlet The barrel power connector supports a power range of 9 to 30 VDC EDS Device Servers User Guide 23 3 Installation EDS4100 Terminal block connector Attach the power source to the terminal block connector on the back of the EDS4100 The terminal block connector supports a power range of 42 VDC to 56 VDC The EDS4100 powers up automatically After power up the self test begins and Evolution OS starts Note These power up methods can be used together to provide a redundant power source to the unit 4 Power up all connected serial devices Figure 3 7 Example of EDS4100 Connections 10 100 BASE T Ethernet EDS Device Servers User Guide 24 4 Installation EDS8PR EDS16PR and EDS32PR This chapter describes how to install the EDS8PR EDS16PR and EDS32PR device servers Package Contents Your EDS package includes the following items One EDS device server EDS8PR EDS16PR or EDS32PR One RJ45 to DB9Fnull modem cable One product CD that includes this User Guide the Command Reference and the Quick Start guide A printed Quick Start guide Your package may also include a power supply User Supplied Items To complete your EDS8 16 32PR installation you ne
105. ications 137 EDS4100 137 EDS8 16 32PR 139 C Networking and Security 141 SSL 141 Benefits of SSL 141 How SSL Works 142 Digital Certificates 142 SSH 143 How Does SSH Authenticate 143 What Does SSH Protect Against 143 Tunneling 144 Tunneling and the EDS 145 Connect Mode 145 Accept Mode 146 Disconnect Mode 146 Packing Mode 147 Modem Emulation 147 Command Mode 148 D Technical Support 150 E Lantronix Cables and Adapters 151 F Compliance 152 Lithium Battery Notice 153 Installationsanweisungen 153 Rackmontage 153 EDS Device Servers User Guide Contents Energiezufuhr 153 Erdung 153 Installation Instructions 153 Rack Mounting 153 Input Supply 154 Grounding 154 G Warranty 155 Index 156 Figures Figure 2 1 EDS4100 4 Port Device Server Figure 2 2 EDS16PR Device Server Figure 3 1 Front View of the EDS4100 Figure 3 2 Back View of the EDS4100 Figure 3 3 RS 232 Serial Port Pins Serial Ports 1 2 3 4 Figure 3 4 RS 422 RS 485 Serial Port Pins Figure 3 5 Terminal Block Connector Pin Assignments Figure 3 6 Back Panel LEDs 00 000 Figure 3 7 Example of EDS4100 Connections Figure 4 1 Front View of the EDS16PR Figure 4 2 Back View of the EDS16PR Figure 4 3 RJ45 Serial Port Figure 4 4 Example of EDS16PR Connections Figure 5 1 Lantronix Devicelnstaller Figure 5 2 EDS4100 Properties Figure 6 1 Prompt for User Name and Password
106. iguration process using XML configuration files This method is particularly convenient if you have multiple EDS device servers that will use the same configuration settings because you can define a configuration profile that can be imported by and shared among your other EDS device servers For more information see the EDS Command Reference on the product CD or the Lantronix web site www lantronix com EDS Device Servers User Guide 33 6 Configuration Using the Web Manager This chapter describes how to configure the EDS using the Web Manager Lantronix s browser based configuration tool The unit s configuration is stored in nonvolatile memory and retained without power All changes take effect immediately unless otherwise noted Accessing the Web Manager through a Web Browser The following procedure describes how to log into the EDS using a standard Web browser Note Alternatively access the Web Manager by selecting the Web Configuration tab from Devicelnstaller see Viewing EDS Properties on page 31 To access Web Manager 1 Open a standard Web browser such as Netscape Navigator 6 x and later Internet Explorer 5 5 and later Mozilla Suite Mozilla Firefox or Opera 2 Enter the IP address of the EDS in the address bar The EDS s built in security requires you to log in with your user name and password Figure 6 1 Prompt for User Name and Password Connect to 65 126 223 26 2 X config User name
107. imported to update the configuration on this EDS unit or another The XML data can be exported to the browser window or to a file on the filesystem EDS Device Servers User Guide 117 11 Advanced Settings Figure 11 5 XML Configuration Record Export System Configuration Page LANTRONIX EDS4100 os This page is used for exporting the ee ee toa eal Eine ae Export xm MMPOrtXML ae eee a Status Record ji be imported at a later tine to restore Record Record re contgraton als the xm fie can be aie ard import to Ups te configuration ontis XML Configuration Record Export Pe 5 i Ihe v deta canbe exporedto System Configuration he browser window to fle on ie tiesystem Ino configuration lorouns sre seciied then al route wil be exportec Export XCR data to browser Export XCR data to the filesystem Filename GROUPS TO EXPORT E arpetto Dei D clock E command mode passwords E device E emai Demait2 D omai 3 D emai C ethemet eth0 E firmware E tp server E http authenticatior E http sewer E icmp C interface eth0 C ip iter ethd O iinet O line 2 O line3 E line 4 E query port E reboot E reload factory defaults D rss E serial command made E serial command mode2 E serial command mode 3 E serial command made LI snmp E ssh client E ssh command mode E ssh server Ossi E syslog E tep E tehet command mode E ttp sener E tunnel accopt t E tunnel accept 2 E tunnel accept
108. ing a file to the filesystem 96 Installation EDS16 32PR 25 28 EDS4100 19 23 IP Address Filter page 124 IP socket diagnostics 100 Known hosts SSH server 86 LEDs EDS16 32PR 27 EDS4100 22 Line Settings pages 47 Command Mode 51 Configuration 49 Statistics 48 Loading new firmware 107 Long name 107 Memory diagnostics 104 MIB II network statistics 99 Modem emulation Command mode 148 Overview 147 Settings 65 Moving files to the filesystem 96 Names short and long 107 Navigating through the Web Manager 36 Network Configuration page 44 Obtaining firmware 126 Packing mode 64 147 Pinging an IP address 101 Processes diagnostics 106 Properties 30 Protocol Stack page 122 Query Port page 109 Rebooting 107 Reset button EDS4100 23 Reset button EDS16 32PR 28 Restoring factory defaults 107 RSS settings 82 Self signed certificate 92 Short name 107 SNMP page 71 Specifications 139 SSH How it authenticates 143 Overview 143 What it protects against 143 SSH pages 84 SSH client known hosts 86 SSH client users 89 SSH server authorized users 88 SSH server host keys 84 SSL 92 Benefits 141 Digital Certificiates 142 How it works 142 Overview 141 Start character settings 55 Statistics CLI 114 HTTP 76 111 Line 48 MIB II network 99 Tunnel 52 Stop character settings 55 Syslog page 75 System configuration record Exporting 117 Importing 120
109. ion when triggered by modem emulation AT commands Connect mode must also be set to Modem Emulation see Tunnel Connect Mode on page 59 Local Port Enter the number of the local port used to receive or listen for packets Default is 10001 for Tunnel 1 10002 for Tunnel 2 and so forth Protocol Select the protocol to be used on the connection Choices are TCP default SSH use this setting if security is a concern When using SSH both the SSH Server Host Keys and SSH Server Authorized Users must be configured See SSH on page 143 Telnet TCPI AES use for secure tunneling between two EDS s or software that supports AES such as the Secure Com Port Redirector Secure Com Port Redirector is on the CD that came with your EDS or on the Lantronix Web Site www lantronix com Flush Serial Drive Select whether the serial line is flushed when a connection is made Choices are Enabled flush the serial line when a connection is made Disabled do not flush the serial line default Block Serial Data Select whether incoming serial data should be discarded This setting is used for debugging purposes Choices are On discard all incoming serial data on the respective interface Off do not discard all incoming serial data default Block Network Data Select whether incoming network data should be discarded This setting is used for debugging purposes Choices are On discard all inc
110. is lt None gt System Name Enter the EDS s name System Description Enter a system description for the EDS System Location Enter the geographic location of the EDS Default is lt None gt Enable Traps Select whether SNMP cold start trap messages are enabled at boot Choices are On SNMP cold start trap messages are enabled at boot time default Off SNMP traps are disabled Primary TrapDest IP Enter the primary SNMP trap host Default is lt None gt Secondary TrapDest IP Enter the secondary SNMP trap host Default is lt None gt FTP Page Clicking the FTP link in the menu bar displays the FTP page This page displays the current File Transfer Protocol FTP connection status and various statistics about the FTP server Under Current FTP Configuration and Statistics FTP Password has a Reset link that lets you reset the FTP password If you click this link a message asks whether you are sure you want to reset this information Click OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation EDS Device Servers User Guide 72 8 Services Settings Figure 8 3 FTP Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os Status Eh This page displays the current connection status and various FTP statistics for the FTP Server FTP Server OOn Ooft Username Password Current FTP Configuration and Statistics FTP Status On running FTP Username admin FTP Password
111. istics Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR Powered by Evolution OS This page displays the current Statistics Configuration feito E Sa SSH ports Command Line Interface Statistics etl nasal tel displayed as well as the number of Tota Stats ocean h Server Status Enabled Waiting lwil be present which cen be used Local Port 23 fe ta ounta Last Connection lt None gt Uptime 2 days 21 29 33 019 Total Bytes In 0 Total Bytes Out 0 Current Connections lt None gt SSH Status Server Status Enabled Waiting Local Port 22 Last Connection lt None gt Uptime 2 days 21 29 33 017 Total Bytes In 0 Total Bytes Out o Current Connections lt None gt Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved Command Line Interface Configuration Page If you click Configuration at the top of the Command Line Interface Statistics page the Command Line Interface Configuration page displays Here you can change CLI configuration settings Under Current Configuration Password has a Delete link If you click Delete a message asks whether you are sure you want to delete this information Click OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation EDS Device Servers User Guide 115 11 Advanced Settings Figure 11 4 Command Line Interface Configuration Page LANTRONIX Statistics Configuration Command Line Interface Configuration Telnet Access On OOF Telne
112. ity System Contact System Name System Location Traps OOn Oof Primary TrapDest IP Secondary TrapDest IP Submit Current Configuration SNMP Agent Status Read Community Write Community Rumning On lt Configured gt Delete lt Configured gt Delete System Contact Gary Delete System Name ED532PR_Gary Delete System Description Serialthemnet Device Delete System Location Tech Support Delete Traps Enabled On Primary TrapDest IP 172 18 11 114 Delete Secondary TrapDest IP lt None gt Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS32PR owered by Evolution OS This page displays the current configuration of the SNMP Agent EDS Device Servers User Guide 71 8 Services Settings SNMP Page SNMP Page Settings SNMP Agent Descrip Select whether SNMP is enabled Choices are On SNMP is enabled default Off SNMP is disabled Read Community Enter the case sensitive community name from which the EDS will receive trap messages Default is public For security the read community name displays as lt Configured gt to show that one is enabled Write Community Enter the case sensitive community name to which the EDS will send trap messages Default is private For security the write community name displays as lt Configured gt to show that one is enabled System Contact Enter the name of the system contact Default
113. least 1024 bits long SSH Client Known Hosts Page If you click SSH Client Known Hosts at the top of one of the SSH pages the SSH Client Known Hosts page displays Here you can change SSH client settings for known hosts Note You do not have to complete the fields on this page for communication to occur However completing them adds another layer of security that protects against Man In The Middle MITM attacks EDS Device Servers User Guide 86 9 Security Settings Figure 9 2 SSH Client Known Hosts Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os ca The SSH Client Known Hosts are SSH Server Host Keys SSH Client Known Hosts Sea a appie sa Aa role of an SSH Client Specifically SSH Server Authorized Users SSH Client Users Tunneling in Connect Mode Configuring these public keys are optional but if they exist another i it security is offered which SSH Client Known Hosts ha provani Menthe Mae MTM attacks 5 Specify ether a DNS Hostname or Server IP Address when adding public host Public RSA Key keys for a Server This Server name should match the name used Public DSA Key as the Remote Address in Connect Mode Tunneling Current Configuration No Known Hosts are currently configured for the SSH Client Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved SSH Client Known Hosts Page SSH Client Description Known Hosts Page Settings Server Enter the name or IP address
114. lick HTTP in the menu bar It also displays when you click Statistics at the top of one of the other HTTP pages This read only page shows various statistics about the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol HTTP server Note The HTTP log is a scrolling log with the last Max Log Entries cached and viewable To change the maximum number of entries that can be viewed go to the HTTP Configuration page described on page 77 Figure 8 6 HTTP Statistics Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR as k Tris page displays the various Statistics Configuration Authentication RSS ETTE Server aiai LOSSE The HTTP Log is a scrolling log in that only the last Max Log Entries HTTP Statistics P e a t modified on the HTTP Confiauration Rx Bytes 20753 page Tx Bytes 104799 200 OK 36 400 Bad Request 401 Authorization Required 404 Not Found 408 Request Timeout 413 Request Too Large 501 Not Implemented Status Unknown Work Queue Full Socket Error Memory Error Logs 36 entries 5854 bytes View Clear o o o o olo o ol olo Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 76 8 Services Settings HTTP Configuration Page If you click Configuration at the top of one of the HTTP pages the HTTP Configuration page displays Here you can change HTTP configuration settings Under Current Configuration Logs has View and Clear links that let you view or clear the log
115. liseconds that the EDS waits for incoming data on the serial line Default is 200 milliseconds Wait for Read Timeout Select whether the EDS waits the entire Read Timeout value for incoming data on the serial line Waiting occurs even if there is data in the read buffer ready to be processed The Read Timeout is ignored only when the read buffer completely fills with data Choices are Enabled waits the entire Read Timeout value for incoming data on the serial line Disabled does not wait the entire Read Timeout value for incoming data default EDS Device Servers User Guide 54 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Tunnel Start Stop Characters Page If you click Start Stop Chars at the top of one of the Tunnel pages the Tunnel Start Stop Chars page displays This page shows the start and stop characters used for the tunnel selected at the top of the page and lets you change the settings for that tunnel Figure 7 7 Tunnel Start Stop Chars Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os The Start Character when read lon the Serial Line can be used to initiate a new connection for a Select Tunnel Tunnell Tunnel in Connect Mode and enable Statistics Serial Settings Start Stop Chars ante ta vait Accept Mode Connect Mode Disconnect Mode The Stop Character when read ti on the Serial Line can be used to Packing Mode Modem Emulation AES Keys tie Sette oa Ba connection Optiona
116. lly the Start Stop Tunnel 1 Start Stop Chars Characters can be echoed sent or not echoed not set on the Tunnel when read on the Serial Start Character Line Stop Character Echo Start Character On O Of Echo Stop Character On O Off Current Configuration Start Character lt None gt Stop Character lt None gt Echo Start Character Of Echo Stop Character Off Copyright Lantronix Ine 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 55 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Tunnel Start Stop Chars Page Settings Tunnel Start Stop Chars Page Description Start Character Enter the start character When this character is read on the serial line it either initiates a new connection for a tunnel in Connect mode or enables a tunnel in Accept mode to start listening for connections Default is lt none gt Stop Character Enter the stop character When this character is read on the serial line it disconnects an active tunnel connection Default is lt none gt Echo Start Character Select whether the start character is forwarded or echoed through the selected tunnel when the serial line is read Choices are On echo the start character on the selected tunnel when the serial line is read Off do not echo the start character default Echo Stop Character Select whether the stop character is e
117. m control on the serial line corresponding to the tunnel becomes active Disconnect Mode Disconnect mode ends Accept mode and Connect mode connections When disconnecting the EDS shuts down connections gracefully The following three settings end a connection The EDS receives the stop character The timeout period elapses and no activity is going in or out of the EDS Both Accept mode and Connect mode must be idle for the time frame The EDS observes the modem control inactive setting EDS Device Servers User Guide 146 C Networking and Security To clear out data from the serial buffers upon disconnecting configure the EDS to flush serial data see Tunnel Disconnect Mode Page on page 62 Packing Mode Packing mode takes data from the serial port groups it together and sends it out to nodes on the network The groupings may be configured by size or by time intervals The following settings are configurable for Packing mode Enable or disable Packing mode Packing mode timeout Data that is packed for a specified period of time before being sent out Packing mode threshold When the buffer fills to a specified amount of data and the timeout has not elapsed the EDS packs the data and sends it out Send character Similar to a start or stop character the EDS packs data until it sees the send character When it sees the send character the EDS sends the packed data and the send character in the
118. med as x The Signon Message is a string k is Seri Current Configuration rta ness i Mode Disabled Inactive lesa A Wait Time S000milliseconds values where each Hexadecimal Serial String lt None gt elena E Echo Serial String On Signon Message lt None gt Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 51 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Line Command Mode Page Line Description Command Mode Page Settings Mode Select the method of enabling command mode or choose to disable command mode Choices are Always immediately enables command mode for the serial line Use Serial String enables command mode when the serial string is read on the serial line during boot time Disabled Disables command mode Wait Time Enter the maximum number of milliseconds the selected serial line waits to receive the specific serial string at boot time to enter command mode Default is 5000 milliseconds Serial String Enter the serial string that places the serial line into command mode After entering a string use the buttons to indicate whether the string is a text or binary value Echo Serial Select whether the serial line echoes the specified serial string at boot String time Choices are Yes echoes the characters specified in the Serial String text box No does not echo the characters specified in
119. mport System Configuration Page XML Import Description System Configuration Page Settings Import entire external Enter the path and file name of the entire external XCR file you want to XCR file import or use the Browse button to select the XCR file Import XCR file from Enter the filename of the XCR file that has certain groups you want to filesystem import Groups and If required enter the filter string for importing specific instances of a Instances to Import group Whole Groups to Check the configuration groups that are to be imported into the XML Import configuration record If no groups are checked all groups will be imported Protocol Stack Page Clicking the Protocol Stack link in the menu bar displays the Protocol Stack page Here you can configure lower level network stack specific configuration settings Under Current State there is a Clear link to remove all addresses and a Remove link to remove the individual address shown If you click Clear or Remove a message asks whether you are sure you want to perform the operation Click OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation EDS Device Servers User Guide 122 11 Advanced Settings Figure 11 8 Protocol Stack Page Send RSTs On Oof Send RSTs On EDS32PR_ Powered by Evolution OS Enable OOn O Of Current State seconds Current State ARP Timeout 00 01 00 ARP Cache IP Address
120. n connection Tunnel Connect Mode Page Connect Mode determines how the EDS initiates a connection to a remote host or device If you click Connect Mode at the top of one of the Tunnel pages the Tunnel Connect Mode page displays Here you can select the method for starting a tunnel in Connect mode and select other settings for the tunnel selected at the top of the page Any configuration changes you make on the displayed page apply to the tunnel you selected at the top of this page For example if Tunnel 1 is selected any configuration changes you make apply to tunnel 1 Under Current Configuration both Remote Address and Remote Port have a Delete link that lets you delete the remote address and port number shown If you click this link a message tells you that your action may stop an active connection Click OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation For more information about Connect mode see Connect Mode on page 145 EDS Device Servers User Guide 59 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Figure 7 9 Connect Mode Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR Powered by Evolution OS A Tunnel in Connect Mode can be Select Tunnel Tunnel ee re Disabled never started eae a e Enabled always started Statistics Serial Settings Start Stop Chars pez i Accept Mode Connect Mode Disconnect Mode any character is read on the Serial ae EG line Packing Mode Modem Emulation AES Keys
121. ncrypted communications over unsecured TCP IP networks such as the Internet SSH allows for secure access to remote systems eliminating potential security breaches such as spoofing and eavesdropping or hijacking of sessions However SSH differs significantly from SSL and in fact cannot communicate with SSL The two are different protocols though they have some overlap in how they accomplish similar goals How Does SSH Authenticate SSH authenticates using one or more of the following Password the etc passwd or etc shadow in UNIX User public key RSA or DSA depending on the release Hostbased rhosts or etc hosts equiv in SSH1 or public key in SSH2 What Does SSH Protect Against SSH provides strong authentication and secure communications over insecure channels It also provides secure connections that protect a network from attacks such as IP spoofing where a remote host sends packets that pretend to originate from another trusted host SSH even protects against a spoofer on the local network that is pretending to be a router to the outside IP source routing where a host pretends that an IP packet comes from another trusted host DNS spoofing where an attacker forges name server records Interception of cleartext passwords and other data by intermediate hosts Manipulation of data by people in control of intermediate hosts Attacks based on listening to authentication data and spoofed connectio
122. nd 32 tunnels for the EDS32PR DNS Displays the current configuration of the DNS subsystem and lets 70 you change primary and secondary DNS servers SNMP Displays and lets you change the current Simple Network 71 Management Protocol SNMP configuration settings FTP Displays statistics and lets you change the current configuration 72 for the File Transfer Protocol FTP server TFTP Displays statistics and lets you change the current configuration 74 for the Trivial File Transfer Protocol TFTP server Syslog Lets you specify the severity of events to log and the server and 75 ports to which the syslog should be sent HTTP Displays HyperText Transfer Protocol HTTP statistics and lets 75 you change the current configuration authentication and RSS settings CLI Displays Command Line Interface CLI statistics and lets you 84 change the current CLI configuration settings Email Displays email statistics and lets you clear the email log 111 configure email settings and send an email SSH Displays and lets you change the configuration settings for SSH 111 server host keys SSH server authorized users SSH client known hosts and SSH client users SSL Lets you upload an existing certificate or create a new self signed 92 certificate XML Lets you export XML configuration and status records and import 117 EDS Device Servers User Guide 36 6 Configuration Using the Web Manager Descripti See Page
123. nd comes out at the other end Example of an Encrypted Tunnel SERIAL TUNNELING CONFIGURATION Ethernet EDS4100 Device Servers POS Device A V Device RS 232 i Personal Computer PC N A 2 Medical Device EDS Device Servers User Guide 144 C Networking and Security Tunneling and the EDS Each EDS serial port supports two concurrent tunneling connections Connect mode and Accept mode These connections operate independently of the other EDS serial ports In Connect mode the EDS actively makes a connection The receiving node on the network must listen for the Connect mode s connection By default Connect mode is disabled In Accept mode the EDS listens for a connection A node on the network initiates the connection By default Accept mode is enabled Disconnect mode defines how an active connection is disconnected The parameters used to drop the connection are user configurable The EDS s Disconnect mode disconnects both Accept mode and Connect mode connections on a serial port when it observes the defined event occur on that port When any character arrives through the serial port it gets copied to both the Connect mode connection and Accept mode connection if both are active Connect Mode For Connect mode to work Connect mode must be enabled on the EDS see Tunnel Connect Mode Page on page 59 A remote station node must be configured for Connect mode
124. nfiguration Connect Mode Parameters Connect Mode Settings EDS Device Servers User Guide 131 A Factory Default Configuration AES Keys AES Key Parameters AES Key Settings Accept Mode AES Keys Encrypt None Key Accept Mode AES Keys Decrypt None Key Connect Mode AES Keys None Encrypt Key Connect Mode AES Keys None Decrypt Key DNS Settings DNS Parameters DNS Settings Primary Server None Secondary Server None SNMP Settings SNMP Parameters SNMP Settings SNMP Agent Running Read Community Public Write Community Private System Contact None System Name EDSxxxx xxxx 4100 8PR 16PR 32PR System Description Lantronix EDSxxxx xxxx 4100 8PR 16PR 32PR System Location None Enable Traps On Primary TrapDest IP None Secondary TrapDest IP None EDS Device Servers User Guide 132 A Factory Default Configuration FTP Settings FTP Parameters FTP Settings FTP Server On Username admin Password PASS TFTP Settings TFTP ameters TFTP Settings TFTP Server On Allow TFTP File Disabled Creation Syslog Settings Syslo rameters Syslog Settings Syslog Status Off Host None Local Port 514 Remote Port 514 Severity to Log None EDS Device Servers User Guide 133 HTTP Settings Configuration HTTP Configuration HTTP Settings Parameters HTTP Serve
125. ns cont d Dimensions Height 12 7 cm 5 0 in Width Without mounting brackets 17 65 cm 6 95 in Width With mounting brackets 20 14 cm 7 93 in Depth 3 81 cm 1 5 in Weight 86 Kg 1 9 Ib Temperature 0 to 55C operating temperature 40 to 70C storage temperature Relative Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Case Metal enclosure with removable wall mounts Protocols Supported ARP UDP IP TCP IP Telnet ICMP SNMP DHCP BOOTP TFTP Auto IP SMTP FTP DNS Traceroute and HTTP Management Internal web server SNMP v2C MIB II RS232MIB Serial login Telnet login XML Security SSL v3 SSH v2 MD5 SHA 1 Rijndael AES 128 bit encryption 3DES encryption ARC4 128 bit encryption Password protection IP address filtering Hardened OS and stack Internal Web Server Serves static and dynamic CGI based pages and Java applets Storage capacity 6 MB using industry standard file system System Software Windows based Devicelnstaller configuration software and Windows based Com Port Redirector LEDs 10Base T and 100Base TX Link Ethernet Activity Serial Transmit Data Serial Receive Data Power Status EMC Standards FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Subpart B ICES 003 Issue 4 AS NZS CISPR 22 VCCI V 3 EN55022 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 EN55024 EN61000 4 2 EN61000 4 3 EN61000 4 4 EN61000 4 5 EN61000 4 6 EN61000 4 8 EN61000 4 11 Safety Standards UL 60950 1 CSA 22 2 No 60950 1 03 EN60950
126. ns to the server EDS Device Servers User Guide 143 C Networking and Security Tunneling Tunneling provides a way to create a connection between two serial devices across an untrusted network so the devices can share data The sharing of information is achieved through a direct connection or serial tunnel between the two devices that encapsulates authenticates and encrypts the serial data into TCP packets and sends them across the Ethernet network In this way two previously isolated and non networked devices can securely and effectively communicate and exchange information and operate with existing installed software applications or devices that are configured to run independent of an Ethernet network And because the tunnel can be secure anyone who tries to monitor the conversation between the two devices would see encrypted unintelligible data The figure below shows how a pair of device servers can be used in tandem to provide transparent serial tunneling across an Ethernet network In this example a POS device in a store collects data and sends it to a device server attached to a POS serial port The device server forwards the collected data through an encrypted tunnel established over the Ethernet network to a device server connected to a remote PC The data received at the remote device server is decrypted and forwarded to the PC s serial port and received at the remote PC In this way serial data that goes in one e
127. nse agreement that grants the OEM a non exclusive royalty free firmware license to use and distribute the binary firmware image provided only to the extent necessary to use the EDS hardware For further details please see the EDS OEM firmware license agreement The information in this guide may change without notice The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this guide Date Rev Comments 3 06 A Initial Document 10 06 B EDS16PR and EDS32PR products added 12 06 D German and English TUV certication added 1 07 E EDS8PR products added EDS Device Servers User Guide Contents 1 Preface Purpose and Audience Summary of Chapters Additional Documentation 2 Introduction EDS4100 Overview Features EDS8PR EDS16PR and EDS32PR Overview Features Evolution OS Web Based Configuration and Troubleshooting Command Line Interface CLI SNMP Management XML Based Architecture and Device Control Rich Site Summary RSS Enterprise Grade Security Troubleshooting Capabilities Applications Building Automation Security Industrial Automation Medical Healthcare Retail Automation Point of Sale Console Management Traffic Management 3 Installation EDS4100 Package Contents User Supplied Items Identifying Hardware Components Serial Ports Ethernet Port T
128. ocated in the directory port1control in the EDS file system Note The URI realm username and password are user specified freeform fields The URI must match the directory created on the EDS file system The URI and realm used in the example above are only examples and would typically be different as specified by the user Figure 8 8 HTTP Authentication Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR as Status a The HTTP Server can be configured Statistics Configuration Authentication RSS hierarchical in that any URI can be Ta ven an authentication directive in HTTP Authentication order to override a parent URI authentication directive m The different AuthType values URI offer various levels of security lt lt SS From the least to most secure Realm ONone OBasic Digest no authentication necessary AuthType YPE Ossi OSSLBasic OSSLDigest Basic encodes passwords using Username Baad Digest Password encodes passwords using MDS ssl page can only be accessed over SSL no SSLBasic page can only be accessed over Current Configuration EA 3 SSLmigest URE Delete page can only be accessed over Realm config SSL encodes passwords using AuthType Digest ee Note that SSL by itself does not Users admin Delete Fea a passed ad ts transferred to and from the HTTP Server is encrypted There is no real reason to create an authentication directive using None unless you
129. omation Security Automating managing and controlling many different aspects of a building is possible with the EDS It can overcome the hurdle of stand alone networks or individual control systems that are not able to communicate with each other and not able to share vital data in a cost effective way The EDS can also be used to centrally manage equipment and devices over a new or existing Ethernet network to improve the safety and comfort of building occupants while lowering heating ventilating air conditioning HVAC lighting and overall energy operating costs through centralized management and monitoring Industrial Automation Today s manufacturing facilities face the common challenges of productivity improvements inventory management and quality control From warehouse to automotive environments the need to attach the following devices whether new or legacy continues to grow Programmable Logic Controllers PLCs Computer Numeric Control and Direct Numeric Control CNC DNC equipment process and quality control equipment Pump controllers Bar code readers and scanners operator displays scales and weighing stations Printers machine vision systems and other types of manufacturing equipment The EDS is well suited to deliver network connectivity to all of these devices Medical Healthcare Hospitals clinics and laboratories face rapidly growing needs to deliver medical information accurately quickly an
130. oming network data on the respective interface Off do not discard all incoming network data default TCP Keep Alive Specify the number of milliseconds the EDS waits during an inactive connection before checking the status of the connection If the EDS does not receive a response from the remote host it drops that connection EDS Device Servers User Guide 58 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Settings Tunnel Description Accept Mode Page Settings Email on Connect Select whether an email is sent when a connection is made None do not send an email Email send an email corresponding to the tunnel number Email on Select whether an email corresponding to the tunnel number is sent Disconnect when a connection is closed None do not send an email Email send an email corresponding to the tunnel number Password Enter a password that clients must send to the EDS within 30 seconds from opening a network connection to enable data transmission The password can have up to 31 characters and must contain only alphanumeric characters and punctuation When set the password sent to the EDS must be terminated with one of the following a 0x10 LF b 0x00 c 0x13 0x10 CR LF or d 0x13 0x00 Prompt for Indicate whether the user should be prompted for the password upon Password connection On prompt for a password upon connection Off do not prompt for a password upo
131. on of hardware components 4 Installation EDS8PR EDS16PR and Instructions for getting the EDS8PR EDS16PR and EDS32PR EDS32PR device server up and running Includes a description of hardware components 5 Getting Started Instructions for starting Devicelnstaller and viewing current configuration settings Introduces methods of configuring the EDS 6 Configuration Using the Web Manager Instructions for using the web interface to configure EDS device servers 7 Network Serial Line and Tunnel Instructions for using the web interface to configure Settings network serial line and tunnel settings 8 Services Settings Instructions for using the web interface to configure settings for DNS SNMP FTP and other services 9 Security Settings Instructions for using the web interface to configure SSH and SSL security settings 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Instructions for using the web interface to maintain the EDS view statistics files and logs and diagnose problems 11 Advanced Settings Instructions for using the web interface to configure advanced settings e g email CLI and XML 12 Updating Firmware Instructions for upgrading the EDS firmware EDS Device Servers User Guide 10 1 Preface Chapter A Factory Default Configuration Quick reference of the EDS factory default configuration settings B Technical Specifications Tables of technical data about the
132. ondensing EDS Device Servers User Guide 139 B Technical Specifications Category EDS8 16 32PR Speci ions cont d Case Metal enclosure with removable rack mounts Protocols Supported iARP UDP IP TCP IP Telnet ICMP SNMP DHCP BOOTP TFTP Auto IP SMTP FTP DNS Traceroute and HTTP Management Internal web server SNMP v2C MIB II RS232MIB Serial login Telnet login XML Security SSL v3 SSH v2 MD5 SHA 1 Rijndael AES 128 bit encryption 3DES encryption ARC4 128 bit encryption Password protection IP address filtering Hardened OS and stack Internal Web Server Serves static and dynamic CGI based pages and Java applets Storage capacity 6 MB using industry standard file system System Software Windows based Devicelnstaller configuration software and Windows based Secure Com Port Redirector LEDs 10Base T and 100Base TX Link Ethernet Activity Serial Transmit Data Serial Receive Data Power Diagnostics EMC Standards FCC CFR 47 Part 15 Subpart B ICES 003 Issue 4 AS NZS CISPR 22 VCCI V 3 EN55022 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 EN55024 EN61000 4 2 EN61000 4 3 EN61000 4 4 EN61000 4 5 EN61000 4 6 EN61000 4 8 EN61000 4 11 Safety Standards UL 60950 1 CSA 22 2 No 60950 1 03 EN60950 1 CB Report IEC 60950 1 Product Label FCC Part 15 Statement Class A Device ICES 003 Class A Device Markings C Tick VCCI CE Marking UL CUL Mark TUV GS Mark EDS Device Servers Use
133. ool 105 DNS lookup 103 Hardware 98 IP sockets 100 Memory 104 MIB II network statistics 99 Ping 101 Processes 106 Traceroute 102 Digital Certificates 142 EDS Directories creating 96 Disconnect mode 62 146 DNS Lookup 103 Page 70 Applications 17 Diagnostics 98 Factory default configuration 128 Properties 30 Rebooting 107 Restoring factory defaults 107 Short and long names 107 Updating firmware 107 EDS16 32PR Features 14 Hardware components 26 Installation 28 Overview 13 Package contents 25 Reset button 28 Serial ports 27 Technical specifications 139 User supplied Items 25 EDS4100 Ethernet port 22 Features 13 Hardware components 20 Installation 23 LEDs 22 Overview 12 Package contents 19 Reset button 23 Serial ports 21 Terminal block connector 22 User supplied Items 19 Email pages 111 Ethernet port 27 Evolution OS 14 Exporting System configuration record 117 System status 119 EDS Device Servers User Guide 156 Factory default configuration 128 Features 13 Files Copying 96 Creating 96 Moving 96 Transferring to fron a TFTP server 96 Uploading via HTTP 96 Filesystem pages 95 Browser 96 Firmware Loading new 107 Obtaining 126 Updating 107 FTP page 72 Hardware diagnostics 98 Host key settings SSH server 84 HTTP pages 76 Authentication 79 Configuration 77 RSS 82 Statistics 76 111 Upload
134. or The bottom of the EDS8 16 32PR has a product information label This label contains the following information Barcode Serial number EDS Device Servers User Guide 26 4 Installation EDS8PR EDS16PR and EDS32PR Product ID name Product description Hardware address also referred to as Ethernet or MAC address Agency certifications Serial Ports The EDS8PR has 8 serial ports the EDS16PR has 16 serial ports and the EDS32PR has 32 serial ports All serial ports are configured as DTE and support baud rates up to 230 400 baud Figure 4 3 RJ45 Serial Port 12345678 ai RTS out DTR out TX out GND GND RX in DSR in CTS in oN ene wp a Ethernet Port The back panel of the EDS8 16 32PR provides an RJ45 Ethernet port This port can connect to an Ethernet 10 Mbps or Fast Ethernet 100 Mbps network The Speed LED on the back of the EDS8 16 32PR shows the connection of the attached Ethernet network The EDS8 16 32PR can be configured to operate at a fixed Ethernet speed and duplex mode half or full duplex or auto negotiate the connection to the Ethernet network LEDs Light emitting diodes LEDs on the front and back panels show status information Back panel Each serial port has a Transmit and a Receive LED The Ethernet connector has a Speed and an Activity LEDs In addition the back panel has a Power LED and a Status LED Front panel The front panel has a green Power LE
135. ors a Last Client No device has connected Copyright Lantronix inc 2005 All rights reserved TFTP Page TFTP Page Settings Description TFTP Server Select whether the TFTP server is enabled Choices are On TFTP server is enabled default Off TFTP server is disabled Allow TFTP File Select whether the TFTP server can create a file if it does not Creation already exist If you enable this feature it exposes the EDS to possible Denial of Service DoS attacks against the filesystem Choices are On files can be created by the TFTP server Off files cannot be created by the TFTP server default EDS Device Servers User Guide 74 8 Services Settings Syslog Page Clicking the Syslog link in the menu bar displays the Syslog page This page shows the current configuration status and statistics for the syslog Here you can configure the syslog destination and the severity of the events to log Figure 8 5 Syslog Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os 43 mis page displays the current configuration status and various statistics for Syslog The Severity To Log field is used to specify which level of system Syslog message should be logged to the 2o Syslog Host This setting applies to Host all syslog facties Syslog Local Port Remote Port Severity To Log None x Current Syslog Configuration and Statistics Syslog Status Off n
136. ot running Host lt None gt Local Port 514 Remote Port 514 Severity Level lt None gt Messages Sent 0 Messages Failed 0 Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved Syslog Page Syslog Page Description Settings Host Enter the IP address of the remote server to which system logs are sent for storage Local Port Enter the number of the local port on the EDS to which system logs are sent The system log is always saved to local storage but it is not retained through reboots Saving the system log to a server that supports remote logging services see RFC 3164 allows the administrator to save the complete system log history The default is 514 Remote Port Enter the number of the port on the remote server that supports logging services The default is 514 EDS Device Servers User Guide 75 8 Services Settings Syslog Page Description Settings Severity to Log From the drop down box select the minimum level of system message the EDS should log This setting applies to all syslog facilities The drop down list is in descending order of severity e g Emergency is more severe than Alert HTTP Pages Clicking the HTTP link in the menu bar displays the HTTP Statistics page This page has four links at the top for viewing statistics and for viewing and changing configuration authentication and RSS settings HTTP Statistics Page The HTTP Statistics page displays when you c
137. ou power off the serial devices that will be connected to the EDS8 16 32PR 1 For each serial device you want to connect attach a CAT 5 serial cable between the EDS8 16 32PR and your serial device For a list of cables and adapters you can use with the EDS8 16 32PR see E Lantronix Cables and Adapters 2 Connect an Ethernet cable between the EDS8 16 32PR Ethernet port and your Ethernet network 3 Insert the supplied power cord into the power connector on the back of the EDS8 16 32PR Plug the other end into an AC wall outlet After power up the self test begins 4 Power up all connected serial devices EDS Device Servers User Guide 28 4 Installation EDS8PR EDS16PR and EDS32PR Figure 4 4 Example of EDS16PR Connections Serial Device ON 10 100 BASE T Ethernet EDS Device Servers User Guide 29 5 Getting Started Using Devicelnstaller The product CD included with your EDS package includes a program called Devicelnstaller This program lets you view the properties of the EDS and launch EDS configuration methods Note You can also assign an IP address and other basic network settings For instructions see the online Help Starting Devicelnstaller Follow the prompts to install Devicelnstaller To run Devicelnstaller 1 From the Windows Start menu click Start gt Programs Lantronix gt Devicelnstaller gt Devicelnstaller 2 Click the EDS folder The list of Lantronix EDS devices a
138. pgradeable Displays True if the EDS firmware is upgradeable IP Address Displays the EDS s current IP address To change it click the Assign IP button on the Devicelnstaller menu bar EDS Device Servers User Guide 31 5 Getting Started Property Description Supports Dynamic IP Displays True if the EDS automatically receives an IP address e g from DHCP Displays False if not Subnet Mask Displays the subnet mask specifying the network segment on which the EDS resides Gateway Displays the IP address of the router of this network There is no default Number of Ports Displays the number of ports on this EDS Note These parameters are stored on the computer running Devicelnstaller Configuration Methods When your EDS boots for the first time it automatically loads its factory default configuration settings For a list of the factory default configuration settings see A Factory Default Configuration For convenience there are three ways to configure the EDS Using the Web Manager interface Using the CLI through a SSH Telnet session or an EDS8 16 32PR serial port Using the XML interface These unified configuration methods provide access to all features giving you the same level of control over the EDS8 16 32PR regardless of the configuration method you choose Configuring from the Web Manager Interface With this method you can use a Web browser to configure the EDS using a Web based g
139. r 32PR Time Zone GMT 0 00 GMT Date None Time 24 hour None IP Address Filter IP Address IP Address Settings Parameters IP Address None Network Mask None EDS Device Servers User Guide 136 B Technical Specifications EDS4100 EDS4100 Technical Specifications Category EDS4100 Specifications CPU Intel XScale IXP420 Network Processor running at 266MHz 32k Instruction Cache 32k Data Cache Flash 8 MBytes Flash RAM 32 MBytes SDRAM EEPROM 2KB Firmware Upgradable via the Web Manager TFTP or FTP Serial Interface 4 DBOM serial ports 2 RS232 2 RS232 422 485 software selectable Software selectable standard baud rates from 300 to 230k baud Customizable baud rate support for non standard serial speeds Serial Line Formats Data bits 7 or 8 Stop bits 1 or 2 Parity odd even none CTS RTS DTR DCD Xon Xoff software CTS RTS hardware None 9 30 VDC Barrel connector 42 56 VDC Screw Terminal Modem Control Flow Control Power Input PoE compliant power source 802 3af when populated RJ45 Ethernet 10Base T or 100Base TX auto sensing and hard coded auto crossover full or half duplex Ethernet Version 2 0 IEEE 802 3 electrical Ethernet II frame type J IEEE 802 3af when PoE is populated Network Interface Compliance EDS Device Servers User Guide 137 B Technical Specifications Category EDS4100 Specificatio
140. r Guide 140 C Networking and Security This chapter describes the following networking and security concepts as they relate to the EDS SSL described below SSH see page 143 Serial tunneling see page 144 This chapter concludes with a description of modem emulation page 147 SSL Secure Sockets Layer SSL is an open standard security protocol that provides privacy through encryption server authentication and message integrity From its introduction in 1994 SSL has become the industry standard for securing e commerce transactions over TCP IP connections And it is easy to see why Imagine mailing a letter in a clear envelope that anyone could see If the envelope contained a check credit card or other valuable information some nefarious individual could steal the letter or change its contents Information traveling over networks including the Internet is just as vulnerable Prior to SSL packets of information would travel networks in full view of anyone who could access the data As the World Wide Web grew and gained in popularity a solution became necessary for securing e commerce transactions over the Internet The solution would have to enable Internet consumers to reliably identify the Internet vendors e commerce servers with whom they transact business while at the same time protect the confidentiality of the consumers sensitive information as it traversed the Internet With the advent of SSL per
141. r On HTTP Port 80 HTTPS Port 443 Max Timeout 10 seconds Max Bytes 40960 Logging On Max Log Entries 50 Log Format h t Yr Ys B Referer i User Agent i Authentication HTTP HTTP Authentication Settings Authentication Parameters URI I Realm config AuthType Digest Username admin Password PASS RSS HTTP RSS HTTP RSS Settings Parameters RSS Feed off Persistent off Max Entries 100 EDS Device Servers User Guide 134 A Factory Default Configuration CLI Settings Telnet CLI Telnet CLI Telnet Settings Parameters Telnet Access Enabled Telnet Port 23 SSH Access Enabled SSH Port 22 Password None Enable Password None Quit Connect Line lt control gt L Email Settings Email Parameters Email Settings To None Cc None From None Reply To None Subject None File None Overriding Domain None Server Port 25 Local Port or Random Random Priority Normal EDS Device Servers User Guide 135 A Factory Default Configuration Query Port Settings Query Port Query Port Settings Parameters Query Port Server On Diagnostics Settings Ping Diagnostics Ping Diagnostic Ping Settings Parameters Count 3 Timeout 5 seconds System Settings System Parameters System Settings Short Name EDSxxxx xxxx 4100 16PR or 32PR Long Name Lantronix EDSxxxx xxxx 4100 16PR o
142. raphical point and click interface The advantages to this method are ease of use and location independence With this method you can configure the EDS from any location that has access to a Web browser and the Internet Configuring via an SSH Telnet Session or Serial Port Using the CLI The EDS provides a command line interface CLI designed to enable the configuration and systems management functions that can also be performed through the Web Manager and XML interfaces To configure the EDS using the CLI you must either start an SSH or Telnet session or use a terminal or a computer attached to one of the EDS serial ports or the console port on the EDS8 16 32PR The difference between the SSH Telnet and serial interfaces is the physical connection paths to the EDS With an SSH Telnet session you can configure the unit without having to be in the same location as the EDS The serial interface method however requires a terminal or computer to be attached to an available EDS serial port This means the terminal or computer must be in the same location as the EDS For more information see the EDS Command Reference on the product CD or the Lantronix web site www lantronix com EDS Device Servers User Guide 32 5 Getting Started Configuring from the XML Interface The EDS also provides an XML interface that can be used to perform configuration and systems management functions This configuration method lets you automate the conf
143. really from who it says t s from Overtiding Domain For testing purposes you can send Server Port Enel omen by press tne Local Port Jor Random Priority OUrgent OHigh Normal Low OVeryLow Submit Current Configuration To lt None gt Ce lt None gt From lt None gt Reply To lt None gt Subject lt None gt File lt None gt Overriding Domain lt None gt Server Port 25 Local Port Random Priority Normal Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 113 11 Advanced Settings Email Configuration Page Descrip Page Settings To Required Enter the email address of the recipient of this message Separate multiple email addresses with semi colons Cc Enter the email address to copy this type of email Separate multiple email addresses with semi colons From Required Enter the email address of the sender of this type of email Reply To Enter the email address to which replies should be sent Subject Enter the subject of the email File Enter the file on the filesystem that must be sent with all notification email messages The file is inserted as the message text not as an attachment Overriding Domain Enter the sender s domain name that will be forged in the outgoing email message This domain name may be needed if this device is located behind a firewall whose IP address resolves to a
144. return the product to Lantronix freight prepaid Upon verification of warranty Lantronix will at its option repair or replace the product and return it to the customer freight prepaid If the product is not under warranty the customer may have Lantronix repair the unit on a fee basis or return it No services are handled at the customer s site under this warranty This warranty is voided if the customer uses the product in an unauthorized or improper way or in an environment for which it was not designed Lantronix warrants the media containing its software product to be free from defects and warrants that the software will operate substantially according to Lantronix specifications for a period of 60 DAYS after the date of shipment The customer will ship defective media to Lantronix Lantronix will ship the replacement media to the customer se x In no event will Lantronix be responsible to the user in contract in tort including negligence strict liability or otherwise for any special indirect incidental or consequential damage or loss of equipment plant or power system cost of capital loss of profits or revenues cost of replacement power additional expenses in the use of existing software hardware equipment or facilities or claims against the user by its employees or customers resulting from the use of the information recommendations descriptions and safety notations supplied by Lantronix Lantronix liability is limited at
145. rface CLI whose syntax is very similar to that used by data center equipment such as routers and hubs SNMP Management The EDS supports full SNMP management making it ideal for applications where device management and monitoring are critical These features allow networks with SNMP capabilities to correctly diagnose and monitor EDS device servers XML Based Architecture and Device Control XML is a fundamental building block for the future growth of M2M networks The EDS supports XML based configuration setup records that makes device configuration transparent to users and administrators The XML is easily editable with a standard text or XML editor Rich Site Summary RSS The EDS supports Rich Site Summary RSS a rapidly emerging technology for streaming and managing on line content RSS feeds all the configuration changes that occur on the device The feed is then read polled by an RSS aggregator More powerful than simple email alerts RSS uses XML as an underlying Web page transport and adds intelligence to the networked device while not taxing already overloaded email systems Enterprise Grade Security Without the need to disable any features or functionality the Evolution OS provides the EDS the highest level of security possible This data center grade protection ensures that each device on the M2M network carries the same level of security as traditional IT networking equipment in the corporate data center With
146. rimary DNS lt None gt Static config lt None gt Secondary DNS lt None gt Static config lt None gt 1 IDNS Cache There are no entries in the cache DS32PR wered by Evolution OS 1 This page displays the current I 1 configuration of the DNS 1 Ho I 1 oumay configure the Primary and y 1 Secondary static server i 1 addresses It the current 1 configuration shows an address I 1 Ee cae yo I new static address wil override 4 n until you reboot the device Information L When a DNS name is resolved I uerg a forward ieoiup treresuts Area Ly Sre temporarily stored in the DNS I 1p 2che This cache is consuted first when performing forward lookups p T1 Each item in the cache wil 14 eventually timeout and be removed I 1 sitet a certain period of time or can I 1 be cate menuaty I Main Area The header always displays at the top of the page The header information remains the same regardless of the page displayed The menu bar always displays at the left side of the page regardless of the page displayed The menu bar lists the names of the pages available in the Web Manager To display a page click it in the menu bar When you click the name of a page in the menu bar the page displays in the main area The main area of most pages is divided into two sections The top section lets you select or enter new configuration settings After you change settings click the Submit button to
147. ring connection AT Help ATDT lt Address Info gt Establishes the TCP connection to socket lt IP gt lt port gt ATDP lt Address Info gt See ATDT ATD Like ATDT Dials default connect mode remote address and port ATO Switches to data mode if connection still exists Vice versa to Ht ATEn Switches echo in command mode off 0 on 1 ATH Disconnects the network session ATI Displays modem information ATS0 n Accept incoming connection n 0 disable n 1 connect automatically n 2 connect with ATA command basically wait for the user or application to issue a command to pick up the phone ATQn Quiet mode 0 enable results code 1 disable result codes ATVn Verbose mode 0 numeric result codes 1 text result codes ATZ Restores the current state from the setup settings Al Repeat last valid command These commands allow the EDS to emulate a modem The EDS ignores valid AT commands that do not apply to the EDS and sends an OK response code In Command mode the EDS can make a connection to the remote host and using the remote address and remote port information specified on the Tunnel Connect Mode page see Tunnel Connect Mode Page on page 59 When making a connection from the EDS using an ATDT or ATDP command full or partial IP addresses can be used If a partial IP address is used the EDS uses the remote address and port as configured in the
148. s for a 512 bit RSA key 1 minute for a 768 bit RSA key 2 minutes for a 1024 bit RSA key 2 minutes for a 512 bit DSA key 10 minutes for a 768 bit DSA key 15 minutes for a 1024 bit DSA key Some SSH clients require RSA host keys to be at least 1024 bits long EDS Device Servers User Guide 91 9 Security Settings SSL Page Clicking the SSL link in the menu bar displays the SSL page Here you can upload an existing SSL certificate or create a new self signed one Note For more information about SSL see SSL on page 141 An SSL certificate must be configured for the HTTP server to listen on the HTTPS port This certificate can be created elsewhere and uploaded to the device or automatically generated on the device A certificate generated on the device will be self signed If uploading an existing SSL certificate be sure the private key will not be compromised in transit This implies the data is uploaded over some kind of secure private network At the bottom of this page is the current SSL certificate if any Under Current SSL Certificate there is a Delete link If you click Delete a message asks whether you are sure you want to delete the current certificate Click OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation EDS Device Servers User Guide 92 9 Security Settings Figure 9 5 SSL Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os a An SSL Certificate must be configured in order tor the HTTP SSL Server to list
149. s to the serial ports on a server Private Branch Exchange PBX or other networking equipment to deliver central remote monitoring and management capability Traffic Management With the ubiquity of Ethernet networks managing cities over Ethernet is now within reach The EDS provides an easy conversion from serial ports on traffic cameras billboards and traffic lights to Ethernet The EDS obviates the need for long haul modems and enables the management of traffic equipment over the network EDS Device Servers User Guide 18 3 Installation EDS4100 This chapter describes how to install the EDS4100 device server Package Contents Your EDS4100 package includes the following items One EDS4100 device server One RJ45 to DB9Fnull modem cable One product CD that includes this User Guide the Command Reference and the Quick Start guide A printed Quick Start guide Your package may also include a power supply User Supplied Items To complete your EDS4100 installation you need the following items RS 232 and or RS 422 485 serial devices that require network connectivity Each EDS4100 serial port supports a directly connected RS 232 serial device Ports 1 and 3 also support RS 422 485 and can accommodate 31 full load RS 485 multi drop devices or 127 quarter load RS 485 multi drop devices per port for a total of 62 full load or 254 quarter load devices A serial cable for each serial d
150. sabled Block Serial Data Of Block Network Data Off TCP Keep Alives Default 45 seconds Email on Connect lt None gt Email on Disconnect lt None gt Password lt Not Configured gt Reset Prompt for Password Off Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved started in a number of ways Select Tunnel Tunnel Disabled never started Statistics Serial Settings Start Stop Chars aay ara AAN Accept Mode Connect Mode Disconnect Mode any character is read on the Serial Line Packing Mode Modem Emulation AES Keys meee the Start Character is read on the Serial Line Tunnel 1 Accept Mode Modem Control asserted started when the Modem Control pin is asserted on the Serial Line O Disabled O Enabled Modem Emulation started Mode O Any Character Modem Control Asserted riisi Bi ee Start Character Modem Emulation iarba satio oct ne The Local Port can be overridden Local Port cand by default is 10001 for Tunnel Protocol OTCP OSSH OTelnet OTCPIAES eee eee The Protocol used on the connection can be one of TCP SSH Telnet or TCP W AES If security is a concern tt is highly recommended that SSH be used When using SSH both the SSH Server Host Keys and SSH Server Authorized Users must be configured The Flush Serial Data boolean specifies to flush the Serial Line When a connection is made For debugging purposes the Block Serial Data and Block Network Data booleans can be toggled to
151. serial data should be discarded This setting is used for debugging purposes Choices are On discard all incoming serial data on the respective interface Off do not discard all incoming serial data default Block Network Data Select whether incoming block network data should be discarded This setting is used for debugging purposes Choices are On discard all incoming network data on the respective interface Off do not discard all incoming network data default TCP Keep Alive Specifies the number of milliseconds the EDS waits during an inactive connection before checking the status of the connection If the EDS does not receive a response from the remote host it drops that connection Email on Connect Select whether email should be sent when a connection is made None no email should be sent Email send an email corresponding to the tunnel number Email on Disconnect Select whether email should be sent when a connection is closed None do not send an email Email send an email corresponding to the tunnel number Tunnel Disconnect Mode Page If you click Disconnect Mode at the top of one of the Tunnel pages the Tunnel Disconnect Mode page displays Here you can select the disconnect method for the tunnel selected at the top of the page For more information about Disconnect mode see Disconnect Mode on page 146 EDS Device Servers User Guide 62 7 Network S
152. sonal information that could be seen by anyone with access to view it could now be secure Benefits of SSL The following list summarizes the benefits of SSL Widely implemented standard for e commerce applications Reduces the complexities associated with keeping user information confidential Works with existing Web servers and browsers Eliminates the need for additional software applications Provides high level of security Platform and O S neutral o Allows server authentication via certificates EDS Device Servers User Guide 141 C Networking and Security How SSL Works SSL uses cryptography to deliver authentication and privacy to message transmission over the Internet SSL permits the communication of client server applications without eavesdropping and message tampering SSL runs on layers between application protocols HTTP SMTP etc and the TCP transport protocol To set up an SSL connection a TCP IP connection must be established first The SSL connection sets up a secure channel within the TCP IP connection in which all traffic between the client and server is encrypted All the calls from the application layer to the TCP layer are replaced with calls to the SSL layer with the SSL layer handling communication with the TCP layer SSL is most commonly used with HTTP thus forming HTTPS Web sites protected by SSL start with a URL that begins with https and displays a padlock icon at the bottom of
153. t Port SSH Access OO0n OO SSH Port Password Enable Password Quit connect line Current Configuration Telnet Access Enabled Telnet Port 2B SSH Access Enabled SSH Port 2 Password lt None gt Enable Level Password lt None gt EDS32PR wered by Evolution OS Both the Telnet Port and SSH Port used by the CLI servers can be overridden The Password is used for intial Telnet login access For the SSH server the SSH Server Authorized Users are used for intial login access The Enable Password is used for access tothe enab Le level within the CLL The Quit connect line string is used to terminate a connect line session and resume the CLI Type lt controb before any key to he pressed while holding down the Ctr key for example lt controbl Quit connect line lt control gt L Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved Command Line Interface Configuration Page Command Line Description Interface Configuration Page Settings Telnet Access Select whether Telnet access is enabled Choices are On Telnet access is enabled default Off Telnet access is disabled Telnet Port Enter the number of the port on which the EDS listens for incoming Telnet connections Default is 23 SSH Access Select whether Secure Shell SSH access is enabled Choices are On SSH access is enabled default Off SSH access is disable
154. tallation EDS4100 Reset Button The reset button is on the back of the EDS4100 to the left of the power connector Pressing this button reboots the EDS4100 and terminates all data activity occurring on the serial and Ethernet ports Physically Installing the EDS4100 Finding a Suitable Location Place the EDS4100 on a flat horizontal or vertical surface The EDS4100 comes with mounting brackets installed for vertically mounting the unit for example on a wall If using AC power avoid outlets controlled by a wall switch Connecting the EDS4100 Observe the following guidelines when attaching serial devices All four EDS4100 serial ports support RS 232 devices Alternatively ports 1 and 3 support RS 422 485 devices To connect an EDS4100 serial port to another DTE device use a null modem cable To connect the EDS4100 serial port to a DCE device use a straight through modem cable To connect the EDS4100 to one or more serial devices use the following procedure Note We recommend you power off the serial devices that will be connected to the EDS4100 1 For each serial device you want to connect attach a serial cable between the EDS4100 and your serial device 2 Connect an Ethernet cable between the EDS4100 Ethernet port and your Ethernet network 3 Use one or more of the following methods to power up the EDS4100 PoE method Power is supplied to the EDS4100 over the Et
155. te Page Clicking Traceroute from one of the Diagnostics pages displays the Diagnostics Traceroute page Here you can trace a packet from the EDS to an Internet host showing how many hops the packet requires to reach the host and how long each hop takes If you visit a Web site whose pages appear slowly you can use traceroute to determine where the longest delays are occurring Figure 10 6 Diagnostics Traceroute Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR as Staus Specity ether a DNS Hostname or Hardware MIBJI IP Sockets UE Aa Kalle HUE traceroute to a network host Ping Traceroute DNS Lookup Memory Buffer Pools Processes Diagnostics Traceroute Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved Diagnostics Traceroute Page Diagnostics Description Traceroute Page Settings Host Enter the IP address or DNS host name of the remote host that you want to traceroute from the EDS EDS Device Servers User Guide 102 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings Diagnostics DNS Lookup Page Clicking DNS Lookup from one of the Diagnostics pages displays the Diagnostics DNS Lookup page Here you can specify a DNS Hostname for a forward lookup or an IP address for a reverse lookup You can also perform a lookup for a Mail MX record by prefixing a DNS Hostname with a Figure 10 7 Diagnostics DNS Lookup Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR wered by Evolution OS Specify a DNS Hostname for a Hardware M
156. the data in the filesystem Figure 10 1 Filesystem Statistics Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os Status A a e RS eee et cieren he tissysten cane compacted Filesystem Statistics Panes lemina i ean Filesystem Size 2622000 Moyles 7E2512 bytes Available Space 1 533184 Mbytes IBD7861 bytes 68 Clean Space 764 405 Kbytes 012235 bytes 29 Dirty Space 7E5672 Kbyies 804426 bytes 09 File amp Dir Space Used 1 091814 Mbytes 1144957 bytes 41 Data Space Used 1 081322 Mbytes 1133849 bytes Number of Files 166 Numbor of Dire 2 Number of System Files 0 Oponed Files 0 Locked Files o Opened for Sharing 0 Current Banie A FW Sectors 00 21 18 erase cycles Bank A Sectors 72 43 5 erase cycles Bank B Sectors 13 64 5 erase cycles Busy No Actions Compact Formai Copyright Lartinaix Ine 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 95 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings Filesystem Browser Page If you click Browse at the top of a Filesystem page the Filesystem Browser page displays Here you can browse and manipulate the entire filesystem For example you can Browse the filesystem Create files and directories Upload files via HTTP Copy and move files o Transfer files to and from a TFTP server Figure 10 2 Filesystem Browser Page LANTRONIX EDS32PR os a aripile Pe ne eye Directores car te cre
157. tion LANTRONIX EDS32PR os This page show s the basic Hardware MIBJI IP Sockets patot Ping Traceroute DNS Lookup a Memory Buffer Pools Processes Diagnostics Hardware Current Configuration CPU Type 1xP420 CPU Speed 266 0 MHz CPU Instruction Cache 32 000 Kbytes 32768 bytes CPU Data Cache 32 000 Kbytes 32768 bytes RAM Size 16 000000 Mbytes 16777216 bytes Flash Size 8 000000 Mbytes 8388608 bytes Flash Sector Size 128 000 Kbytes 131072 bytes Flash Sector Count 64 Flash ID 0xEE11 Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 98 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings MIB II Network Statistics Page Clicking MIB II Stats from one of the Diagnostics pages displays the MIB II Network Statistics page This page displays the various SNMP served Management Information Bases MIBs available on the EDS Information about these MIBs can be found in the following Request for Comments RFCs LANTRONIX EDS32PR os RFC 1213 Original MIB II definitions RFC 2011 Updated definitions for IP and ICMP RFC 2012 Updated definitions for TCP RFC 2013 Updated definitions for UDP RFC 2096 Definitions for IP Forwarding Figure 10 3 MIB II Network Statistics Page Here you can view the various MIB E SNMP served MBs available on the Hardware MIBJI IP Sockets Rees Ping Traceroute DNS Lookup can be found in M
158. to send deta to this device All packets from IP Addresses not in this ist are ignored and thrown away Ifthe fiter ist is empty then all IP Address are allowed WARNING If using DHCP BOOTP make sure the IP Address of the DHCP BOOTP server is in the fiter lst IP Address Filter Page Settings IP Address Filter Page Description IP Address Enter the IP address that is allowed to send packets to the EDS If using DHCP with BOOTP enter the IP address of the DHCP BOOTP server Network Mask Enter the network mask associated with the IP address that is allowed to send packets to the EDS EDS Device Servers User Guide 125 12 Updating Firmware Lantronix periodically releases updates to the firmware to fix problems or provide feature upgrades Obtaini ng Firmware Obtain the most up to date firmware and release notes for the EDS from the Lantronix Web site http www lantronix com support downloads html or by using anonymous FTP ftp ftp lantronix com Upgrading Using Devicelnstaller Loading New Firmware 4 2 Download the EDS firmware from http www lantronix com support downloads html Unzip the files and save them to a directory on your PC Updating the Boot Loader from Devicelnstaller Note If the unzipped files contain a file named edsxxboot rom gz where xx is the model designation 4100 16 or 32 then the boot loader must be updated before the standard firmwar
159. ttaching to an appropriate power source such as those used in automation and manufacturing industries The terminal block connector supports a power range from 42 VDC to 56 VDC It can be used with the EDS4100 s barrel power connector and PoE capabilities as a redundant power source to the unit Figure 3 5 Terminal Block Connector Pin Assignments Top V Middle V Bottom Ground LEDs Light emitting diodes LEDs on the front and back panels show status information Back panel Each serial port has a Transmit and a Receive LED The Ethernet connector has Speed and Activity LEDs In addition the back panel has a Power LED and a Status LED Front panel The front panel has a green Power LED The table below describes the LEDs on the back of the EDS4100 Figure 3 6 Back Panel LEDs LED Description Transmit green Blinking EDS is transmitting data on the serial port Receive yellow Blinking EDS is receiving data on the serial port Power green On EDS is receiving power Status yellow Fast blink initial startup loading OS Slow blink once per second operating system startup On unit has finished booting Speed yellow On EDS is connected to a 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet network Off EDS is connected to a 10 Mbps Ethernet network Activity green Blink EDS is sending data to or receiving data from the Ethernet network EDS Device Servers User Guide 22 3 Ins
160. u want to delete this information Click OK to proceed or Cancel to cancel the operation EDS Device Servers User Guide 84 9 Security Settings Figure 9 1 SSH Server Host Keys Page LANTRONIX a SSH Server Host K SSH Client Known Hosts SSH Server Authorized Users SSH Client Users SSH Server Host Keys Upload Keys Private Key Browse Public Key Browse Key Type ORSA ODSA Submit Create New Keys EDS32PR Powered by Evolution OS The SSH Server Host Keys are used by all applications that play the role of an SSH Server Specifically the Command Line interface CLI and Tunneling in Accept Mode These keys can be created elsewhere and uploaded to the device or automatically generated onthe device It uploading existing keys take care to ensure the Private Key will not be compromised in transit This implies the data is uploaded over some kind of secure private network JARNING When generating new keys using a larger Bit Size will result in a longer key generation time Tests on this hardware have shown it can take upwards of 10 seconds for a 512 bt RSA Key 1 minute for a 768 bit RSA Key 2 minutes for a 1024 bt RSA Key 2 minutes for a 512 bit DSA Key EDS Device Servers User Guide ORSA ODSA 10 minutes for a 768 bit DSA Key O512 O768 1024 ETS ATRE R Note that some SSH Clients requir
161. ublic DSA Key Enter the path and name of the existing public DSA key you want to use with this user or use the Browse button to select the key If authentication is successful with the key no password is required SSH Client Users Page If you click SSH Client Users at the top of one of the SSH pages the SSH Client Users page displays Here you can change SSH client settings for users SSH client known hosts are used by all applications that play the role of an SSH client specifically tunneling in Connect mode At the very least a password or key pair must be configured for a user The keys for public key authentication can be created elsewhere and uploaded to the device or automatically generated on the device If uploading existing keys be sure the private key will not be compromised in transit This implies the data is uploaded over some kind of secure private network Note If you are providing a key by uploading a file make sure that the key is not password protected EDS Device Servers User Guide 89 9 Security Settings Figure 9 4 SSH Client Users Page LANTRON xX EDS32PR os The SSH Client Known Hosts are SSH Server Host Keys SSH Client Known Hosts luted by al applicatione thet play the role of an SSH Client Specifically SSH Server Authorized Users SSH Client Users Tunneling in Connect Mode atthe very least a Password or Key Pair must be configured for a SSH Client Users
162. vailable displays 3 Expand the list by clicking the symbol next to the icon for the desired EDS model 4 To view the configuration of the EDS select the unit by clicking its IP address Figure 5 1 Lantronix Devicelnstaller Search Assign IP Upgrade E Bb Laron Devices 23 devices E g Local Area Connection 172 18 100 40 EDs lt i EDS4100 firmware v3 00 sos SecureLinx ups E Unknown Wireless XPot S XPress DR Device Detats Web Configuration Telnet Configuration Property Name Group Comments Device Family Type 10 Hardware Address Fimware Version Extended Fimware Version Online Status Telnet Enabled Telnet Post Web Enabled Web Port Mavimum Baud Rate Supported Fimware Upgradable IP Address Supports Dynamic IP Subnet Mask Gateway Number of Ports Value EDS EDS4100 00 20 4A 83 7F 34 3 00 3 0 0 1R5 Dnine Tue Tue 1721815100 False 255 255 0 0 172180 1 4 EDS Device Servers User Guide 30 5 Getting Started Viewing EDS Properties To view the EDS s properties in the right window click the Device Details tab The current properties for the EDS display Figure 5 2 lists the EDS properties and whether they are user configurable or read only The properties of the other EDS models are similar except for the number of ports Note On this screen you can change Group and Comments
163. want to override a parent directive that uses some other AuthType Multiple users can be configured within a single authentication directive Copyright Lantronix Inc 2005 All rights reserved EDS Device Servers User Guide 80 8 Services Settings HTTP Authentication Page Settings URI HTTP Authentication Page Description Enter the Uniform Resource Identifier URI of the resource that will participate in the authentication process Default is Realm Enter the domain or realm used for HTTP operations Default is lt config gt AuthType Select an authorization type Different types of authorization offer varying levels of security Choices are from least to most secure None no authentication necessary Basic encodes passwords using Base64 Digest encodes passwords using MD5 Default SSL page can only be accessed over SSL no password SSL Basic page can only be accessed over SSL encodes passwords using Base64 SSL Digest page can only be accessed over SSL encodes passwords using MD5 SSL alone does not require a password but all data transferred to and from the HTTP Server is encrypted There is no reason to create an authentication directive using None unless you want to override a parent directive that uses some other AuthType Multiple users can be configured within a single authentication directive Username Enter
164. your Web site Example If a user enters http www widgets abccompany com to access your Web site the Common Name would be www widgets abccompany com Expires Enter the expiration date in mm dd yyyy format for the new self signed certificate Example An expiration date of May 9 2007 is entered as 05 05 2007 Bit Size Select the bit size of the new self signed certificate Choices are 512 768 1024 Using a larger bit size takes more time to generate the key Approximate times are 10 seconds for a 512 bit RSA key 1 minute for a 768 bit RSA key 2 minutes for a 1024 bit RSA key EDS Device Servers User Guide 94 10 Maintenance and Diagnostics Settings Filesystem Pages Clicking the Filesystem link in the menu bar displays the Filesystem Statistics page This page has two links at the top for viewing filesystem statistics and browsing and manipulating the entire filesystem Filesystem Statistics Page The Filesystem Statistics page displays when you click Filesystem in the menu bar It also displays when you click Statistics at the top of the Filesystem Browser page This page displays various statistics and current usage information of the flash filesystem The Actions row provides Compact and Format links for compacting or formatting the filesystem Only a system administrator should perform these tasks Note Compact preserves data and eliminates dirty space by making a new copy Format destroys all of

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