Black Box LES424A, LES422A, LES421A, 1-, 2-, and 4-Port Hardened Serial Servers Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1.	Specifications		7
	1.1	General	7
	1.2	Serial Interface	7
	1.3	Network	8
	1.4	TCP/UDP Ports	9
	1.5	Dimensional Diagrams	10
2.	Overview		12
	2.1	Introduction	12
	2.2	Features	12
	2.3	What’s Included	13
	2.4	Hardware Description	13
		2.4.1 1-Port Hardened Serial Server	13
		2.4.2 2-Port Hardened Serial Server	14
		2.4.3 4-Port Hardened Serial Server	15
	2.5	Configuration Software	16
3. Installation and Initial Setup			17
	3.1	Connecting the Power Supply	17
	3.2	Connecting Hardened Serial Servers to Serial Devices	17
		3.2.1 RS-232	17
		3.2.2 RS-422	18
		3.2.3 RS-485	18
	3.3	Connecting Hardened Serial Servers to the Network	18
	3.4	Ethernet Passthrough Port	18
	3.5	Hardened Serial Server Configuration	19
		3.5.1 Configuring via the Network using Hardened Serial Server Software	19
		3.5.2 Configuring via the Network using a Browser	19
		3.5.3 Configuring via a Serial Port Using Hardened Serial Server Software (Console Mode)	20
	3.6	Hardened Serial Server Operational Connections	20
	3.7	Installing and Starting Hardened Serial Server Software	21
	3.8	Discovering Hardened Serial Servers	22
4.	Configuring the Hardened Serial Server		23
	4.1	Overview of the Hardened Serial Server Software	23
		4.1.1 Icons	23
		4.1.2 Hardened Serial Server Information Table	24
		4.1.3 Configuration Pane	24
	4.2	Logging In	25
	4.3	Navigating the Configuration Pages	25
	4.4	Setting Up the Hardened Serial Server Name and Password	26
		4.4.1 Changing the Hardened Serial Server’s Name	26
		4.4.2 Changing the Password	26
	4.5	Setting Up IP Addressing	26
		4.5.1 Setting Up Dynamic IP Addressing	27
		4.5.2 Setting Up Static IP Addressing	27
	4.6	Setting Up Serial Ports	28
	4.7	Setting Up Port Network Parameters	28
		4.7.1 TCP Configuration	28
		4.7.2 UDP Configuration	30

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