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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.......................................................................1
ABOUT YOUR VLINX ESR90XW WIRELESS SERIAL SERVER................................... 1
Features................................................................................................................2
Communication Modes.........................................................................................2
802.11 WIRELESS NETWORKING BASICS...................................................................3
802.11 Wireless Networking................................................................................. 4
ESR90XW STARTUP PROCEDURE..............................................................................6
1. Package Checklist.............................................................................................6
2. Hardware Setup................................................................................................6
3. Power Up..........................................................................................................7
4. Set Up PC..........................................................................................................8
5. Configuration....................................................................................................8
6. Operation..........................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 2: VLINX ESR90XW HARDWARE............................................9
PACKAGE CHECKLIST................................................................................................9
HARDWARE FEATURES............................................................................................10
Indicators............................................................................................................10
Reset Switch........................................................................................................10
Connectors..........................................................................................................11
RS-485 Receiver Biasing.....................................................................................12
RS-422/485 Terminating.....................................................................................12
CONNECTIONS FOR SERVER CONFIGURATION..........................................................12
OTHER HARDWARE CONNECTIONS..........................................................................13
CHAPTER 4: DEVICE CONFIGURATION VIA WEB CONSOLE...........15
ACCESSING THE WEB BROWSER..............................................................................15
CONFIGURING THE SERIAL PORT............................................................................. 16
CONFIGURING COMMUNICATIONS MODES AND PROTOCOLS................................... 16
CONFIGURING NETWORK PROPERTIES.....................................................................17
CONFIGURING WIRELESS PROPERTIES.....................................................................17
MANAGING USERS ACCOUNTS................................................................................18
USING DEVICE STATUS INFORMATION.................................................................... 19
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B&B Electronics Mfg Co Inc – 707 Dayton Rd - PO Box 1040 - Ottawa IL 61350 - Ph 815-433-5100 - Fax 815-433-5104 – www.bb-elec.com
B&B Electronics Ltd – Westlink Commercial Park – Oranmore, Galway, Ireland – Ph +353 91-792444 – Fax +353 91-792445 – www.bb-europe.com
CHAPTER 5: ADJUSTING THE BEHAVIOR OF DEVICE
COMMUNICATION PORTS.................................................................................21
POLLING STRINGS....................................................................................................22
TIMEOUTS................................................................................................................22
DATA QUANTITIES...................................................................................................22
USING MULTIPLE CONDITIONS................................................................................22
CHAPTER 6: DEVICE DISCOVERY AND VIRTUAL COM PORTS...... 23
DEVICE DETECTION UTILITY...................................................................................23
VCOM PORT SETUP................................................................................................24
APPENDIX A: VLINX ESR90XW TECHNICAL DATA...................................25
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................25
DEFAULT SERVER PROPERTIES................................................................................27
VLINX ESR90XW DIMENSIONAL DIAGRAMS.........................................................28
APPENDIX B: RS-232/422/485 CONNECTIONS.................................................31
DB-9 PIN-OUTS FOR RS-232 AND RS-232/422/485 CONNECTIONS......................... 31
TERMINAL BLOCK PIN-OUT FOR RS-422 AND RS-485 (VLINX ESR901W485 ONLY)
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APPENDIX C: CONFIGURATION PORT CONNECTIONS............................35
RJ-45 PIN-OUT FOR CONFIGURATION PORT CONNECTION.......................................35
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY.................................................................357