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Table of ContentsTable of Contents
1. Specifications .........................................................................................................................................................................7
1.1 General ..........................................................................................................................................................................7
1.2 Serial Interface ...............................................................................................................................................................7
1.3 N etwork ........................................................................................................................................................................8
1.4 TCP/U DP Ports ...............................................................................................................................................................9
1.5 Dimensional Diagrams .................................................................................................................................................10
2. Overview .............................................................................................................................................................................12
2.1 Introduc tion .................................................................................................................................................................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 R S-2 32 ................................................................................................................................................................17
3.2.2 RS-422 ...............................................................................................................................................................18
3.2.3 RS-48 5 ...............................................................................................................................................................18
3.3 Connecting Hardened Serial Servers to the Network ..................................................................................................18
3.4 Ethernet Passthrough Port ...........................................................................................................................................18
3.5 Hardene d 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 Over view of the Hardened Serial Server Software .......................................................................................................23
4 .1.1 I co ns ....................................................................................................................................................................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 Set ting 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