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Specifications
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Dimension
Hardware Configuration
NOTE Select “None” when setting the port as RS-485 or 4-wire RS-422
Hardware Setup
The command will return the Ping results indicating four replies
Default Settings
Matching the Serial Server and Virtual COM Port Settings
How to
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Contents
LES401A LES402A LES404A
Connect RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485 devices to an Ethernet network
1-, 2-, and 4-Port Industrial Ethernet Serial Servers
Customer Support Information
Trademarks Used in this Manual
Trademarks Used in this Manual
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FCC and NOM Statement
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Instrucciones de Seguridad
Normas Oficiales Mexicanas Electrical Safety Statement
NOM Statement
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
9.2.1
Table of Contents
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Serial Server Configuration
Hardware Setup
Software Installation
Quick Start Guide
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Install Virtual COM Ports on PC
Quick Start Guide
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Check Communications
Quick Start Guide
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Chapter 1 Specifications
1. Specifications 1.1 General
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1.2 Default Settings
Chapter 1 Specifications
Figure 1-2. 2-Port Serial Server dimensions
Chapter 1 Specifications
Figure 1-1. 1-Port Serial Server dimensions
Figure 1-3. 4-Port Serial Server dimensions
2.1.1 Applications
Chapter 2 Overview
2. Overview 2.1 Introduction
2.1.2 Manager Software
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2.2 Features
Chapter 2 Overview
2.3.2 Virtual COM Mode
2.3 Communication Modes
2.3.1 Direct IP Mode
Chapter 2 Overview
2.4 What’s Included
2.3.3 Paired Mode
2.3.4 Heartbeat
2.5 Hardware Description
Table 2-1. 1-Port Serial Server components
Chapter 2 Overview
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Figure 2-3. 2-Port Serial Server
Table 2-2 Continued. 2-Port Serial Server components
Chapter 2 Overview
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Figure 2-4. 4-Port Serial Server
3.1 Serial Server Indicators, Switches, and Connectors
Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration
3. Hardware Configuration
3.1.1 Indicators
NOTE Refer to Chapter 9 for details on Upgrade Mode
3.2.1 Default Mode
3.2.3 Upgrade Mode
3.2 Serial Server/Port Operational Modes
3.2.6 RS-485H Mode
3.2.4 RS-232 Mode
3.2.5 RS-422 Mode
3.2.7 RS-485F Mode
Table 3-2. 1-Port Industrial Serial Server bias jumpers
Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration
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Figure 3-2. 2-Port Industrial Serial Server bias jumper locations
Figure 3-3. 4-Port Industrual Serial Server
Chapter 3 Hardware Configuration
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Table 3-4. 4-Port Industrial Serial Server bias jumpers
4.1 Automatic Installation
Chapter 4 Installing the Software
4. Installing the Software
4.2 Manual Installation
The installation progress will be shown until complete
Chapter 4 Installing the Software
Step 3 When Choose Destination Location appears, click “Next.”
Figure 4-5. The Install Shield Wizard Complete window
Chapter 4 Installing the Software
4.3 Updating an Existing Installation
4.4 Opening the Serial Server Manager software
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5.1 Hardware Setup
Chapter 5 Using Serial Server Manager
5. Using Serial Server Manager
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5.2 Software Setup
Chapter 5 Using Serial Server Manager
NOTE See Chapter 9 for more information on upgrading firmware
5.3 Software Overview
5.3.1 Menus
Chapter 5 Using Serial Server Manager
5.4 Search for Servers
5.3.2 Server Icons Pane
5.3.3 Serial Server/Virtual COM Lists
Chapter 5 Using Serial Server Manager
NOTE Serial Server Manager Navigation
5.5 Configure Server Properties
Enter to select update or cancel
Use the mouse to select the property and parameters or
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Chapter 6 Configuring the Serial Server Properties
6. Configuring the Serial Server Properties
NOTE To use Ping to check for communications
Access a DOS window in XP click “Start,” then “Run”
The command will return the Ping results indicating four replies
At run prompt enter CMD
Figure 6-3. Pinging using the DOS command window Netmask
NOTE Select “None” when setting the port as RS-485 or 4-wire RS-422
Chapter 6 Configuring the Serial Server Properties
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UDP Mode
Chapter 6 Configuring the Serial Server Properties
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Force Transmit
Chapter 6 Configuring the Serial Server Properties
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Update/Save
NOTE Refer to Section 2.3.3, Paired Mode
Chapter 6 Configuring the Serial Server Properties
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7.1 Virtual COM Port Installation
Chapter 7 Installing Virtual COM Ports
7. Installiing Virtual COM Ports
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Figure 7-3. The COMInst window
Chapter 7 Installing Virtual COM Ports
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7.2 Matching the Serial Server and Virtual COM Port Settings
Chapter 7 Installing Virtual COM Ports
Figure 7-6. The Serial Server COM3 Properties window
Chapter 7 Installing Virtual COM Ports
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Chapter 8 Removing Virtual COM Ports
8. Removing Virtual COM Ports 8.1 Using Serial Server Manager
8.2 Using Device Manager
NOTE The screen shots were taken from a Windows XP operating system
Figure 8-2. The Control Panel window
Chapter 8 Removing Virtual COM Ports
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Figure 8-4. Confirm Device Removal Step 5 Click “OK” to proceed
Chapter 8 Removing Virtual COM Ports
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9.1 Downloading the Firmware
Chapter 9 Upgrading the Serial Server Firmware
9. Upgrading the Serial Server Firmware
9.2 Upgrading Via Serial Server Manager
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Figure 9-1. The Port Settings window
Chapter 9 Upgrading the Serial Server Firmware
Console Mode Setup
Chapter 10 Using Console Mode
10. Using Console Mode
Navigating the Configuration Menus
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Chapter 10 Using Console Mode
Figure 10-1. Console Mode Configuration screens
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Chapter 10 Using Console Mode
Figure 10-2. Saving and restarting the configuration
NOTE See Chapter 6 for details on server properties
Chapter 11 Using the Web Server
11. Using the Web Server
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Figure 11-2. The Web Server Serial Port Properties page
Chapter 11 Using the Web Server
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Figure 11-3. The Web Server Operation page
Chapter 11 Using the Web Server
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NOTE See Chapter 6 for details on Server Properties
Chapter 12 Using Telnet
12. Using Telnet
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Chapter 12 Using Telnet
Figure 12-2. Telnet Configuration screens
A.1 2- and 4-Port Serial Server DB9 Pinouts in RS-232 Mode
Appendix A RS-232 Connections
Appendix A. RS-232 Connections
A.2 1-Port Serial Server Terminal Block Pinout in RS-232 Mode
B.1 2- and 4-Port Serial Server DB9 Pinout in RS-422 Mode
Appendix B RS-422/485 Connections
Appendix B. RS-422/485 Connections
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B.2 1-Port Serial Server Terminal Block Pinout in RS-422 Mode
Appendix B RS-422/485 Connections
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Appendix C RS-485 Connections
Appendix C. RS-485 Connections
Appendix C RS-485 Connections
Figure C-3. Terminal block connector
Table C-3. Terminal block connector pinning in RS-485F mode
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D.1 Standard Ethernet Cable RJ-45 Pinout
Appendix D Network Connections
Appendix D. Network Connections
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connector pinout
D.2 Crossover Ethernet Cable RJ-45 Pinout
Figure D-2. RJ-45 connector Table D-3. RJ-45 Ethernet crossover cable
Appendix D Network Connections
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