Black Box 1-, 2-, and 4-Port Industrial Ethernet Serial Servers Quick Start Guide, Hardware Setup

Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

For descriptive purposes, this Quick Start Guide considers a typical configuration consisting of a PC connected via an Ethernet LAN to a 2-Port Industrial Serial Server connected to the RS-232 port of a serial device.

Hardware Setup

Figure QS-1. Typical hardware setup.

Step 1: Connect the Serial Server to the network using a standard network cable.

Step 2: Connect the Serial Server to the RS-232 port on the serial device.

NOTE: If the serial device is configured as a DCE, use a straight-through serial cable. If the serial device is configured as a DTE, use a crossover (null-modem) cable.

Step 3: Set the Run/Console DIP switch to the Run position.

Step 4: Apply power to the Serial Server.

Software Installation

Using the CD included with the serial server, install the Serial Server Manager software on the configuring computer.

Serial Server Configuration

Step 1: Open the Serial Server Manager software. It will automatically search for any reachable Serial Servers. A list of all Serial Servers connected to the LAN will appear in the Serial Server List window.

Step 2: Double-click the desired Serial Server port on the list to bring up the Server Properties configuration screen.

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