
NPort 5200 Series
Quick Installation Guide
Fifth Edition, November 2005
1. Overview
The NPort 5200 Series of compact 
Note:
2. Package Checklist
Before installing NPort 5200, verify that the package contains the following items:
y1 NPort 5200 
yDocumentation & Software CD
yNPort 5200 Series Quick Installation Guide
Optional Accessories | 
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y  | ||
y   | RJ45   | |
y  | RJ45   | |
y
y
y
Notify your sales representative if any of the above items is missing or damaged.
3. Hardware Introduction
The NPort 5200 series of device servers are used to control 
NPort  | NPort  | ||||
RJ45 10/100M  | 
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  | Reset  | Terminal Block  | |
Ethernet port  | 
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  | button  | Power input  | |
V- V+RESET  | 10/100M  | V- V+  | 
  | RESET 10/100M  | |
Ethernet  | 
  | Ethernet  | |||
Ready  | 
  | screw hole | Ready  | 
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Link  | 
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P1  | 
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P2  | 
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  | 5210  | 
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Industrial   | 
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  | Wallmount  | P1   | P2   | |
P1   | P2   | screw hole  | Tx Rx RTS  | CTS  | GND T+ T- R+/D+   | 
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serial ports  | 
  | Terminal Block  | |||
NPort  | NPort  | ||||
RJ45 10/100M  | 
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  | Reset  | 
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  | Terminal Block  | |||
Ethernet port  | 
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  | button  | 
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  | Power input  | |||
V-  | V+  | RESET  | 10/100M  | 
  | V-  | V+  | 
  | RESET 10/100M  | |
  | Ethernet  | 
  | Ethernet  | ||||||
Ready  | 
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  | screw hole  | Ready  | 
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Link  | 
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  | Link  | 
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P1  | 
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P2  | 
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  | 523210  | 
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  | 5232I10  | 
  | Industrial   | 
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P1   | P2   | Wallmount  | 
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Tx Rx  | RTS CTS  | GND T+ T- R+/D+  | screw hole  | Tx  | Rx  | RTS  | CTS  | GND T+ T- R+/D+   | |
NPort 5200 LED Indicators (top panel)
LED | LED  | 
  | LED Function | 
Name  | Color  | 
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  | Steady on:  | Power is on and NPort 5200 is  | 
  | red  | 
  | booting up.  | 
  | Blinking:  | Indicates an IP conflict, or DHCP or  | |
  | 
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  | BOOTP server did not respond  | 
Ready  | 
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  | properly.  | 
  | Steady on:  | Power is on and NPort 5200 is  | |
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  | green  | 
  | functioning normally.  | 
  | Blinking:  | The device server has been located  | |
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  | by Administrator’s Location function  | 
  | off  | Power is off, or power error condition exists.  | |
  | orange  | 10 Mbps Ethernet connection.  | |
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Ethernet | green  | 100 Mbps Ethernet connection.  | |
  | off  | Ethernet cable is disconnected, or has a short.  | |
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  | orange  | Serial port is receiving data.  | |
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P1, P2 | green  | Serial port is transmitting data.  | |
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  | off  | No data is being transmitted or received through  | |
  | the serial port.  | ||
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4. Hardware Installation Procedure
STEP 1: After removing NPort 5200 from the box, the first thing you should do is connect the power adaptor. Connect the 
STEP 2: Connect NPort 5200 to a network. Use a standard 
STEP 3: Connect NPort 5200’s serial port to a serial device.
both for the 
Reset 
STEP 4: Placement Options
In addition to placing NPort 5200 on a desktop or other horizontal surface, you may also make use of the 
Wall Mount  | ||
V- V+  | RESET 10/100M  | 
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Ethernet  | 
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Ready  | 
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Link  | 
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P1  | 
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P2  | 
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  | 52105210  | 
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  | Industrial   | 
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P/N: 1802002010400
the reset button.
P1   | P2   | 
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