StarTech.com NETRS232_4 manual

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Instruction Manual FCC C ompliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment genera tes, uses and can radiate rad[...]

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Instruction Manual 1 Introduction Thank you for pur chasing a StarT ech.com Ethernet Remote Serial interface converter . With this one, two , or four port converter , your RS-232 serial devices can be placed anywhere on your Ethernet W AN/LAN and still per form as if they w ere right beside you. Ev en at the longest distances, control of your seria[...]

Serial Rx LED Serial T x LED Serial Port Network LEDs RJ-45 Port Pow er LED DC Pow er Port Instruction Manual 2 Hardwar e Guide[...]

Hardwar e Installation 1. Plug the power adapt er into the Power port on the conv er ter and plug the other end into an available pow er source. The red Po wer LED onthe converter should now be illuminated. 2. Connect the conv er ter to your network b y doing one of the following: • Using a straight-through RJ-45 cable to connect the conv er ter [...]

Conguring the Network Settings The IP Extender Manager software displays information in a format similar t o Window s Explorer . Any NETRS232 devices on your network are display ed in the “IP Extenders Near Me” branch of the “My IP Extender Network” tree. Each NETRS232 device on your network will need a unique IP address. These can be se[...]

Conguring Network Settings U sing a W eb Browser The NETRS232 converter contains an embedded web server that allows y ou to congure your device ’ s network settings through your w eb browser . T o congure an NETRS232’ s network settings using a web browser , open your w eb browser and enter the device’ s IP address in the browser’ [...]

6. Congure the devic e. T he following network and port settings for the device can be congured in a T elnet session: Device settings (for the interface converter device): • IP address • Net mask • Gatewa y • NetBios name (Device Name) • W orkgroup Port settings (for each serial port individually): • T CP por t number • P or t m[...]

Activating and Deactivating NETRS232 Ports NETRS232 por ts that hav e been detected as existing on the network are not initially activated for your PC. T o access a serial port, you must rst activate it. Y ou can activate a port on one computer , some computers, all computers, or none of the comput ers on your network. T o activate a port, open [...]

There are two ic ons that depic t the state of the NETRS232_x ports and devices: Icon: Device available on the network. Icon with red X: Device not available on the network. Icon with green square: Under “My Comput er, ” this icon means the port is available. Under “My IP Extender Neighborhood, ” this icon means the port is ac tivat ed loca[...]

Adv anced Settings Ports that have been activated on y our PC can generally be used without any further conguration. There are , however , additional conguration options available through the IP Extender Manager . P or t Modes The interface converter converts serial port data to and from TCP/IP packets over Ethernet. Each port exchanges TCP/I[...]

Virtual por t (driv er) settings The virtual por t allows a serial port on an NETRS232 device to be used in same manner as a local serial port when the por t is congured in Windows Mode (described above). In this state, the driver for the virtual port converts local serial por t accesses int o T CP/ IP packets to be exchanged with NETRS232 port.[...]

T o preven t this dicult y , NETRS232 Links have a “ discovery ” mode that allow s the correct NETRS232 Link por t to be f ound even when the IP address of the associated box has changed. T o use this discov er y mode, a “port binding” must be created for that virtual por t. A port binding is a network identication of the target NETRS[...]

Binding to IP Address The IP address of a network device is assigned by either the sy stem administrator or through a DHCP server . Binding a vir tual port to an IP address will for ce that virtual por t to attempt a connection to an y device with that par ticular IP address only . Binding to an IP address provides dynamic connections. Device IP ad[...]

W AN Activation Activating and accessing the virtual serial port on a NE TRS232 device across a W AN can be done in two dierent wa ys, depending on how the NETRS232 device is accessible. • NETRS232 device is accessible externally – is directly accessible on the Internet. • NETRS232 device accessible internally – is located behind a gatew[...]

Instruction Manual 14 4. Ensure that the port(s) to use W AN ac tivation on ar e congured for “Driver Mode” . 5. Record the TCP port number of the port(s) to be accessible. 6. With the IP addr ess and T CP por t number(s) of the NETRS232 device in mind, enable port for war ding on your gateway/router f or each por t to be made remotely acces[...]

Instruction Manual 15 Specications Internet Protoc ols IP , HT TP , ICMP , T CP , TFTP , and UDP Connectors 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port (female) 1 x DC Pow er NETRS232_1 1 x DB-9 serial port (male) NETRS232_2 2 x DB-9 serial ports (male) NETRS232_4 4 x DB-9 serial ports (male) LEDs 1 x Pow er 2 x Ethernet Link/Activity 1 x Serial T x (per serial por[...]

Instruction Manual 16 T echnical Suppor t StarT ech.com’ s lif etime technical support is an integral part of our c ommitment to provide industry-leading solutions. If you ever need help with your product, visit ww w .startech.com/support and access our comprehensive selection of online tools , documentation, and downloads. For the la test driver[...]

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