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  • Page 1

    Manual Revision: 09/17/2014 For the most up-to-date information, please visit: www.startech.com DE: Bedienungsanleitung - de.startech.com FR: Guide de l'utilisateur - fr .startech.com ES: Guía del usuario - es.startech.com IT: Guida per l'uso - it.startech.com NL: Gebruiksaanwijzing - nl.startech.com PT: Guia do usuário - pt.star tech.c[...]

  • Page 2

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

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    Instruction Manual i T able of C ontents Introduction ............................................................................................ 1 Packaging Conten ts ................................................................................................................................. 1 System Requirements .............................[...]

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    Instruction Manual 1 Introduction Thank you for pur chasing a StarT ech.com Ethernet Remote Serial inter face con ver ter . 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 f orm as if they were right beside you. Ev en at the longest distances, control of your se[...]

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

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    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 y our net w ork by doing one of the following: • Using a straight-through RJ-45 cable to connect the conv er te[...]

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    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 displayed 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[...]

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    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 net w ork settings through your web browser . T o congure an NETRS232’ s network settings using a web browser , open your web browser and ent er the device’ s IP address in the browser’[...]

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    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 • Gateway • NetBios name (Device Name) • Workgr oup Port settings (for each serial port individually): • TCP port number • Port mode ([...]

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    Activating and Deactivating NETRS232 Ports NETRS232 por ts that ha ve been detected as existing on the network are not initially activated for your PC. T o access a serial por t, y ou must rst ac tiva te it. Y ou can ac tivat e a port on one computer , some computers, all computers, or none of the comput ers on your network. T o ac tivat e a por[...]

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    There are two ic ons that depic t the stat e of the NE TRS232_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 Computer , ” this icon means the port is available. Under “My IP Extender Neighborhood, ” this icon means the port is ac tiva ted lo[...]

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    Adv anced Settings Ports that have been activated on y our PC can generally be used without any fur ther 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/[...]

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    Virtual por t (driv er) settings The virtual por t allow s a serial por t 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 acc esses into T CP/ IP packets to be exchanged with NETRS232 por[...]

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    T o prevent this diculty, NETRS232 Links have a “ discovery ” mode that allows 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 discovery mode, a “port binding” must be created for that virtual por t. A port binding is a network identication of the target NETRS232 Li[...]

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    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 c onnec tion to an y device with that particular IP address only . Binding to an IP address provides dynamic connections. Device IP a[...]

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    W AN Activation Activating and accessing the virtual serial port on a NE TRS232 device across a WAN 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 gatewa[...]

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    Instruction Manual 14 4. Ensure that the port(s) to use W AN ac tiva tion on are congured for “Driver Mode” . 5. Record the TCP port number of the por t(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 remot ely ac[...]

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    Instruction Manual 15 Specications Internet Protoc ols IP , HTTP , 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 ser ial por[...]

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    Instruction Manual 16 T echnical Suppor t StarT ech.com’ s lifetime technical suppor t is an int egral par t of our commitmen t to provide industry-leading solutions. If you ever need help with your pr oduc t, visit ww w .star tech.c om/suppor t and access our compr ehensive selection of online tools, documentation, and downloads. For the la test[...]

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    Hard-to-nd made easy . At StarT ech.com, that isn ’t a slogan. It ’ s a promise. StarT ech.com is your one-stop source for every connectivity par t you need. F rom the latest technology to legacy products — and all the parts that bridge the old and new — we can help you nd the parts that connect your solutions. We make it easy t o loc[...]