Moxa Technologies 5110 Series manual

NPort 51 10 Series User ’ s Manual First Edition, December 2004 www .moxa.com/product Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. Tel: +886-2-8919-1230 Fax: +886-2-8919-1231 Web: www.moxa.com MOXA Technical Support Worldwi de: support@moxa.com.tw The Americas support@moxa.com[...]

NPort 5110 User’s Manual The software d escribed in thi s manual i s furnished u nder a license a greement and m ay be used only in accordance with the term s of that agreement. Copyright Notice Copyright  2004 Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproducti on without perm ission is prohi bited. Trademarks MOXA is a re gistered tr[...]

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 1-1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 1-2 Package Checkl ist .......................................................................[...]

Chapter 6 Configuring Windows Administrator ...................................................... 6-1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 6-2 Installing Windows Ad ministrator..................................................................... 6-2 Configuration ......[...]

1 1 Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to NPort 5110, an a dvanced, 1 -port RS-232 seri al device serve r that makes it easy to network-ena ble your de vices. The following topics are covered in t his chapter: ! Overview ! Package Checklist ! Product Features ! Product Specifications[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Introduction 1-2 Overview NPort 5110 se rial device ser ver is designe d to make you r industrial serial devices I nternet ready instantly, and is well-suited for POS security market applicatio ns. The compact size of NPort 5110 device server makes them the ideal choice for connecting your RS-232 serial devices, su[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Introduction 1-3 Product Specifications LAN Ethernet 10/10 0 Mbps, R J45 Protection Built-in 1.5 KV magnetic isolation NPort 5110 Serial Interface Interface RS-232 No. of Ports 1 Port Type Male DB9 Signals TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND Serial Line Pro tection 15 KV ESD fo r all signals Power Line Protectio[...]

2 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter includ es information about installin g NPort 5110. The following topics are covered: ! Panel Layout ! Connecting the Hardware " Connecting the Power " Connecting to the Network " Connecting to a Serial Device " LED Indicators[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-2 Panel Layout NPort 5110 T op Panel View DIN-Rail screw hole W allmount screw hole Ready Link Tx/Rx Serial Device Server 51 10 10/100M Ethernet RESET 9-30VDC Port 1 RS-232 Male DB9 serial port Front Panel View RJ45 10/100M Ethernet port Reset button Power input Rear Panel View Stick-on pad Connec[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-3 Connecting to the Network Connect one e nd of the Eth ernet cable to NPort 511 0’s 10/100M Ethernet port and the other end of the cable to the Ethernet ne twork. NPort 5110 will indicate a valid con nection to the Ethernet in the following ways: ! The Ethernet LED maintains a solid green color[...]

3 3 Chapter 3 Initial IP Address Configuration When setting up your NPort 5110 for the first time, you sh ould first conf igure the IP address. Th is chapter introduces the method to co nfigure the devi ce server’s IP address. For m ore details about network settings, see the Network Settings section from Chapter 5, We b Console Configuration. Th[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Initial IP Address Configuration 3-2 Initializing NPort 5110’s IP Address 1. Determine whether your NPort 5110 needs to use a Static IP or Dynamic IP (either DHCP or BOOTP application). 2. If NPort 5110 is used in a Static IP environment, you can use NPort 5110 Adm inistration Suite, ARP, Web Console, Telnet Cons[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Initial IP Address Configuration 3-3 Take the following steps to use ARP to con figure the IP address: 1. Obtain a valid IP address fo r your NPort 5110 from your network ad ministrator. 2. Obtain NPort 5110’s MAC address fro m the label on its bottom panel. 3. Execute the ‘arp -s’ comm and from your com pute[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Initial IP Address Configuration 3-4 4. Type 2 to select Netw ork settings , and then press Enter . 5. Type 1 to select IP address and then press Enter .[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Initial IP Address Configuration 3-5 6. Use the Backspace key to erase the current IP address, type in the new IP address, and then press Enter . 7. Press any key to contin ue.[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Initial IP Address Configuration 3-6 8. Type m and th en press Enter to return to the m ain menu. 9. Type s and then pr ess Enter to Sav e/Restart the system. 10. Type y and then press Enter to save the new IP addre ss and restart NP ort 5110. Serial Console (19200, n, 8, 1) You may use t he RS-232 c onsole port to[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Initial IP Address Configuration 3-7 1. Connect NPort 5110’s serial port 1 directly to your computer’s male RS-232 serial port. 2. From the Windows desktop click on Start $ Programs $ PComm Lite $ Terminal Emulator . 3. When the P Comm Terminal Emulator window opens, first click on the Port Manag er menu item a[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Initial IP Address Configuration 3-8 8. Input the password when prompted. Note that this page will only app ear when the NPort 5110 has been set up for password prot ection. 9. Start configuring th e IP address under Network Settings . Refer to step 4 in the Telnet Console section for instructions on how to co nfig[...]

4 4 Chapter 4 Choosing the Proper Operation Mode In this section, we describe t he various NPort 5110 operation m odes. The opt ions inclu de an operation m ode that uses a driver instal led on the h ost compute r, and ope ration modes t hat rely o n TCP/IP socket programmi ng concepts. After choosi ng the proper operation mode in this chap ter, re[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 4-2 Overview NPort 511 0 Serial De vice Servers are used to net work-enable traditional RS-232 device s. A Serial Device Server is a tiny computer equi pped wit h a CPU, real-tim e OS, and TC P/IP protoc ols that can bi-directionally transfer data between the se rial and Ethernet [...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 4-3 UDP Mode Compared to TCP comm unication, UDP is faster and m ore efficient. In UDP mode, y ou can unicast or multicast data from the serial device to one or multiple host computers, and the serial device can also receive data from one or multip le host com puters, maki ng this[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 4-4 Ethernet Modem Mode The Ethernet Mod em operation mode is designed fo r use with l egacy operating systems, such as MS-DOS, that do not support TC P/IP Ethernet. By connecting one NP ort 5110’s serial port t o the MS-DOS computer’s serial port, it is possible to use legacy[...]

5 5 Chapter 5 Web Console Configuration The Web Cons ole is the m ost user-frien dly met hod available t o configure NPort 511 0. This chapter introd uces the Web Consol e function gro ups and functio n definitions . ! Opening Your Browser ! Basic Settings ! Network Settings ! Serial Settings ! Operating Settings " Real COM Mode " TCP Ser[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-2 Opening Your Browser 1. Open your browser with the cookie function en abled . (To enable your browser fo r cookies, right click on you r desktop Inte rnet Explorer i con, select Properties, click on the Security tab, and then select the three Enable options as shown in the figure below[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-3 ATTENTION Refer to Chapter 3, “Initial IP Address Configur ation,” to see how to configure the IP address. Examples shown in this chapter us e the Factory Default IP address (192.168.127 .254). 4. The NPort 5110 hom epage will ope n. On thi s page, yo u can see a brie f descriptio [...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-4 Basic Settings Server name Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity 1 to 39 characters [model name]_[Serial No.] Optional This option is useful for specifying the locati on or ap plication of d ifferent NPort 5110s. Web/Telnet Console The “Disable” option f or “W e b Console” a nd ?[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-5 Network Settings Y ou must assign a valid IP address to NPort 51 10 before it will work in your network environment. Y our network syste m administrator should pro vide you with an IP address and related settings for your network. The IP addr ess must be unique within the network (othe[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-6 IP address Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity E.g., 192.168.1.1 (IP addresses of the form x . x . x .0 an d x . x . x .255 are inva lid.) 192.168 .127.254 R equired An IP address is a number assi gned to a net work devi ce (such as a c omputer) as a permanent address on the network. Co[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-7 connect to the web server. DNS is t he way that In ternet domain names are identified and translated into IP addresses. A domain name is an alphanumeric name, such as moxa.com, that it is usually easier to remember. A DNS server is a host that translates t his kind of t ext-based dom a[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-8 Auto report to IP Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity E.g., 192.168.1.1 or U RL (IP addresses of the form x . x . x .0 an d x . x . x .255 are inva lid.) None Optional Reports generated by the Auto report fu nction will be automatically sent to this IP address. Auto report to TCP port S[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-9 Port alias Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity 1 to 15 characters (E.g. , PLC-No .1) None Optional “Port alias” is included to allo w easy identification of the serial devices that are connected to NPort 5110’s s erial port. Serial Parameters ATTENTION Check the serial communicati[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-10 Operating Settings Click on Operating S ettings , located under Main Menu, to display the operating settings for both of NPort 5110’s serial ports. Real COM Mode TCP alive check time Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity 0 to 99 m in 7 min Optional 0 min: TCP connection is not closed d[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-11 Max connection 2 to 4: Allows 2 to 4 host’s Real COM drivers to open the specific NPort 5110 serial port, at the same time. When multiple hosts’ Real COM drivers op en the serial port at the same time, the COM driver only provides a pure data tunnel without control ab ility. That [...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-12 buffer is full or if the Force transmit time interv al reaches the time specified unde r Force transmit timeout . The optimal Force transmit timeo ut depends on your ap plication, but it must be at least larg er than one character interval within the s pecified baud rate. For exam ple[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-13 for the given time. After the connection is closed , NPort 5110 starts listening for another host’s TCP connection. This paramet er defines the m aintenance stat us as Closed or Listen for the TCP connection. The connection is c losed if there i s no incom ing or out going data thro[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-14 Force transmit Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity 0 to 65535 ms 0 ms Optional 0: Disable the force transm it timeout . 1 to 65535: Forces the NPor t 5110’s TCP/IP prot ocol software to try to pack serial data received during the specified time into the same data frame. This paramete[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-15 TCP Client Mode TCP alive check time Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity 0 to 99 m in 7 min Optional 0 min: TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection. 1 to 99 min: NPort 5110 automatically closes the TCP connection if th ere is no TCP activity for the given time. Inact[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-16 ATTENTION The Inactivity time should at least be set lar ger than that of Force transmi t timeout. To pr event the unintended loss of data due to th e session being disconnected, it is highly recommended th at this value is set large enough so that the intended d ata transfer is compl[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-17 ( 10 (bits) / 1200 (bi ts/s) ) * 1000 (m s/s) = 8.3 ms. Therefore, you shou ld set Force transmit timeout to be larger than 8.3 ms, so in this case, it must be greater than or equal to 10 ms. If the user wants to send a se ries of characters in the sam e packet , the serial device att[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-18 UDP Mode Delimiter 1 Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity 00 to FF None Optional Delimiter 2 Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity 00 to FF None Optional Once the NPort 5110 recei ves both delimiters through its serial port, it immediately packs all data currently in it s buffer a nd sends[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-19 internal buffer. NPort 5110 transmits data stor ed in the buffer via TCP/IP, but only if the internal buffer is full or if the Force transmit time interv al reaches the time specified unde r Force transmit timeout . The optimal Force transmit timeo ut depends on your ap plication, but[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-20 Pair Connection Slave Mode TCP alive check time Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity 0 to 99 m in 7 min Optional 0 min: TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection. 1 to 99 min: NPort 5110 automatically closes the TCP connection if th ere is no TCP activity for the given [...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-21 Pair Connection Master Mode TCP alive check time Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity 0 to 99 m in 7 min Optional 0 min: TCP connection is not closed due to an idle TCP connection. 1 to 99 min: NPort 5110 automatically closes the TCP connection if th ere is no TCP activity for the given[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-22 Ethernet Modem Dial-in NPort 511 0 listens for a TCP/IP connect ion request f rom the rem ote Ethernet m odem or host . NPort 5110’s respon se depends on the ATS0 value, as outlin ed below. ATS0=0 (default): NPort 5110 will temporarily accept the TCP connection and then send the “[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-23 Disconnection request from remote site After the TCP connection has been shut do wn by the rem ote Ethernet m odem or PC , NPort 51 10 will send the “NO CARRIER” signal via the se rial port and then return to command mode. Ethernet Modem Setting V alue Notes Necessity TCP port val[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-24 16 A T&D Serial port DTR control A T&D0=recognize DTE always ready A T&D1, A T&D2=reply DTE when DTR On (default) 17 A T&F Restore manufacturer’ s settings 18 A T&G Select guard ti me repl y “OK” o nly 19 A T&R Serial port R TS option co mmand reply ?[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-25 TCP port Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity 1 to 65535 4001 Required The TCP port t hat other de vices must use to contact t his device. T o avoid confl icts with s tandard TCP ports, the default is set to 4001. TCP alive check time Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity 0 to 99 m in 7 mi[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-26 ! Any host c an access the NP ort 5110 Disable this function by un-checki ng the “Enabl e the accessible IP list” checkbox. Refer to the following table for more configuration ex amples. Allowable Hosts Input format Any host Disable 192.168.1.120 192.16 8.1.120 / 255.255.255.2 55 [...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-27 From E-mail address Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity 1 to 63 characters None Optional E-mail addres s 1/2/3/4 Setting Factory Defaul t Necessity 1 to 63 characters None Optional ATTENTION Consult your Net work Adm inistrator or ISP for the proper mail server settings. The Auto warni[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-28 IP address changed The user has ch anged NPort 5110 ’s IP address. When the IP address ch anges, NPort 5110 will send an e-mail with the new IP address before NP ort 5110 reboots. If the NPort 5110 is unable to send an e-mail message to the mail server within 15 seconds, NPort 5110 [...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-29 Change Password Input the “O ld password ” and “New password” to change the pass word. Leave the password boxes blank to erase t he passwor d. If the passwo rd is erased, then NPort 5110 wi ll not have password protection. ATTENTION If you forget the password , the ONLY way to[...]

6 6 Chapter 6 Configuring Windows Administrator The following topics are covered in t his chapter: ! Overview ! Installing Windows Administrator ! Configuration " Broadcast Search " Unlock Password Protection " Configuring NPort 5110 " Upgrade Firmware " Export/Import ! Monitor ! Port Monitor ! COM Mapping " On-line CO[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-2 Overview Windows Admin istrator is designed to let you install and configure your NPor t 5110 products easily over the network. Windows Adm inistrator provides fi ve function groups that ease the installati on process, allo ws off-line C OM mapping , and provi des monitor ing a[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-3 3. Click on Next to install program files in the default directory, or select an alternative lo cation. 4. Click on Next to install the program using the default program name, or select a different name.[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-4 5. Click on Install to proceed with the installation. 6. The Installing window reports the p rogress of the installation.[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-5 7. Click on Next to proceed with the installation. 8. Click on Finish to complete the installation of NPort 5110 Administration Suite.[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-6 Configuration The Admi nistrator-Confi gurati on window is divided i nto four pa rts. ! The top part is the function list and onlin e help area. (Windows NT does not suppo rt this .chm file format.) ! The left pa rt lists the fi ve Admi nistrator fun ction gro ups. ! The right [...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-7 Broadcast Search 1. The Broadcast Search function is used to lo ca te all NPort 5110s that are connected to the same LAN as your computer. Since the Broadcast Search function searches by MAC address and not IP address, all NPort 5110s connected to the LAN will be located, regar[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-8 2. The Broadcast Search window will op en and disp lay the Model, IP Address, MAC Address, and Progress (of the sear ch fo r that particular device).[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-9 3. When the search is complete, the Broadcast S earch window closes, and the NPort 5110s th at were located are displayed in the right p ane of the Administrator window. If you foun d more tha n one serve r connected to this net work, refer t o the MAC address sticker on your s[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-10 Unlock Password Protection 1. If the NPort 5110 is password protected, then you will not be able to use th e right click method t o open the configura tion page . 2. Instead, select an NPort 5110 with “Lock” status, right click th e locked NPort 5110, and then select the u[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-11 4. The previous “Lock” status will switch to “Unlock” statu s. Administrator will keep this NPort 5110 in the Unlock status througho ut this Administrator session. The meanings of the si x states are as follows ( note t hat the term Fixed is bo rrowed from the standard[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-12 Configuring NPort 5110 1. Input the password to Unlock the NPort 5110. Righ t click on a specific NPort 5110 and select configure to start the conf iguration. 2. The progress bar shows that Administrator is retrieving configuration information from the specific NPort 5110.[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-13 3. Refer to Chapter 5 for each parameter’s function defi nition. To modify the configuration, you must first click in the modify box to activate the parameter setting box. ATTENTION You can simultaneously modify th e configurations of multiple NPor t 5110s that are of the sa[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-14 Upgrade Firmware 1. Input the password to Unlock the NPort 511 0, and then right click on a specific NPor t 5110 and select the Upgrade Firmware function to start upgrading the firmware. 2. Select the correct ROM file to be downloaded to the NPort 5110. 3. Wait patiently while[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-15 Export/Import Right click on a specific NPort 5110 and select the Export function to start Exp orting the configuration file. The Ex port Config uration funct ion is a ha ndy tool t hat can be use d to produce a text file cont aining the cu rrent config uration of a particular[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-16 ATTENTION You can simultaneously import the same configuration file into multiple NPo rt 5110s that are of the same model. To select multiple NPort 5110s, hold down the Ctrl key when selecting an additio nal NPort 5110, or hold do wn the Shift key to select a block of NPort 51[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-17 4. Select Add Target . 5. When you select Add Target, you will see a NPort 5110 list that looks the same as when using Configuration $ Broadcast Search. Chec k the NPort 5110 you would like to Monito r, and then click OK . 6. The NPort 5110 list will now appear on the Monitor [...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-18 8. Select or de-select Monitor I tems . Use the singl e arrowhe ad buttons to move hi ghlighted items from one box to the other. Use the double arrowhead buttons to move all items in one box to the other. 9. Select a Refre sh Rate (the default is 3 seconds).[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-19 10. Select Display warning message for new event or Play warning music for new event. In the second case, you must enter the path to the WA V file that you want to be played. “New event” means that one of the NP ort 5110s in the monitor is “Alive” or “Not Alive,” o[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-20 12. For this example, the NPort 5110 shown in the list will be monitored. 13. When one of the NPort 51 10s loses connection with the Monitor program, a warning alert will display automatically. The warning music will be p layed at the same time. 14. In the Monitor screen, you [...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-21 15. If the NPort 5110 gets reconnected, a warning w ill be displayed to remind the user that the NPort 5110 is n ow “Alive.” 16. The NPort 5110 that was reconnected, and is now “Aliv e,” will be shown in black color.[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-22 Port Monitor The process de scribed here i s the same as in the previous “ Monitor” secti on. The only di fference is that you can select more items un der Port Monitor than under Monitor. Select or de-select Moni tor Items . Use the single a rrowhead buttons to move highl[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-23 COM Mapping Windows Admin istration Suite comes with Windows 95 /98/ME/NT/2000/XP Real COM d rivers. After you install NPort 5110 Administration Suite, there are two ways to set up the NPort 5110’s serial port as your host’ s remote COM port. The first way is with On-line [...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-24 3. Add the target to which you would like to map COM ports. 4. The NPort 5110 list that appears is the list gene rated by the previous Br oadcast Search. S elect the NPort 5110 that you would lik e to map COM ports to. 5. Select COM Settin gs to mod ify COM No. , default setti[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-25 6. Select the COM No. COM ports that are “In use” or “Assigned” will also be indicated in this drop-down list. If you select multiple serial ports or multiple NPo rt 5110s, remember to check the “Auto Enum erating” func tion to use t he COM No. you select as the fi[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-26 Enable/Disable Tx/Rx FIFO . If disabled, NPort 5110 will se nd one byte each time the Tx FIFO becomes empty; and an Rx interrupt will be generated for each incoming byte. This will result in a faster response an d lower throughput. If you want to use XON/XO FF flow control, we[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-27 7. The Serial Pa rameter set tings shown here are t he default se ttings when t he NPort 5110 is powered on. However, t he program can redefine t h e serial parameters to different value s after the program opens the po rt via Win 3 2 API. 8. After setting the COM Mapping, rem[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-28 9. Select Discard Change t o tell Administrator NOT to save the C OM Mappi ng inform ation to the host. 10. To save the configuration to a text file, select Export CO M Mapping . You will then be able to import this configur ation file to another host and use the same COM Mapp[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-29 Off-line COM Mapping 1. Add a target by inputting the IP addr ess and selecting the Model Name without physically connecting the NPort 5110 to the network. 2. Select Apply c hange .[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-30 IP Location When NPort 5110 is use d in a dynam ic IP enviro nment, users m ust spend m ore time wi th IP management tasks. NPort 5110 prod ucts help out by periodically reportin g their IP address to the IP location server, in case the dynamic IP has changed. ! Receive NPort [...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Configuring Windows Administrator 6-31 3. Next, configure the Local Listen Port to be the same as the NPort 5110’s “Auto report to UDP port” setting. 4. Click Go to start receiving the Auto IP ad dress report from the NPort 5110.[...]

7 7 Chapter 7 IP Serial LIB The following topics are covered in t his chapter: ! Overview ! IP Serial LIB Function Groups ! Example Program[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual IP Serial LIB 7-2 Overview What is IP Se rial Library? IP Serial Library is a Windows lib rary with freq uently used serial comm and sets and s ubroutine s. IP Serial Library is designed to reduce t he comple xity and poor e fficiency of serial c ommunication over TCP/IP. For exam ple, Telnet can only transfer data[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual IP Serial LIB 7-3 IP Serial LIB Function Groups Server Control Port Co ntro l Input/Ou tput Data P ort Status Inquiry Miscellaneous nsio_init nsio_end nsio_resetserv er nsio_checkalive nsio_ope n nsio_close nsio_ioctl nsio_flowct rl nsio_DTR nsio_RTS nsio_lctrl nsio_baud nsio_resetp ort nsio_read nsio_SetReadT imeo[...]

A A Appendix A Pinouts and Cable Wiring In this appendix, we cover the fo llowing topics. ! Port Pinout Diagrams " Ethernet Port Pinouts " Serial Port Pinouts ! Cable Wiring Diagrams " Ethernet Cables[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Pinouts and Cable Wiring A-2 Port Pinout Diagrams Ethernet Port Pinouts Serial Port Pinouts DB9 Male RS-232 port pinouts f or NPort 5110 PIN SIGNAL 1 DCD 2 RxD 3 TxD 4 DTR 5 GND 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 ---[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Pinouts and Cable Wiring A-3 Cable Wiring Diagrams Ethernet Cables[...]

B B Appendix B Well Known Port Numbers In this appendix, which is in cluded for your re ference, we p rovide a list of Wel l Known port numbers that may cause network prob lems if you set NPort 5110 to one of these ports. Refer to RFC 1700 for Well Know n port num bers, or refer t o the following i ntroduction fr om the IANA. The port numbers are d[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Well Known Port Numbers B-2 TCP Socket Application Service 42 Host name server (names server) 43 Whois (nickname) 49 (Login Host Protocol ) (Login) 53 Dom ain Name Server (dom ain) 79 Finger protocol (Finger) 80 W orld W ide W eb HTTP 1 19 Network ne ws T ransfer P rotocol ( NNTP) 123 Network T im e Protocol 213 IP[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Well Known Port Numbers B-3 UDP Socket Application Service 161 SNMP (Simple Netwo rk Mail Prot ocol) 162 SNMP T raps 213 IPX (Used for IP T unneling)[...]

C C Appendix C SNMP Agents with MIB II & RS-232 Like Groups NPort 5110 has built-in SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agen t software that supports SNMP Trap, RFC131 7 RS-232 like groups and RFC 12 13 MIB-II. The following table lists the standard MIB-II groups, as well as the variable implementation for NPort 5110. RFC1213 MI B-II supp[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual SNMP Agents C-2 System MIB Interfaces MIB IP MIB ICMP MIB SysServices ifInUnknownProtos ipReasmFails IcmpOutT imeExcds ifOutOctets ipFragOKs IcmpOutParmProbs ifOutUcastPkts ipFragFails Icm pOutSrcQuenchs ifOutNUcastPkts ipFrag Creates IcmpOutRedirects ifOutDiscards ipAdEntAddr IcmpOutEchos ifOutErrors ipAdEntIfI nd[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual SNMP Agents C-3 Addres s T ran slation MIB TCP MIB SNMP MIB AtNetAddress tcpRetransSegs snmpInT otalSetV ars tcpConnState snmpInGetRequests tcpConnLocal Address snmpInGetNe xts tcpConnLocal Port snmpInSetRe quests tcpConnRem Address snmpInGetRespo nses tcpConnRem Port snmpInT raps tcpInErrs snmpOutT ooBigs tcpOutRs[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual SNMP Agents C-4 The Input Signal T able The Output Signal T able rs232InSigT able rs232 OutSigT able rs232InSigEn try rs232OutSigEntry rs232InSigPor tIndex rs232Ou tSigPortIndex rs232InSigName r s232OutSigName rs232InSigState rs232OutSigState[...]

D D Appendix D Auto IP Report Protocol NPort Series provides several ways to confi gure Ethernet IP addresses. One method i s DHCP Client. When you set up the N Port to use D HCP Client t o configure Et hernet IP addresse s, a DHCP request is sent automatically o ver the Ethernet to find th e DHCP Server. In response, the DHCP Server will send an a[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Auto IP Report Protocol D-2 You will then be able to develop your own progra ms to receive this info rmation from the NPort. Here is NPo rt’s Auto IP Report Pr otocol. Cl ick on the following link to link to a sp ecific example. http://web2.moxa.com.tw/services/download /download.asp Auto IP Report Format “MOXA[...]

E E Appendix E Service Information This appen dix shows y ou how to co ntact Moxa for inform ation about this and ot her product s, and how to repo rt problems. In this appendix, we cover the fo llowing topics. ! MOXA Internet Services ! Problem Report Form ! Product Return Procedure[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Service Information E-2 MOXA Internet Services Customer satisfaction is our num b er one concern, and to ensure that customers receive the full benefit of ou r products, Moxa Internet Services has bee n set up to p rovide technical s upport, dri ver updates, product infor mation, and user’s manual updates. The fo[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Service Information E-3 Problem Report Form MOXA NPort 51 10 Customer name: Comp any: T el: Fax: Email: Date: Moxa Product: NPort 5110 Serial Number: ___________ ____ __ Problem Desc ription: Please describe the sym ptoms of the pr oblem as clearly as possible, incl uding any error messages you see. A clearly writt[...]

NPort 5110 Series User’s Manual Service Information E-4 Product Return Procedure For product repair, exc hange, o r refund, the customer m ust: % Provide evidence of original purchase. % Obtain a Product Return Agreement (PRA) from the sales representative or dealer. % Fill out the Problem Report Form (PRF). Include as much detail as possible for[...]