Advantech B+B SmartWorx KD-2 User manual

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PerformingaLoopbackTestontheSpectreCellularRouter(v2)
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PleaseNote
ThisprocedurewillexplainhowtoperformaRS‐232loopbacktestusingtheDB9toRJ45cable
(PartNumberKD‐2)thatcomeswithyourSpectreCellularRouter(v2).
Ifyoudonothavethiscable,thenyoucanpinoutapigtailusinganEthernetcable.Linktothe
cablepinoutcanbefoundherehttp://goo.gl/MwM9B3
ThisprocedurewascompletedusingmodelRT3G‐302.
PleasepowerupyourunitandconnecttheKD‐2toyourrouter.
Forthistest,IwillbeusingPuTTY.However,youcanuseanyTerminalEmulatorProgram.
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1. Connecttothecellularrouter’swebpage.Ifitisstillsetatdefault,thentheIPaddresswillbe
192.168.1.1.Oncethepageloads,youshouldbeintheGeneralStatussection.
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2. Ontheleftsideofthewebpage,thereisaconfigurationsection.Pleaseclickonthe
appropriateExpansionportforyourrouter.Morespecifically,thereshouldbealabelonthe
backoftherouterthattellsyouwhatexpansionmoduleisinwhatport.Forexample,thelabel
ontherouterIamusingforthistesttellsmeport2istheRS‐232port.Thus,Iwillopen
Expansionport2.
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