AK-NORD LXL Series User manual

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Manual
LXL Serie:
USB-Server

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Content
Setup ........................................................................................................................................3
Access via Network .........................................................................................................3
Telnet-Configuration.......................................................................................................4
MAIN MENU: ...................................................................................................................5
ADMIN MENU: ................................................................................................................6
GENERAL MENU: ...........................................................................................................7
NETWORK MENU:..........................................................................................................8
IP MENU: ..........................................................................................................................9
DNS MENU:....................................................................................................................10
NTP MENU: ....................................................................................................................11
INTERFACE MENU:......................................................................................................12
USB1 INFO:.....................................................................................................................14
CONFIG MENU .............................................................................................................. 15
DESTINATIONS.............................................................................................................16
VirtualHere ...........................................................................................................................17
Rescue-Modus.....................................................................................................................18
Factory Settings: ...............................................................................................................19

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Setup
Access via Network
The devices from AK-Nord are delivered from the factory with the DHCP
setting activated. I.e. you need a started DHCP server in your network, so
that a LXL device gets a valid IP from this server.
To determine which IP address the device has received, please install the
XTAdminXXL tool from AK-Nord. You can find this on our website www.ak-
nord.de in the download area.
If you do not want to install the XTAdminXXL tool, you can alternatively
look up the assigned IP address in the logs of the DHCP server using the
MAC address of the device.
If you do not want to install the XTAdminXXL tool, you can alternatively
look up the assigned IP address in the logs of the DHCP server using the
MAC address of the device.

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Once you know the assigned IP address of the device, you can configure it
via Telnet menu (port 23).
For this purpose please use the Telnet window in our XTAdminXXL tool or
one of the other Telnet programs like e.g. PuTTY.
Telnet-Configuration
The first thing you will see is the password window. The default password
is xt. For security reasons, you should change this password during the
initial configuration.
After entering the password correctly, you will get to the main menu.
Navigation through the Telnet menu is very simple. You have a menu item
ID in front of each menu item. This is usually a letter or a number like "a"
for the "ADMIN MENU" or "1" for the hostname:
a : ADMIN MENU“
1 : Hostname = USB-SERVER-LXL

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Enter "a" to call up the ADMIN MENU. Press "q" to close the current menu
and return to the previous menu. Entering "q" in the MAIN MENU
terminates the Telnet connection to the device. To change a configuration
value, you must enter the <menu item ID>=<new value>. For the host
name, for example, it would look like this:
1=usbserver_webcam
MAIN MENU:

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ADMIN MENU:
1 : Telnet port
Here you can configure the port for network access. Default is 23.
2 : USB1 port
Here you can define the TCP/IP or UDP port that is allowed for the USB
interface. Data can be received from or sent to USB via this port.
a : Apps
Here you can start or stop the AK-Nord programs.
b : Apps autostart
Configuration of Autostart when booting the AK-Nord programs.
c : Services
Here you can start or stop Linux services like e.g. NTP server.
d : Services autostart
Here you can configure the autostart of Linux services at boot time.

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GENERAL MENU:
s : SYSTEM INFO
Here you can view the system information like Linux version, runtime etc..
m : MEMORY INFO
Here information about the consumption of the working memory is
displayed.

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NETWORK MENU:

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IP MENU:
d : DHCP(Y/N)
Here you can configure whether the IP address should be obtained
dynamically from a DHCP server or not.
1 : IPv4 address
If DHCP is active, the current IPv4 address of the device is displayed here.
If DHCP is switched off, the fixed IP address for the device can be
assigned here.
2 : Subnet mask
If DHCP is active, the network mask assigned by the DHCP server is
displayed here. If DHCP is switched off, the network mask can be assigned
manually here..
3 : Gateway
A gateway can be configured manually here if DHCP is off. When DHCP is
enabled, the gateway assigned by the DHCP server is displayed here.

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DNS MENU:
1 : Hostname
Here you can configure the host name of the device. The following
characters are allowed: 0-9, A-z, minus sign and dot.
2 : Nameserver1
Here you can enter IP address of your 1st name server manually.
3 : Nameserver2
Here you can enter IP address of your 2nd name server manually.

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NTP MENU:
1 : NTP Server
Here you can enter the IP address or the hostname for the NTP server for
time synchronization.
Current displays the current time on the device.

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INTERFACE MENU:
If you use VirtualHere, all settings made here are ignored.

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USB1 MENU:

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USB1 INFO:
Here you can find different device information like manufacturer ID(VID)
or product ID(PID) for the connected USB device.

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CONFIG MENU
1 : Emulation
Here you can enter the desired operating mode for the respective
interface. The following values are allowed: TCPSERVER, UDPSERVER,
TCPCLIENT, UDPCLIENT and VIRTUAL. If you want to use VirtualHere you
have to enter VIRTUAL here.
2 : Selection(MULTI/SINGLE)
With emulation TCPCLIENT you can select the client mode here. MULTI
means that the connection is established to all destinations. With SINGLE,
the first destination reached always wins.
With UDPCLIENT only MULTI really makes sense, because UDP protocol by
definition does not provide a connection setup in advance. The data is
simply sent.
3 : Connect mode(AUTO/ONDATA)
With emulation TCPCLIENT you can decide here when the connection is
established. With AUTO the connection is established immediately as soon
as the device is ready for operation. With ONDATA the connection is only
established as soon as the first data come from the interface.

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DESTINATIONS
Here you can enter the destinations(IP:Port) for the emulations
TCPCLIENT or UDPCLIENT. Depending on the SELECTION one or more
network connections are then established.

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VirtualHere
The VirtualHere service is pre-installed on the device. Please select the
emulation "VIRTUAL" at the USB-Config-Menu. To use the virtual USB
devices you still need the VirtualHere client. You can download it from the
VirtualHere website:
https://www.virtualhere.com/usb_client_software
After installing the client, the USB-Server-LXL is displayed in the list of
USB hubs and you can connect the connected USB device in the client to
the PC via the right mouse button.

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Rescue-Modus
If your device does not boot anymore, you have the possibility to put the
device into the reset mode. To do this, press and hold the factory reset
button while booting and watch out for the orange LED on the network
socket. As soon as the reset mode is started, this LED flashes once for a
long time and twice for a short time.
When you are in the Rescuemode, the device gets a fixed IP address in
the network: 192.168.100.100.
To install a new firmware you now only have to bring a PC/laptop or
similar into the same network. The easiest way is to set the IP address of
your PC to e.g. 192.168.100.50 for a short time and then call the
following address in the WEB browser:
https://192.168.100.100:8080
Here you can then import a new firmware, which you can get from AK-
Nord.
To get a firmware please contact:
[email protected]

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Factory Settings:
To perform factory reset, you must hold the factory reset button for 5
seconds during operation and then release it.
The factory settings are applied and the device restarts once. Now DHCP
is active again and network access is switched on.