ATC Technology ATC-1000WF User manual

ModelATC-1000WF
WiFiSolutionsforSerialConnections
UserManual
Updatedon2013/11/05
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Contents
1Introduction..............................................................................................................................1
2HardwareSetup.........................................................................................................................2
2.1LEDIndicators................................................................................................................3
2.1.1LINKLED.............................................................................................................3
2.1.2ACTLED..............................................................................................................3
2.1.3PWRLED.............................................................................................................3
2.2InstallationProcedures....................................................................................................3
2.3Power..............................................................................................................................4
3Configuration............................................................................................................................5
3.1ConfigurationIntroduction..............................................................................................5
3.2ConfigureviaTera-Term.................................................................................................5
3.2.1Detail descriptionforcommand.............................................................................6
3.3ConfigurebyWebpage....................................................................................................7
3.3.1LoginAuthenticationPage.....................................................................................7
3.3.2BasicPage.............................................................................................................7
3.3.3AdvancedPage......................................................................................................9
3.3.4SecurityPage........................................................................................................10
3.3.5WiFiPage.............................................................................................................11
3.3.6WiFiWiazrdPage.................................................................................................12
3.3.7StatusPage...........................................................................................................15
3.4SoftwareFunctionDescription..........................................................................................15
3.4.1DeviceMonitorTool.............................................................................................15
3.4.2VirtualSerialPort.................................................................................................21
3.5ConfigureviaTelnet.......................................................................................................22

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1Introduction
ATC-1000WFwireless serialdevice serversgiveyouaneasywaytoconnectyourRS-232/485/422 serialdevice
toWLAN.
TheRS232 connectionapplicationhasbeenusedforalongtime.RS232 cablehaslimitationsindistance. WLAN
hasbecomeaworldwidestandardprotocolforwireless application.TherearemanyapplicationforusingRS232
connectionoverWLAN,includePOS,datacapture,telemetry,PLCcontrollers,remotecontrol,vending
machine,industrialcontrol,andothers.Thedevice thatsupportsconnectionoverWLANiscalledaswireless to
SerialServer.
ATC-1000WFwireless serialdevice serverssupportautomaticIPconfigurationprotocolsand manual
configurationviaahandyweb browserconsole.Anexternalantennaincreasestherangeofthewireless
connection.Userscanpositiontheadjustableantennaformaximumsignalstrengthorevenreplacetheantenna
withtheirownforadditionalflexibilityand scalability.Thisfeatureisparticularlyusefulwhenaserialdeviceis
connectedinahighinterference area.Asanaddedfeature,asignalstrengthindicatorislocatedonthefrontpanel
tomakeit easiertotroubleshootconnectionproblems.
ATC-1000WFwireless serialdevice serversensurethecompatibilityofnetworksoftwarethatusesastandard
networkAPIbyproviding TCPServerMode, TCPClientMode, andUDPMode. TheRealCOM/TTYdrivers
allowsoftwarethatworkswithCOM/TTYportstobesetuptoworkoveraTCP/IPnetworkinnotime.This
excellentfeaturepreservesyoursoftwareinvestmentandletsyouenjoythebenefitsofnetworkingyourserial
devicesinstantly.
Tomakeyourmanagementtaskeasier, theATC-1000WFprovidesadditionalfeatures, suchaspassword
authentication, IPfilter, WEPsupportfor64-bit and 128-bit encryption, andSNMPsupport.
Packaging
Pleasecheckonespackagecontainsthefollowingitems:
§ATC-1000WFx1
§PowerAdapter9~24VDCx1
§ProductCDcontainingconfigurationutilityx1
§ATC-1000WFquickstartguidex1
§MonopoleAntenna(2dBiRP-SMA)x 1

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2HardwareSetup

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2.1LEDIndicators
2.1.1LINKLED
Message Description
Off Wi-FiDisconnected
On Wi-FiConnected
Table1. LINKLEDMessage
2.1.2ACTLED
Message Description
Off Nodatatransmitbetweenserialportand RF
Blinking Datatransmit betweenserialportandRF
Table2. ACTLEDMessage
2.1.3PWRLED
Message Description
On Poweron
Off Poweroff
Table4. PWRLEDMessage
2.2InstallationProcedures
Installationofantenna:
ScrewtheSMAmalepinoftheantennatothefemaleSMAoutletoftheATC-1000WFtightly.

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Warning: Theantennashouldbescrewedtightly,orthesignalqualityofantennawill beinfluenced!
Installationofcable:
UsesaRS232 orRS422 orRS485 datacableconnecttheATC-1000WFtouser’sdevice.
2.3Power
ThepowerrangeofATC-1000WFisDC9~24V.WerecommendusetousethestandardDC9V/1Apower
adapter.

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3Configuration
Beforeconfiguration,weshouldconnecttheATC-1000WFtoaPCwithaRS-232 cableasfollowing.
3.1ConfigurationIntroduction
ForATC-1000WFyoucanconfigureviawebpageorsend command by Tera-Term.
3.2 ConfigureviaTera-Term
Default parametersofserialportare:115200bps, 8bits, noparity, 1 stopbit,noflowcontrol.
Firstly,configure Tera-Term withthedefault parameters,likefollowingpicture.
Run Tera-Term on thePC,andthenenter “+++”.Theinterface likefollowing will appear.

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Theninput “help”,theall commandwill printinthewindow.Likebelow.
Thecommandscanbeclassifiedintotwofunctions,oneistoexecutecommandand theotheristoset
configuration.Thecommandsforsettingconfigurationcanbeusedin2ways:oneistodisplaythecurrent
settingswhennoargumentisgivenandtheotheristosettheconfigurationwithprovidedarguments.
3.2.1Detaildescriptionforcommand
Followingwill introduce somecommonlyusedcommands.
Ø+++
WhenyoupoweronATC-1000WF,enterthiscommandturntoCMDmode.
ØAXCmd2Net
Enterthiscommand,ATC-1000WFwill returnbacktodatatransmit mode.
Øhelp
Enterthiscommandtogetall commandofthisproduct.
Øsetnt<0 =Inframode, 1 =Ad-hocmode>

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ThiscommandcanchangetheworkmodeofWLAN.
Forexample:setnt-- checkcurrentworkmode
setnt0 -- turntoInframode(AP)
Øsisrvy
Enterthiscommandtosearchavailableaccess point.
Øjbss <IDinsite-surveytable>
Enterthiscommandtoaccess apointavailable. TheIDnumbermustbeanindex inthesitesurveyresult list.
Øipconfig
Usethiscommandtocheck currentnetworkparametersofATC-1000WF, such asIPaddress,subnetaddressand
gatewayaddress.
Note: Everycommandshouldbesendoutwith “<CR>”---- the “Enter”keyonkeyboard.
3.3ConfigurebyWebpage
Herewewill useInframode(AP)asexample.And youalsocanuseAd-Hocmodetodothis,thewebpageis
same.Whenaccess toarouterbyAPmode,theproductwill assignanIPaddress byrouter.For
example:192.168.1.100.
3.3.1LoginAuthenticationPage
RuntheInternetExplorer,typetheIPaddress intotheaddress bar,likefollowing.
Whenentertothisaddress,thefollowing pagewill appear.
Default UserName: admin, Default UserName: admin.
TheHTTPserverwill redirecttoBasicpageiftheauthenticationissuccessful.
3.3.2BasicPage

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Onthispage,the ClientDestinationHostName/IP fieldcanaccepteitherhostnameorIPaddress format;for
example,youcanenter “abnerliu.vicp.cc”or “192.168.1.200”inthisfield.
Thispagesupports4 commandbottoms:
ØApply : submitsthecurrentsettingsonthispagetothedeviceserver.
ØCancel: cancelsthechangedsettingsonthispage.

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ØRestore_Default: restorethedeviceserverbacktofactorydefault setting.Whenclickit,awarningdialog
will appear.You canclick OK tocontinueoperationorclick Cancel tocanceltheoperation.
ØReboot: restartthedeviceserver.
WhenclickingApplyorReboot,aconfirmationwindowwill appear.UsercanclickOK tocontinuethe
operation,orclickCanceltocanceltheoperation.
3.3.3AdvancedPage
Thispagesupports3firmwareupgradebottoms.Notethatbeforeuserperformsthefirmwareupgrade,one
shouldstartTFTPserver.
ØUpgrade_Bootldr: upgradestheboot-loaderfirmwareandthenrebootthedevice server.
ØUpgrade_MCPU: upgradestheMCPUfirmwareandthenrebootthedevice server.

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ØUpgrade_WCPU: upgradestheWCPUfirmwareandthenrebootthedevice server.
UsershouldentercorrectTFTPserverIPaddress andthefirmwarefilename(withoutfilepathisfine)for
upgradebeforeclickingthesebottoms.
WhenclickingApplyoranyfirmwareupgradebutton,aconfirmationwindowwill appear.Usercanpress OK
tocontinuetheoperation,orpress Canceltocanceltheoperation.
TheE-mail ServerAddress/IPfieldcanaccepthostnameorIPaddress format,forexample,youcanenter
“abnerliu.vicp.cc”or “1921.168.2.100”inthisfield.
Thedevice serversupportstheDHCPserverservice andusercansetupthesettingsofDHCPserverand
press Applytochangethecurrentsettings.
3.3.4SecurityPage
Onthispage, theAccessibleIPSettingmustbeusedwithcare. UsershouldentercorrectaccessibleIPaddress(s)
beforeenablingthisfunction. Thenewconfigurationwilltakeeffectafterthedevice serverreboots.

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WhenclickingApply, aconfirmation windowwill appear.Usercanpress OK tocontinuetheoperation,or
press Canceltocanceltheoperation.
WhenclickingLogoutatthetoprightcornerofthepage, thesessionwillbeloggedoutandredirectedtothe
loginpage.
3.3.5WiFiPage
ThepageconfigurestheWiFisettingsofdeviceserver’sWiFinetwork. NotethatthecurrentvalueofWEP
KeyIndex 0~3 fieldswill bedisplayedaccordingtoKeyLengthfieldbeingselected, either64 bitsor128 bits
(i.e.WEP-64 orWEP-128).
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press Canceltocanceltheoperation.
3.3.6WiFiWiazrdPage
TheWiFiWizardissimilarto WiFipagebutprovidesastepbystepproceduretohelpusertoconfigureWiFi
networksettingsandavoidincorrectsettings. TheWiFiWizardincludesfollowing6 sub-pages:
ØWiFiLinkSettingssub-page
ØEncryptionSelectionsub-page
ØWiFiNetworkAdvancedSettingssub-page
ØTheWizardCompleteSuccessfullysub-page
3.3.6.1WiFiLinkSettingssub-page
Thissub-pageprovidesbasicconfigurationfordeviceserver sWiFinetwork.

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3.3.6.2Encryption Selection sub-page
Thissub-pageconfigurestheencryptiontypethatwill beused.
3.3.6.3WiFi NetworkAdvancedSettingssub-page
Thissub-pageconfigureseitherWEP-64 orWEP-128key settings, ifWEPencryptionischosenfordevice
server sWiFinetwork. TheKeyIndex selectstheactivekeytouseamongthe4 KeyIndexes. Notethatthe
keylengthmustbe10 charactersforWEP64 bitsor26 charactersforWEP128 bits.

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3.3.6.4TheWizardCompleteSuccessfullysub-page
Thissub-pagedisplaysthenewWiFisettingsuserhasconfiguredbutnotyetsavedtoATC-1000WFdevice.
Now,usercanreviewandconfirmthem.

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3.3.7StatusPage
ThispagedisplaysthecurrentstatusofATC-1000WFdevice serverwithauto-refreshing inevery3 seconds.
3.4SoftwareFunctionDescription
Thissectiondescribesthedetailedinformationofvarioussoftwarefunctionsavailable,suchasAXR2W
Configuration Utility.
3.4.1Device MonitorTool
ThissectiondescribesthedetailedfunctionsofDevice Monitortoolin AXR2WConfigurationUtility.
3.4.1.1FunctionWindow

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TheDeviceManagementtoolprovidesfollowingfunctions:
ØSystemSetting: configurestheSearch, Reboot, andResetperiod.
ØSearch: searchesforavailableAX220xx device(s)on thewireless LANnetwork.
ØIPSearch: searchestheAX220xx device withaspecifiedIPaddress.
ØDevice Setup: configuresthesettingsoftheselected AX220xx device.
ØWebBrowser: opensremoteconfigurationweb serveroftheselectedAX220xx device.
ØReboot: restartstheselectedAX220xx device.
ØRestore: configurestheselectedAX220xx device backto factorydefault settingsandrestartsit.
ØFirmwareUpgrade: upgradesthefirmwarecodeoftheselectedAX220xx device.
3.4.1.2SearchDialog
Whenclickthe search bottom,thesearchdialogwillappear.
Thisfunction cansupporttwowaystosearchdevice.OneisUDPMulticastand UDPBroadcast.Thedefault
settingisBroadcast.
3.4.1.2IPSearchDialog
WhenclickingIPSearch, theIPSearchdialogwill appear.
EntertheIPaddress ofthedevice tosearchthedevice. E.g.:192.168.1.100
3.4.1.3DeviceSetupDialog
WhenclickingDeviceSetup,theDevice Setupdialog willpopup with4tabs: NetworkSetting,SerialPort
Setting,WiFiSetting,and DHCPServerSetting.

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NetworkSetting