Kessler-Ellis Products IEPS 1000 Series User manual

IEPS 1000 Series
Network Device Server (NDS)
Hardware Manual
KESSLER-ELLIS PRODUCTS
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990188 05/12/09

Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW...........................................................................................3
NDS Features...................................................................................................................3
Description of NDS Models ............................................................................................5
Using the NDS .................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER 2: INSTALLING THE HARDWARE ..........................................................7
Overview..........................................................................................................................7
Planning the installation.................................................................................................7
NDS Panel Connectors ...................................................................................................8
Connecting Devices to the NDS...................................................................................10
NDS/1000 DB-9 Serial Operation ...............................................................................10
NDS/1000 RJ-45 Serial Operation..............................................................................13
Ethernet LAN..............................................................................................................17
Starting the NDS............................................................................................................18
Mounting the NDS.........................................................................................................19
CHAPTER 3: TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................................25
Status LED.....................................................................................................................25
Serial Port LEDs............................................................................................................26
Ethernet LED .................................................................................................................26
APPENDIX: SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................27
NDS Hardware Specifications......................................................................................27
Environmental Specifications ......................................................................................27
Product Dimensions .....................................................................................................27
Model Numbers .............................................................................................................28
Ethernet cabling specifications ...................................................................................28

Overview 3
Chapter 1: Overview
The IEPS-1000 port server (referred to as NDS throughout this manual) provides
communication between peripheral devices and computers connected to a network. When
the NDS is connected to your LAN and to one or more peripherals, it manages network traffic,
routing it to the correct device. For example, the network diagram below shows how the NDS
might be used to allow a PCs to access data from one or more KEP Flow Computers that are
located on the local or remote network.
IEPS-1000 Features
The NDS offers the following features and benefits:
•Easy web-based set up and configuration
•Open systems communications for multi-site data networks
•Can be used in a variety of data communications applications
•1 DB-9 (with screw-down connectors)
•RS-232 serial communication

NDS Features4
•Standard single RJ-45, 10 BaseT Ethernet port
•High-speed serial connections (up to 115.2K baud)
•Operating system independent
•Complete remote diagnostics
•LEDs for each port, signaling port status and error conditions
•Industry standard interoperability
•Supports NativeCOM, allowing serial ports to appear as local Windows COM ports
•Supports generic (raw) TCP/IP access to serial ports without requiring special protocols
or processing
•Reverse-telnet support for a variety of UNIX operating systems

Overview 5
Description
The IEPS-1000 is provide with one (1) serial DB9 connector. They can be supplied with up to four
serial port connectors on special order, consult factory for details.
Model Number of
Serial Ports
Type of Serial
Connector
IEPS1101 1 DB-9
Using the NDS
Using the NDS requires three steps:
1. Hardware installation
2. Configuration
3. Operation
Hardware installation is documented in this manual.

Using the NDS6
Refer to the IEPS-1000 Administrator's Guide for configuration and operation.

Installing the Hardware 7
Chapter 2: Installing the Hardware
This chapter describes installing the NDShardware, including:
•Planning the installation
•Checking cables and connectors
•Sample configurations
Overview
Installing the NDS hardware includes the following steps:
1. Plan the installation
2. Connect the NDS port server to your network
The most common connection method is through the 10 BaseT RJ-45 connector (which is
labeled LAN) to your Ethernet LAN, using a standard straight-through Ethernet cable to
a hub/switch.
3. Connect your peripheral device(s) to the NDS port server
Attach each peripheral device (e.g., flow computer, printer, modem) to a serial port
( the DB-9 connector).
4. Plug the AC power supply adapter into the NDS
Planning the installation
Before installing the NDS remote communications server, consider the following:
•How will you configure your network—what types of devices will you connect and
where will they be located? Identify the distances at which each device will be located
from the NDS server.
•Verify that the locations selected for devices do not exceed cable specifications.
•Is there an acceptable source of AC power available near each device’s proposed
location?

NDS Panel Connectors8
NDS Panel Connectors
The following figures show the connectors and LED locations for the NDS/1000 models.
There are:
•three, four or six LEDs on the top of the unit
•one, two or four DB-9 or RJ-45 serial ports
•one RJ-45 Ethernet port
Top - LEDs