Ringdale PeripheralVision User manual

Contents
Introduction 2
Installation 3
Using PeripheralVision®
to Configure the IP Router X4 6
IP Router Page 6
Passwords 7
Routing Table Page 8
Broadcast Forward Page 9
PeripheralVision®Licensing 10
Safety and Location Advice 11
Troubleshooting and
Technical Reference 12
Technical Support 13

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Introduction
The Ringdale IP Router X4 is a device containing
4 local two port Ethernet IP routers which enable
IPpacketstoberoutedfromoneNetwork/Subnet
to another on your Local or Wide Area Network,
and even across the Internet if required.
The IP Router X4 is simple to install and can be
configured and remotely managed using the
PeripheralVision® software provided.
Important: each router within the device will be
identified separately by PeripheralVision®, thus
each of the 4 routers will need to be configured
separately.
Use PeripheralVision®to create a routing table
for each of the 4 routers, which directs the IP
packetsstraighttotherequiredIPAddress,giving
greater control over the operation of the network
and aiding the speedy transmission of data.
Follow the instructions in this guide for quick
installation and operation of your Ringdale IP
Router X4.
The Ringdale IP Router X4 uses the AB-180-20,
currently the fastest 8-bit microprocessor
available.
FeaturesRemote management through Ringdale’s
PeripheralVision®software
Supports multiple IP Addresses on the same
network
Broadcast Forwarding
Integral all voltage power supply with extremely
low power consumption (3 watts)
Flash Upgradable

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Installation
Connect the power cord to the Power Input
socket at the back of the device, plug into power
supply.
The LEDs will flash to indicate that the device
has powered up.
The illustrations below show the front panel of
theIP RouterX4with theconfigurationof theports
and the diagnostic LEDs. Each router has two
ports.
Router 1 Router 2 Router 3 Router 4
Front Panel of IP Router X4
Port and LED Configuration
forEachRouter

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The two ports for each router are itemized as
follows:
Network 1 Port
Connect to this port the RJ45 cable from the hub
ofthe first network/Subnet Maskyouwish to route
to.
Network 2 Port
Connect to this port the RJ45 cable from the hub
of the second network/ Subnet Mask you wish to
route to.
The LEDs for each router are itemized as follows:
Link(Yellow) LED
TheLink LED indicatesthatthe port isfunctionally
connected to an external port. It lights up when
the connected hub is turned on. If the LED does
not light up, there may be a problem with the
cabling or the hub.
Write (Red) LED
The write LED blinks when a data packet is being
sent from that particular port.
Read(Green) LED
The Read LED blinks when a data packet is
received,regardless of thestatus of theport,even
if the port is disabled.
These last two LEDs enable monitoring of the
traffic passing through the device.
Important: Because each of the routers are set
with the same factory default IP address, only
oneroutershouldbeconnectedandconfigured
to the network at a time.

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Reset Button
Each of the 4 routers has its own reset button.
When this is pressed the router will clear the
routing table of the surplus information it is
holding, but will retain the IP address settings
last entered with PeripheralVision®(for details
on PeripheralVision®and how it is used to
configurethe IP router, see the following section).
Pressing Reset will not reconfigure the IP
addresses you have set .
Setup ProcedureOnce a router is installed on the network it is
necessary to configure it before installing any of
the other routers in the device.
Configuration is accomplished by using the
PeripheralVision®software supplied with the IP
router.

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Using PeripheralVision® to Configure the IP Router
Full operational procedures for PeripheralVision
®
are dealt with in the Help file which can be
accessed from the program, refer to this if any
problems are encountered in the procedure
detailed below.
Install PeripheralVision®onto a PC on Network
One. Using the Locate NPMPTM discovery tool in
PeripheralVision®, enter the default set IP
address (11.22.33.44). The IP router will appear
on the network map, it will be an icon similar to
the example on the left.
Leftclick twice on the icontoopen up the property
Pages of the device. Using the arrows in the top
right corner, scroll the pages and click on the first
IP Router page. This is shown below.
The following information needs to be entered
onto this page (this will be supplied by your
network administrator).
IP Address Enter here the router’s IP address for Network 1.
TCP/IP Subnet Mask Enter here the subnet mask for Network 1.
11.22.33.44

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Default Gateway IP Address Enter here the default gateway IP address for
Network 1.
DNS Name Server Address This information is not necessary.
Local IP Address Enter here the router’s IP address for Network 2.
Local IP Subnet Mask Enter here the subnet mask for Network 2.
Click on Apply to register the new information.
PasswordsI
tisstronglyrecommendedthatPasswords
are set for access to all router pages in
PeripheralVision
®
because of thesensitive
nature of the information that can be
configured.
If required, access to set/change the information
on the IP Router property page can be restricted
using the Change Password button. Click on it
to bring up the following window.
Enter the Password into the box, type in the
confirmation and click on OK.
Access to change the configuration will now be
restricted to those who have the Password.

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It is now necessary to tell the IP Router where to
route the IP packets to. This is done by creating
a Routing Table as above. Configure each route
as follows.
IP Address Enter here the IP Address of the subnet you want
to route to.
Subnet Mask Enter here the Subnet Mask of the above IP
Address.
Gateway Enter here the Gateway address of the above.
H (Hops) Enter here the number of hops across networks
orsubnets that arenecessary to routethepackets
to the required IP Address.
IF (Interface) Enter here the port through which the IP packets
will be routed (either Network 1 Port or Network 2
Port).
Routing Table PageOther property pages display further
information. Select the Routing Table page,
which is shown below.

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Clickon the Add Route buttontoadd anew route.
Click on the Edit Route button to change the
configuration of an existing route.
Click on the Delete Route button to remove a
route.
Once the routes have been set up as required,
click on Apply.
The Ringdale IP Router is now configured and
will route your IP packets automatically as
specified.
BroadcastForwardPageThe IP router also has the facility to forward
broadcasts. Select the B’cast Forward page,
which is shown below:

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To forward a broadcast through the router to the
required IP address click on Add. This will open
the window below:
Enter the IP address and click on OK. The IP
address will be entered into the list.
To make changes to an IP address already on
the list, click on the required address to select it
and then click on Edit. This will open the above
windowwith theIP addressyou wishto edit. Make
the changes and click on OK.
To delete an IP address from the list, click on the
required address to select it and then click on
Delete.The IP address will be removed.
Click on Apply to save any changes you make.
PeripheralVision®
LicensingPeripheralVision®software comes licenced for
30 days, after which time a full licence can be
purchased to continue access to all the facilities
ofthe program. This does not affect your ability
to use PeripheralVision®to configure the IP
router. This facility remains operational whether
the software is licenced or not.