W&T 58631 User manual

Manual
Com-Server Highspeed
Release 2.10, October 2006
Type 58631, 58641,
58633, 58031,
58034, 58231,
58431, 58432,
58331, 58334
Com-Server Firmware 1.52 or higher
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Introduction
The Com-Server models 58631, 58641, 58633, 58031, 58034,
58231, 58431, 58432 58331 and 58334 represent a uniform
platform for linking serial interfaces such as RS232, RS422/485
to TCP/IP networks.
In addition to all the standard applications implemented in
the Com-Servers, this reference manual also describes
methods of integrating Com-Servers into your own
applications.
Com-Server Highspeed models
Model
No.
58631
58631/UL
58641
58633
58031
58034
58231
58431
58432
58331
58334
Supply
voltage
12 - 24V
AC/DC
12 - 24V
DC
PoE or
24V AC/DC
12 - 24V
AC/DC
100-250V~
50-60Hz
100-250V~
50-60Hz
5V +/-5%
5V +/-5%
5V +/-5%
5V +/-5%
5V +/-5%
Network
interface
10/100BaseT
autosensing
10/100BaseT
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10/100BaseT
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10/100BaseT
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10/100BaseT
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10/100BaseT
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10/100BaseT
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10/100BaseT
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10/100BaseT
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10/100BaseT
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10/100BaseT
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Serial interface
1 x Interface module
RS232/RS422/RS485
1 x Interface module
RS232/RS422/RS485
1 x Interface module
RS232/RS422/RS485
3 x Interface module
RS232/RS422/RS485
1 x Interface module
RS232/RS422/RS485
4 x Interface modules
RS232/RS422/RS485
1 x Interface module
RS232/RS422/RS485
1 x TTL (optional
RS232, RS422/485)
1 x TTL + RS485 2-wire
(optional RS232, RS422)
1 x Interface module
RS232/RS422/RS485
4 x Interface modules
RS232/RS422/RS485
Housing
Top hat rail
housing
Top hat rail
housing
Top hat rail
housing
Top hat rail
housing
Desktop metal
housing
Desktop metal
housing
Compact metal
housing
none (OEM)
none (OEM,
credit card format)
19" version
19" version

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Content
1 Quickstart 9
1.1 Flow chart – Network installation using WuTility 10
1.2 Overview of configuration menu 11
1.3 Factory Default settings 12
2 Assigning the IP address 13
2.1 Configuring network parameters with WuTility 14
2.2 Assigning the IP using the ARP command 18
2.3 Serial assigning of IP, subnet mask and gateway 20
2.4 Assigning the IP using DHCP protocol 24
2.5 Assigning the IP using BOOTP protocol 28
2.6 Assigning the IP using a RARP server 30
3 Form factors 31
3.1 Com-Server Highspeed Industry 32
3.2 Com.Server Highspeed Isolated 58633 33
3.3 Com-Server Highspeed Office 34
3.4 Com-Server Highspeed 19“ 35
3.5 Com-Server Highspeed OEM 58431 36
3.6 Com-Server Highspeed compact 58231 37
4 Supply voltage 39
4.1 Com-Server Highspeed Industry and Isolated 40
4.2 Com-Server Highspeed Industry 58631/UL 41
4.3 Com-Server Highspeed Industry PoE 42
4.4 Com-Server Highspeed Office 43
4.5 Com-Server OEM and compact 44
4.6 Com-Server Highpeed 19“ 45
5 Interfaces and displays 47
5.1 Ethernet connection 48
5.2 RS232/422/485 combi-module 50
5.2.1 Opening the Com-Server 50
5.2.2 Mode selection 51
5.2.3 RS232 mode (factory default) 51
5.2.4 RS422/485 mode 53

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5.3 Interface for the OEM-Com-Server 58431 56
5.4 Option: 20mA interface 58
5.5 Interfaces for the OEM-Com-Server 58432 60
5.5 LED displays 63
6 Configuration access to the Com-Server 65
6.1 Configuration menu structure 66
6.2 Configuration via Telnet 68
6.3 Configuration via Browser - Web Based Management 71
6.3.1 Activating WBM with the WuTility-Tool 71
7 The basis configuration of the Com-Server 77
7.1 Saving your settings 78
7.2 Menu: INFO System 79
7.3 Menu: SETUP System 80
7.3.1 Menu: SETUP System r Setup TCP/IP 80
7.3.2 Menu: SETUP System r Telnet Password 83
7.3.3 Menu: SETUP System r System Password 84
7.3.4 Menu: SETUP System r System Name 85
7.3.5 Menu: SETUP System r Flash Update 85
7.3.6 Menu: SETUP System r Factory Defaults 86
7.3.7 Menu: SETUP System r Reset 86
7.4 Menu ... r TCP/IP Mode r System Options 87
8 Configuration of the serial port 89
8.1 The serial parameters (Menu: UART Setup) 90
8.1.1 Baud rate, Data bits, stop bits, parity 90
8.1.2 The handshake modes 91
8.1.3 FIFO Send/Rec 96
9 The protocol stack of the Com-Server 97
9.1 Services of the Com-Server 98
9.2 Addressing in the TCP/IP Network 99
9.3 The protocol stack of the Com-Server 100
9.3 1 Data transfer per TCP/IP and UDP/IP sockets 100
10 Data transfer per TCP/IP sockets 103
10.1 The Com-Server as TCP server 104
10.1.1 Configuration of the local port number 104
10.1.2 Optional settings 105

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10.2 The Com-Server as TCP-Client 107
10.2.1 TCP client mode with fixed destination system 108
10.2.2 TCP client mode with serial addressing 111
10.2.3 Optional settings 112
10.2.4 Deactivating TCP client mode 114
10.2.5 Application:
Client/Server mode between Com-Server-Ports 114
11 Data transfer per UDP 117
11.1 The Com-Server as UDP peer 118
11.1.1 Setting the local UDP port number 119
11.1.2 UDP clientmode with fixed destination system 120
11.1.3 UDP client mode with serial addressing 121
11.1.4 Optional settings 123
11.1.5 Deactivating UDP mode 124
12 The Windows COM port redirector 125
12.1 Virtual COM ports 126
13 Box-to-Box mode 129
13.1 Box-to-Box mode 130
13.1.1 Configuring Box-to-Box mode 131
13.1.2 Optional settings 132
13.1.3 Deactivating Box-to-Box mode 132
14 Data transfer per FTP 135
14.1 The Com-Server as FTP server 136
14.2 The Com-Server as FTP client 138
14.2.1 Configuring the destination address and port no. 138
14.2.4 Deactivating FTP client mode 145
14.2.5 Application examples 145
15 Data transfer per Telnet 147
15.1 Com-Server as Telnet server 148
15.2 The Com-Server as Telnet client 149
15.2.1 Optional settings 151
15.2.2 Deactivating Telnet client mode 151

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16 IP Bus mode 153
16.1 Function of the IP Bus mode 154
16.2 Configuring the IP Bus mode 155
16.2.1 Activating the master 155
16.2.3 Deactivating IP Bus Mode 156
17 The Com-Server as SLIP router 157
17.1 Configuring the SLIP mode 158
18 Serial Socket Interface 163
18.1 Serial Socket Interface 164
19 Status and error messages 165
19.1 Menu Setup Port x rPort State 166
20 Expanded services of the Com-Server 169
20.1 The control port 170
20.2 Reset Com-Server-Port 178
20.3 Software reset of the Com-Server 180
20.4 Uploading/downloading configuration data 181
20.5 Inventory taking per UDP/8513 183
20.6 SNMP management 186
21 Firmware update of the Com-Server 187
21.1 Where do I get the current firmware? 188
21.2 Network firmware update under Windows 189
21.3 Network firmware update under UNIX 190
Appendix 193
TCP/IP under Windows 9x 194
TCP/IP under Windows NT 195
Used ports and network security 196
Serial assignment of the IP address under Windows 200
Web application HTTP, SMTP, POP3 ... 204
WuTility - Inventory and management tool 206
Hardware reset to factory defaults 207
Technical Data 208
Declaration of conformity 215
Index 216

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1 Quickstart
Already experienced users of Com-Servers will find on the two following
pages a flow chart with the essential steps for start-up as well as a
complete overview of the configuration menu. Detailed information can
be found then in the following sections.

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1.1 Flow chart – Network installation using WuTility
Select site
Connect
supply voltage
Com-Server Windows PC
with TCP/IP
WuTility
installed?
yes
Connect
network cable
Finish
Network
no
Obtain IP-
address, subnet
mask, gateway
address
Install
WuTility with
product CD
Button:
IP address
Enter IP address
subnet mask,
gateway
Start
WuTility
Select
device in
inventory list
Com-Server
with PoE?
no yes