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Part Number 900-270
Revision E August 2004
XPort™ User Guide
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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - XPort™ User Guide

Part Number 900-270 Revision E August 2004 XPort™ User Guide

Page 2 - Contacts

2: Introduction XPort™ User Guide 10 Protocol Support The XPort device server uses the Internet Protocol (IP) for network communications. It uses th

Page 3 - Disclaimer and Revisions

2: Introduction XPort™ User Guide 11 Assigning an IP Address For the unit to operate correctly on a network, it must have a unique IP address on the

Page 4 - Contents

XPort™ User Guide 12 3: Getting Started This chapter covers the steps for getting the XPort device server online and working. Required Information H

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3: Getting Started XPort™ User Guide 13 a) Click the Start button on the Task Bar and select Run. b) Enter your CD drive letter, colon, backslash,

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3: Getting Started XPort™ User Guide 14 Using Web-Manager to Configure the Unit You must configure the unit so that it can communicate on a network w

Page 7 - 1: Using This Guide

3: Getting Started XPort™ User Guide 15 On the left side of the screen, Web-Manager has the following menu options (buttons):  Unit Configuration 

Page 8 - Additional Documentation

3: Getting Started XPort™ User Guide 16 This page displays the current Server Configuration and the Port Configuration settings. Note: The following

Page 9 - 2: Introduction

3: Getting Started XPort™ User Guide 17 characters. (An enhanced password setting of 16 characters is available under Security Settings on the Telnet

Page 10 - Addresses and Port Numbers

3: Getting Started XPort™ User Guide 18 the baud rates 460800 and 921600 bps (see High CPU Performance mode on page 39) Character Size 8, 7 Parity No

Page 11 - Assigning an IP Address

3: Getting Started XPort™ User Guide 19 On Active Connection Enable, Disable On Passive Connection Enable, Disable At Time To Disconnect Enable, Disa

Page 12 - 3: Getting Started

XPort™ User Guide 2 Copyright and Trademark © 2004, Lantronix. All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be transmitted

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3: Getting Started XPort™ User Guide 20 Factory Settings Click the Factory Settings button to set the device server back to the factory default setti

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XPort™ User Guide 21 4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration You must configure the unit so that it can communicate on a network with your serial devi

Page 15 - Unit Configuration Settings

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 22 3. To enter the Setup Mode, press Enter within 5 seconds. The configuration settings dis

Page 16 - Server Properties

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 23 Figure 4-3 Setup Mode Configuration Parameters

Page 17 - Port Properties

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 24 Server Configuration (Network Configuration) The unit’s basic network parameters display

Page 18 - Connect Mode Settings

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 25 DHCP Name If a DHCP server has automatically assigned the IP address and network setting

Page 19 - Additional Settings

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 26 4800, 9600 (default), 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200, and 230400 bits per second. XPort-03 a

Page 20 - Update Settings

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 27 Flow Flow control sets the local handshaking method for stopping serial input/output. Us

Page 21 - Accessing Setup Mode

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 28 Connect Mode Connect Mode defines how the unit makes a connection, and how it reacts to

Page 22 - Using the Serial Port

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 29 Response Character Response A single character is transmitted to the serial port when the

Page 23 - XPort™ User Guide 23

XPort™ User Guide 3 Disclaimer and Revisions Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the u

Page 24 - Set Gateway IP Address

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 30 Command String Result if remote IP is 129.1.2.3 and remote port is 1234 C0.0.0.0/0 Co

Page 25 - Baudrate

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 31 DisConnTime (00:00) ?: SendChar 1 (00) ? SendChar 2 (00) ? To enable the hostlist: 1.

Page 26 - I/F Mode: XPort-485 only

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 32 Full Verbose The unit echoes modem commands and responds to a command with a message stri

Page 27 - Port Number

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 33  The character string ATH is received, terminated with a carriage return. The unit resp

Page 28 - Connect Mode

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 34 Note: To connect an ASCII terminal to a host using the unit for login purposes, use the r

Page 29 - Response

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 35 Function 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Clear when the network connection to or from the de

Page 30 - XPort™ User Guide 30

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 36 Packing Interval: Packing Interval defines how long the unit should wait before sending

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4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 37 E-mail Settings Note: You can change these settings via Telnet or serial connections only

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4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 38 Trigger Setup A trigger event can occur when the unit receives two bytes of a specified s

Page 33 - Remote Port

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 39 TCP Keepalive time in seconds This option allows you to change how many seconds the unit

Page 34 - DisConnMode

XPort™ User Guide 4 Contents 1: Using This Guide 7 Purpose and Audience________________________________________________ 7 Chapter Summary _________

Page 35 - Pack Control

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 40 configure one of the configurable pins to RS485_TXEN. To change the configurable pins’ s

Page 36 - Channel (Port) Password

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 41 Disable TFTP Firmware Upgrade This setting defaults to the N (No) option. The Y (Yes) op

Page 37 - E-mail Settings

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 42 Encryption only applies to the port selected for tunneling (default 10001), regardless of

Page 38 - Expert Settings

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 43 6. When prompted to change keys, press Y. 7. At the Enter Keys prompts, enter your encry

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4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration XPort™ User Guide 44 Expert Settings Defaults TCP keepalive 45 (seconds) ARP cache timeout 600 (seconds) High

Page 40 - Security Settings

XPort™ User Guide 45 5: GPIO Interface Configurable Pins The XPort has three pins (CP1-3) that you can configure for General Purpose I/O (GPIO). No

Page 41 - Enable Encryption

5: GPIO Interface XPort™ User Guide 46 Guidelines The GPIO control protocol is described from the PC side. Send means from PC to XPort. Response com

Page 42 - Encryption Tutorial

5: GPIO Interface XPort™ User Guide 47 Command 10h, Get Functions Send: No parameters Response: 1 parameter Bytes 1-4: Functions Bit X 1 mean

Page 43 - Factory Defaults

5: GPIO Interface XPort™ User Guide 48 Command 1Ah, Set Active Levels Send: 2 parameters Bytes 1-4: Mask Bit X 1 means the direction for GPIO

Page 44 - Exit Configuration Mode

5: GPIO Interface XPort™ User Guide 49 Command details: 1Bh = command 1Bh 01h, 00h, 00h, 00h = the mask that determines which GPIOs will be changed.

Page 45 - 5: GPIO Interface

Contents XPort™ User Guide 5 Using a Telnet Connection ________________________________________________ 21 Using the Serial Port ____________________

Page 46 - Commands

XPort™ User Guide 50 6: Updating Firmware Obtaining Firmware You can obtain the most up-to-date firmware and release notes for the unit from the Lan

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6: Updating Firmware XPort™ User Guide 51 Figure 6-1. TFTP Window After the firmware has been loaded and stored, which takes approximately 8 seconds

Page 48 - Examples

XPort™ User Guide 52 7: Monitoring the Network Monitor Mode is a command-line interface used for diagnostic purposes. There are two ways to enter M

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7: Monitoring the Network XPort™ User Guide 53 Table 7-1. Monitor Mode Commands Command Command Name Function VS x.x.x.x Version Queries software

Page 50 - 6: Updating Firmware

XPort™ User Guide 54 8: Troubleshooting This chapter discusses how you can diagnose and fix errors quickly without having to contact a dealer or Lan

Page 51 - Figure 6-1. TFTP Window

8: Troubleshooting XPort™ User Guide 55 Problem/Message Reason Solution The IP address you are trying to assign is not on your logical subnet.

Page 52 - 7: Monitoring the Network

8: Troubleshooting XPort™ User Guide 56 Problem/Message Reason Solution The device server appears to be set up correctly, but you are not commun

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8: Troubleshooting XPort™ User Guide 57 Technical Support If you are experiencing an error that is not described in this user guide, or if you are un

Page 54 - 8: Troubleshooting

Contents XPort™ User Guide 6 Disable TFTP Firmware Upgrade __________________________________________ 41 Disable Port 77FE (Hex) ____________________

Page 55 - XPort™ User Guide 55

XPort™ User Guide 7 1: Using This Guide Purpose and Audience This guide provides the information needed to configure, use and update the XPort™ and

Page 56 - XPort™ User Guide 56

1: Using This Guide XPort™ User Guide 8 Additional Documentation The following guides are available on the product CD and the Lantronix web site (www

Page 57 - Technical Support

XPort™ User Guide 9 2: Introduction This chapter summarizes the XPort device server’s features and basic information needed before getting started.

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