Atop ABLELinkR Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI User Manual Version 1.0 Updated on 2004/04/08 Tel: 886-3-5508137 Fax: 886-3-5508131 www.atop.com.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT The information contained in this document is the property of Atop Technologies, Inc. and is supplied for the sole purpose of the operation and maintenance of products of Atop Technologies, Inc.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI FCC WARNING Class B for Serial-Ethernet Server (Model GW51W-MAXI) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference is a residential installation.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI CONTENTS CONTENT ........................................................................................................ 3 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 5 1.1 PACKAGING .........................................................................................................................5 1. 2 APPLICATION CONNECTIVITY ............................................
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI APPENDIX A: GW51W-MAXI SERIAL-ETHERNET SERVER SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................... 42 A.1. HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................42 A.2. SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................................................43 A.3 CONNECTOR PIN ASSIGNMENTS..............
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 1. Introduction Atop GW51W-MAXI Wireless Serial-Ethernet Server is a gateway between Ethernet (TCP/IP) and RS-232/RS-485 communications. It allows almost any serial device to be connected to a new or existing Ethernet network. The information transmitted by GW51W-MAXI is transparent to both host computers (Ethernet) and devices (RS-232/RS-485).
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 1. 2 Application Connectivity TCP Server mode TCP Client mode Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI UDP mode Tunneling mode Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 2. Nomenclature and Settings 2.1 Nomenclature of GW51W-MAXI Components Figure 2.1 shows the names of GW51W-MAXI components. In the figure, the indicated switch settings represent factory settings. Led Indicator Antenna Mode Switch RS232C Mini-Din Connector RS232C Mini-Din Pin Assignment Mode Switch Table RS232C Terminal Block Connector Power Supply Input Connector Figure 2.1. Nomenclature of GW51W-MAXI Components 2.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 3. Hardware Installation § Prepare necessary cables, hub, power cord and RS-232/RS-485 connector. § Place GW51W-MAXI to the area that an access point can cover. § Connect a serial device to a serial port of GW51W-MAXI, make sure the right connection of either RS-232 or RS-485. § Plug in DC-9-30V, the buzzer will beep and the RUN LED will blink if GW51W-MAXI functions normally. Please refer to Appendix A.4 to see all of LED messages.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Note: 1. Arp command can only be used to set a static IP address of GW51W-MAXI using system default user name admin and default password null. 2. Only TCP/IP packet with destination port number 1 will lead GW51W-MAXI to reboot and change the IP address. 3.3 TCP/IP Port Number Port number 4660 is default of GW51W-MAXI and is associated with serial port COM1.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 4. Software Configuration 4.1 Configuration set by monitor.exe utility Use monitor.exe that comes with the product CD or diskette to configure the network parameters of GW51W-MAXI. As you can see from the following picture, you can change IP address, gateway IP address, subnet mask, user ID and password of GW51W-MAXI from the utility. For more details of the utility please refer to Appendix-D Configuration Utility. 4.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Notes: 1. If GW51W-MAXI does not receive any command within 1 minute, Telnet will be terminated automatically. 2. The changes of networking parameters will take effect only when you exit and restart GW51W-MAXI. 3.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Networking Select “2” from “Input choice and enter (0~5):” to enter Networking page as following: This page allows you to change network settings of the device including IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP address and SNMP information of GW51W-MAXI. Please notice that any setting change made on this page won’t take effect until you restart the device. Change the password 1.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI COM1 Setup Select “4” from “Input choice and enter (0~5):” the following screen appears The page gives you an opportunity to configure parameters of COM1 setting which includes COM1 working mode, port parameters, enabling or disabling serial buffer’s data and setting packet delimiter. LINK1 Setup Type 1 from “Input choice and enter (1~4):” of COM1, the following screen appears. Configure GW51W-MAXI as TCP server and the local port is 4660.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Configure GW51W-MAXI as UDP client, the local port is 4660, the destination IP is 10.0.29.254, destination port is 666. COM port setting Type 2 from “Input choice and enter (1~4):” of COM1, the following screen appears, you can then give the Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI COM port alias name, set the baud rate and parity, determine number of data bit and stop bit, and decide if you want to use flow control and the type of flow control you want to use.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Setting packet delimiter Packet delimiter is a way of controlling packets within serial communication. It can prevent packets from being cut thus keep the packets complete. GW51W-MAXI provides two ways of parameter setting as inter character timer and terminator. By default packet delimiter timer is 0 ms, you can change timer shown in the following figure: Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI You can also choose character pattern as the packet delimiter indicated in the following figure: Accessing Wireless LAN setting Select “5” from “Input choice and enter (0~5):” the following screen appears.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Wireless LAN topology You can choose either infrastructure or ad-hoc mode for GW51W-MAXI as indicated in the following figure: Wireless LAN Transmission Rate You can set GW51W-MAXI transmission rate as 1 Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps, or full auto based on 802.11 standard shown in the following figure: Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Wireless LAN Ad-hoc channel You have to select the same channel for two wireless devices to talk to each other as indicated in the following figure: Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Wireless LAN ESSID ESSID (extended service set identification) is used to identify all of the computers in the wireless LAN system, it is different from BSSID (basic service set identification) which contains a single access point (AP) and several other nodes.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Wireless Encryption Protocol or Wired Equivalent Protocol ( WEP ) Setting For security reason, GW51W-MAXI can set up to use WEP key of 40 bits or 128 bits to securely communicate in the wireless network. Telnet WEP key set up screen is as following: Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 4.3 Configuration set by hyper terminal console utility 1. Power off GW51W-MAXI. 2. Set the MODE switch SW1 to ‘OFF’and SW2 to ‘ON’. 3. Use a PC to connect to GW51W-MAXI’s console with RS-232 cross over cable. 4. Power on GW51W-MAXI. 5. Open a hyper terminal program from your computer Start menu -> Programs -> Accessories -> Communication -> hyper terminal, set COM1 parameters as follows.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 4.4 Configuration set by web browser It is also possible to modify various settings through the web server interface. To do so, please follow the steps below. Log in to the system 1. From web browser, type in the IP address of GW51W-MAXI in the URL. Example: http://10.0.50.100 2. The following authentication screen appears. Please type in user name and password then click on “OK”. The user name is admin and password is null by default. 3.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Change the password 1. Click on the “Security” link and the following screen appears. 2. Please input the old password in the “Old Password” field, input the new password in the “New Password” and the “Verified Password” fields. Then click on “Save Configuration” to update the password. Note: You can press the reset key of product to reset password to the default value. Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Network setup Click on the “Networking” link and the following screen appears. Fill in IP information under TCP/IP field. Enable SNMP by checking “Enable”, fill in network identification information under SNMP field and click on the “Save Configuration” button to save the changes, please notice that the setting will not become effective until you restart GW51W-MAXI. Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI COM1 Setup Click on the “COM1” link and the following screen appears. Fill in COM1 parameter information under COM1 field then click on “Save Configuration” button to save the changes. Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI LINK1 Setup 1. Click on the “COM1” link and the following screen appears, you can configure GW51W-MAXI as transparent mode by default. Configure GW51W-MAXI as TCP server and the local port is 4660, IP filter is disabled by default, if IP filter is enabled, only source IP 10.0.29.11 can connect to GW51W-MAXI. Configure GW51W-MAXI as TCP client, the destination IP is 10.0.29.11, destination port is 4660. Configure GW51W-MAXI as UDP mode.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 2. Click on “Save Configuration” to save the changes. 3. If the update is successful, the following screen appears. Wireless LAN Setup You can configure wireless LAN parameters through web pages, the following page gives you the information of the access point GW51W-MAXI is connected to, it also allows you to configure GW51W-MAXI’s wireless topology, ESSID and WEP security. Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 4.5 Virtual COM Mode Virtual COM driver mode for windows converts COM data to LAN data to control the RS-232C port on a GW51W-MAXI via the LAN. By creating Virtual COM ports on the PC, Atop Virtual COM redirects the communications from the Virtual COM ports to an IP address and port number on a GW51W-MAXI that connects the serial line device to the network. The following figure is Atop Virtual COM connection diagram.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Uninstalling 1. From Windows Start menu select Setting, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs. 2. Select Serial IP for ATOP in the list of installed software. 3. Click the Add/Remove button to remove the program, or From Windows Start menu select Programs, Serial IP for ATOP, Uninstall Serial IP for ATOP to remove the program. 4.5.2 Virtual COM communication 4.5.2.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 4.5.2.2 Run Serial/IP for ATOP program on monitoring PC In the Window Start Menu, select the Serial/IP for ATOP program group and select Serial/IP for ATOP Configuration. The configuration window is shown as following: At right is a sample Virtual COM Control Panel window. At the left is the list of the COM ports that you have selected (in the Select Ports window) for use by the Virtual COM Redirector.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI recommended settings effective and returns you to the Control Panel to continue with the following steps. 6. For Connection Protocol, the setting must match the TCP/IP protocol that the serial server supports. The Configuration Wizard is usually able to determine the correct setting. 7. For COM Port Options, the settings must match the COM port behavior expected by the PC application that will use this COM port.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 5. SNMP Setup 5.1 SNMP Network Management Platform Atop GW51W-MAXI is an SNMP device that allows many popular SNMP network management platforms such as HP OpenView and SunNet Manager to conduct monitoring on the device. Depending on the network management tools you are using, device (GW51W-MAXI) information can be collected from running the management tools including IP address, DNS name, system descriptions and NIC information etc. 5.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 3. Click on “OK” and the following dialog box appears. It displays the searching progress. 4. When the search is completed, NetworkView will display the devices found in the main window, as shown in the following diagram. 5. Double-click on the device icon to display information about the device, including IP Address, Company, SysLocation (Max 15 characters), SysName (Max 9 characters) and types etc. Note: 1.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 6. Start Writing Your Own Applications Before you start writing your host applications or programs to interact with GW51W-MAXI, please make sure you have done the following. 6.1 Preparing The System 1. Properly connect GW51W-MAXI hardware including power, Ethernet and RS-232/RS-485 cables. 2.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 1 2 3 4 Status Status TCPTEST2 in Visual C To start the program, please type in the following command in the command line prompt: TCPTEST2 IP_Address Port_Number The command tcptest2 10.0.50.100 4660 brings you to connect to a TCP server of IP address 10.0.50.100 and port number 4660, the received data is displayed on the screen and the data typed in is sent to the TCP server of the designated port number.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 7. Diagnostics There are several ways you can check on the status and availability of GW51W-MAXI. 7.1 Use Standard TCP/IP Utility ping Command From Windows Start menu, select Run and type in “ping ”. If the connection is established, the Reply messages are displayed, otherwise it will indicate Request timed out. 7.2 Use monitor.exe Configuration Utility Program Use monitor.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI For example, ‘s’ means that COM1 is server mode and is not connected. 7.3 Use TCPTEST.EXE or TCPTEST2.EXE Sample Program Use sample programs TCPTEST.EXE and TCPTEST2.EXE that comes with the product CD or diskette to check on the status of GW51W-MAXI. Please refer to chapter 6.2 to run the sample programs. Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Appendix A: GW51W-MAXI Serial-Ethernet Server Specifications A.1. Hardware Specifications Specifications Ÿ 16-bit Embedded CPU Ÿ 100MHz Flash Memory Ÿ 512K Bytes SDRAM Ÿ 512K Bytes EEPROM Ÿ 512 Bytes Host Communication Ÿ IEEE802.11b 11 Mbps Wireless LAN Ÿ TCP/IP, UDP, SNMP, HTTP, Telnet, ARP, BOOTP Reset Ÿ Built-in reset key to restore factory default settings Watch Dog Timer Ÿ 1.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI A.2. Software Specifications Item Protocol Configuration Internal Buffer Size Specifications TCP, UDP, ARP, ICMP, SNMP, HTTP, Telnet, BOOTP Ÿ Configuration information for both TCP/IP and serial ports is kept in the EEPROM. Ÿ Configuration utilities of Windows 95/98/NT are provided for configuring settings.
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User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 2. Terminal Block Connector RS-485 only uses RTS/R- and TxD/R+ for data communication while RS-232 or RS-422 uses RTS/R-, TxD/R+, CTS/T- and RxD/T+ for communicating data. A.3.2 Power terminal block connector Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI A.4 Buzzer/LED Message Buzzer “ ^ “ : Beep twice “ = “ : Beep off Description Message ^===^===^===^===^===^===^.. Watchdog problem, return service is required (1sec) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.. Memory problem, return service is required ^==^========^^ Startup OK but AP firmware is disabled (5sec) Startup OK and AP firmware is enabled ^==^========^^^ (5sec) Table 1.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Appendix B. Upgrade System Software After the new version of firmware is released, customers can download it from Atop’s web site at www.atop.com.tw. You can contact Atop’s sales person to request the newest product CD as well. You may decide to or not to upgrade the system’s firmware. To do so, please follow these instructions listed below. B.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 5. GW51W-MAXI will automatically restart each time the firmware is successfully downloaded. Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI B.2 Critical Issues of Upgrading 1. You can always abort the upgrading process by pressing the key from host PC during the upgrading process. GW51W-MAXI will restart automatically and the system remains intact. 2. If GW51W-MAXI does not receive any upgrading data within 30 seconds, GW51W-MAXI will restart automatically and the system remains intact. 3.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Appendix C. Hardware Configuration C.1 Disable System Firmware The AP (application program) firmware of GW51W-MAXI can be disabled. This function is used in the situation that you downloaded a wrong version of firmware that caused the system crashed. To disable the current version of firmware and prevent it from executing, please do the followings: 1. Turn the power off, open the case of GW51W-MAXI. 2.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI Appendix D Configuration Utility The configuration utility monitor.exe comes with the product CD or diskette is the main utility program to demonstrate and configure GW51W-MAXI’s settings. D.1 Run the utility Start the program under Windows 95/98/NT/2000 environment and the following window appears. D.2 Detect Operational Devices You may do the following steps to detect devices currently available on the network. 1. Start monitor.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI 3. After you click the “Configure Now” button, the target device will return an ACK message indicating the modification is successful as shown in the following: Please note monitor.exe version 2.3 and above requires gw51le.dll library to function properly. Copyright © 2003 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan.
User manual Version 1.0 ABLELink Serial-Ethernet Server GW51W-MAXI The following table lists the functional descriptions for all the fields. Field Name Field Descriptions Broadcast IP Except for the default IP 255.255.255.255, other items (IPs) are read from the file “seg.cfg”. This field specifies a detecting IP range. It may be a designated IP or a broadcast IP. Wishes Specifies minimum number of the devices you wish to get reply from after sending an Invite request.
