Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1-, 2-, and 4-Port Hardened Serial Servers Black Box
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B L A C K B O X ® C o n n e c t s e r i a l R S- 2 3 2/ 42 2/ 48 5 d e v i c e s t o E t h e r n e t n e tw o r ks , a l l o w i n g t h e s e r i a l d e v i c e t o b e c o m e a node on the net work. Ac c ess t he se ria l por ts ov er a L AN / W AN us i ng d ir ec t IP mode , virtu al C OM port, or p ai re d mode c on nec ti on s.
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72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 5 T able of Content s T able of C ont ents 1 . Specific ations ............................................................................................................
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om T able of Content s 4 . 7 . 3 Se tt in g U p V i rtu a l C OM (V C OM) O pe r at io n ...................................................................................
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 7 Cha pter 1: Specif icat ions 1 . S pecifications 1 . 1 Gener al Gen eral Sp ecif ica tions Cer tif ica tion s FCC Par .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 1: Specif icat ions 1. 3 N e t w o r k Ne t work S pe cific ation s Character Count 0 t o 65535 Client Connec.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 9 Cha pter 1: Specif icat ions 1 .4 T C P / UDP Por t s T a ble 1- 1 . TCP / U DP p or t s. Por t Descri ption Comments 80 / tcp Al way s o pen for th e Web ser ver . Thi s p or t is use d for confi gurat ion of th e d evi ce using a web br ows er.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 0 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 1: Specif icat ions 1 .5 Dim en sional Diagrams Fi gur e 1 - 1 . Di me n si ona l dia gra m of a LE S4 2 1 A or LE S4 2 2A Ha rde ne d Se ri al Se rve r (di men sio ns in in c he s).
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 1 Cha pter 1: Specif icat ions Fi gur e 1 - 2 . Dim en sio n al di agr am of a LES4 2 4A Har dene d Se ria l Server (di men si ons in in ch es an d m il li met ers ).
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Chapte r 2 : Over view 2. Over vie w 2. 1 Intr oduc tion The 1- , 2- , and 4 - Por t Hardened S erial Ser ver s connect serial devices ( RS -23 2, R S - 422 , or R S - 4 85 ) to Ethernet net work s, allowing the serial device to become a node on the net work.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 3 Chapte r 2 : Over view 2.3 W hat‘s Inc luded Y our package should include the followin g items. If any thing is missing or damaged, contact Black B ox T echnical Suppor t at 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 or inf o @ blackbox.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Chapte r 2 : Over view T able 2- 2. LES 42 1 A components. Number in Figure 2- 1 or 2-2 Component Descr ipt ion 1 (1) R J - 45 con nec to r Connec t s a st anda rd Ether net n et wor k d rop usi ng a s trai ght-thr ough R J - 45 ma le Ether net c abl e.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om P age 1 5 Chapte r 2 : Over view T able 2- 3. LES 422A components. Number in Figure 2-3 or 2- 4 Component Descr ipt ion 1 (1) R J - 45 con nec to r Connec t s a st anda rd Ether net n et wor k d rop usi ng a s trai ght-thr ough R J - 45 ma le Ether net c abl e.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Chapte r 2 : Over view Figure 2 - 6. LES 42 4 A back panel. T able 2-4. L ES 42 4A components. Number in Figure 2-5 o r 2- 6 Component Descri pti on 1 (1) Pow er LED Lig ht s w hen p ower to the uni t i s o n.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 7 Cha pter 3 : Instal la tion and Setup 3. Install ation a nd In it ia l Setup This s ec tion describes how to install the Hardened S erial Ser ver and configu re the device.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 1 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 3 : Instal la tion and Setup 3.2. 2 R S - 422 RS - 4 22 connec tions support t wo signal pairs : T D A (- ) , T DB (+), R D A (- ) , RD B (+), and GN D .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om P age 1 9 Cha pter 3 : Instal la tion and Init ia l Setup 3.5 Har dened Seri al Ser ver Con figur at ion The Ha rd en ed Ser i al Serve rs can be co nfi gur ed us ing th ree me thod s: • Via the net work using Hardened Serial S er ver S oft ware .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 20 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 3 : Instal la tion and Init ia l Setup 3.5.3 Con fig uri ng via a Seri al Port u sin g Har dened Seri al Ser.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om P age 2 1 Cha pter 3 : Instal la tion and Init ia l Setup In Vir tual C O M Por t Mod e, the serial p or ts on the s erial ser ver appear to applications running on the hos t PC as if the serial por ts were physically located on the host P C .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 22 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 3 : Instal la tion and Init ia l Setup 3.8 Disco verin g Har dened Seri al Servers If you are configuri ng the Hardened S erial Ser ver via the net work, selec t “Net work” ; if you are configuri ng it v ia the serial por t, selec t “Serial Por t.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 23 Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server 4. Conf igu ri ng the H arden ed Seri al Server 4.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 2 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server • Upg rad e— Up gr ade the fi rm war e in a Ha rde ne d Se ria l Se r ver (see C hap te r 5). • Ad d — Ad d a Vi rtu al C OM Port t o the host PC (see Secti on 4.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Page 2 5 Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server It i ncl udes the f ol lowi ng: • Ma st he ad wit h the na me an d IP ad dre ss o f the c u rr ent ly sel ect ed Ha rd en ed Ser i al Serve r .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 2 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server 4.3 Navig at ing t he Con figur ation P ages The re ar e t.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 2 7 Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server 4.5 Set tin g Up IP Add ressi ng On the Net work Con figuration pag e, you can config ure the Hardened Serial Ser ver to use d ynamic ( DHC P) or st atic IP addressing on the network.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 28 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server 4.6 Set ti ng Up Ser ia l Por t s On the Serial Por t C onfiguration page, you can configur e the commu nications parameters of the current serial por t.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 2 9 Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server When the Hardened Serial Ser ver is configured as a TC P ser ver , it waits for an incoming connec tion request from another net work device .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 30 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server Figure 4 - 1 1 .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pag e 3 1 Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server Setti ng the Har den ed Ser ial Server to use UDP 1 . Selec t UD P prot ocol. Op ti on s ar e pr ovi ded f or sen din g and rec eiv in g da ta t o and fr om: • Nobo dy (one-w a y c om mun ica ti on on ly).
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 3 2 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server 4. 7 . 3 Set ti ng Up Vi r tua l COM ( V C OM ) Operat ion.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Page 3 3 Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server Setti ng the Har den ed Ser ial Server to oper at e in Pa ired Mode as a cl ient 1 . S el ec t “Paired” protoco l.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 34 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Seri al Ser ver • “ and allow a specific range of I P addresses to connect, ” in the area of the w indow that appears, sele c t an I P address box and type i n th e IP add re sses t ha t spec ify the des ire d ran ge .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pag e 3 5 Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server Figur e 4 - 1 9. Advanc ed con figur ation— forc ing connections closed. T o cl ose a networ k c onn ec ti on if no data is rec eiv ed fr om the networ k fo r a peri od of ti me : 1 .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 36 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server Figure 4 -2 0.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Page 3 7 Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server T o wait until a spe cific amount of dat a is receive d on the se rial p or t b efore sen ding it acros s the net wo rk: 1 .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 38 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server Figure 4 -2 1 . Save C onfiguration page. T o sav e the con figu r at ion t o th e Ha rd ened Seri al Serve r , and r e-boot it so th at the con figu rat ion setti ngs wi l l tak e effect : 1 .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om P age 3 9 Cha pter 4 : Con fig urin g the Har dened Ser ia l Server When the process of adding the vir tual C O M por t is complete ( indicated by the progress bar), the “Serial p or t is successfully in stal led ” di al og box app ea rs.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 4 0 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 5 : Upgr adi ng the Harden ed Seri al Ser ver Fi rm w ar e 5. Upgr ading t he Har dened Seri al Ser ver F irm ware Oc casi ona lly , up da ted fi rm war e ma y bec ome av ail abl e f or yo ur Ha rd ened Ser i al Serve r .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om P age 4 1 Cha pter 5 : Upgr adi ng the Harden ed Seri al Ser ver Fi rm w ar e 5.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 42 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 6 : Opera ti on 6. Operat ion 6. 1 LED Ind icat or s Hardened Serial S er vers have LED indicators for Power , S erial Ser ver Ready , Ethernet Speed and Link status, and Serial Por t st atus.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 4 3 Cha pter 6 : Opera ti on 1 1 2 3 4 Figure 6 -2 . Front panel of the LES 422A.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 4 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 6 : Opera ti on 5 5 3 2 1 4 3 4 5 5 Figure 6 -3. Front panel of the L ES42 4A .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pag e 4 5 Cha pter 6 : Opera ti on 6. 2 Reset Sw itc h Figure 6 - 4 show s the lo cation of the Re set switch on the LES 42 1 A, L ES422A , and L ES 42 4A Hardened Serial Ser vers.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 4 6 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 7 : Di agn ostics 7 . Diagn ostics C li ck ing the “ Di agn ost ics ” ic on ope ns th e Di agn ost ics di alog bo x a nd en ab les y ou to ch ec k th e oper ati on of co n nect ed ser ial ser vers and VC O M por t s on the local computer .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 4 7 Cha pter 7 : Di agn ostics Figure 7 -2 . T es ting a Hardened Serial Ser ver Con nec tion. 7 .2 T est in g a Vi r t ua l C OM P ort 1 . C lick the “Diagnostics ” icon.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 4 8 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 8 : Listi ng / Descr ipt ions of Har dened Ser ia l Ser ver Set tin gs 8.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 49 Cha pter 8 : Listi ng / Descr ipt ions of Har dened Ser ia l Ser ver Set tin gs Dynamic H os t Configuration Protocol ( DH CP ) is a protocol used o n special s er vers that supply I P addresses to network no des on request.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 50 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 8 : Listi ng / Descr ipt ions of Har dened Ser ia l Ser ver Set tin gs F i gu re 8- 1 . Ne two rk IP p r op e rt ie s . b . C li ck “ In ter net Pro toc ol (T C P/ IP)” a nd the n cl ic k “P ro pertie s.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 5 1 Cha pter 8 : Listi ng / Descr ipt ions of Har dened Ser ia l Ser ver Set tin gs c. Use th e Ha rde ne d Se ri al Se rver So ftwar e to sea rch f or , di sc ove r , and co n fi gur e the un it.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 52 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Cha pter 8 : Listi ng / Descr ipt ions of Har dened Ser ia l Ser ver Set tin gs The mod el number of the currently selec ted Hardened Serial Ser ver is displayed on the Lo gin page of Serial Ser ver Sof tware.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pag e 5 3 Cha pter 8 : Listi ng / Descr ipt ions of Har dened Ser ia l Ser ver Set tin gs Seria l Wa tchdog controls the durat ion of s erial inactiv ity w hen the s erial por t is determined idle and c auses all connections for that serial por t to be forc ed closed.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 5 4 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Appendix A : Def ault Ser v er Set ti ngs Appendix A. Defau lt Ser ver Set tin gs T abl e A- 1 . D efau lt ser ver s ettings. Set tin g De faul t Value Ser ver Name LES42 1 A , LES4 22A, or LES4 24A Serial Number Pri nted on sid e of u nit.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om P age 5 5 Appendix B : Con nec tor Pin outs Appendix B. C onnector Pi nouts B.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 56 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om Appendix B : Con nec tor Pin outs NO TES: 1 . In th e RS- 42 2 mode , T X li ne s are out puts an d RX lin es ar e inp uts .
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pag e 5 7 NO TES.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Pa ge 58 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om NO TES.
72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbo x .c om 72 4 - 7 4 6 -5500 | blac kbox.c om Page 5 9 NO TES.
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