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Kramer Electronics, Ltd.
USER MANUAL
Model:
FC-8
Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge
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Contents Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Started 1 2.1 Quick Start 2 3 Overview 3 4 Your FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge 3 5 Connecting the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge 5 5.1 Connecting the Controlled Device to the FC-8 5 5.2 Connecting the FC-8 to a Network 6 6 Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge 6 6.1 Using the Default Network Configuration 7 6.2 Configuring the Host System to Operate with FC-8 7 6.3 Changing the FC-8 Configuration 8 6.4 Configuring an Active Station 12 7 Op
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Introduction 1 Introduction Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordable solutions to the vast range of problems that confront the video, audio, presentation, and broadcasting professional on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded most of our line, making the best even better! Our 1 1,000-plus different models now appear in 11 groups that are clearly defined by function. Thank you fo
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Getting Started 2.1 Quick Start This quick start chart summarizes the basic setup and operation steps. KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY 2
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Overview 3 Overview The Kramer FC-8 is a serial-to-wireless and wireless-to-serial LAN device server that acts as a bridge for connecting serial devices to an 802.11b/g wireless LAN. The FC-8 supports TCP/UDP sockets, a Web server with Web site, and WEP, WPA, WPA2 Wi-Fi encryption. The FC-8 is housed in a Kramer TOOLS enclosure, and is powered by a 12V DC power supply. Any legacy Kramer device that has an RS-232 connection can be wirelessly controlled over the customer’s LAN or the Int
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Your FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge Figure 1: FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge Front and Back Views Table 1: FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge Front and Back Functions # Feature Function 1 12V DC Connector +12V DC for powering the unit 2 FACTORY RESET Button When pressed, erases all configuration data. Use only under the guidance of Kramer Technical Support. 3 RS-232 DB-9F Port Connects to the controlled device via a null-modem connection 4 WI-FI Antenna Transmits and receives signals over the wireless
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Connecting the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge 5 Connecting the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge The FC-8 can be used to wirelessly control an RS-232-based device from a PC via an ad-hoc network (see Figure 2) or via an access point (router) to a larger network or the Internet (see Figure 3). 5.1 Connecting the Controlled Device to the FC-8 To connect a controlled device to the FC-8, as the example in Figure 2 1 illustrates , connect the RS-232 DB-9 rear panel port on the FC-8 to the 2 attached dev
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Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge Figure 3: Connecting the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge (Access Point) 5.2 Connecting the FC-8 to a Network The FC-8 is connected to the network by software configuration as described in Section 6. 6 Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge This section explains how to configure the FC-8 and the host system for operation. The section includes: Using the Default Network Configuration, see section 6.1 Configuring the Host System, see secti
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Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge 6.1 Using the Default Network Configuration The FC-8 is configured in the factory with the following default configuration that can be used immediately in an ad-hoc network: Table 2: FC-8 Default Network Configuration Parameter Value Network Name !Kramer-FC8 (ad hoc network) IP Address 192.168.3.2 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Mode Serial Net Port 10000 6.2 Configuring the Host System to Operate with FC-8 The wireless connection on the host syst
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Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge Figure 4: Wireless Network Connection Window 5. If the Kramer-FC8 network does not connect: Click on Kramer-FC8 to open the network and click Change Advanced Settings. Choose to highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Make sure Obtain an IP address automatically is selected. 6. Begin operating the device as described in section 7 or if necessary, change the FC-8 configuration as described in section 6.3. 6.3 Cha
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Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge To change the FC-8 configuration, do the following: 1. In the Internet browser of a PC attached to the FC-8 network, enter the IP address of the FC-8 (for example, using the default IP address: 192.168.3.2). The Serial Net setup page appears (see Figure 5). Table 3 explains the fields. Figure 5: Serial Net Configuration Screen of the FC-8 9
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Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge Table 3: FC-8 Serial Net Configuration Parameters Parameter Possible Values Notes MAC Address Ethernet hardware address (read-only) Bootblock Version For technical use (read-only) Serial Number Factory serial number of the device (read- only) Web Server Status Message Must be I/OK (read-only) Firmware Version Must end with b17 or above (read-only) Hardware Version For technical use (read-only) Active IP Address 192.168.3.2 (Default) Active
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Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge Parameter Possible Values Notes Wireless LAN WEP Key1 WEP64 – no more than 10 characters (5 bytes) allowed (hex 0-9 A-F) WEP128 – no more than 26 characters (13 bytes)allowed (hex 0-9 A-F) Wireless LAN WEP Key2 Same as WEP Key1 Wireless LAN WEP Key3 Same as WEP Key1 Wireless LAN WEP Key4 Same as WEP Key1 Pre-shared Key Passphrase WPA – ASCII string must be between 8-63 alphameric characters SerialNet Serial Parameters
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Operating the FC-8 3. After submitting the new parameters, reset the FC-8 by clicking the Reset iChip link at the bottom of the window. The new window with the message “iChip is performing reset” opens. Wait about 1 minute and close this new window. Note: To start using the new settings, disconnect the wireless connection from the FC-8 and reconnect it again with new parameters. Note: If you made changes to the name of the wireless network (Wireless LAN SSD) after clicking the submit but
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Technical Specifications 8 Technical Specifications The FC-8 technical specifications are shown in Table 5: 1 Table 5: FC-8 Technical Specifications INPUT: RS-232 DB9F connector OUTPUT: Antenna HARDWARE DESCRIPTION: Core CPU: 32-bit RISC ARM7TDMI, low-leakage, 0.13 micron, running at 48MHz Operating Voltage (input): 12VDC 70mA RoHS-compliant; lead-free PERFORMANCE RS-232: Asynchronous character; binary; 7 or 8 data bits; odd, even, or no SPECIFICATIONS: parity; 1 stop bit Flow C
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For the latest information on our products and a list of Kramer distributors, visit our Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com where updates to this user manual may be found. We welcome your questions, comments and feedback. Safety Warning: Disconnect the unit from the power supply before opening/servicing. Caution Kramer Electronics, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: info@kramerel.com P/N: 2900-000358 REV 3
