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ATC-2000WF User’s Manual
























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1.0 Introduction ATC-2000WF Series of wireless serial device servers give you an easy way to connect your RS-232/422/485 serial devices to a WLAN. The 1-port ATC-2000WF and 2-port ATC-2002WF are ideal for environments where a LAN is not available, or where serial devices are moved frequently. 1.1 Overview The RS232 connection application has been used for a long time. RS232 cable has limitations in distance. WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) has become a worldwide standard protocol for

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●Versatile socket operation modes, including: TCP/IP, UDP/IP, HTTP, ARP, DHCP client ●Easy-to-use Windows Utility for mass installation ●Supports Windows Virtual COM drivers ●LEDs indicate LINK, DIS, ACT and PWR. WLAN Radio Features: Protocol Type: 802.11b standard compliant Operating Range: Open Environment: 1000 ft./300m Office Environment: 100-330 ft./30-100m Security: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 64 and 128 bit encryption Network Mode Infrastructure mode, Ad-Hoc mode 1.

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1.5 Serial Port Pin Assignments RS-232/422/485 Pinouts RS-232 Pinout(DB9 Female ) PIN RS-232 Input/Output 2 RXD I 3 TXD O 5 GND - 7 RTS O 8 CTS I RS-422/485 Pinout(SIX Terminal from Left) PIN RS-422 RS-485 1 T+ 485+ 2 T- 485- 3 R+ NC 4 R- NC 5 VIN+ VIN+ 6 VIN- VIN+ 1.6 Connecting the Hardware This section describes how to connect ATC-2000WF to serial devices for first time testing purposes. We cover Wiring Requirements, Connecting the Power, Connecting to the Network,

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2.0 Initial Configuration When setting up your ATC-2000WF for the first time, the first thing you should do is configure the IP address. Select one of the initial IP Address configuration methods to configure 2.1 Factory Default IP Address ATC-2000WF is configured with the following default IP addresses: WLAN: Setting static IP IP Address 192.168.1.250 Netmask 255.255.255.0 2.2 Serial Console (19200, n, 8, 1) Before configuring the ATC-2000WF via the serial console, turn off the po

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and click on OK. If you select Dumb Terminal as the terminal type, some of the console functions—especially the .Monitor. function—may not work properly. 6. Press the “ ←” backspace key (located in the upper right corner of the keyboard) continuously whilepowering on the ATC-2000WF . 7. Sending a continuous “ ←” backspace string to ATC-2000WF triggers it to switch automatically from data mode to console mode. 8. Start by configuring the IP address and WLAN under MS-DOS Comman

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3.0 Summary of Commands – Listed by Functional Category (These commands are explained in detail with more detailed functioning examples further in this document.) Network Commands IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Where x is the IP of this device MASK xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Where x is the Network Mask of this device GW xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Where x is the Gateway of this device DHCP x Where x is the DHCP setting: 1=ON 0=OFF Wireless LAN Commands CHAN x Where x is the channel setting 1-14 MODE x Where x Network Mo