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HelloDevice Lite Series
LS100
User Guide
Version 1.2.2
2005-11-8
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User Guide for the HelloDevice LS100 Version 1.2.2 Firmware version 1.2.X Last revised on November 8, 2005 Printed in Korea Copyright Copyright 2002, Sena Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Sena Technologies reserves the right to make changes and improvements to its product without providing notice. Trademark HelloDevice ™ is a trademark of Sena Technologies, Inc. Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Ethernet® is aregistered trademark of XEROX Corporation. Notice to
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Contents 1: Introduction 5 1.1 Overview .....................................................................................................................................5 1.2 Package Check List ....................................................................................................................6 1.3 Product Specification...................................................................................................................7 1.4 Terminologies and Acronyms ...........
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4.2 TCP Client Mode Operations ....................................................................................................32 4.2.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................32 4.2.2 TCP Client Mode Configuration ......................................................................................33 4.3 TCP Server/Client Mode Operations.................................................................
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1: Introduction 1.1 Overview The HelloDevice Lite Series allows you to network-enable a variety of serial devices that were not originally designed to be networked. This capability brings the advantages of remote management and data accessibility to thousands of serial devices over the network. The LS100 is a most cost effective one port serial-Ethernet communication device. The LS100 supports RS232 serial communication allowing virtually any asynchronous serial device to be access
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1.2 Package Check List - LS100 external box - 110V or 230V Power supply adapter - Serial console/data cable - A hardcopy of Quick Start Guide - CD-ROM including the HelloDevice Manager and User Guide 6
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1.3 Product Specification Serial Interface One male DB9 serial port for data communication/serial console Serial speeds 1200bps to 115200bps Flow Control: None, Hardware RTS/CTS Signals: Rx, Tx, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, GND Network Interfaces 10 Base-T Ethernet with RJ45 Ethernet connector Supports static and dynamic IP address Protocols ARP, IP/ICMP, TCP, Telnet, DHCP client, PPPoE Security User ID & Password Management Telnet or serial console port or HelloDevice Manager Full-featured system status
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1.4 Terminologies and Acronyms The Internetworking related terminologies used frequently in this manual are defined clearly to help your better understanding of the LS100. MAC address On a local area network or other network, the MAC (Media Access Control) address is the computer's unique hardware number. (On an Ethernet LAN, it's the same as your Ethernet address.) It is a unique 12-digit hardware number, which is composed of 6-digit OUI (Organization Unique Identifier) number and 6
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Table 1-1 Acronym Table ISP Internet Service Provider PC Personal Computer NIC Network Interface Card MAC Media Access Control LAN Local Area Network UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ARP Address Resolution Protocol IP Internet Protocol ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol UDP User Datagram Protocol TCP Transmission Control Protocol DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol FTP File Transfer Protocol PPP Poi
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2: Getting Started This chapter describes how to set up and configure the LS100 in the first place. - 2.1 Panel Layout explains the panel layout and LED indicators. - 2.2 Connecting the Hardware describes how to connect the power, the network, and the serial device to the LS100. - 2.3 Accessing Console Port describes how to access the console port using a serial console at a local site or telnet console at a remote site. - 2.4 Command Usages described how to use command set of the LS100
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Figure 2-1. The panel layout of the LS100 11
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2.2 Connecting the Hardware This section describes how to connect the LS100 to serial device for the first time test. - Connect the power to the LS100 - Connect the Ethernet cable between the LS100 and Ethernet hub or switch - Connect the serial data cable between the LS100 and a serial device 2.2.1 Connecting the Power Connect the power jack to the LS100 power jack using DC power adapter included in the package. If the power is properly supplied, the [Power] lamp of the LS100 will
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Figure 2-3. Connecting a network cable to the LS100 2.2.3 Connecting to the Device Connect the serial data cable between the LS100 and the serial device. If necessary, supply the power to the serial device attached to the LS100. Figure 2-4. Connecting a serial device to the LS100 13
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2.3. Accessing Console Port There are two ways to access console port of the LS100 depending on whether the user is located at a local site or a remote site. - Serial console: Local users can connect directly to the serial console port of the LS100 using serial console/data cable (null-modem cable). The serial port of the LS100 is used as the console port as well as the data port. To use the serial port as the console port, slide Data/Console switch to the Console side. - Remote conso
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Figure 2-6. Data/Console switch of the LS100 4) Run a terminal emulator program such as HyperTerminal. Set up the serial configuration parameters of the terminal emulation program as follows: 9600 Baud rate, Data bits 8, Parity None, Stop bits 1, Hardware flow control 5) Press [ENTER] key. 6) Type the user name and password to log into the LS100. A factory default setting of the user name and password are both admin. 7) If the user logged into the LS100 successfully, command prompt
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From the command prompt screen, users can set, get and save configuration parameter values using ‘set’, ‘get’ and ‘save’ command. Users also can exit the console or reboot the device using ‘exit” and ‘reboot’ command. The usage of the commands can be found using ‘help’ command. For command usages description, please refer to section 2.4 Command usage. 2.3.2 Using Remote Console The LS100 provides remote console feature via telnet as well as serial console so that users can access the L
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of serial console will be displayed. The user can set, get, save configuration parameters and exit console, reboot the device as like the serial console. 4) If serial console or the other remote consoles are connected already, new console will not be established at all. 2.4 Command Usage The LS100 provides several simple commands for configuration and control of the LS100. Table 2-2 summarizes command set which LS100 supports. Table 2-2 LS100 command set summary Command Descri
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2.4.1 ‘set’ Command With ‘set’ command, users can configure parameter values of the LS100 for each environment. Basic ‘set’ command usage is as follows: set group par1 [par2 ...] + where, group = 'ip','host','serial' or 'admin' par1 par2 ... = configuration parameters. Use * to keep a parameter's value The ‘group’ is the category where the parameters should be entered. For example, if users want to set parameters related to the IP configuration, use set command as shown in the
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if ipmode = dhcp, no parameters required if ipmode = pppoe, par1 = PPPoE username, par2 = PPPoE password > Figure 2-11 Help screen example Note: The changed values will not take effect until ‘save’ and ‘reboot’ commands are invoked. For more details, please refer to section 2.4.5 ~ 2.4.7. 2.4.2 ‘get’ Command With ‘get’ command, users can view the current parameter values and status of the LS100. Basic ‘get’ command usage is as follows: get [group] +
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If group is omitted, get command will show all of the parameter values as shown in Figure 2-14. > get --- Status --- Serial_no.: LS100-0207_test MAC_address: 00-01-95-77-88-99 F/W_REV.: V1.2.0 Current_IP: 192.168.0.125 --- Admin --- Username: admin Password: admin Devicename: LS100 Device --- IP --- IP_mode: dhcp --- Host --- Host_mode: tcps Local_port: 6001 Inactivity_timeout(sec): 300 --- Serial --- Baudrate: 9600 Data_bits: 8_bits Parity: None Stop_bits: 1_bit Flow_con
