Black Box 1-Port 10/100 Device Server - Manuals

Page 2 - Trademarks Used in this Manual

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 2 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Trademarks Used in this Manual We‘re here to help! If you have any questions about your application or our products, contact Black Box Tech Support at 724-746-5500 or go to blackbox.com and click on “Talk to Black Box...

Page 3 - FCC and IC RFI Statements; Statements; operate the equipment.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 3 LES301A user manual FCC and IC RFI Statements Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada Radio Frequency Interference Statements This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy, and if not installed and ...

Page 4 - NOM Statement; Todas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 4 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com NOM Statement Instrucciones de Seguridad(Normas Oficiales Mexicanas Electrical Safety Statement) 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2....

Page 5 - Table of Contents; Chapter

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 5 LES301A user manual Table of Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications........................................................................................................................................................................7...

Page 7 - Chapter 1: Specifications; Hardware Specifications; By intercharacter timeout, by characters delimiter; Software Specifications; TCP receiving buffer size: 8 KB

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 7 LES301A user manual Chapter 1: Specifications 1. Specifications 1.1 Hardware Specifications Baud Rate — 1200 bps to 230 kbps CPU — 16-bit embedded CPU, 100 MHz Data Bits — 7, 8 EEPROM — 512 bytes Flash Memory — 512 KB Flow Control — None...

Page 8 - DB9 Pin Assignments; Table 1-1 shows the LES301A unit’s DB9 connector pin assignments.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 8 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 1: Specifications 1.3 DB9 Pin Assignments Table 1-1 shows the LES301A unit’s DB9 connector pin assignments. Table 1-1. DB9 connector pin assignments. Pin RS-232 full-duplex 2-Wire RS-485 half-duplex RS-422/4-W...

Page 9 - Power Terminal Block Connector

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 9 LES301A user manual Chapter 1: Specifications 1.5 Power Terminal Block Connector F.G. VIN- VIN+ Figure 1-2. Terminal block signals. NOTE: VIN- and VIN+ can be reversed. 1.6 Buzzer/LED Message 1.6.1 Buzzer “^”: Beep twice “=”: Beep off Ta...

Page 11 - Optional Accessories:; Hardware Description; Reset

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 11 LES301A user manual Chapter 2: Overview 2. Overview 2.1 Introduction The LES301A Ethernet Serial Server is a gateway between Ethernet (TCP/IP) and RS-232 or RS-485/RS-422 communications. The information transmitted by the LES301A is tra...

Page 12 - Application Connectivity

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 12 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 2: Overview DB9 male serial port DC 9–30 V Reset button RJ-45 10-/100-Mbps port DIN rail screw hole Wallmount screw hole Figure 2-2. Top panel. DB9 male serial port Figure 2-3. Front panel. Table 2-1. Etherne...

Page 13 - Remote control

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 13 LES301A user manual Chapter 2: Overview TCP Client Mode: LES301A can be configured as a TCP client on TCP/IP network to establish a connection with other applications (server) in the host computer actively. After the connection is estab...

Page 14 - Chapter 3: Hardware Setup; DB9 male serial port

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 14 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 3: Hardware Setup 3. Hardware Setup NOTE: Figures 2-1 through 2-3 in Chapter 2 show the LES301A unit’s back, top, and front views. NOTE: To reset the settings to the default value, press the LES301A‘s reset b...

Page 15 - NOTE: The PC must be in the same subnetwork as the LES301A.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 15 LES301A user manual Chapter 3: Hardware Setup 3.1.2 COM Port LED Table 3-2. COM port LED message. Message Description Off No data is transmitted on the COM port LED is blinking Data is transmitted on the COM port 3.1.3 RUN LED Table 3-3...

Page 16 - Chapter 4: Software Setup; Configuration by SerialManager

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 16 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4: Software Setup 4. Software Setup The LES301A Ethernet Serial Server is shipped with default settings shown in Table 4-1. Table 4-1. Default software settings. Property Default value IP address 10.0.50.100 ...

Page 17 - Click on the IP address of the LES301A in SerialManager.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 17 LES301A user manual Chapter 4: Software Setup Figure 4-2. Static IP setup dialog window. 4.1.2 Auto IP (Dynamic IP) A DHCP server can automatically assign the IP address and network settings. The LES301A supports the DHCP function. By d...

Page 18 - Configuration by Telnet Utility; command prompt window.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 18 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4: Software Setup 4.2 Configuration by Telnet Utility You can use the Telnet utility to change configuration settings of the LES301A. 4.2.1 Log into the System Open the MS-DOS ® command prompt window. Telnet ...

Page 19 - information, and connection status of the device.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 19 LES301A user manual Chapter 4: Software Setup Figure 4-6. Overview. This page gives you general information about the LES301A, including IP and MAC address, SNMP information, kernel and AP information, and connection status of the devic...

Page 20 - NOTE: Press the “ESC” key to return to the previous menu.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 20 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4: Software Setup 4.2.2 Networking Select “2” from “Input choice and enter (0–4):” to enter the Networking page (see Figure 4-7). Figure 4-7. Network settings. This page allows you to change the LES301A’s net...

Page 22 - Input the local port in the “Please input local port: ” prompt.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 22 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4: Software Setup The page enables you to configure COM1 parameter settings, including COM working mode, port parameters, enabling or disabling serial buffer’s data, and setting packet delimiter. Figure 4-10....

Page 23 - Configure the LES301A as a TCP Client; Type “1” for Connected always:

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 23 LES301A user manual Chapter 4: Software Setup Figure 4-11. Link Mode—TCP server setup. 4.2.5 Configure the LES301A as a TCP Client 1. Type “2” at the “Input choice (1–5) and enter:“ prompt (see Figure 4-11) 2. Input the destination IP i...

Page 24 - Configure the LES301A as a UDP Client

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 24 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4: Software Setup Figure 4-12. Link mode TCP client setup. 4.2.6 Configure the LES301A as a UDP Client For example, the local port is 4660, the destination IP is 10.0.29.254, and the destination port is 666 (...

Page 26 - 0 Accept Control Command from COM Port; Click “Save Configuration” to save the settings.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 26 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4: Software Setup 4.2.9 Setting Packet Delimiter Packet delimiter is a way of controlling packets within serial communication. It can prevent packets from being cut, thus keeping the packets complete. The LES...

Page 27 - Click on the ”Restart” button to activate the change.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 27 LES301A user manual Chapter 4: Software Setup 5. Click on the ”Restart” button to activate the change. You can also modify various settings through the Web server interface. To do so, follow the steps below. 4.3.1 Log in to the System 1...

Page 29 - NOTE: Press the default key to reset password to the default value.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 29 LES301A user manual Chapter 4: Software Setup 2. Type in the old password in the “Old Password” field, type in the new password in the “New Password” and the “Verified Password” fields, and then click on “Save Configuration” to update t...

Page 31 - Configure the LES301A as a TCP Server; Configure the LES301A as a TCP server.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 31 LES301A user manual Chapter 4: Software Setup 4.3.4 Configure the LES301A as a TCP Server You can configure the LES301A with transparent mode as the default. 1. Click on the “COM1” link. 2. Configure the LES301A as a TCP server. 3. Inpu...

Page 32 - Configure the LE301A As a TCP Client

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 32 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4: Software Setup \ Figure 4-24. COM1 setup—TCP server. NOTES: 1. The default port number for the LES301A is 4660 and it is associated with serial port COM1 respectively. After your application program connec...

Page 33 - Click on the “Save Configuration” button to save the changes.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 33 LES301A user manual Chapter 4: Software Setup 7. Input the error retrying time at the “Waiting Time Between Re-connect Attempts (0 minute, 1–255):” prompt. Input “0” to disable the function; input “2” and the serial Inactivity beyond 2 ...

Page 35 - Click on “Save Configuration” to save the changes.; Assign a New IP Address by ARP Command; Add the new host IP to ARP table.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 35 LES301A user manual Chapter 4: Software Setup Figure 4-27. COM1 setup—UDP mode. 1. Click on “Save Configuration” to save the changes. 2. If the update is successful, the following screen appears. Figure 4-28. Configuration is successful...

Page 36 - Change to new IP via Telnet Port 1.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 36 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 4: Software Setup Figure 4-29. MS-DOS command prompt window. Step 2: Change to new IP via Telnet Port 1. • Input “telnet 10.0.50.101 1” NOTE: The Telnet will fail, and the LES301A will restart automatically. ...

Page 37 - Chapter 5: Using Virtual COM; Setup of a Virtual COM Driver; • Operating system: Windows

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 37 LES301A user manual Chapter 5: Using Virtual COM 5. Using Virtual COM Virtual COM driver mode for windows converts COM data to LAN data to control the RS-232 port on an LES301A via the LAN. By creating virtual COM ports on the PC, the V...

Page 38 - Virtual COM driver for your operating system.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 38 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Using Virtual COM 5.1.3 Limitation The Virtual COM driver enables you to select up to 256 COM ports as Virtual COM ports in a SerialManagerPC. You can select from a list of COM ports from COM1 to COM256. 5...

Page 40 - in this list, use the “Select Ports” button.; Configuring Virtual COM Ports; Configure each Serial/IP COM port as follows:

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 40 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 5: Using Virtual COM Figure 5-4. Serial/IP configuration. On the right side of Figure 5-4 is a sample Virtual COM Control Panel window. On the left side is the list of the COM ports that you have selected (in...

Page 41 - is usually able to determine the correct setting.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 41 LES301A user manual Chapter 5: Using Virtual COM 5. Click the “Configuration Wizard” button and then click the “Start” button that appears in the wizard window. This important step verifies that the Virtual COMRedirector can communicate...

Page 42 - Chapter 6: SNMP Setup; SNMP Network Management Platform; OpenView; Using NetworkView as an Example

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 42 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 6: SNMP Setup 6. SNMP Setup 6.1 SNMP Network Management Platform LES301A is an SNMP device that allows many popular SNMP network management platforms such as HP ® OpenView ® and SunNet Manager to conduct Seri...

Page 44 - Chapter 7: Start Writing Your Own Applications; Start Writing Your Own Applications

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 44 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 7: Start Writing Your Own Applications 7. Start Writing Your Own Applications Before you start writing host applications or programs to interact with LES301A, make sure you have done the following. 7.1 Prepar...

Page 45 - Figure 7-2. TCP test sample program in Visual C

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 45 LES301A user manual Chapter 7: Start Writing Your Own Applications 7.2.2 TCPTEST2 in Visual C To start the program, type in the following command in the command line prompt: TCPTEST2 IP_Address Port_Number Figure 7-2. TCP test sample pr...

Page 46 - Chapter 8: Diagnostics; Use the Standard TCP/IP Utility Ping Command; LES301A. You can read the status and version from the tool.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 46 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Chapter 8: Diagnostics 8. Diagnostics There are several ways that you can check on the status and availability of the LES301A. 8.1 Use the Standard TCP/IP Utility Ping Command From Windows “Start” menu, select “Run” ...

Page 47 - Appendix A: Upgrade System Firmware; received with your LES301A.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 47 LES301A user manual Appendix A: Upgrade System Firmware Appendix A: Upgrade System Firmware After a new version of firmware is released, you can download it from www.blackbox.com. After you download the firmware, follow the instructions...

Page 48 - A.2 Critical Issues of Upgrading; restart automatically, and the system remains intact.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 48 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Appendix A: Upgrade System Firmware Figure A-3. Download finished screen. A.2 Critical Issues of Upgrading 1. You can abort the upgrading process by pressing the “Esc” key on the host PC during the upgrading process....

Page 49 - Appendix B: Disable System Firmware; Download the correct AP firmware to LES301A.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 49 LES301A user manual Appendix B: Disable System Firmware Appendix B: Disable System Firmware The application program (AP) LES301A firmware can be disabled. Do this if you downloaded a wrong version of firmware that caused the system to c...

Page 50 - Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility; Figure C-1. Operating interface of the SerialManager utility.; “Search” in the main menu.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 50 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility C.1 SerialManager Utility Introduction The SerialManager utility is a special tool for device management and configuration. Use it daily...

Page 51 - Broadcast Search

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 51 LES301A user manual Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility Figure C-2. Main menu. Alternatively, you can select the search method by clicking the “Rescan button” on the toolbar. Figure C-3. Rescan button. Broadcast Search Once “Broadca...

Page 52 - Search by IP Address

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 52 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility Figure C-4. Broadcast Search screen. Search by IP Address Once “Search by IP Address” is selected, an interface will pop up. Here, you have two options: “Select an IP address t...

Page 53 - Rescan

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 53 LES301A user manual Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility Figure C-6. Search Devices by MAC Addresses screen. Rescan Once you click the “Rescan” button on the toolbar, the SerialManager utility will re-search devices by using the curr...

Page 54 - update the firmware by selecting “Apply for all selected devices.”

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 54 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility Figure C-8. SerialManager screen. You can select and download the required firmware from the disk. You can also select several same devices at one time, and update the firmware...

Page 55 - Network

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 55 LES301A user manual Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility C.3.3 Configuration Use this function to set up parameters in the device configuration, to import and to export the parameters, and to set up some options. You can configure: “...

Page 56 - SNMP

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 56 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility SNMP You can modify SNMP settings of any selected device. The supported SNMP fields are Name, Location, and Contact. NOTE: This function will be enabled after a successful logi...

Page 58 - Locate

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 58 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility COM property represents the parameter of the serial port including: serial port type, baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity bit, data packet delimiter, and flow control, etc. L...

Page 59 - Export Settings

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 59 LES301A user manual Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility Export Settings You can save the parameter information to a standard device into a parameter file through the submenu option “Export setting“ or by clicking the “Export setting...

Page 60 - Configure by Telnet

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 60 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility Figure C-16. Web browser. Configure by Telnet Most devices support Telnet login. It will provide additional device-specific parameters that SerialManager does not supply. You c...

Page 61 - Login

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 61 LES301A user manual Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility C.3.4 Security This function is applied to the security protection for the network devices, to protect the device when modifying, leading-in, leading-out configuration, and som...

Page 64 - click “Apply” to apply any changes.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 64 LES301A user manual 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility Figure C-23. Add devices. The device is added. Right-click on any port and a menu will appear. You can remove the device from the Virtual COM working area by selecting “Remove ...

Page 65 - Use this function to display SerialManager utility information.

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 65 LES301A user manual Appendix C: Using SerialManager Utility Figure C-24. Mapping drop-down menu. If you select Port Mapping…, a new window will appear. You can set up the Virtual COM accordingly. Figure C-25. Virtual COM Settings screen...

Page 67 - NOTES

724-746-5500 | blackbox.com 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 67 LES301A user manual NOTES

Page 68 - About Black Box; BLACK BOX; Tech support the

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