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Page 3 - Contents; Introduction; Figures

Contents i 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 Br...

Page 6 - Getting Started

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Getting Started 2 2.1 Quick Start This quick start chart summarizes the basic setup and operation steps.

Page 7 - Overview; Caution; Figure 1

Overview 3 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 hou...

Page 9 - Connecting the Controlled Device to the FC-8; Figure 2

Connecting the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge 5 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 Connectin...

Page 11 - Using the Default Network Configuration; Table 2: FC-8 Default Network Configuration; Configuring the Host System to Operate with FC-8; Figure 4

Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge 7 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-...

Page 12 - Figure 4: Wireless Network Connection Window; Change Advanced Settings

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge 8 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 ...

Page 13 - Figure 5: Serial Net Configuration Screen of the FC-8

Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge 9 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...

Page 14 - Table 3: FC-8 Serial Net Configuration Parameters

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge 10 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 ...

Page 15 - Table 4: Baud Rate Settings; Submit; Warning

Configuring the FC-8 Wi-Fi - RS-232 Bridge 11 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...

Page 16 - Configuring an Active Station

KRAMER: SIMPLE CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY Operating the FC-8 12 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 sta...

Page 17 - Technical Specifications; The

Technical Specifications 13 8 Technical Specifications The FC-8 technical specifications are shown in Table 5 : Table 5: FC-8 Technical Specifications 1 INPUT: RS-232 DB9F connector OUTPUT: Antenna HARDWARE DESCRIPTION: Core CPU: 32-bit RISC ARM7TDMI, low-leakage, 0.13 micron, running at 48MHz Opera...

Page 19 - Disconnect the unit from the power supply before

Kramer Electronics, Ltd. Web site: www.kramerelectronics.com E-mail: [email protected] P/N: 2900-000358 REV 3 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 qu...