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Contents WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 8 List of Tables Table 2-1. W iBox 2100E LEDs _________________________________________________ 17 Table 2-2. W iBox 2100E Technical Specifications __________________________________ 18 Table 6-1. BootP/DHCP/AutoIP options ______________________________...

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 9 1: Using This Guide Purpose and Audience This guide provides the information needed to configure, use, and update the Lantronix® WiBox® 2100E device server. It is for network administrators, system integrators, and those responsible for installing and maintain...

1: Using This Guide WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 10 B: Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions Provides instructions for converting binary numbers to hexadecimals. C: Compliance Information Provides compliance information. Additional Documentation Visit the Lantronix web site at http://www.lantro...

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 11 2: Introduction The WiBox 2100E family of wireless device servers provides serial-to-wireless network connectivity. They enable you to access, control, monitor, or share on an 802.11b/g wireless network virtually any serial device or equipment remotely. The W...

2: Introduction WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 12  RFID readers  Universal Power Supply (UPS) Management units  Telecommunications equipment  Data display devices  Virtually any RS-232, RS-422 4-wire or RS-485 2-wire asynchronous serial device Application Examples The WiBox 2100E has two...

2: Introduction WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 13 Ad Hoc Network Figure 2-2. Ad Hoc Network Example In the example above, the AP is not present. The PC makes a direct wireless connection with the WiBox 2100E to manage serial devices. W ithout an AP, it is a peer-to-peer relationship. Serial T...

2: Introduction WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 14 Ad Hoc WiBox 2100E Connection Figure 2-4. Direct WiBox 2100E-to-WiBox 2100E Connection In the example above, the two W iBox 2100E devices have established an Ad Hoc peer-to-peer relationship. They communicate directly to each other’s serial de...

2: Introduction WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 15 Serial & Telnet Ports : There are two approaches to accessing Setup Mode. Make a Telnet connection to the network port (9999) or connect a terminal (or a PC running a terminal emulation program) to the unit’s serial port. See Telnet or Ser...

2: Introduction WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 17 WiBox 2100E Network Interface The back panel of the W iBox 2100E contains a 9-30VDC power plug and an RJ45 (10/100) Ethernet port. Figure 2-8. Network Interface Ethernet Connector Pinouts Figure 2-9. RJ45 Ethernet Connector LEDs Table 2-1. WiB...

2: Introduction WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 18 LEDs Meaning Port 1 LED: Green, steady on Idle Port 1 LED: Green, blinking Active TCP connection Port 2 LED: Yellow, steady on Idle Port 2 LED: Yellow, blinking Active TCP connection Technical Specifications Table 2-2. WiBox 2100E Technical Sp...

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 19 3: Getting Started This chapter describes the procedure for getting your WiBox 2100E device server up and running. Installing the WiBox 2100E Note: For diagrams of the mounting brackets, see A: Mounting Brackets . Complete the following steps to connect and i...

3: Getting Started WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 20 Configuring the WiBox 2100E Two settings are required for the WiBox 2100E to communicate on a wireless network:  The Server (0) settings  The WLAN (4) settings Note: Due to regulations, the country-specific setting has been removed from t...

3: Getting Started WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 21 Change Telnet/Web Manager Password: Change the Telnet configuration password to prevent unauthorized access to the Change Setup menu and Web Manager. Change Telnet/Web Manager password (N) ? _ Change DHCP Device Name: Change the DHCP name i...

3: Getting Started WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 22 Property Description communication partner before passing through messages or not (2 = open/none). Encryption Length of the encryption key and the security strength. WEP64 uses a 40 bits/5 bytes key (option 1). WEP128 uses a 104 bits/13 byt...

3: Getting Started WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 23 802.11i/WPA2-Personal : Security suite: 0=none, 1=WEP, 2=WPA, 3=WPA2/802.11i (0) ? 3 Change key (N) ? Y Display key (N) ? Key type 0=hex, 1=passphrase (1) ? Enter key: *********************** Encryption: 0=CCMP, 1=CCMP+TKIP, 2=CCMP+WEP, 3=T...

3: Getting Started WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 24 Viewing the Current Configuration After locating the W iBox 2100E as described in DeviceInstaller Help, you can view its current configuration. To view the WiBox 2100E’s configuration settings: In the right window, click the Device Details ...

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 26 4: Web Manager Configuration This chapter describes how to configure the W iBox 2100E device server using the Lantronix W eb Manager browser-based configuration tool. The unit’s configuration is stored in nonvolatile memory and is retained without power. The ...

4: Web Manager Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 27 The main menu is on the left panel of the Web Manager window. Network Configuration Select Network from the main menu to display the unit's network values. The following sections describe the configurable network parameters. Note:...

4: Web Manager Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 28 Automatic IP Address Configuration To assign an IP address and its network configuration automatically: 1. Click Network from the main menu. 2. Select Obtain IP address automatically . 3. Enter the following (as necessary): BOOTP ...

4: Web Manager Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 29 Ethernet Configuration You must specify the speed and direction of data transmission. To specify how data will be transmitted: 1. On the main menu, click Network . 2. Enter the following (as necessary): Auto Negotiate With this op...

4: Web Manager Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 30 Server Configuration The unit’s server values display upon selecting Server from the main menu. The following sections describe the configurable parameters within the Server configuration menu. Figure 4-3. Server Settings Note: Et...

4: Web Manager Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 31 Advanced ARP Cache Timeout (secs) When the unit communicates with another device on the network, it adds an entry into its ARP table. ARP Cache timeout defines the number of seconds (1-600) before it refreshes this table. TCP Keep...

4: Web Manager Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 32 Figure 4-4. Hostlist Settings To configure the WiBox 2100E’s hostlist: 1. From the main menu, click the Hostlist tab. 2. Enter or modify the following fields from the Hostlist Settings window: Retry Settings Retry Counter Enter th...

4: Web Manager Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 33 Serial Settings To configure a channel’s serial settings: 1. From the main menu, click Serial Settings for either Channel 1 or Channel 2 to display the Serial Settings page for the selected channel. Figure 4-5. Channel Serial Sett...

4: Web Manager Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 35 At Time of Disconnect Select Yes to clear the input buffer when the network connection to or from the device is disconnected. The default setting is No . Flush Output Buffer (Network to Serial) With Active Connect Select Yes to cl...

4: Web Manager Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 38 connects, the unit stops trying to connect to any others. If this connection fails, the unit continues to scroll through the table until it is able to connect to another IP in the host list. The host list is disabled for Manual an...

4: Web Manager Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 40 3. When you are finished, click the OK button. 4. On the main menu, click Apply Settings . WLAN Configuration Without adequate protection, a wireless LAN is susceptible to access by unauthorized users. The WiBox 2100E W LAN Settin...

4: Web Manager Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 43 Note: If Auto Rate Fallback is enabled and a minimum TX data rate other than 1Mbps is configured, the radio will operate in Single Rate Drop mode. This means that if a rate drop becomes necessary, the radio will drop from the maxi...

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 44 5: Telnet or Serial Port (Setup Mode) Configuration You must configure the unit so that it can communicate on a network with your serial device. As an alternative to using a web browser, as described in the previous chapter, you can use the following procedur...

5: Telnet or Serial Port (Setup Mode) Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 45 Figure 5-2. Setup Menu Options Change Setup: 0 Server 1 Channel 1 2 Channel 2 4 WLAN 5 Expert 6 Security 7 Defaults 8 Exit without save 9 Save and exit Your choice ? 4. Select an option on the menu by enteri...

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 46 6: Setup Mode: Server Configuration This chapter explains how to configure the network settings. Note: Current values display in parentheses. Server Configuration (Option 0) The unit’s basic network parameters display when you select Server configuration (opt...

6: Setup Mode: Server Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 47 The gateway address must be within the local network. The default setting is N (No), meaning the gateway address has not been set. To set the gateway address, type Y and enter the address. Set Gateway IP Address (N) ? Y Gat...

6: Setup Mode: Server Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 48 The host attached to the WiBox 2100E may communicate with other CoBos devices on the wireless network using the Lantronix Configuration Access Protocol (LCAP). This service is available on server port number 0x77FE (30718) ...

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 49 7: Setup Mode: Channel Configuration This chapter explains how to configure the serial port. Notes:  Current values display in parenthesis.  You must enter some values in hexadecimal notation. (See B: Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions on page 88.) Channel 1...

7: Setup Mode: Channel Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 51 Flow Flow control sets the local handshaking method for stopping serial input/output. The default setting is 00 . Flow (00) ? _ Use the following table to select flow control options: Table 7-3. Flow Control Options Flow C...

7: Setup Mode: Channel Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 52 Connect Mode Connect Mode defines how the unit makes a connection, and how it reacts to incoming connections over the network. The default setting is C0 . ConnectMode (C0) ? _ Enter Connect Mode options in hexadecimal nota...

7: Setup Mode: Channel Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 55 Autostart (Automatic Connection) If you enable Autostart , the unit automatically connects to the remote IP address and remote port specified when the firmware starts. Hostlist If you enable this option, the device server ...

7: Setup Mode: Channel Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 56 4. For Retrycounter , enter the number of times the WiBox 2100E device server should try to make a good network connection to a hostlist entry that it has successfully ARPed. The range is 1-15, with the default set to 3 . ...

7: Setup Mode: Channel Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 59 Auto Increment Source Port Auto increment source port (N) ? _ Y (Yes) auto increment the source port. The WiBox 2100E increments the port number used with each new connection. Remote IP Address This is the destination IP a...

7: Setup Mode: Channel Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 61 Function 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Clear when the network connection to or from the device is disconnected 1 Output Buffer (Network to Serial) Clear with a connection initiated from the device to the network 1 Clear with a connectio...

7: Setup Mode: Channel Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 62 Option 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Send Immediately After Send chars 1 Packing Interval Packing Interval defines how long the unit should wait before sending accumulated characters. This wait period is between successive network segme...

7: Setup Mode: Channel Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 63 Telnet Terminal Type This parameter displays only if you enabled the terminal type option in Disconnect Mode. With this option enabled, you can use the terminal name for the Telnet terminal type. Enter only one name. With ...

7: Setup Mode: Channel Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 64 Security suite 0=none, 1=WEP, 2=WPA, 3=WPA2/802.11i (0) ? _ WEP Authentication: 0=open/none, 1=shared (1) ? Encryption: 1=WEP64, 2=WEP128 (2) ? Change Key (N) ? Y Display key (N) ? Key type 0=hex, 1=passphrase (0) ? Enter ...

7: Setup Mode: Channel Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 65 Encryption Set the type to the minimum required security level. The “+” sign indicates that the group (broadcast) encryption method is different from the pairwise (unicast) encryption (WEP and TKIP). 802.11i/WPA2-Personal ...

7: Setup Mode: Channel Configuration WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 66 rates in between. This reduces the potential number of packet retransmission attempts, because the radio attempts to transmit a packet three times before transitioning to the next lowest TX rate. Note: If the Minimum TX Da...

8: Setup Mode: Advanced Settings WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 69 TCP Re-transmission Timeout This feature allows the configuration of the desired TCP re-transmission timeout value. If the ACK is not received for a packet sent from the W iBox device, then the unit will retransmit the data. T...

8: Setup Mode: Advanced Settings WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 70 Disable SNMP For security purposes, disable SNMP (if required) on the WiBox 2100E unit. The current setting displays in parentheses. Disable SNMP (N) ? _ SNMP Community Name The SNMP Community Name is a required field for NMS ...

8: Setup Mode: Advanced Settings WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 71 Disable Web Setup (N) ? _ Disable ECHO Ports This setting controls whether port 7 echoes characters it receives. Disable ECHO ports (Y) ? _ Enable Encryption Rijndael is the block cipher algorithm chosen by the National Instit...

8: Setup Mode: Advanced Settings WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 72 Enable Enhanced Password (Y) ? _ The Y (Yes) option allows an extended security password of 16-characters for protecting Telnet access. Default Settings (Option 7) Select 7 Defaults from the Change Setup menu to reset the unit...

8: Setup Mode: Advanced Settings WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 73 Network Name LTRX_IBSS Channel 11 Security 0 (none) TX Data Rate Auto Fallback 1 1 (auto) TX Data Rate 1 54 Mbps Minimum TX Data Rate 1 1 Mbps Max Failures 1 6 (failed attempts) Enable Power Management N (No) Enable Soft AP Ro...

8: Setup Mode: Advanced Settings WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 74 Disable Web Setup N (No) Disable ECHO ports Y (Yes) Enable Encryption N (No) Enable Enhanced password N (No) Exit Configuration Mode To exit Setup Mode, do one of the following:  To save all changes and reboot the device, sel...

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 75 9: Monitor Mode Monitor Mode is a command-line interface used for diagnostic purposes. There are two ways to enter Monitor Mode: locally via the serial port or remotely via the network. Entering Monitor Mode via the Serial Port To enter Monitor Mode locally: ...

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 78 10: Updating Firmware This chapter explains how to obtain and update the unit’s firmware. Obtaining Firmware Obtain the most up-to-date firmware and release notes for the unit from the Lantronix web site ( www.lantronix.com ) or by using anonymous FTP ( ftp.l...

10: Updating Firmware WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 79 Figure 10-1. TFTP Window After the firmware has been loaded and stored, which takes approximately 8 seconds, the unit performs a power reset. Using TFTP: Command Line Interface To dow nload new firmware from a computer: 1 . Enter the fol...

10: Updating Firmware WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 80 To recover firmware: 1. Connect the COM interface of your PC to serial port 1 of the W iBox 2100E device server. 2. Start DeviceInstaller. If your PC has more than one network adapter, a message displays. Select an adapter and click the ...

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 81 11: Wireless Bridging Note: The WiBox 2100E device server with firmware version 6.2 and later will support bridging. Bridging allows a host, connected on the WiBox 2100E’s wired Ethernet interface, to be accessible over the wireless network (via the WiBox 210...

11: Wireless Bridging WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 82 Method 3 As an alternative to configuring through the wired interface, connect a device through the WiBox 2100E’s serial port. For more information on configuration through the serial port, see 5:Telnet or Serial Port (Setup Mode) Config...

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 83 12: Troubleshooting This chapter discusses how you can diagnose and fix errors quickly without having to contact a dealer or Lantronix. It helps to connect a terminal to the serial port while diagnosing an error to view summary messages that may be displayed....

12: Troubleshooting WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 86 Technical Support If you are experiencing an error that is not described in this chapter, or if you are unable to fix the error, contact Technical Support. Technical Support US Check our online knowledge base or send a question to Technica...

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 87 A: Mounting Brackets The following drawings provide dimensions of the brackets for mounting the W iBox 2100E device server.

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 88 B: Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions Many of the unit’s configuration procedures require assembling a series of options (represented as bits) into a complete command (represented as a byte). Convert the resulting binary value to a hexadecimal representation. ...

Binary to Hexadecimal Conversions WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 89 3. Click Bin (Binary), and type the number to convert. 4. Click Hex . The hexadecimal value displays.

WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 90 C: Compliance Compliance Information Manufacturer’s Name & Address: Lantronix, Inc. at 167 Technology, Irvine, CA 92618 USA Declares that the following product: Product Name: WiBox® Device Server Model: WBX2100E Conforms to the following standards or othe...

Compliance WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 91 RoHS Notice All Lantronix products in the following families are China RoHS-compliant and free of the following hazardous substances and elements: • Lead (Pb) • Mercury (Hg) • Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) • Cadmium (Cd) • Hexavalent Chromium (Cr ...

Compliance WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 92 If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:  R...

Compliance WiBox® 2100E Device Server User Guide 93 Europe – R&TTE Directive 99/5/EC, Wireless Notice This product is designated as a Class 2 type radio device that utilizes non-harmonized frequencies and power levels for Europe. It is marked with the following warning symbol to bring to your at...