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Chapter 1 – Product Description and Specifications Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 8 Specif ications Category Description Memory 8 MEG Flash Memory 2 MEG Protocols Supported ARP, DHCP, FTP, HTTP, ICMP, IP, POP3, PPP, SMTP, TCP, Telnet, TFTP, and U...

Chapter 1 – Product Description and Specifications Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 10 LED Indicators Name Description ACT Activity – Lit when data is being transmitted or received. STS Status – Blinks to indicate that the unit is functioning. RS -...

Chapter 2 – Installation Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 11 Chapter 2 – Installation Attaching the Mult iConnect to a Fixed Locat ion The MultiConnect adapter is design to be used on the desktop or to be panel-mounted. To attach the bracket for pa...

Chapter 2 – Installation Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 12 Serial-to-Serial Adapter Installat ion Connect ing the Cables Serial-to-Serial Adapter Front Back shown with External Power Option 1. Plug one end of the RS-232 cable into the front of th...

Chapter 2 – Installation Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 13 Connect ing the Power The adapters are powered in one of two ways: • Through the DSR Pin of the RS-232 Cable Adapters powered this way are shipped with an RS-232 cable that has a power pi...

Chapter 3 – Managing and Configuring the MultiConnect Adapter Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 14 Chapter 3 – Manag ing and Conf iguring the Mult iConnect Adapter T wo Ways to Log in Login Using TTY • Use TTY to configure your MultiConnect IP for t...

Chapter 4 – Command Line Interface (CLI) Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 15 Chapter 4 – Command Line Inter face (CLI) The MultiConnect commands are grouped based on the functionality. • General Setup Commands • IP Setup Commands • Serial Setup Com...

Chapter 4 – Command Line Interface (CLI) Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 16 General Commands – Setup General Setup Commands General setup of a MultiConnect IP is port-independent (physical S0, S1 etc.). The following command set is used to set the...

Chapter 4 – Command Line Interface (CLI) Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 23 IP Commands – Setup IP Setup Commands Command Syntax set ip dns <enable/disable> Description Enables/disables the DNS client. Default Value Enabled Success OK Error ...

Chapter 4 – Command Line Interface (CLI) Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 27 Serial Commands – Setup Serial Setup Commands Command Syntax set serial auto-telnet <enable/disable> Description This command globally enables serial auto dial-in su...

Chapter 4 – Command Line Interface (CLI) Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 42 PPP Commands – Setup PPP Setup Commands Note: All PPP Commands use the ppp0 interface, which corresponds to the modem port S1. Command Syntax set ppp <interface> aut...

Chapter 4 – Command Line Interface (CLI) Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 47 HTTP Server Commands – Setup HT TP Server Commands The commands in this section are listed in the order in which they might be used. Command Syntax set ip http-page <de...

Chapter 4 – Command Line Interface (CLI) Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 49 SMTP Client Commands – Setup SMTP Client Commands The commands in this section are listed in the order in which they might be used. Command Syntax set send-mail smtp-serve...

Chapter 4 – Command Line Interface (CLI) Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 52 POP3 Client Commands – Setup POP3 Client Commands Command Syntax set recv-mail server-name <server-name> Description This parameter is set by the host to establish t...

Chapter 4 – Command Line Interface (CLI) Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 55 FTP Client Commands – Setup FTP Client Commands Command Syntax set ftp device <default/ip-address/host-name> login <username> [password <password> [accou...

Chapter 4 – Command Line Interface (CLI) Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 57 SNTP Client Commands – Setup SN TP Client Commands Command Syntax set sntp client <enable/disable> Description Starts the SNTP Client to contact the configured serve...

Chapter 5 – Setting Country or Region Codes Using the CLI Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 61 Chapter 5 – Sett ing Count r y or Region Codes Using the CLI The Default Country or Region Code is B5. If You Want to Change the Country or Region Code, U...

Chapter 6 – Prerequisite Configurations Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 62 Chapter 6 – Prerequisite Conf igurations This chapter covers prerequisite tasks, those tasks or configurations that must be completed before you can set up certain operatin...

Chapter 6 – Prerequisite Configurations Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 63 2. MultiConnect IP Modes of Operation The MultiConnect IP can function in two modes: • Transparent Mode When the MultiConnect IP is configured to function in the modem oper...

Chapter 6 – Prerequisite Configurations Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 64 3. Physical Link Established over the Modem Port For any application such as SMTP Client, HTTP Server, POP3 Client, etc. to function, the PPP link must be opened up on the ...

Chapter 7 – Telnet Dialout Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 65 Chapter 7 – Telnet Dialout Int roduct ion Telnet Dialout Feature The Telnet feature allows you to access the serial port and establish two-way traffic between the Telnet/RAW-TCP client ...

Chapter 7 – Telnet Dialout Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 66 Optional Configuration Commands (Return to Scenario 1 - Setup Manual Dialout Notes: ) (Return to Scenario 2 - Auto Dialout Prerequisites ) (Return to Scenario 3 - Auto Dial-out in RAW-M...

Chapter 7 – Telnet Dialout Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 67 Scenario 1 – Manual Dialout Connect to the MultiConnect IP using a Telnet Client on port 23 (configuration port). At the command prompt, invoke # dialout serial s0 . Once the session is...

Chapter 7 – Telnet Dialout Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 69 Scenario 2 – Auto Dialout In this scenario, the Auto Dialout session in Telnet mode is opened using a Telnet client. Prerequisites RAW mode (global and each port) MUST BE DISABLED using...

Chapter 7 – Telnet Dialout Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 71 Scenario 3 – Auto Dialout in RAW Mode In this scenario, the Auto-Dialout session in RAW mode is opened using a RAW-TCP client. Prerequisites RAW mode (Global and each port) MUST BE ENAB...

Chapter 8 – Auto Dial-in Feature Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 73 Chapter 8 – Auto Dial-in Feature Int roduct ion The auto dial-in feature enables the MultiConnect IP to act as a Telnet client thus facilitating the serial device to access any Te...

Chapter 8 – Auto Dial-in Feature Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 74 Scenario 1 – Manual Serial Dial-in Login to the Command prchat-scriptompt from the serial side. Invoke # telnet <ip-address> <port> at the command prompt. Once the ses...

Chapter 8 – Auto Dial-in Feature Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 76 Scenario 2 – Serial Auto Dial-in in Telnet Mode This example shows how to setup a serial auto dial-in session in Telnet mode. The auto dial-in session is opened by Telnet client e...

Chapter 8 – Auto Dial-in Feature Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 78 Scenario 3 – Auto Dial-in Session in RAW Mode This scenario shows how to configure an auto dial-in session in RAW mode. The auto dial-in session is opened by Telnet client (embedd...

Chapter 8 – Auto Dial-in Feature Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 79 Scenario 4 – Serial Tunneling Mode The scenario shows a serial tunnel established between two serial devices (Serial Device-1, Serial Device-2) using two MultiConnect IP modules, ...

Chapter 9 – Modem (Transparent) Mode Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 81 Chapter 9 – Modem (Transparent) Mode Int roduct ion In the modem mode (also called transparent mode), raw data is communicated between serial ports 1 and 2. This means that: •...

Chapter 9 – Modem (Transparent) Mode Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 82 Scenario 1 – Mult iConnect IP as a Modem In this scenario, once the physical link is up on the built-in modem interface; i.e., by dialing or answering,

Chapter 10 − Modem Mode AT Commands, S-Registers, and Result Codes Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 85 Chapter 10 – Modem Mode AT Commands, S-Reg isters, Result Codes This chapter covers the V.22bis, V.32, V.34, and V.92 commands, S-Registers, and ...

Chapter 10 − Modem Mode AT Commands, S-Registers, and Result Codes Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 86 Command T y pes The following list should help if you are looking for a particular type of command. This list categorizes AT Commands by function...

Chapter 10 − Modem Mode AT Commands, S-Registers, and Result Codes Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 88 Command Detail Command: AT Attention Code Values: n/a Description: The attention code precedes all command lines except for escape sequences. Com...

Chapter 10 − Modem Mode AT Commands, S-Registers, and Result Codes Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 113 Example Modem Response and Usage Example #UD commend response are shown in Table 8-11. Table 8-11. Completed Data Call, with some errors and rat...

Chapter 10 − Modem Mode AT Commands, S-Registers, and Result Codes Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 114 FastConnect Commands Command: $F FastConnect Control Description: Allows configuring of the client modem to connect to a central site modem that...

Chapter 10 − Modem Mode AT Commands, S-Registers, and Result Codes Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 127 Result Codes The modem responds to commands from the DTE and to activity on the line by signaling to the DTE in the form of result codes. Two fo...

Chapter 11 – Point-to-Point Protocol Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 132 Chapter 11 – Point-to-Point Protocol Int roduct ion Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is the Internet Standard for transmission of IP packets over serial links. This protocol is ...

Chapter 11 – Point-to-Point Protocol Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 133 Setting Passwords Upon successful execution of this command, the MultiConnect IP will return an OK or an error message. Command: # user password <username> <password...

Chapter 11 – Point-to-Point Protocol Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 134 PPP Inter face Related Parameters Enabling/Disabling Authentication This command enables or disables a PPP Authentication session . If Authentication is enabled, then the aut...

Chapter 11 – Point-to-Point Protocol Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 135 Serial Inter face Related Parameters Connect Type This command sets the connection type. A connection type can be either a direct connection or a connection through a modem. ...

Chapter 12 – HTTP Server Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 136 Chapter 12 – HT TP Server Int roduct ion The HTTP Server on the MultiConnect IP supports hosting of embedded Web pages on behalf of the host. The host-defined embedded pages support live...

Chapter 12 – HTTP Server Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 137 Setup and Conf ig uration Prerequisite for Enabling the HTTP Server Before being able to access the MultiConnect IP or the serial host through the Web browser, the HTTP support on the Mu...

Chapter 12 – HTTP Server Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 138 Conf ig uration Modes The embedded HTTP Server on the MultiConnect IP supports two configuration modes. This option is available when the http-page is set to serial (see Mandatory Setup ...

Chapter 12 – HTTP Server Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 140 The Embedded HTML Page The embedded Web page stored on the MultiConnect IP consists of normal ASCII text HTML code, which can be generated using any HTML editing tool. The page can inclu...

Chapter 12 – HTTP Server Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 141 Uploading the Web Page and Parameter List The Host Device Files (.HTML, default parameter List….) can be uploaded to the MultiConnect IP using TFTP CLIENT. It is possible to upload these...

Chapter 12 – HTTP Server Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 142 Monitoring and Conf ig uring the Host through a Browser If you have successfully completed the preceding configuration sections and completed the uploading, you are now ready to View, Mo...

Chapter 13 – SMTP Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 143 Chapter 13 – SMTP Client Int roduct ion SMTP Client is used to establish a TCP session on an SMTP server running on port 25. SMTP Client supports sending ASCII text or MIME-encoded binar...

Chapter 13 – SMTP Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 144 Setup and Conf ig uration P rerequisites The following details are mandatory for configuration and have to be validated before sending an email: • Host Interaction Mode enabled to restri...

Chapter 13 – SMTP Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 146 Scenario 2 – Sending a Tex t Email f rom the Interact ive Mode Message body is entered in interactive mode Issue the following command: send-mail -t "<email #1>, <email #2&g...

Chapter 13 – SMTP Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 147 Scenario 3 – Sending a Tex t Email Using Conf ig uration and Interact ive Mode • The to-addresses, cc-addresses, and subject taken from the configuration and • The message body is entere...

Chapter 13 – SMTP Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 148 Scenario 4 – Sending a Tex t Email Using No Conf ig uration The to-address , cc-address , and subject are NOT configured in this example . Issue the following command: send-mail The SMTP...

Chapter 13 – SMTP Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 150 Scenario 6 – Sending a Mime Encoded Binar y Attachment Using the Command P rompt • The to-address , cc-address , and subject are entered through the command prompt • The message body is ...

Chapter 14 – POP3 Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 153 Chapter 14 – POP3 Client Int roduct ion The MultiConnect IP can be configured as a POP3 client to retrieve emails from a POP3 server. The POP3 client, available in MultiConnect IP, can d...

Chapter 14 – POP3 Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 154 Example of the show recv-mail configuration Use the show recv-mail configuration to check the configuration. +--------------------------------------------------------+ | pop3 configurati...

Chapter 14 – POP3 Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 155 Scenario 1 – Ret riev ing Emails The command recv-mail mail can be used to retrieve all the emails from a POP3 server. This command will retrieve all the email with headers, message body...

Chapter 14 – POP3 Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 158 Error Messages • ERROR Invalid parameters. Check POP3 parameters This error message is displayed if the POP3 parameters are not configured correctly. See prerequisites for POP3. • ERROR:...

Chapter 15 – FTP Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 160 Chapter 15 – FTP Client Int roduct ion The FTP Client is used to establish a TCP session to the FTP server running on port 21. This chapter covers the FTP Client Features and provides you...

Chapter 15 – FTP Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 162 Scenario 1 - List ing Director y Contents This scenario describes how to list the contents of the specified directory of the FTP server without Automatic Authentication (default) and the ...

Chapter 15 – FTP Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 163 Scenario 3 - List ing Director y Contents This scenario describes how to list the contents of the specified directory of the FTP server a) With Automatic Authentication enabled by specify...

Chapter 15 – FTP Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 164 Scenario 5 - Sending a File to the FTP Server This scenario describes how to send a file to the FTP server: a) Without Automatic Authentication (default). b) Data connection in ACTIVE mod...

Chapter 15 – FTP Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 165 Scenario 7 - Sending a File to the FTP Server This scenario describes how to send a file to the FTP server: a) With Automatic Authentication enabled by specifying a few authentication det...

Chapter 15 – FTP Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 167 Scenario 10 - Receiv ing a File f rom the FTP Server This scenario describes the receiving of a file from the FTP server: a) With Automatic Authentication enabled by specifying a few auth...

Chapter 16 – SNTP Client Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 168 Chapter 16 – SN TP Client Int roduct ion SNTP Client is used to synchronize timekeeping among a set of distributed time servers and clients. It is built on the IP and UDP, which provide ...

Appendix A – Flash Upgrade Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 171 Appendix A – Flash Upg rade Int roduct ion The MultiConnect Adapter contains a 2 MB flash wherein the boot image, the firmware and configuration files are stored in a compressed format...

Appendix A – Flash Upgrade Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 172 Prerequisite 2 – Serial Port Configuration The default serial port parameters should be: Data length – 8 bits Parity – None Stop bits – 1 Baud-rate of the serial port to which the Mult...

Appendix B – Regulatory Information Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 173 Appendix B – Regulator y Information Regulatory Information FCC Part 15 Regulation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital dev...

Appendix C – Warranty and Service Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 174 Appendix C – Warrant y and Service Multi-Tech Warranty Statement Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., (hereafter “MTS”) warrants that its products will be free from defects in material or ...

Appendix C – Warranty and Service Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 175 Repair Procedures for International Distributors International distributors should contact their MTS International sales representative for information about the repairs for the...

Index Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. MultiConnect Serial-to-Serial Adapter User Guide (S000354A) 176 Index 3 32-bit Frame Check Sequence command +EFCS ..........102 9 9-Pin Connector ................................................................10 A Abort a File Transfer Session ...........................