Page 1: Table Of Contents
Configuration and virtual COM port Software ….……….…….. Creating a COM port with VCOM ……………………...…… Making a loop-back test …..………………..……………… Configuring the parameters using a web-browser ……..… Configuring the parameters over Telnet ……………….. Known issues ………………………………………….….. Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 2: Connecting The Xs1200
XS1200 to your computer, or if the cable is incorrectly connected you might not be able to see this ‘Local Area Connection’, so make sure the XS1200 is properly connected to your computer: Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 5 XS1200’s IP address) and a Subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and click OK. Click OK at the Local Area Connection Properties window and close the Local Area Connection Status window. You have now assigned a static IP address to the network connection where to the XS1200 is connected. Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 6: Configuration And Virtual Com Port Software
Use the up/down arrows to scroll through the IPs if there are more than two IPs. Click the “IP Search” button once the software is open and enter the XS1200’s IP address as shown below: Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 10: Creating A Com Port With Vcom
VCOM software such as PortShare, Fabulatech or USC-VCOM. Here we show how to create the virtual COM port in the AXR2E Configuration Utility. Go to the “Virtual Serial Port” menu and click the “Add” button: Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 14 Click the “Connect” button and the software will open the COM port, ready to send and receive data: You have now successfully created a virtual COM port! Alternatives to this virtual COM port software are USC-VCOM, PortShare and Fabluatech. Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 15: Making A Loop-Back Test
DB9 connector by carefully using a piece of wire or even a paper clip to short the pins, as shown in the image below. Be careful not to short any other pins since this might damage the adapter. Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 16 The upper window is the ‘receive’ window where you receive data, and the lower window is the ‘send’ window where you can enter a text string to send. Upper window Lower window Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 17 In this case we have created COM port 2 so we select COM 2: Click OK, this will automatically open the selected COM port if it has been correctly created by the Virtual COM software, and if the XS1200 is properly connected to your computer. Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 18 Enter a text string in the lower window and click the AutoSend button: AccessPort will now start sending the text string to the COM port, the ‘Link’ and ‘TX/RX’ LED lights on the XS1200 should now start flashing. Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 20 With the TX and RX pins looped you will now receive the text string in the receive window: You have now successfully performed a loop-back test and verified that the converter can transmit and send data and that it is correctly connected and setup. Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 21: Configuring The Parameters Using A Web-Browser
Configuring the parameters using a web-browser To configure the XS1200’s parameters you can click on the ‘Device Setup’ button within the AXR2E Configuration software: Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 22 An alternative (and recommended) way of configuring the XS1200 is to use a web browser. Simply open a web browser and enter the IP address of the XS1200 in the address field: The user name and passwords are both: admin Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 26: Configuring The Parameters Over Telnet
Configuring the parameters using Telnet Create a Telnet connection to the XS1200 by using a terminal software such as Putty or Tera Term. Use the settings as shown below: Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 28: Known Issues
If the configuration utility was not started with Administrator rights this error will show up when closing the software. Solution: Always start the configuration software with Administrator rights. Problem: You are getting one or both of the following errors when trying to add a virtual COM port in the AXR2E software: Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...
Page 29 AXR2E software not properly/successfully installed. Solution: Copy the file called: NETVSPD.INF located in the folder: C:\Program Files(X86)\AX110XX RS232-to-Ethernet Configuration Utility\ C:Windows\inf\ and copy: NETVSPD.sys C:Windows\system32\drivers\ Alternatively you can use a different VCOM software such as USR-VCOM or PortShare. Copyrights © U.S. Converters LLC...

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