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ORing warrants that all ORing products are free from defects in material and workmanship for a specified warranty period from the invoice date (5 years for most products). ORing will repair or replace products found by ORing to be defective within this warranty period, with shipment expenses apportioned by ORing and the distributor.
System ......................32 4.2.1.1 Time (SNTP) ....................32 4.2.1.2 IP Configuration ..................34 4.2.1.3 User Authentication ..................35 4.2.2 Serial Setting ....................35 4.2.2.1 Serial Configuration ..................35 4.2.2.2 Port Profile ....................38 4.2.2.3 Service Mode ....................38 ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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4.2.5 System Status ....................48 4.2.5.1 System Info ....................48 4.2.6 Save/Restore Config..................48 4.2.7 Firmware Update .................... 49 4.2.8 Device Restart ....................50 Configuration by SSH Console ................50 4.3.1 Connect to DS ....................50 ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
The series provides the following ports on the front panel. The Ethernet ports on the device use RJ-45 connectors Port Description 2 x 10/100/1000Base-T(X) ports (ETH2 of IDS-342GT+ is Copper port PoE-enabled) Serial port 4 x DB9 serial ports IDS-342GT IDS-342GT+ ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
Transmitting data 2.2 Top Panel Below are the top panel components of the device: 1. Terminal blocks: PWR1, PWR2, Relay 2. Ground wire. For more information on how to ground the switch, please refer to 3.3.1 Grounding. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
Din-rail kit and make sure the device clicks into the rail firmly. 3.2 Wall-mount Installation Besides Din-rail, the device can be fixed to the wall via wall mount kits, which can be found in the package ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Step 2: Use the device, with wall mount plates attached, as a guide to mark the correct locations of the four screws. Step 3: Insert a screw head through the large parts of the keyhole-shaped apertures, and then slide the device downwards. Tighten the screw for added stability. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
Step 2: to keep the wires from pulling loose, use a small flat-blade screwdriver to tighten the wire-clamp screws on the front of the terminal block connector. 3.4 Connection 3.4.1 Cables 10/100BASE-T(X) Pin Assignments The device has a standard Ethernet port. According to the link type, the device uses CAT 3, ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Not used Not used Not used 1000 Base-T RJ-45 Pin Assignments : Pin Number Assignment BI_DA+ BI_DA- BI_DB+ BI_DC+ BI_DC- BI_DB- BI_DD+ BI_DD- The device also supports auto MDI/MDI-X operation. You can use a straight-through cable to ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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DB9 serial port wiring The serial ports can be connected using a DB9 cable. The DB9 connector supports RS232 / RS422 / RS485 operation modes. Please refer to the following table for the pin assignments of the DB9 connector. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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The tool enables you to easily install and configure devices on the network. 4.1.1 Install DS-Tool Follow the steps below to install the tool. Step 1: Run the Setup program by clicking Start after selecting the folder for DS-Tool. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
The default IP address of the device is “192.168.10.2”. Select the device you wish to use and press Add button. You can set a static IP address or use the DHCP client mode to acquire an IP address automatically. Click OK and the device will be added. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
IDS-342GT(+) Series User Manual 4.1.3 Configure Device Servers General This page enables you to perform general configuration for the device, includes the device name, SNTP server, and auto IP report. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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The IP address must be unique within the network (otherwise, DS will not have a valid connection to the network). You can choose from three possible “IP configuration” modes: Static, DHCP/BOOTP. The factory default IP address is “192.168.10.2” ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Enter the IP addresses of the primary and secondary DNS DNS1/2 servers. The DNS server translates domain names into IP address. Management This section enables you to perform management functions using different interfaces including the Web, Telnet, and SNMP. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Community, Location, Contact, and Trap Server. Upgrade Firmware You can find up-to-date firmware from ORing’s website. To update firmware for the device, save the firmware file in your host PC, and then specify the file location by clicking on the Browsing button and continue operation by pressing Update.
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(warm start). Click this button will retrieve saved configuration file and apply it Import Configuration to in current device. Saving the current parameters to a file and export it to a current Export Configuration host. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
Once you click on a port, the following screen will show up in the right panel. Serial Settings The page allows you to configure serial parameters, serial communication modes, data packing options, and event notifications. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Serial communication consists of hardware flow control and software flow control, so called as the control is handled by Flow Control software or hardware. XOFF and OXN is software flow control while RTS/CTS or DTR/DSR is hardware flow control. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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When the timeout is reached or TX buffer Force TX Interval Time is full (4K Bytes), the queued data will be sent. 0 means disable. Factory default value is 0. Service Mode Virtual COM Mode ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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(Alive Check) to remote host to Alive Check check the the status of TCP connections. If the TCP connection is not alive, the connection will be closed and the port will be freed. 0 means the function is disabled which is ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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(Idle Timeout), the connection will be closed and the port Idle Timeout will be freed and try to connect with other hosts. 0 means the function is disabled which is the factory default value. If multilink ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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In TCP Client mode, the device can establish a TCP connection with the server by the method you have settled (Startup or any character). After the data has been transferred, the device can disconnect automatically from the server by using the TCP alive check time or idle time settings. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Compared to TCP communication, UDP is faster and more efficient as you can unicast or multicast data from the serial device server to host computers, and the serial device can also receive data from one or multiple host. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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IP begin / Begin / End end fields. You can also auto scan the sending port number of the device Sending Port IP port for sending outgoing messages ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Java applets for network ports. Management via Web Browser Follow the steps below to manage your device via a Web browser System Login Launch an Internet Explorer. Type http:// and the IP address of the device. Press Enter. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Press Enter or click OK, the management page appears. Note: you can use the following default values: IP Address: 192.168.10.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.10.254 User Name: admin After logging in, you will see the information of the device as below. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) is a protocol able to synchronize the time on your system to the clock on the Internet. It will synchronize your computer system time with a server that has already been synchronized by a source such as a radio, satellite receiver or modem. Label Description ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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ZP5 - USSR Zone 4 +5 hours 5 pm ZP6 - USSR Zone 5 +6 hours 6 pm WAST - West Australian Standard +7 hours 7 pm CCT - China Coast, USSR Zone 7 +8 hours 8 pm ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
DHCP/BOOTP: allows the IP address of the device to be IP Configuration automatically assigned by a configuration server. PPPoE: select this option if your ISP requires you to use a PPPoE connection which typically used providers. Enter the PPPoE login user name and password ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
New Password Enter a new password that will be used to log in Confirm New Password Retype the new password to confirm 4.2.2 Serial Setting 4.2.2.1 Serial Configuration This page allows you to configure serial port parameters. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Parity Chose the method of detecting errors in transmission. Parity control bit modes include None, Odd, Even, Mark, and Space. None: parity checking is not performed and the parity bit is not ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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When the timeout is reached or TX buffer is full (4K Bytes), the queued data will be sent. 0 means disable. Factory default value is 0. Performance Throughput: This mode optimized for highest transmission speed. Latency: This mode optimized for shortest response time. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
COM port on the host computer. Virtual COM Mode also supports up to 5 simultaneous connections, so that multiple hosts can send or receive data by the same serial device at the same time. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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TCP Server mode also supports up to 5 simultaneous connections, so that multiple device can receive data from the same serial device at the same time. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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In TCP Client mode, the device can establish a TCP connection with the server by the method you set (Startup or any character). After the data has been transferred, the device can disconnect automatically from the server by using the TCP alive check time or idle timeout settings. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Compared to TCP communications, UDP is faster and more efficient. In UDP mode, you can uni-cast or multi-cast data from the serial device server to host computers, and the serial device can also receive data from one or multiple host. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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The server must send a response message to the master after receiving its messages, whether they are actual PLC’s or devices acting as Modbus RTU Masters or other software applications capable of sending Modbus RTU Master requests. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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In this mode, the client will act as a Modbus RTU master device which will send query messages such as data, requests for data or status, or commands to one or more slave devices (the servers) on a serial network. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Idle Timeout try to connect with other hosts. Specify a time in seconds by which the device will close a connection because of inactivity. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
The device will constantly log events and activities in System Log and provide the file for you to review. You can click Refresh to renew the page or Clear to clear all or certain log entries. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Enter the IP address of a remote server if you want the logs to be stored remotely. Leave it blank will disable remote syslog. Syslog Server Port Specifies the port to be logged remotely. Default port is 514. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
Enter the IP address of the SNMP server which will send out traps generated by the AP. Community is a password to establish trust between managers Community and agents. Normally, public is used for read-write community. SysLocation Specifies sysLocation string SysContact Specifies sysContact string ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
This page allows you to save configurations or return settings to previous status. You can download the configuration file from the Web. Note: users using old versions of Internet Explorer may have to click on the warning on top of the browser and choose Download File. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
ORing launches new firmware constantly to enhance device performance and functions. To upgrade firmware, download new firmware from ORing’s website to your PC and install it via Web upgrade. Make sure the firmware file matches the model of your device. It will take several minutes to upload and update the firmware.
This page allows you to configure restart settings for the device. 4.3 Configuration by SSH Console 4.3.1 Connect to DS You can use SSH Tool (e.g., PUTTY) to access the SSH console of the device. The SSH console interface is shown below. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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IDS-342GT(+) Series User Manual echnical Specifications ORing Device Server Model IDS-342GT IDS-342GT+ Physical Ports 10/100/1000 Base-T(X) Ports in RJ45 Auto MDI/MDIX Present at ETH2 Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3af Power Device specification PoE P.D. port Over load & short circuit protection Isolation Voltage: 1000 VDC min.
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IDS-342GT(+) Series User Manual Free Fall IEC60068-2-32 Vibration IEC60068-2-6 Safety EN60950-1 Warranty 5 years ORing Industrial Networking Corp...