Table of Content ....................1 ETTING TO EVICE ERVER About the IDS-141A / IDS-181A Serial Device Server ..............1 Software Features ..........................1 Hardware Features ........................... 2 ........................3 ARDWARE NSTALLATION Install IDS-141A / IDS-181A on DIN-Rail ..................3 2.1.1 Mount IDS-141A / IDS-181A on DIN-Rail ....................
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IDS-141A_181A Series User’s Manual Configuration by SSH Console ....................... 52 5.3.1 Connect to DS ............................52 ........................53 ECHNICAL PECIFICATIONS...
IDS-141A / IDS-181A also provides NAT pass through function so that users are able to manage IDS-141A / IDS-181A inside or outside the NAT router. It is easy for different IP domain users to use IDS-141A / IDS-181A. Therefore, IDS-141A / IDS-181A is the best communication redundant solution for current application of serial devices.
Operating Temperature: -40 to 70 Storage Temperature: -40 to 85 Operating Humidity: 5% to 95%, non-condensing Casing: IP-30 One 10/100Base-T(X) Ethernet port Dimensions(W x D x H) : 26.1(W) x 94.9(D) x 144.3(H) mm ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
Each IDS-141A / IDS-181A has a Din-Rail kit on rear panel. The Din-Rail kit helps IDS-141A / IDS-181A to fix on the Din-Rail. It is easy to install the IDS-141A / IDS-181A on the Din-Rail: 2.1.1 Mount IDS-141A / IDS-181A on DIN-Rail Step 1: Slant the IDS-141A / IDS-181A and mount the metal spring to Din-Rail.
Wall Mounting Installation Each IDS-141A / IDS-181A has another installation method for you. A wall mount panel can be found in the package. The following steps show how to mount the IDS-141A / IDS-181A on the wall: ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
IDS-141A_181A Series User’s Manual 2.2.1 Mount IDS-141A / IDS-181A on wall Step 1: Remove Din-Rail kit. Figure 2-3 ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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Just like the picture shows below: Figure 2-4 The screws specification shows in the following two pictures. In order to prevent IDS-141A / IDS-181A from any damage, the size of screws should not be larger than the size that used in IDS-141A / IDS-181A. Pozidrive...
1. LED for PWR1 and system status. When the PWR1 links, the green LED will be light on. 2. LED for PWR2 and system status. When the PWR2 links, the green LED will be light on. 3. LED for fault indicator. When fault occurred, this red LED will be light on. ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
DB62 Female 7. Reset button, press for 10 sec for factory default. 8. 10/100Base-T(X) Ethernet port Front Panel LEDS The following table describes the labels that stick on the IDS-141A / IDS-181A. Color Status Description DC power 1 activated.
IDS-141A_181A Series User’s Manual Serial Ports There 8 serial ports on the front panel of IDS-141A / IDS-181A shown as below: Pin # RS 232 Pin # RS 232 TXD8 DTR8 TXD4 RXD7 DTR4 DSR7 RXD3 DCD7 DSR3 TXD6 DCD3...
The IDS-141A / IDS-181A has standard Ethernet ports. According to the link type, the IDS-141A / IDS-181A use CAT 3, 4, 5,5e UTP cables to connect to any other network device (PCs, servers, switches, routers, or hubs). Please refer to the following table for cable specifications.
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Table 4-2 RJ-45 Pin Assignments The IDS-141A / IDS-181A supports auto MDI/MDI-X operation. You can use a straight- through cable to connect PC to IDS-141A / IDS-181A. The following table below shows the 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX MDI and MDI-X port pin outs. Pin Number...
It is easy for you to install and configure devices over the network. 5.1.1 Install IDS-Tool Execute the Setup program, click “start” after selecting the folder for DS-Tool. Step 1: Figure 5-1 ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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IDS-141A_181A Series User’s Manual When installation complete successfully, then click “OK”. Step 2: Figure 5-2 Step 3: Check for your selection. Figure 5-3 ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
“Add” button. You can set static IP address or in DHCP client mode to get IP address automatically. Finally, click “OK “button to add the device. Figure 5-4 ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
You can set the device name or related information. By clicking “Locate On” button you Device Name/location can locate the serial server’s position. Set SNTP Input the SNTP server domain name or IP address, port and select the Time zone. ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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Accessible IP Setting To prevent unauthorized access by setting host IP addresses and network masks. You can set the password to prevent unauthorized access from your server. Factory Password setting default is no password. Table 5-2 Security ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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IP Address automatically assigned by a DHCP server in your network. Static IP Address Manually assigning an IP address. Subnet Mask All devices on the network must have the same subnet mask to communicate on the ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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IDS-141A_181A Series User’s Manual network. Gateway Enter the IP address of the router in you network. Enter the IP address of the DNS server, The DNS server translates domain names into DNS Server IP address. Table 5-3 Network setting ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Device will check the IP address Status at interval time you set. Schedule Table 5-4 DDNS setting Notification Specify the events that should be notified to the administrator. The events can be alarmed by E-mail, SNMP trap, or system log. Figure 5-9 Notification ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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Fault LED /Relay Settings To notify events by Fault LED and relay.. Notify items Events to be notified. Apply Apply current setting. Apply and Save Apply and save current setting. Table 5-3 Notification Management Figure 5-10 Management ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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To configure SNMP related settings. Table 5-4 Management Upgrade Firmware Figure 5-11 Upgrade Firmware The following table describes the labels in this screen. Label Description Browsing Browse the file and upgrade Upgrade Enable the firmware upgrade. Table 5-5 Upgrade Firmware ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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“Reset” button on the device (Hardware restore). Reboot Device Reboot the device server (warm start). Import Configuration Restore the previous exported configuration. Export Configuration Exported current configuration to a file to backup the configuration. Table 5-6 Save / Load ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
Interface RS232 Baud rate 1200bps/2400bps/4800bps/9600bps/19200bps/ 38400bps/57600bps/115200bps Data Bits 7, 8 Stop Bits 1, 2 (1.5) Parity No, Even, Odd, Mark, Space Flow Control No, XON/XOFF, RTS/CTS, DTR/DSR Performance Throughput: This mode optimized for highest transmission speed. ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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The received data will be queuing in the buffer until all the delimiters are matched. When the buffer is full (4K Bytes) or after "flushE2S data buffer" timeout the data will also be sent. You can set the time from 0 to 65535 seconds. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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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. Figure 5-14 Virtual COM 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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0 indicate disable this function. Factory default is 0. The number of Max connection can support simultaneous connections are 5, default Max Connection values is 1. Table 5-9 TCP Server mode ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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TCP alive check time or Idle time settings. Figure 5-16 TCP Client mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Label Description Destination Host Set the IP address of host. Port Set the port number of data port. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Compared to TCP communication, 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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IDS-141A_181A Series User’s Manual Figure 5-17 UDP mode Notification Specify the events that should be noticed. The events can be noticed by E-mail, SNMP trap or system log. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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In TCP Server/Client Mode, when the device lost the TCP link, this event will be trigger. Port disconnected In Virtual COM Mode, When Virtual COM is not available, this event will be trigger. A notification will be sent. Table 5-11 Notification ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
Configuration by Web Browser 5.2.1 C ONNECT TO THE EB PAGE Step 1: Input the IP address of DS with “https://192.168.10.2” in the Address input box of Step 2: Click “Yes” button on the dialog box. Figure 5-19 Certificates ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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IDS-141A_181A Series User’s Manual Step 3: Input the name and password, then click “OK”. Figure 5-20 Certificates *Only if password is set. Step 4: The system information will be shown as below. Figure 5-21 System information ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
Input SNTP server domain name or IP address and Port. Telnet Console (SSH) is included for security reasons. In some cases, you may need Console to disable this function to prevent unauthorized access from internet. The factory default is enable. Table 5-12 Time (SNTP) ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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The IP address must be unique and 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” Figure 5-23 IP configuration ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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(default). But you can set the other IP or Port. Table 5-13 IP configuration Authentication You can set the password to prevent unauthorized access from network. Input the “Old password” and “New password” to change the password. Factory default is no password. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
IDS-141A_181A Series User’s Manual Figure 5-24 Authentication 5.2.1.2 Port serial setting Serial configuration Figure 5-25 Serial configuration 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. Throughput: This mode optimized for highest transmission speed. Performance Latency: This mode optimized for shortest response time. Apply Activate settings on this page. Table 5-14 Serial configuration ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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The received data will be queued in the buffer until all the delimiters are matched. Ethernet to serial When the buffer is full (4K Bytes) or after "flush E2S data buffer" timeout, the data will also be sent. You can set the time from 0 to 65535 seconds. ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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When serial port stops data transmission for a defined period of time (Idle Timeout), the Idle Timeout connection will be closed and the port will be freed and try to connect with other hosts. 0 indicate disable this function. Factory default value is 0. If Multilink is configured, 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. Figure 5-28 TCP Server Mode ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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0 indicate disable this function. Factory default is 0. The number of Max connection can support simultaneous connections are 5, default values Max Connection is 1. Table 5-17 TCP server mode ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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Factory default value is 0. If Multilink is configured, only the first host connection is effective for this setting. Alive Check The serial device will send TCP alive-check package in each defined time interval (Alive ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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Compared to TCP communication, 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 Figure 5-30 UDP client mode ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
2. Hosts on a specific subnet can access the device server. “IP address/255.255.255.0” (e.g., “192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0”) 3. Any host can access the device server. Disable this function by un-checking the “Enable IP Filter” checkbox Figure 5-31 Access IP ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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Community, Location and Contact. There are 4 SNMP addresses you can specify to receive the notification. SysLog server configuration includes the server IP and server Port. This option need to use with DS-Tool. Figure 5-32 SMTP / SNMP conf ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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This refers to starting the system from power off (contrast this with warm start). When Hardware Reset (Cold performing a cold start, DS will automatically issue an Auto warning message by Start) sending E-mail, log information or an SNMP trap after booting. ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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Power 1 Fault When Power 1 Fault, a notification will be sent and the Fault LED will be lighted. Power 2 Fault When Power 2 Fault, a notification will be sent and Fault LED will be lighted. ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
IDS-141A_181A Series User’s Manual Eth link down When Eth link down, a notification will be sent and Fault LED will be lighted. Table 5-19 System event conf 5.2.1.4 Save/Reboot Figure 5-34 Save / Reboot ORing Industrial Networking Corp.
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Table 5-20 Save / Reboot Configuration by SSH Console 5.3.1 Connect to DS You can use SSH Tool (e.g., PUTTY) to access SSH console of DS. The SSH console interface is shown below. Figure 5-35 SSH ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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IDS-141A_181A Series User’s Manual echnical Specifications ORing Device Server Model IDS-181A IDS-141A Feature 10/100 Base-T(X) Ports in RJ45 Auto MDI/MDIX Serial Ports RS-232 Serial port number Connector DB62 Female (provide DB62 to 8 ports DB9 cable) DB62 Female (provide DB62 to 4 ports DB9 cable)
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5% to 95% Non-condensing Regulatory approvals FCC Part 15, CISPR (EN55022) class A EN61000-4-2 (ESD), EN61000-4-3 (RS), EN61000-4-4 (EFT), EN61000-4-5 (Surge), EN61000-4-6 (CS), EN61000-4-8, EN61000-4-11 Shock IEC60068-2-27 Free Fall IEC60068-2-32 Vibration IEC60068-2-6 Safety EN60950-1 Warranty 5 years ORing Industrial Networking Corp...
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