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EasyIO FW Series Connectivity Manual

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  • Page 1 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 EasyIO FW Series Network Connectivity Guide...
  • Page 2 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Document Change Log August 2017 Document created. Sept 2017 Added more information for wireless network configurations. Added web page network configurations guide. Dec 2017 Added Network config page new menu. Jan 2018 Edited secondary default gateway- there is no gateway for secondary SSID.
  • Page 3 While every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of this document, EasyIO Holdings Pte Ltd is not responsible for damages of any kind, including without limitation consequential damages, arising from the application of the information contained herein.
  • Page 4 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    What is DHCP and Static IP address ......................12 FW Series DHCP Server ..........................12 FW Series DHCP Client ..........................13 Static IP ..............................13 Establish a connection to FW Series controller .................... 14 Ethernet LAN ............................14 Manual Static IP ............................ 14 Automatic IP ............................15 Wi-Fi ................................

  • Page 6: Prerequisites

    1. Web browser. 2. Latest CPT Tool 3. The EasyIO FW Series Sedona Controller running latest firmware. 4. Wi-Fi signal site survey using a Wi-Fi scanner. Refer to below note. 5. Always upgrade the firmware of a brand new purchase controller for optimum performance.

  • Page 7: Network And Wireless

    EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Network and Wireless EasyIO FW series has an onboard wireless module and 2 ethernet ports. Wireless Network (Wi-Fi) The wireless module comply to IEEE 802.11 standards. It supports IEEE 802.11 b/g/n standard. Each unit is supplied with two (2) 2dBi RP-SMA female jack antenna.
  • Page 8 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0...
  • Page 9 SSID 2 : Conf-xxxx , where xxx is the last 4 digit of the MAC address 01. Mac Address label located at the bottom casing top right hand corner of each FW series controller. The MAC address label is available on the circuit board as well , above the ethernet ports.

  • Page 10: Ethernet Lan

    The network switch supports 10/100 Mbps Half Duplex and Full Duplex. Each network port support Auto-MDI/MDIX (Auto crossover). This feature eliminates the need for a cross over cable if two EasyIO FWs are connected to each other without a hub or switch.
  • Page 11 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Secondary Network (Conf Wifi SSID) Default IP address : 192.168.14.1 Default Subnet : 255.255.255.0 Secondary SSID password: 12345678 Sedona Login via CPT Username : admin Password : <no password> Web Browser login – Dashboard Administrator login...

  • Page 12: What Is Dhcp And Static Ip Address

    The FW series also supports static IP addressing (manual assign IP address) as well. FW Series DHCP Server FW Series DHCP server work if for both main and secondary SSID Wi-Fi and on board ethernet as well. By default DHCP server for main SSID is disable.

  • Page 13: Fw Series Dhcp Client

    Static IP FW Series do support static IP. It supports all IP class , Class A, Class B and Class C as well. Static IP address is recommended if the FW series will be connected to a BACnet network as it will be much easier to manage.

  • Page 14: Establish A Connection To Fw Series Controller

    It has DHCP server enable. You can either run auto IP address or manual static IP address. Manual Static IP Make sure the computer used to connect to the FW Series has a static IP address that matches the FW series controller subnet. By default the FW factory IP address is 192.168.10.30.

  • Page 15: Automatic Ip

    You can utilize the FW series controller build in DHCP server. The FW series will assign an IP address to any device connected to it. Below is an example of assigning an automatic IP address for you windows OS machine.

  • Page 16: Wi-Fi

    EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Wi-Fi If Wi-Fi is used to establish a connection to a FW series controller you can choose either one of the below. Main Wi-Fi SSID A brand new FW controller is Wi-Fi Access Point mode by default (firmware V1.0b1k and above).
  • Page 17 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 **FOR WINDOWS OS USERS ONLY** Step 1 From your task bar, locate the network connection icon. In some cases this icon is not visible. If this is the case, please launch Microsoft Windows Control Panel.
  • Page 18 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Check the Connect even if Network is not Broadcasting box. Step 5 Once the details are completed, proceed next and the connection is successfully created in your Microsoft Windows environment. A simple diagram below shows an example of IP address configure in the laptop computer.
  • Page 19 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 **FOR ANDROID OS USERS ONLY** Step 1 Locate your Android Settings menu. Enter the settings menu and locate the WLAN or Wi-Fi settings menu. Step 2 Make sure Wi-Fi is enable for Wi-Fi network scanning.
  • Page 20 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Step 4 Input all the details as below. Network Name : Conf-xxxx , where xxxx is the last digit of the FW MAC address. Security Type : WPA2-Personal Encryption Type : AES Security Key...

  • Page 21: Connecting To Fw Series (Cpt Tool)

    EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Connecting to FW Series (CPT Tool) In this chapter we will guide you to connect to a EasyIO FW Series controller with CPT tools for programming. Make sure you have all the prerequisite before we start.

  • Page 22: Connecting To Fw Series (Web Browser)

    Each FW Series controller has a web server that serve web pages. It serve dashboards as graphical user interface and also network configurations. Modifying or changing the FW series IP address as well as configuring its Wi-Fi network configurations are done through the web page.

  • Page 23: Network Interface Configuration

    To view the network connection configuration page please follow below instructions. Step 1 In the web browser address bar type in the FW series controller IP address (default is 192.168.10.30). The IP address of the FW controller solely depend to your connection type.

  • Page 24: Network Interface

    EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Step 8 Click the Network Configuration button to bring up the network config page. Network Interface ** Remember to Save any changes and perform a Reboot for the new configurations to take effect** Wi-Fi Operation Mode EasyIO FW has 3 Wi-Fi operation Mode.
  • Page 25 If user tries to disable both network interface, it will automatically enable first selection. Repeater/Client Network This option is used when FW Series controller is Repeater Mode. This option allow the FW series controller to connect to an available Wi-Fi. If FW Series controller is AP mode, this menu is disable.
  • Page 26 Password is case sensitive. To verify the input password is correct, toggle the hidden icon. Password FW series controller only support WPA2 Personal with AES authentication at the time of document. FW Series supports any combination of password up to 32 characters.

  • Page 27: Network Configurations

    EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Network Configurations ** Remember to Save any changes and perform a Reboot for the new configurations to take effect** SVM Network SVM network is the main SSID and ethernet LAN network configurations. Property...
  • Page 28 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 IPv6 DNS IPv6 DNS route address. Enable Enable or disable the Wi-Fi network broadcasting. SSID Main SSID name. By default it is named as FW-xxxx where xxxx is the Wireless last 4 digit of the MAC address.
  • Page 29 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Network Mainteance Schedule reboot of the FW for maintenance purpose. Property Description Schedule Reboot Checkbox If disable FW will not perform a schedule reboot. During a auto reboot, all the physical I/O will stay at last value. So the I/O will not toggle on and off or zero output.

  • Page 30: Secured Wi-Fi Connection

    EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Secured Wi-Fi Connection Step 9 This is an optional network configuration which comply to IEEE 802.1x standard. From the scan Wi-Fi drop down menu, if a WPA Enterprise SSID is selected, it will automatically prompt for connection properties.

  • Page 31: Network Connection Mode

    EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Network Connection Mode Two commonly connection mode is supported namely Access Point (AP) and Repeater. Below are some possibilities of connection diagram but not limited. Access Point (AP) mode First mode that FW supports is access point (AP) mode.
  • Page 32 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 The below Diagram 02 shows that FW-01 is an Wi-Fi access point (AP) to 2 other FW, FW-02 and FW-03. FW-01 is DHCP server. FW-02 runs static IP. FW-03 runs DHCP client and obtain its IP address from FW-01.
  • Page 33 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 The below Diagram 03 shows that FW-01 is an Wi-Fi access point (AP) and a ethernet access point as well. FW-01 is DHCP server. FW-02 and FW-03 are Wi-Fi clients with one FW is DHCP client and the other FW has static IP address.

  • Page 34: Repeater Mode

    EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Repeater mode Second mode that FW supports is repeater mode. FW can be an repeater to a 3 party Wi-Fi access point. The below Diagram 04 shows that FW-01 is an Wi-Fi client to a wireless router.
  • Page 35 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 The below Diagram 05 shows that FW-01 is an Wi-Fi client to a wireless router. The FW-01 is now running in repeater mode. FW-01 is no longer a DHCP server as the wireless router is the DHCP server.
  • Page 36 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 The below Diagram 06 shows that FW-01 is an Wi-Fi client to a wireless router. The FW-01 is now running in repeater mode. FW-01 is no longer a DHCP server as the wireless router is the DHCP server.

  • Page 37: Network Connection Recommendation

    EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Network Connection Recommendation Base on our connection mode discussed in previous chapter we would like to explain the FW series connection limitation for best performance. A SITE SURVEY IS MANDATORY FOR ANY FW INSTALLATION. An undocumented site survey will void any return or warranty of FW products.
  • Page 38 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Diagram below shows multiple FW connected to router or network switch via ethernet. Each Master FW has 5 FW Wi-Fi connected to it. A rule of thumb is that DO NOT create more than 2 tier of Wi-Fi connection vertically for best performance.
  • Page 39 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0...
  • Page 40 EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 A rule of thumb is that DO NOT create more than 9 tiers of ethernet LAN connection vertically. Diagram below shows an ethernet LAN connection. On the left side, there are 2 ethernet connection to the wireless router.

  • Page 41: Technical Support

    EasyIO FW Series – Network Connectivity v2.0 Technical Support For technical issue, please contact respective region support channel. Worldwide and Asia Pacific Support support@easyio.com Americas Support support@easyio.pro Europe Support support@easyio.eu...

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