Configure The Modbus Gateway - Digi Connect IT Mini User Manual

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Services
1. Log into the Connect IT Mini WebUI as a user with Admin access.
2. Enable SNMP.
See
Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
and configuring SNMP support on the Connect IT Mini device.
3. On the main menu, click Status. Under Services, click SNMP.
The SNMP page is displayed.
4. Click Download.

Configure the Modbus gateway

Your Connect IT Mini supports the ability to function as a Modbus gateway, to provide serial-to-
Ethernet connectivity to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), and
other industrial devices. MODBUS provides client/server communication between devices connected
on different types of buses and networks, and the Connect IT Mini gateway allows for communication
between buses and and networks that use the Modbus protocol.
Required configuration items
Server configuration:
n
Enable the server.
l
Connection type, either socket or serial.
l
If the connection type is socket, the IP protocol to be used.
o
If the connection type is serial, the serial port to be used.
o
Client configuration:
n
Enable the client.
l
Connection type, either socket or serial.
l
If the connection type is socket:
o
The IP protocol to be used.
o
The hostname or IPv4 address of the remote host on which the Modbus server is
o
running.
If the connection type is serial:
o
The serial port to be used.
o
Modbus address or addresses to determine if messages should be forwarded to a
l
destination device.
Digi Connect IT® Mini User Guide
Configure the Modbus gateway
for information about enabling
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