Overview; Installation - Worth Data 7100 RF Terminal Series Owner's Manual

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Connecting the Base station without using the extension cable. Simply plug in the F34 or F36 cable that came with
the Base.
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If the Base works with only the F34 or F36 cable in place, add in the extension cable without changing the physical lo-
cation of the Base station. If the extension cable appears to be the culprit, check to be sure that Transmit lines are con-
nected to the Receive lines.
Connecting the Base station (B5011) to a USB Port...
The B5011 uses a standard USB type B receptacle and requires a USB A-B cable to connect it to the host computer or hub. The
B5011 can either be connected to a self-powered hub (hubs that have their own power supply) or directly to the host computer.
When connected for the first time most computers will automatically find and load the virtual com port driver. If the driver is not
found automatically it can be downloaded from the Worth Data website (www.barcodehq.com). Drivers are available for most
versions of Windows from XP to present, Linux and Mac OS X. Once the driver is loaded a virtual com port (VCP) is created.
The host program will use this com port to communicate with the Base. You may need to change a jumper to configure the B5011
to use USB instead of RS-232. Both parts cannot be used at the same time. JP9 selects the port to be used to connect to the host
computer. It is located near the USB port on the PCB.
Configuring the Base station's serial port settings...
After connecting the Base station to your serial port, you need to configure the serial settings on the Base station to match those
required by your software. The default settings are:
 9600 baud
 No parity
 8 data bits
 1 stop bit
 "None" protocol setting
You may want to increase the baud rate for performance. If you want to change any or all of these settings, see Chapter 2 for de-
tails on configuring the Base station using the Integrated Hardware Utilities.
Connecting the Base station (B5021) to Ethernet...
The B5021 has a standard 10/100 Ethernet port with 802.3af Power-over-Ethernet (PoE). If you wish to use the PoE feature, set
JP11 (located near the power jack) to the VPOE position. A virtual COM port (VCP) program is available that will generate a VCP
on your PC so that the B5021 will look just like it was connected to your computer via a serial cable and is compatible with exist-
ing host software written to communicate with the Base by serial. This gives you the advantage to locate the B5021 in a remote lo-
cation on your network and not have to run a serial cable from the Base to the host PC running the application software. You can
download the VCP program along with setup instructions from the Worth Data website:

Overview

The B5021 is the same as the B5011 except the relay port on the B5011 has been replaced with an Ethernet port. Therefore, the
B5021 does not support operation as a relay. The Ethernet port supports Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) standard 802.3af which allows
you to run a single cable to the B5021 for more flexible installation options. An optional 802.3af compliant power injector is required
to supply power over the Ethernet cable to the B5021. The Ethernet port on the B5021 supports 10/100 Mbps operation.

Installation

1. If you plan to power the B5021 using an 802.3af compatible power injector you must set JP11 on the B5021 to the VPOE set-
ting. JP11 is located near the DC jack in the upper right hand corner of the PCB. If you are using the supplied 5V power
supply then no change is required.
2. Power up the B5021 then connect a CAT5 cable between the RELAY/NET port of the B5021 and a hub or switch that is on
the same network as the computer to be used to configure the B5021 for the first time. The green LED on the B5021 Ether-
net jack should turn on to indicate that the Ethernet port is active. The yellow LED will blink to show Ethernet activity.
The next step is to configure the B5021's Ethernet port for either DHCP or static IP address operation. The default setting is
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DHCP. You can skip the next step if you wish to use DHCP to set the IP address of the B5021.
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