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Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series
STW-61xC User Manual V 1.0
STW-61xC & STW-62xC
(3-Ways Communication & Wi-Fi Direct)
Industrial IEEE802.11a/b/g/n Wireless Serial Device Server,
W/Bridge Mode, 1/2-Port (RS232/422/485)
User's Manual
Version 1.0 (July, 2014)

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  • Page 1 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC User Manual V 1.0 STW-61xC & STW-62xC (3-Ways Communication & Wi-Fi Direct) Industrial IEEE802.11a/b/g/n Wireless Serial Device Server, W/Bridge Mode, 1/2-Port (RS232/422/485) User’s Manual Version 1.0 (July, 2014)
  • Page 2 Antaira Technologies, LLC will not be liable for any technical inaccuracies or typographical errors found in this guide. Changes are periodically made to the information contained herein and will be incorporated into later versions of the...
  • Page 3 Industrial IEEE 802.11 Wireless Serial Device Servers User Manual Version 1.0 (July, 2014) This manual supports the following models: STW-611C STW-612C STW-621C STW-622C This document is the current official release manual. Please check our website (www.antaira.com) for any updated manual or contact us by E-mail (support@antaira.com).

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Contents Preface ........................... 1 Introduction ........................4 Product Overview ..........................4 Getting Started ......................5 Inside the Package ..........................5 Front & Power Panels ........................... 7 3.2.1...
  • Page 5 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.9.3 Event Log ..........................36 4.9.4 COM Datalog ..........................37 4.10 System Setup ............................38 4.10.1 Date/Time Settings ........................38 4.10.2 Admin Settings .........................39 4.10.3 Firmware Upgrade ........................40 4.10.4 Backup/Restore Setting ......................41 4.10.5 Management List ........................42...
  • Page 6 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 6.1.2 Limitation ..........................68 6.1.3 Installation ..........................69 6.1.4 Uninstalling ..........................69 Enable VCOM Serial device servers and select VCOM in Windows ..........70 6.2.1 Enable VCOM in Serial device servers ..................70 6.2.2...

  • Page 7: Preface

    1 Preface Purpose of the Manual This user’s manual is to support the users for the installation and configuring of the Antaira STW-61xC and STW-62xC Series, as well as it explains some technical options available with the mentioned product. As such, it contains some advanced network management knowledge, instructions, examples, guidelines and general theories designed to help users manage the device and its corresponding software;...
  • Page 8 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter except in accordance with FCC multi-transmitter product procedures.
  • Page 9 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Compliance. European Union This system has been evaluated for RF exposure for Humans in reference to the ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection) limits. The evaluation was based on the EN 50385 Product...

  • Page 10: Introduction

    2 Introduction Product Overview The Antaira STW-61xC & STW-62xC series – is an Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server with IEEE802.11b/g/n in 24.GHz band, and IEEE802.11a/b/g/n in 2.4/5GHz; it provides connectivity to clients and serial devices creating a complete solution for the wireless networking.

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 3 Getting Started Inside the Package The package is including the following items: Table 3.1 STW-611C Item Description STW-611C Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server 2.4GHz：2dBi Antenna 9-pin plug of the D-Sub connector family 3-pin 5.08mm lockable Terminal Block x 1 (Power)
  • Page 12 Already mounted to the device  User’s Manual  CD (Utilities) Installation Guide  Serial Manager© Utility NOTE: Please contact Antaira sales representative or local sales channel if any of the above items is missing or damaged in any form upon delivery.

  • Page 13: Front & Power Panels

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Front & Power Panels The Front, and Power panels, are as follow: STW-612C & STW-622C STW-611C & STW-621C Top view The Rear panel of the device is built with pre-mounted DIN-Rail Bracket, as in Figure 3.1.
  • Page 14 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Users can follow below Figure 3.2 for the DIN-Rail mounting instruction. Figure 3.1 Figure 3.2...

  • Page 15: Db9

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Serial Port Pin Assignments 3.2.1 Table 3.5 RS-232 4-W RS-422/RS-485 2-W RS-485 Pin# Full Duplex Half Duplex Half Duplex TXD+ N/A (reserved) RXD+ DATA+ SG (Signal Ground)

  • Page 16: Terminal Block

    Please do not attempt to manipulate the product in any way if unsure of the steps described here , and please feel free to contact Antaira Technical Support or the local Sales Channel for assistance immediately.

  • Page 17: User Interface Overview

    3.4 User Interface Overview The Antaira STW-61xC & STW-62xC series is designed as a Wireless Client with the ability to choose between two different WLAN and LAN networks, the device’s user interface is designed intuitively for ease of use to suit the customer needs.

  • Page 18: Factory Default Settings

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Users can use the Serial Manager© (the utility provided in the CD) to view the device’s overall settings. Please be attention that there are tree buttons as shown in below Table 3.5 will be presenting during almost each section: Table 3.5...
  • Page 19 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Other relevant default settings are as in Table 3.3. Table 3.3 Parameter Default Values Security User Name admin Null (blank) Password Serial  COM1 RS-232 (RS-422 for Sis models), 9600 bps, 8 data bits, None Parity bit, 1 stop bit, None Flow Control ...

  • Page 20: Configuration

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4 Configuration 4.1 Administrator Login Users can also login the STW-61xC & STW-62xC series unit by using the Serial Manager (utility that comes in the product CD); as shown in Figure 4.1 below. Users can click search button, and the utility software will report/display ion such as the IP, MAC address, etc is going to be displayed.

  • Page 21: Operation Mode

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.2 Operation Mode Below Figure 4.3 is the home screen of the STW-61xC & STW-62xC series and it shows two operation modes to choose from: Wireless Client and AP Client.

  • Page 22: Overview

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.3 Overview The following Figure 4.4 is showing the overall of STW-611C & STW-621C, as well as general information; and Figure 4.5 is showing the COM 2 info for STW-612C & STW-622C.

  • Page 23: Wireless Status

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.3.1 Wireless Status Below Figure 4.6 displays the Wireless Network values. Please remark the preferred setting and always keep a copy for future reference. Figure 4.6 4.3.2 Site Monitor...

  • Page 24: Network Settings

    STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.4 Network Settings Under Wireless Client Operation Mode, Antaira STW-61xC series has the ability for dual connections, i.e., WLAN and LAN at the same time. It can also get IP information automatically from a DHCP server as well.
  • Page 25 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0  The Default Gateway Selection – The selected interface is using for the gateway or internet connection. If the WLAN is selected as default gateway over the LAN interface, the LAN interface settings will be OFF, such as IP Address, Subnet mask, etc.

  • Page 26: Wireless

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.5 Wireless 4.5.1 Profiles The STW-61xC & STW-62xC series comes with the function as below Figure 4.11 to allow users to save up to ten wireless profiles inside the unit. After this “Profiles” feature is enabled, the unit will try to reach the wireless profile list by order for 1 minute period before continuing to the next profile - if the current profile failed to connect.

  • Page 27: Basic Settings

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.5.2 Basic Settings To set up a wireless network, users are required to setup several parameters, as shown in Figure 4.11 Figure 4.11 Attention This is recommended to using LAN interface to setup Wireless Configurations to avoid disconnection issues.
  • Page 28 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Table 4. 1 Caption Default SSID Null BSSID (MAC Address) Any (unless enabled) Topology Infrastructure Band Mode Automatic Detection Bandwidth Automatic Detection Channel Automatic Detection Authentication Mode...
  • Page 29 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0  Enable: This row only shows when the Wireless Profile function is enabled. Only the enabled profiles will show in the Profiles page.  SSID: specifies the SSID (network name) that STW-61xC should connect to wirelessly. There is a “Scan Network”...
  • Page 30 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 can be between 8 and 63 characters long.  WPA2 (with RADIUS): Depending on the Authentication Mode selected, different fields would be enabled. WPA2 (PEAP) would require you to provide the user, password, and the certificates. WPA2 (EAP-TLS) would require you to provide the certificates and private key password.

  • Page 31: Advanced Settings

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Below Figure 4.13 shows there’s no wireless network is available. Figure 4.13 4.5.3 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings provides details on wireless network parameters for performance tuning. Please be aware any changes in this section may affect overall performance.

  • Page 32: Serial

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.6 Serial 4.6.1 COM Port Overview This section will only focus on the serial settings. Below Figure 4.15 shows the COM Port overview. Detail about the Connectivity Protocols and the settings will be described in the Section 5.1 Link Modes and Applications.

  • Page 33: Com Configuration

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.6.2 COM Configuration Users are required to configure the Serial Settings as below shown Figure 4.16 with the exact parameter information as the serial device. Figure 4.16...

  • Page 34: Com Configuration: Advanced Settings

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.6.3 COM Configuration: Advanced Settings Figure 4.7  TCP Timeout: Specify the value in “TCP Timeout” to force STW-61xC & STW-62xC series actively close a TCP connection after some specific inactivity time (no packets). The default value for it is 3600 seconds.
  • Page 35 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 timeout could be increased manually by switching to “Manual setting” and specifying a larger value. Attention Interval Timeout Manual Calculation The optimal “Interval timeout” depends on the application, but it must be at least larger than one character interval within the specified baud rate.
  • Page 36 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Serial Serial FIFO: By default, STW-61xC & STW-62xC series has its FIFO function enabled to optimize its serial performance. In some applications (particularly when the flow control is enabled), it may deem...

  • Page 37: Snmp/Alert Settings

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.7 SNMP/ALERT Settings The SNMP is used by network management software to monitor devices in a network to retrieve network status information and to configure network parameters. Below is the SNMP Settings of this device as shown in Figure 4.18;...
  • Page 38 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 STW-61xC & STW-62xC series provides 3 SNMP fields: “System Contact”, usually used to specify the device’s contact information in case of emergency; “System Name”, usually used to identify this device; and “System Location”, usually used to specify the device location.

  • Page 39: E-Mail Settings

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.8 E-mail Settings In case the device raises an alert and/or warning message, it will send an email to the administrator’s mailbox. Email Settings allows users to set up the device to be able to send an email.

  • Page 40: Log Settings

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Attention It is also important to setup Default Gateway and DNS Servers in the Network Settings properly, so the STW-61xC series units can lookup DNS names and route the mails to the proper default gateway.

  • Page 41: Com Log Settings

     If it is disabled, COM logging function will only log data length to reduce system load. Note: Antaira STW-61xC & STW-62xC series can store up to 1500 lines internally. A request or a response will consist of one line If data is longer than 512 bytes, it will go into another line.

  • Page 42: Event Log

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.9.3 Event Log Display the current event log stored in the device, example as shown in below Figure 4.22 Figure 4.22 • Click on “Last Page” to go to the last page.

  • Page 43: Com Datalog

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.9.4 COM Datalog Display the current COM log stored in the device, example as shown in below Figure 4.23 Figure 4.23 Users can select from the COMx dropdown box to display logs from different COM ports. The first three lines were set to log data length and the last four lines were set to log data content.

  • Page 44: System Setup

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.10 System Setup 4.10.1 Date/Time Settings Date and time can be set manually, or using Network Time Protocol (NTP) to automatically synchronizes with a Time Server. For auto-synching check the box below NTP Server Settings “Obtain date/time automatically”...

  • Page 45: Admin Settings

    4.10.2 Admin Settings Antaira STW-61xC series unit allows users to change the “User Name and Password” information. The default info of User Name is “admin” and the password will be “in blank”. Users can just set/change the new value and follow the steps filling in the corresponding blanks and choose Save &...

  • Page 46: Firmware Upgrade

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.10.3 Firmware Upgrade During Firmware Upgrading, please DO NOT turn off or power off the STW-61xC & STW-62xC series, the upgrade process may take more than 7 minutes.

  • Page 47: Backup/Restore Setting

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.10.4 Backup/Restore Setting Once all the configurations are set and the device is working properly, users may want to back up the configuration. Backup can be used when the new firmware is uploaded and it is reset to a factory default settings, it is done to prevent accidental loading of incompatible old settings.

  • Page 48: Management List

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.10.5 Management List The Management List is used to filter the MAC address that has access to the Web management interface. When enabled, only the MAC addresses entered in the Access Control List can access to the We UI, as shown in below Figure 4.30.

  • Page 49: Ping

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.10.6 Ping Use the Ping function to determine whether STW-61xC & STW-62xC series unit can reach the gateway or other devices in the network or not. This process takes around 20 seconds. Below Figure 4.29 shows a successful ping example, and Figure 4.28 shows the connecting device is not reachable.

  • Page 50: Reboot And Restore Default Settings

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 4.11 Reboot and Restore Default Settings To manually reboot the device, users can click “Reboot”, after the click the device will restart. If a factory default setting is required, the “Reset” checking box can be chosen, and then click on Reboot, as below example shown in Figure 4.31.

  • Page 51: Link Modes And Applications

    5 Link Modes and Applications 5.1 Link Mode Configuration Antaira STW-61xC & STW-62xC Series supports different Link Modes, and they are TCP Server, TCP Client, and UDP. Under the three Link Modes, as shown in below Figure 5.1, TCP Server can support RAW, Virtual COM, or Reverse Telnet applications.
  • Page 52 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Figure 5.3 STW-61xC & STW-62xC series defaults in TCP Server mode, there are additional connection settings that can be configured as above  Click on the “COM1” link on the left hand side.
  • Page 53 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0  TCP Server is the default link mode – There are 3 different options when selecting TCP Server in the Link Modes for the application. ...

  • Page 54: Link Mode: Configure Stw-61Xc As A Tcp Client

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 5.1.2 Link Mode: Configure STW-61xC as a TCP Client STW-61xC & STW-62xC series can be configured as a TCP client in TCP/IP Network to establish a connection with a TCP server in the host computer.
  • Page 55 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 By selecting the TCP Client mode, it means that a TCP Server program should be prepared to connect to STW-61xC & STW-62xC series unit. Above Figure 5.5 shows all the settings provided for the TCP Client.

  • Page 56: Link Mode: Configure Stw-61Xc In Udp

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0  Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Save & Apply” button to save the changes. 5.1.3 Link Mode: Configure STW-61xC & STW-62xC series in UDP UDP is a faster but connectionless network protocol;...
  • Page 57 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 STW-61xC & STW-62xC series also supports connectionless UDP protocol compared to the connection-oriented TCP protocol. Please be aware that it does not guarantee data delivery. It is recommended to utilize UDP only with cyclic polling protocols where each request is repeated and independent, such as Modbus Protocol.

  • Page 58: Link Mode Applications

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 5.2 Link Mode Applications 5.2.1 TCP Server Application: Enable Virtual COM STW-61xC & STW-62xC series will encapsulate control packets on top of the real data when Virtual COM is enabled.

  • Page 59: Tcp Client Application: Enable Virtual Com

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 possible to use RFC 2217 with STW-61xC & STW-62xC series unit in the TCP Server mode. To do so, please refer to Sec. 5.2.1 to enable Virtual COM, so the unit will become aware of the commands. Please be noted that there is no need to configure Virtual COM on the Operating System, due to Virtual COM ports would not be used.

  • Page 60: Tcp Server Application: Configure Stw-61Xc As A Pair Connection Master

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Virtual COM, so that STW-61xC & STW-62xC series unit will become aware of the commands. Note that there is no need to configure Virtual COM on the Operation System because Virtual COM ports would not be used.

  • Page 61: Tcp Client Application: Configure Stw-61X C As A Pair Connection Slave

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 5.2.6 TCP Client Application: Configure STW-61xC & STW-62xC series units as a Pair Connection Slave A Pair Connection Slave setup is shown as below Figure 5.13; it is necessary to pair up with a Pair Connection Master.

  • Page 62: Tcp Server Application: Enable Reverse Telnet

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 5.2.7 TCP Server Application: Enable Reverse Telnet Reverse Telnet is useful if a telnet program is used to connect to STW-61xC & STW-62xC series and the serial interface of the unit is connected to a Terminal Server.

  • Page 63: Udp Application: Multi-Point Pair Connection

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 5.2.8 UDP Application: Multi-Point Pair Connection It is also possible to setup pair connection in UDP mode to have more than one Pair Connection Master or Slave to communicate to each other.

  • Page 64: Tcp Server Application: Multiple Tcp Connections

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 5.2.9 TCP Server Application: Multiple TCP Connections The Multi-Connection option will allow up to a maximum of four TCP Client connections. Note that it is also possible to use this multi-connection feature in conjunction with other TCP Server applications, such as Virtual COM, Pair Connection, and Reverse Telnet.

  • Page 65: Tcp Server Application: Multi-Point Tcp Pair Connections

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 5.2.10 TCP Server Application: Multi-Point TCP Pair Connections The difference between Multi-Point TCP Pair Connection and Multi-Point UDP Pair Connection is that the TCP implementation would also exchange flow control pins for RS-232. However, the TCP Server is limited to a maximum of four connections.

  • Page 66: Wireless Topology

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 5.3 Wireless Topology 5.3.1 Configure STW-61xC & STW-62xC series as a Wireless Ad-Hoc Peer Figure 5.18 Please refer below Table 5.3 for configure STW-61xC & STW-62xC series as Wireless Ad-hoc Peer.

  • Page 67: Configure Stw-61Xc As A Wireless Client In Infrastructure Mode (Psk)

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 5.3.2 Configure STW-61xC & STW-62xC series as a Wireless Client in Infrastructure mode (PSK) Figure 5.19 Please refer below Table 5.4 for configure STW-61xC series as Wireless Client in Infrastructure mode (PSK).

  • Page 68: Wi-Fi Direct Group Owner Mode

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 5.3.3 Wi-fi Direct Group Owner Mode Below is the quick setup procedure to setup in Wi-Fi Direct Group Owner mode: There are two ways to switch the STW-61xC & STW-62xC series unit to Wi-Fi Direct Group Owner.
  • Page 69 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 5.3.4 Configure STW-61xC & STW-62xC series as a Wireless Client in the Infrastructure mode (PEAP-MSCHAPv2) Figure 5.21 Please refer below Table 5.5 for configure STW-61xC & STW-62xC series as Wireless Client in Infrastructure mode (PEAP-MSCHAPv2) Table 5.5...

  • Page 70: P2P Button (External Physical Wps Button)

    STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 5.4 P2P Button (External Physical WPS button) Antaira STW-61xC & STW-62xC provides hassle free “Easy Setup” Wi-Fi Direct (WPS) Technology for “Point-to-Point” application. Each STW-61xC & STW-62xC series unit has an external physical WPS button –...
  • Page 71 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 3. STW-61xC & STW-62xC series unit can be assigned to different mode by pressing P2P button; the following table shows the timing relationship. Table 5.5 Pressing seconds...
  • Page 72 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 7. Users can check connection status by LED indicators in front of the unit. The follow table represents the meaning of LED color. Table 5.6 LED Status...

  • Page 73: Vcom Installation & Troubleshooting

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 6 VCOM Installation & Troubleshooting 6.1 Enabling VCOM STW-61xC & STW-62xC series will capture control packets on top of the real data when Virtual COM is enabled.

  • Page 74: Vcom Driver Setup

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 6.1.1 VCOM driver setup System Requirements Windows Platform (32/64 bits) Win7 2008 Vista 2003 (also Microsoft 2003 Terminal Server) 2000 (also Microsoft 2000 Terminal Server) NT (also Microsoft NT Terminal Server)

  • Page 75: Installation

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 6.1.3 Installation Run the Virtual COM setup file included in the CD to install the Virtual COM driver for the operating system. Turn off any anti-virus software and try again if installation fails. At the end of the installation, please select at least one Virtual COM port from the Serial/IP Control Panel.

  • Page 76: Enable Vcom Serial Device Servers And Select Vcom In Windows

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 6.2 Enable VCOM Serial device servers and select VCOM in Windows 6.2.1 Enable VCOM in Serial device servers Enable Virtual COM in the serial device servers by logging into the WebUI under COM configuration. The following figures show how to enable Virtual COM in STW-61xC &...

  • Page 77: Running Serial/Ip In Windows

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 6.2.2 Running Serial/IP in Windows Find Serial/IP Control Panel from: Start → All Programs → Serial/IP → Control Panel   In the Windows Control Panel, open the Serial/IP applet.
  • Page 78 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 After at least one Virtual COM port is selected, the Control Panel will show, Figure 6.5 Figure 6.4 The left hand side of the Control Panel shows the list of selected Virtual COM ports. Click on Select Ports to add or remove Virtual COM ports from the list.

  • Page 79: Configuring Vcom Ports

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 6.2.3 Configuring VCOM Ports If the serial device server is running in TCP Server mode (recommended), a Serial/IP should be the TCP Client connecting to the serial device server. Enable Connect to Server and enter the IP Address of the serial device server with the Port Number specified.
  • Page 80 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Enable Restore Failed Connections to force Virtual COM to automatically restore failed connections with the serial device server in the case of unstable network connections. To test the Virtual COM connection, click the Configuration Wizard button and then click Start button in the pop up window (Figure 6.7).

  • Page 81: Exceptions

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 6.3 Exceptions Figure 6.7 If the exclamation mark begins with Warning: timeout trying x.x.x.x as in Figure 6.8, recheck the VCOM IP and Port configuration or the PC’s network configuration.
  • Page 82 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Figure 6.8 If there is a check with Raw Connection Detected and an exclamation mark with Client not licensed for this server, Figure 6.9, enable VCOM in the serial device server.
  • Page 83 If there is a check with Telnet Protocol Detected and an exclamation mark with Client not licensed for this server as in Figure 6.10, this means that there is a licensing issue between the serial device server and Serial/IP. Please contact Antaira technical support to obtain the correct VCOM software.
  • Page 84 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Figure 6.10 If the exclamation mark begins with Server requires username/password login Figure 6.11, it means VCOM Authentication in the serial device server is enabled, but credentials in the Serial/IP is not enabled.
  • Page 85 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Figure 6.11 If the exclamation mark begins with a “Username and/or password incorrect”, Figure 6.12, this means the wrong username and/or password were entered and the authentication process failed.
  • Page 86 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Figure 6.12 If the exclamation mark begins with No login/password prompts received from server Figure 6.13, it means credentials in the Serial/IP is enabled, but VCOM Authentication in the serial device server is not enabled.

  • Page 87: Using Serial/Ip Port Monitor

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 6.4 Using Serial/IP Port Monitor 6.4.1 Opening the Port Monitor The Serial/IP Port Monitor can be opened by: Start → All Programs → Serial/IP → Port Monitor ...

  • Page 88: The Trace Panel

    The Trace panel provides a detailed, time-stamped, real-time display of all Serial/IP COM ports operations, Figure 6.15. Click on Enable Trace to start logging Virtual COM communication. Click on File → Save As and send the log to Antaira technical support for analysis if problems arise with Virtual COM.

  • Page 89: Serial/Ip Advanced Settings

    Maximum Connection Recovery Interval Controls the maximum time for “Restore Failed Connection”  Enable SETXON/SETXOFF COM Port Commands This option enables additional negotiation on SETXON and SETXOFF commands and is only available for the “V” series serial device servers. If the application requires SETXON/SETXOFF feature, please contact Antaira Technical Support.
  • Page 90 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Figure 6.15...

  • Page 91: Using Serial/Ip With A Proxy Server

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 6.5.1 Using Serial/IP with a Proxy Server The Serial/IP Redirector supports TCP network connections made through a proxy server, which may be controlling access to external networks (such as the Internet) from a private network that lacks transparent IP-based routing, such as NAT.

  • Page 92: Specifications

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 7 Specifications 7.1 Hardware Models Table 7.1 Name Serial Port Ethernet RJ45 STW-611C or STW-621C STW-612C or STW-622C Physical Characteristics Table 7.2 Housing Front-Panel Weight Dimensions...
  • Page 93 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Wireless Radio is enabled and data is Blinking transmitting Wireless Radio is disabled System is not powered on AP firmware is running normally Blinking Steadily AP firmware is not running...
  • Page 94 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Dip Switch (STW-611C or STW-621C) Table 7.5 Ω Function Pull High 100K COM1 Pull Low 100K Termination Dip Switch (STW-612C or STW-622C) Table 7.6 Ω Function...
  • Page 95 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Wireless Specifications Table 7.7 Wireless Standard PCI-e Module Tx/Rx Antenna Conformance 802.11b 2.4GHz：2dBi / 5GHz: 3dBi Atheros 2T2R MIMO 802.11g antenna design AR9382 (2xt with MCS 8-15) 802.11n...
  • Page 96 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Receiver Sensitivity Table 7.10 Data Rate IEEE Spec (1 Rx dBm) not specified 802.11b 5.5M not specified not specified 802.11g MCS0 MCS1 MCS2 MCS3 802.11a/n HT20...
  • Page 97 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 MCS4 MCS5 MCS6 MCS7 MCS0 MCS1 MCS2 MCS3 802.11b/g/n HT20 MCS4 MCS5 MCS6 MCS7 MCS0 MCS1 MCS2 MCS3 802.11b/g/n HT40 MCS4 MCS5 MCS6 MCS7 Security •...
  • Page 98 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Regulatory Requirements: Table 7.10  EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2 (2011-09)  EN 301 489-17 V2.2.1 (2012-09)  47 CFR FCC Part 15 Subpart B  47 CFR FCC Part 15 Subpart C § 15.247 ...

  • Page 99: Software Specifications

    Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Environmental Limits Operating Temperature: -10°C ~60°C (14°F ~140°F) Storage Temperature: -40°C ~85°C (-40°F ~ 185°F) Ambient Relative Humidity: 5~95%RH, (non-condensing) Other Safety: UL60950-1/CB, EN60950-1 Shock: IEC 60068-2-27...

  • Page 100: Emergency System Recovery

     If the device is beeping continuously after power up, the bootloader is damaged and there is no way to recover it; please contact directly Antaira RMA department for further assistance.  Obtain and setup a TFTP server on your PC. Make sure that the PC’s network settings are set properly according to the default above.
  • Page 101 Antaira Industrial Wireless Serial Device Server Series STW-61xC & STW-62xC User Manual V 1.0 Important Note Users can download free TFTP Servers from the following locations: Solarwinds TFTP Server http://www.solarwinds.com/products/freetools/free_tftp_server.aspx Note: for Solarwinds, please remember to Start the TFTP Server Service, the default is Stop.

  • Page 102: Warranty

    Customers must always obtain an authorized “RMA” number from Antaira before shipping the goods to be repaired.  Within the warranty period, Antaira has the right to provide a refurbish unit or a new one to customer as replacement service. ...

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