Chapter 4 Web Console Web Interface The web interface of the Secure Device Server and its components are shown and explained below: Item Description Sidebar Menu Provides a selection of configuration pages. Click to select a configuration page and/or expand submenus. Task Bar Contains access to the Quick Setup Wizard, user settings (including logout) and the device info.
Secure Device Server User Manual Serial Ports The Serial Ports page provides an overview of the Secure Device Server’s serial COM port(s), including its settings and the serial devices connected. Item Description Indicates whether the RS-232 serial port is online or offline. Note: This function is only applicable to RS-232 connections.
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Chapter 4. Web Console Editing Serial Ports Click the EDIT button to modify the settings of a serial COM port. The edit window, with Properties, Operating Mode, and Port Buffering tabs, appears. Properties Item Description Port number Displays the number of the serial port. Port name Sets the name of the serial port.
Secure Device Server User Manual Item Description Terminator Enable this setting to prevent reflections of RS-485 signals and data corruption. Pull high/low resistor Configure the pull high/low resistors correctly to for an RS-485 connection. Click Save for the changes to take effect. Optionally click Save &...
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Chapter 4. Web Console Note: Before Syslog can be selected, make sure to enable Syslog server, see Syslog, page 44. Optionally click Save & Apply All to apply the same settings to all of the Secure Device Server’s serial ports.
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Check Secure transfer to encrypt all data being transfered, using SSL, through the serial COM port. Note: Real COM operating mode must be used in conjunction with ATEN’s Virtual COM Port Utility, see Virtual Serial Port Manager, page 79. TCP Server...
Chapter 4. Web Console TCP Client Item Description Secure transfer Check to encrypt all data being transferred between Secure Device Servers’ serial COM ports via TCP Client-Server modes, using SSL. Destination host Enter the IP address and service port of a destination host for data transmission.
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Secure Device Server User Manual Item Description Destination host Enter the range of IP address(es) and the port values for connections to destination hosts via the UDP protocol. The Secure Device Server can simultaneously connect to up to 16 destination hosts.
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Chapter 4. Web Console Serial Tunneling Server Item Description TCP port Sets the TCP/IP port value of the serial port operating as a serial tunneling server. Secure transfer Check to encrypt all data being transferred through the serial COM ports between two Secure Device Server via Serial Tunneling Server-Client., using SSL.
Secure Device Server User Manual Console Management Item Description Connection protocol Check / uncheck to enable / disable SSH and Telnet connection protocols. Direct connection Select for Console Management Direct operating mode. For detailed information on the various available operating modes, see Chapter 6, Port Operating Modes.
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Chapter 4. Web Console Modbus RTU/ASCII Master Select this option to set the Secure Device Server as an RTU/ASCII mater device. An RTU/ASCII master device can initiate communication to up to 16 slave devices at the same time. Optionally fill in up to 16 sets of settings for TCP slave devices.
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Secure Device Server User Manual Modbus RTU/ASCII Slave Select this option to set the Secure Device Server as an RTU/ASCII slave device. An RTU/ASCII slave device can receive requests from up to 16 master devices. Note: This mode is only applicable to SN3401 / SN3401P / SN3402 / SN3402P.
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Chapter 4. Web Console Network The Network page contains the network settings of the Secure Device Server, as described in the table below. Item Description Configuration Selects the type of configuration for setting the Secure Device Server’s IP address, from DHCP or Static IP. IP address For static IP, set the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway of the device according to your network environment.
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Secure Device Server User Manual System Click to expand the System submenu for all of the system related settings of the Secure Device Server, including General settings, Notification, Security, Update & Restore, and Protocol Gateway.
Enter a description for the device if needed. Displays the MFG (Manufacturing Number) of the device. Note: The Manufacturing Number is an internal serial number used by ATEN’s factory and technical support staff to identify products. Displays the MAC address of the Secure Device Server.
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Secure Device Server User Manual Item Description Login session timeout Automatically logs out user(s) when there are no actions done (0 ~ 180 min) on the Secure Device Server’s web interface for the amount of time set. “0” means the user will never be automatically logged out.
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Chapter 4. Web Console Time The Time tab contains the time settings of the Secure Device Server, as described in the table below. Item Description Time zone Select one of the following to set the time of the Secure Device Server.
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Secure Device Server User Manual Notification The Notification page contains 4 tabs: SMTP, SNMP, Syslog, and Advanced. SMTP Item Description Enable SMTP service Check to enable SMTP service for sending event notifications via email, as specified by the Advanced tab (see page 45). Server Address / Port Enter the SMTP server’s address and service port value.
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Chapter 4. Web Console SNMP Note: Before SNMP can be used, make sure to Enable SNMP Agent service in System > Security > Security Level. Item Description Send SNMP traps Check to enable SNMP service for sending SNMP trap event notifications, as specified by the Advanced tab (see page 45).
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Secure Device Server User Manual Syslog Item Description Enable Syslog service Check to enable Syslog service for sending event notifications to a Syslog server, as specified by the Advanced tab (see page 45). Server Address / Port Enter the Syslog server’s address and port value.
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Chapter 4. Web Console Advanced The Advanced tab sets the types of event notifications to be sent via SMTP, SNMP, and/or Syslog server. Options include but are not limited to the example given below Check the SMTP / SNMP / Syslog checkboxes next to each event type for sending SMTP / SNMP / Syslog notifications when those events occur.
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Secure Device Server User Manual Security The Security page contains the security settings and certificate information of the Secure Device Server, distributed into 4 tabs: Access Protection, Security Level, Account Policy, and Certificate. Access Protection (IP Filter) The Access Protection function sets IP filters to allow remote access only from the IP address(es) added, and denying all other remote access.
Chapter 4. Web Console Security Level Item Description Enable Telnet / SNMP Check or uncheck to enable or disable Telnet / SNMP Agent / Agent / ICMP / SSH ICMP / SSH service. service Note: A system restart is required when the SNMP Agent setting has been changed.
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The Security Certificate tab displays the information of the security certificate used. For enhanced security, users can use their own private encryption key and signed certificate, rather than the default ATEN certificate. There are two methods for establishing your private certificate: Generating a Self-Signed Certificate If you wish to create your own self-signed certificate, a free utility —...
Import Certificate Imports a private or CA-signed security certificate from the PC. Restore Defaults Reverts to using the default ATEN certificate. Update & Restore The Update & Restore page can upgrade the Secure Device Server’s firmware and back up and/or restore its device settings.
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Secure Device Server User Manual Backup & Restore The Backup & Restore page allows users to back up or restore the system settings of the Secure Device Server. Backing up System Settings To back up the system settings of the Secure Device Server, enter a Password, which will be used for restoring, and click Backup to save the system setting backup file, as System.conf, to the PC, which also include account-related settings, such as passwords and user privileges.
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Chapter 4. Web Console Protocol Gateway Use this page to configure the settings for Modbus communication. Item Description Initial delay Sets a duration that the Modbus mater needs to wait before it can send its first request to a slave device. This is used to reduce repeated exception during the initial boot-up, especially when some slave devices take more time to boot up than others in the environment.
Secure Device Server User Manual User Accounts The User Accounts submenu consists of User and Authentication Services pages, which allow users to add/edit login accounts or utilize third-party authentication services for managing the user accounts of the Secure Device Server, respectively. For details on configuring user accounts and third-party authentication services, see Chapter 5, User Management.
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Chapter 4. Web Console Logs The Logs page lists all of the system log information of the Secure Device Server. Item Description Export Exports and downloads the logs onto the PC as a log.txt file. Clear All Clears all log information. Up to 2048 logs can be stored and displayed on this page.
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(User) The user has the authority to access and configure some ports. This attribute must be specified for all users who access the device. (True) The user has the authority to access and configure the ports that are specified with it.
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To cover a broad range of serial applications, the Secure Device Server’s COM port supports several port operating modes. These include Real COM, TCP Server & Client, UDP, Serial Tunneling Server & Client, and Modbus Gateway modes for serial-to-Ethernet connectivity, Console Management, and Console Management Direct for device control, as well as applications that require COM ports, serial tunneling, or where TCP/UDP socket functionality is needed.
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The Operating Mode is selectable from Serial Ports > Edit > Operating Mode, as shown below. From this page, users can set the serial ports of the Secure Device Server to the various Port Operating modes available, as explained below...
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RS-232/422/485 Network Power Meter, Temperature SN3402P Application Server with Virtual and Humidity Sensor COM driver for data analysis and monitoring (e.g. SCADA) Control Network RS-232/422/485 Network SN3402P TCP Client / Server CNC Machine, PLC Application Server as a TCP Server / Client for remote control Control Network...
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RS-232/422/485 RS-232/422/485 Network SN3402P SN3402P Barcode Scanner, Application Server for Serial Tunneling Server / Client Serial Tunneling Server / Client Card Reader Warehouse Management Control Network...
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RS-232/422/485 Network SN3402P LED Sign Board Application Server for message broadcasting Control Network RS-232 Network Network Switch SN3402P Remote Console Port Management through Telnet / SSH connection Control Network...
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RS-232/422/485 Network Power Meter as Modbus SN3402P Application Server as Modbus RTU/ASCII Slave Modbus Gateway TCP Master (e.g. SCADA) Network RS-232 HMI as Modbus DCS or PLC as SN3402P RTU/ASCII Master Modbus Gateway Modbus TCP Slave Control Network...
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