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RBH Access Technologies Integra 32 LIF-200 User Manual

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  • Page 1 LIF-200 RS232/RS485 to TCP/IP Converter Module USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 All rights reserved. Printed in Canada. No part of this book may be used or reproduced, or stored in any form by any means, without the prior written consent of RBH Access Technologies Inc. RBH constantly seeks to innovate and improve on the functionality and reliability of its access control systems.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents GETTING TO KNOW YOUR LIF-200 .................... 2 1.1..........................2 NTRODUCTION 1.2..........................2 AIN FEATURES 1.3. LIF-200 ......................3 PPLICATIONS FOR HARDWARE INSTALLATION & INITIAL SETUP ..............4 2.1......................4 ARDWARE NSTALLATION 2.1.1. Power ............................4 2.1.2.

  • Page 4: Getting To Know Your Lif-200

    1 . G e t t i n g K n o w y o u r L I F - 2 0 0 1.1. Introduction The LIF-200 is an RS232/RS485 to TCP/IP converter integrated with a robust system and network management features designed for industrial equipment to be accessed and controlled via Intranet or Internet.

  • Page 5: Applications For Lif-200

    1.3. Applications for LIF-200 Figure 1 LIF-200 applications LIF200 User Manual...

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation & Initial Setup

    2 . H a r d w a r e I n s t a l l a t i o n & I n i t i a l S e t u p 2.1. Hardware Installation 2.1.1. Power Power is connected through either the power input terminals beside the RS485 port or through the center positive modular plug on the same side as the RJ45 jack.

  • Page 7: Led Status

    2.2. LED status Color(s) Activity Description Power OFF POWER Device Ready No Ethernet Link LINK Ethernet Link established 10 Mbps 100M 100 Mbps No TCP/IP session link TCP/IP session link established TRANS Green Booting/System Self-Test Blinking Data Sending/Receiving between Serial and Ethernet 2.3.

  • Page 8: Lif-200 Basic Configuration Setup

    3 . L I F - 2 0 0 B a s i c C o n f i g u r a t i o n S e t u p This section will show the basic configuration of the LIF-200. Use the ‘One Page Quick Setup’ to connect your device through Intranet or Internet.
  • Page 9 IP Mode IP Address: default 192.168.168.125 Subnet mask: default 255.255.255.0 Gateway: default 192.168.168.254 Primary DNS: default 168.95.1.1 Serial Port Mode Serial Type: RS232 Baud Rate: 9600 If no suitable Baud Rate appears in the drop-down menu chose “Others” and enter your own value. Operation Mode Connection Mode: TCP Server...

  • Page 10: One Page Quick Setup With Dhcp Client

    3.2. One Page Quick Setup with DHCP Client DHCP IP Mode Host Name (Optional): default , maximum length 15 characters. LIF-200 Serial Port Mode Serial Type: RS232 Baud Rate: 9600 If no suitable Baud Rate appears in the drop-down menu chose “Others” and enter your own value. Operation Mode Connection Mode: TCP Server...

  • Page 11: One Page Quick Setup With Pppoe

    3.3. One Page Quick Setup with PPPoE PPPoE IP Mode User Name: no default, maximum length 47 characters. Password: no default, maximum length 35 characters. Service Name (optional): no default, maximum length 47 characters. Close Connection when Idle Time Over (second): default , range 0 to 4294967295.

  • Page 12: Change Password

    If you want to keep the connection always on between LIF-200 and your ISP, then set the value of item ‘Close Connection When Idle Time Over’ to 0, otherwise, when the on line idle time exceeds the setting value, the LIF-200 will terminate this PPPoE connection. If your ISP can provide you with a fixed IP address when the PPPoE connection established each time, you can select ‘PPPoE with Fixed IP Address’...

  • Page 13: Lif-200 Advanced Configuration Setup

    4 . L I F - 2 0 0 A d v a n c e d C o n f i g u r a t i o n S e t u p This chapter will show you how to configure the LIF-200 to function in your network and gain access to your device through Intranet or Internet.
  • Page 14 Enable: LIF-200 will automatically send a Ping request to the peer every 30 seconds. The TCP connection will be terminated if there is no response to the Ping from the peer. Max TCP Connection: default , range from 1 to 4. Max TCP Connection allows multiple TCP connections to be accepted by the LIF-200 simultaneously.
  • Page 15 Local Listen Port Number: default , range 0 to 65535. 3002 If your device is configured as passive (to accept commands from a remote and data reception by the peer needn’t be guaranteed) then you can set the LIF-200 as UDP Server. Be sure the value ‘Listen Port Number’ is set to the same value that your remote control application is using.

  • Page 16: Serial Type

    Remote Host IP Address: default 0.0.0.0 If your device is configured as active (to report real-time status to a remote and data reception by the peer needn’t be guaranteed) then you can set LIF-200 as UDP Client. Be sure the value ‘Remote Connection Port Number’...
  • Page 17 Delimiter 2 (00 to FF): default 0x00 The LIF-200 immediately packs all data currently in buffer and sends it to the Ethernet port, once it receives delimiter 1 or both delimiters through its serial port. Force Packet Transmit Length (bytes): default , range 0 to 65535.

  • Page 18: Lif-200 Management Setup

    5 . L I F - 2 0 0 M a n a g e m e n t S e t u p This chapter will show you how to manage LIF-200’s access setting as well as configure the E-mail alert and the firmware upgrade.
  • Page 19 Device Location: no default, maximum length 15 characters. Device Location is used to describe the location of LIF-200 for management purpose. Administrator Password: User Name: default Password: default password To ensure the LIF-200’s security, you will be asked for your password when you access the LIF-200’s Web-based Utility.

  • Page 20: Device Status

    5.2. Device Status This screen shows the LIF-200’s current status. All of the information provided is read-only. Product Name the product model name of this LIF-200. Firmware Version: the installed version of the firmware. System up Time: the time of system from start up to current. Management IP Address: the current setting of management IP.

  • Page 21: Backup And Restore

    5.3. Backup and Restore This function allows you to save LIF-200’s configuration as a backup, or retrieve a configuration file you previously saved to turn the settings back. Backup: Click “Backup” button save the current configuration as a backup file in your hard disk. Restore: Enter path of the configuration file you saved on the PC.

  • Page 22: Upgrade Firmware

    5.4. Upgrade Firmware This function allows you to upgrade the latest version firmware to keep your LIF-200 up-to-date. Before you upgrade the firmware, you have to get the latest firmware and save it on the PC you use to configure the LIF-200.

  • Page 23: Ping

    5.5. Ping This function allows you to test the connection between the LIF-200 and the LAN or between the LIF-200 and the Internet. Source IP Address: the current LIF-200’s IP address (Read Only). Destination IP Address: the IP Address of destination device you want to ping. Packet Number: the number of packets you wish to use to ping the destination device.

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting

    6 . T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Make sure that you have correct power connected to LIF-200 and plugged in to an appropriate power source. Check all cables None of the LEDs turn on when connections.

  • Page 25: Appendix A: Product Specifications

    A p p e n d i x P r o d u c t S p e c i f i c a t i o n s Hardware Processor 80186 Memory 512 KB Interface Auto-detection 100 Base-T (10/100 Mbps) Serial RS-232 - RS-485 No.

  • Page 26: Appendix B: Glossary

    A p p e n d i x G l o s s a r y 10BaseT – An Ethernet standard that uses twisted wire pairs. 100BaseTX – IEEE physical layer specification for 100 Mbps over two pairs of Category 5 UTP or STP wire.
  • Page 27 Download – To receive a file transmitted over a network. In a communications session, download means receive, and upload means transmit. Dynamic IP Address – An IP address that is automatically assigned to a client station in a TCP/IP network, typically by a DHCP server.
  • Page 28 Half Duplex – Data transmission that can occur in two directions over a single line, but only one direction at a time. Hardware – Hardware is the physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other information technology devices. The term arose as a way to distinguish the “box” and the electronic circuitry and components of a computer from the program you put in it to make it do things.
  • Page 29 RJ-45 – A connector similar to a telephone connector that holds up to eight wires used for connecting Ethernet devices. Server – Any computer whose function in a network is to provide user access to files, printing, communications, and other services. SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) –...

  • Page 30: Appendix C: Finding The Mac Address And Ip Address For Your Ethernet Adapter

    A p p e n d i x F i n d i n g t h e M A C A d d r e s s a n d A d d r e s s f o r Y o u r E t h e r n e t A d a p t e r...

  • Page 31: Appendix D: Set Lif-200 To Factory Default

    A p p e n d i x S e t L I F - 2 0 0 f a c t o r y d e f a u l t Set LIF-200 to factory default with push button 1.

  • Page 32: Set Lif-200 To Factory Default Using Rs232 Communications

    Set LIF-200 to factory default using RS232 communications 1) Connect LIF-200 to computer via RS-232 cable and set RS232/485 switch to the RS232 position.  You must use a crossover cable. The second pin of the LIF-200 connects to the third pin of the computer and the third pin of the LIF-200 connects to the second pin of the computer.
  • Page 33 c) Configure your port settings as follows: i) Set: Bits per second = 115200 ii) Set: Data bits = 8 iii) Set: Parity = None iv) Set: Stop bits = 1 v) Set: Flow control = None LIF200 User Manual...
  • Page 34 vi) Click ‘OK’ to confirm port settings. 3) With HyperTerminal™ set as the working window repower the LIF-200 and click “Ctrl+R” within three seconds of the LIF-200 being powered on. 4) Use IP Locator to confirm that the factory default settings have been reset. LIF200 User Manual...

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