6: Configuration Using Telnet/Serial Port (Setup Mode); Accessing Setup Mode - Lantronix XPress DR+ User Manual

6: Configuration Using Telnet/Serial Port (Setup Mode)

As an alternative to using a web browser, as described in the previous chapter, you can use the
following procedures remotely or locally:
Use a Telnet connection to configure the unit over the network.
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Use a terminal or terminal emulation program to access the serial port locally.
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The series of prompts at which you enter configuration settings is called Setup Mode.
Note: Detailed information about other setup methods is available from Lantronix
Technical Support (http://www.lantronix.com/support). The unit's configuration is stored in
nonvolatile memory and is retained without power.
This chapter tells you how to access Setup Mode and the general procedure for using it. To
complete the configuration, continue with
Configuration, and
Channel
Note:
The menus in the configuration chapters show a typical device. Your device may
have different configuration options. For the latest firmware, release notes, and user
documentation, go to the Lantronix web site (www.lantronix.com/downloads).

Accessing Setup Mode

Telnet Connection
To configure the unit over the network, establish a Telnet connection to port 9999.
Note: You can also use DeviceInstaller to access Telnet. Select the device from the main
window list and click the Telnet Configuration tab. Skip steps 1 and 2 below.
To establish a Telnet connection:
1. From the Windows Start menu, click Run and type the following command, where x.x.x.x
is the IP address, and 9999 is the unit's fixed network configuration port number:
Windows: telnet x.x.x.x 9999
or
Unix: telnet x.x.x.x 9999
2. Click OK. The following information displays.
XPress™ DR+ Industrial Device Server User Guide
7: Setup Mode: Server
9: Setup Mode: Advanced
Configuration,
Settings.
8: Setup Mode:
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