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  • Page 1 NPort S9000 Series User Manual Version 4.0, September 2024 www.moxa.com/products © 2024 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    NPort S9000 Series User Manual The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement. Copyright Notice © 2024 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks The MOXA logo is a registered trademark of Moxa Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ............................6 Overview .............................. 6 Industrial Communications and Automation ..................7 Industrial vs. Commercial ........................ 8 Informative vs. Passive ........................8 Package Checklist ..........................8 Product Features ........................... 8 EMI and Environmental Type Tests ......................9 Getting Started ...........................
  • Page 4 Installing Linux Real TTY Driver Files ....................50 Mapping TTY Ports ........................51 Removing Mapped TTY Ports ......................51 Removing Linux Driver Files ......................52 The UNIX Fixed TTY Driver ........................52 Installing the UNIX Driver ......................52 Configuring the UNIX Driver ......................53 Basic Settings and Device Server Configuration .................
  • Page 5 Configuring Static Port Lock ......................129 Configuring IEEE 802.1X ......................130 Auto Warning Settings ........................ 130 Configuring Email Alert ........................131 Configuring SNMP ..........................132 SNMP Read/Write Settings......................133 Trap Settings ..........................134 E-mail Event Settings ......................... 135 SNMP Trap ..........................136 Relay Alarm Settings ........................

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Overview The NPort S9000 Series supports a high level of surge protection to prevent damage from the power surges and EMI one finds in electrical substations and industrial automation applications. Combined with a -40 to 85 degree Celsius operating temperature range and galvanized steel housing, the NPort S9000 is suitable for a wide range of industrial environments.

  • Page 7: Industrial Communications And Automation

    As the world’s networking and information technology becomes more complex, Ethernet has become the major communications interface in many industrial communications and automation applications. In fact, a whole new industry has sprung up to provide Ethernet products that comply with the requirements of demanding industrial applications. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 8: Industrial Vs. Commercial

    This means that industrial Ethernet communication equipment that connects these devices must provide system administrators with real-time alarm messages. Package Checklist The Moxa NPort S9000 Series products are shipped with the following items: Standard 1 NPort S9000 combo switch/serial device server •...

  • Page 9: Emi And Environmental Type Tests

    30V Continuous, 300V Signal Ports Mains Frequency for 1s for 1s IEC 61000-4-16 Voltage 30V Continuous, 300V for 30V Continuous, 300V D.C. Power Ports for 1s Ripple on D.C. IEC 61000-4-17 D.C. Power Ports Power Supply NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 10 5kV (Fail-Safe Relay Signal Ports Output) Output) IEEE C37.90 H.V. Impulse D.C. Power Ports A.C. Power Ports Signal Ports 2kVAC 2kVAC Dielectric IEEE C37.90 D.C. Power Ports 1.5kVDC 1.5kVDC Strength A.C. Power Ports 2kVAC 2kVAC NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    This chapter details the installation of NPort S9000 Series device servers. Note that the manual uses the NPort S9000 Series as an example to illustrate the functionality of NPort S9000 Series in chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

  • Page 12: Dimensions

    Dimensions NPort S9450I Series NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 13: Nport S9650I Series

    NPort S9650I Series NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 14: Connecting The Hardware

    The rule of thumb is that wiring that shares similar electrical characteristics can be bundled together. Keep input wiring and output wiring separate. • Where necessary, we strongly advise you to label wiring to all devices in the system. • NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 15: Connecting The Power For The Nport S9450I Series

    The device server with dual power supplies uses PWR2 as the priority power input by default. For dielectric strength (HIPOT) test, users must remove the metal jumper on terminals 3, 4, and 7, 8 of the terminal block to avoid damage. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 16: Connecting To The Network

    The Ethernet LED will flash when Ethernet packets are being transmitted or received. • Connecting to a Serial Device Connect the serial data cable between the NPort S9000 and the serial device. LED Indicators The LED indicators of NPort S9000 Series are described in the following table. Type Color Meaning PWR 1...

  • Page 17: Wiring The Relay Contact For The Nport S9450I Series

    To keep the DI wires from pulling loose, use a small flat-blade screwdriver to tighten the wire-clamp screws on the front of the terminal block connector. Insert the plastic terminal block connector prongs into the terminal block receptor, which is on the NPort S9450I’s top panel. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 18: Wiring The Relay Contact For The Nport S9650I Series

    Audit the devices periodically to make sure they comply with these recommendations and/or any internal security policies. If there is a need to return the unit to Moxa, make sure encryption is disabled, and that you had already • backed up the current configuration before returning it. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 19: Available Services By Port

    User Define (default: 966+Serial Port NO.) Enable/Disable User Define (default: UDP Mode 4000+Serial Port NO.) DNP3 Enable/Disable User Define (default: 20000) Enable/Disable User Define (default: DNP3 Raw Socket 4000+Serial Port NO.) Modbus Enable/Disable User Define (default: 502) NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 20: Initial Ip Address Configuration

    Configuration Options Web Console You may configure your NPort S9000 using a standard web browser. Please refer to chapters 6, 7, and 8 for details on how to access and use the NPort S9000 web console. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 21: Arp

    When you enter this command, a Connect failed message will appear, as shown below. After the NPort S9000 reboots, its IP address will be assigned to the new address, and you can reconnect using Telnet to verify that the update was successful. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 22: Ssh Console

    The console terminal type selection is displayed as shown. Enter the username and password to log in to the SSH console. The default username and password are admin and moxa, respectively. Enter 1 for ansi/vt100 and press ENTER to continue. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 23 The console will show a welcome message (which can be modified), the last successful login, and the last three failed login records. Press ENTER to continue. Press B, or use the arrow keys to select Basic and then press ENTER to configure Basic settings. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 24 IP address, and then type in the new IP address and press Enter. If you are using a dynamic IP configuration (BOOTP or DHCP), you will need to go to the Auto IP configuration field and press Enter to select the configuration. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 25: Serial Console

    From the Windows desktop, select Start All Programs PComm Lite Terminal Emulator. The PComm Terminal Emulator window should appear. From the Port Manager menu, select Open, or simply click the Open icon as shown below: NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 26 From the Property window’s Terminal page, select ANSI or VT100 for Terminal Type and click OK. The NPort S9000 will then automatically switch from data mode to console mode. Press Enter then the message will pop up and Press 1 for ansi/vt100 and then press ENTER. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 27 Once you are in the console, you may configure the IP address through the Network menu item, just as with the Telnet console. Please refer to steps 4 to 8 in the Telnet Console section to complete the initial IP configuration. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 28: Choosing The Serial Operation Mode

    NPort’s serial port to a local COM/TTY port on the host computer. This operation mode also supports up to eight simultaneous connections, so that multiple hosts can collect data from the same serial device simultaneously. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 29: Rfc2217 Mode

    The host requests a connection from the NPort configured for TCP Server Mode. Once the connection is established, data can be transmitted in both directions—from the host to the NPort, and from the NPort to the host. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 30: Tcp Client Mode

    The NPort S9000 Series also can be a gateway to support three kinds of communication protocols: DNP3, DNP3 Raw Socket and Modbus. For the NPort S9000 Series, each serial port can be set to different protocols. DNP3 Mode In DNP3 mode, the NPort S9000 Series convert DNP3 serial to DNP3 IP through the Ethernet interface.

  • Page 31: Modbus Mode

    Modbus Mode In Modbus mode, the NPort S9000 Series converts Modbus RTU/ASCII to Modbus TCP through the Ethernet interface. Disabled Mode When the Operation Mode for a particular port is set to Disabled, the port will be disabled. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 32: Use Real Com Mode To Communicate With Serial Devices

    Click the INSTALL UTILITY button in the NPort Installation CD auto-run window to install the NPort Search Utility. Once the program starts running, click Yes to proceed. Click Settings when the Welcome screen opens, to proceed with the installation. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 33 Click Next to install program files to the default directory, or click Browse to select an alternate location. Check the checkbox if you want the DSU to create a desktop icon, or just click Next to install the program's shortcuts in the appropriate Start Menu folder. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 34 Click Install to begin the installation. The setup window will report the progress of the installation. To change the installation settings, click Back and navigate to the previous screen. Click Finish to complete the installation of the NPort Search Utility. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 35: Find A Specific Nport On The Ethernet Network Via The Dsu

    LAN will be located, regardless of whether they are part of the same subnet as the host. Open the DSU and then click the Search icon. The Searching window shows the progress of the search. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 36: Opening Your Browser

    After using the DSU to find a specific NPort, type the IP address to log in to the web console. If this is the first time you configure the NPort, directly type the default IP address, 192.168.127.254 in the Address input box. Use the correct IP address if it differs from the default and then press Enter. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 37 Refer to Chapter 3, “Initial IP Address Configuration,” to see how to configure the IP address. Examples shown in this chapter use the Factory Default IP address (192.168.127.254). The NPort S9000 homepage will open. On this page, you can see a brief description of the Web Console NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 38: Configure Operation Mode To Real Com Mode

    Click on Operation Modes, located under Serial Settings, to display the serial port settings for four serial ports. To change the serial operation mode settings for a particular port, click on Operation Modes of the serial port in the window on the right-hand side. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 39: Nport Windows Driver Manager

    Click the INSTALL COM Driver button in the NPort Installation CD auto-run window to install the NPort Windows Driver. Once the installation program runs, click Yes to proceed. Click Next when the Welcome screen opens, to proceed with the installation. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 40 Click Next to install program files to the default directory, or click Browse to select an alternate location. Click Next to install the program’s shortcuts in the appropriate Start Menu folder. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 41 Back and navigate to the previous screen. The installer will display a message that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing. This is shown: Click Continue Anyway to finish the installation. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 42: Using Nport Windows Driver Manager

    COM mode before mapping COM ports with the NPort Windows Driver Manager. Go to Start ( NPort Windows Driver Manager ( NPort Windows Driver Manager to start the COM mapping utility. Click the Add icon. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 43 Command Port, and Total Ports to which COM ports will be mapped. Click OK to proceed to the next step. Note that the Add NPort page supports Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), in which case the IP address will be filled in automatically. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 44 COM ports at this time, or click No to activate the COM ports later. A message will display during activation of each port, showing that the software has not passed Windows Logo certification. Click Continue Anyway to proceed. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 45: Configure The Mapped Com Ports With Advanced Functions

    Configure the Mapped COM Ports With Advanced Functions For Real COM Mode, to reconfigure the settings for a particular serial port on the NPort S9000, select the row corresponding to the desired port and then click the Setting icon. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 46 If FIFO is Disabled, the NPort S9000 will transmit one byte each time the Tx FIFO becomes empty, and an Rx interrupt will be generated for each incoming byte. This will cause a faster response and lower throughput. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 47  Ignore TX Purge Applications can use the Win32 API PurgeComm to clear the output buffer. Outstanding overlapping write operations will be terminated. Select the Ignore TX Purge checkbox to ignore the effect on output data. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 48 S9000 is powered on. However, the program can redefine the serial parameters to different values after the program opens the port via Win 32 API. The Security function is available only for the NPort 6000 Series. The NPort S9000 doesn’t support this function. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 49 To save the configuration to a text file, select Export from the COM Mapping menu. You will then be able to import this configuration file to another host and use the same COM Mapping settings in the other host. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 50: Linux Real Tty Drivers

    (Create device node/tty port) > mxrmnod (Remove device node/tty port) > mxuninst (Remove tty port and driver files) At this point, you will be ready to map the NPort serial port to the system tty port. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 51: Mapping Tty Ports

    If you do not provide the IP address in the command line, the program will list the installed servers and number of ports on the screen. You will need to choose a server from the list for deletion. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 52: Removing Linux Driver Files

    --- an empty configuration file Makefile --- makefile VERSION.TXT --- fixed tty driver version FAQ.TXT Compile and Link For SCO UNIX: # make sco For UnixWare 7: # make svr5 For UnixWare 2.1.x, SVR4.2: # make svr42 NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 53: Configuring The Unix Driver

    Find the process ID (PID) of the program moxattyd. # ps -ef | grep moxattyd Update configuration of moxattyd program. # kill -USR1 [PID] (e.g., if moxattyd PID = 404, kill -USR1 404) This completes adding an additional server. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 54: Basic Settings And Device Server Configuration

    Server Description Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 40 characters Empty Optional This column is useful for specifying a more detailed description of this NPort S9000, such as the serial devices connected to the NPort S9000. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 55: Time Settings

    Besides the local clock, the unit's time reference may be configured to be an: • NTP server IEEE 1588 master • IRIG-B source • The details below explain how to configure all the relative settings to sync with the time server and alight with the time client. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 56: System Time Settings

    The End Date parameter allows users to enter the date that User adjustable date None daylight saving time ends. Offset Setting Description Factory Default The offset parameter shows how many hours forward the User adjustable hour None clock should be advanced. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 57: Ntp Settings

    The NPort S8450I-MM-SC will locate the second time server if IP/Name the first time server cannot connect. Time Server Query Period Setting Description Factory Default This parameter determines how frequently the time is updated Query Period 600 seconds from the time server. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 58 Select which IRIG-B signals for the serial devices to sync the time with the NPort S9650I Series. Setting Description Factory Default User can select two different IRIG-B signals, PWM or PPS. User adjustable list User can also disable it by selecting OFF. PTP Settings (NPort S9650I Series only) Configuring PTP NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 59 Set priority value; 0 = highest priority, 255 = lowest priority. priority2 Setting Description Factory Default Set second priority value; 0 = highest priority, 255 = lowest 0 to 255 priority. UTC Offset Setting Description Factory Default 0 to 255 The known UTC offset (seconds). NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 60: Network Settings

    An IP address is a number assigned to a network device (such as a computer) as a permanent address on the network. Computers use the IP addresses to identify and talk to each other over the network. Choose a proper IP address that is unique and valid in your network environment. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 61 The NPort plays the role of DNS client. Functions that support domain name in the NPort are Time Sever IP Address, TCP Client-Destination IP Address, Mail Server, SNMP Trap IP Address, and IP Location Server. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 62: Garp Timer Settings

    When a port receives a GMRP-leave message, it will deregister the multicast address from its database, and all the multicast packets with this multicast address cannot be forwarded from this port. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 63: Serial Settings

    Click on Operation Modes, located under Serial Settings, to display serial port settings for four serial ports. To change serial operation mode settings for a particular port, click on Operation Modes of the serial port in the window on the right-hand side. Real COM Mode NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 64: Port Settings

    Use always low if you want the RTS and DTR signals to change their status to low when the Ethernet connection goes down. Use always high if you do not want the Ethernet connection status to affect the RTS or DTR signals. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 65: Data Packing

    If data is incoming through the serial port, the NPort stores the data in the internal buffer. The NPort transmits data stored in the buffer via TCP/IP, but only if the internal buffer is full, or if the Force Transmit time interval reaches the time specified under Force Transmit timeout. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 66 (in bytes) matches the configured value, the data will be forced out. The data length can be configured for 0 to 1024 bytes. Set to 0 if you do not need to limit the length. Delimiter 1 Setting Factory Default Necessity 00 to FF None Optional NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 67 NPort is 1 Kbytes per port. Parameter Copy Apply the above setting to other serial ports; you may use the checkboxes at the bottom of the window to apply the settings to one or more ports. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 68: Inactivity Time

    The Inactivity time should at least be set larger than that of Force Transmit timeout. To prevent the unintended loss of data because of the session being disconnected, it is highly recommended that this value is set large enough so that the intended data transfer is completed. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 69 (in bytes) matches the configured value, the data will be forced out. The data length can be configured for 0 to 1024 bytes. Set to 0 if you do not need to limit the length. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 70 Force Transmit timeout between characters, and the total length of data must be smaller than or equal to the NPort’s internal buffer size. The serial communication buffer size of the NPort is 1 Kbytes per port. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 71 0 ms Optional 0 ms: TCP connection is not closed because of an idle serial line. 0-65535 ms: The NPort automatically closes TCP connection, if there is no serial data activity for the given time. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 72 1 KB, the NPort will automatically pack the data and send it to the Ethernet. However, to use the delimiter function, you must at least enable Delimiter 1. If Delimiter 1 is left blank and Delimiter 2 is enabled, the delimiter function will not work properly. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 73 To avoid conflicts with well-known TCP ports, the default is set to 4001. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 74 A TCP connection will be established when a DCD “On” signal is received and DCD On/None will remain active indefinitely. Parameter Copy Apply the above setting to other serial ports. Use the checkboxes at the bottom of the window to apply the settings to one or more ports. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 75 1 KB, the NPort will automatically pack the data and send it to the Ethernet. However, to use the delimiter function, you must at least enable Delimiter 1. If Delimiter 1 is left blank and Delimiter 2 is enabled, the delimiter function will not work properly. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 76 UDP ports, the default is set to 4001. Parameter Copy Apply the above setting to other serial ports; you may use the checkboxes at the bottom of the window to apply the settings to one or more ports. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 77: Dnp3 Mode

    NPort converts DNP3 serial to DNP3 IP. In DNP3 Raw Socket mode, users can assign a specific TCP port's DNP3 IP data to be converted to DNP3 serial data in a specific serial port of the NPort S9000 series. In Modbus mode, the NPort converts Modbus RTU/ASCII to Modbus TCP.

  • Page 78: Dnp3 Raw Socket Mode

    DNP3 Raw Socket Mode The NPort S9000 Series gateways support users to define the routing table by different TCP ports via DNP3 Raw Socket Mode. When configuring the Local TCP port as 4001, all the DNP3 packets coming in from TCP port 4001 will be forwarded to serial port 1 of the NPort S9000.
  • Page 79 Regarding Apply the above setting to other serial ports, you may use the checkboxes at the bottom of the window to apply the settings to one or more ports. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 80: Protocol Settings

    Modbus gateway, complications can arise if the same server (slave) ID is being used on different networks. If this is not properly addressed, a request sent to that server (slave) ID would receive more than one response, causing communication problems. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 81 The NPort S9000 will disregard any request that is not addressed to a virtual server (slave) ID on its server (slave) ID map. If a device has not been assigned a virtual server (slave) ID, it will not be accessible by the masters on the other side of the Modbus gateway. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 82 For the DNP3 TCP Settings, change which TCP port the device server should listen to for DNP3 packet frames. The default port is 20000.For the Address Table, you may Add/Edit/Delete for the device address routing table. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 83 DNP3 slave IDs. The gateway will drop a DNP3 packet frame if the destination DNP3 device address or IP address is not defined in the gateway. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 84: Modbus Settings

    Port alias Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 16 characters None Optional (E.g., PLC-No.1) Port Alias is specially designed to allow the easy identification of the serial devices that are connected to the NPort’s serial port. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 85 485 2-wire, RS-485 4- RS-232 Required wire ATTENTION Check the serial communication parameters in your serial device’s user’s manual. You should set up the NPort’s serial parameters with the same communication parameters used by your serial devices. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 86: Switch Featured Functions

    The port and connected devices will determine the best speed for that connection. 100M-Full Auto 100M-Half Choose one of these fixed speed options if the opposing 10M-Full Ethernet device has trouble auto-negotiating line speed. 10M-Half NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 87: Port Trunking

    1 Gbps on an NPort S9000- switching device server. This means that users can connect one NPort S9000 to another NPort S9000 by port trunking to double, triple, or quadruple the bandwidth of the connection. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 88 Display or designate the Trunk Type and Member Ports for Trk1 S9000 Trunk Groups 1, 2 Trunk Type Setting Description Factory Default Static Designated Moxa proprietary trunking protocol Static Designated LACP (IEEE 802.3ad, Link Aggregation Control LACP Static Protocol) NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 89: Communication Redundancy

    “Turbo Ring V2” refers to the new generation Turbo Ring, which has a recovery time of under 20 ms. In this manual, we use the terminology “Turbo Ring” ring and “Turbo Ring V2” ring to differentiate between rings configured for one or the other of these protocols. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 90: Configuring Stp/Rstp

    Forwarding Delay Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value input The time (in seconds) this device waits before checking to see by user if it should change to a different state. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 91: Port Priority

    Assign a value to “Forwarding Delay” and then calculate the right most part of Eq. 4 to get the upper limit for “Max. Age”. Step 3: Assign a value to “Forwarding Delay” that satisfies the conditions in Eq. 3 and Eq. 4. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 92: The Stp/Rstp Concept

    If STP is enabled, it will detect duplicate paths and prevent, or block, one of them from forwarding traffic. In the following example, STP determined that traffic from LAN segment 2 to LAN segment 1 should flow through Bridges C and A because this path has a greater bandwidth and is therefore more efficient. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 93: How Stp Works

    The following table shows the default port costs for a switch: Port Speed Path Cost 802.1D, 1998 Edition Path Cost 802.1w, 2001 10 Mbps 2,000,000 100 Mbps 200,000 1000 Mbps 20,000 NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 94: The Difference Between Stp And Rstp

    Bridge C is the Designated Bridge for LAN segment 3, because it has the lowest Root Path Cost for LAN • Segment 3. The route through Bridges C and B costs 200 (C to B=100, B to A=100) • NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 95: Using Stp On A Network With Multiple Vlans

    Initial setup of a “Turbo Ring” or “Turbo Ring V2” ring For each NPort S9000 in the ring, select any two ports as the redundant ports. Connect redundant ports on neighboring NPort S9000 or switches to form the redundant ring. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 96: Determining The Redundant Path Of A "Turbo Ring" Ring

    If there are 2N+1 NPort S9000 (an odd number) in the “Turbo Ring” ring, with the NPort S9000 and segments labeled counterclockwise, then segment N+1 will serve as the backup path. For the example shown here, N=1, so that N+1=2. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 97: Determining The Redundant Path Of A "Turbo Ring V2" Ring

    Next, assign one switch (e.g., Device A) to be the “coupler,” and connect the coupler’s coupling control port with Device B (for this example). The coupler switch (i.e., Device A) will monitor Device B through the coupling control port to determine whether the coupling port’s backup path will be recovered. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 98: Ring Coupling For A "Turbo Ring V2" Ring

    The “dual-ring” option provides another ring coupling configuration, in which two adjacent rings share one switch. This type of configuration is ideal for applications that have inherent cabling difficulties. Dual-Ring for a “Turbo Ring V2” Ring NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 99: Dual-Homing Configuration (Applies Only To "Turbo Ring V2")

    The user does not need to set the master to use Turbo Ring. If no master is set, the Turbo Ring protocol will assign master status to one of the NPort S9000 in the ring. The master is only used to determine which segment serves as the backup path. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 100 Select any port of the NPort S9000 to be the coupling port port 2 Coupling Control Port Setting Description Factory Default Select any port of the NPort S9000 to be the coupling control Coupling Control Port port 3 port NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 101: Configuring "Turbo Ring V2"

    RSTP (IEEE Select this item to change to the RSTP configuration page. 802.1W/1D) Enable Ring 1 Setting Description Factory Default Enabled Enable the Ring 1 settings Not checked Disabled Disable the Ring 1 settings NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 102: Primary/Backup Port

    Description Factory Default Primary Port Select any port of the NPort S9000 to be the primary port. port 2 Backup Port Select any port of the NPort S9000 to be the backup port. port 3 NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 103: The Turbo Chain Concept

    Turbo Chain. Under normal conditions, packets are transmitted through the Head Port to the LAN Network. If any Turbo Chain path is disconnected, the Tail Port will be activated to continue packet transmission. Configuring “Turbo Chain” Head Switch Configuration NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 104: Member Switch Configuration

    Ring redundancy is not active Role Setting Description Factory Default Head Select this device server as Head Switch Member Select this device server as Member Switch Member Tail Select this device server as Tail Switch NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 105: Bandwidth Management

    The NPort S9000 not only prevents broadcast storms, but can also be configured to a different ingress rate for all packets, giving administrators full control of their limited bandwidth to prevent undesirable effects caused by unpredictable faults. Configuring Bandwidth Management NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 106 During this time, all packets from this port will be discarded. Select the ingress rate (fps) limit for all packets from the Ingress (frames per following options: Not Limited, 4464, 7441, 14881, 22322, Unlimited second) 37203, 52084, 74405 NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 107: Line Swap Fast Recovery

    Console utility’s Line-Swap recovery page, or the Web Browser interface’s Line-Swap fast recovery page, as the following figure shows: Enable Line-Swap-Fast Recovery Setting Description Factory Default Select this option to enable the Line-Swap-Fast-Recovery Enable/Disable Enable function NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 108: Loop Protection

    This provides Quality of Service (QoS) to your network. NPort S9000 traffic prioritization depends on two industry-standard methods: IEEE 802.1D—a layer 2 marking scheme. • Differentiated Services (DiffServ)—a layer 3 marking scheme. • NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 109: Ieee 802.1D Traffic Marking

    VLAN. If it is, then the new 802.1p tag is used in the extended 802.1D header. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 110: Traffic Queues

    This approach can cause Strict the lower priorities to be starved of opportunity for transmitting any frames but ensures all high-priority frames to egress the switch as soon as possible. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 111: Cos Mapping

    Setting Description Factory 0: Low 1: Low 2: Normal Normal Set the mapping table of different CoS values to four different 3: Normal Medium egress queues. 4: Medium High 5: Medium 6: High 7: High NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 112: Tos/Diffserv Mapping

    Finance department, and another for the Development department. Hierarchical groups—You could have one VLAN for directors, another for managers, and another for • general staff. Usage groups—You could have one VLAN for e-mail users and another for multimedia users. • NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 113 If devices connected to a VLAN need to communicate to devices on a different VLAN, a router, or Layer 3 switching device with connections to both VLANs needs to be installed. Communication between VLANs can only take place if they are all connected to a routing or Layer 3 switching device. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 114: Vlans: Tagged And Untagged Membership

    Port. The untagged packet on the Trunk Port will be assigned the port default PVID as its VID. The following section illustrates how to use these ports to set up different applications. Sample Applications of VLANs using the NPort S9000 NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 115: Configuring Virtual Lan

    To configure the NPort S9000’s 802.1Q VLAN, use the VLAN Setting page to configure the ports. VLAN Mode Setting Description Factory Default 802.1Q VLAN Set VLAN mode to 802.1Q VLAN 802.1Q VLAN Port-based VLAN Set VLAN mode to Port-based VLAN NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 116: Port-Based Vlan

    To configure the NPort S9000’s Port-based VLAN, use the VLAN Setting page to configure the ports. VLAN Mode Setting Description Factory Default 802.1Q VLAN Set VLAN mode to 802.1Q VLAN 802.1Q VLAN Port-based VLAN Set VLAN mode to Port-based VLAN NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 117: Multicast Filtering

    IGMP Snooping is used to prune multicast traffic so that it travels only to those end destinations that require the traffic, reducing the amount of traffic on the Ethernet LAN. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 118: Multicast Filtering And Moxa Switching Device Server

    IGMP is used by IP-supporting network devices to register hosts with multicast groups. It can be used on all LANs and VLANs that contain a multicast capable IP router and on other network devices that support multicast filtering. IGMP works as follows: NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 119: Igmp (Internet Group Management Protocol)

    Ethernet LAN. IGMP Snooping Settings IGMP Snooping Enable Setting Description Factory Default Select the option to enable the IGMP Snooping function Enable/Disable Disabled globally. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 120: Query Interval

    Description Factory Default MAC Address Input the multicast MAC address of this host. None Join Port Setting Description Factory Default Select the appropriate options to select the join ports for this Select/Deselect None multicast group. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 121: Gmrp (Garp Multicast Registration Protocol)

    NPort S9000 acts as a DHCP server by assigning a connected device with a specific IP address stored in its internal memory. Each time the connected device is switched on or rebooted, the NPort S9000 sends the device the desired IP address. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 122: Configuring Set Device Ip

    The DHCP Relay Agent makes it possible for DHCP broadcast messages to be sent over routers. The DHCP Relay Agent enables DHCP clients to get IP addresses from a DHCP server on a remote subnet, or those that are not on the local subnet. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 123: Dhcp Relay Agent (Option 82)

    The “Remote ID” is to identify the relay agent itself, and it can be: The IP address of the relay agent. The MAC address of the relay agent. A combination of IP address and MAC address of the relay agent. A user-defined string. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 124: Management And Monitor Function

    Allowable Hosts Input format Any host Disable 192.168.1.120 192.168.1.120 / 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254 192.168.1.0 / 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.255.254 192.168.0.0 / 255.255.0.0 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.126 192.168.1.0 / 255.255.255.128 192.168.1.129 to 192.168.1.254 192.168.1.128 / 255.255.255.128 NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 125: Syslog Server

    Enter the UDP port of the third Syslog Server. (1 to 65535) NOTE The log events will be recorded, so please reference to the System Log Settings under System Management > Auto Warning Settings > System Log Settings. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 126: Authentication Server

    When using a TACACS+ server, select the Authentication type authentication type here. It supports ASCII, PAP, CHAP and MSCHAP. When using a TACACS+ server, enter the timeout time Server timeout 30 sec. here for the communication packets. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 127: Lldp

    Neighbor System Host name of the neighbor device. Port Access Control Using Port Access Control The NPort S9000 provides two kinds of Port-Based Access Controls: one is Static Port Lock and the other is IEEE 802.1X. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 128: Static Port Lock

    “EAPOL-Start” frame to the authenticator. When the authenticator starts the authentication process or when it receives an “EAPOL Start” frame, it sends an “EAP Request/Identity” frame to ask for the username of the supplicant. We describe the following actions below: NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 129: Configuring Static Port Lock

    The NPort S9000 supports adding unicast groups manually if required. Setting Description Factory Default MAC Address Add the static unicast MAC address into the address table. None Port Fix the static address with a dedicated port. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 130: Configuring Ieee 802.1X

    On the Event Settings page, you may configure how administrators are notified of certain system, network, and configuration events. Depending on the event, different options for automatic notification are available, as shown above. Mail refers to sending an e-mail to a specified address. Trap refers to sending an SNMP Trap. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 131: Configuring Email Alert

    Retype new password None field before updating the new password. Email Address Setting Description Factory Default Set up to 4 email addresses to receive alarm emails from the Max. 30 characters None NPort S9000. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 132: Configuring Snmp

    MD5 or SHA based on MD5 or passwords and a data encryption key are the minimum requirements for authentication and encryption. These parameters are configured on the SNMP page. A more detailed explanation of each parameter follows. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 133: Snmp Read/Write Settings

    Read/only Privacy mode (default=Disable): Use this field to enable and disable DES data encryption for the specified level of access. Read/only Privacy: Use this field to define the encryption key for the specified level of access. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 134: Trap Settings

    NMS agent. The maximum timeout time is 300 sec (default is 1 sec), and the maximum number of retries is 99 times (default is 1 time). When the SNMP agent receives acknowledgement from the NMS, it will stop resending the inform messages. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 135: E-Mail Event Settings

    An incorrect password is entered. Spanning Tree Protocol switches have changed their position (applies only to Comm. Redundancy Topology the root of the tree). Changed The Master of the Turbo Ring has changed or the backup path is activated. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 136: Snmp Trap

    Traffic-Threshold is surpassed during that time period. NOTE The default “Warning e-mail message” is empty in the sender field. It is recommended to set a message to help you recognize the Warning e-mail message. SNMP Trap NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 137 Traffic-Threshold is surpassed during that time period. NOTE The default “Warning e-mail message” is empty in the sender field. It is recommended to set a message to help you to recognize the Warning e-mail message. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 138: Relay Alarm Settings

    Digital Input 1 is triggered by an off-to- on transition and Relay 1 (only for the NPort S9450I enable Relay 1 Series) Digital Input 1 is triggered by an off-to-on transition and Relay 2 enable Relay 2. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 139: System Log Settings

    Keep the log in to the remote defined Log Server. Remote Log You will need to assign a remote Log Server in the System Management / Misc. Network Settings / Remote Log Settings if a remote log is checked. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 140 The event logs has been recorded over 1,000 items storage capacity Clear Log Records the event logs cleared by user OpMode Connect Op Mode is In Use Disconnect Op Mode switched from In Use to Disconnect. Restart Serial port was restarted. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 141: Maintenance

    If a user selects more than one authentication server types, (RADIUS - Local, Try next type of Local - RADIUS, TACACS+ - Local, Local - TACACS+), the NPort S9000 series authentication denied will make attempts on the second authentication server if the first authentication server gets denied.

  • Page 142: Account Management

    Ethernet port authority for User Group Web/Telnet/Serial Console 802.1x authentication Admin User can change all settings Allow User can view status via System monitoring User Allow page, and reset alarm/statistics Guest User can't change/view settings Allow NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 143: Password Policy

    NPort S9000 and send ping commands out through its ports. To use the Ping function, type in the desired IP address, and then press Enter from the Console utility, or click Ping when using the Web Browser interface. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 144: Load Factory Default

    (the mirror port) to receive the same data being transmitted from, or both to and from, the port under observation. This allows the network administrator to “sniff” the observed port and thus keep tabs on network activity. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 145: Authentication Certificate

    When trying to establish a secure connection, for example HTTPS or SSH, the Re-generate SSH Key SSH Key is using to encrypt the data between the host and the device server. You may use this function to re-generate it. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 146: Notification Message

    To export a configuration, go to System Management > Maintenance > System File Update > System File Update and click Export. A standard download window will appear, and you will be able to download the configuration into a filename and location of your choice. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 147: Ftp Settings

    NPort S9000 switches to use the same configuration at a later time, or saving the Log file for future reference. Loading pre-saved firmware or a configuration file from the TFTP server or local host is also supported for easy upgrading or configuration of the NPort S9000. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 148: System Monitoring

    Serial to Network Connection Go to Serial to Network Connections under Serial Status to view the operation mode and status of each connection, for each serial port. All monitor functions will refresh automatically every 5 seconds. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 149: Serial Port Status

    Break: Break interrupt shows that the received data input was held low for longer than a full-word transmission time. A full-word transmission time is defined as the total time to transmit the start, data, parity, and stop bits. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 150: System Status

    System Status System Information This page illustrates the status of system Light Status Default Power Lighting when power is ON blind Network Connections Go to Network Connections under System Status to view the network connection information. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 151: Event Log

    The time is updated based on how the current time is set in the “Basic Setting” page. System Startup The system startup time related to this event. Events Events that have occurred. PTP Status Indicates the current IEEE 1588 PTP status and port status. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 152: Ethernet Status

    The NPort S9000 displays the current active IGMP groups that were detected. The information includes VID, Auto-learned Multicast Router Port, Static Multicast Router Port, Querier Connected Port, and the IP and MAC addresses of active IGMP groups. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 153: Gmrp Table

    This multicast address is learned by GMRP. 802.1X Reauthentication The NPort S9000 can force connected devices to be reauthorized manually. Port Access Control Table The port status will show whether the access is authorized or unauthorized. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 154: Warning List

    This page illustrates the data transmission status of Ethernet. Check one of the four options, Total Packets, TX Packets, RX Packets, or Error Packets, to show the transmission activity of specific types of packets. Check the Port Status to show the status of the Ethernet port. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 155: Trunk Table

    Trunk Ports. In the Port-based VLAN table, you can review the VLAN group and Joined port. NOTE The physical network can have a maximum of 64 VLAN settings. Communication Redundancy Status This page shows the status of communication redundancy. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 156: Ring 1/2-Status

    (The root is determined automatically). Port 1 / Port 2 Shows the current Spanning Tree status of these ports. Port 3 / Port 4 “Forwarding” for normal transmission Port 5 “Blocking” to block transmission. Turbo Ring NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 157 It may be None, Dual Homing, or Ring Coupling. Shows which port is used to be the coupling port (port 1 to port 5). Available Coupling Port status when Ring Coupling in communication redundancy setting page is enabled NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 158: Restart

    Restart Serial Port Go to Restart Ports under Restart and then select the ports to be restarted. Click Select All to select all the ports. Click Submit to restart the selected ports. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 159: Logout

    Logout Click the Logout icon to end the session of the current account. Be noted that any unsaved configuration changes will be discarded after logout. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 160: Android Application Instructions

    “MxNPortAPI Function Groups” section. This MxNPortAPI is layered between the Android application and the Android network manager framework. This Android library is compatible with Java 1.7, Android 3.1 (Honeycomb - API version 12), and later versions. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 161: How To Start Mxnportapi

    Refer the Android studio website to see the system requirements for the development environment: https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html?hl=zh-tw#Requirements). To start your application program, please unzip the MxNPortAPI file and refer to the index (.html) under the Help directory. For more details about the installation, please refer to the Overview section. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 162: Mxnportapi Function Groups

    MxNPort mxNPort = NPortList.get(0); /* Get first NPort device */ try { byte[] buf = {'H','e','l','l','o',' ','W','o','r','l','d'}; mxNPort.open(); /*open port*/ mxNPort.setIoctlMode(mode); /*serial parameters setting*/ mxNPort.write(buf, buf.length); /*write data*/ mxNPort.close(); /*close port*/ } catch (MxException e){ /*Error handling*/ thread.start(); NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 163: Pinouts And Cable Wiring

    – – – – – DB9 Female RS-232/422/485 Port Pinouts RS-232 RS-422/485-4w RS-485-2w TxD- – RxD+ Data+ TxD+ – DSR/+IRIG-B DSR/+IRIG-B DSR/+IRIG-B – – RxD- DATA- – – Serial Console Port Pinouts RJ45 N.C. N.C. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 164: Cable Wiring Diagrams

    Cable Wiring Diagrams Ethernet Cables NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 165: Well-Known Port Numbers

    Finger Protocol World Wide Web HTTP Remote Telnet Service Sun Remote Procedure Call (Sunrpc) Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) Network Time Protocol (nnp) SNMP (Simple Network Mail Protocol) SNMP Traps IPX (Used for IP Tunneling) NPort S9000 Series User Manual...
  • Page 166 Host name server (names server) Whois (nickname) (Login Host Protocol) (Login) Domain Name Server (domain) Finger protocol (Finger) World Wide Web HTTP Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) Network Time Protocol 160 – 223 Reserved for future use NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 167: Snmp Agents With Mib Ii & Rs-232 Like Groups

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  • Page 175: Switch Mib Groups

    MIB II.6 – TCP Group tcpConnTable TcpGroup TcpStats MIB II.7 – UDP Group udpTable UdpStats MIB II.10 – Transmission Group dot3 dot3StatsTable MIB II.11 – SNMP Group SnmpBasicGroup SnmpInputStats SnmpOutputStats MIB II.17 – dot1dBridge Group dot1dBase dot1dBasePortTable dot1dStp NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 176: Public Traps

    The NPort S9000 also provides a private MIB file, located in the file “Moxa-NPort S9000-MIB.my” or “Moxa- NPort S9000-MIB.my” on the NPort S9000 series utility CD-ROM. Public Traps: Cold Start Link Up Link Down Authentication Failure...

  • Page 177: System Events

    DI 2 (Off) (only for the NPort S9450I Series) DI 2 (On) (only for the NPort S9450I Series) Config. change 10. Auth. failure 11. Comm. redundancy topology changed Serial Port Events DCD changed DSR changed Ethernet Port Events Link-ON Link-OFF Traffic-Overload Traffic-Threshold(%) Traffic-Duration(s) NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

  • Page 178: Compliance Note

    Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his or her own expense. NPort S9000 Series User Manual...

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