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SW5002 Wireless Serial Server
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Version 1.3
Updated on June 8, 2010.
TEL: 886-3-5508137
FAX: 886-3-5508131
http://www.atop.com.tw

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  • Page 1 ® ABLELink SW5002 Wireless Serial Server User’s Manual Version 1.3 Updated on June 8, 2010. TEL: 886-3-5508137 FAX: 886-3-5508131 http://www.atop.com.tw...

  • Page 2: Important Announcement

    Atop Technologies, Inc. Published by Atop Technologies, Inc.

  • Page 3: Fcc Warning

    All the series of SW5002 products are intended to be supplied by a Listed Power Unit marked with “LPS”, “Limited Power Source” or “Class 2” and output rate 9~48VDC, 1.0A minimum. Or, use the recommended power supply in “Optional Accessories”. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - II -...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Serial Settings........................25 5.5.6. Advanced Settings.........................27 5.6............................28 ONFIGURE YSTEM 5.6.1. Configure Time by NTP Service ....................29 5.6.2. WLAN Region ........................29 5.6.3. Security (change the Password)....................30 Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - III -...
  • Page 5 SSUES IN PGRADING ROCESS APPENDIX D. SPECIFICATIONS ........................72 D.1..........................72 ARDWARE PECIFICATIONS D.2...........................73 OFTWARE PECIFICATIONS D.3............................73 SSIGNMENTS D.4. & LED S ............................74 TATUS Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - IV -...

  • Page 6: Overview

    Support UDP, TCP server and client protocols for Virtual COM mode and pair connection Selectable RS-232/RS-485/RS-422 serial mode by software Configurable via console, telnet, built-in web server and Windows-based utilities Standard 2.4GHz High-gain antenna Upgradeable firmware via network Copyright © 2006 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved...

  • Page 7: Packaging Include

    4 dBi Antenna x 1 Wall mount kits x 2 Atop Wireless Serial Server quick start guide x 1 Product CD containing configuration utility x 1 NOTE: Notify your sales representative if any of the above items is missing or damaged.

  • Page 8: Installation Procedures

    User shall find the IP and MAC address of SW5002. User can change IP address, gateway IP address and subnet mask networking parameters of SW5002 according to user networking configurations. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...

  • Page 9: Default Settings

    NOTE: Press reset button for 5 seconds then release the button to restart SW5002 to the default settings. Waring: Please avoid setting LAN and WLAN IP address in the same subnet, that may make unexpect networking problem. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 4 -...

  • Page 10: Ip Assignment

    SW5002. The following figure shows how to use ARP command on MS-DOS command prompt window. Example: Set IP 10.0.50.101 to MAC address 00-60-E9-00-79-F8. Fig 3. Map IP address to MAC address by ARP Command Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 5 -...

  • Page 11: Configure Ip By Web Interface

    COM1 and COM2 respectively. After the application program connected to the TCP port 4660 (or 4661) on the SW5002, data of user’s application program are transmitted transparently to SW5002 and vice versa. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...

  • Page 12: Tcp & Udp Protocols

    TCP/IP devices on Ethernet, so it can enhance the accessibility of the serial devices immensely. Fig 4. is the example of SW5002 connection topology. Fig 4. Typical Topology of SW5002 Connection Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 7 -...

  • Page 13: Virtual Com Mode

    If IP filter is enabled, only the assigned source IP is allowed to be connected to SW5002. Fig 6. TCP Server in Virtual COM Mode Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 8 -...

  • Page 14: Tunneling Mode

    For example, User can implement SW5002 tunneling mode for Master /Slave mode PLCs or between other serial devices. Fig 8. TCP Link in Tunneling mode Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 9 -...
  • Page 15 Class C of subnet 192.168.1.X and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, the maximum Multicast IP address to be configured is four destinations IP’s. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...
  • Page 16 User manual Version 1.3 SW5002 Wireless Serial Server Fig 11. Multi-UDP Link in Tunneling Mode Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 11 -...

  • Page 17: Login To System

    The overview screen shall appear (Fig. 13). 5.2. General Information This system overview window gives the general information on SW5002, included Network, and Serial information. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 12 -...
  • Page 18 User manual Version 1.3 SW5002 Wireless Serial Server Fig 13. Overview for system information by Web Interface Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 13 -...

  • Page 19: Device Information

    The COM1 (COM2) information is read only and is attributed from Serial settings of COM1 or COM2 Port of SW5002. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 14 -...

  • Page 20: Network Configurations

    Fig 16. Serial Information from Overview web page 5.3. Network Configurations There are four items allowed to change on Network page, included LAN, WLAN, DNS and SNMP Information. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 15 -...
  • Page 21 User manual Version 1.3 SW5002 Wireless Serial Server Fig 17. Network information by Web page Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 16 -...

  • Page 22: Lan Settings

    Settings field. Alternatively, User can configure DNS by checking on “Obtain an IP automatically” field in LAN Settings or WLAN Settings fields to automatically obtain DNS from DHCP server. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...

  • Page 23: Snmp Settings

    There are three fields of information on Wireless Configuration page which are Default, Current and Site-Survey Information. Click on “Wireless” link and the following screen shall appear. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 18 -...

  • Page 24: Wireless Detail Settings

    SW5002. SW5002 will change to the stronger wireless signal access point, if the original access point’s signal is less than roaming threshold. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 19 -...

  • Page 25: Sample Wireless Application Cases

    Below are some screen shot examples of wireless detail settings for different wireless security schemes. Attach access point without Authorization Topology: Infrastructure Channel: Auto-assignment from Access point Authentication: open Encryption: None Fig 24. Open Authorization and no Encryption Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 20 -...
  • Page 26 Note2: Enter 13 ASCII value or 26 Hexadecimal digit if select WEP128 encryption Attach access point with WPA-PSK Topology: Infrastructure Channel: Auto-assignment from Access point Authentication: WPA-PSK Encryption: TKIP or AES WPA-PSK: 8~ 63 Characters Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 21 -...

  • Page 27: Com Port Configuration

    5.5. COM Port Configuration Here User can configure Serial parameters, include alias, baud rate, parity, data bit and type of flow control defined by user. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 22 -...

  • Page 28: Link Mode Settings

    The port will allow the other hosts and continue data transmission to all hosts. This mode does not take “Response Interval Timeout” into consideration. IP filtering function is a simple ACL (Access Control List). It can be disabled by setting FILTER_IP to Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 23 -...

  • Page 29: Tcp Client Mode

    User may enter destination IP & port (default: 4660) to establish connection of counter-pair (remote) host (For example, another SW5002, or PC for data-collection). SW5002 can support two destination hosts simultaneously. Fig 29. TCP Client in Link mode Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 24 -...

  • Page 30: Udp Mode

    Flow control: None or Xon/Xoff or Hardware (RTS/CTS). Fig 31-1. Serial Communication Settings from Web Page Note: The isolation, SW5002-WgN1Sis (TB), only support max 230Kbps baud rate. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 25 -...
  • Page 31 User manual Version 1.3 SW5002 Wireless Serial Server Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 26 -...

  • Page 32: Advanced Settings

    By Max Bytes – The device will transmit the data when the data queue has reached the set size. By Character - The device will transmit the data when it sees the set character. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 27 -...

  • Page 33: Configure System

    Otherwise, data will be discarded when “Disable” is selected. 5.6. Configure System There are five subsystems for system settings, included Time, WLAN Region, Security, Set to default and Restart. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 28 -...

  • Page 34: Configure Time By Ntp Service

    Fig 33. Time service settings from System web page 5.6.2. WLAN Region Operation: System->WLAN Region Click on the “WLAN Region” link and the following screen shall appear (Fig. 34). Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 29 -...

  • Page 35: Security (Change The Password)

    5.6.4. Restoring Factory Default Configurations Operation: System Set to Default User can click on “set to default and restart” button to restore SW5002’s settings to factory default (Fig. 36). Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 30 -...

  • Page 36: Restart System

    The changes of networking parameters will take effect only after the SW5002 is restarted. User can restart the SW5002 manually by click on Restart button on the restart menu web page (Fig 37). Fig 37. Restart system by Web Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 31 -...

  • Page 37: Telnet Configuration

    If the SW5002 does not receive any command within 1 minute, Telnet will be terminated automatically. The changes of networking parameters will take effect only after the SW5002 is restarted. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 32 -...

  • Page 38: General Information

    DNS Server, Allows for changes in Auto IP of Networking Page] DNS2: [IP address of 2 DNS Server, Allows for changes in Auto IP of Networking Page] Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 33 -...

  • Page 39: Networking Configuration

    This section allows for changes in IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP address and SNMP information. Please note that setting changes will not take effect until the SW5002 is restarted. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...

  • Page 40: Lan Settings

    Select “2” from “Input choice (0~3) and enter on Networking page:” to enter DNS Settings page. Fill in the DNS information DNS1 or DNS2 or both according to user DNS server (Fig. 43). Fig 43. DNS Settings by Telnet Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 35 -...

  • Page 41: Snmp Settings

    User can configure wireless IP, Netmask, Gateway, IP mode, and Region by enter the corresponding menu and corresponding values. Fig 45. Configure Wireless Settings by Telnet Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 36 -...

  • Page 42: Wireless Ip, Netmask, Gateway And Ip Mode Settings

    User can configure the WLAN Region by enter 5 at Wireless Settings page and enter the menu according to user’s region. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...

  • Page 43: Site Survey

    (Fig.49). Then user can select the access point that user want SW5002 to be connected to by enter the number of access point (Fig. 50). Fig 49. Wireless AP List from Site Survey Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 38 -...

  • Page 44: Manual Wireless Settings

    User can configure Wireless SW5002 to be Ad-Hoc mode, by manually configure the wireless network Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...
  • Page 45 For security reason, Wireless SW5002 can configure to use WEP key of 40 bits or 128 bits, or advance WPA-PSK to securely communicate in the wireless network. WEP key manually configure via telnet screen is shown as Fig. 53 below. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 40 -...

  • Page 46: Configure Infrastructure Mode

    The Figures below are some screen shot schemes for different authorized modes. Settings with open authorization and none encryption Topology: Infrastructure Channel: Auto-assignment from Access point Authentication: open Encryption: None Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 41 -...
  • Page 47 Configure share authorization with WEP encryption Topology: Infrastructure Channel: Auto-assignment from Access point Authentication: shared Encryption: WEP Fig 55. Wireless: Share authorization and WEP encryption Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 42 -...

  • Page 48: Com Port Configuration

    User can configure serial parameters, include COM1(COM2) operation mode, port parameters, enable or disable serial buffer’s data and packet delimiter. Fig 57. Select COM Port from Serial Settings by Telnet Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 43 -...

  • Page 49: Tcp Server Mode For Link Mode

    “0.0.0.0”. User can configure one or group IPs for source IP in IP filtering. If IP filtering is enabled, only source IP assigned can connect to SW5002. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 44 -...

  • Page 50: Tcp Client For Link Mode

    SW5002 can be configured to work in UDP mode to establish connection using Unicast or Multicast protocol. Data can be transmitted from one or multiple serial devices to/from one or multiple host PCs and Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...

  • Page 51: Serial Settings

    User can configure baud rate、data bits, parity、stop bit and type of flow control. Fig 62. Serial Settings by Telnet Note: The isolation one, SW5002-WgN1Sis (TB), only supported max 230Kbps baud rate. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 46 -...

  • Page 52: Security Configuration

    SW5002 Wireless Serial Server 6.5. Security Configuration Operation: [Main] [5 Security] User can change password of SW5002 with this menu. Fig 65. Security settings by Telnet Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 47 -...

  • Page 53: Change The Password

    Enter desired password on “New password” fields. Fig 66. Changing the Password by Telnet Note: User may press the reset key on the product to reset to default password(blank). Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 48 -...

  • Page 54: Appendix A. Using Virtual Com

    Virtual COM driver provides user to select up to 256 COM ports as Virtual COM ports in a SerialManager Utility PC. User can select them from a list of COM ports, which is from COM1 up to COM256. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...

  • Page 55: Virtual Com Communication

    User may also enable Virtual COM through telnet by setting Serial as a TCP server, and enter the local port number for Serial, then enable virtual COM as shown in the following procedure: Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...
  • Page 56 Fig 69. Login into SW5002 by Telnet or Console Select serial setting for TCP server/Client, and enabling Virtual COM mode Fig 70. Enable Virtual COM mode by Telnet Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 51 -...
  • Page 57 SW5002. The Configuration Wizard is capable of determining the correct settings. On COM Port Options, the settings must match the COM port behavior expected by the PC application. The Configuration Wizard will recommend such settings. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 52 -...
  • Page 58 User manual Version 1.3 SW5002 Wireless Serial Server Fig 72. Configuration Wizard from Serial to IP tool Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 53 -...

  • Page 59: Appendix B. Configuration Utility

    Appendix B. Configuration Utility B.1. SerialManager utility Introduction SerialManager utility, developed by ATOP, is a special tool for device management and configuration, and can realize the daily management on various ATOP network devices for address search, device positioning, parameter configuring, firmware downloading and so on.
  • Page 60 User manual Version 1.3 SW5002 Wireless Serial Server Or, select by clicking a button on the toolbar, as below: Broadcast Rescan Search Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 55 -...
  • Page 61 Once Search by IP Address is selected, an interface will pop up as below: Here user may have two options: Select an IP address to search or Search device in the range of IP address. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 56 -...
  • Page 62 MAC address B3.1.4 Rescan Once the user click the Rescan button on the toolbar, the SerialManager utility shall re-search devices by using the current search way. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 57 -...
  • Page 63 User manual Version 1.3 SW5002 Wireless Serial Server B3.2 Firmware This function is applied to downloading a firmware into a selected device. Upgrade from disk Upgrade from disk Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 58 -...
  • Page 64 The user can also select several same devices at one time, and realize the firmware updating for them by selecting Apply for all selected devices have same model. Download Parameter Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 59 -...
  • Page 65 Here three functions are mainly supplied, including: Login, Logout and Change Password, shown as the figure below: Login Logout Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 60 -...
  • Page 66 This function is applied to modifying the password for logging in any network device, but can only be realized after a successful log-in, shown as the figure below: Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...
  • Page 67 The user can carry out a configuration operating through menu or by clicking the corresponded button on the toolbar, shown as the figure below: Locate Network … Import Export Port … Setting Setting … Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 62 -...
  • Page 68 The user can modify the IP address of any selected device, shown as the figure below: B3.4.2 COM Port … ATOP has developed various network products, and some of the ATOP devices are specially supplied to some serial-port servers, while this function is applied to the configuration of COM port parameters.
  • Page 69 The user can set each corresponded connecting mode and the working parameter by clicking the button "Option", shown as the figure below: Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...
  • Page 70 Import setting … or clicking the Import setting … button on the toolbar, thus the work procedures can be largely reduced, shown as the figure below: Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...
  • Page 71 Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...
  • Page 72 Some devices are supplied with the function of virtual serial port, and the user can carry out any related setting through the submenu option "Virtual COM", shown as the figure below: Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan...
  • Page 73 "View", such as: display in sequence of device module name, or display in sequence of IP address and so on, shown as the figure below: Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 68 -...
  • Page 74 SW5002 Wireless Serial Server B3.6 Help This function is mainly applied to displaying some help information of the SerialManager utility, shown as the figure below: Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 69 -...

  • Page 75: Appendix C. Upgrading System Software

    User manual Version 1.3 SW5002 Wireless Serial Server Appendix C. Upgrading System Software Updated version of firmware can be downloaded from www.atop.com.tw. C.1. System Upgrading Procedures Follow the upgrading procedures below for the latest firmware. Make sure the PC and SW5002 on the same network. Use command “ping” or “SerialManager”...

  • Page 76: Critical Issues In Upgrading Process

    It takes around 5 seconds to complete the re-programming. If an error occurs during the process, SW5002 will clear the corresponding memories, and the system will remain the same as the one before the upgrading process. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 71 -...

  • Page 77: Appendix D. Specifications

    Data Length: 7/8 Bit Stop Bit: 1/2 Flow Control: None/ Software: Xon/Xoff / Hardware: RTS/CTS Power Input DC 9V-48V Consumption 4.5 W max @Tx Mode Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 72 -...

  • Page 78: Software Specifications

    RS-232/RS-485 transmitting buffer size = 4K bytes D.3. Pin Assignments DB9 male connector pin assignments for Serial Pin# RS-485 RS-422 RS-232 Data+ SG (Signal Ground) Data- Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 73 -...

  • Page 79: Beep & Led Status

    Good Signal Strength (80%) ● ● ● ● ● ● Excellent Signal Strength (100%) Note: The lowest LED is indicated for STATUS at SW5002’s front plate. Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 74 -...
  • Page 80 No data is transmitting on COM port LED on blinking state Data is transmitting on COM port RUN LED Message Description Message LED blinking (rate: 0.5Sec) AP firmware is running Copyright © 2010 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Designed in Taiwan - 75 -...

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