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RF45 User Guide Table of contents About this document ................ 2 Declaration of conformity ..............3 Overview ..................4 Power supply ..................5 Serial link wiring ................6 Connection during serial configuration phase ........6 Connection for data transmission ............6 Functionnality .................. 7 Set-up Mode ..................7 TCP/IP connections ................9 Set-up ....................
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RF45 User Guide Overview THIS DOCUMENT APPLIES TO WIFI MODEM WITH FIRMWARE V 6.6.0.4 PLEASE CONTACT US FOR THE APPROPRIATE USER GUIDE IF YOU HAVE A DIFFERENT FIRMWARE VERSION. The modem converts data from a serial link into TCP frames transported through the Wifi radio standard to an access point.
RF45 User Guide The operating parameters of these modems (serial link, WIFI and LAN management…) can be modified through a terminal software using a PC serial port or a LAN telnet port. Power supply To perform wiring of these products, the bottom part of the housing (part with stuffing box) has to be opened by unscrewing the two stainless steel screws on each side.
RF45 User Guide Serial link wiring The WIFI modem serial interface wiring is a two-step connection process: First connect the modem to a PC to set up the modem configuration, Then connect the modem to the final equipment for data transmission. Connection during serial configuration phase For the initial configuration phase, the WIFI modem has to be connected on to a PC COM port.
RF45 User Guide Modem (DCE) WLAN 7 2 3 8 Supply (DTE) SUB-D 9 Functionnality ARF 45 WIFI modem allows data transfer from a serial link over a WIFI network to an access point. The WIFI modem can be seen as a R232/WIFI gateway.
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RF45 User Guide If the xxx are correct the MAC address menu is displayed. AFTER POWER-UP, NO CHARACTERS MUST BE TRANSMITTED ON THE SERIAL LINK DURING A MINIMUM DELAY OF 5 SECONDS TO ENSURE PROPER BOOT OPERATION OF THE MODEM. See chapter SETUP for the description of the configuration menus.
RF45 User Guide connection time out is not reached. Once internal timeout reached (the internal timeout of the modem is fixed to 5 minutes), the connection is released from the modem side and the modem is ready to receive a new incoming set-up connection.
RF45 User Guide Set-up After entering the setup mode either by telnet mode or by RS232 link, the following message appears on the terminal. MAC Address menu MAC address 00204A895D35 Software version V6.6.0.4 (090203) Press Enter for Setup Mode Enter At this stage, press within 5 seconds to enter the setup menu.
RF45 User Guide When finished, save the new configurations with 9 (Save and exit). The modem automatically reboots. WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO NOT ACCESS THE 2 (CHANNEL 2), 3 (EMAIL), 5 (EXPERT) AND 6 (SECURITY) MENUS BECAUSE SOME OPTIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS MODEM. Server menu The following sections describe the configurable parameters within the server configuration menu.
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RF45 User Guide The default value is N (No), indicating the gateway address has not been set. To set the gateway address, type Y. At the prompt, enter the gateway address. Set Gateway IP Address (N) ? Y Gateway IP addr (000) .(000) .(000) .(000) •...
RF45 User Guide • Change telnet configuration password Setting the telnet configuration password prevents unauthorized access to the setup menu via a telnet connection to port 9999. Type Y and enter the password. The password must have 4 characters. Change telnet config password (N) ? Y Enter new Password: •...
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RF45 User Guide The current value is displayed in brackets. This value does not apply for the setup mode which can only be entered at 9600 bps. Baudrate (9600) ? • I/F (interface) mode The interface (I/F) mode is a bit-coded byte entered in hexadecimal notation. The current value is displayed in brackets.
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RF45 User Guide • Port number The port number setting is used in TCP connection. It is the channel for connection initiated by a remote client. Packets sent to the modem with this port number are received on this channel. The port number setting is used as source port number for outgoing packets.
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RF45 User Guide Show IP address after RING Disable or enable the WiPort's ability to show the IP address after RING in Modem Mode. The default is Y (Yes) (shows the IP address). Show IP addr after 'RING' (Y) ? •...
RF45 User Guide • Flush mode Do not change the value 00 for flush mode. FlushMode (00) ? • DisConnTime (inactivity Timeout) Use this parameter to set an inactivity timeout. The modem drops the connection if there is no activity on the serial line before the set time expires. Enter time in the format mm:ss, where mm is the number of minutes and ss is the number of seconds.
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RF45 User Guide The WLAN name is the name of the WIFI network in which the modem resides. The current value is displayed in brackets. Network name (SSID) (ARF_WIFI) ? Adhoc Network channel When adhoc is selected in the topology parameter and the modem cannot find the specified network, the modem switches to Adhoc mode using the channel value specified.
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RF45 User Guide The Encryption prompt requests the length of the encryption key and the security strength. WEP64 uses a 40 bits/5 bytes (option 0). WEP128 uses a 104bits/13 bytes key (option 1). Select (Y) yes at the display current key prompt to show the currently configured key/passphrase.
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RF45 User Guide Set the group encryption type to 1 (WEP), 2 (WPA) or 3 (WPA2). The group encryption for all wireless devices communicating with the same access point must be equal to receive broadcast and multicast messages. If any of these devices are WEP only (no support for WPA) set the group encryption to WEP for all devices.
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RF45 User Guide Enter Key: It is strongly recommended to use a passphrase of 20 chars or more! Encryption: 0=CCMP, 1=CCMP+TKIP, 2=CCMP+WEP, 3=TKIP, 4=TKIP+WEP (4) ? Select (Y) Yes at the Display current key prompt to show the currently configured key/passphrase Change key permits modifying the currently configured key by selecting (Y) Yes.
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RF45 User Guide If the above TX Data rate is set to fixed, the selected data rate is the modem fixed transmission rate. If the above TX Data rate is set to auto, the selected data rate is the WiPort’s maximum data rate. Lower data rates allow for larger distances. It may also be required when communicating with older devices.
RF45 User Guide Default menu This “default” item of the menu resets some parts of “channel 1” configuration, “channel 2” configuration, “email” settings, “expert” and “security” settings to the factory default settings. The settings for IP address, gateway IP address, netmask, network mode, topology and wireless security settings remain unchanged.
RF45 User Guide AFTER APPLYING THIS COMMAND, RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION MUST BE MANUALLY RE-ENTERED. SEE CHAPTER RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION. “Exit without save” menu Exit the configuration mode without saving any changes and reboot. “Save and exit” menu Exit the configuration mode save all changes and reboot. All values are stored in non volatile memory.
RF45 User Guide Specifications Frequency range : 2.412 – 2.484 GHz Radiated RF power : + 15 dBm Sensitivity : - 82 dBm Range : 200 m in free field Standards compliance : EN 300-328 WIFI Network standard : 802.11b; 802.11g Modulation : DSSS Security :...
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