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NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-2Panel Layout

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Service Information E-2MOXA Internet Services Customer satisfaction is our number one concern, and to ensure that cu

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Service Information E-3Problem Report Form MOXA Nport 5400 Series Customer name: Company: Tel: Fax: Email: Date:

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Service Information E-4Product Return Procedure For product repair, exchange, or refund, the customer must:  Prov

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-3Connecting the Hardware This section describes how to connect NPort 5400 to serial devices for fi

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Getting Started 2-4 ATTENTION This product is intended to be mounted to a well-grounded mounting surface such as a m

33 Chapter 3 Initial IP Address Configuration When setting up your NPort 5410/5430/5340I for the first time, the first thing you should do is conf

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 3-3Initializing NPort’s IP Address 1. Determine whether your NPort needs to use

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 3-4There are four push buttons on NPort’s nameplate. Going from left to right, th

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 3-5Main Menu Server setting Serial number Server name Firmware ver Model n

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 3-6The second type of configurable option is when there are only a small number o

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 3-7Take the following steps to use ARP to configure the IP address: 1. Obtain a

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 3-84. Type 2 to select Network settings, and then press Enter. 5. Type 1 to se

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 3-97. Press any key to continue… 8. Type m and then press Enter to return to t

44 Chapter 4 Choosing the Proper Operation Mode In this chapter, we describe the various NPort 5400 operation modes. The options include an operat

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 4-2Overview NPort Device Servers network-enable traditional RS-232/422/485 device

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 4-3 ATTENTION The driver used for Real COM Mode comes with the NPort Windows Admi

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 4-4TCP Client Mode In TCP Client mode, NPort can actively establish a TCP connect

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Choosing the Proper Operation Mode 4-5Reverse Telnet Mode Console management is commonly used by connecting to Cons

55 Chapter 5 Web Console Configuration The Web Console is the most user-friendly way to configure NPort 5410/5430/5340I. This chapter will introdu

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-2Opening Your Browser 1. Open your browser with the cookie function enabled. (To enab

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-3 ATTENTION Refer to Chapter 3, “Initial IP Address Configuration,” to see how to conf

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-4Basic Settings Server name Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 39 characters N

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ... 1-1 Overview...

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-5 Time server Setting Factory Default Necessity IP or Domain address (E.g., 192.168.

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-6Reset button protect Setting Factory Default Necessity No or Yes No Required Opti

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-7IP Address Setting Factory Default Necessity E.g., 192.168.1.1 (IP addresses of the

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-8DNS server 1 / DNS sever 2 Setting Factory Default Necessity E.g., 192.168.1.1 (IP

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-9NPort’s Auto IP report. 1. Use NPort Administrator’s IP Address Report function. 2.

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-10Port alias Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 15 characters (E.g., PLC-No.1) N

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-11Interface Setting Factory Default Necessity NPort 5410: RS-232 only NPort 5410:

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-121 to 99 min: NPort automatically closes TCP connection if there is no TCP activity f

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-13Delimiter 1 Setting Factory Default Necessity 00 to FF None Optional Delimiter 2

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-14If the user wants to send the series of characters in a packet, the serial device at

Event Type ...5-28 Monitor...

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-15 ATTENTION The Inactivity time should at least be set larger than that of Force tran

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-16Delimiter 2 Setting Factory Default Necessity 00 to FF None Optional Once the NP

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-17Local TCP port Setting Factory Default Necessity 1 to 65535 4001 Required The TC

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-18Inactivity time Setting Factory Default Necessity 0 to 65535 ms 0 ms Optional 0

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-19Delimiter 2 Setting Factory Default Necessity 00 to FF None Optional Once the NP

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-20Destination IP address 1 Setting Factory Default Necessity IP address or Domain Ad

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-21Connect/Disconnect Description Startup/None (default) A TCP connection will be esta

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-22Delimiter 2 Setting Factory Default Necessity 00 to FF None Optional Once the NP

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-23Destination IP address 1 Setting Factory Default Necessity Begin: Empty End: Empty

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-24TCP alive check time Setting Factory Default Necessity 0 to 99 min 7 min Required

11 Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to MOXA NPort 5400 Series of advanced serial device servers that make it easy to network enable your serial devi

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-25Reverse Telnet Mode TCP alive check time Setting Factory Default Necessity 0 to 9

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-26Disabled Mode When Operation mode is set to Disabled, that particular port will be

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-27Allowable Hosts Input format Any host Disable 192.168.1.120 192.168.1.120 / 255.25

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-28 ATTENTION Consult your Network Administrator or ISP for the proper mail server sett

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-29Password changed The user has changed NPort’s password. When the password changes, N

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-30Monitor Monitor Line Click on Line under Monitor to show the operation mode and stat

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 5-31Change Password Input the “Old password” and “New password” to change the password.

66 Chapter 6 Configuring NPort Administrator The following topics are covered in this chapter:  Overview  Installing NPort Administrator  Co

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-2Overview Device Server Administrator lets you install and configure your NPort 54

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-33. Click on Next to install the program using the default program name, or selec

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Introduction 1-2Overview NPort 5400 Series serial device servers are designed to make your industrial serial devices

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-45. The Installing window reports the progress of the installation. 6. Click on

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-57. Click on Finish to complete the installation of NPort 5400 Administration Sui

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-6Broadcast Search The Broadcast Search function is used to locate all NPort 5400s

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-7 ATTENTION Before modifying NPort 5400’s configuration, use Broadcast Search to l

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-84. The “Lock” status will change to “Unlock,” and the Administrator utility will

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-92. Unlock the NPort 5400 you wish to configure if it is password protected. Righ

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-105. You will now be able to modify Time Zone, Local Date, Local Time, and Time S

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-112. Unlock the NPort 5400 you wish to configure if it is password protected. Rig

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-12Export Configuration To export the configuration of an NPort 5400, right click o

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-13 ATTENTION You can simultaneously import the same configuration file into multip

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Introduction 1-3Product Specifications LAN Ethernet 10/100 Mbps, RJ45, Auto MDI/MDIX Protection Built-in 1.5 KV ma

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-14Monitor Æ Add Target Æ Rescan 1. Click on Monitor under Function. 2. Click on

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-154. Select your targets from the list, and then click on OK. Once the Monitor f

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-163. Select or de-select Monitor Items. Use the single arrowhead buttons to move

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-175. On the Advanced Settings page, select Display warning message for new event

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-188. When one of the NPort 5400s loses connection with the Monitor program, a war

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-1911. The NPort 5400s that were reconnected, and are now “Alive,” will be shown i

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-20COM Mapping Windows Administration Suite comes with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-213. Add the target to which you would like to map COM ports. 4. The NPort 5400

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-226. Select the COM No. COM ports that are “In use” or “Assigned” will also be in

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-23• By default, the optional “Fast Flush” function is disabled. If you would like

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Introduction 1-4Software Features Protocols ICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, BOOTP, Telnet, DNS, SNMP, HTTP, SMTP, SNTP U

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-249. After setting the COM Mapping, remember to select Apply Change to save the i

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-2511. To save the configuration to a text file, select Export COM Mapping. You wi

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-262. Modify the port settings as needed. 3. Right click in the NPort list secti

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-27IP Location When NPort 5400 is used in a dynamic IP environment, users must spen

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Configuring NPort Administrator 6-284. Click Go to start receiving the Auto IP address report from the NPort 5400

77 Chapter 7 IP Serial LIB The following topics are covered in this chapter:  Overview  IP Serial LIB Function Groups  Example Program

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual IP Serial LIB 7-2Overview What is IP Serial Library? IP Serial Library is a Windows library with frequently used s

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual IP Serial LIB 7-3IP Serial LIB Function Groups Server Control Port Control Input/Output Data Port Status Inquiry

AA Appendix A Pinouts and Cable Wiring In this appendix, we cover the following topics.  Port Pinout Diagrams ¾ Ethernet Port Pinouts ¾ Seria

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Pinouts and Cable Wiring A-2Port Pinout Diagrams Ethernet Port Pinouts Serial Port Pinouts DB9 Male RS-232 Port P

22 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter includes information about installing NPort 5400 Series. The following topics are covered:  Panel Lay

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Pinouts and Cable Wiring A-3Cable Wiring Diagrams Ethernet Cables Serial Cables DB9 Female to DB9 Male for

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Pinouts and Cable Wiring A-4DB9 Female to DB25 Male for NPort 5410

BB Appendix B Well Known Port Numbers This appendix is for your reference about the Well Known port numbers that may cause network problem if you

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Well Known Port Numbers B-249 (Login Host Protocol) (Login) 53 Domain Name Server (domain) 79 Finger protocol (Fin

CC Appendix C SNMP Agents with MIB II & RS-232 like group NPort 5400 has a built-in SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent software.

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual SNMP Agents C-2System MIB Interfaces MIB IP MIB ICMP MIB SysServices ifInUnknownProtos ipReasmFails IcmpOutTimeE

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual SNMP Agents C-3Address Translation MIB TCP MIB SNMP MIB AtNetAddress tcpRetransSegs snmpInTotalSetVars tcpConnSt

DD Appendix D Auto IP Report Protocol NPort Series provides several ways to configure Ethernet IP addresses. One of them is DHCP Client. When you

NPort 5400 Series User’s Manual Auto IP Report Protocol D-2Auto IP Report Format “MOXA”, 4 bytes Info[0] Info[1] … Info[n] Info [n] Field ID Le

EE Appendix E Service Information This appendix shows you how to contact Moxa for information about this and other products, and how to report pro