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Copyright and Trademark
© 2004, Lantronix. All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book may be
transmitted or reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission
of Lantronix. Printed in the United States of America.
XPort, with its patent-pending technology, is a trademark of Lantronix.
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Phone: 949-453-3990
Fax: 949-453-3995
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Online:
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Disclaimer and Revisions
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in
which case the user, at his or her own expense, will be required to take whatever
measures may be required to correct the interference.
Changes or modifications to this device not explicitly approved by Lantronix will void
the user's authority to operate this device.
Attention:

With the purchase of XPort, the OEM agrees to an OEM
firmware license agreement that grants the OEM a non-exclusive, royalty-
free firmware license to use and distribute the binary firmware image
provided, only to the extent necessary to use the XPort hardware. For
further details, please see the XPort OEM firmware license agreement.

Date Rev. Comments
A
Initial
release
B
Updates.
11/03 C
Revised for v.1.6 of the firmware.
4/04
D
Information to support XPort-03.
8/04
E
Added XPort-485 functionality. Updated common
settings for all models.

If you use a previous version of the firmware, go to the Lantronix FTP site at
ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub
to find the earlier documentation.

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Contents
1: Using This Guide
7

Purpose and Audience________________________________________________ 7

Chapter Summary ___________________________________________________ 7

Additional Documentation _____________________________________________ 8

2: Introduction
9

Capabilities ________________________________________________________ 9

Applications ________________________________________________________ 9

Protocol Support ___________________________________________________ 10

Addresses and Port Numbers _________________________________________ 10

Hardware Address ______________________________________________________ 10

IP Address ____________________________________________________________ 10

Port Numbers __________________________________________________________ 10

Assigning an IP Address _____________________________________________ 11

3: Getting Started
12

Required Information ________________________________________________ 12

Hardware Address ______________________________________________________ 12

IP Address ____________________________________________________________ 12

Using DeviceInstaller to Assign an IP Address ____________________________ 12

Installing DeviceInstaller _________________________________________________ 12

Assigning an IP Address _________________________________________________ 13

Using Web-Manager to Configure the Unit _______________________________ 14

Unit Configuration Settings ___________________________________________ 15

Server Properties ___________________________________________________ 16

Port Properties _____________________________________________________ 17

Connect Mode Settings __________________________________________________ 18

Dedicated Connection ___________________________________________________ 18

Flush Mode Input Buffer__________________________________________________ 18

Packing Algorithm ______________________________________________________ 19

Additional Settings ______________________________________________________ 19

Factory Settings ____________________________________________________ 20

Update Settings ____________________________________________________ 20

4: Using Setup Mode for Configuration
21

Accessing Setup Mode ______________________________________________ 21
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Using a Telnet Connection ________________________________________________ 21

Using the Serial Port _____________________________________________________ 22

Server Configuration (Network Configuration)_____________________________ 24

IP Address_____________________________________________________________ 24

Set Gateway IP Address__________________________________________________ 24

Netmask: Number of Bits for Host Part_______________________________________ 24

Change Telnet Configuration Password ______________________________________ 24

DHCP Name ___________________________________________________________ 25

Channel 1 Configuration (Serial Port Parameters) _________________________ 25

Baudrate ______________________________________________________________ 25

I/F (Interface) Mode _____________________________________________________ 26

I/F Mode: XPort-485 only _________________________________________________ 26

Flow__________________________________________________________________ 27

Port Number ___________________________________________________________ 27

Connect Mode__________________________________________________________ 28

Remote IP Address______________________________________________________ 33

Remote Port ___________________________________________________________ 33

DisConnMode __________________________________________________________ 34

Flush Mode (Buffer Flushing) ______________________________________________ 34

Pack Control ___________________________________________________________ 35

DisConnTime (Inactivity Timeout)___________________________________________ 36

Send Characters ________________________________________________________ 36

Telnet Terminal Type ____________________________________________________ 36

Channel (Port) Password _________________________________________________ 36

E-mail Settings ____________________________________________________ 37

E-mail Setup ___________________________________________________________ 37

Trigger Setup __________________________________________________________ 38

Expert Settings ____________________________________________________ 38

TCP Keepalive time in seconds ____________________________________________ 39

ARP Cache timeout in seconds ____________________________________________ 39

High CPU Performance mode _____________________________________________ 39

Monitor Mode at Bootup __________________________________________________ 39

HTTP Port Number ______________________________________________________ 39

SMTP Port Number______________________________________________________ 39

RS-485 TX Enable Active Level.____________________________________________ 39

Security Settings ___________________________________________________ 40

Disable SNMP__________________________________________________________ 40

SNMP Community Name _________________________________________________ 40

Disable Telnet Setup_____________________________________________________ 40
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Disable TFTP Firmware Upgrade __________________________________________ 41

Disable Port 77FE (Hex) _________________________________________________ 41

Disable Web Server _____________________________________________________ 41

Disable ECHO Ports_____________________________________________________ 41

Enable Encryption ______________________________________________________ 41

Encryption Tutorial ______________________________________________________ 42

Enable Enhanced Password ______________________________________________ 43

Disable Port 77F0 (Hex)__________________________________________________ 43

Factory Defaults____________________________________________________ 43

Channel 1 Configuration Defaults __________________________________________ 43

Expert Settings Defaults__________________________________________________ 44

Security Settings Defaults ________________________________________________ 44

E-mail Settings _________________________________________________________ 44

Exit Configuration Mode______________________________________________ 44

5: GPIO Interface
45

Configurable Pins___________________________________________________ 45

Features: _____________________________________________________________ 45

Control Protocol ____________________________________________________ 45

Guidelines ____________________________________________________________ 46

Commands ____________________________________________________________ 46

Examples _________________________________________________________ 48

6: Updating Firmware
50

Obtaining Firmware _________________________________________________ 50

Reloading Firmware__________