GridConnect NET232 - Configuration Using Telnet or Serial Port; Using the Serial Port; Using a Telnet Connection; Telnet and Serial Port Messages

Configure
3.11 Configuration Using Telnet or Serial Port
You must configure the unit so that it can communicate on a network with your serial device. The unit’s
configuration is stored in nonvolatile memory and is retained without power. You can change the
configuration at any time. The unit performs a reset after the configuration has been changed and stored.
3.11.1 Using the Serial Port
If you want to initially configure the unit through a serial connection, follow these steps:
1. Connect a console terminal or PC running a terminal emulation program to your unit's serial port. The
default serial port settings are 9600 baud, 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control.
2. To enter Setup Mode, reset the unit by cycling the unit's power (power off and back on). The self-test
will begin. You have 5 seconds to enter three lowercase x characters (xxx).
Note: The easiest way to enter Setup Mode is to hold down the x key at the terminal (or emulation) while resetting the
unit.
3. At this point, the screen display is the same as when you use a Telnet connection. To continue with a
serial port login, skip ahead to 3.11.3 Telnet and Serial Port Messages on page 3-15.
3.11.2 Using a Telnet Connection
To configure the unit over the network, establish a Telnet connection to port 9999.
Note: If you use the Telnet Configuration tab on Device Installer OR a serial port login to establish the connection, skip
steps 1and 2.
1. From the Windows Start menu, click Run and type the following command, where x.x.x.x is the IP
address and 9999 is the unit’s fixed network configuration port number.
telnet x.x.x.x 9999
Note: Be sure to include a space between the IP address and 9999.
2. Click OK.
3.11.3 Telnet and Serial Port Messages
At this point, the telnet and serial port messages are the same.
3. The window displays:
MAC address 00204AA9E784
Software version V6.5.0.7 (070919) XPTEXE (Yours may be different)
Press Enter to go into Setup Mode
4. To enter the Setup Mode, you must press Enter within 5 seconds. The configuration settings will
appear.
5. Select an option on the menu by entering the number of the option in the Your choice ? field and
pressing Enter.
6. To enter a value for a parameter, type the value and press Enter, or to confirm a current value, just press
Enter.
7. When you are finished, save the new configurations (option 9). The unit will reboot.
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