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Configuration Using Web Manager, Accessing XPort Direct+ Using DeviceInstaller

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4: Configuration Using Web Manager You must configure the unit so that it can communicate on a network with your serial device. For example, you must set the way the unit will respond to serial and network traffic, how it will handle serial packets, and when to start or close a connection. 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 you change and store the configuration. In this chapter, we describe how to configure the XPort Direct+ using Web-Manager, Lantronix's browser-based configuration tool. (For information on using Setup Mode, our command line configuration interface, see 5: Configuration via Telnet or Serial Port (Setup Mode). Note: The examples in this section show a typical device. Your device may have different configuration options. Accessing XPort Direct+ Using DeviceInstaller Note: Make note of the hardware (MAC) address. You will need it to locate the XPort Direct+ using DeviceInstaller. For more information on the hardware address, see Hardware Address on page 11. Follow the instructions on the product CD to install and run DeviceInstaller. 1. Click StartÆPrograms Æ LantronixÆDeviceInstallerÆDeviceInstaller. If the PC has more than one network adapter, a message displays requesting the selection of a network adapter. Select an adapter and click OK. 2. Click the Search icon . The list of Lantronix device servers displays in the left pane. 3. Click on the XPort Direct+ folder. The list of available XPort Direct+ units displays. 4. Expand the list of XPort Direct+ units by clicking the + symbol next to the XPort Direct+ icon. 5. Select the XPort Direct+ unit by clicking its hardware address. 6. In the right pane, click the Web Configuration tab. 7. To view the XPort Direct+ Web-Manager in the current DeviceInstaller window, click the Go button. To open the Web-Manager in a web browser, click the External Browser button. XPort Direct+ User Guide 17

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XPort Direct+ User Guide
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4: Configuration Using Web Manager
You must configure the unit so that it can communicate on a network with your serial
device. For example, you must set the way the unit will respond to serial and network
traffic, how it will handle serial packets, and when to start or close a connection.
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
you change and store the configuration.
In this chapter, we describe how to configure the XPort Direct+ using Web-Manager,
Lantronix’s browser-based configuration tool. (For information on using Setup Mode,
our command line configuration interface, see
5: Configuration via Telnet or Serial
Port (Setup Mode).
Note:
The examples in this section show a typical device. Your device may have
different configuration options.
Accessing XPort Direct+ Using DeviceInstaller
Note:
Make note of the hardware (MAC) address. You will need it to locate
the XPort Direct+ using DeviceInstaller. For more information on the
hardware address, see
Hardware Address
on page 11
.
Follow the instructions on the product CD to install and run DeviceInstaller.
1. Click
Start
Programs
Lantronix
DeviceInstaller
DeviceInstaller.
If the
PC has more than one network adapter, a message displays requesting the
selection of a network adapter. Select an adapter and click
OK
.
2. Click the
Search
icon
. The list of Lantronix device servers displays in the left
pane.
3. Click on the
XPort Direct+
folder. The list of available XPort Direct+ units
displays.
4.
Expand the list of XPort Direct+ units by clicking the
+
symbol next to the XPort
Direct+ icon.
5.
Select the XPort Direct+ unit by clicking its hardware address.
6.
In the right pane, click the
Web
Configuration
tab.
7.
To view the XPort Direct+ Web-Manager in the current DeviceInstaller window,
click the
Go
button. To open the Web-Manager in a web browser, click the
External
Browser
button.