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About VESR321 Family Serial Servers .................................................................................................................................. 1
VESR321 Family Serial Server Model Numbering ................................................................................................................. 1
VESR321 Family Serial Server Features ............................................................................................................................... 2
VESR321 Enclosures and Mounting...................................................................................................................................... 3
LED Indicators....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Serial Port Connectors .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Power Connector .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Setup and Connections ....................................................................................................................................7
Connecting the Power Supply ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Connecting VESR321 Family Serial Servers to Serial Devices .............................................................................................. 7
Connecting VESR321 Serial Servers to a Network ................................................................................................................ 8
VESR321 Family Serial Server Configuration Connections ................................................................................................... 9
Configuring the VESR321 Family Serial Server via the Network Connection
Configuring the VESR321 Family Serial Server via the Serial Port (Console Mode)
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VESR321 Family Serial Servers Operational Connections .................................................................................................. 11
Initiating a Hardware Reset on the Serial Server ................................................................................................................. 13
Character Count .................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Firmware Version ................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Flow Control ........................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Hardware Version ............................................................................................................................................................... 17
IP Address .......................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Link Status .......................................................................................................................................................................... 20
MAC Address ...................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Model .................................................................................................................................................................................. 21
Serial Interface Modes ........................................................................................................................................................ 22
Serial Server Name ............................................................................................................................................................. 22
Server Serial Port Number .................................................................................................................................................. 22
Serial Watchdog .................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Uploading the Firmware to the Serial Server ....................................................................................................................... 25
Testing a Serial Server Connection ..................................................................................................................................... 26
Testing a Virtual COM Port.................................................................................................................................................. 27
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Appendix A: Default Server Settings ............................................................................................................ 29