NPort W2150A/W2250A Series Quick Installation Guide Version 6.3, April 2019 Technical Support Contact Information www.moxa.
Overview The NPort W2150A/W2250A wireless device servers are an ideal choice for connecting serial devices or Ethernet devices, including PLCs, meters, and sensors, to an IP-based wireless LAN or Ethernet LAN. Features • • • • • • • • • Link any serial device to an IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n network 1 and 2-port RS-232/422/485 models, up to 921.
Hardware Introduction The NPort W2150A models have one serial port; the NPort W2250A models have two serial ports. Both models support RS-232/422/485 operation with DB9 connectors and include one 10/100M Ethernet port. NPort W2150A/W2150A-T NPort W2250A/W2250A-T Reset Button: The reset button is used to load the factory default settings. Use a pointed object to hold the reset button down for five seconds to load the factory defaults.
Name WLAN Serial 1 Serial 2 Signal Strength Color Function Steady on: Wireless enabled Blinking: The NPort can’t establish a WLAN Green connection with AP (Infrastructure) or station (Ad-Hoc) Off Wireless not enabled Orange The serial port is receiving data Green The serial port is transmitting data Off No data is flowing to or from the serial port The signal strength (RSSI) is lower 1 Red than -88 dBm Red 2 Red The signal strength (RSSI) is between - 87 to -79 dBm 3 Green - The signal strength (RSSI)
NOTE Do not use the 1 kΩ setting while in RS-232 mode. Doing so will degrade the RS-232 signals and reduce the effective communication distance. First-Time Hardware Installation STEP 1: After removing the NPort W2150A/W2250A from the box, use a crossover Ethernet cable to connect the NPort’s RJ45 Ethernet port directly to your computer’s Ethernet port. STEP 2: Attach the power adapter to the NPort and then plug the adapter into an electrical outlet.
Wizard in the left navigation panel. The wizard will prompt you to configure the IP address, SSID, and security mode. For other settings, use the factory defaults or modify the settings for your application. For software installation, download the relative utilities from Moxa's website: https://www.moxa.com/support/support_home.aspx?isSearchShow=1 • Download the NPort Windows Driver Manager and install it as the driver to run with Real COM mode of the NPort Series.
EMC Safety CE: EN 55032 Class A/EN 55035 ETSI EN 301 489-17, ETSI EN 301 489-1 FCC: FCC Part 17 Subpart B, Class A FCC Part 15 Subpart B, Class A UL: UL 60950-1 LVD: EN 60950-1 DSPR: ARIB-STD 33, ARIB-STD 66 -7-
