AirborneDirect™ User Manual AirborneDirect™ DP500/IN5000/HD500 Family User Manual Revision: 1.1 February 2011 File name: user manual abdg dp5xx family v1.
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AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Contents 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 5.0 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 7.0 7.1 7.2 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 9.0 10.0 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 12.0 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 14.0 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 16.0 17.0 17.1 17.2 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 Conventions ...........................................................................................................................................
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 19.4 Configuring a Static IP Address on Ethernet Interface .................................................................................. 66 20.0 Configuring Serial Device Server ..................................................................................................................... 68 20.1 Configuring Serial Port for Access on Telnet Port ......................................................................................... 68 20.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Figures Figure 1 - Enterprise AirborneDirect™ Device ................................................................................................................. 13 Figure 2 - Industrial AirborneDirect™ Device ................................................................................................................... 14 Figure 3 - Heavy Duty AirborneDirect™ Device .........................................................................................
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Table 44 - Cable Replacement - Master Configuration ..................................................................................................... 79 Table 45 - Ethernet Adapter interface Configuration - DHCP ........................................................................................... 83 Table 46 - Ethernet Adapter interface Configuration - Static IP ........................................................................................
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide 1.0 Quatech, Inc. Conventions The following section outlines the conventions used within the document, where convention is deviated from the deviation takes precedence and should be followed. If you have any question related to the conventions used or clarification of indicated deviation please contact Quatech Sales or Wireless Support. 1.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 2.0 Product Description This guide describes the AirborneDirect™ device servers and wireless adapters from Quatech, Inc. AirborneDirect™ is a fully integrated, 802.11 wireless Local Area Network (LAN) connectivity device designed to provide wireless LAN and Internet connectivity in industrial, scientific, medical, and transportation applications where an existing communications interface already exists.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide 3.0 Quatech, Inc. Features 802.11b/g WiFi Radio with 32bit ARM9 CPU (128Mb SDRAM, 64Mb Flash) Integrated Airborne Device Server and Wireless Adapter technology. Supports WEP, WPA, WPA2 and 802.1x Supplicant, with Certificates. The wireless device server includes integrated: 802.11b/g radio driver TCP/IP stack, UDP, telnet, FTP server Data bridging and buffering Command Line Interface Web interface WPA Supplicant 802.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 4.0 Device Types This manual covers all variations available in the AirborneDirect™ device family. The following section identifies the different types both functional and classification. In most cases the functional types are available in the listed classifications. If you are not certain which type you have or would like clarify the available options please contact Quatech Sales or Technical support. 4.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide 4.4 Quatech, Inc. Enterprise Class The enterprise class product provides the best cost vs. performance in the AirborneDirect™ product family. The packaging is compact and designed to fit with non-industrial applications and markets. The product class supports the full industrial operating temperature range and the complete set of functional capabilities of the Airborne™ Device Server and Wireless Adapter technology.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Figure 2 - Industrial AirborneDirect™ Device The family includes a metal enclosure and a wide range power supply capable of exceeding the SAE J1455 power supply requirements. The enterprise class product is ideal for the following application types: CNC/DNC equipment. Vehicle diagnostics. Telematics. Remote monitoring and management. Industrial control.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. The Heavy Duty products are ideal for the following applications: Mining equipment telematics. Military vehicle diagnostics. Avionics. Construction heavy equipment diagnostics. The HD class of products includes Ethernet only, Serial only and the dual (Serial+Ethernet) capability, through a custom Deutsch connector (DTM06128A).
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AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 6.0 Pin out and Connectors Pin definition is dependent upon the device type selected. The following defines the pin outs for the individual interfaces. 6.1 Serial Ports The AirborneDirect™ units support either a single or dual serial port configuration. The Port pin out can change depending upon the interface configuration chosen, Table 1 shows the pin out for the interface selected.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Table 2 - Serial Ports by Product Class Device Class Port 1 Port 2 Enterprise RS232 RS422 (4-wire) RS485 (2-wire) N/A RS232 RS422 (4-wire) RS485(2-wire) N/A RS232 RS422 (4-wire) RS485(2-wire) RS232 RS422 (4-wire) Industrial The Port 1 and Port 2 interfaces support the following configurations: 6.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Pin RJ45 Socket (Industrial) RJ45 Plug (Enterprise) 8 NC NC Valid TCP/IP connection made with Airborne Adapter: Green LED Off No TCP/IP connection N/A On Valid TCP/IP Connection Power-on Self Test (POST): Yellow LED Off Not powered or has failed POST N/A On Passed POST 6.3 Connector Definition There are a total of five connectors used by the AirborneDirect™ family. Which connectors are available on your product depend upon the model you purchased.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Table 5 - OEM Reset Procedure 1 2 Disconnect or turn off the power supply. Press the OEM reset (factory reset) button. This may require the use of a small narrow object, it is important that this object is not sharp as it may cause damage to the unit. 3 While holding the OEM button pressed reapply power to the unit. 4 Hold the OEM reset button for 5-6 seconds after power has been applied. 5 Release the OEM reset button.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 6.6 The interface type selected by the interface jumpers in Figure 8 must match the selected configuration for the Configuration | Serial Port Settings | Serial Interface Type setting in the web interface. Indicator LED’s The devices provide indicator LED’s to provide feedback on the state of the device. These are a useful tool during installation and troubleshooting.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Table 7 - Industrial LED Indicators LED Color POWER Adapter is not powered. POST Airborne Device State Adapter is powered. Adapter is not powered. Adapter failed Power On Self Test (POST) and is not configured for wireless communication. Adapter passed POST but is not configured for wireless network communication. Adapter passed post and is configured for wireless communication. LINK Adapter is not powered.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 7.0 Electrical & RF Specification Table 8- Absolute Maximum Values1 Parameter Min Max Unit Maximum Supply Voltage - Enterprise 4.5 5.5 VDC Maximum Supply Voltage - Industrial 5.0 36 VDC Power Dissipation 3.00 W Operating Temperature Range -40 85 o Storage Temperature -50 125 o C C Note: 1. Values are absolute ratings, exceeding these values may cause permanent damage to the device. Table 9 - RF Characteristics – 802.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Table 10 - Supported Data Rates by Band Band Supported Data Rates (Mb/s) 802.11b 11, 5.5, 2, 1 802.11g 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Table 11 - Operating Channels Band 802.11b 802.11g Region Freq Range (GHz) No. of Channels Channels US/Canada 2.401 - 2.473 11 1 – 11 Europe 2.401 - 2.483 13 1 – 13 France 2.401 - 2.483 13 1 – 13 Japan 2.401 - 2.495 14 1 – 14 US/Canada 2.401 - 2.473 11 1 – 11 Europe 2.401 - 2.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 7.1 AC Electrical Characteristics – Transmitter Transmit power is automatically managed by the device for minimum power consumption. The transmit power at the RF connector is +15dBm 2 dBm for 802.11b/g Modes (all rates). 7.2 Performance/Range The following table illustrates the typical data rates, performance and range the device is capable of providing using an omni-directional antenna.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide 8.0 Quatech, Inc. Antenna The unit supports antenna connection through a single Hirose U.FL connector, located on the top surface of the radio next to the RF shielding. Any antenna used with the system must be designed for operation within the 2.4GHz ISM band and specifically must support the 2.412GHz to 2.482GHz for 802.11b/g operation. They are required to have a VSWR of 2:1 maximum referenced to a 50 system impedance. 8.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. wish to utilize the FCC/IC modular approval the connector choice must comply with FCC regulations. These state that a non-standard connector, e.g. RPTNC/RP-SMA, is required. TNC/SMA connectors are not allowed. 8.3 Host Chassis Mounted Antenna Host Chassis mounted antennas require no work on the host PCB. They utilize an antenna type called ‘flying lead’.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. PCB Embedded – This approach embeds an antenna design into the host PCB. This approach is very common with add-in WiFi cards (CF, PCMCIA, SDIO, etc.) as it requires no external connections and is the cheapest production approach. The lower production cost requires significant development cost and lack of performance and flexibility.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Locate the antenna where there is a minimum of obstruction between the antenna and the location of the Access Points. Typically Access Points are located in the ceiling or high on walls. Keep the main antenna’s polarization vertical, or in-line with the antenna of the Access Points. 802.11 systems utilize vertical polarization and aligning both transmit and receive antenna maximizes the link quality.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Link Margin provides a measure of all the parts of the RF path that impact the ability of two systems to communicate.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 9.0 Mechanical Outline – Enterprise Class Antenna Connector: RP-SMA (Reverse Polarity – SMA) Requires 2.4GHz ISM band antenna, 50 input impedance, RP-SMA connector Serial Connector: DB-9M (Male) Requires DB-9 (Female) Ethernet Connector: RJ-45 Plug Requires RJ-45 socket, 10/100 Ethernet interface Power Connector: 2.1mm Barrel Jack Requires 2.1mm ID, 5.5mm OD, +5VDC center pin.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 10.0 Mechanical Outline – Industrial Class System Reset Terminal Block (Power) Factory Reset 10/100 Ethernet Socket 2.1mm Barrel Jack 107.42mm [4.23"] 94.72mm [3.73"] 44.85mm [1.77"] Ø3.56mm [Ø0.14"] 52.72mm [2.08"] 28.44mm [1.12"] 118.14mm 124.14mm [4.65"] [4.89"] CONNECT Ø3.81mm [Ø0.15"] LINK POST POWER RP-SMA Antenna Connector Serial Port 2 Serial Port 1 29.21mm [1.15"] 120.12mm [4.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 11.0 Getting Started 11.1 Unpack the AirborneDirect™ Device Unpack the AirborneDirect™ Device and compare the package contents with the items listed on the front of the included Quick Start Guide. If any item is missing or damaged, contact Quatech immediately. Contact details can be found at www.quatech.com/support. 11.2 Connect AirborneDirect™ to host Connect the Airborne Direct unit to a system capable of configuring it.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 12.0 Configuring Device – Industrial Serial (ABDG-SE-IN5XXX) The following describes initial connection to an AirborneDirect™ Serial Device Server (ABDG-SE-IN5XXX). If you have an Ethernet device (ABGD-ET-DP5XX/IN5010), please go to section 14.0. If you have purchased a SE-DP5XX device please go to section 13.0 for the set-up instructions. The instructions in Table 14 provide step-by-step instructions for configuration of the ABDG-SE-IN5XXX product family.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. The AMC will load and discover the attached device. 7 Right Click the Unmanaged Device then: 1. Select Change Management State 2. Select Manage OEM-Cfg1 3. Select Device OEM-Cfg1 is Factory Default 8 The devices status will move to managed and the device will be displayed under the device type/group it belongs too. Right click the device and then: 1. Select Connectivity Tools 2.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide 12 Quatech, Inc. When the Reboot button is pressed the unit will restart and install new settings. This may take 15-20 seconds. Please refresh the web interface after the boot cycle has completed.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 13.0 Configuring Device – Enterprise Serial (ABDG-SE-DP5XX) The ABDG-SE-DP5XX family does not have an Ethernet port for initial configuration so initial configuration can be performed through the serial port. To do this it is necessary to connect using the serial connector. 13.1 Connect a Host Computer Connect the serial pigtail connector to the serial port on a host computer. 13.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide 13.3 Quatech, Inc. Determine and Store the Access Point SSID On the Host computer, use the terminal emulation program to type the following CLI commands in the order shown: Table 16 - UART SSID & Authentication CLI Command Description wl-scan The module scans for APs and returns information on each one it discovers. Note the SSID value that is returned, as you will need to enter it when configuring the device in the next steps.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 13.5 Accessing the Device Using the Web Interface See section 15.0. 13.6 Accessing the Device Using Telnet On the Remote computer, use a terminal emulation program to start a Telnet session. To connect to the device using TCP/IP, use the IP address obtained in section 13.4 to connect on port 23.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 14.0 Configuring Device – Enterprise/Industrial Ethernet The following instructions describe how access the AirborneDirect™ Ethernet device and web interface for initial configuration of the unit. Table 18 - ET-DP5XX/IN5XXX Accessing the Web Interface 1 2 Open the AirborneDirect™ packaging and locate the Install CD. Place the CD in the CD/DVD drive of the laptop or desktop you will be using to configure the AirborneDirect™ device.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. The AMC will load and discover the attached device. 7 Right Click the Unmanaged Device then: 4. Select Change Management State 5. Select Manage OEM-Cfg1 6. Select Device OEM-Cfg1 is Factory Default 8 The devices status will move to managed and the device will be displayed under the device type/group it belongs too. Right click the device and then: 3. Select Connectivity Tools 4.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide 12 Quatech, Inc. When the Reboot button is pressed the unit will restart and install new settings. This may take 15-20 seconds. Please refresh the web interface after the boot cycle has completed.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 15.0 Using the Web Interface The AirborneDirect™ Device Servers and Wireless Adapters include a web interface that provides access to module status, parameter modification and certificate and configuration file management. To use the web interface follow the steps outlined in section 14.0 to establish the IP address of the module. Once the IP address is known open a web browser and enter the IP address of the module in the URL window.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Figure 10 - Default Home Page 15.1 Navigation Bar Figure 11 - Website Navigation Bar Table 19 - Navigation Bar Items Title Description Status Provides status and performance characteristics for the network interfaces available. Includes connection status, radio and Ethernet statistics. Configuration Allows viewing and configuration of all the interface settings including wireless LAN, network connectivity, security, FTP client, serial port and web server.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Title Description Network With this section it is possible to locate other Airborne Device Server modules on the current network. It is also possible to scan for available Access Points. Maintenance This section allows the updating of the modules firmware. You can also revert the device settings to OEM defaults and restart the module remotely. The module locate function is also enabled in this section. 15.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Figure 13 - Airborne Web Page To select any of the items, move your cursor over the item and press the Left Hand mouse button. The items in the Navigation bar and the Feature Links are hyperlinks and will cause the mouse cursor to change form an arrow pointer to a finger pointer when placed over them. To find out what a specific field does move the cursor over the field and hover for approximately a second.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 15.5 Uploading Certificates Adding certificates to the Airborne Device Server module is very easy when using the web interface. Figure 14 - upload Certificate Web page Table 20 - Uploading Certificates Step Description Navigation Bar You will see a list of certificates currently resident on the module when you enter the Certificate File List window. Select Certificates Feature Link Select Upload Certificates Press Browse...
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. To upload configuration files follow the steps in Table 21. Figure 15 - Upload Configuration Web Page Table 21 - Uploading Configurations Step Description Navigation Bar You will see major WLAN parameters displayed. Select Configuration Feature Link Select Upload Configuration File Press Browse... Button You will see a window open with field to enter the location of the configuration you want to upload, along with a choice of OEM or User Configuration.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 15.7 Updating Firmware The module’s firmware may be updated using the web interface. Please refer to Table 22 for the procedure to do this. Updating the firmware will not alter any existing configuration files or certificates loaded on the module. You will first need to obtain the version of firmware you wish to install from the Quatech website or Quatech technical support. The firmware will be a binary image file (.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Figure 17 - Firmware Update in Progress Figure 18 - Firmware Update Complete Table 22 - Updating Firmware Step Description Navigation Bar This will open a window showing the current module status. Select Maintenance Feature Link Select Update Module Firmware You will see a window open with field to enter the location of the module firmware you want to upload. The current firmware version number is displayed at the top of the page.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Step Description Press Browse... Button This will open a dialog box in which you can locate the firmware image you wish to upload to the module. Select the firmware image file and press Open. This will return you to the Upload Firmware window and will have entered the location and file name of the firmware image you wish to upload in the field next to the Browse… button.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 16.0 Express Setup Configuration Page When the device’s web interface is accessed for the first time an Express Setup page will be shown. This page is designed to allow a quick device set-up by presenting the most popular device configuration options in a single location. For more advanced configurations the full set of options are available in the feature links (left-hand column).
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Step Description Select Discovery OEM Device Name This parameter allows you to name the device uniquely or group into a functional set. When device discovery is used this name identifies the found device. If you wanted to uniquely identify the device you could mark it with a label e.g. Dev1, and then enter Dev1 in this field. When the device is found it will identify itself as Dev1.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Step Description Select Ethernet Static IP This field defines the static IP address for the Ethernet interface. When configured as a serial device server (Ethernet interface is in client mode) this address is only used if the Ethernet DHCP is disabled or DHCP failed. Default: 192.168.2.100 Select Ethernet Subnet Mask This field defines the subnet mask used by the Ethernet interface.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 17.0 Configuring the Wireless Interface The following section will outline how to configure the wireless interface for both infrastructure and AdHoc networks. 17.1 Configuring for Infrastructure Networks Infrastructure networks use Access Point and/or Wireless Routers to provide wireless access to a network. Each wireless network is identified by a name referred to as the SSID (Service Set IDentifier).
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Table 25 - Configuring Wireless Interface - AdHoc Step Description Navigation Bar You will see a group of fields under the banner of WLAN Parameters. Select Configuration Feature Link Select WLAN Settings This step is optional. The default home page for the Configuration link in the Navigation Bar is WLAN Settings. Select Radio Startup Mode Select On from the drop down list. Select Wireless LAN Connection Type Select the AdHoc form the drop down list.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 18.0 Configuring the Security Settings Almost all 802.11 networks will use some sort of security to protect the network from unauthorized use. There are many types of security options available. The following section will cover how to configure the device for the most popular options. If your security configuration is not covered, further details can be found in the Airborne Enterprise CLI Reference Manual. 18.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Step Description Optional Restarts the device. After the device as rebooted it will attempt to authenticate to the configured network. As long as the network is in range the wireless interface will connect. Press Restart [Button] If the network is using DHCP then an IP address will be assigned to the WLAN interface and IP connectivity is possible over the WLAN network.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Step Description Optional Restarts the device. After the device as rebooted it will attempt to authenticate to the configured network. As long as the network is in range the wireless interface will connect. Press Restart [Button] If the network is using DHCP then an IP address will be assigned to the WLAN interface and IP connectivity is possible over the WLAN network.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Step Description Optional Restarts the device. After the device as rebooted it will attempt to authenticate to the configured network. As long as the network is in range the wireless interface will connect. Press Restart [Button] If the network is using DHCP then an IP address will be assigned to the WLAN interface and IP connectivity is possible over the WLAN network.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Step Description Select CA Certificate Filename Enter the name of the Certificate Authority (CA) certificate stored on the device. Storing Certificates on the device is cover in section 15.5. If the network security does not require the use of a CA certificate this field should be left blank. Press Commit [Button] Saves changes to the device. Optional Reloads the WLAN Settings page. Select this is you have further configuration options to change.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 19.0 Configuring Network Settings Once the device is authenticated to a wireless network communication is possible, however before TCP/IP connectivity can be achieved the device must obtain a valid IP address on the WLAN and/or Ethernet interface. The Airborne device supports both DHCP and Static IP addressing for both the WLAN and Ethernet interfaces. The following sections cover the correct configuration for both DHCP and Static IP addressing on the interfaces.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Step Description Optional Reloads the Network Settings page. Select this is you have further configuration options to change. Press Reload [Button] Optional Restarts the device. After the device as rebooted it will attempt to authenticate to the configured network. As long as the network is in range the wireless interface will connect.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Step Description Press Commit [Button] Saves changes to the device. Optional Reloads the Network Settings page. Select this is you have further configuration options to change. Press Reload [Button] Optional Restarts the device. After the device as rebooted it will attempt to authenticate to the configured network. As long as the network is in range the wireless interface will connect.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Step Description Optional Restarts the device. After the device as rebooted it will attempt to authenticate to the configured network. As long as the network is in range the wireless interface will connect. Press Restart [Button] Once authenticated the network will use the assigned static IP address on the WLAN interface making IP connectivity possible over the WLAN network. 19.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Step Description Select Ethernet Gateway IP Address Enter the assigned Gateway IP address. The address must be in the format: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX Press Commit [Button] Saves changes to the device. Optional Reloads the Network Settings page. Select this is you have further configuration options to change. Press Reload [Button] Optional Restarts the device. After the device as rebooted it will attempt to authenticate to the configured network.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 20.0 Configuring Serial Device Server The ABDG-SE-DP5XX/IN5XXX devices are shipped preconfigured for use as Serial Device Servers. All that is required is configuration of the WLAN parameters and security protocols; however the following section will cover the full configuration of a Serial Device Server to aid in the installation and deployment of the units.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Step Description Feature Link The wireless interface and security must be configured before configuring the Ethernet settings. Select Serial Port 1 Settings/Serial Port 2 Settings Displays a page showing the serial port configuration, setting the default mode of operation for the serial interface is done in this page. Select Serial CLI Default Mode Select Listen from the drop down menu. Press Commit [Button] Saves changes to the device.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Table 36 – Configure Data Tunnel on Serial Port 1 Tunnel Port (TCP) Step Description Navigation Bar You will see a group of fields under the banner of WLAN Parameters. Select Configuration Feature Link The wireless interface and security must be configured before configuring the Ethernet settings. Select Connection Settings A page showing the configuration options for TCP/IP and UDP connections to the device.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide 20.3 Quatech, Inc. Configuring Serial Port 2 for Access on Tunnel Port A data tunnel can be made using the devices tunnel port as the network connection port. This does not require authenticating with the device and automatically initiates the tunnel connection. Configuring the device to support this approach to establishing a data tunnel is covered in the following table.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Table 39 - Data Tunnel using Tunnel Port on Serial Port 2 20.4 Step Description Open TCP socket to device Using the WLAN IP Address and configured tunnel port number for Serial Port 2 (Default 8024). Configuring Serial Port 1 as TCP Client In this mode the device will attempt to initiate a TCP connection to a network based server and establish a data tunnel with Serial Port 1 on a successful network connection.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Step Description Feature Link The wireless interface and security must be configured before configuring the Ethernet settings. Select Serial Port 1 Settings Displays a page showing the serial port configuration, setting the default mode of operation for the serial interface is done in this page. Select Serial CLI Default Mode Select Pass from the drop down menu. Press Commit [Button] Saves changes to the device.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Step Description Select Primary TCP Target Server IP Address – Serial Port 2 Enter the IP address of the primary target server. The address must be in the format: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX Optional Select Secondary TCP Target Server IP Address – Serial Port 2 Enter the IP address of the secondary target server. The address must be in the format: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX This address will be used if the initial attempts to connect to the primary server fail.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 21.0 Installing and Using the Airborne VirtualCOM Driver Quatech supplies with its serial devices a virtual COM port device driver for the Microsoft Windows operating system. This driver acts as a Virtual COM port for applications requiring the use of a COM port for data communication. The driver redirects serial data to a TCP/IP connection between the host computer and target Airborne™ device.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Right Click the Unmanaged Device then: 1. Select Change Management State 2. Select Manage OEM-Cfg1 3. Select Device OEM-Cfg1 is Factory Default 3 The status of the device will move to managed and it will be displayed under the device type/group it belongs too. To install the VCOM driver, right click the target device: 1. Select Configuration Management 2. Select Install VCOM Driver for OEM-Cfg1 4 5 6 The VCOM driver will then be installed.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Select the Hardware tab. Select the Device Manager button. 8 Select the Ports (COM & LPT) group and the list of available COM ports will be shown. The VCOM ports will be identified as Ethernet Serial Port (COMx), where x will be an integer. This COMx reference identifies the VCOM to be used. Note that if your unit is a dual serial port device, two VCOM ports will have been created.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 22.0 Replacing a Serial Cable The serial device servers can be configured to act as a cable replacement using either an AdHoc or Infrastructure network. In this application you will need two (2) Quatech Serial device servers. Once configured the two devices will automatically connect and make a virtual serial connection between the two serial ports across the 802.11 network. To establish the cable replacement one device will be the master and one the slave.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Step Description Press Reload [Button] Reloads the WLAN Settings page. Optional Reloads the Serial Port Settings page. Select this is you have further configuration options to change. Press Reload [Button] Optional Restarts the device. After the device as rebooted it will create an AdHoc network with the name you gave the SSID. As long as the network is in range the wireless interface will connect.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Step Description Feature Link The target device configuration must be configured to make sure the master device connects to the correct slave. Select Connection Settings A page showing the configuration options for TCP/IP and UDP connections to and from the device. Configuration of Telnet, HTTP and SSH ports is possible through this page. Select TCP Port This is the target port for the TCP connection on the slave device.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 23.0 Configuring Ethernet Adapter The ABDG-ET-DP5XX/IN5XXX devices are shipped preconfigured for use as an Ethernet adapter. All that is required is configuration of the WLAN parameters and security protocols; however the following section will cover the full configuration of an Ethernet Device to aid in the installation and deployment of the units.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. The Private network is the wired interface provided by the bridge. This interface includes a DHCP server and supports dynamic and static IP address assignment. This means any Ethernet client supporting DHCP can be connected to the wired interface without any configuration changes. The private network host can communicate with the Airborne Adapter using the bridges Ethernet IP address on the private network.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Figure 21 - Airborne Ethernet Bridge IP Configuration The public network interface supports the Airborne™ discovery protocol and will respond to discovery requests issued on the public network. 23.2 Private Network Interface The private network interface is on the Ethernet port of the Airborne Adapter. The interface supports multiple Ethernet clients with either a static or DHCP sourced IP addresses.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Step Description Feature Link The wireless interface and security must be configured before configuring the network settings. Select Network Settings A page showing the range of network options and fields, for both the WLAN and Ethernet interfaces, is displayed. Select Ethernet Static IP Address Enter a valid IP address. This address will be the first IP address leased. If more than one is leased they will increment from this address.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Step Description Feature Link The wireless interface and security must be configured before configuring the Ethernet settings. Select Ethernet Settings A page showing the range of Ethernet options and fields, setting the mode of operation for the Ethernet interface is done in this page. Select DHCP Server Enabled Select Disable from drop down menu. Select Ethernet Role Select Router from the drop down menu.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Step Description Optional Restarts the device. After the device as rebooted it will attempt to authenticate to the configured network. As long as the network is in range the wireless interface will connect. Press Restart [Button] Access to the public network from the private network is now possible. The private network supports the Airborne™ discovery protocol (UDAP) and will respond to discovery requests.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 24.0 Web Page Overview The following section highlights the contents of each web page and provides a reference to the associated CLI command. For further explanation of each of the fields please refer to the referenced command in the table (See Airborne Enterprise Command Line Reference Manual).
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Module Status URL /Status/Module Status Description The home page when authenticated to the Airborne device, this page provides important information about the device’s firmware version, wireless connection status and wireless interface network configuration.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Ethernet Status URL /Status/Ethernet Status Description Provides important information about the device’s firmware version, Ethernet connection status and Ethernet interface network configuration.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Ethernet DHCP Clients URL /Status/Ethernet DHCP Clients Description Displays the IP address issued by the DHCP server to specific MAC addresses.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Radio Statistics URL /Status/Radio Statistics Description Provides information about the packet transmit and receive performance of the wireless interface.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Ethernet Statistics URL /Status/Ethernet Statistics Description Provides information about the packet transmit and receive performance of the Ethernet interface.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Express Setup URL /Configuration/Express Setup Description A page that provides a simplified configuration option set in a single page. Is the default home page when configuring the device for the first time or after a factory reset has been performed.
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AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. WLAN Settings URL /Configuration/WLAN Settings Description Configures the wireless interface settings including network name and type.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. WLAN Security Settings URL /Configuration/WLAN Security Settings Description Configures the security settings for the target network.
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AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Network Settings URL /Configuration/Network Settings Description Configures the wireless and Ethernet interface network settings including DHCP, static IP and fall back configurations.
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AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Serial Port Settings URL /Configuration/Serial Port Settings Description Configures the serial port settings on the primary serial port.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Serial Port 2 Settings URL /Configuration/Serial Port 2 Settings Description Configures the serial port settings on the secondary serial port.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Connection Settings URL /Configuration/Connection Settings Description Configures the data tunnel and network port settings for both serial ports. Includes management of port access and service availability.
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AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Ethernet Settings URL /Configuration/Ethernet Settings Description Configures the Ethernet interface for AirborneDirect™ Ethernet devices.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Wireless Routing Settings URL /Configuration/Wireless Routing Settings Description Configures the port forwarding routing rules for the wireless interface..
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Ethernet Routing Settings URL /Configuration/Ethernet Routing Settings Description Configures the firewall routing rules for the Ethernet interface..
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Advanced Settings URL /Configuration/Advanced Settings Description Configures the advanced configuration settings for the unit, including authentication usernames and passwords, configuration of SSH, power save setup, GPIO, indicator LED and FTP settings. cont.
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AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Upload Configuration File URL /Configuration/Upload Configuration File Description Allows user, OEM or encrypted configuration files to be uploaded to the device. 110 Field CLI Command Upload Configuration [button] put-cfg User Config put-cfg user_config.txt Encrypted Configuration put-cfg user_enc_config.uue OEM Configuration put-cfg oem_config.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. List Configuration File URL /Configuration/List Configuration File Description Displays a list of the configuration files saved to the device.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Delete Configuration File URL /Configuration/Delete Configuration File Description Allows configuration files saved to the device to be deleted.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Active Configuration URL /Configuration/Active Configuration Description Displays the current configuration settings being used by the device.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. User Configuration URL /Configuration/User Configuration Description Displays the contents of the user_config.txt configuration file.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. OEM Configuration URL /Configuration/OEM Configuration Description Displays the contents of the oem_config.txt configuration file.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Factory Configuration URL /Configuration/Factory Configuration Description Displays the factory configuration settings. These are the default settings delivered from the Quatech factory.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. WPA Configuration URL /Configuration/WPA Configuration Description Displays the current security configuration settings being used by the device.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. List Certificates URL /Certificates/List Certificates Description Displays a list of the certificates saved to the device. This is the home page for the Certificates link.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Upload Certificate URL /Certificates/Upload Certificate Description Enables certificates and private keys to be uploaded to the device.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Delete Certificate URL /Certificates/Delete Certificate Description Allows certificates stored on the device to be deleted.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Network (Home Page) URL /Network Description Home page for the network related pages.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Discover Airborne Modules URL /Network/Discover Airborne Modules Description Displays a list of Airborne devices, with IP address, device type and Wireless or Ethernet MAC address, visible to the device on the current network.
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AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Maintenance (Home Page) URL /Maintenance Description Home page for the maintenance related pages.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Update Module Firmware URL /Maintenance/Update Module Firmware Description Enables module firmware to be updated.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Reset Factory Defaults URL /Maintenance/Reset Factory Defaults Description Returns device to factory defaults. If oem_config.txt is present this will take precedence over the factory configuration.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Restart Module URL /Maintenance/Restart Module Description Restarts device.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Blink the POST LED URL /Maintenance/Blink the POST LED Description Starts the POST LED blinking. This identifies the specific device being communicated with.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. Stop Blinking the POST LED URL /Maintenance/Stop Blinking the POST LED Description Stops the POST LED blinking.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. Change Module Personality URL /Maintenance/Change Module Personality Description Allows devices personality to be modified, including the enabling or disabling of ports.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 25.0 Certification & Regulatory Approvals The unit complies with the following agency approvals: Table 47 - Regulatory Approvals Country Standard Status FCC Part 15 North America (US & Canada) Sec. 15.107, 15.109, 15.207, 15.209, 15.247 Complete Modular Approval CISPR 16-1 :1993 Europe ETSI EN 300 328 Part 1 V1.2.2 (2000-07) Complete ETSI EN 300 328 Part 2 V1.1.1 (2000-07) ARIB STD-T71 v1.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 25.3 Information for Canadian Users (IC Notice) This device has been designed to operate with an antenna having a maximum gain of 5dBi for 802.11b/g band. An antenna having a higher gain is strictly prohibited per regulations of Industry Canada. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. FCC Part 15 – Radio Frequency Devices FCC Public Notice – DA-00-1407A1 (June 26 , 2000) th Quatech recommends that during the integration of the radio, into the customers system, that any design guidelines be followed. Please contact Quatech Technical Support if you have any concerns regarding the hardware integration. Contact Quatech Technical support for a copy of the FCC and IC grant certificates, the test reports and updated approved antenna list.
AirborneDirect™ User Manual Quatech, Inc. 26.0 Physical & Environmental Approvals The device has passed the following primary physical and environmental tests. The test methods referenced are defined in SAE J1455 Aug1994. Table 49 - Mechanical Approvals Test Temperature Range (Operational) Reference Conditions Table 1B, Type 2b -40°C to +85°C Temperature Range (NonOperational) -50°C to +125°C 0-95%RH @ 38°C condensing Humidity Sect 4.2.3 Altitude Sect 4.8 Vibration Sect 4.9 Shock Sect 4.
AirborneDirect™ Users Guide Quatech, Inc. 27.0 Change Log The following table indicates all changes made to this document: Version 100-8510-110 Date Section Change Description Author 1.0 2/2/2011 - Initial Release CHM 1.1 2/18/2011 4.0 Added product pictures ACR 6.1 Table 1: Added RS232 Power on pin 9 pin out. 6.6 Added section 12.0 Table 14: Added User and password dialog box to step 6. Matches AMC v0.72 functionality. 14.0 Table 18: Added User and password dialog box to step 6.
