Quatech AirborneDirect ABDB-ET Series User's Guide

Quatech, Inc. Confidential AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 802.11b/g ABDG-SE Series WLNG-SE Series 802.11b ABDB-SE Series WL

Introduction Page 4 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Figure 2 shows a sample application tha

FCC Compliance Page 94 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential This page intent

100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 95 Quatech, Inc. Confidential TRANSMISSION OF IP DATAGRAMS OVER SERIAL USING AIRBORNE

ASLIP Protocol Page 96 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Packet Transfer Each datagram recei

100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 97 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This appendix provides a glossary of wireless terminolo

Glossary Page 98 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Disassociation service An IEEE 802.11 te

Glossary 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 99 Quatech, Inc. Confidential RS-485 An enhanced version of RS-422. It uses

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100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 101 Quatech, Inc. Confidential A Accessing the Web interface, 29 ADDING VIRTUAL COM

Index Page 102 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User's Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential SPECIFICATIONS, 83 STARTING VCOM CONFIGUR

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Introduction 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 5 Quatech, Inc. Confidential USING THIS DOCUMENT In addition to this cha

Introduction Page 6 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential CONVENTIONS The following conventions a

Introduction 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 7 Quatech, Inc. Confidential RELATED DOCUMENTATION In addition to this

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100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 9 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This chapter describes the AirborneDirect™ Serial Bri

Hardware Installation Page 10 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential ITEMS SUPPLIED BY THE USER The

Hardware Installation 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 11 Quatech, Inc. Confidential STANDARD PACKAGE HARDWARE DESCRI

Hardware Installation Page 12 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Shunts The bottom of the Airbo

Hardware Installation 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 13 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Interface Selector Shunts Figure

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Hardware Installation Page 14 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Indicator LEDs The Bridge has

Hardware Installation 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 15 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 2. AirborneDirect™ Serial

Hardware Installation Page 16 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Mounting Cradle The Bridge co

Hardware Installation 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 17 Quatech, Inc. Confidential HEAVY-DUTY PACKAGE The heavy-duty

Hardware Installation Page 18 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Figure 9. AirborneDirect™ He

Hardware Installation 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 19 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Indicator LEDs The Heavy-Duty Bri

Hardware Installation Page 20 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential SELECTING A LOCATION You can m

Hardware Installation 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 21 Quatech, Inc. Confidential CONNECTING THE BRIDGE Use the fol

Hardware Installation Page 22 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential This p

100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 23 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This chapter describes configuring the AirborneDirect

CONTENTS 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page i Quatech, Inc. Confidential CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION...

Initial Configuration Page 24 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Note: If you do not see the B

Initial Configuration 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 25 Quatech, Inc. Confidential VERIFYING YOUR CONNECTIONS When t

Initial Configuration Page 26 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential WPA-LEAP SECURITY The WPA and

Initial Configuration 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 27 Quatech, Inc. Confidential  A bridge configured for DHCP w

Initial Configuration Page 28 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential This page intentionally left b

100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 29 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This chapter describes how to use the Airborne Contro

Airborne Control Center Page 30 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Figure 12. Device login T

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 31 Quatech, Inc. Confidential NAVIGATING AROUND THE ACC A navi

Airborne Control Center Page 32 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Advanced configuration activ

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 33 Quatech, Inc. Confidential SAVING CONFIGURATION CHANGES Som

Contents Page ii AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential VCOM Configuration Utility ...

Airborne Control Center Page 34 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential BASIC CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 35 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Serial Interface Configuration

Airborne Control Center Page 36 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 5. Serial Interface Co

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 37 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Network Connection Settings Prim

Airborne Control Center Page 38 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential UDP Connection Settings UDP

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 39 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Miscellaneous Settings Page (Ba

Airborne Control Center Page 40 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 6. Miscellaneous OEM

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 41 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Network Settings Page (Basic C

Airborne Control Center Page 42 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential XX Figure 20. Wireless N

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 43 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 7. Wireless Network Config

Contents 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page iii Quatech, Inc. Confidential LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Basic Application

Airborne Control Center Page 44 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Wireless Security Settings

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 45 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Authentication Defines the type

Airborne Control Center Page 46 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Network IP Settings Enable

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 47 Quatech, Inc. Confidential DHCP Fallback Gateway Configures

Airborne Control Center Page 48 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 8. Region Country Code

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 49 Quatech, Inc. Confidential ADVANCED CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

Airborne Control Center Page 50 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 9. Network Services Co

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 51 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Security Settings Page (Advanced

Airborne Control Center Page 52 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 10. Security Configura

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 53 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Update Firmware Page (Advanced

Contents Page iv AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential LIST OF TABLES Table 1. AirborneDirect™ S

Airborne Control Center Page 54 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Obtain the updated firmware

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 55 Quatech, Inc. Confidential • The ACC will display the mess

Airborne Control Center Page 56 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Reset Page (Advanced Config

Airborne Control Center 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 57 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Restarting the Bridge When you

Airborne Control Center Page 58 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential This page intentionally left

100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 59 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This chapter describes the DPAC Technologies Airborne

Using VCOM Page 60 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential DESCRIPTION OF VCOM COMPONENTS The VCOM

Using VCOM 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 61 Quatech, Inc. Confidential VCOM Configuration Utility The VCOM configu

Using VCOM Page 62 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential • Click the Next button. The Welcome scr

Using VCOM 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 63 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Figure 32. Customer Information Screen •

100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 1 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This guide describes the AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge

Using VCOM Page 64 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential • We recommend that you install VCOM i

Using VCOM 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 65 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Figure 35. InstallShield Wizard Completed

Using VCOM Page 66 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential STARTING THE VCOM CONFIGURATION UTILITY

Using VCOM 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 67 Quatech, Inc. Confidential UNDERSTANDING THE VCOM CONFIGURATION UTILITY

Using VCOM Page 68 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential LISTING VIRTUAL COM PORTS To view the av

Using VCOM 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 69 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Figure 40. Reboot Message • Click the OK

Using VCOM Page 70 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential MODIFYING VIRTUAL COM PORT PARAMETERS To

100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 71 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This chapter provides troubleshooting suggestions you

Troubleshooting Page 72 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential After changing the Bridge’s stati

Troubleshooting 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 73 Quatech, Inc. Confidential LED TROUBLESHOOTING The following table

Introduction Page 2 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential FEATURES AND BENEFITS Table 1 describes

Troubleshooting Page 74 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential This page in

100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 75 Quatech, Inc. Confidential UDP INTERACTION The Module includes UDP support. There

UDP and Power Management Page 76 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Pass-Through Mode If the M

UDP and Power Management 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 77 Quatech, Inc. Confidential POWER MANAGEMENT MODES — UART

UDP and Power Management Page 78 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Thi

100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 79 Quatech, Inc. Confidential The following tables outline the steps to set-up a wire

Cable Replacement Page 80 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 15. Master Configuration an

Cable Replacement 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 81 Quatech, Inc. Confidential INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK CONSIDERATIONS

Cable Replacement Page 82 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential This page i

100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 83 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This appendix lists the specifications of the AirborneD

Introduction 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 3 Quatech, Inc. Confidential SAMPLE APPLICATION Figure 1 shows a basic

Specifications Page 84 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Serial Interface – Heavy-Duty packa

Specifications 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 85 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Wireless Network Interface IEEE 802.11

Specifications Page 86 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Indicators LEDs (standard): Power,

Specifications 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 87 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Standard Packaging Enclosure: Nylon –

Specifications Page 88 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Table 17 and Table 18 list power sup

100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 89 Quatech, Inc. Confidential This appendix lists FCC compliance information for the

FCC Compliance Page 90 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential MANUFACTURER’S DECLARATION OF CONFOR

FCC Compliance 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 91 Quatech, Inc. Confidential AVIS DE CONFORMITE A LA REGLEMENTATION

FCC Compliance Page 92 AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide 100-8006-152G Quatech, Inc. Confidential Marking by the symbol: indicates th

FCC Compliance 100-8006-152G AirborneDirect™ Serial Bridge User’s Guide Page 93 Quatech, Inc. Confidential Countries Restrictions Hierbij verkla