Emerson SS-100 User Manuals

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• 026-1607 Rev 4 07-APR-2010

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• SS-100 Serial Server Installation and

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• Programming Guide

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  • 3240 Town Point Drive NW Suite 100

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  • Kennesaw, GA 30144, USA

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  • Fax: 770-425-9319

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    • Table of Contents

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• 1 Installing the SS-100

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  • 1.1. Working with the Network Administrator

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  • 1.2. IP Address Specification

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  • 1.3. Network Considerations

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  • 1.4. Ethernet Network Wiring and Wire Types

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• 2 SS-100 Wiring Requirements

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  • 2.1. SS-100 HALComm and UltraSite Wiring Layouts

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    • Wiring Layout with HALComm

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      • 1. Connect 25-pin female end of DB-25 null modem adapter to the 25-pin male port of the SS-100.

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      • 2. Connect 25-pin female end of DB-25/DB-9 STC adapter to the 25-pin male end of the DB-25 null modem adapter.

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      • 3. Connect female end of the 10’ serial cable to the male end of DB-25/DB-9 STC adapter.

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      • 4. Connect DB-9 female/female STC gender changer to the male end of the 10’ serial cable.

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      • 5. Connect the other end of the DB-9 female/female STC gender changer to the male 9-pin Modem port of the HALComm.

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      • 6. Use a standard ethernet cable to attach the SS- 100 to an active hub of your TCP/IP network.

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      • 7. Plug 110VAC/5VDC power transformer into the SS-100.

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    • Wiring Layout with UltraSite

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      • 1. Connect the 25-pin end of the D25/DB9 straight- through connector to the SS-100.

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      • 2. Connect the 9-pin female end of the laptop cable to the straight-through serial connector.

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      • 3. Connect the SS-100 to the hub using the RJ-45 able.

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      • 4. Plug the 4-position plugable connector into the Reflecs controller.

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      • 5. Plug 110VAC/5VDC power transformer into the SS-100.

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• 3 Configuring the SS-100

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  • 1. IMPORTANT: Download the latest version of EZWebCon from the Lantronix Web site www.lantronix.com.

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  • 2. Connect the SS-100 to the LAN and power up the unit.

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  • 3. Open EZWebCon on your computer (which must also be connected to the LAN) and click the binoculars icon (outlined in red) to find the allocated IP address of the SS-100:

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  • Device Configurator (Search Tool Outlined)

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    • 4. Choose the correct device on the Browse Network screen and then click Ok:

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  • Choose and Highlight the Device

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    • 5. Verify that the firmware version number in the "Firmware" column is "3.6/9". If the firmware version shows any other number than "3.6/9," the SS-100 is the wrong version; contact Technical Service for instructions on upgrading. If the Firmware ver...

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    • 6. Highlight the device and select Action>Manage from the drop-down menu to open the Home screen:

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  • Action Menu Displayed

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    • 7. When any of the links along the left-hand side of the screen are clicked the first time, you are prompted to the Password screen: enter the password (system is the default password) and click Login:

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  • Password Screen

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  • 3.1. TCP/IP Setup

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    • 1. Click the TCP/IP link from the list along the left- hand side of the Home screen:

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    • Home Screen

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      • 2. Contact your Network Administrator to go through the following steps. (Steps correspond to letters A, B, C, D, E, and F on the graphic below):

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    • TCP/IP Settings

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  • 3.2. Setting the Server Properties

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    • 1. Click the Server Properties link from the list along the left-hand side of the screen.

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    • 2. Set the Port Inactivity Timeout to 5 minutes under Server Settings and click the Update Server Settings button.

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    • Server Settings Outlined in Red

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  • 3.3. Setting the Port Properties for UltraSite and HALComm in Lantronix

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    • 3.3.1. UltraSite

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      • 1. Click the Port Properties link (above graphic) from the list along the left-hand side of the screen.

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      • Serial Port Settings Screen for UltraSite

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      • Go Back Screen

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    • 3.3.2. HALComm

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      • Serial Port Settings Screen for HALComm

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      • Go Back Screen

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• 4 Reflecs

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  • 4.1. UltraSite32 Setup as Alarm Receiver for SS-100

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    • 1. Open UltraSite32 and add a site for the Reflecs controller that will be connected via Lantronix.

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    • 2. Right-click on a site in the Tree View and select Edit Communications Information to open the Edit Site screen:

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    • Edit Site Screen in UltraSite

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      • 3. Select the Network/Serial Gateway radio button under the Connection section along the bottom left of the screen.

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      • 4. Enter the IP address for the Lantronix in the Address field and 3001 in the Port field under Network Settings.

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      • 5. The site ID is used to match alarms to a site in the UltraSite32 database. Enter a site ID in the Site ID field. (Note that the site ID you enter must be unique. If the site ID entered is already assigned to another site, you will be prompted to e...

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      • 6. Connect to the site and do a site inventory. This will send the site ID to the Reflecs box. Note: Be aware that if any user connects to this site from their own stand-alone UltraSite32 and they have a site ID configured, the site ID in the Reflecs...

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      • 7. Open regedit from the Start menu and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\CPC\UltraSite32\Network. Add a new dword value called ReflecsSerialGatewayListenPort and set it to the value of the port chosen.

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      • 8. Close and restart UltraSite to save port settings.

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    • 4.1.1. Troubleshooting

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  • 4.2. BCU

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    • 1. Log on to the controller.

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    • 2. From the Main Menu screen, select 7. BCU Config to open the Configuration screen and 5. Remote Comm to access the RS-232 Communications Setup screen :

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    • RS-232 Communications Setup Screen

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      • 3. Set LAN Adapter as the Dial-out Device.

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      • 4. Enter the Dial Strings in the Dialout Phone #1 or the #2 field. The format is IpAddressHostName:PortT. For example, if the UltraSite32 computer has a static IP address of 10.10.67.119 and it is listening on port 3026, then the dial string would be...

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  • 4.3. BEC

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    • 1. Log on to the controller.

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    • 2. From the Main Menu screen, select 7. Configuration to open the Configuration screen and 5. Communications to access the Communications Setup screen :

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    • BEC Communications Setup Screen

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      • 3. Set LAN Adapter as the Dial-out Device.

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      • 4. Press 0 to go back to the Configuration screen.

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      • 5. Press 3. System Information to open the BEC System Information screen.

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      • 6. Press the down arrow once and the second BEC System Information screen is displayed:

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    • BEC System Information Screen

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      • 7. Enter the Dial Strings in the Phone number #1 or the #2 field. The format is IpAddressHostName:PortT. For example, if the UltraSite32 computer has a static IP address of 10.10.67.119 and it is listening on port 3026, then dial string would be 10.1...

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  • 4.4. RMCC

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    • 1. Log on to the controller.

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    • 2. From the Main Menu screen, select 7. Configuration to open the Configuration screen and 4. Remote Communication to access the Communications Setup screen :

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    • RMCC Communications Setup Screen

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      • 3. Set LAN Adapter as the Dial-out Device.

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      • 4. Press 0 to go back to the Configuration screen.

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      • 5. Press 3. System Information to open the RMCC System Information screen.

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      • 6. Press the down arrow five times and the Dialout Setup screen is displayed:

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    • RMCC Dialout Screen

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      • 7. Enter the Dial Strings in the Day Phones 1 or 2 fields or the Night Phones 1 or 2 fields. The format is IpAddressHostName:PortT. For example, if the UltraSite32 computer has a static IP address of 10.10.67.119 and it is listening on port 3026, the...

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