Lantronix 485 User Manual

Monitor Mode 

Monitor Mode is a command-line interface used for diagnostic purposes.  

To enter Monitor Mode using a Telnet connection: 

1.  Establish a Telnet session to the configuration port (9999). The following message appears: 

MAC address 00204A0113A3 
Software version 01.8 (040806) XPT485 
Press Enter to go into Setup Mode 

2.  Type M (upper case). The following message appears: 

*** NodeSet  2.0 *** 

A 0> prompt indicates that you have successfully entered Monitor Mode. 

The following commands are available in Monitor Mode. 

Note: All commands must be in capital letters. 

 

Version 

Queries software header record (16 bytes) of unit. 

Get Configuration 

Gets configuration of unit as hex records (120 bytes). 

Send Configuration 

Sets configuration of unit from hex records. 

Ping 

Pings unit with IP address x.x.x.x to check device status. 

ARP Table 

Shows the unit’s ARP table entries. 

TCP Connection 
Table 

Shows all incoming and outgoing TCP connections. 

Network Connection 

Shows the unit’s current IP address. 

Reset 

Resets the unit. 

Quit 

Exits diagnostics mode. 

Get configuration 
from memory page 

Gets a memory page of configuration information from the 
device. 

Set configuration to 
memory page 

Sets a memory page of configuration information on the 
device. 

Responses to some of the commands are given in Intel Hex format. 

 

0> 

OK; no error 

1> 

No answer from remote device 

2> 

Cannot reach remote device or no answer 

8> Wrong 

parameter(s) 

9> Invalid 

command 

NET485 User Guide 

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