Lantronix XPress-DR-IAP APS: Standard Tunneling Configuration - Page 5

Standard Tunneling Protocol As a member of the Automation Protocols Suite (APS), Standard Tunneling Communications Protocol can be loaded into any of the IAP family of products from Lantronix. Standard Tunneling is a serial communications protocol used by most Lantronix Device Servers. It can be configured to Ethernet-enable most of the serial devices. Barcode scanners and decoders, weigh scales, electronic operator panels, digital data access devices, alpha numeric displays a, and thousands of intelligent serial devices can be connected to the Ethernet or even the Internet using the Standard Tunneling Protocol coupled with the Lantronix Device Server Technology. Certain parameters must be configured before the Device Server can be used on a network. The Device Server can be configured locally or remotely using the following procedures: 1 Use a Telnet connection to configure the unit over the network. 2 Use a terminal or terminal emulation program to access the first serial port (CH 1) locally. 3 Use a standard Web browser to access the Device Server's internal Web pages and configure the unit over the network. 4 Use UDP datagrams to configure the unit over the network. The Device Server's configuration is stored in nonvolatile memory (NVRam) and is retained without power. The configuration can be changed at any time. The Device Server performs a reset after the configuration has been changed and stored. 1