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Setup and Connections

Vlinx MESR321 Modbus Gateway

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Your Modbus gateway can be configured via a serial port using the Vlinx Modbus
Manager software. To use this feature the Modbus gateway's serial port must be
connected to the serial port of a PC (using a null modem cable).

Figure 38. Console Mode Setup

To configure the Modbus gateway it must be put into Console Mode, using the
Mode switch.

To enter Console Mode, press and hold the Mode switch for between two and
ten seconds. The LED indicators respond as follows:

1. The Ready LED blinks while the button is being pressed.

2. When the Modbus gateway has booted into Console Mode the Ready LED

will be OFF.

To configure the Modbus gateway, open the software and set up the Modbus
gateway's parameters as required.

2.

Under Connection, select “Serial Port.”