Esp904 configuration – B&B Electronics ESP904 - Manual User Manual

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Introduction

Manual Documentation Number: ESP904-4513m

Chapter 1

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ESP904 Configuration

Step 1: Open the

ESP Manager

software. It will automatically search for

any reachable (ESP90x)

Serial Servers

. A list of all

Serial Servers

connected to the LAN will appear in the

Serial Server List

window.

Step 2: Double click the first ESP904 port on the list (4000) to bring up the

Server Properties

configuration screen.

Figure 2. The Server Properties Window

Step 3: Change the

Server Properties

as required.



Enable

DHCP

to allow the ESP904 to generate its own IP

address



Obtain appropriate static

Netmask

and

Gateway

addresses

from your Network Administrator (recommended)



Set the

Console Mode

property to RS-232 to match the serial

device connected to the ESP904 serial port 1.



Set

Baud Rate

Data/Parity/Stop

, and

Flow Control

to match

the configuration of the serial device connected to the ESP904
serial port

Step 4: When the parameters have been set, click

Update

. Following the

prompts in the dialogue boxes,

Restart

the Serial Server and

Search all reachable servers

again.

Step 5:

Re-enter

Server Properties

to verify the changes have taken effect,

or to view/change the configuration of other ports. Each port must
be configured separately.