Moxa Technologies MiiNePort W1 Quick Installation Manual

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MiiNePort W1 Series

Quick Installation Guide

Edition 4.0, September 2016

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Overview

The Moxa MiiNePort W1 series is an embedded serial-to-WLAN module
that allows you to connect serial devices to t he wireless Eth ernet without
dealing with the complexities of RF.

The MiiNePort W1 series supports and is compliant with the 802.11b/g
radio specification.

Package Checklist

The MiiNePort W1 series Starter Kit contains the following items:

• 1 MiiNePort W1 series wireles s module

• MiiNePort W1 evaluation board

• Antenna - ANT-WDB-ARM-02

• Antenna - CRF-MHF/SMA(M)-14.2

• 1 cross-over Ethernet cable

• 1 null modem serial cable

• Universal power adaptor

• Documentation and software CD

• Quick installation guide (printed)

• Warranty card

Hardware Installation

Follow these steps to prepare the module and eva luation board for testing
and application development.

STEP 1:

Plug the module into its socket on the evaluation board. For
detailed information about the pin assignments, wiring, LED
indicators, and board layouts, refer to th e

MiiNePort W1 s

eries

User’s Manual.

STEP 2:

Connect the evaluation board to the Ethern et network using an
RJ45 Ethernet cable.

STEP 3:

Plug the 12 VDC power line into the evaluation board’s power
jack.

STEP 4:

Connect a serial device to the evaluation board using a serial
data cable.

Software Installation

STEP 1:

Open NPort Search Utility to begin installation. A Welcome
window will appear. Click

Next to proceed.

STEP 2:

Click Install

to install the program files in the default

directory.

STEP 3:

The installation wizard will show the progress of the
installation

as the files are installed.

STEP 4:

After the files have been installed, click Finish to complete the
installation.

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Module Configuration

STEP 1:

Run NPort Search Utility.

STEP 2:

Press Search to search for MiiNePort W1/MiiNePort W1-T
modules on the LAN.

STEP 3:

When the search is complete, all modules that were found will
be listed. If

more than one module has been found, you can

identify your

module by referring to its MAC address.

STEP 4:

Please refer to the MiiNePort W1 series Us er’ s Manual for
additional

configuration instructions.

Product Specifications

Form Factor

Type

Drop-in module

Dimensions

44.4 x 44.4 x 9.7 mm (1.75 x 1.75 x 0.38 in)

Ethernet Interface

Number of Ports

1

Speed

10/100 Mbps, auto MDI/MDIX

WLAN Interface

Standard Compliance

IEEE 802.11b/g

Network Modes

Infrastructure mode (b/g),
Ad-Hoc mode (b/g)

Spread Spectrum
Technology

DSSS, CCK, OFDM

Transmit Power

IEEE 802.11b: 16 dBm (typical)
IEEE 802.11g: 14 dBm (typical)

Receive Sensitivity

-71 dBm (Min)

Transmission Rate IEEE 802.11b: 11 Mbps

IEEE 802.11g: 54 Mbps

Transmission
Distance

Up to 100 meters (in open areas)
Wireless Security

AES, WEP 64/128-bit, WPA, WPA2, PSK, 802.11i

Serial Interface

Number of Ports

1

Serial Standards

TTL

Serial Communication Parameters

Data Bits

7, 8

Stop Bits

1, 2

Parity

None, Even, Odd

Flow Control

RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF

Baudrate

50 bps to 921.6 Kbps

Serial Signals

TTL

TxD, RxD, RTS, CTS, DTR, DSR, DCD, GND

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Software

Network Protocols

ICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, Telnet, DNS, SNMP
V1/V2c/V3, HTTP, SMTP, SNTP, SSH, HTTPS

Configuration

Options

Web Console, Telnet Console, Windows Utility,

Serial command mode (configured through the

data port)

Windows Real COM

Drivers

Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000, Windows

XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 x86/x64, Embedded CE

5.0/6.0, XP Embedded

Fixed TTY Drivers SCO Unix, SCO OpenServer, UnixWare 7,

UnixWare 2.1, S V R 4 .2 , Q NX 4 .2 5 , Q NX 6,

Solaris

10, FreeBSD, AIX 5.x

Linux Real TTY
Drivers

Linux kernel 2.4.x, 2.6.x, 3.0.x
Operation Modes

Real COM, TCP Serv e r, TCP Client, UDP, RFC2217

Environmental Limits

Operating

Temperature

Standard Models: 0 to 55°C (32 to 131°F)

Wide Temp. Models: -40 to 75°C (-40 to 167°F)

Storage Temperature: -40 to 60°C (-40 to 140°F)

Ambient Relative
Humidity

5 to 95% (non-condensing)

Power Requirements

Input Voltage

3.3 VDC (±5%)

Power Consumption

360 mA

Standards and Certifications

Safety

UL 60950-1, EN 60950-1

EMC

CE, FCC, EN 301 489-1/17

EMI

EN 55022 Class A,
FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A

EMS

EN 55024, EN 61000-4-2 (ESD),

EN 61000-4-3 (RS),
EN 61000-4-4 (EFT),
EN 61000-4-5 (Surge),
EN 61000-4-6 (CS),

EN 61000-4-8, EN 61000-4-11

Radio

EN 300 328, EN 301 893, DSPR (Japan)

Shock

IEC-68-2-27

Freefall

IEC-68-2-34, IEC-68-2-32

Vibration

IEC-68-2-6

Green Product

RoHS, CRoHS, WEEE

Reliability

Automatic Reboot
Trigger

Built-in WDT (watchdog timer)

Warranty

Warranty Period

5 years

Details

See www.moxa.com/warra nty

Reference Material

Detailed user’s guides can be found on the Docu m entat ion and Soft ware
CD that is shipped with your MiiNePort W1 series.