(1) Device Management tool: enables you to remotely manage AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi devices.

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1 1 / 11 Quick Start This chapter provides a high level overview of AXR2W installation and configuration. For detailed introduction about this utility you can refer to AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi Reference Design User Guide. The AXR2W Configuration Utility consists of necessary tools that you can use to manage AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi devices. It contains the following tools: (1) Device Management tool: enables you to remotely manage AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi devices. (2) Virtual Serial Port tool: enables you to manage virtual serial ports on the host PC. (3) Device Monitor tool: enables you to monitor the status of AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi devices. (4) DHCP Server tool: enables an AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi device to get a dynamic IP address when operating at the DHCP-enabled mode. (5) TFTP Server tool: enables an AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi device to download new firmware from the TFTP server. (6) COM Port Terminal tool: supports two RS-232 port terminals to make it easier for developing and testing your RS232-to-WiFi applications. This chapter consists of following 9 steps: Step 1: Before Using the AXR2W Most of AXR2W operations are finished through communication with one or more existed AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi devices on the network. You need to make sure there are one or more AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi devices runs well on the network and also you get appropriate VSP driver that will be used by AXR2W Configuration Utility. Step 2: AXR2W Installation To install AXR2W: 1. Run Setup.exe program. The AXR2W Setup wizard starts. 2. Follow the instructions that appear. Step 3: Starting AXR2W 1 In AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi working directory, run file AXR2W_x86.exe on a 32-bit Windows OS or AXR2W_x64.exe on a 64-bit Windows OS)

2 2 / 11 2 If this is the first time to start AXR2W, the main window will appear as follows. Menu Window: displays supported tools and existed VSP Ports list. Function Window: displays supported functions of a selected tool. System Log Window: displays system log messages, as the function window of COM Port Terminal tool, or as a Web browser. 3 File menu introduction File menu consists of following items: Open Log: opens an existed system log file Save Log: saves system log messages into a specified log file Exit: closes the AXR2W program. 4 View menu introduction Toolbar: hides and unhides the toolbar. Status Bar: hides and unhides the status bar. 5 Help menu introduction Contents: opens the help file About AXR2W: displays copyright information.

3 3 / 11 Note: Every time when AXR2W detects multiple network interfaces at startup and no any virtual serial ports being connected or opened, the following Select a Network Interface dialog will appear to enable you to select a desired network interface. Step 4: Device Search Operation 1. In Menu Window, select Device Management tool. 2 Click the [Search] button to search available devices on the wireless LAN. Below figure shows an example that one device is found. 3 Founded devices will be showed in Devices List. On the list you can acquire the device s settings including connection type, IP address, and port number, and so on. Step 5: Virtual Serial Port Operation

4 4 / In Menu Window, select Virtual Serial Port tool. 2 Click the [Add] button to add a virtual serial port. The COM Port Configuration dialog will appear. 3 On the COM Port Configuration dialog, select an unused port number to be assigned to the virtual serial port. Then click the [OK] button to complete the add operation. 4 Click the [Setting] button to configure settings of the connection type, IP address, and listening port according to configuration of the targeted device. Then click the [OK] button to complete the setting operation. Below example settings assume the target device is operating at TCP server mode and its IP address and listening port number are and 5000, respectively.

5 5 / 11 The virtual serial port supports following parameters that you can configure: Parameter Connection Protocol Remote Host IP Remote Host Port Enable Flow Control Packet Description TCP or UDP connection type The target device s IP address The target device s listening port Enable / disable the virtual serial port sending and receiving flow control packets. This function is

6 6 / 11 Connect at Windows Start Mode Listen Port dependent with the flow control function of AX220xx RS 232 to WiFi firmware. If this function is enabled on both virtual serial port and firmware, both sides will add a 3 byte header ahead of each egress Ethernet packet and will strip off the 3 byte header of each ingress Ethernet packet. Enable / disable the automatic connection function at Windows start. When this function is enabled, the virtual serial port will automatically connect to the target device server instantly after Windows operating system startup. TCP/UDP client or server mode Listening port at server mode

7 7 / 11 5 Click the [Connect] button to make a TCP connection with the target device. You will see the update of the virtual serial port s status in both the Function Window and the Menu Window. Step 6: Device Monitor Operation 1. The main window of Device Monitor tool is shown below. The main window provides one function, (1) Start: starts to monitor or stop monitoring the selected device(s). Before start the monitor function, you need to select at least one device from the Devices List in the Function Window of Device Management tool. The main window supports one parameter that you can configure: Parameter Monitor Time Interval Description Set the monitor frequency.

8 8 / 11 2 When a device is selected from the Devices List in the Function Window of Device Management tool, it will be added in the Devices List and the following information is displayed: Category NO Query Status Device Name IP Modem Status Firmware Version Serial Port TX Count Serial Port RX Count Description Device index in the list Device query status Device name Device IP address The value of the device UART2 s Modem Status register The AX220xx RS232 to WiFi firmware version Device s TX count in unit of bytes Device s RX count in unit of bytes Step 7: COM Port Terminal Operation Note: The following example operation assumes the AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi device s UART2 port is connected to the COM4 port of PC1. And this device has established a TCP connection with the Virtual Serial Port COM2 on PC1. 1. In Menu Window, select COM Port Terminal tool. You will see the System Log Window being switched to the function window of COM Port Terminal tool.

9 9 / 11 2 Use COM Terminal 1 to open COM2 and use COM Terminal 2 to open COM4. Here assumes the AX220xx RS232-to-WiFi device s serial port settings are baud rate, 8 data bits, no parity check, 1 stop bit and no flow control. 3 Input some text data (e.g., ) in the console of COM Terminal 1, and then you should see the data appear in the console of COM Terminal 2. Input some text data (e.g., ) in the console of COM Terminal 2, and then you should see the data appear in the console of COM Terminal 1.

10 10 / Click the [Close] buttons of COM Terminal 1 and COM Terminal 2 to close COM2 and COM4 ports. 6 In Menu Window, select Virtual Serial Port tool. Select the virtual serial port COM2 from the Virtual Serial Ports List and then click the [Close] button to close the connection between the virtual serial port driver and the RS232-to-WiFi device.

11 11 / 11 7 Click the [Remove] button to remove the virtual serial port driver from PC1.