FarLinX Connect Mini FarSite Communications Ltd (www.farsite.com) Release 1.0.0 7th January 2015 ====================================================================== CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION 3. STATISTICS 4. LOGS 5. LINE MONITOR 6. FRONT PANEL LED INDICATION 7. MAINTENANCE 8. DEVELOPMENT 9. VERSION INFORMATION 10. KNOWN ISSUES 11. SUPPORT CONTACTS ====================================================================== 1. INTRODUCTION The FarLinX Connect Mini connects an existing HDLC device to a TCP/IP network. A connection to an HDLC device is referred to as a "Line" and a TCP/IP connection is referred to as a "Route". Lines and Routes are "linked" together to create the desired path for the data flow. The FarLinX Connect Mini can initiate TCP/IP connections according to the configured "Route" and it can also accept connections. Inbound TCP/IP connections can be accepted from all IP addresses or can be restricted to known remote IP addresses. Once a TCP session has been established, data can be transferred to and from the connected HDLC device. The FarLinX Connect Mini supports HDLC bridging over a TCP/IP network when paired with a second FarLinX Connect Mini or other compatible device, and also conversion between HDLC and TCP/IP. For details please refer to index.html on this disc. 2. INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION The installation of the FarLinX Connect Mini has three basic steps: a) Connect the cables b) Set up a configuring PC c) Configure the FarLinX Connect Mini through the web based configuration interface The configuration for the FarLinX Connect Mini can be viewed and updated using a web browser over a TCP/IP network, including Initial Configuration, Line and Route Configuration. For more information please refer to the Quick Start Guide and the User Manual on the product CD. 3. STATISTICS The FarLinX Connect Mini provides detailed line statistics and status information. If the device is connected to a remote FarLinX Connect Mini using the FarLinX Formatted Header protocol, it can also display the line statistics of the remote device. 4. LOGS The FarLinX Connect Mini provides Event Logs and Data Logs, which can be viewed on-line or downloaded and viewed locally. You can also view or update the Log Config under Administration in the navigation menu. 5. LINE MONITOR The FarLinX Connect Mini supports monitoring of the traffic on the HDLC line. The Line Monitor can capture all of the data on the line and forward it to a remote Windows system running the FarSync Line Monitor software package. 6. FRONT PANEL LED INDICATION The front panel LED indicates the operational state of the FarLinX Connect Mini as follows: # Off Powered off or software failure # Solid Green TCP connection established, no data transfer # Flashing Green TCP connection established, data transfer over HDLC line and TCP route # Solid Amber TCP connection not established, no data transfer # Flashing Amber TCP connection not established, data transfer over HDLC line # Solid Red Device not ready, if this condition persists refer to the System Status Page # Flashing Red Device fault, automatic restart may occur to clear the fault condition. 7. MAINTENANCE The configuration of FarLinx Connect Mini can be backed up or restored under Administration in the navigation menu. The firmware for the FarLinX Connect Mini can be updated to a new version, when one becomes available. Please visit the Support section of farsite.com to check for new downloads of the FarLinX Connect Mini firmware. Before applying a firmware upgrade you should stop all Lines and Routes that are running on the device. 8. DEVELOPMENT You can develop your own applications to connect to the FarLinX Connect Mini in order to exchange data with an HDLC device. The application can either make or accept TCP connections to the FarLinX Connect Mini. Once a TCP connection has been established, data can be transferred over the TCP connection to the FarLinX Connect Mini and forwarded to its HDLC interface. Conversely, data received on the HDLC interface can be sent over the TCP connection to the application. There are three types of connection modes that the FarLinX Connect Mini will accept, these are: a) Character Stream b) Basic Header Conversion c) FarLinX Formatted Header Conversion For detailed information on these connection modes please refer to the Developers Manual. 9. VERSION INFORMATION This is the first Release: 1.0.0 10. KNOWN ISSUES The following are known issues with this current FarLinX Connect Mini release. a) Some of the Administration web pages contain forms with File selection controls in them. The way in which these controls are presented may vary slightly in different web browsers, e.g. Internet Explorer and Chrome. b) Some versions of the Chrome browser are unable to display the Online version of the FarLinX Connect Mini User Manual. This seems to be a problem with the Chrome internal PDF viewer. The workaround for this problem is to disable the internal viewer and use Adobe PDF viewer instead. You can disable the internal viewer by visiting the following page: chrome://plugins c) If the Clock Mode of the HDLC line is changed from Internal to External, this may require the line to be restarted twice in order to start receiving data. d) IPV6 format addresses are not supported for IPSec configuration, even though it is possible to enter IPV6 format addresses on the configuration page. IPSec requires IPV4 or IPV4/IPV6 mixed LAN operation. e) The lowest clock rate that can be generated by the FarLinX Connect is 400 bps, and not 240 as shown in the Line Speed drop down menu. 11. SUPPORT CONTACTS Support information and updates can be found on the FarSite web site at http://www.farsite.com