Product Overview
Setup.
Initial Connection.
Installing Virtual COM Ports
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Connect the Antenna to the antenna connector located on
top of the device.
Plug the barrel connector of the AC power supply into the
power port. Plug the power supply into an AC outlet.
The ABDN-SE-DP551/553 does not have an Ethernet port
for initial conguration. You will use a serial port.
Connect one end of a null modem cable to the serial port of
the ABDN-SE-DP551/553. Connect the other end of the null
modem cable to the host computer using a built-in serial port
or a serial port adapter.
Serial
Cable
Power
Port
Antenna
LEDs
Open HyperTerminal or a similar program on the Host
computer. Settings: 9600, 8-N-1.
Type: ÿ~ABD
HOLD down the <ALT> key on your keyboard while typing 0255 on the
keypad. Release. Immediately after the ÿ character, type ~ABD
Press the “Enter” key (<CR>) after each command line you
type.
If you are having trouble sending this sequence,
please copy and paste ÿ~ABD into a text le and
use the “Send Text File” option.
If sent correctly, the device will respond “OK “.
Type auth dpac dpac
(The default username and password are “dpac’ .)
Type wl-ssid
Enter the SSID of your wireless network.
(The SSID is case sensitive.)
The device should respond with “OK”.
Sample Settings for WPA2-PSK Security:
(Refer to the Command Line Reference Guide if using
different security.)
wl-security WPA2-PSK (<CR>)
pw-wpa-psk password
wl-dhcp 0
wl-ip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (Valid IP on Network)
commit
restart
After restart, your LEDs should be green for Power and Link. This
indicates that you have authenticated to your network. (If this does
not happen you should double check your congurations on the
A P.)
After resets or restarts you will need to send the
ÿ~ABD command to establish the initial connection to
the serial port. This allows you to congure the unit.
If you are using Tera Term, you must have the
general setup language set to English.
Initial setup must be done through the serial port. After
you have done this, you will be able to use the Web
interface to make changes.
Type the IP address of the ABDN-SE-DP551/553 into
your web browser. A login screen should appear.
Username: dpac
Password: dpac
Most settings can congured with the Express Setup
page on the web interface.
When making changes, you must click “Commit” at the
bottom of the page or they will not be saved. Then click
“Restar t”.
You will now be able to use the IP address to access the
web browser interface. You will also be able to use the
CLI method via the serial port.
Web Interface Access
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Install and run the Airborne Management Center (AMC)
application. You can install it from the included CD or
download and install it from the B+B SmartWorx website.
Group: manuf
Password: dpac
Your ABDN-SE-DP551/553 should be recognized by the
Airborne Management Center software.
Right click on the device’s name, select “Conguration
Management” and “Install VCOM”.
On the VCOM Driver Port Screen, select the COM port
that you would like to use.
Choose how you would like the Windows Device Manager
to display the device.
Verify that Windows Device Manager now shows an
additional COM port under “Ports (Com & LPT)”.
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