The NPort W2150 Plus and W2250 Plus are the ideal choice for connecting your serial devices, such as PLCs, meters, and sensors, to a wireless LAN. Your communications software will be able to access the serial devices from anywhere over a wireless LAN. Moreover, the WLAN environment offers an excellent solution where devices are frequently moved from place to place.

802.11 a/b/g Wireless Connectivity to Serial Devices
Wireless device servers require fewer cables and are ideal for applications that involve difficult wiring situations. In Infrastructure Mode or Ad-Hoc Mode, the NPort W2250 Plus and W2150 Plus can communicate with any host computer through an access point, or with another NPort W2250 Plus or W2150 Plus up to 100 meters away.

Link any serial device to IEEE 802.11 a/b/g network

RS-232/422/485 serial interface, up to 921.6K bps

Web-based configuration using built-in Ethernet or WLAN

Enhanced remote configuration with HTTPS, SSH

Secure data access with WEP, WPA, WPA2

Built-in WLAN site survey tool Wireless roaming with user-defined signal strength threshold Off-line port buffering and serial data log Dual power inputs (1 power jack, 1 terminal block)

LAN

Ethernet 10/100 Mbps (RJ45) Protection Built-in 1.5 KV magnetic isolation

WLAN

Standard Compliance 802.11 a/b/g Radio Frequency Type DSSS/OFDM Tx Power 17 dBm (typical) for Tx Power 11b 15 dBm (typical) for Tx Power 11g 14 dBm (typical) for Tx Power 11a Rx Sensitivity -80 dBm Transmission Rate 54 Mbps for 802.11a 11 Mbps for 802.11b 54 Mbps for 802.11g 54 Mbps (max.) with auto fallback (54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 11, 9, 6, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps) Transmission distance Up to 100 meters (in open areas) Antenna Connector Reverse SMA Network Mode Infrastructure, Ad-Hoc Wireless Security WEP: 64-bit/128-bit data encryption WPA, WPA2, 802.11i: Enterprise mode and Pre-Share Key (PSK) mode Encryption: 128-bit TKIP/AES-CCMP EAP-TLS, PEAP/GTC, PEAP/MD5, PEAP/MSCHAPV2, EAP-TTLS/PAP, EAP-TTLS/CHAP, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAP, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPV2, EAP-TTLS/EAP-MSCHAPV2, EAP-TTLS/EAP-GTC, EAP-TTLS/EAP-MD5, LEAP

Serial

No. of ports 2 ports (NPort W2250-Plus), 1 port (NPort W2150-Plus) Interface RS-232/422/485 Port Type DB9 Serial Data Log 64 KB Off-Line Port Buffering 10 KB

Serial Communication Parameters

Parity None, Even, Odd, Space, Mark Data bits 5, 6, 7, 8 Stop bits 1, 1.5, 2 Flow control RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF, DTR/DSR Speed 50 bps to 921.6 Kbps

Software Features

Protocols ICMP, IP, TCP, UDP, DHCP, BOOTP, Telnet,SNMP, HTTP, SMTP, Vista OS Driver Support Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/XP x64/2003 x64/ Vista x64 COM driver Utilities Windows utility for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003 Configuration Web console, serial console, Telnet console, Windows utility

Power Requirements

Power input 12 to 48 VDC Power consumption 560 mA Power Connecter Power Jack or Terminal Block

Mechanical Specifications

Material Aluminum sheet metal (1 mm)

Environmental

Operating Temperature 0 to 55°C (32 to 131°F), 5 to 95% RH Storage Temperature -20 to 85°C (-4 to 185°F), 5 to 95% RH

Regulatory Approvals

EMC CE: EN55022 Class A/EN55024,ETSI EN 301 489-17, ETSI EN 301 489-1 FCC Part 17 Subpart B, Class A FCC Part 15 Subpart B, Class A Safety UL: UL60950-1 TÜV: EN60950-1 DSPR ARIB-STD 33, ARIB-STD 66 Warranty 5 years