W2150A Wireless Moxa Configuration
Below are a list of links to the latest drivers and firmware for the W2150A wireless Moxa units.
NPort Windows Driver Manager (WHQL certified)
First thing you should do, is to upgrade the firmware. Moxa may have shipped with an outdated firmware and must be updated before proceeding.
A. Enter the IP Address information that you want to assign to this device.
B. Click Next, and enter the SSID. The SSID is case sensitive!
C. Press Next, and select the security type for you wireless infrastructure.
Change Authentication to WPA-PSK or whatever encryption you have your wireless access point set to.
Change Encryption to TKIP (if using WPA, change Encryption to AES)
In the PSK passphrase field, enter the password for your wireless network (this is the same password for all wireless devices on your network used to connect to your wireless access point.
D. Click Submit.
There are 2 ways to add the devices: Select from a list, which requires searching for the Moxa devices over the network, but will only locate devices on the same subnet as the Server/PC, or Input Manually. For ease of installation, choose Input Manually and follow instructions below.
Do not change First Mapping Port information! Only change Total ports if the Moxa unit has 2 ports installed on it.
Click on OK.
5. After clicking on OK, a new screen appears with the new com port number.
Repeat steps 3 thru 5 when adding additional ports.
10. Once again, highlight all ports, then click Apply to save the changes.
This will add the COM ports to your Server or PC.
You will not need to change NPort Operation Mode to Driver/Real COM Mode. This is the default setting of the devices.
Click OK.