Moxa NPort 5110

Setup and Troubleshooting Guide for the Moxa NPort 5110 Serial to IP Converter

Moxa N-Port 5110 Provisioning

Item
Included in Box?
Notes

Moxa N-Port 5110

Yes

Not Compatible with Wifi

Power Supply

Yes

Plugs into Standard Wall Outlet

Ethernet Cable

No

Serial Cable

No

Type Depends on Scale Indicator

Windows 10/11 PC

No

Ethernet Port on PC

No

Only Needed for Initial Setup

If Fast-Weigh Support is remotely assisting in this process, you will need an active internet connection and an unused ethernet port on your PC. If your PC only has one ethernet port, you can connect to Wi-Fi or use a USB to Ethernet Adapter. After configuration is complete you can continue using the ethernet port.

Provisioning Steps:

Powering on the Device

  1. Connect Power Supply to Wall Socket and Moxa N-Port.

  2. Connect the Ethernet Cable to Moxa N-Port and available ethernet connection.

  3. If Fast-Weigh Support is remotely assisting in this process, you will need an active internet connection and an unused ethernet port on your PC.

  4. The Moxa N-Port should be showing:

    • Ready LED Indicator: Solid Green

    • Link LED Indicator: Solid Green

    • Tx/Rx LED Indicator: OFF

Configuring the PC

  1. Go to the "Control Panel"

  2. Click "View Network Status and Tasks" under Network and Internet.

  3. Click Ethernet Connection:

  4. Click Properties:

  5. Highlight "Internet Protocol Versions 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and Click Properties:

  6. Click "Use the Following IP Address:" and enter the following:

  7. IP Adress: "192.168.127.10"

  8. Subnet Mask: "255.255.255.0"

  9. Default Gateway: "192.168.127.1"

Configuring the Moxa

  1. Open a web browser and enter: "192.168.127.254" in the address bar.

  2. Enter "moxa" when prompted for the password.

  3. Go To Operating Settings -> Port 1

    1. Set Operation Mode to: "TCP Server Mode"

    2. Set Max Connections to:"4"

    3. Click "Submit" at the bottom of the page.

    4. Click "Save and Restart" when prompted.

    5. Refresh the page and enter "moxa" when prompted for the password.

  4. Go To Serial Settings -> Port 1

    1. Set the Baud rate to "9600".

    2. Click "Submit" at the bottom of the page.

    3. Click "Save and Restart" when prompted.

    4. Refresh the page and enter "moxa" when prompted for the password.

  5. Go To Network Settings

    1. Change the IP Address to an available IP on your primary network

    2. Click "Submit" at the bottom of the page.

    3. Click "Save and Restart" when prompted.

Resetting the PC

  1. Go to the "Control Panel"

  2. Click "View Network Status and Tasks" under Network and Internet.

  3. Click Ethernet Connection:

  4. Click Properties:

  5. Highlight "Internet Protocol Versions 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and Click Properties:

  6. Select "Obtain an IP address Automatically" and "Obtain DNS Server address Automatically"

  7. Connect Moxa N-Port to your network via Ethernet.

  8. Connect your serial connection to the Moxa

Connecting to the Ticketing App

  1. Go to Settings -> Devices

  2. Set Mode: "TCP"

  3. Enter the IP Address you assigned the moxa in the Scale Address Field

  4. Set Scale Port: "4001"

Troubleshooting the Moxa NPort:

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