Lava Computer HQ-ST Plus User manual

Brand: Lava Computer

Model: HQ-ST Plus

Type: User manual

Lava Computer HQ-ST Plus is a versatile and reliable polling solution for headquarters-to-store connectivity. It's compatible with ECRs and POS stations and can be connected over IP without any router configuration. The device is characterized by its:

High flexibility: allows for remote management of store ECRs and set up using various methods.
Impressive speed: offers an IP connection that is faster than modem dialing.
Unparalleled ease of use: transparent to existing ECRs, POS stations, routers, LANs, computers, and polling applications.
Unwavering reliability: eliminates the need for a phone line for polling access and features automatic restart and reconnect to HQ.

High flexibility: allows for remote management of store ECRs and set up using various methods.
Impressive speed: offers an IP connection that is faster than modem dialing.
Unparalleled ease of use: transparent to existing ECRs, POS stations, routers, LANs, computers, and polling applications.
Unwavering reliability: eliminates the need for a phone line for polling access and features automatic restart and reconnect to HQ.

2 Vulcan St.,Toronto, ON

Canada, M9W 1L2

Tel

Fax:

: 416.674.5942

416.674.8262

LAVA HQ-ST Plus

Headquarters-to-

Store Internet polling

for ECRs and POS stations

More than FTP

More than a VPN

More than static IPs

FLEXIBLE

SECURE

COST-EFFECTIVE

LAVA HQ-ST Link:

Connect ECRs and POS stations to

head-office polling software over IP,

with no need for store router configuration!

Toll Free (US & Canada):

Skype:

800.241.LAVA

office.lavacomputers

www.lavalink.com

LAVA: The Source for Ports

2 Vulcan St.,Toronto, ON

Canada, M9W 1L2

Tel

Fax:

: 416.674.5942

416.674.8262

About LAVA

Connect Simply

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, LAVA Computer MFG Inc. designs and manufactures serial and parallel I/O boards and Ethernet-to-serial device servers

that are widely used in the Point of Sale, Kiosk, Gaming, Industrial Automation, Security and Access Control industries. With well over a million LAVA

products built into workstations, servers, retail POS systems, and industrial computers since 1984, LAVA I/O boards and Ether-Serial Links are trusted by

resellers, distributors, OEMs and system builders in over 47 countries worldwide. Designed for lifetime performance, each LAVA connectivity link is

individually tested and covered by the LAVA Lifetime Warranty.

LAVA HQ-ST Link

HQ Plus Unit

Features

Specifications

• Three RS-232 serial ports supporting up to 115.2 kbps throughput per

port: console port (DB-9F), control port (DB-9F), modem port (DB-25F)

• Includes HQ-Basic monitoring application (Windows)

• Power supply included

12-29 VDC6VA

HTTP

16.75 oz. [475 g]

6.75 in x 6.5 in x 1.5 in [171 mm x 165 mm x 42 mm]

• Console port outputs connection data from ST Plus units in the field

• Control port supports remote HQ Plus monitoring and control

• Modem port sends polling requests from polling software to ECR/POS

Serial port pinouts:

Power input:

Configuration:

Weight:

Dimensions:

ST Plus Unit

Features

Specifications

• Single RS-232 DB-25F serial modem port supporting up to 115.2 kbps

• Modem port connects to ECR or POS station serial port

• Includes serial port configuration application (Windows)

• Power supply included

9-29 VDC

8.8 oz. [250 g]

5 in x 3.5 in x 1.5 in [127 mm x 88.9 mm x 42 mm]

Serial port pinouts:

Power input:

Configuration:

Weight:

Dimensions:

Serial port, set-up server, or HTTP configuration

Rev.B00

Toll Free (US & Canada):

Skype:

800.241.LAVA

office.lavacomputers

www.lavalink.com

13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14

#1 —

#2 Receive Data (RD) [IN]

#3 Transmit Data (TD) [OUT]

#4 Clear To Send (CTS) [IN]

#6 DTE Ready/Data Terminal Ready (DTR) [OUT ]

#10

#11

#12

#13

Request To Send (RTS) [OUT ]

Signal Ground/Common (GND)

DTE Ready/Data Terminal Ready (DTR) [OUT ]

—

#14

#15

#16

#17

#18

#19

#20

#21

#22

#23

#24

#25

—

DCE Ready/Data Set Ready (DSR)

& Data Carrier Detect (DCD) [IN]

—

Ring Indicator (RI) [IN]

—

SERIAL 1:

CONSOLE PORT

115200, N,8, 1, H/W Flow Control

#1 Data Carrier Detect (DCD)

#2 Receive Data (RD)

#3 Transmit Data (TD)

#4 DTE Ready/Data Terminal Ready (DTR)

#5 Signal Ground/Common (GND)

#6 DCE Ready/Data Set Ready (DSR)

#7 Request to Send (RTS)

#8 Clear to Send (CTS)

#9 Ring Indicator (RI)

#1 Data Carrier Detect (DCD)

#2 Receive Data (RD)

#3 Transmit Data (TD)

#4 DTE Ready/Data Terminal Ready (DTR)

#5 Signal Ground/Common (GND)

#6 DCE Ready/Data Set Ready (DSR)

#7 Request to Send (RTS)

#8 Clear to Send (CTS)

#9 Ring Indicator (RI)

5 4 3 2 1

9 8 7 6

5 4 3 2 1

9 8 7 6

SERIAL 2:

CONTROL PORT

SERIAL 3:

MODEM PORT

#1 —

#2 Receive Data (RD) [IN]

#3 Transmit Data (TD) [OUT]

#4 Clear To Send (CTS) [IN]

#6 DTE Ready/Data Terminal Ready (DTR) [OUT]

#10

#11

#12

#13

Request To Send (RTS) [OUT]

Signal Ground/Common (GND)

Data Carrier Detect (DCD) [IN]

—

#14

#15

#16

#17

#18

#19

#20

#21

#22

#23

#24

#25

—

DCE Ready/Data Set Ready (DSR) [IN]

—

Ring Indicator (RI) [IN]

—

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COST EFFECTIVE

EASY TO USE

ROBUST

FLEXIBLE

RELIABLE

SCALABLE

FAST

CLEAR FEEDBACK

SECURE

• minimal to no installation time

• no static IP address needed at store

• no modem, phone line, long distance costs

• no router configuration at store

• no need for any access to store router

• transparent to existing ECRs, POS stations,

routers, LANs, computers

• transparent to existing polling applications

• no Windows OS needed at store or

head office

• ST units will restart and reconnect to

HQ automatically

• store ECRs can be remotely managed

(with new pricing updates, for example)

• ST units can be set up using a

number of methods:

• through the ST unit serial port

• using HTTP at store

• at head office

• using a set-up server

• no need to have a phone line available

for polling access

• IP connection faster than modem dialing

• HQ-Basic shows all live connections;

which stores are up, down

• HQ-ST authentication codes

• no router holes (port mappings) at store

• HQ units only talk to ST units

• ST units only talk to HQ units

• resistant to denial-of-service attacks

• head office network is not opened to

store (as in the case of a VPN)

• store unit can be activated to make

store tampering impossible

• no passwords

• works regardless of number of

remote locations

• ST units' firmware remotely upgradable

Lava Computer HQ-ST Plus User manual

Brand: Lava Computer

Model: HQ-ST Plus

Type: User manual

High flexibility: allows for remote management of store ECRs and set up using various methods.
Impressive speed: offers an IP connection that is faster than modem dialing.
Unparalleled ease of use: transparent to existing ECRs, POS stations, routers, LANs, computers, and polling applications.
Unwavering reliability: eliminates the need for a phone line for polling access and features automatic restart and reconnect to HQ.

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