ConnectedIO ER200T, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ER200T Router Users Guide Rev V10 0 October 30 2018 ...

Page 2: ...EFAULT UNDER WEB GUI 21 7 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 22 8 MODEM 24 8 1 AT COMMAND 24 8 2 APN CHANGE 25 9 LOGS 26 9 1 SYSTEM LOG 26 9 2 KERNEL LOG 26 10 ANTENNA 27 10 1 DETACHABLE ANTENNA GUIDELINES 27 10 2 DETACHABLE ANTENNA GUIDELINES 27 10 3 ANTENNA INSTALLATION GUIDELINES 27 10 4 RECOMMENDED ANTENNAS 28 11 ENVIRONMENTAL 29 11 1 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT 29 11 2 PHYSICAL PARAMETERS 29 12 APPROVALS AND CERTIFI...

Page 3: ... Mediatek MT7620A SoC and supports 802 11 b g n WiFi functionality The 4G connectivity is made by an operator certified LTE module This document provides instructions and basic operational guidelines to aid a Systems Administrator with the deployment of this product Connected IO 8304 Esters Boulevard Suite 850 Irving TX 75063 USA Phone 1 972 366 0070 2018 Connected IO All rights reserved ...

Page 4: ...sh SIM into the holder to engage push a second time to eject the SIM Number Item Description 4 LAN Port LAN Port for Wired Ethernet Clients LED Solid Green for Link Flashing Green for Traffic 5 WAN Port WAN Port for establishing links to leased telecommunication circuits LED Solid Green for Link Flashing Green for Traffic 6 RS232 Port Serial Communications port per EIA asynchronous data transfer 7...

Page 5: ... WiFi LED Orange Wifi is connected Off No WiFi Power LED Yellow Power is connected Off unit is off Cellcular Connection Strenght Indicators Green Cellcular Connection The following table lists the signal strength range corresponding to the number of LEDs lit 5 LEDs On 61dBm 4 LEDs On 63 dBm to 71 dBm 3 LEDs On 73 dBm to 83 dBm 2 LEDs On 85 dBm to 98 dBm 1 LED On 97 dBm to 107 dBm No LEDs 109 dBm 8...

Page 6: ...fault settings Data Rate 9600bps Date bits Parity Stop bit 8N1 Flow Control No 2 1 Windows Platform Example TeraTerm software was used to demonstrate this tutorial in Windows mode 1 Open TeraTerm serial connection 2 SSH into ER2000 series From the router command line do for example ifconfig dev ttyS0 and see results of the output in tera term on Windows side Input ER2000T X CAT1 ...

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Page 8: ...un Input Windows Tera Term Output ER2000T X CAT1 2 2 Linux Platform Example Minicom software was used to demonstrate this tutorial in Linux 1 Open minicom serial connection 2 SSH into ER2000 series From the router command line do for example ifconfig dev ttyS0 and see results of the output in minicom on Linux side Input ER2000T X CAT1 ...

Page 9: ... 2018 Connected IO Inc 9 P a g e Output Linux Minicom or Putty From minicom type a few keys and they will appear on the router side when cat dev ttyS0 command is run ...

Page 10: ...10 P a g e 2018 Connected IO Inc Input Linux Minicom Output ER2000T X CAT1 ...

Page 11: ...tion Model Name LTE Band MHz 3G MHz WiFi ER2000T NA CAT1 B2 1900 PCS B4 1700 2100 AWS 1 B5 850 B12 700 ac B13 700 c B2 1900 B5 850 Yes 802 11 b g n compliant ER2000T VZ CAT1 B2 1900 PCS B4 1700 2100 AWS 1 B13 700 c No Fallback Yes 802 11 b g n compliant ...

Page 12: ...uence Connect the Ethernet cable between the computer and the Router LAN port Setup the desktop as a static IP in 192 168 71 x domain or DHCP client to get IP from Router Open a browser and type http 192 199 71 1 to start the settings Note If you get an error message from the browser that looks like this Click on the ADVANCED link at the bottom of the screen and then click on the Proceed to 192 16...

Page 13: ...t password is password Please create a new password under Web GUI System Administration page to secure your router Figure 1 Login Page Now you should see the Router OVERVIEW PAGE which includes important messages such as system status and memory information as shown in Figure 2 Figure 2 Overview Page ...

Page 14: ...14 P a g e 2018 Connected IO Inc 4 2 Setup New IP Select Network Interfaces as shown in Figure 3 ...

Page 15: ... 2018 Connected IO Inc 15 P a g e Figure 3 Network List Select LAN and click Edit from Figure 4 ...

Page 16: ...16 P a g e 2018 Connected IO Inc Figure 4 Interface Overview Enter the new IP address in the IPv4 address filed and then click the Change icon in the bottom right corner in Figure 5 ...

Page 17: ... 2018 Connected IO Inc 17 P a g e Figure 5 New IP Address for LAN After the new IP setup scroll down to the bottom of the page and press Save Apply as shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Save the New Setting ...

Page 18: ...ireless networks in range try to connect to a WiFi ConnectedIO_M2M network without security key as shown in Figure 6 Figure 8 Network Internet Access Open a browser and typing http 192 168 71 1 to login into the GUI again Once the GUI is up the user should see the Router overview with WiFi Connection information as shown in Figure 9 Wireless Information Figure 9 Wireless Information ...

Page 19: ...intenance This chapter describes how to back up the current Router configuration to your computer and how to restore that same configuration at a later date if needed This can be done by selecting System Backup Flash Firmware Figure 10 System List ...

Page 20: ... Firmware in the GUI page then click the icon Generate archive to save this configuration to a file in the folder you ve specified Figure 11 Backup the Configuration The file is in tar gz format CIO suggests that you rename it to a meaningful filename for easy recovery ...

Page 21: ... stored configuration back to flash then reboot the system Figure 7 Restore the Configuration 6 3 Reset to Factory Default under Web GUI Click the icon Perform reset a warning window will pop up saying Really reset all changes The device will reset to factory default and reboot if Yes is chosen NOTE It is important NOT to power off the device before the entire process is completed Figure 8 Reset t...

Page 22: ...gure 9 Firmware Upgrade After system uploads the file click Proceed on the confirmation page as shown in Figure 15 The upgrade process may take longer than 10 minutes for flashing and rebooting It is important NOT to power off the device during the process Administrators can PING the device after the upgrade process is completed to ensure that the device is programmed and rebooted successfully ...

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Page 24: ...1 Modem Page 8 1 AT Command You can use AT commands to check the LTE status The AT command format is AT Command for example AT CSQ Enter the AT command and click Send AT command responses will be displayed in the message bar right below the command see Figure 12 Figure 12 AT Command Example ...

Page 25: ...he APN Change command allows you to change the local telecommunication company Enter the APN name and click Change button as shown in Figure 13 Figure 13 APN Change If you would like to check whether the APN setting is successful pleases enter AT command AT CGDCONT See Figure Figure 19 Check APN Function ...

Page 26: ...26 P a g e 2018 Connected IO Inc 9 Logs 9 1 System Log Select Status System Log Figure 21 System Log 9 2 Kernel LOG Select Status Kernel Log Figure 14 Kernel Log ...

Page 27: ...tenna gain must not exceed the limits in the following table Frequency Band EM1000T NA CAT1 EM1000T VZ CAT1 700 MHz 6 6 dBi 6 9 dBi 850 MHz 6 6 dBi N A 1700 MHz 6 0 dBi 6 0 dBi 1900 MHz 8 5 dBi 9 0 dBi 10 3 Antenna Installation Guidelines When installing the antenna to the Router product line there are a number of items to consider so good antenna performance can be maintained Install the antenna ...

Page 28: ... 2J Antenna 2JW1124 C952B Omni Dipole LTE 698 960MHz 1710 2170MHz 2500 2700MHz 1 6 dBi Max 1 5 dBi Max 2 9 dBi Max WiFi 2400MHz 2500MHz 2 8 dBi Max 2 GTT Europe LTD OA LTE 01 01 GT Omni Dipole LTE 698 960MHz 1710 2170MHz 2500 2960MHz 0 7 dBi Max 3 8 dBi Max 3 2 dBi Max WiFi 2400MHz 2500MHz 3 1 dBi Max 3 Taoglas TG 10 0113 Omni Dipole LTE 698 960MHz 1710 2170MHz 2500 2960MHz 0 35 dBi Max 1 3 dBi Ma...

Page 29: ...Connected IO Inc 29 P a g e 11 Environmental 11 1 Operating Environment Operating Temperature 20 C to 55 C Storage Temperature 40 C to 85 C 11 2 Physical Parameters Size 114 6mm x 99 6mm x 24 7mm Weight 157gr ...

Page 30: ... any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation o This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules 12 4 ER2000T NA CAT1 Canada o CAN ICES 3 B NMB 3 B o This device Complies with ICES 003 2016 Issue 6 Class B PTCRB Certification o This device has been tested and conforms to the PTCR...

Page 31: ...pressly approved by the grantee of the device could void the user s authority to operate the equipment RF exposure warning This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and the antenna s used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with ...

Page 32: ... aux appareils radio exempts de licence L exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes 1 l appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage et 2 l utilisateur de l appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi même si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement Radio Frequency RF Exposure Information The radiated output power of the Wireless Device is bel...

Page 33: ...ation This radio transmitter IC 22975 ER2000TNAC1 has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain and required antenna impedance for each antenna type indicated Antenna types not included in this list having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type are strictly prohibited for use with this device Cet émetteur...

Page 34: ...cation section clean up CIO 08 02 2017 V0 6 Removed VZ CAT1 from the Manual CIO 08 09 2017 V0 7 Added WiFi Antenna Gain CIO 11 15 2017 V0 8 Added VZ CAT1 back into Manual CIO 11 20 2017 V0 9 Figures and Certification updates CIO 02 02 2018 V10 0 Add RS232 Configuration CIO 10 30 2018 Replace Emu Router with Router Update security notice TJM Connected IO 8304 Esters Boulevard Suite 850 Irving TX 75...