MC Technologies MC PMRL, User Manual

Page 1: ...MRL Mobile Radio Router MC Technologies GmbH Kabelkamp 2 30179 Hannover Germany Tel 49 511 67 69 99 0 Website Shop www mc technologies net Email info mc technologies net 1 User Manual MC PMRL Version v1 0 0 ...

Page 2: ...SED OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE 7 4 CONTENTS 7 5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 8 5 1 TECHNICAL DATA 8 Physical properties 8 Technological mobile network features 8 6 PORTS AND DISPLAY 9 7 INSTALLATION 10 7 1 ANTENNA 10 7 2 INSERTING THE SIM CARD 10 7 3 POWER SUPPLY 10 7 4 CONFIGURATION VIA WEB INTERFACE 10 7 5 SETTING UP THE SIM AND ESTABLISHING A CONNECTION 11 7 6 ONLINE TEST 12 7 7 INTERNET ACCESS 12 7 8 AC...

Page 3: ...ite Shop www mc technologies net Email info mc technologies net 3 11 OPENVPN 21 11 1 CLIENT CONFIGURATION 21 11 2 SERVER CONFIGURATION 23 12 FACTORY RESET 25 13 MAINTENANCE REPAIR AND TROUBLESHOOTING 26 13 1 MAINTENANCE 26 13 2 TROUBLESHOOTING 26 13 3 REPAIR 26 14 DISPOSAL 26 14 1 RETURN OF THE OLD EQUIPMENT 26 ...

Page 4: ...e publications and certificates must be observed and followed The basic safety instructions must be strictly maintained when operating the product In addition to the basic safety instructions the individual sections of the documentation contain descriptions of procedures and operating instructions with specific safety information Furthermore the local guidelines for the prevention of accidents and...

Page 5: ...ansport and storage e g by using air cushioned packaging Before installing the product check it for possible damage that may have been caused by improper transport or storage Damage in transit must be noted on the shipping documents All claims for damages must be made immediately and before installation to the carrier company responsible for storage 2 5 Labels on the product The type plate of the ...

Page 6: ... and people can affect their health Please note that the mobile phone antenna must be at least 20 cm away from persons during operation 3 Use of open source software 3 1 General This product includes among other things so called open source software which was produced by third parties and published for free use by everyone The open source software is subject to special open source software license...

Page 7: ...s to the purpose of the contract on which the purchase of our product is based This applies in particular to any use of the open source software programs outside of our product For the use of the open source software beyond the purpose of the contract the warranty and liability provisions provided for in the applicable open source software license for the corresponding open source software as list...

Page 8: ... operation at increased temperatures This may result in functional restrictions especially during data transmission This serves to protect the internal electronics Technological mobile network features Technological feature Description Supporting networks LTE 4G FDD Band 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 and 20 all bands with diversity HSDPA HSUPA HSPA 3G Band 1 2 5 8 all bands with diversity GSM GPRS EDGE 2G 850 900...

Page 9: ...MRL Depending on the variant your MC PMRL may not have all connections display or control elements Port Description POW Power supply GPIO I O Interfaces SERIAL Serial RS485 RS232 interface CAN CAN Port USB USB Port USB 2 0 Host ETH Ethernet Port RJ45 10 100 BT Port Description M1 LTE Antenna SMA socket main connection M2 LTE Diversity Antenna SMA socket MIMO W1 Wifi antenna SMA socket W2 Wifi ante...

Page 10: ...ce 7 3 Power supply The MC PMRL is operated with a supply voltage of 10 55V DC Please connect an external DC power supply with an output voltage of 10 55V DC to the power supply socket POW e g 12V 1 2A or 24V 600mA Please connect the power supply unit to the power supply or switch on the power supply A green P LED will light up After a short initialization phase approx 30 seconds the device is rea...

Page 11: ...o UMTS GPRS EV DO Supports LTE connection 2 Click on SWITCH PROTOCOL 3 Change Modem device to dev ttyUSB0 4 Enter the access data APN user and password for data transmission in your mobile network 5 Enter the PIN number of your SIM card Leave the entry field empty for a SIM card without PIN You can obtain the data from your mobile phone provider Many providers do not require additional entries for...

Page 12: ...ernet should answer with PING times 7 7 Internet access After successfully logging into the mobile network you can now connect to the Internet using your browser To do this open the browser on your PC and enter a URL known to you in the address field e g www mc technologies net 7 8 Access via SSH To access the Linux system of the MC PMRL you must connect to the same IP address default 192 168 0 1 ...

Page 13: ...ine via a router the line option gateway aaa bbb ccc ddd can be added with the IP address of the router 6 Then press Escape to save the file and then type wq and press Enter 7 Finally type service network reload and press Enter Restart the network services with the new settings After a few seconds the MC PMRL has the new IP address If necessary the network connection at the host PC must be briefly...

Page 14: ...nF against GND 5 No function Internal 100nF against GND 6 RD Receive minus 7 nc 8 Shield Internal shielding LED yellow SPEED 1 Blinks Led Blinks once 10Base link 2 Blinks Led Blinks twice 100Base link LED green ENWAYEN ON Network link has been established Blinking Network activity has been detected 8 2 Power supply Connection to an AC power supply must be made by using a suitable power supply unit...

Page 15: ...logies net 15 8 3 USB Port 2 0 Type A Port Signal 1 2 D 3 D 4 8 4 GPIO Pin Signal Pin Signal 13 OUT3A 26 GND 12 OUT2B 25 GND 11 OUT2A 24 DIG_IN_8 10 OUT1B 23 DIG_IN_7 9 OUT1A 22 DIG_IN_6 8 IN_ADC4 21 DIG_IN_5 7 IN_ADC4 20 DIG_IN_4 6 IN_ADC3 19 DIG_IN_3 5 IN_ADC3 18 DIG_IN_2 4 IN_ADC2 17 DIG_IN_1 3 IN_ADC2 16 OUT4B 2 IN_ADC1 15 OUT4A 1 IN_ADC1 14 OUT3B 14 1 13 26 ...

Page 16: ...ons RS232 DB9 DB9 connector DB9 socket Router socket Pin Signal Signal Pin 1 2 RXD TXD 2 3 TXD RXD 1 4 5 GND GND 5 6 7 RTS CTS 3 8 CTS RTS 4 9 RS485 Router socket Pin Signal 1 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 5 GND 6 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 The RS485 interface can be addressed as dev ttymxc4 from the console Example picocom b 115200 dev ttymxc4 Now it is possible to communicate with the RS485 port RX TX is switched automatica...

Page 17: ... Email info mc technologies net 17 9 Configuring WLAN Master Mode 9 1 Create WLAN 1 Login in to your device s LuCI web interface 2 Under Network tab click on WLAN 3 Click on EDIT 4 Under Interface Configuration General Setup type wanted ESSID for your device 5 Choose lan for Network 6 Click on SAVE APPLY 7 Under WLAN Overview click on ENABLE ...

Page 18: ...net 18 9 2 Create Interface 1 Under Network tab click on Interface 2 Click on ADD NEW INTERFACE 3 Add a name for the interface example WLAN 4 Set protocol to DHCP Client 5 Choose WLAN Network Master 6 Click on Submit 7 Under Common Configuration click on Firewall Settings and choose lan or wan depending on wanted source 8 Click on SAVE APPLY 9 A new interface is created ...

Page 19: ...web interface 2 Under Network tab click on Switch 3 When clicking on ADD a new VLAN will be created with ID 2 4 Associate each switch port with a VLAN In the given example ETH3 and ETH1 were linked together in VLAN eth0 2 ETH2 and CPU eth0 were linked together in VLAN eth0 1 5 Click on SAVE Notice that using this configuration the device is only through ETH2 reachable 10 2 Create Interface 1 Under...

Page 20: ... Kabelkamp 2 30179 Hannover Germany Tel 49 511 67 69 99 0 Website Shop www mc technologies net Email info mc technologies net 20 7 Under Common Configuration click on Firewall Settings and choose lan 8 Click on SAVE APPLY 9 A new interface is created ...

Page 21: ... Certificate Authority ca crt Server certificate server crt and server key server key Client certificate client crt and client key client key 11 1 Client Configuration 1 After logging to MC PMRL Luci interface using the IP address default 192 168 0 1 click on OpenVPN under VPN tab 2 Click on EDIT at sample_client tab 3 Click on Switch to advanced configuration 4 Edit the settings as the one in the...

Page 22: ...ery setting as same as given in the conf file 3 Same for VPN section 4 Under Cryptography a Change the cipher type to the one given in the conf file b In the path ETC LUCI UPLOADS upload the Certificate authority ca file CRT local certificate cert CRT and the local private key key key 5 Click on SAVE APPLY and then BACK TO OVERVIEW 6 Enable the configured instance then click on SAVE AND APPLY then...

Page 23: ...3 11 2 Server Configuration 1 After logging to MC PMRL Luci interface using the IP address default 192 168 0 1 click on OpenVPN under VPN tab 2 Click on EDIT at sample_server tab 3 Click on Switch to advanced configuration 4 Edit the settings as the one in the server conf file you have Example 1 Under Service Change verb verbosity same as given in the conf file here it is 3 ...

Page 24: ...e as given in the conf file 3 Same for VPN section 4 Under Cryptography a Change the cipher type to the one given in the conf file b In the path ETC LUCI UPLOADS upload the Certificate authority ca file CRT Diffie Hellman parameters dh PEM local certificate cert CRT and the local private key key key 5 Click on SAVE APPLY and then BACK TO OVERVIEW 6 Enable the configured instance and then click on ...

Page 25: ...vice Use the pointed end of a paperclip or similar object to press and hold the Reset button Then while still holding the button connect the power After approximately 5 seconds release the reset button Now the device is reached using the IP address 192 168 1 1 you may need to change your computer address manually Choose the device s firmware from your local hard drive and click on Upload firmware ...

Page 26: ...ctive products with a detailed error description to MC Technologies GmbH Kabelkamp 2 30179 Hannover Before shipping the device Call our support team and ask for an RMA Return to Manufacturer Authorisation number Remove possibly inserted SIM cards Back up the configurations on the device and any other data stored on it Back up any applications running on the device It is not permitted to open the p...