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BC-3GM User Manual

                                                                                                               

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Summary of Contents for BC-3GM

Page 1: ...TECHNOLOGY Page Cellular Router BC 3GM User Manual Wireless Internet Access Device via HSPA ith secure HTTPS environment BEACON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY VERSION v1 1 49 Technical Support tech support beacon...

Page 2: ...Checking Device 10 3 3 Understanding Modem Router Mode 11 4 SETTING UP YOUR PC ENVIRONMENT 12 4 1 Setting up host PC 12 5 ACCESSING WSU WEB BASED SETTING UTILITY 14 5 1 How to access WSU 14 5 2 How to...

Page 3: ...ts No part of this publication should be copied reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photographic or otherwise without the prior per...

Page 4: ...em memories a 10 100 Ethernet Embedded OS various network protocols for wireless internet BC 3GM has some additional functionalities which include Always On line HTTP Log On for security environment I...

Page 5: ...lish and Chinese SMS messages through EtherNet IP services from Rockwell Automation devices Support sending both English and Chinese SMS messages through Modbus TCP command DHCP Server NAT Network Add...

Page 6: ...ure 2 1 BC 3GM Appearance 2 2 COMPONENT 2 2 1 MiniDCJack Must connect the given power adapter DC 12V 1 5A on this jack It can accept wide range 6V 30VDC for industrial purpose 2 2 2 Power S W Turn the...

Page 7: ...7 2Mbps 2G 850 900 1800 1900MHz 2 2 8 6 Status LED BC 3GM has 6 Status LED to indicate real time status The LED position are from left to right on top view LED Display Description Power ON Indicates t...

Page 8: ...od 90dBM RSSI 80dBm Off 1 5s On 0 25s Fair 103dBM RSSI 91dBm Off 1s On 0 25s Low and None RSSI 103dBm Off 0 5s On 0 25s This is based on CSQ level None 99 Low from 0 to 4 Fair from 5 to 7 Good from 8...

Page 9: ...e includes 2 4 1 Web based configuration page BC 3GM has a web based configuration page that user can access and make changes on configurations 2 4 2 Firmware Firmware is the program operating the BC...

Page 10: ...l this device please follow 5 steps below corresponding position is marked in picture 3 to complete installation 1 Insert U SIM card into the slot named SIM 2 Connect the proper antenna 3 Connect the...

Page 11: ...inserted 5 The LED named NET is asynchronously blinking Whenever data are transferred or received from to 3G wireless network this NET LED will be blinking asynchronously 6 The LED named RSSI is on o...

Page 12: ...st PC BC 3GM initial status is set as Modem router mode Always On line for the first time Therefore the first step is to connect a LAN cable Direct between your PC and LAN port of BC 3GM Set the netwo...

Page 13: ...PC s network environment 3 Go to General Tab scroll down the right hand side bar until you see Internet Protocol TCP IP then double click it Picture4 3 Step 3 of setting up your PC s network environme...

Page 14: ...tility will provide a web based interface for users to access and make configuration This web based configuration page just needs a couple simple steps to setup 1 Set up your PC s network environment...

Page 15: ...WSU 5 2 How to configure WSU When you finish configuration please click Apply Changes button then please reboot BC 3GM to make new setting effective Rebooting BC 3GM is a must Click REBOOT menu which...

Page 16: ...necting PIN Status It shows PIN status Signal level This shows the signal strength The higher value shows stronger signal For example 65dbM is better than 80dbm WAN It indicates whether router is conn...

Page 17: ...Name It is provided by service provider to link to internet For example in Australia Telstra has a few different APN names Please use correct one for your service Default value will be set as internet...

Page 18: ...ser By this case you will need to ask service provider to provide PUK code to unlock your SIM Periodic Reset Router will be reset according to preset timer Value is from 1 24 hours Default is Disable...

Page 19: ...efault is 192 168 0 200 192 168 0 250 1st DNS To set up DNS address Default is 168 126 63 1 2nd DNS To set up DNS address Default is 168 126 63 2 Assign IP by MAC This is to prevent that devices link...

Page 20: ...Page 20 of 39 Picture 6 5 Setting up LAN menu 5 Click Advanced then DMZ This is to enable or disable DMZ function If DMZ is Enabled please enter DMZ Host IP address Default is disabled Picture 6 6 Se...

Page 21: ...range Apply Changes After Apply Changes is clicked the setting will be added to Cu rrent Port Forwarding Table After setup is done since user is offering Dynamic IP most of the time if you have DDNS...

Page 22: ...l unregistered IP address to send in packet Only registered IP address can send in packet under rule s restriction Rule If Rule is click the IP address can send it packet Protocol It can define to all...

Page 23: ...ered If MAC Filtering is enabled please enter MAC address and apply changes Only registered MAC address can access to this router Picture 6 9 Setting up MAC Filtering menu 9 Click Advanced then Ping P...

Page 24: ...to Router after it is connected This IP address changes all the time To avoid tracing IP Router can link to DDNS service For example if you have applied a service from www dyndns com and registered a...

Page 25: ...me and password When you login to Router you need to enter exactly the same information as you have entered Picture 6 13 Setting up Password menu 13 Click Administrator then Password Save Click Save i...

Page 26: ...able log Log file will shows on log screen Enable Remote Logs Log file will send to remote address which shows on Log Server IP Address Picture6 15 System Logs menu The logs will be kept in flash but...

Page 27: ...ss is enabled please specify which port is used for Telnet Default is port 23 NAT It is default as NAT router SMS Phone Number If router received SMS REBOOT from registered phone Numbers Router will m...

Page 28: ...settings and reboot Picture 6 18 Setting up Update menu 18 Click Administrator then select EtherNet IP SMS You can define up to 30 SMS messages in Chinese on this web page These predefined SMS messag...

Page 29: ...Chinese SMS messages contains up to 80 Chinese characters each English SMS messages contains up to 160 ASCII characters 7 CONFIGURATION GUIDE For PLC 7 1 Rockwell Allen Bradley PLC Configuration 7 1 1...

Page 30: ...0 of 39 Picture7 1 Change Controller 2 Create an Ethernet module and edit device type and revision information Picture7 2 Change device type and revision 3 Under Module Properties General tab change I...

Page 31: ...eric Ethernet Module modify IP address as 192 168 0 1 Picture7 4 Create BC 3GM module 5 Import an Add on program for BC 3GM_AddOn_Rung_v1_1 L5X a In the Controller Organization window expand the Task...

Page 32: ...ut me nu On the shortcut menu choose Import Rungs Picture7 6 Import Rungs d Navigate to the location where you save the BC 3GM_AddOn_Rung_v1_1 L 5X select it and click Import Picture7 7 Locate rungs e...

Page 33: ...GM is the BC 3GM module Picture7 9 Ethernet Module BC3GM 7 Setup the communication paths for the AOI_BC3GM instruction after imp ort the sample rungs The AOI_BC3GM instruction implements 6 function s...

Page 34: ...39 Picture7 10 Message Configuration 8 Set up the number of phones to receive SMS messages by writing a value t o the tag BC3GM SMS WRITE Phone_Count The default value is 1 The maxi mum value is 5 Pic...

Page 35: ...therNet IP Below are the steps how to send the predefined SMS messages Set BC3GM SMS Write Message_Byte_Count as 1 Fill BC3GM SMS Write Message with the sequence number of predefine SMS messages The s...

Page 36: ...Message 0 1 BC3GM SMS Write Message 1 0 BC3GM S MS Write Message 2 00 Picture7 14 Send predefine SMS messages 12 Send English SMS text using EtherNet IP If you would like to send an English SMS messag...

Page 37: ...c data reading Normally this port is for debugging The BC 3GM supports 5 concurrent Modbus TCP IP connections to read write radio diagnostic and generic SMS data BC 3GM supports sending both English a...

Page 38: ...ll be the final received message in cellphone Output_Str parameter sent by Modbus command is actually the sequence number SMS Message Parameters Name Data Type Access Modbus Register Description Out_S...

Page 39: ...owing format as SIM No IP APN ID Password Authentication Signal Example Received Message DSR NETINFO Responded Message SIM 1 192 168 0 1 internet meter meter PAP and CHAP 55 8 3 DSR PPP ON or OFF If r...

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