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6300-CX User’s Guide

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DataPro2Go 6300-CX

Wireless Failover Router

User’s Guide

LTE

4G

Summary of Contents for 6300-CX

Page 1: ...aPro2Go logo and all other Zirrus LLC marks contained herein are trademarks of Zirrus LLC All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners Images are shown for illustrative purposes only individual experience may vary DataPro2Go 6300 CX Wireless Failover Router User s Guide LTE 4G ...

Page 2: ...obligation to notify any person or organization of any revisions or changes 2015 Zirrus LLC All rights reserved Zirrus LLC the DataPro2Go logo and all other Zirrus LLC marks contained herein are trademarks of Zirrus LLC All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners Images are shown for illustrative purposes only individual experience may vary ...

Page 3: ...A THAT WASN T SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURER IF A DIFFERENT ANTENNA IS REQUIRED FIRST CONSULT ZIRRUS LLC FOR RECOMMENDATIONS THAT SUIT YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES THE UNIT MUST BE POWERED OFF WHERE BLASTING IS IN PROGRESS WHERE EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERES ARE PRESENT OR NEAR MEDICAL OR LIFE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT DO NOT POWER ON THE UNIT IN ANY AIRCRAFT BY PRESSING THE ERASE BUTTON WHEN POWERED UP THE CONFIGURATION OF ...

Page 4: ...ackup Connectivity via Ethernet Port 15 Out of Band SMS Commands 16 Advanced Configuration Using DataProView 17 Viewing Editing Configuration 17 Upgrading Firmware 17 Defining a Custom APN 18 Using Remote Commands 18 Immediately Update Device 18 Establishing WAN connectivity via Ethernet Port 19 Passthrough Bridge Mode 19 Router Mode 20 Learning More 20 Managing Device Locally 21 Connecting to the...

Page 5: ...ery Pack Ethernet Cable 2 Antennas Passive Power over Ethernet PoE Injector Cable Mounting Bracket 6300 CX Welcome Card Universal Power Supply Unit Mounting Accessories 2 Wide Clips 2 Screws 2 Drywall Anchors 2 Narrow Clips Velcro Strips What s in the Box DATA2GOWIRELESS COM ...

Page 6: ... 2015 6300 CX User s Guide 5 of 28 Ports and Connectors Back of 6300 CX Antenna Connector 1 Attach both of the included antennas Antenna Connector 2 SIM Slot WAN Port Erase Button Power Socket DATA2GOWIRELESS COM ...

Page 7: ...ion Is connected to 2G or 3G and also has an Ethernet connection Flashing Yellow Flashing Green Flashing White Flashing Blue Solid Blue Solid Green Is upgrading firmware WARNING DO NOT POWER OFF DURING FIRMWARE UPGRADE Alternating Red Yellow Device Status Once power has been established your device will initialize and attempt to connect to the network Device initialization may take 30 60 seconds B...

Page 8: ...300 CX User s Guide 7 of 28 Signal Strength Signal Bars dBm Signal Strength Percent Quality 113 to 99 0 23 Bad 98 to 87 24 42 Marginal 86 to 76 43 61 OK 75 to 64 62 80 Good 63 to 51 81 100 Excellent DATA2GOWIRELESS COM ...

Page 9: ... the included antennas both antennas must be installed for proper operation While gripping the metal connector section with your thumb and forefinger and tighten until secure Do not tighten the antenna by holding any part of the plastic antenna housing Connect the power supply unit or if doing a site survey attach the temporary battery pack and follow the instructions in the Site Survey section SI...

Page 10: ...power supply unit to power the DataPro2Go 6300 CX The battery pack will power your device for approximately two hours while you perform your site survey The battery pack is not rechargeable and should be properly disposed of after use Move the DataPro2Go 6300 CX to different locations within your site to determine the best compromise between signal strength and installation constraints Since cellu...

Page 11: ...n your location If the outdoor cellular signal strength is less than 2 bars it may be necessary to connect using a different cellular network operator This requires an activated SIM from the alternate cellular network operator Try the device antennas in different orientations and away from other nearby electronic equipment at each test location Note LTE requires the use of both antennas antennas w...

Page 12: ...o 6300 CX to your site Gateway request will be sent to the WAN Ethernet network Plug the power supply unit into an AC power outlet and connect to the 12V DC lead 4 pin connector of the POE injector cable Using the include CAT5 cable or a customer provided CAT5 cable connect to your site router or gateway and the WAN port of the 6300 CX CAT 5 Router 6300 CX Power supply unit DATA2GOWIRELESS COM ...

Page 13: ...ength The POE injector cable allows the DC power and Ethernet connection to be run to the DataPro2Go 6300 CX via the Ethernet connection only Plug the power supply unit into an AC power outlet and connect to the 12V DC lead 4 pin connector of the POE injector cable Connect the male RJ45 connector plug of the POE injector cable to the site network equipment router Connect a standard Ethernet cable ...

Page 14: ...e power input socket The proper orientation is for the lock tab and clip to align See picture below The Red LED marked DC IN and the Green LED marked DC OUT will both be illuminated on the POE injector cable see diagram if you have properly connected the PSU and you have connect a length of CAT5 cable properly to the POE injector cable and the 6300 CX If the red LED is illuminated and the Green LE...

Page 15: ...ifications based on connectivity device firmware and signal strength Remote control Out of band SMS recovery Devices using DataProView typically require no additional configuration or set up Local Configuration If your DataPro2Go 6300 CX is not provisioned in DataProView it will use a default local configuration profile which will enable basic cellular connectivity primary or backup to your router...

Page 16: ...f the device to the site network equipment router This may be done either directly with an Ethernet cable or via the POE injector cable 6 Refer to the section Using the Passive POE Injector Cable above Check for solid LINK and flashing ACTIVITY LEDs on the device WAN Ethernet port The device will accept an IP address from the site network via its DHCP client Observe the Status Indication LEDs Sign...

Page 17: ...factory resets reboot the device and restore to the backup firmware partition all without requiring the device to have an active cellular connection Similar to the standard remote commands these can be used to provide control over the device without any onsite interaction To utilize this feature SMS must be enabled for the SIM card used by the device The complete list of SMS commands is defined in...

Page 18: ...he Configuration section 4 Select the Edit pencil icon at the top right of the page to make changes The 6300 CX will automatically support configuration updates after the next daily sync around 1AM UTC To apply changes sooner than the next scheduled sync refer to the Remote Commands section for details on how to send a remote command Upgrading Firmware To upgrade the firmware on your device 1 Logi...

Page 19: ...ut those into the Username and Password entries located in the Modem section of the configuration 7 Click the Update button Using Remote Commands The DataProView management portal allows you to send a specific set of remote commands to the device to provide control over the device without requiring any onsite interaction These remote commands allow you to perform actions such as rebooting the devi...

Page 20: ...vice by searching for its MAC address 2 Select the MAC address of the device to bring up its details page 3 Select the View Configuration link in the Configuration section of the page 4 Once viewing the configuration profile select the Edit pencil icon at the top right of the page 5 Under the Modem section of the configuration open the Passthrough section and set the following options inside that ...

Page 21: ... device to bring up its details page 3 Select the View Configuration link in the Configuration section of the page 4 Once viewing the configuration profile select the Edit pencil icon at the top right of the page 5 Change the Interface Type under the LAN network section from DHCP to Static IP Address 6 In the Address enter in the IP address you wish to assign to the device for its LAN DHCP network...

Page 22: ... typically via its Ethernet port By default you can connect to the device via its Ethernet port at the IP address 192 168 210 1 You can access the device via this default IP address using a PC connected to its Ethernet port When connected to your site network your DataPro2Go 6300 CX will attempt to use DHCP to establish a connection and obtain an IP address If a DHCP server is operating on the sit...

Page 23: ...guring PC to Connect to Device To manually connect to the device you must manually set an IP address on your PC to be able to communicate with the DataPro2Go 6300 CX 1 Select the Properties of the relevant network connection on the Windows PC DATA2GOWIRELESS COM ...

Page 24: ... Device To manually connect to the device you must manually set an IP address on your PC to be able to communicate with the DataPro2Go 6300 CX 2 Click the Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 parameter and select Properties and configure with the following details DATA2GOWIRELESS COM ...

Page 25: ...lly set an IP address on your PC to be able to communicate with the DataPro2Go 6300 CX 1 Open the web browser on the PC and type in the address bar the IP address of the DataPro2Go 6300 CX 192 168 210 1 and hit Enter 2 When prompted Enter User Name root Password default 3 The DataPro2Go 6300 CX default web user interface will be shown ...

Page 26: ...for the Cellular and Ethernet interfaces 1 Uncheck box next to Enable central management 2 Click save After saving the profile the device will no longer attempt to sync with DataProView and a full range of available configuration options will be visible Hovering your mouse over the name for a configuration option will display a pop up providing help details about that option including any default ...

Page 27: ...he upgrade process should take less than one minute Defining a Custom APN 1 Connect to the device s web UI by connecting your PC to the WAN Ethernet port of the device and then going to http 192 168 210 1 If the device does not give your PC an IP address via DHCP you may need to configure your PC with the following static IP settings IP address for PC 192 168 210 2 Subnet 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192...

Page 28: ...uld be inserted notch end first with the gold contacts face down The SIM slot is located on the back of the DataPro2go 6300 CX between the power connector and the USB port The SIM will click into place when fully inserted Does the DataPro2Go 6300 CX fail back to 3G Yes if the DataPro2Go 6300 CX doesn t recognize a 4G LTE network available the device will automatically fallback to the highest avail...

Page 29: ... A RESIDENTIAL AREA IS LIkELY TO CAUSE HARM f UL INTER f ERENCE IN WHICH CASE THE USER WILL b E REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE INTER f ERENCE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE INDUSTRY C ANADA CAN ICES 3 A NM b 3 A THIS PRODUCT IS INTENDED FOR OPERATION IN A COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT AND SHOULD NOT BE USED IN A RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT T HIS PRODUCT HAS b EEN TESTED AND f OUND TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS ...

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