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PART 1: GETTING STARTED

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Optional Equipment

Several optional components may be used with the ZyWAN, including GPS Receiver and the Wireless LAN

802.11b card. These modules are plugged into internal sockets of the ZyWAN. Cellular and 802.11

antennas must conform to the requirements on page 127 in order to ensure compliance with FCC

regulations.

Additional Documentation

In addition to this manual, there are several Application Notes giving further documentation on specific

subjects relating to the ZyWAN configuration. These can be found on the ZyWAN software CD or upon

request. These Application Notes include:

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ZyWAN Application Note – Modem Diagnostics

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ZyWAN Application Note – Security and System Diagnostics

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ZyWAN Application Note – IPSec Security and PPTP VPN

Summary of Contents for ZyWAN

Page 1: ...Rev F April 2010 110150 1001F USER MANUAL ZyWAN Cellular Routing Modem DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR A BETTER WORLD www eurotech com ...

Page 2: ...007 D Updates for ZyWAN release 1 5 Added Open Ports and optional fields to Networking HTTPS option support for 3G and Novatel modems and rules for default gateway DHCP DNS Added configuration examples Updated RS 485 wiring detail February 2008 E rev 2 0 Updates for ZyWAN release 1 7 and style changes Added Modem Status pages DNS option for Cellular and masquerade option for port forwarding Added ...

Page 3: ...ics 11 Electrical Characteristics 11 Temperature Range 11 PART 1 GETTING STARTED 13 Chapter 1 Interfaces 14 LED Indicators 15 Power Connector 16 Ethernet 16 Antenna Connections 17 Serial Ports 18 COM1 COM2 COM3 RS 232 18 COM3 4 wire RS 485 422 18 USB 19 SIM Card 20 Installing a SIM card GPRS 3G IDEN 20 Battery Link 21 Understanding Network Interfaces 21 Chapter 2 Accessing the ZyWAN 22 What You Wi...

Page 4: ...ache 43 Changing a Configuration 44 Using Default Gateway DHCP and DNS 45 Configuration Options 45 Default Route 46 DHCP Server and NAT 46 DNS Server 46 Chapter 2 System Status 47 Status Web Page 47 Get Modem Status 48 EVDO Status 48 3G Status 51 IDEN Status 54 GPRS Status 57 Chapter 3 Cellular Configuration 61 ZyWAN EVDO Options 61 ZyWAN 3G Options 70 ZyWAN IDEN Options 72 ZyWAN GPRS Options 72 C...

Page 5: ...urity 110 Chapter 12 Backing Up Configurations 112 Saving Configuration Files 112 Restoring Configuration Files 112 PART 3 CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES 113 Introduction 114 Configuration Example 1 Network Router 115 Cellular Setup 115 Ethernet Setup 116 WiFi Setup 117 Networking Setup 118 Checking Out Example 1 119 Configuration Example 2 WiFi Client 120 WiFi Setup 120 Configuration Example 3 Terminal S...

Page 6: ...ollow these warnings and all other safety precautions necessary for the safe operation of the equipment in your operating environment Alerts that can be found throughout this manual The following alerts are used within this manual and indicate potentially dangerous situations Warning Information regarding potential hazards Personal injury or death could occur Also damage to the system connected pe...

Page 7: ...charges will apply to all returned products WEEE The following information is issued in compliance with the regulations as set out in the 2002 96 CE directive subsequently superseded by 2003 108 CE It refers electrical and electronic equipment and the waste management of such products When disposing of a device including all of its components subassemblies and materials that are an integral part o...

Page 8: ...e material Provide the following information in the RMA request Model number Serial number Detailed fault description Company Details Contact details Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this manual Symbol Text Pin Definition NC Not Connected Reserved Use reserved to Eurotech must remain unconnected Text in Courier font is used to indicate commands entered or responses receive...

Page 9: ... This User Manual provides the basic configuration and hardware information required for getting started with the ZyWAN products For more detailed information see www zywan com for additional technical and addendum documentation Product Overview Features The features offered by the ZyWAN include Rugged design handles challenging industrial or mobile telemetry environments Wireless features provide...

Page 10: ...ifies the main model variation 1000 Base model with COM3 as RS 232 1001 Base model with COM3 as RS 485 Options identifies additional optional components WiFi WiFi 802 11 wireless network GPS GPS receiver In addition project specific model names are given to ZyWAN models which include specific hardware or software to meet customer project requirements Accessories Several accessories for the ZyWAN a...

Page 11: ...ense input 12 VDC protected Power consumption 2 W excluding 802 11b cellular and other peripheral devices 5 W approximate including 802 11b and cellular Power consumption for communication devices varies depending on the amount of transmission time Typical values for maximum power consumption are listed assuming full transmit power over a sustained period Realistically the total power consumption ...

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Page 14: ...M2 RS 232 for data communication GPS Antenna connection for GPS receiver SMA COM3 RS 232 or RS 422 485 for data communication DIV Diversity antenna optionally used for EVDO SMA COM1 RS 232 serial port for local console diagnostics LED indicators USB ports 2 One or both may be used internally for EvDO etc LAN ports 2 RJ 45 10 100BaseT Ethernet with link and activity LEDs 802 11 Antenna connection f...

Page 15: ...nication ability probable This does not necessarily guarantee that communication can occur For instance when the interface is established but the device goes out of range of cellular coverage the light may still indicate a solid On condition Slow blink Received data activity detected on cellular network Bottom WiFi Connection Status Off WiFi interface not started wlan0 not present On WiFi interfac...

Page 16: ...sense 3 Power GND 4 GND The ignition sense input is intended for sensing the on off condition of a vehicle s ignition but it is not yet supported in the ZyWAN application software Ethernet The pin assignments for the Ethernet LAN connection are shown in the following table The yellow LED is a Link Activity light which illuminates when a 10 100Base T connection is made and flashes when there is dat...

Page 17: ...DEN 800 806 870 MHz IDEN 900 896 941 MHz GPRS GSM 850 824 894 MHz EGSM 900 880 960 MHz GSM 1800 1710 1880 MHz GSM 1900 1850 1990 MHz The DIV connector is a standard polarity SMA connector used for a diversity antenna This is an option used with EVDO models to enhance signal reception and it uses the same EVDO frequencies The GPS connector is a standard polarity SMA connector which connects to a GP...

Page 18: ...2 RX 9 GND RS 485 RS 422 wiring diagrams When connecting RS 485 or RS 422 devices in a multidrop configuration there must usually be a 120Ω termination resistor at one or both end devices in the network but NOT on any devices in the middle of the loop The ZyWAN provides a 4 wire RS 485 422 interface In RS 485 or RS 422 systems the ground connection is optional Typically it is used to connect the c...

Page 19: ...d RS 485 Master may need 120 ohm termination resistor optional middle device s must not have resistor Drawing is labeled as if devices are DTE Direction of arrows is correct regardless of RX TX labeling on a given device Drg S15037 02c Middle Device s End Device Data Data Data Data Master Device 4 wire TX TX RX RX GND Optional USB One or both of the USB ports may be used internally for EvDO or WiF...

Page 20: ...tom of the ZyWAN Installing a SIM card GPRS 3G IDEN To change or install the SIM card complete the following steps 1 Remove the power connector and then remove other connectors from the ZyWAN 2 Unscrew the four screws and remove the access panel on the bottom 3 Slide the black SIM card holder and remove the existing SIM card 4 Install the new SIM card and replace the access panel 5 Restore all con...

Page 21: ...so be necessary to remove the four screws from the back plate Remove the lid and locate the battery and battery jumper JP2 The battery is enabled when the jumper is fitted To replace the battery remove it from its holder and replace it with an equivalent CR2032 battery Dispose of the used battery according to the manufacturer s instructions and local ordinances Carefully replace the lid ensuring t...

Page 22: ...eb browser Serial crossover cable or some other means of identifying the DHCP assigned address of the ZyWAN after it powers on Software Requirements The computer used to perform the ZyWAN configuration must have the following software Windows operating system Windows 2000 or Windows XP Web browser Mozilla Firefox ver 2 recommended or Internet Explorer ver 6 or ver 7 Serial terminal program such as...

Page 23: ...uirements on page 127 in order to ensure compliance with FCC regulations Additional Documentation In addition to this manual there are several Application Notes giving further documentation on specific subjects relating to the ZyWAN configuration These can be found on the ZyWAN software CD or upon request These Application Notes include ZyWAN Application Note Modem Diagnostics ZyWAN Application No...

Page 24: ...ol Configuration PC ZyWAN RS 232 null modem serial cable COM1 Press the Enter key to get a login prompt The default login is root and the default password is arcom case sensitive RS 232 Null Modem Cable To connect the ZyWAN to another computer DTE device such as on COM1 for the console diagnostic port a null modem serial cable must be used The pinout for this cable is shown next RS 232 Null Modem ...

Page 25: ...onsole port of the ZyWAN for diagnostics The following steps are the setup instructions for Windows HyperTerminal 1 In the Windows Start menu select Programs Accessories Communications HyperTerminal The Connection Description window is displayed 2 Enter a name for this HyperTerminal configuration as shown next 3 Set the Connect using option to COM1 or whatever free RS 232 port exists on this PC ...

Page 26: ... Unencrypted Telnet to the ZyWAN is not an option For Linux systems the ssh command is available as an SSH client For Windows systems the PuTTY program is available as a free SSH client Download and install PuTTY choose the Windows installer version from http www chiark greenend org uk sgtatham putty download html Once the PuTTY application is installed on the Windows computer run the application ...

Page 27: ... from the ZyWAN Unencrypted FTP is not an option This requires the SFTP or SCP Secure FTP or Secure Copy protocol which use an encrypted SSH network connection For Linux systems the sftp and scp commands are available for file transfers to the ZyWAN For Windows systems the WinSCP application is available as a free download for SFTP SCP file transfers This is available from www winscp net Download ...

Page 28: ...t the Remember panels state when switching sessions option in the Environment Panels menu In the main window of WinSCP click on the Session menu In the Host name field enter the IP address of the ZyWAN The username and password can also be entered at this time Individual session configurations may be saved if repeated connections need to be made to the same address These will appear in the Stored ...

Page 29: ... files in the left panes The right panes show the directories and files on the ZyWAN using WinSCP s Norton Commander interface only If all four panes are not visible they can be displayed by choosing the Options Local Panel Tree and Options Remote Panel Tree menu options You can drag and drop files between the panes or other Windows Explorer windows Navigate through the local or remote directory s...

Page 30: ...ZyWAN and perform an initial configuration is to use a direct connection to another computer PC To make a direct connection complete the following steps 1 Connect the configuration PC using a crossover Ethernet cable 2 Apply power to the ZyWAN 3 Set up the PC s network settings 4 Configure the ZyWAN via its Web page The following sections provide detailed explanations of these actions 1 Connect th...

Page 31: ...1 In the Windows Start menu select Control Panel Network Connections Look at the properties of the Local Area Connection 2 Open the properties for the Internet Protocol TCP IP Select the Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server address automatically checkboxes as shown in the following screen capture 3 Record the existing settings then make the changes to obtain the IP address and ...

Page 32: ... 192 168 1 x where x is a number between 2 and 254 4 Browse ZyWAN Configuration Page To browse the ZyWAN configuration page complete the following steps 1 Open a Web browser and enter the address http 192 168 1 1 into the address bar A dialog box is displayed asking for the username and password 2 Enter your username and password The default username is arcom and default password is arcom The ZyWA...

Page 33: ...ting Ethernet network and to the PC serial port 2 Apply power to the ZyWAN 3 Determine ZyWAN network address 4 Configure the ZyWAN via its Web page The following sections provide detailed explanations of these actions 1 Connect ZyWAN to the Network To connect ZyWAN to the network complete the following steps 1 Connect the null modem serial cable from the PC to COM1 of the ZyWAN 2 Connect the ZyWAN...

Page 34: ...e following steps 1 Use Windows HyperTerminal to establish communication to the ZyWAN on COM1 at 115 200 baud See Windows HyperTerminal on page 25 for help with this step 2 If the ZyWAN is already started press the Enter key to get a login prompt The default login is root and the default password is arcom case sensitive 3 After logging into the ZyWAN type the command ifconfig eth1 at the command p...

Page 35: ...a Web browser and enter the address of the ZyWAN into the address bar A dialog box is displayed asking for the username and password 2 Enter your username and password The default username is arcom and default password is arcom The ZyWAN configuration page is displayed See Web Configuration Page on page 40 for further instructions on configuration ...

Page 36: ...g may fail because it is blocked by the cellular network In this case try making an SSH connection with the PuTTY application see SSH Client PuTTY on page 26 for help installing PuTTY because the SSH connection should work if a connection can be made to the ZyWAN 2 Over the Sprint network it may be that port 80 is blocked In the Web browser enter the full HTTPS address of the ZyWAN https ip_addres...

Page 37: ...s acting as a DHCP Server to the PC and is configured to serve the DNS addresses these are displayed in the ipconfig settings Using ZyWAN COM1 for Diagnostics When using a null modem serial cable connected to COM1 as described in Initial Connection Over a Network on page 33 several commands can be issued to the ZyWAN to diagnose network configuration or operation To check network configuration or ...

Page 38: ...on a device use the command nc ip_address ip_port where ip_address is the device address on the network or 127 0 0 1 for the ZyWAN itself and ip_port is the network port Check with Network Administrator If you are still unable to get the ZyWAN to connect to an existing network check with a network administrator for additional support ...

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Page 40: ...er the appropriate address preceded by http If the ZyWAN has never been configured see Initial Connection with Single PC on page 30 or Initial Connection Over a Network on page 33 For instance typically the default Web address on Ethernet port 0 is http 192 168 1 1 If the ZyWAN has been previously configured for a different network configuration its current numeric IP address should be used The We...

Page 41: ...irefox version 2 select one of the Accept this certificate checkboxes and then click OK In Mozilla Firefox version 3 click Or you can add an exception and then click Add Exception In the following dialog box click Get Certificate and Confirm Security Exception ...

Page 42: ...age that is currently displayed reloads the existing configuration Switching Between HTTP and HTTPS By default the ZyWAN uses Secure HTTP HTTPS for displaying its Web pages This uses network IP port 443 and encrypts the data transferred between the computer and the ZyWAN This can be switched to standard HTTP unencrypted IP port 80 by clicking on the link at the top Switch to HTTP mode less secure ...

Page 43: ...is error delete Temporary Internet Files close all instances of the Web browser and then re open the ZyWAN Web page The following section describes this procedure To clear the browser cache in Mozilla Firefox select Tools Clear Private Data Make sure the Cache box is checked and then click the Clear Private Data Now button To clear the browser cache in Internet Explorer version 7 select Tools Inte...

Page 44: ...any page of the configuration complete the following steps 1 Enter the changes you want to make and then click the Submit New Configuration button Changes must be submitted or they will be lost One of the following error messages will be displayed before closing the browser moving to another page or clicking on another tab without submitting changes 2 Click on any tab or close the browser The name...

Page 45: ...AN provides two Ethernet eth0 eth1 WiFi wlan0 and cellular ppp0 interfaces Each of these interfaces can potentially have a Default Gateway address DHCP and DNS server addresses One of these interfaces will be made the default route to reach addresses not otherwise available on its local networks Configuration Options The Ethernet interfaces can be configured to be a DHCP client on an existing netw...

Page 46: ...ble to act as a gateway but in order to route traffic from one interface to another there must also be a NAT entry configured on the Networking page to route from the source network to the destination network The Open Ports section on the Networking page must include UDP port 67 to allow DHCP traffic to the ZyWAN DNS Server As a DHCP Server the ZyWAN may also be configured to pass DNS server addre...

Page 47: ...cated as gprs 3G iden and evdo EVDO Provider Since the EvDO cellular provider has to be specified with the modem provided with the ZyWAN this is set as part of the factory configuration applies only to ZyWAN EVDO models Possible options for EvDO provider are Sprint Verizon Bell Mobility and Telus EVDO Modem Module The EVDO Modem Module gives the type of modem model used for EVDO MC5720 MC5725 MC57...

Page 48: ...ersion Information link to show version details on the EVDO cellular module FIELD OPTION EXPLANATION Version Information Firmware Version Firmware version in cellular module Firmware Date Date of firmware version in cellular module PRL Version Version of the PRL Preferred Roaming List stored in the cellular module Click the Modem Information link to show modem settings for the EVDO cellular module...

Page 49: ...e number of the cellular module MDN MDN Mobile Directory Number of the cellular module MIN MIN Mobile Station Identification Number of the cellular module Click the Operational Status Information link to show current operational details such as the EVDO cellular signal strength FIELD OPTION EXPLANATION Operational Status Information Signal Strength Received signal strength RSSI in dBm Channel Numb...

Page 50: ...le a data call is active Connection State Click the Network Information link to show information about the EVDO cellular network FIELD OPTION EXPLANATION Network Information Service Indication Which type of service is currently available to the modem No service Digital CDMA or GPS service Roaming Status Status of whether roaming is available Not roaming Roaming with guaranteed SIDs Roaming without...

Page 51: ...em settings for the 3G cellular module FIELD OPTION EXPLANATION Modem Information Model Hardware model of cellular module Manufacturer Manufacturer of cellular module Supported System Mode System modem GSM or WCDMA supported by module Network acquisition Order Order of acquiring GSM or WCDMA networks or automatic Roaming Support Whether roaming is supported in cellular module Service Domain Suppor...

Page 52: ...llular module FIELD OPTION EXPLANATION Account Information U SIM card s ICCID Integrated Circuit Card ID of the installed SIM card U Sim Card s IP IP address obtained on cellular network Click the Operational Status Information link to show current operational details such as the 3G cellular signal strength ...

Page 53: ...Band Channel Current GSM band and channel number being accessed GMM State Sub state Current GMM state MM State Sub state Current MM state WCDMA L1 State Current WCDMA L1 state if in CDMA mode RRC State Current WCDMA RRC state if in CDMA mode Serving Cell Serving cell if in GSM GPRS mode GPRS State Current GPRS state if in GSM GPRS mode Click the Network Information link to show information about t...

Page 54: ...ug revision and CC DD is the bandmap revision CSD Version CSD version in the format EE FF GG where EE is the bandmap version type FF is the structure version and GG is the data version USR Version USR version in the format HHc JJ KK where HH is product identifier c is sub ID JJ is carrier ID and KK is USR file version number Software Version iO270 software version in the format cLL MM NN where c i...

Page 55: ...sing the specified protocol TCP UDP Firewall Settings The iO270 cellular module provides a network firewall for incoming connections Any port to which a connection must be made from the cellular network must have a port opened in the firewall for a specified protocol TCP UDP The ZyWAN opens ports 443 80 and 22 TCP by default plus any ports which are listed in the Networking page of its configurati...

Page 56: ...lar module is registered on the cellular network GSM RSSI Received signal strength of GSM carrier 0 31 31 is best Click the Network Information link to show information about the IDEN cellular network FIELD OPTION EXPLANATION Network Information Frequency Current frequency in Hz and frequency band to which the iO270 cellular module is connected Bandmap Bandmap information being used by the iO270 B...

Page 57: ...onnect Packet Data Mobile IP Phone Restricted Registration log of various services in the iO270 cellular module These are normally only of value in cases of rare problems in cellular registration where these numbers can be reported to the cellular provider for diagnostics GPRS Status Click the Version Information link to show version details on the GPRS cellular module FIELD OPTION EXPLANATION Ver...

Page 58: ... module Phone Model Model name of the cellular module Phone Manufacturer Manufacturer of the cellular module Click the Account Information link to show account details for the GPRS cellular module FIELD OPTION EXPLANATION Account Information SIM ID SIM card number IP Address IP address if the cellular module is able to connect to the network Subscriber Telephone number associated with the SIM card...

Page 59: ...gnal strength 0 31 31 is best BER is the channel bit error rate 0 7 0 is best GSM Registration Status Registration status on cellular network Options are Not registered not searching Registered home network Not registered but searching for operator to register with Registration denied Not detailed Registered roaming GPRS Registration Status Registration status on GPRS data network Options are Not ...

Page 60: ...mode CC Class C in circuit switched mode only Band Info Current frequency band used in operation Options are GSM EGSM 900 GSM 1800 Dual band 900 1800 PCS 1900 GSM 850 Dual band 1900 850 Tri band 900 1800 1900 Tri band 850 1800 1900 Quad band 850 900 1800 1900 DNS Server Address1 DNS Server Address2 Addresses of DNS server provided by the cellular network Account Provider Service provider name stor...

Page 61: ...tions may be configured to set up EVDO cellular network OPTION EXPLANATION Obtain DNS from Service Provider Normally the cellular provider supplies one or more addresses of a DNS server to use while connected to the carrier so this option should be set to Yes If there is a case where the DNS server needs to be explicitly specified instead set this to No and enter numeric IP addresses in the Prefer...

Page 62: ... the ZyWAN this is done by filling in the correct fields and clicking the Set NAM Profile button 3 Provision the account profile to be active on the network by clicking the IOTA OMA DM Provision button This must be done in an EvDO coverage area in the service provider s network area 4 After both setting the NAM profile and after the IOTA provisioning the ZyWAN will automatically reboot If doing bo...

Page 63: ...electing Yes to Activate EVDO Modem the following prompt is displayed The activation process or changing of accounts on the module interrupts any existing cellular connection if currently active The following screen capture shows the Cellular tab if the Sierra Wireless MC5727 module is installed The following screen capture shows the Cellular tab if the MC5725 is installed ...

Page 64: ...he cellular operation Only one profile may be provisioned at any given time The four fields for either profile may be cleared by clicking the Clear button to the right of the row The MC5727 only has one NAM profile MDN MTN Enter the Mobile Directory Number or Mobile Telephone Number of the cellular module MIN MSID Enter the Mobile Station Identification Number of the cellular module System ID MC57...

Page 65: ...ider may also be entered by hand into those fields The normal response from this action should begin with HTTP Reply Status 200 and contain additional lines with the MDN and other profile information as follows MC5727 response HTTP Reply Status 200 MC5727 at OK NAM 0 at namval 0 MDN 8016519710 MIN 8019183951 SID 4139 NID 65535 OK NAM 0 MC5725 response HTTP Reply Status 200 NAM 0 MDN 9135299437 MDN...

Page 66: ...iod of time until it finishes and returns to 0 Set NAM Profile This button sets the information for a modem account profile MC5725 and possibly MC5727 only After the Master Subsidy Lock and all the data for the modem profile are entered click the Set NAM Profile button to activate the profile After a few seconds status information is displayed in the large text area The normal response from this a...

Page 67: ...es an active cellular connection to the service provider and may not be able to be done in a roaming area Make sure that a cellular antenna is connected to the ZyWAN and that the ZyWAN is located in an area where EvDO CDMA service for the service provider is available Status information is displayed in the large text area This may take several minutes for a response possibly up to six minutes The ...

Page 68: ...ision the account If necessary the entire response text from the text area can be copied and pasted in order to request troubleshooting assistance from the service provider MC5725 response mmc mmcID 126 status uri method id 1 name disconnect reportstatus false mmc 140 MMC session disconnected session id 126 140 Resetting IOTA session end status 0 140 HTTP Shutdown 140 SSL session fff7f4 closed wit...

Page 69: ...ork Up Server Connected Retry 1 Global State 400 Number Get 1 Number Post 0 HTTP Status 0 Proxy Not Trusted OK This response will be returned from the E725 before the provisioning process is complete This will be indicated by the In Progress 1 message above Wait a short period of time then click Get NAM Profiles again the provisioning attempt is completed when the response contains In Progress 0 I...

Page 70: ...requency Band is set to Yes choose a cellular frequency band to operate on Options are All bands WCDMA 2100 GSM 900 1800 GSM ALL WCDMA ALL If All Bands is selected the modem will try all available bands when it attempts to register on the network It may be more efficient to narrow the band or group of bands such as GSM All or WCDMA All in the configuration if this is known for the network being us...

Page 71: ...types are None Pap and Chap Frequency Band If Select Frequency Band is set to Yes choose a cellular frequency band to operate on Options are All bands WCDMA 2100 GSM 900 1800 GSM ALL WCDMA ALL If All Bands is selected the modem will try all available bands when it attempts to register on the network It may be more efficient to narrow the band or group of bands such as GSM All or WCDMA All in the c...

Page 72: ...ect to the cellular data network Options are Disabled Nextel and Southern Linc For other private IDEN carriers use the Nextel option ZyWAN GPRS Options The following screen capture shows the Cellular tab on the ZyWAN GPRS The following options may be configured to set up the GPRS cellular network OPTION EXPLANATION Obtain DNS from Service Provider Normally the cellular provider supplies one or mor...

Page 73: ... be changed in etc ppp pap secrets file T Mobile APN wap voicestream com Dial String atd 99 1 Authentication none If Custom is chosen as the network provider for ZyWAN GPRS the following screen capture lists the fields and options that are available FIELD OPTION EXPLANATION APN Enter the APN Access Point Name of the cellular provider s data connection This is supplied by the cellular provider Dial...

Page 74: ...t is enabled the options may be configured as described in the following sections After setting all the Ethernet properties click the Submit New Configuration button before switching to a new tab or closing the window DHCP Client If Use Dhcp is set to Yes the ZyWAN acts as a DHCP client to automatically obtain its Ethernet network address settings from a server on the LAN Otherwise set this parame...

Page 75: ... and 255 If this interface is not the default route leave the Default Gateway blank Preferred DNS Server Enter the primary DNS server address Each of the four fields must be a number between 1 and 255 If DNS is not needed or the server is unavailable the DNS address may be left blank Alternate DNS Server Enter the secondary DNS server address Each of the four fields must be a number between 1 and ...

Page 76: ... must be a number between 0 and 255 Range From Enter the numeric address of the lowest DHCP address to be assigned by this DHCP server Each of the four fields must be a number between 1 and 254 Range To Enter the numeric address of the highest DHCP address to be assigned by this DHCP server Each of the four fields must be a number between 1 and 254 greater than the Range From Pass DNS Servers to D...

Page 77: ...eral of the main configuration options change as shown in the following table MODE DHCP FIXED IP RUN DHCP SERVER Ad hoc Selectable Selectable fixed IP only Managed Selectable Not an option Master Fixed IP only Selectable SSID Enter the network name domain ID which is to be used for this wireless network Enter an SSID of any case sensitive to allow roaming in managed or ad hoc modes Channel Select ...

Page 78: ...ring or 64 character hexadecimal value 256 bit encryption After setting all the WiFi properties click the Submit New Configuration button before switching to a new tab or closing the window Depending on the choice of Mode for WiFi operation the DHCP Client Fixed Address and DHCP Server options are used for the IP address settings as discussed in the following sections DHCP Client If Use Dhcp is se...

Page 79: ... interface is not the default route leave the Default Gateway blank Preferred DNS Server Enter the primary DNS server address Each of the four fields must be a number between 1 and 255 If DNS is not needed or the server is unavailable the DNS address may be left blank Alternate DNS Server Enter the secondary DNS server address Each of the four fields must be a number between 1 and 255 If DNS is no...

Page 80: ...een 0 and 255 Range From Enter the numeric address of the lowest DHCP address to be assigned by this DHCP server Each of the four fields must be a number between 1 and 254 Range To Enter the numeric address of the highest DHCP address to be assigned by this DHCP server Each of the four fields must be a number between 1 and 254 greater than the Range From Pass DNS Servers to DHCP Clients Set this o...

Page 81: ...Note The Open Ports section must include UDP port 67 if DHCP Server is used for Ethernet or WiFi UDP port 53 must be included if Pass DNS Servers to DHCP Clients is set to Yes for Ethernet or WiFi Any configured ports on the Terminal Server page GPS UDP or GPS Terminal Server ports will also need to have those ports configured in the Open Ports page If not the firewall will block those connections...

Page 82: ...d Port Enter the port number of the incoming connection Port numbers must be a number between 1 and 65535 Protocol Enter the protocol of the incoming port TCP or UDP Optional fields The following optional fields configure the firewall to filter allowed incoming connections to the ZyWAN Permitted Source Port Range Enter the range of source port numbers allowed for the incoming connection Normally s...

Page 83: ...es Note Changes made to the Open Ports Port Forwarding and NAT portions of the Networking page take effect immediately after submitting changes without requiring a reboot The following table lists the buttons available BUTTON EXPLANATION Insert Row Each of the table rows is numbered In order to insert a row in the table enter a number in the box between 1 and one greater than the highest number of...

Page 84: ...ork Enter the numeric IP address or range of addresses which is the source of the connection to the ZyWAN Each of the four fields must be a number between 0 and 255 For instance entering an IP address network of 172 16 11 0 limits incoming connections from addresses 172 16 11 1 through 172 16 11 255 Permitted External Network Mask Enter the subnet mask for the Permitted External Network Each of th...

Page 85: ...ce entering an IP address network of 172 16 11 0 translates all addresses from 172 16 11 1 through 172 16 11 255 Source Netmask Enter the subnet mask for the Source Network Address Each of the four fields must be a number between 0 and 255 Source Interface Enter the name of the network interface which contains the source network above Destination Interface Enter the name of the network interface w...

Page 86: ...thout inserting a row and entering the data again Note If the clock is not retained after loss of power it may either be that the battery link on the main circuit board is not fitted or that the coin cell battery has failed and needs to be replaced The following table lists the fields available in Table of NTP Servers if Time Synchronization is set to NTP FIELD EXPLANATION NTP Servers to Use IP ad...

Page 87: ...to a physical serial port on the ZyWAN in NMEA format See page 88 Enable GPS Terminal Server Select Yes to enable a terminal server on the ZyWAN which allows a host to connect and obtain streaming GPS data over a network connection in NMEA format See page 89 GPS UDP Message Format Select a data format to enable the ZyWAN to send GPS data over a network connection using UDP protocol Available optio...

Page 88: ...both services may conflict for the port and not operate correctly Baud Rate Select the baud rate to use for the serial GPS output Baud rate options range from 1200 to 115 200 bps Data Bits Select the number of data bits to use for the serial GPS output Options are 5 6 7 and 8 Parity Select the parity to use for the serial GPS output Options are None Odd Even Mark Space Stop Bits Select the number ...

Page 89: ...ge in the NMEA data stream Enable PFST FOM Select Yes to enable the PFST and FOM messages in the NMEA data stream Enable GPS Terminal Server The following screen capture shows the window if Enable GPS Terminal Server is set to Yes Note If the GPS Terminal Server is configured here it must also be included as a TCP port in the Open Ports section of the Networking page so the firewall will allow con...

Page 90: ...PGSA Select Yes to enable the GPGSA message in the NMEA data stream Enable GPGSV Select Yes to enable the GPGSV message in the NMEA data stream Enable PFST FOM Select Yes to enable the PFST and FOM messages in the NMEA data stream GPS UDP Message Format The following screen capture shows the window if GPS UDP Message Format is set to Arcom Format or ActSoft Format Note If the GPS UDP option is con...

Page 91: ...d buffered to be sent all together as determined by the Send Threshold in order to reduce the network traffic Send Threshold Enter the Send Threshold as a number between 1 and 19 The Send Threshold is a numeric value which indicates how many GPS positions should be sent in one position message The position message will not be sent until the specified number of GPS positions have been obtained from...

Page 92: ... send the next point every 10 seconds When Enable Cache is set to No Arcom format only a UDP acknowledgement is not required The ZyWAN simply sends out the GPS points when it can and does not store them locally If the host computer does not receive the position message those positions are lost Arcom Format for GPS Messages UDP When using the Arcom Format for GPS data the position message is transm...

Page 93: ...ndition Almanac error response from GPS receiver Bit 4 Condition Good position response from GSP receiver Flag Bits Bit 5 UTC TIME FLAG This bit must be set to indicate that the TIMETAG represents UTC time Bit 6 OVERFLOW FLAG This bit is set to indicate that this position after being added to the store and forward cache caused an existing position in the store and forward cache to be deleted Bit 7...

Page 94: ...e following screen capture The following table lists the buttons available BUTTON EXPLANATION Insert Row Each of the Terminal Clients exists as a large set of properties in a numbered table row In order to insert a row in the table enter a number in the box between 1 and one greater than the highest number of rows Then click the Insert Row button to insert a blank row This row must be filled in wi...

Page 95: ...s are 5 6 7 and 8 Parity Select the parity to use for the Terminal Client port Options are None Odd Even Mark Space Stop Bits Select the number of stop bits to use for the Terminal Client port Options are 1 1 5 and 2 Flow Ctrl Select whether to use hardware flow control for the Terminal Client port Options are None and RTS CTS hardware flow control Respond with OK Choose whether an OK message is s...

Page 96: ...w and its Matching Dial String field must be left empty ATDT String Connect only if an ATDT message is received on the serial port where is some alphanumeric string There may be many Host Connection rows configured under this Terminal Client with their Dial String set to unique ATDT values The ATDT mode acts as a modem emulator whereby each ATDT dial sequence initiates a connection to an IP addres...

Page 97: ... Connection Table BUTTON EXPLANATION Insert Row Each row of the Host Connection Table exists as a set of properties in a numbered table row within the Terminal Client configuration In order to insert a row in the table enter a number in the box between 1 and one greater than the highest number of rows Then click the Insert Row button to insert a blank row This row must be filled in with all data r...

Page 98: ...uptions Echo Connect Strings Choose whether to echo all commands The options are To Async Echo the Connect Message and Failure Message to the serial port after a connection attempt or after the Terminal Client disconnects To Async and Socket Echo the Connect Message and Failure Message to the serial port and to the remote server after a connection attempt or after the Terminal Client disconnects N...

Page 99: ...ection and to the serial port when a connection attempt fails This text is only sent when the Echo Connect Strings is set to something other than Neither This option emulates a modem s option to echo a fail message to a dialing computer This field may be left blank if no message is desired IP Address 1 IP Address 2 IP Address 3 Enter the IP address or fully qualified domain name FQDN to which the ...

Page 100: ...s makes the items shown in the following screen capture available in the Table of Terminal Servers The following table lists the buttons available in the Table of Terminal Servers BUTTON EXPLANATION Insert Row Each of the Terminal Servers exists as a large set of properties in a numbered table row In order to insert a row in the table enter a number in the box between 1 and one greater than the hi...

Page 101: ...ELD OPTION EXPLANATION IP Port Enter the IP port number between 1 and 65535 to be used on the ZyWAN for incoming TCP IP connections from a network client application The IP address to which the client connects may be any valid address configured for the ZyWAN on any interface Time to Live Enter the Time To Live for the connection in seconds This is the maximum time of no activity from the network ...

Page 102: ...P requests Options available are None This is the normal option for most applications Open Modbus to ASCII Converts Open Modbus IP protocol requests to serial Modbus ASCII protocol and converts the ASCII response to an Open Modbus IP response Open Modbus to RTU Converts Open Modbus IP protocol requests to serial Modbus RTU Binary protocol and converts the RTU response to an Open Modbus IP response...

Page 103: ...d The password must be no longer than 15 characters When this is set making a connection to the Terminal Server port returns a prompt for Password If the correct password case sensitive is not entered within a minute the connection is dropped Buffer Size Enter the maximum number of bytes between 1 and 4095 which are allowed in a response to a network client The actual number of bytes sent may be l...

Page 104: ...e Serial Ports Table At least one row of the Serial Ports Table is required for the Terminal Server to operate FIELD OPTION EXPLANATION COM Port Select the serial COM port to which the Terminal Server data is sent Important Make sure this COM port is not configured for another service in the ZyWAN Otherwise both services may conflict for the port and not operate correctly It is possible in some ap...

Page 105: ... the Web Interface In the Update URL field enter the network address URL Uniform Resource Locator from which an update file may be downloaded The address must be accessible through the default network interface of the ZyWAN and must point to a file server location containing update files for the ZyWAN Some examples of addresses which could be used are http files arcom com Zywan updates HTTP downlo...

Page 106: ...required files although other programs may be used which support the SFTP or SCP protocols Determine the current software revision by viewing the Status tab of the ZyWAN Web configuration page The following screen capture shows an example indicating a ZyWAN at software revision level 1 4 The required files can be obtained upon request from Eurotech or they may be downloaded from http files arcom c...

Page 107: ...SSH application See the section Setting Up Software on page 25 for help setting up HyperTerminal or PuTTY From the ZyWAN command line issue the following commands cd var www updates tar xvf tmp Zywan 1 2to1 5update tar or tar xvf tmp Zywan 1 4to1 5update tar touch tmp update log tail f tmp update log Notice the ampersand at the end touch tmp update A series of diagnostic messages will be displayed...

Page 108: ...r Use WinSCP to connect to the ZyWAN and browse to its tmp or var tmp folder Download the Zywan 1 5to1 7update tar file to the ZyWAN as shown in the following screen capture After the files are loaded connect to the ZyWAN using either HyperTerminal on the COM1 diagnostics port or over the network using PuTTY or another SSH application See the section Setting Up Software on page 25 for help setting...

Page 109: ... displayed ending with a system reboot The following screen captures show these messages Once the reboot has finished the system has been updated to version 1 7 This can be verified on the Web configuration page or by typing the command cat home arcom version txt The response should be 7 ...

Page 110: ...t username for logging into the Web configuration page Current Password Enter the current password New Username Enter a new username for logging into the Web configuration page New Password Enter a new password After entering these values click the Change Web Password button A prompt will confirm whether to change the password as shown in the following screen capture If the current username and pa...

Page 111: ...PART 2 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION 111 110150 1001F Otherwise a negative confirmation will indicate that the change password operation was not successful The following screen capture illustrates this case ...

Page 112: ...rties sed i s reboot false reboot true reboot properties After the files have been copied and modified as described previously they can be packaged up with the following command tar cvf tmp config tar properties This will create a file tmp config tar that contains all the unit property files which are all the properties set through the Web configuration page Use WinSCP to upload this file from the...

Page 113: ...PART 3 CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES 113 110150 1001F PART 3 CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES ...

Page 114: ...d information is given for each configuration example These examples illustrate some of the basic ZyWAN features The actual implementation may vary with customer requirements The configurations described in this section are only a subset of the functionality of the ZyWAN Many other configurations are possible that are not represented by the examples included in this section ...

Page 115: ... the cellular network Ethernet eth0 192 168 1 1 subnet 255 255 255 0 ZyWAN will be the default gateway and DNS server to devices on its Ethernet network assigning them addresses 192 168 1 10 through 192 168 1 200 WiFi wlan0 192 168 3 1 subnet 255 255 255 0 WiFi will act as an access point master mode with SSID zywan ZyWAN will be the default gateway and DNS server to devices on the WiFi network as...

Page 116: ...d DNS Server addresses because these addresses will override the cellular network If configured the Default Gateway address will be the ZyWAN s default route and the ZyWAN will obtain its public DNS servers from that network The following screen capture shows the Ethernet configuration page ...

Page 117: ...esses because these addresses will override the cellular network If configured the Default Gateway address will be the ZyWAN s default route and the ZyWAN will obtain its public DNS servers from that network The WEP WPA encryption password is optional The following screen capture shows the WiFi configuration page ...

Page 118: ...t as a Default Gateway to other devices and port 53 UDP is required for it to act as a DNS server The NAT entries allow devices on each network to route through the ZyWAN to reach the cellular network ppp0 interface The following screen capture shows portions of the Networking configuration page ...

Page 119: ...P address and DNS The screen captures show the output of ipconfig all on a computer running the Windows operating system The computer has obtained its address 192 168 1 10 from the ZyWAN and the ZyWAN is its Default Gateway DHCP Server and DNS Server The computer can ping google com using the public cellular network both to resolve the URL with DNS and to route the network traffic between eth0 and...

Page 120: ... on a host network using a wireless access point using static IP addressing WiFi in managed mode may use DHCP instead to automatically acquire an address from the host network A WEP password may also be configured currently WPA is not supported The next section provides a detailed description including the Web configuration page for this setting WiFi Setup In this example the ZyWAN network address...

Page 121: ...llowing table lists the network settings used in this example which is only a partial configuration to illustrate the Terminal Server network SETTING DETAILS Terminal Server IP port 4000 will be set up as a Terminal Server which will redirect data to the COM2 port Networking Open port 4000 in ZyWAN firewall This must be included explicitly in Networking for any Terminal Server port configured The ...

Page 122: ... If RS 485 is needed on an appropriate model of ZyWAN use COM3 with Flow Control set to RTS CTS and Echo cancel RS485 set to Yes See Terminal Servers on page 100 for more details on other Terminal Server options The following screen capture shows the Terminal Servers configuration page Networking Setup Port 4000 TCP must be opened in the firewall to allow external connections to be made to the Ter...

Page 123: ...cally to a remote network server and is available via Terminal Server connection to the ZyWAN Networking Networking configuration allows access to GPS Terminal Server port The next sections provide detailed descriptions including the Web configuration pages for each setting Cellular Setup The cellular page will depend on the model of ZyWAN and the network provider The inbound TCP connection to obt...

Page 124: ...tion page Networking Setup The portions of the Networking configuration page shown are used to enable inbound connections to the Terminal Server port 5000 TCP The NTP setting allows the ZyWAN to obtain the correct system time so GPS reports sent with UDP will contain the correct timestamp ...

Page 125: ...n Weight 1 25 kg 2 75 lbs approx may vary based on optional hardware Mounting Details The mechanical dimensions of the ZyWAN are shown next all dimensions are shown in millimeters When the unit is mounted there must be sufficient space to connect the cables Antennas must be located in an area where there will be adequate exposure to RF signals For GPS this generally means the GPS antenna must have...

Page 126: ...ZyWAN User Manual 126 110150 1001F Dimensions of ZyWAN Faceplate ...

Page 127: ...15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 3 To comply with RF safety requirements you must maintain a distance of 20 cm from the antenna when operating the device 4 Each antenna of this device must not be co located wi...

Page 128: ...C grant information This device is approved for mobile RF exposure conditions Approved for use with antenna s as listed in this filing 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 any other antenna or transmitter Radio Frequency Standards for ZyWAN with 802 1...

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