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Desk mount

In situations where wall mounts and DIN rails are not required, you can simply place the NWL-15 router on a desk using its rubber
feet to prevent it from slipping.

Figure 14 - Desk mount

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Page 1: ...User Guide NWL 15 Light Industrial M2M Router Plus...

Page 2: ...ust be taken to a recycling centre and processed separately from domestic waste The cardboard box the plastic contained in the packaging and the parts that make up this device can be recycled in accor...

Page 3: ...and 28 Operator settings 32 LAN 33 Routing 37 VPN 47 Services 60 Dynamic DNS 60 Network time NTP 61 Data stream manager 62 Legacy data managers 67 Watchdogs 70 SNMP 73 TR 069 75 GPS 77 Odometer 79 IO...

Page 4: ...4 NetComm Wireless Light Industrial M2M Router Plus www netcommwireless com Technical data 134 Safety and product care 135 Product warranty 139...

Page 5: ...d telecommunications terminology and concepts Prerequisites Before continuing with the installation of your NWL 15 router please confirm that you have the following A device with a working Ethernet ne...

Page 6: ...e device management with support for TR 069 Web GUI and full feature management with SMS Optimized web configuration UI Flexible mounting suitable for in home use or industrial applications with built...

Page 7: ...er real time business insight and streamline your business operations The router s open Linux operating system and Software Development Kit SDK offers the capability to install custom software applica...

Page 8: ...m Physical dimensions and indicators Physical dimensions Below is a list of the physical dimensions of the NWL 15 router Figure 1 NWL 15 dimensions NWL 15 ROUTER WITHOUT EXTERNAL ANTENNA ATTACHED Leng...

Page 9: ...ower on in recovery mode Slow flashing Hardware error Network On Connected via WWAN Blinking 1 Traffic via WWAN Slow flashing Connecting data session On Registered network Slow flashing Registering ne...

Page 10: ...en selecting a location for the router or positioning an external antenna please allow up to 20 seconds for the signal strength LEDs to update before repositioning Ethernet port LED indicators The Eth...

Page 11: ...n and I O wires here Power ignition and I O wires may be terminated on the supplied terminal block and connected to a power source Refer to the diagram and table under the Powering the router section...

Page 12: ...ry moving the router to a different place or mounting it differently Note When selecting a location for the router allow at least 20 seconds for the signal strength LEDs to update before trying a diff...

Page 13: ...tached Use appropriately sized screws in the mounting holes provided on the back of the unit Figure 6 Wall mount Perpendicular to the wall C Section DIN Rail mount The NWL 15 router easily slides onto...

Page 14: ...et provides additional methods of mounting the NWL 15 router To attach the mounting bracket slide it onto the rear of the router as shown in the diagram below Figure 9 Sliding on the mounting bracket...

Page 15: ...et Figure 11 Wall mount Mounted via DIN rail bracket Using the mounting bracket for Top hat DIN rail mounting The NWL 15 router may be vertically mounted to the wall with the bracket by sliding the br...

Page 16: ...l M2M Router Plus www netcommwireless com Desk mount In situations where wall mounts and DIN rails are not required you can simply place the NWL 15 router on a desk using its rubber feet to prevent it...

Page 17: ...pplied terminal block to power your router Use a flathead screwdriver to tighten the terminal block screws and secure the power wires making sure the polarity of the wires are correctly matched as ill...

Page 18: ...t this table serves as an indication only as the power consumed by the device is affected by many variables including signal strength network type and network activity Average power consumption figure...

Page 19: ...e 8 of this guide 3 Open a web browser e g Internet Explorer Firefox Safari type http 192 168 1 1 into the address bar and press Enter The web based user interface log in screen is displayed Figure 17...

Page 20: ...u may proceed to activate the NWL 15 router on the network To perform the activation process 1 Log in to the router as described above The Status page is displayed and the router prompts you to activa...

Page 21: ...iguration options available on the NWL 15 router Status The status page of the web interface provides system related information and is displayed when you log in to the NWL 15 router management consol...

Page 22: ...onnection status of the active profile IP Type The type of IP in use SIP is a Simple IP connection and when moving between cell sectors the PPP session is torn down MIP is a Mobile IP connection which...

Page 23: ...nfiguration options for Wireless WAN LAN Routing and VPN connectivity Data connection The data connection page allows you to configure and enable disable the connection profile To access this page cli...

Page 24: ...imum transmission uni MTU size The default value is 1460 You should not change this value unless instructed to by your network provider NAT Masquerading NAT masquerading also known simply as NAT is a...

Page 25: ...maximum transmission unit which is the largest packet or frame that can be sent in a packet or frame based network such as the internet The default value is 1460 This value should only be modified und...

Page 26: ...ile broadband connection using a PPPoE session This is particularly useful in situations where you wish to provide Wireless WAN data access to an existing router which you want to have full public WAN...

Page 27: ...you must configure your downstream device connected via Ethernet to the NWL 15 router to initiate a network connection through a PPPoE client The username and password used by the downstream device f...

Page 28: ...ts to establish a mobile broadband data connection When the data connection is established the router monitors traffic and terminates the link when it is idle Note When interesting packets arrive the...

Page 29: ...y to set it to ON Figure 28 Connect on demand Ignore NCSI traffic Excluding certain packet types from triggering the connection to dial Depending on your environment you might prefer to exclude certai...

Page 30: ...ervals use Connect regularly every to specify the interval between dials Setting this to never effectively disables this option The router also features the ability to randomize the time at which the...

Page 31: ...e or force a disconnection manually You can use the Manual connect and Manual disconnect buttons to do this whenever necessary The online status of the connection is displayed above the buttons Figure...

Page 32: ...affects the quality and speed of network access The default setting of Hybrid is appropriate for most users as it automatically selects the fastest network If you need to restrict the router to a part...

Page 33: ...signed cellular network DNS servers With DNS masquerading ON the DHCP server embedded in the NWL 15 router hands out its own IP address e g 192 168 1 1 as the DNS server address to LAN clients The dow...

Page 34: ...nsible for DHCP assignment but instead an existing DHCP server is located on the Wireless WAN connection the clients behind the NWL 15 router are able to communicate with the DHCP server when DHCP rel...

Page 35: ...the primary DNS Domain Name System server s IP address DNS Server 2 IP Address Specifies the secondary DNS Domain Name System server s IP address WINS Server 1 IP Address Specifies the primary WINS Wi...

Page 36: ...ress field enter the device s MAC address 4 In the IP Address fields enter the IP address that you wish to reserve for the device 5 If the Enable toggle key is not set to ON click it to switch it to t...

Page 37: ...n the Ethernet subnet Adding Static Routes To add a new route to the static routing list click the Add button The Static routes page appears 1 In the Route name field type a name for the route so that...

Page 38: ...ure 42 Adding a static route Active routing list Static routes are displayed in the Active routing list Figure 43 Active routing list Deleting static routes From the static routing list click the icon...

Page 39: ...o a router on the PPP interface side so that a router on this network will know how to route to a device on the router s Ethernet subnet Static routes must be added manually according to your requirem...

Page 40: ...E 00 01 XX as its MAC address The last byte of the address XX is the Virtual Router Identifier VRID which is different for each virtual router in the network This address is used by only one physical...

Page 41: ...the router or a wildcard IP address 0 0 0 0 that allows all IP addresses to access the router 4 The Source Port Range From and To fields are used to specify the port s on the source side that are to...

Page 42: ...ht Industrial M2M Router Plus www netcommwireless com Figure 48 Port forwarding settings To delete a port forwarding rule click the button on the Port forwarding list for the corresponding rule that y...

Page 43: ...omplex port forwarding rules but it exposes the device to untrusted networks as there is no filtering of what traffic is allowed and what is denied The DMZ configuration page is used to specify the IP...

Page 44: ...Internet page the firewall takes a low priority The priority of the firewall can be described as DMZ MAC IP Port filtering rules MAC IP Port filtering default rule Router firewall rules In other word...

Page 45: ...t least one known MAC IP to access the router otherwise you will not be able to access the user interface of the router without resetting the router to factory default settings Creating a MAC IP Port...

Page 46: ...ars for TCP UDP and UDP TCP options Use these fields to specify a port or range of ports from the source side to use for the rule To specify a single port repeat it in both the From and To fields Dest...

Page 47: ...fferent VPN connection types Note The following descriptions are an overview of the various VPN options available More detailed instructions are available in separate whitepapers on the NetComm Wirele...

Page 48: ...48 NetComm Wireless Light Industrial M2M Router Plus www netcommwireless com Figure 56 IPSec profile edit...

Page 49: ...e secure but also require longer to generate a key DPD Action Select the desired Dead Peer Detection action This is the action to take when a dead Internet Key Exchange Peer is detected DPD Keep Alive...

Page 50: ...imulates a data link layer device i e bridge and operates with layer 2 frames such as Ethernet frames The TUN virtual interface transports IP traffic only It simulates a network layer device i e route...

Page 51: ...epending on which format you would like If for some reason the integrity of your network has been compromised you can return to this screen and use the Certificate drop down list to select the certifi...

Page 52: ...52 NetComm Wireless Light Industrial M2M Router Plus www netcommwireless com Figure 59 OpenVPN server profile settings...

Page 53: ...ion click Save to finish configuring the OpenVPN server Configuring an OpenVPN client 1 Click the OpenVPN profile toggle key to switch it to the ON position 2 In the Profile name field type a name for...

Page 54: ...section Use the Browse button to locate the CA certificate file you saved from the OpenVPN Server and then press the Upload button to send it to the router Click the Save button to complete the OpenV...

Page 55: ...network section enter the network Address and network Subnet mask The Network Address and Network Mask fields inform the Master node of the LAN address scheme of the slave 7 Press the Generate button...

Page 56: ...yer 2 of the OSI model and is included on Windows computers Configuring the PPTP client To configure the PPTP client 1 From the menu bar at the top of the screen click Networking and then from the VPN...

Page 57: ...The Use peer DNS option allows you to select whether the remote clients will use the Domain Name Server of the PPTP server Click the toggle key to set this to ON or OFF as required 10 NAT masquerading...

Page 58: ...e VPN tunnel GRE is used to securely encapsulate the data or payload Configuring GRE tunnelling To configure GRE tunnelling 1 From the menu bar at the top of the screen click Networking and then from...

Page 59: ...to the next router on the route to the datagram s destination If the TTL field reaches zero before the datagram arrives at its destination the data packet is discarded and an error message is sent ba...

Page 60: ...dress To configure dynamic DNS 1 Click the DDNS configuration toggle key to switch it to the ON position 2 From the Dynamic DNS drop down list select the Dynamic DNS service that you wish to use The a...

Page 61: ...use the Time zone drop down list to select the correct time zone for the router If the selected zone observes daylight savings time a Daylight savings time schedule link appears below the drop down l...

Page 62: ...D functionality to include the forwarding and translation of data between any of the endpoints For example you could send the GPS data received by the module in NMEA format through a serial port by me...

Page 63: ...oint The name can contain alphanumeric characters only i e A Z a z 0 9 3 Use the Endpoint types drop down list to select the type of endpoint to configure Serial port generic This creates a generic se...

Page 64: ...y every Retry timeout interval Figure 74 TCP client endpoint configuration UDP server This creates a UDP server endpoint with the following options available Figure 75 UDP server endpoint configuratio...

Page 65: ...the flow of data is from Endpoint A to Endpoint B To create a new stream 7 Click the Add button on the right side of the page Figure 79 Data stream list The Edit data stream page is displayed 8 In the...

Page 66: ...he destination of the stream The screenshot below shows a configuration sending GPS data out of the built in serial port Use the Mode drop down list to select the mode of operation of the endpoint The...

Page 67: ...rs Modem emulator Modem emulator allows you to connect legacy equipment such as an RTU or PLC to the serial port of the router in place of a traditional dial up modem The NWL 15 router emulates the di...

Page 68: ...of the serial port DTR line Ignore Take no action Command High to Low transition of DTR causes the router to enter command mode does not end call Hangup High to Low transition of DTR causes the router...

Page 69: ...The PAD Daemon runs as a background process which can be accessed via the web configuration interface The PADD configuration page is located under Services PADD The PADD is used usually with multiple...

Page 70: ...e connectivity We recommend using caution when implementing this feature in situations where the device is intentionally offline for a particular reason for example when Connect on demand has been ena...

Page 71: ...accelerated timer interval 4 If all 3 accelerated pings to the first destination address fail the router sends 3 pings to the second destination address at the Periodic Ping accelerated timer interva...

Page 72: ...ng the Watchdog function To disable the Watchdog reset function set Fail count to 0 Note The traffic generated by the Watchdog feature is usually counted as chargeable data usage Please keep this in m...

Page 73: ...P toggle key to switch it to the ON position 2 Enter Read only community name and Read write community name which are used for client authentication Community names are used as a type of security to p...

Page 74: ...n the Trap destination field enter the IP address to which SNMP data is to be sent 2 In the Heartbeat interval field enter the number of seconds between SNMP heartbeats 3 Use the Trap persistence fiel...

Page 75: ...Configuration Servers ACS It is particularly efficient in applying configuration updates across networks to multiple CPEs TR 069 uses a bi directional SOAP HTTP based protocol based on the application...

Page 76: ...d and Verify ACS password fields enter the Auto Configuration Server password 5 In the Connection Request Username field enter the username to use for the connection requests 6 In the Connection Reque...

Page 77: ...V2 3 standard of sending GPS data The standard includes sentences used to identify the type of data being sent and therefore defines the way the data is interpreted The supported GPS related sentences...

Page 78: ...ble and the router performs an update up to 40MB of data may be downloaded Please keep this in mind if your mobile broadband plan has usage restrictions Figure 90 Mobile Stations Based Assisted GPS co...

Page 79: ...register as distance travelled When you have finished configuring the Odometer settings click the Save button to ensure the settings are stored on the router Figure 91 Odometer options ITEM DESCRIPTIO...

Page 80: ...r that pin Each pin is capable of outputting either 3 3V or 8 2V Figure 92 IO configuration options ITEM DESCRIPTION IO configuration IO Functionality Enables the configuration of the input and output...

Page 81: ...commonly used in hazardous or explosive locations where compact sensors are required When a pin is set to NAMUR mode Pull up is turned on and the global Pull up voltage is set to 8 2V These settings...

Page 82: ...oot up sequence Ignition pin The third pin on the 6 way terminal connector is a dedicated input called Ignition This input is intended for connection to an ignition switch in vehicular applications or...

Page 83: ...o wait before entering sleep state in the Always go to sleep this many seconds after booting field A setting of 0 means that the router will never enter sleep state Sleep triggered by ignition pin sta...

Page 84: ...ified value Figure 99 Wake when triggered by ignition pin status Use the Sleep when ignition pin goes setting to select Low or High By default this is set to Low Advanced wake settings The advanced wa...

Page 85: ...you want to skip this event select the Skip option 5 In the Event 2 Stable time field enter the length of time expressed in milliseconds that the value of the ignition line should remain low or high...

Page 86: ...r or other mobile devices Ability to receive run time variables from the device e g uptime on request via SMS Ability to change live configuration on the device e g network username via SMS Ability to...

Page 87: ...n Table 21 SMS Setup Settings SMS forwarding setup Incoming text messages can be redirected to another mobile device and or a TCP UDP message server Redirect to mobile You can forward incoming text me...

Page 88: ...gure 102 SMS New Message When sending SMS messages internationally destination numbers may begin with the symbol followed by the international direct dial prefix and then the country calling code or y...

Page 89: ...k this button to open a new message window where you can forward the corresponding message to another recipient Reply button Click this button to open a new message window where you can reply to the s...

Page 90: ...page are described below Enable remote diagnostics and command execution Enables or disables the remote diagnostics feature If this setting is enabled all incoming text messages are parsed and tested...

Page 91: ...only allows execution of the basic commands listed later in this guide If this option is enabled you are able to execute advanced commands such as those which are common to the Linux command line For...

Page 92: ...o give an additional level of security When a password is specified for a number the SMS diagnostic or command message is parsed for the password and will only be executed if the number and password m...

Page 93: ...mands from any sender set the Only accept authenticated SMS messages toggle key to the OFF position Note An alternative method of adding a number to the white list is to send an SMS message to the rou...

Page 94: ...executed command COMMAND Table 23 SMS Diagnostic Command Syntax Where VARIABLE is the name of the value to be read Where VARIABLE x is the name of another value to be read Where VALUE is the content t...

Page 95: ...way will check the currently activated profile and disconnect this profile before executing the command The router reports an error if no profile number is selected and there is no stored last active...

Page 96: ...30 Sets the number of minutes that the router should regularly attempt to connect get codconnectreg get codconnectreg Returns the number of minutes that the router is configured to regularly attempt t...

Page 97: ...1 auth_type link profile 1 iplocal link profile 1 status profile RW Profile Read profile no atd xxx user pass auth iplocal status 1 atd 777 username password chap 202 44 185 111 up Write atd xxx user...

Page 98: ...connection Not required execute pdpup Required PASSWORD execute pdpup Send multiple get command Not required get wanip get rssi Required PASSWORD get wanip get rssi Send multiple set command Not requ...

Page 99: ...oe 0 Required PASSWORD set pppoe 0 Send SMS to retrieve the PPPoE status currently configured dial string and service name Not required get pppoe Required PASSWORD get pppoe Send SMS to set the LED mo...

Page 100: ...elow To download the System log for offline viewing right click the Download button and choose Save as to save the file To clear the System log click the Clear button The downloaded log file is in Lin...

Page 101: ...g data Most syslog servers can also save the log data to a file on the computer on which it is running allowing you to ensure that no log data is lost between reboots To configure the NWL 15 router to...

Page 102: ...u may have with the IPSec VPN Figure 109 IPSec log Use the Log level drop down list to specify the type of detail you want to capture in the log and then click the Save button When you change the logg...

Page 103: ...The following conditions apply It is NOT possible to edit the contents of the file downloaded if you modify the contents of the configuration file in any way you will not be able to restore it later...

Page 104: ...irmware and then updating the main firmware image Note In order to perform an update you must be logged into the router with the root manager account see the Advanced configuration section for more de...

Page 105: ...Uploaded files section Click the Install link next to the recovery image to begin installing the recovery firmware image and then click OK on the confirmation window that appears Figure 113 Uploaded...

Page 106: ...ation Note Do not remove the power when the router s LEDs are flashing as this is when the firmware update is in process 10 The installation is complete when the countdown reaches zero The router redi...

Page 107: ...more information on application development contact NetComm Wireless about our Software Development Kit Figure 115 Software applications manager The Application name Version number of the application...

Page 108: ...n Settings page click on the System menu then the Administration menu on the left and then click on Administration Settings The Administration settings page is used to enable or disable protocols used...

Page 109: ...emotely Enable HTTPS Enable or disable remote HTTPS access to the router using a secure connection Remote HTTPS access port Enter a port number between 1 and 65534 to use when accessing the router rem...

Page 110: ...use of a pair of public and private keys on both sides of the connection In cryptography a key refers to a numerical value used by an algorithm to alter information encrypt it making the information s...

Page 111: ...O Bolivia GY Guyana NC New Caledonia TR Turkey BR Brazil HK Hong Kong NE Niger TT Trinidad and Tobago BS Bahamas HM Heard and McDonald Islands NF Norfolk Island TV Tuvalu BT Bhutan HN Honduras NG Nige...

Page 112: ...button The certificate takes several minutes to generate When the certificate has been generated you are informed that it has been successfully generated and installed The web server on the router res...

Page 113: ...blic private key pairs to encrypt the network connection and then use password authentication to log on Use a manually generated public private key pair to perform the authentication and allow users o...

Page 114: ...t public keys on the router and their date and timestamp These public keys are provided in different formats including DSA RSA and ECDSA Each format has advantages and disadvantages in terms of signat...

Page 115: ...el of the router To set the lights to operate at all times set this to Always on To set the lights to turn off after a specified period select Turn off after timeout When configured to turn off after...

Page 116: ...em from the top menu bar 2 Click the Reboot button from the menu on the left side of the screen Figure 121 Reboot menu option 3 The router displays a warning that you are about to perform a reboot If...

Page 117: ...16 Modem emulator options 68 Table 17 Mobile Station Based Assisted GPS configuration options 78 Table 18 Odometer configuration options 79 Table 19 IO configuration options 80 Table 20 IO configurat...

Page 118: ...M Router Plus www netcommwireless com Appendix B Device mounting dimensions The image below is at 100 scale and may be used as a template for mounting the device All dimensions shown are in millimeter...

Page 119: ...m Wireless Light Industrial M2M Router Plus 119 Appendix C Mounting bracket The image below is at 100 scale and may be used as a template for mounting the bracket All dimensions shown are in millimete...

Page 120: ...nt Default Settings ADMIN MANAGER ACCOUNT ROOT MANAGER ACCOUNT Username admin Username root Password admin Password admin Table 31 Web Interface Default Settings Note The admin manager account allows...

Page 121: ...IP address of the router default address is http 192 168 1 1 Login to the router using root as the User Name and admin as the password 2 Click the System item from the top menu bar then System Configu...

Page 122: ...very mode Both systems have web interfaces that can be used to manipulate the other inactive system The NWL 15 router starts up by default in the Main system mode however the router may be triggered t...

Page 123: ...to trigger the recovery mode the IP and MAC address of the router and the status of the Ethernet port Figure 126 Recovery mode Status Log The log page displays the system log which is useful in troubl...

Page 124: ...st you are able to either Install or Delete a file Figure 128 Recovery mode Application Installer Settings The settings page provides the option of restoring the router to factory default settings Cli...

Page 125: ...5 router using the Upload page Note Your key and certificate files must be named server key and server crt respectively otherwise they will not work To upload your certificate 1 Click on the System it...

Page 126: ...d on the router Figure 133 Server certificate file uploaded 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the server key file 5 Click the Install link next to the server crt file then click OK on the prompt that is disp...

Page 127: ...put power using the pin layout shown below Pin 8 1 Figure 135 The RJ 45 connector PIN COLOUR SIGNAL 802 3AF MODE A SIGNAL 802 3AF MODE B 1 White Orange stripe Rx Rx DC 2 Orange Solid Rx Rx DC 3 White...

Page 128: ...XD Transmit Data Transmit Data TXD 3 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready Data Terminal Ready DTR 4 5 GND Ground Ground GND 5 6 DSR Data Set Ready Data Set Ready DSR 6 7 RTS Request to Send Request to Send RTS 7...

Page 129: ...r output Hardware interface The interface of the 3 multipurpose inputs outputs are based on the circuit diagram below The Input Output label is the physical connection to the outside world There are p...

Page 130: ...ous The integrator must be a qualified electrician if dealing with mains voltages controlled by this unit Open collector output driving a relay Any output can be configured to control a relay This is...

Page 131: ...ftware will decode it in a certain way depending on your configuration Below is a contact closure type input which is detecting an Earth Pull up is activated for this to work The following input detec...

Page 132: ...through a fixed resistor usually 250 ohms thus producing a voltage of 0v to 5V at the input The sensor would require an external power source which may or may not be the same as the unit itself It wi...

Page 133: ...strial M2M Router Plus 133 System example Solar powered router with battery backup The previous examples of wiring can be used to come up with a system The following test case is an example of how the...

Page 134: ...1x RX Diversity 1x SMA connector for GPS LED Indicators 7x tri colour LEDs Power Network and 5x Signal Strength indicators GPS Embedded GPS receiver 1575 42Mhz Active antenna voltage 3 05V Maximum cu...

Page 135: ...1900MHz FCC statement FCC compliance Federal Communications Commission Notice United States Before a wireless device model is available for sale to the public it must be tested and certified to the FC...

Page 136: ...solvents or aerosols to clean the device or its accessories Do not paint your device or its accessories Do not attempt to disassemble your device or its accessories only authorised personnel must do s...

Page 137: ...se until they have been checked at an authorised service centre Interference Care must be taken when using the device in close proximity to personal medical devices such as pacemakers and hearing aids...

Page 138: ...r device or other radio equipment Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres include fuelling areas below decks on boats fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities areas where the air contains...

Page 139: ...www netcommwireless com NetComm Wireless Light Industrial M2M Router Plus 139 Product warranty For warranty information please visit http www netcommwireless com product m2m nwl 15...

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