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GridRouter™ User Guide

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6 Configuration

6.1 Explanation of the UCI

The UCI (Universal Configuration Interface) is a collection of text files that contains the configuration for
the processes on the GridRouter. These settings can be altered through the web-based utility (HTTPS),
SSH, and the serial console.

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Summary of Contents for GridRouter

Page 1: ...GridRouter User Guide 1 SmartSynch GridRouter CWZ User Guide Version P01 Copyright 2012 SmartSynch Inc All rights reserved Deleted 5 Deleted Deleted 09...

Page 2: ...h revisions or changes Occasionally changes or variations exist in the product that are not reflected in the documentation Generally if such changes or variations are known to exist and affect the pro...

Page 3: ...e Specific FRU LEDs 10 3 3 PORTS SWITCHES 11 3 3 1 Power 11 3 3 2 Ethernet 12 3 3 3 Serial 12 3 4 MOUNTING OPTIONS 13 4 INSTALLING 14 4 1 PRELIMINARY INSPECTIONS 14 4 2 INSTALLATION PROCESS 14 4 2 1 T...

Page 4: ...Specific FRU LEDs 10 3 3 PORTS SWITCHES 11 3 3 1 Power 11 3 3 2 Ethernet 12 3 3 3 Serial 12 3 4 MOUNTING OPTIONS 13 4 INSTALLING 14 4 1 PRELIMINARY INSPECTIONS 14 4 2 INSTALLATION PROCESS 14 4 2 1 Ty...

Page 5: ...s Help us help you When contacting technical support via telephone email or fax please provide the following information for the fastest possible service Your name company name and contact number Grid...

Page 6: ...not used properly 2 3 Prerequisites To perform the installation of your GridRouter you must have access to the following supporting software and should have reviewed relevant documentation 2 3 1 DNS...

Page 7: ...ersion The firmware version can be found on the Web Interface in the top right hand corner or on the Info System page The version number will be in the form of 20 P where the symbol can be any digit T...

Page 8: ...nit The ship file should have been provided either in paper form with the GridRouter package or as an email attachment If command line access to the GridRouter is easily obtained the sales order numbe...

Page 9: ...Eth2 Activity Serial UART2 UART3 Green Blink green when activity RX or TX occurs UART2 refers to the RJ45 port labeled Port 0 on the silkscreen UART3 refers to Port 1 FRU Green All FRU LEDs are contro...

Page 10: ...id green when powered on and disconnected from a tower Lite On WN6601A Wi Fi LAN LED will be solid green when the interface has enabled SmartSynch 802 15 4 Zigbee Endpoint LAN LED will blink green whe...

Page 11: ...vel boot up holding down the reset button for 6 seconds will result in a factory reset The status LED will alternate between green and red to designate this event While the status LED is blinking gree...

Page 12: ...485 board has 3 jumpers which control whether the card is half duplex or full duplex If all of the jumpers are installed then the board is in half duplex mode If none of the jumpers are installed then...

Page 13: ...Router has several different mounting options for a variety of environments Contact your SmartSynch sales representative for information on available mounting hardware Note SmartSynch is not responsib...

Page 14: ...that the power switch is in the OFF position right and then attach the power connector Wait until the battery LED illuminates before flipping the power switch to the ON position left This could take u...

Page 15: ...ng process for CDMA modems is necessary for downloading and updating the Preferred Roaming List PRL The GridRouter queries the modem routinely and updates the PRL when necessary 5 2 Dynamic DNS option...

Page 16: ...nation of the UCI The UCI Universal Configuration Interface is a collection of text files that contains the configuration for the processes on the GridRouter These settings can be altered through the...

Page 17: ...dem IP address The first time you open the web based utility use the default user name SGR_admin and the default password admin_SGR You can set a new password on the System Password screen Click OK to...

Page 18: ...ess and username are all displayed here Figure 6 4 Info System 6 2 1 2 Devices The Info Devices screen will display information about the devices directly connected to the system Devices connected to...

Page 19: ...rmation queried from the cellular modem Typical information found here includes received signal strength dbm and bars modem temperature and network status This page will display slightly different inf...

Page 20: ...n mounted file systems Figure 6 7 Status System RAM Usage This is the current RAM usage The amount free represents how much the applications have available Tracked Connections This is the number of co...

Page 21: ...ridRouter This page also contains the ability to send signals to a running process which can terminate or alter the behavior of the process Refreshing must be stopped before a signal can be sent to a...

Page 22: ...of data transmitted and received during the current session and a list of DNS servers Figure 6 9 Status Interfaces 6 2 2 4 DHCP Clients The Status DHCP Clients screen displays information about the D...

Page 23: ...e last 24 hours Days Shows data traffic by day over the last week Weeks Shows data traffic by week over the last month Months Shows data traffic by month over the last year Note While this is a very g...

Page 24: ...uide 24 6 2 2 6 Netstat The Status Netstat screen shows networking information for the GridRouter including physical connections the main routing table listening ports and active connections Figure 6...

Page 25: ...rature at which the FRU will be powered off until the temperature drops to High Limit High Hysteresis The heater limit represents the temperature at which the heater will start warming the FRU until t...

Page 26: ...tely or set for a specific amount of time Note A system event such as a door open event will override the settings here After the timed command completes or a system event occurs the LEDs will return...

Page 27: ...direct their messages towards These messages can be configured to either be temporarily stored in RAM or persist in nonvolatile memory Along with storing informational messages the GridRouter has the...

Page 28: ...stored in a memory circular buffer Circular or in a file File If you require that your log persist across reboots select File but constantly writing data could reduce the life of the onboard flash ch...

Page 29: ...Compress Backup Specifies whether the boot time log file will be compressed 6 2 3 2 System Downloads The Log System Downloads screen provides the ability to download the system log files in zip Windo...

Page 30: ...bled or disabled serppp Log File Specifies the path and name of the log file 6 2 3 4 Serial PPP Downloads The Log Serial PPP Downloads screen provides two download formats for each instance s log The...

Page 31: ...g Serial Packets Specifies whether logging serial data is enabled or disabled Log TCP Packets Specifies whether logging TCP data is enabled or disabled Log File Specifies the path and name of the log...

Page 32: ...ot the interface is to be logged Log Level Specifies the amount of information to display in the log Possible values include Quiet Normal Verbose Very Verbose and Very Very Verbose Log File Specifies...

Page 33: ...elect Log Format Log Download Format Specifies the format of all downloads on the page Packet Capture formatting will create a file that can be opened by Wireshark Text formatting is in a human readab...

Page 34: ...gs Time Settings Timezone Specifies the time zone for the GridRouter which is mainly used for accurate time stamps in the log files The drop down box includes all time zones POSIX TZ String Read only...

Page 35: ...User shell Specifies whether or not the user is permitted to login to the shell over serial or SSH Current days since epoch Specifies the number of days since January 1 1970 Password expiration Speci...

Page 36: ...t the account will be disabled Setting this blank causes the account not to expire Web Interface Permissions A list of all users and all web pages and whether or not a user is allowed to access that p...

Page 37: ...t packages here that are not shown by default Repo Name Specifies a descriptive name for the repository Repo URL Specifies the URL that points to the directory in the repository that contains the Pack...

Page 38: ...ettings The SNMP trap server settings on the GridRouter Server Specifies the IP address or host name of the SNMP trap server Port Specifies the port number on the server that the trap will be sent to...

Page 39: ...this configuration Specifies the name of the configuration This is not the filename of the zip file but rather it is the value that will be displayed when restoring the configuration Restore Configur...

Page 40: ...onnection Disabled DHCP or Static IP Type Select whether the network is bridged or not MAC Address Specifies the MAC address of the network IP Address Specifies the IP address of the network Netmask S...

Page 41: ...5 2 Interfaces The Network Interfaces screen allows interfaces i e eth0 ppp0 wlan0 to be mapped to networks i e lan wan wlan on the system By default eth0 is the lan and ppp0 is the wan Figure 6 130...

Page 42: ...2 5 3 Wi Fi 6 3 The Network Wi Fi screen allows a supported 802 11 wireless card to be configured Detailed instructions on how to enable the Wi Fi card can be found in the Examples section under Forma...

Page 43: ...software settings for the wireless card edit these options Network Affiliates a wireless card with a network on the system This value will often be set to wlan or wifi depending on the name of the int...

Page 44: ...ot have any spaces Protocol Select the protocol used for this rule either TCP UDP Both or ICMP Source IP Specifies the IP address the request is coming from Destination IP Specifies the IP address tha...

Page 45: ...allow the MAC address 6 3 1 2 vnStat The Network vnStat screen is used to monitor network traffic burdens for the selected interface s Figure 6 163 Network vnStat vnStat Settings Polling delay in minu...

Page 46: ...DHCP server uses the matching IP address instead of allocating a new one from the pool for any MAC address listed in this file Name Specifies the name of the rule or end device MAC Address Specifies t...

Page 47: ...hat local IP address Active DHCP Leases A list of the currently active DHCP leases 6 3 1 4 Hosts The Network Hosts screen is used to configure the hosts file on the GridRouter When accessing a device...

Page 48: ...ions with the next hop addresses Figure 6 196 Network Routes Configured IPv4 Static Routes Destination Specifies either an IP address or host name for the network or host Gateway Specifies either an I...

Page 49: ...host name of the nameserver Default value is update dyndns com Port Default value is 53 Zone Specifies the DNS domain to be updated Default value is sgr serial dyndns org Key Name Specifies the name o...

Page 50: ...EC Configuration of IPSEC is beyond the scope of this document Please refer to the GridRouter IPSEC Configuration User Guide for information on how to use and configure the IPSEC functionality of the...

Page 51: ...erred Data bits Specifies the actual number of data bits sent in a character frame Parity Additional error checking on serial data transfer Stop bits Specifies the number of stop bits in a serial char...

Page 52: ...es are auto named and will change the destination IP address based upon which primary or secondary local IP address is currently being used for the PPP session Name Specifies the name to give the rule...

Page 53: ...al hardware configuration that is present There is a jumper on the RS485 daughterboard that is responsible for this value Refer to section 3 2 3 for more information Baudrate Specifies the number of s...

Page 54: ...ows 1 Attach a serial cable generally null modem between one of the GridRouter s serial ports and the device s serial port 2 Visit the web based utility s Network Serial Passthrough screen 3 Click the...

Page 55: ...ndary IP address are toggled and assigned to the DC and the firewall rules are automatically altered to match the DC s address To ensure that this toggling of addresses is used on the DC make sure to...

Page 56: ...et cable straight or crossover between the EDC and the GridRouter s Ethernet port 2 Visit the web based utility s Network DHCP screen 3 Create a Static IP address rule a Set the name no spaces b Enter...

Page 57: ...overlap with an existing DHCP range b Add a Limit value that will not cause an overlap with an existing DHCP range c Add a Lease Time value d Click the Save Changes button 5 Click the Wi Fi submenu an...

Page 58: ...te antenna kit Contact your SmartSynch sales representative for more information WAN Antenna GSM CDMA 806 960 Mhz 1 4 dBi 1710 1990 Mhz 4 dBi LAN Antenna ZigBee 2 4 2 5 Ghz 2 5 WiFi 2 4 2 5 GHz 2 5 El...

Page 59: ...management systems to communicate with the GridRouter An SNMP TRAP is a message that is initiated by the GridRouter and sent to the network management system generally to indicate some sort of alarm...

Page 60: ...RF Radiation Safety Guidelines per Part 2 of FCC Rules and Regulations The device should be installed in a location where there will be a separation greater than 20 cm 8 inches from locations occupied...

Page 61: ...GridRouter User Guide 61 10 6 Industry Canada Statement The term IC before the certification registration number only signifies that the Industry Canada technical specifications were met...

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