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TROUBLESHOOTING

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4.1

VERVIEW

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4.2

NTRODUCTION

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DEFAULT MB7900 SETTINGS

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Summary of Contents for MB7900 Series

Page 1: ...Guide 1 MobileBridge Gateway Series MB7900 Wireless Cellular Data Gateway User Guide Version 1 0 0 Firmware v1 0 0 2009 07 06 Top Global USA any modification of this product will not issue a separate...

Page 2: ...ted Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not caus...

Page 3: ...FY KIT CONTENTS 7 2 2 WRITE PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION 8 2 3 POWER UP THE MB7900 8 2 4 LED INDICATORS 9 2 5 INITIALIZE THE MB7900 UNIT 10 3 MANAGEMENT 12 3 1 OVERVIEW 12 3 2 PAGE STRUCTURE 14 3 2 1 Shortc...

Page 4: ...Top Global USA MB7900 User Guide 4 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 73 4 1 OVERVIEW 73 4 2 INTRODUCTION 73 5 DEFAULT MB7900 SETTINGS 82...

Page 5: ...information Tools and keywords are in boldface type Note Means reader take note Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in this manual Warning The warning symbol mea...

Page 6: ...ll cellular standards including GPRS EDGE UMTS HSDPA HSUPA CDMA 1x EVDO Rev 0 and EVDO Rev A There are three WAN options available in MB7900 integrated universal 3G Gobi module 3G USB card and Etherne...

Page 7: ...s network Verify kit content Write down product ID Power up the MB7900 LED Indicators Initialize the MB7900 unit 2 1 Verify Kit Contents MB7900 kit includes the following components similar to those d...

Page 8: ...formation on the MB7900 label z Serial Number z MAC address 2 3 Power up the MB7900 Connect the MB7900 power supply refer to Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 Ports description 1 3G Antenna 2 Ethernet LAN Interfa...

Page 9: ...l N A Card inserted Internet connected 100Mbps mode 100Mbps mode Indicate the signal strength of the WWAN Green Blink N A Enabled and data transmission Card inserted Internet connecting 100Mbps mode a...

Page 10: ...IP address automatically 2 Validate that your computer has got IP address from the MB7900 then open the web browser and enter http 172 16 0 1 Press Enter then the MB7900 login screen appears Figure 2...

Page 11: ...ue to read the content in this chapter Otherwise if you want to make a custom installation please go to Chapter 3 directly 3 Click Quick Start on the home page And click Submit Figure 2 5 Quick Start...

Page 12: ...figuration pages 1 Open your browser and enter the MB7900 s IP address in the address bar default address http 172 16 0 1 2 Press the ENTER key The MB7900 Login dialog box appears Figure3 1 Login Dial...

Page 13: ...13 Figure3 2 MB7900 s home page There are nine main categories on MB7900 s web site Quick Start System Interfaces Services Firewall Security Services VPN Tools Diagnostics The following sections will...

Page 14: ...paces Upper title and shortcut space display the most common used function page shortcuts Left menu space display main 9 categories of the function menu for MB7900 Right working space display the deta...

Page 15: ...system Reboot operation saves configuration changes if any before reboot the MB7900 Click Yes the device will be rebooted During the reboot process the power LED will blink with amber color Note Afte...

Page 16: ...content editing submit reboot 9 Once every page is submitted the system will confirm the page content then notify the user to reboot the MB7900 to make the configuration effective 3 4 Configuration P...

Page 17: ...opglobalXXXXXX XXXXXX means the last 6 digits of SN z Serial Speed When you need a backup link for example the v 90 modem for MB7900 you might need to configure the serial speed for the modem There ar...

Page 18: ...ant to allow someone else to manage the MB7900 from WAN you can check Enable management from WAN and modify the port value according to your needs and users can limit the remote access IP Note Submit...

Page 19: ...port the status of devices Enable SNMP trap option you must specify the IP address of Trap server and Trap interval which indicates the frequency of the device for sending trap information to the serv...

Page 20: ...ernet Access page is set to Manual the information about this interface will be displayed as below Figure3 9 The status field shows the current status of the cellular wireless WAN card Users can click...

Page 21: ...ce 3 4 1 3 Time Figure3 10 Time z Current time Synchronize local time with Internet time server will be displayed Time zone Current country time zone You should check Enable Daylight Saving Time if im...

Page 22: ...r can also get technical support from Top Global USA Inc by email or phone 2 Enter the location of the firmware file or click the Browse button to find the file Click the Upgrade Firmware button to up...

Page 23: ...ns and save them in the local PC for later uploading and restoring Upload Configurations User can use previous downloaded and saved device configurations to restore the device configuration to some pr...

Page 24: ...e Figure3 15 PRL Update Before you upgrade PRL you need download the latest PRL Preferred Roaming List You can choose a downloaded PRL file then click Upgrade PRL button After several minutes the page...

Page 25: ...y need to activate it to register to the network otherwise it might not work And the SPC MSL Code MDN and MIN can get from ISP At first you must be sure that the WWAN is disconnected and then input SP...

Page 26: ...to register to the network otherwise it might not work And the SPC MSL Code MDN and MIN can get from ISP At first you must be sure that the WWAN is disconnected and then input SPC Code MDN and MIN the...

Page 27: ...0 User Guide 27 Figure3 19 3G Module 3 4 2 Interfaces There are four main categories in this setting Local network Internet access Wireless LAN Serial VCOM 3 4 2 1 Local Network Figure3 20 Local netwo...

Page 28: ...e LAN IP address and the network mask for the router Detailed Configurations 9 Static IP Configuration z IP Address The IP Address of the LAN The default IP address is 172 16 0 1 z Netmask The subnet...

Page 29: ...e Cellular Wireless Internet Connection WAN 0 or WAN 1 Figure3 23 PIN Authentication If your SIM card supports PIN MB7900 will redirect you to the PIN Authentication page after it starts up Input the...

Page 30: ...900 User Guide 30 Tools There are two sections on the same page for the wireless Internet configuration the basic WWAN option the PPP dialing parameters and the wireless Internet network mode Figure3...

Page 31: ...s interface once the NAT option on it is set to disabled z Connect mode Indicate which wireless WAN connection policy is used Auto This option enable MB7900 to automatically make the internet connecti...

Page 32: ...DTE device and disconnect it when receiving a PPP termination This mode also support auto disconnect like dial on demand Manual If you choose the Manual mode the MB7900 will not make the internet con...

Page 33: ...he router will try to reconnect automatically When the system is still abnormal modem will be restarted After modem is consecutively restarted for several configurable times and the system still could...

Page 34: ...A There may be some operators do not require the username and password for the dialing if so please leave them empty NULL z Card model When a cellular PC Card is inserted into the MB7900 correctly it...

Page 35: ...RS UMTS or EDGE more parameters are to be configured Shown as follows Figure3 33 9 Phone Number Provide a phone number for wireless WAN modem 9 CID PDP Context Identifier A numeric parameter which spe...

Page 36: ...e when device startup is checked MB7900 will save the PIN code automatically and you needn t to input the PIN again next time you startup MB7900 Aware that this function can only be effective when you...

Page 37: ...ask the gateway s IP address and the IP address for the DNS server The router will automatically connect to the internet with the parameters once the Internet connection is available z DHCP Figure3 37...

Page 38: ...ork You may contact your ISP for that Username The username for authentication during the PPP negotiation period Password The password for authentication during the PPP negotiation period Note The bac...

Page 39: ...d once the primary Internet link goes down the secondary one will automatically connect to the Internet and take place of the primary one When the primary link connects well to the Internet again the...

Page 40: ...7900 s SSID then select Disable Wireless Channel Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings All client devices in your wireless network must be broa...

Page 41: ...Pre Shared key PSK and Wire Equivalence Protection WEP Detailed configurations Shared Select from the dropdown menu of Network Authentication which will enable the WEP sections WEP There are two level...

Page 42: ...protection against hackers AES stands for Advanced Encryption System which utilizes a symmetric 128 bit block data encryption To use WPA Pre Shared Key enter a password in the PSK Only for WPA PSK fi...

Page 43: ...tion control to assure the wireless network security Detailed configurations Access Control Mode MB7900 supports 3 types of access control modes Disable Indicates no access control function allow all...

Page 44: ...x on the page below the ACL the input MAC address format must be XX XX XX XX XX XX Note Don t forget to click Save button to save the settings 3 4 2 4 Serial MB7900 serial function allows a user to ac...

Page 45: ...the device via SSH The username and password would be the ones to login to MB7900 s web page Raw TCP access using TCP port To create a connection by Telnet protocol to access to the device behind MB79...

Page 46: ...CP Client Figure3 46 UDP Client 3 4 2 5 VCOM Windows XP on the use of applications to directly access the serial port MB7900 including MB7900 RS 232 serial port and the TTY device WWAN If the VCOM fun...

Page 47: ...rameter in MB7900 s VCOM page Figure3 47 Virtual COM Click the Add button a pop up window for inputting port forwarding item will appear Figure3 48 Virtual COM z Serial COM port Select the Serial type...

Page 48: ...lt status for DDNS is disabled By far MB7900 only supports dyndns org which provided by www dyndns com To use this feature you should obtain your own domain name from the provider dyndns com Every tim...

Page 49: ...ould be in the same subnet with the route s LAN IP address The Lease time field specifies the lease time for each dynamic IP address assignment with default 86400 in second MB7900 also supports the pe...

Page 50: ...My location Displaying the current coordinate info z Enable Send GPS data to remote GPS server Enable or disable send GPS data to remote GPS server When enabled the GPS coordinate info will be sent t...

Page 51: ...MB7900 supports Manageable Bridge function It allows the user to attach a network device to MB7900 and the device will be able to initiate PPPoE session to dial up to the Internet The user s network d...

Page 52: ...ds z LCP Echo failure If this option is given PPP server will presume the peer to be dead if n LCP echo requests are sent without receiving a valid LCP echo reply If this happens PPP server will termi...

Page 53: ...Top Global USA MB7900 User Guide 53 3 4 4Firewall There are five main categories in this setting MAC Filter Access rules Port forwarding DMZ Greeting Page 3 4 4 1 MAC Filter Figure3 54 MAC Filter...

Page 54: ...he list can t access the Internet z ARP Cache MB7900 collects the MAC address information of all the hosts that communicated with MB7900 and displays the information here You can easily add the MAC ad...

Page 55: ...Default Policy Factory default rules z Enable Checkbox You can enable or disable a rule by checking or unchecking this checkbox z Move up Move down The sequence of the rules in the list is very impor...

Page 56: ...packet which matches this rule will be passed by firewall Service This parameter indicates the service type of this rule The possible type includes the system default services and user defined servic...

Page 57: ...Detailed Configurations The port forwarding table in MB7900 consists of many port forwarding items Enable Checkbox You can enable or disable a port forwarding item by checking or without checking this...

Page 58: ...for public access NAP IP This parameter indicates the IP address of the internal host which wants to provide service for the outside Local port This parameter indicates the port of internal service Au...

Page 59: ...age function is enabled a greeting page will be shown to the users who want to access Internet through MB7900 Users cannot access Internet until they click GO this page Figure 3 59 The content of gree...

Page 60: ...on means enabling the function Interval When this timer has expired a greeting page will be shown to users again who are accessing Internet through MB7900K Also Users should click GO again to access...

Page 61: ...e are two main categories in this setting Content Filter Anti Attack 3 4 5 1 Content Filter Figure3 62 Content Filter Function Summary Content Filter is an advance security feature it can filter the H...

Page 62: ...ck the button Save Configure Click the button Configure to define the URL filter list Figure3 63 URL Filter Enable Allowed Forbidden Domains Indicates enable URL Filter or not Disable All web traffic...

Page 63: ...teful packet inspect SPI MB7900 can block the following attacks Dos Ping of Death Land Smurf SYN Flood Fraggle IP Spoofing Detailed Configurations Enable Anti Attack Check this checkbox to enable the...

Page 64: ...that offers flexible solutions for secure data communications across a public network like the Internet IPSec is built around a number of standardized cryptographic techniques to provide confidential...

Page 65: ...Top Global USA MB7900 User Guide 65 Figure3 66 General Select Manual Key to display the manual VPN rule setup screen Figure3 67 Manual Key Select Auto Key to display the auto VPN rule setup screen...

Page 66: ...PIN AT Command Note Before you setup PIN please make sure the Wireless WAN is Manual mode or you may cause input errors Aware that every time you change the configuration of PIN you must reboot the de...

Page 67: ...configuration page is set to Enable Disable the function of PIN protection Detailed Configurations The PIN Code can prevent the unauthorized user from connecting to the internet Put the Pin Code in an...

Page 68: ...ange the PIN Code Detailed Configurations Put in the former PIN Code and new one twice and then click the Change button Aware that if wrong PIN Code was put in thrice continually the SIM will be locke...

Page 69: ...enew PIN and error messages will appear Figure3 72 Change PIN 3 4 7 2 AT Command Figure3 73 AT Command AT Command function is provided to the advanced users to diagnostic the wireless WAN card or the...

Page 70: ...e target device before you make it disconnected from the Internet 2 You should be aware clearly about the AT commands before you do that 3 4 8Diagnostics There are two main categories in this setting...

Page 71: ...User Guide 71 3 4 8 1 1System Logs Figure3 74 System logs Function Summary The System Log displays a list of the most recent activities that have taken place on MB7900 The System tab shows the latest...

Page 72: ...es in the Web GUI it can also send the Syslog entries to a remote syslog server To send the Syslog to the syslog server user need to check the Enable sysloging to remote syslog server checkbox and ass...

Page 73: ...be able to download firmware to MB7900 IP address management is critical and we suggest you to create a chart to document and validate the IP addresses of your system Reset to Factory Default procedu...

Page 74: ...ck Start Settings and Control Panel Double click Network b In The following network components are installed box select the TCP IP associated with your Ethernet adapter If you only have one Ethernet a...

Page 75: ...ck the Properties button Select Use the following IP address option d Enter a unique IP address that is not used by any other computer on the network connected to MB7900 e Enter the Subnet Mask 255 25...

Page 76: ...ided by your ISP Contact your ISP or go on its website to find the information i Click the OK button in the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window Click the OK button in the Local Area Connection...

Page 77: ...Try the ping command from a different computer to verify that your original computer is not the cause of the problem 3 When I enter a URL or IP address I get a time out error or I am prompted to retr...

Page 78: ...es multiple IP addresses on the private LAN to one public address that is sent out to the Internet This adds a level of security since the address of a PC connected to the private LAN is never transmi...

Page 79: ...nternet Explorer Or remove the dial up settings on your browser Check with your browser documentation and make sure that your browser is set to connect directly and that any dial up is disabled For In...

Page 80: ...nel Roaming Automatic Rate Selection RTS CTS feature Fragmentation Power Management Will the information be intercepted while it is being transmitted through the air WLAN features two fold protection...

Page 81: ...ss network without testing Every obstacle placed between MB7900 and a wireless PC will create signal loss Lead glass metal concrete floors water and walls will inhibit the signal and reduce range Star...

Page 82: ...alue Local IP Address 172 16 0 1 Local IP Mask 255 255 255 0 Frequency Channel 6 DHCP Server Status Enabled DHCP Lease Range 172 16 0 2 172 16 0 100 TFTP Server IP Address 172 16 0 2 TFTP File Name fi...

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