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There push to the 

button. 

 

 
After the restart, you have to log in again and configure the 

ser2net

” service.

 

 

T

o configure the RS485 port, open the 

Services / Ser2net 

menu. Here you can define 

the properties of the incoming transparent data transmission. 

 

At the 

Proxies

 section, enable the 

RS485

 option to activate the communication. 

 

Then define the

 TCP Port 

number (which is port no. 8000 by default). 

 

In the 

State

 field, the data format can be set: 

off

: no data stream 

raw

: full duplex 

rawlp

: one-way communication 

telnet

: for further use 

 

Summary of Contents for BE0077F

Page 1: ...M2M Industrial Router M2M Industrial MBUS Router User Manual v2 40 ____________________________________________________ 2022 12 06...

Page 2: ...NB with 2G 3G fallback All of the listed settings are more or less similar for each modem versions In case of CDMA450 device the CDMA specific MSIN settings are listed in this document Document catego...

Page 3: ...Router menu 23 2 7 Services menu 23 2 8 Network menu 24 CHAPTER 3 Important notes 25 CHAPTER 4 Network configuration of the router 28 4 1 Interface settings 28 4 2 Cellular Mobile internet settings 29...

Page 4: ...esh and router maintenance 69 6 1 Firmware refresh 69 6 2 Installing applications 70 6 3 Restarting the router 72 6 4 Shutdown halt of the router 73 6 5 Reset the router 73 6 6 Password change 73 6 7...

Page 5: ...transparent or Modbus communication terminal block connection 3pins by default As an option further por texpansions can be ordered for the router as RS232 port serial port DSUB 9 connector RS485 Modb...

Page 6: ...case of CDMA450 version not presented 3 micro SD slot 4 micro USB connector for configuration 5 Reset button hole 6 Ethernet RJ45 10 100 Mbit 7 Primary SMA antenna connector SMA M 50 Ohm MAIN 9 Opera...

Page 7: ...t the wiring and installing a router device Its prohibited to touch or modify the wiring or the installation by the user It is prohibited to open the device enclosure during its operation or under pow...

Page 8: ...eans the loss of product warranty To ensure general safety please follow the following guideline Keep the chassis area clear and dust free during and after installation Do not wear loose clothing that...

Page 9: ...ischarge ESD can damage equipment and impair electrical circuitry It may occur if electronic printed circuit cards are improperly handled and may cause complete or intermittent failures Always follow...

Page 10: ...xternal gained radio frequency signals can cause radio signal disturbance and could cause weak wireless signal at reception or data transmitting or could cause less effective signal reception weak wir...

Page 11: ...rofit 2 pins are wired Feature to provide 9 32V DC power supply connecting for the router 12V DC 1A For the wiring and assuring the power supply you should take note to the following figure More infor...

Page 12: ...or type terminal block 5 pins Function RS485 and Modbus connection for external devices meters Cabling must be done considering the next pinout from left to right MB MB A B GND microUSB USB configurat...

Page 13: ...posite connector must be connected to the PC s Ethernet port After the configuration connect it to the network or industrial device s RJ45 port 5 You can also configure the router through the micro US...

Page 14: ...ation user interface the LED2 will sign it Then the web interface will be availble for login 5 Configure the device s wireless internet module settings SIM and APN data on the router web interface for...

Page 15: ...55 0 2 In case of USB connection you have to setup the USB Ethernet RNDIS Gadget virtual interface to the following IP 192 168 10 100 subnet mask 255 255 255 0 3 Open the router s local website in the...

Page 16: ...ocal web interface will be loaded and you can login Username root Password wmrpwd 6 Push to the Login button Attention Don t forget to change the login password before connecting the router to the pub...

Page 17: ...security risk RSA token encryption key usage warning notice visible at first time only Then the Linux command line will appear where you can use standard Uc Linux kernel 4 9 compatible commands and ex...

Page 18: ...ite https www m2mserver com m2m downloads UCI_Command_Line_Reference_v3 pdf E g you can make a query to ask the current setting of a service openvpn ser2net ddns etc by using the following command fro...

Page 19: ...user interface 2 1 Dashboard Main page After login to the web interface the startup screen appears with the current status of the router At the System part you can check that the Build Date It should...

Page 20: ...RSSI value siginificant to a better signal level the higher SQ value means a better signal level At the Network part you can IP Address which the SIM got from the mobile operator s cellular network 2...

Page 21: ...firewall events and information at the Routes item the valid active route settings check the system messages and event log System Log and Kernel Log activities of the router Processes monitoring the r...

Page 22: ...ed on these settings When it was succesful the router will be not restarting automatically futher 2 5 System menu You can found several system settings in these menu items In the System menu Hostname...

Page 23: ...ure the router related on these settings 2 6 Router menu You can define the remote monitoring software connection settings of the a Device Manager optional remote management software for firmware refr...

Page 24: ...paths can be also defined here Diagnostics you can test network operation and connection health ping IP address Firewall rules can be declared here as the following submenu items Port forward IP route...

Page 25: ...ervice Read Chapter 5 10 for detailed settings o The OpenVPN service is disabled by default but you can enable the service Read Chapter 5 11 for detailed settings o The Ser2Net RS485 service is disabl...

Page 26: ...he fastest network type currently available This allows you to limit the baud rate and volume with the manual settings You can set this in the Network Interfaces menu on the WAN interface by clicking...

Page 27: ...remove the WAN interface with the Delete button From then on the router will not be restarted even if no SIM card is inserted HTTP HTTPS redirect and HTTPS certifications and SSL certifications are u...

Page 28: ...hernet port connection the USBLAN is the USB Ethernet usb0 and the WAN interface is the public wireless Internet connection 4g wan for the cellular modem Modifying the LAN interface settings At the in...

Page 29: ...lection Then at the General Setup tab you can see the current status of the interface and the transmitted data amount Setup the module for connecting to the CDMA 450 2G 3G LTE or Cat M Cat NB cellular...

Page 30: ...any value for SIM 1 APN the router will try to connect by the SIM card automatically to the next available network s APN Fill the SIM PIN code if it is necessary for the connection The SIM 1 PAP CHAP...

Page 31: ...tration process if the APN and SIM settings are correct the LED will be flashing by green LED1 LED2 LED3 When the network registration was successful the LED2 will be lighting continuously by green LE...

Page 32: ...on the Advanced Settings tab if you want to set more 4 3 Ethernet LAN settings For the LAN interface at the LAN menu item at the General Setup tab you can define an own IP range IPv4 address with the...

Page 33: ...be used so do not enable or configure the fields that apply to it To make the setting press the Save Apply button at the bottom of the page If you do not want to assign a fixed IP address to the route...

Page 34: ...DHCP configuration are displayed with default values The Start field means what the starting address should be within the subnet used by the router in our case 192 168 x Use the Limit field to limit h...

Page 35: ...em General Settings tab At the Active DHCP Leases part you can see the list of the devices which given their IP addresses from the router s DHCP service with the renewal lease time In the Static Lease...

Page 36: ...Hostname the MAC Address and the IPv4 Address When you have modified the settings save them by the Save Apply button 4 5 DNS settings You can configure the DNS service from the Network DHCP and DNS m...

Page 37: ...m by the Save Apply button 4 6 Defining the route rules In the Network Static routes menu you can define the rules for the current routing You can define a new one by the button These can be perormed...

Page 38: ...anted network activities causing the grow of the mobile network traffic and increasing the transmitted data amount which is unnecessarly decrease the available data capacity of the SIM card Therefore...

Page 39: ...ck the firewall statistic The INPUT means the incoming the OUTPUT the outgoing transmitted and the FORWARD means the forwarded communication traffic hereby As you can see there are several communicati...

Page 40: ...d Forward operations one by one by accept it or reject drop You can Delete the settings or modify At the Zones part you can a new rule to the current ones You also can or an existed rule When you want...

Page 41: ...an be configured by default to allow or tilt the communication according to the chosen settings It won t protect the router against external network attacks or intrusions when just enabling the firewa...

Page 42: ...4 8 Port Forward settings Here in the Network Firewall menu Port Forwards tab you can setup that which port forwarding rules should be valid Here you can add the necessary ports and IP adresses...

Page 43: ...r you can add a new rule by the button When you have modified the settings save them by thev Save Apply button 4 9 IP routing NAT settings In the Network menu Firewall item Traffic Rules tab you can s...

Page 44: ...port numbers used by each service E g FTP port 21 SSH Telnet port 22 web port 80 etc Properly designed port filters and rules minimize communication which is very important from a data traffic point...

Page 45: ...the feature Roll down to the ddns feature and push to the button to initialize the service Then wait until the service list will be refreshed and the ddns will be listed as an service Then push to th...

Page 46: ...ervice For that in the Services Dynamic DNS menu you can allow the DDNS service providing and the IP address of the DDNS New settings can be by the button or the current can be changed by the button e...

Page 47: ...l the firmware running on the device You can manage thousands of routers from this program in this way The requested settings can be made individually or for a group of devices in one step To use the...

Page 48: ...or can be pinged by button is there a naming service provided is there a response between two points by button furthermore the path of the communication by button Important Check only IP addresses wh...

Page 49: ...e NTP time to connected devices Provide NTP server You can also specify the addresses of the NTP servers NTP server candidates If you have modified the settings save by Save Apply button 5 4 Identific...

Page 50: ...Enable TFTP server and enter additional information about it The FTP service can be useful for forwarding the data of connected devices and meters via ftp to a server remote IP address To enable the T...

Page 51: ...6 RS485 settings Ser2net First you have to start the ser2net service Open the Systems Startup menu to enable the feature Roll down to the ser2net feature and push to the button to initialize the servi...

Page 52: ...l the service list will be refreshed and the ser2net will be listed as an service Then push to the button of the line of the ser2net service to start the feature Then restart the device from the Syste...

Page 53: ...nu Here you can define the properties of the incoming transparent data transmission At the Proxies section enable the RS485 option to activate the communication Then define the TCP Port number which i...

Page 54: ...For the Timeout value you can specify the amount of timeout in seconds default value is 30 seconds 0 value means transparent transmitting without delay Do not change the value of the Device field...

Page 55: ...mitted from the device through the cellular network Note that you should add the specified RS485 port number to the Firewall rules Network Firewall menu otherwise the router will not receive any data...

Page 56: ...ED1 red light led2r LED2 red light led3r LED3 red light Only free LEDs that are not reserved are displayed From the Trigger list you can select which event to affect E G for netdev indicates the statu...

Page 57: ...ll settings by enabling the port and IP range and subnet masks for specific interfaces as transmit receive data Provide remote access via SSH web interface and voice dialing by enabling certain comman...

Page 58: ...tion 5 9 UCI usage from the command line The UCI Unified Configuration Interface is an OpenWrt API utility that allows centralized configuration and further management of the OpenWrt system To review...

Page 59: ...ture and push to the button to initialize the service Then wait until the service list will be refreshed and the IPsec will be listed as an service Then push to the button of the line of the IPSec ser...

Page 60: ...ebsite for more information on possible IPSec settings https openwrt org docs guide user services vpn ipsec strongswan start 5 11 VPN client OpenVPN configuration First you have to start the OpenVPN s...

Page 61: ...Then push to the button of the line of the opevpn service to start the feature Then restart the device from the System Reboot menu There push to the button...

Page 62: ...hat you can enable or change your settings Use the Enable option to enable that setting and then press to button to start that VPN rule Of course the rules can be edited by the button and deleted with...

Page 63: ...wing window will appear where you can set the following Configure at least the next fields on this page proto Protocol here define the connection type e g udp client check in to connect to the VPN ser...

Page 64: ...r settings we offer to read the related tunelling service description of the OpenWrt administration interface which you are currently using https wiki openwrt org doc howto vpn openvpn tab__traditiona...

Page 65: ...owing syntax and then comment uci set openvpn sample_server dev tun uci commit 5 12 Periodic ping and Periodic reboot settings For matching the industrial standard requirements you can define an time...

Page 66: ...if you want to use this service by accessing from the Router Periodic Ping menu Save the configured settings by the Save Apply button 5 13 Voice call settings You can set remote reboot commands in th...

Page 67: ...ntrol commands open the Network SMS Config menu First you can see the Phone Book where you can define or phone numbers Then you have to Enable the selected phone number At the SMS commands part you ca...

Page 68: ...number and the elapsed time since the last boot info to the phone where the SMS has been sent When you have changed something press the Save Apply button to save the settings...

Page 69: ...the bottom part browse the fwos compressed file at the Image Browse button then push to the button 3 Then an nother window is loaded where the checked file is checked for approx in half a minute 4 A n...

Page 70: ...system will start and load as described Important The update window does not close and does not detect the availability of the OpenWrt website Therefore close the upgrade browser window at the end of...

Page 71: ...e distribution configuration in the popup windows where you have to define the path of the installation packages are stored Then the settings by the button Afterall push to the button to refrest the a...

Page 72: ...figure or run it from the command line using the SSH terminal window Staying with our example type mc at the Linux command prompt to run the program 6 3 Restarting the router Choose the System Reboot...

Page 73: ...e this action 6 5 Reset the router When the router is not reacting or it was not possible to configure properly push in the Reset titled low case button for 10 seconds by a sharp and thin object Then...

Page 74: ...uations where it may be necessary to restore a previously saved configuration state Therefore you can save the settings to your computer as follows and restore them to the router if necessary This is...

Page 75: ...cripts directories are backed up manually You can include or exclude files and directories during the installation You can control exactly what is saved by clicking the Configuration tab where you can...

Page 76: ...validate your request here in the System in the Backup Flash Firmware menu in the Restore backup field Press the button to browse the previously saved file from your computer then press the button to...

Page 77: ...em menu Clone config backup restore menu item Here you can save the current settings to your computer using the button In the popup window click to for browsing the location where you want to save it...

Page 78: ...ce To stop the service push to the button If the service has been listed as then push to this button and wait for the refresh of the list When the status of the service will be then you can start the...

Page 79: ...he system and you can use the configured service 6 10 Log Open the System System menu check the Logging tab Here you can define a system log file Write system log file where a directory structure path...

Page 80: ...r log files generated by default which we have already mentioned in part These include in the Status menu at System log and Kernel Log which all will help you to check the current operation understand...

Page 81: ...ds the connection After 1 or 2 minutes the LED2 must be lighting continuously which signs the successful modem network connection and the available ppp WAN connection in case of 4G version the LED2 do...

Page 82: ...in the Microsoft Windows Control panel Network Network Adapter Adapter settings Ping the router IP address If you can connect you can ping an IP address out of the OpenWrt interface to check network...

Page 83: ...is no uploaded software available on the router Upload the router software or ask our support line Periodic restart of the router by 10 minutes periods When router was not be configured properly for...

Page 84: ...at NB Narrow Band networks always use the proper antenna which is harmonizing to the frequency band In other way the router will not abble to access the cellular network If there is no SIM slot In cas...

Page 85: ...bile service provider for the SIM card and the APN settings that you can use Always check the SIM ID field in the Status Overview menu for the current SIM status Normally there is the SIM ID number In...

Page 86: ...ntenna type regarding to the module and mobile network which is harmonized to the frequency band In other way the router will not abble to access the network Note that for Narrow Band NB IoT networks...

Page 87: ...ation for the call center Attach the OpenWrt related important information marked of modem identifiers to the problem ticket which will help resolving the problem Thank you 8 2 Product support Documen...

Page 88: ...ce The pictures in the user guide are only for illustration purposes WM Systems LLC does not acknowledge or accept responsibility for any mistakes in the information contained in the user guide The pu...

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