
Metacom MC601 Router
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User Manual
2. Setup
If you are inserting new SIM cards these must have a pin of 00000. The pin will then be changed to
a unique pin for the SIM once the router starts up to eliminate fraudulent use of the SIM.
Connect the antenna. Connect the power supply and switch the device on. The power LED and SIM
1 should be on. After about a minute you should see the network led giving slow flashes and then
after about 10 seconds giving a double flash every 3 seconds with the status led on. If there is no
GPRS connectivity for that network then the device will try the second SIM, repeating the above
process. If the network led gives very slow flashes then a PUK is normally required for the SIM.
If the router has been setup to be on the VPN the status led will give a short flash every 20
seconds.
Once the above has occurred the router is fully functional.
3. Configuration
Configuring the router is done either over the WAN or the LAN via the web front-end on the device.
3.1 Getting an IP
To access the router over the WAN you will need to be on the same GPRS network via an APN. The
Metacom SIM cards used on the routers are configured to each have 2 static IPs, 1 virtual IP and a
DNS name. Normally you would use the virtual IP to connect to the device (i.e. 10.3.x.y) which will
be provided to you by Metacom and will uniquely identify one router with 2 SIMs.
Accessing the administration web page of the router via the LAN is as easy as connecting an
Ethernet cable to LAN1. The cable may be a straight pin to pin or a cross over cable. If DHCP is
enabled on the router your PC should get a new IP, network mask, DNS server and gateway. If you
have problems getting this information then please disable and enable your local area connection on
your PC. The LAN1 details will be supplied by Metacom if the DHCP server has not been activated on
the router. The IP address of the LAN1 interface is the gateway address (normally 192.168.1.1).
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