BandRich 35K888 Users Manual

User

Manual

BandLuxe

K535 Series

LTE M2M &

Vehicle Mount

Router

P/N:64003700011 Rev.D

Table of Contents

Package Contents .......................................................................... 4

Features .................................................................................................................. 4

Hardware Overview ................................................................................................. 5

Installation....................................................................................... 7

Using Web-based Management ................................................... 10

Status .................................................................................................................... 11

Overview .............................................................................................................. 11

System ............................................................................................................................ 12

Network ........................................................................................................................... 12

DHCP Leases .................................................................................................................. 12

Local Network .................................................................................................................. 12

System Log .......................................................................................................... 12

GPS ..................................................................................................................... 13

VnStat Traffic Monitor ........................................................................................... 13

Graphs ............................................................................................................................. 13

Configuration ................................................................................................................... 14

Mobile Internet ..................................................................................................... 15

Signal Quality .................................................................................................................. 15

U/SIM Status ................................................................................................................... 15

Registered Network ......................................................................................................... 15

Internet Connection ......................................................................................................... 16

System .................................................................................................................. 17

System ................................................................................................................. 17

System Properties ........................................................................................................... 17

General Settings .......................................................................................................... 17

Language and Style ..................................................................................................... 18

Time Synchronization ...................................................................................................... 18

Remote System Log ........................................................................................................ 18

Administration ...................................................................................................... 19

Router Password ............................................................................................................. 19

Remote Access ............................................................................................................... 19

Backup / Flash Firmware ...................................................................................... 20

Backup / Restore ............................................................................................................. 20

Download backup ........................................................................................................ 20

Reset to defaults .......................................................................................................... 21

Restore backup ............................................................................................................ 21

Flash new firmware image .............................................................................................. 21

Flash new module firmware image ................................................................................. 21

Flash new ipkg package .................................................................................................. 21

FOTA ............................................................................................................................... 21

Reboot ................................................................................................................. 22

Services ................................................................................................................ 23

Dynamic DNS ....................................................................................................... 23

Network ................................................................................................................. 24

Interfaces ............................................................................................................. 24

Interface Overview .......................................................................................................... 24

Common Configuration ................................................................................................... 25

General Setup .............................................................................................................. 25

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Advanced Settings ....................................................................................................... 26

Physical Settings .......................................................................................................... 26

Firewall Settings ........................................................................................................... 26

Hotspot ................................................................................................................. 28

Chillispot .......................................................................................................................... 28

Mobile Internet ...................................................................................................... 30

WWAN Setting ................................................................................................................. 30

Network Settings .......................................................................................................... 31

Auto APN Information .................................................................................................. 31

APN Profile Settings .................................................................................................... 31

Reset Modem ............................................................................................................... 31

U/SIM PIN Management .................................................................................................. 32

Scenario 1: No mobile internet service ........................................................................ 32

Scenario 2: Mobile internet service pending ................................................................ 32

Scenario 3: Mobile internet service enabled ................................................................ 33

SIM Management ............................................................................................................ 35

Scenario 1: SIM lock absent ........................................................................................ 35

Scenario 2: SIM lock present ....................................................................................... 35

Preferred Network ........................................................................................................... 35

Router .................................................................................................................. 36

Router Settings ................................................................................................................ 36

Router IP ...................................................................................................................... 36

DHCP Service .............................................................................................................. 37

Active DHCP Leases.................................................................................................... 37

Static Leases ................................................................................................................ 38

Advanced Routing settings .............................................................................................. 39

Static Routing ............................................................................................................... 39

Routing and Redirection Service ................................................................................. 40

VPN Passthrough......................................................................................................... 40

WiFi ...................................................................................................................... 41

Device Configuration ....................................................................................................... 42

Advanced Settings ....................................................................................................... 43

Interface Configuration .................................................................................................... 44

General Setup .............................................................................................................. 44

Wireless Security ......................................................................................................... 44

MAC-Filter .................................................................................................................... 48

Advanced Settings ....................................................................................................... 49

WPS Settings ............................................................................................................... 49

Switch................................................................................................................... 52

Diagnostics ........................................................................................................... 52

Network Utilities ............................................................................................................... 52

Ping .............................................................................................................................. 52

Traceroute .................................................................................................................... 53

NS Lookup ................................................................................................................... 53

Firewall ................................................................................................................. 54

Single Port Forward ......................................................................................................... 54

Single Port Forward ..................................................................................................... 54

Port Trigger ...................................................................................................................... 56

Port Trigger .................................................................................................................. 56

Security Filter ................................................................................................................... 58

Firewall ......................................................................................................................... 58

Internet Filter ................................................................................................................ 58

Web Filters ................................................................................................................... 59

DMZ Host......................................................................................................................... 59

IP Filtering ........................................................................................................................ 60

IP Filtering .................................................................................................................... 60

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Port Range Forward ........................................................................................................ 62

Port Range Forward .................................................................................................... 62

UPNP ................................................................................................................... 64

UPnP Settings ................................................................................................................. 64

VPN ...................................................................................................................... 64

IPSec Setting ................................................................................................................... 64

IPSec Profile .................................................................................................................... 64

IPSec Certificate.............................................................................................................. 64

SSL VPN ......................................................................................................................... 65

Help ....................................................................................................................... 66

Logout ................................................................................................................... 66

Appendix A: Vehicle Installation Guide ...................................... 67

Overview ............................................................................................................... 67

Installation ............................................................................................................. 69

General Guidelines ............................................................................................... 69

Power Management ............................................................................................. 71

Power Management with Filter ............................................................................. 72

Appendix B: FAQ .......................................................................... 74

Appendix C: Specifications ......................................................... 81

Appendix D: Important Safety Information and Glossary ......... 85

Europe – EU Declaration of Conformity ................................................................ 85

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement .............................. 86

Glossary ................................................................................................................ 88

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Package Contents

BandLuxe K530 LTE/HSPA+ WiFi
Router with GPS and Waterproof
Connector Protective Caps

Mounting Screws

Power Adapter
Power Adapter Cable

Mini-SIM Card Tray

Package Contents

Thank you for your purchase of this LTE M2M & Vehicle Mount Router.
This product is designed to access the Internet via 4G technology and
share the bandwidth through a Wi-Fi network. It is easy to configure and
operate even for non-technical users. This manual contains instructions
for installing and configuring the product. Read the manual carefully
before you use the product, so that you can fully exploit the product
functions.

Package Contents

Features

 LTE* Cat3 and 3GPP Rel9 compatible with HSPA+ fallback support

(*: LTE is a trademark of ETSI.)

 High performance module and router platform targeted for m2m

and mission critical applications

 IP 64 and MIL 810G rugged design for extreme environments

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Package Contents

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4G External Antenna
Port 2

Connect the second 4G External Antenna.

2

WiFi 2

Connect the second WiFi External Antenna.

3

GPS

Connect the GPS External Antenna.

4

WiFi 1

Connect the WiFi External Antenna.

5

4G External Antenna
Port 1

Connect the 4G External Antenna.

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Reset Button

Press this button to reboot the router.

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Power Connector

Connect the power adapter cable here.

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SIM Card Tray Slot

Insert the loaded SIM card tray here for mobile
internet connection.

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USB Port

Connect the USB device here.

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LAN Ports 1 and 2

Connect the LAN device(s) as needed.

 Operation temperature: -20°C to 70°C (-4°F to 158 °F)

 Input voltage: 12V or 24V DC, accepting 9-32V voltage swing

 802.11 b/g/n 2x2 MIMO wireless networking

 Six status LEDs, two Ethernet ports, and one USB port

 IPSec VPN client and VPN pass-through modes

 Composite GPS and Glonass features for quicker positioning

location and better accuracy

Hardware Overview

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Package Contents

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Network Status LEDs

11-1

GPS

Blue –

GPS is ON.
(Solid) Position is fixed.
(Flashing) Position is not yet fixed.

11-2

LAN 2

Blue –

LAN Port 2 is transmitting.

11-3

Signal Strength

Blue –

Good signal strength

Green –

Normal signal strength

Red –

Poor signal strength or no signal

11-4

Network Status

Blue –

LTE connection
(Solid) Connection is established.
(Flashing) Connection is not yet
established.

Green –

3G connection
(Solid) Connection is established.
(Flashing) Connection is not yet
established.

Red –

No mobile internet connection

11-5

LAN 1

Blue –

LAN Port 1 is transmitting.

11-6

WiFi

Blue –

WiFi is ON.

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Installation

Installation

1. Mount the router with the four screws if needed.

2. This router has its own internal SIM card. If you are using an external

SIM card, load the SIM card as shown below:

a) Choose the SIM card tray that matches your SIM card (Mini-SIM or

Micro-SIM). Place the SIM card tray upside down. Secure the SIM
card (contact side up) onto the SIM card tray.

b) Insert your loaded SIM card tray into the slot on the router.

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Installation

3. Connect the power adapter cable to the router.

4. Connect the power adapter cable to either a power outlet (via the

power adapter) or a 12VDC power source. The router will automatically
be turned ON upon receiving power.

5. To protect the connectors from water and dust intrusion, cover all
unused connectors with their respective waterproof connector
protective caps.

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Installation

Hexadecimal

Digit

Decimal
Number

Hexadecimal

Digit

Decimal
Number

0

00 8 08

1

01 9 09 2 02 A 10

3

03 B 11

4

04 C 12

5

05 D 13

6

06 E 14

7

07 F 15

6. One of the following two methods can be chosen to link your PC with
the router.

A. Wireless Connection (for Windows)

To link your PC to the router via WiFi, in Microsoft Windows, go to

Control Panel > Network Connections. Right click on Wireless
Network Connection and choose View Available Wireless
Networks. Select default SSID [BR_LTE_xxxx] and enter default

password (the last 4 digits of MAC address converted into 2-digit
decimal numbers, please see table below for conversion method).
The “xxxx” corresponds with the last 4 digits of MAC address. Click
Connect.

Wireless Connection

Click the

on the upper side of the screen to view available

(for Mac)

wireless networks. Select default SSID [BR_LTE_xxxx] and enter
default password (the last 4 digits of MAC address converted into
2-digit decimal numbers, please see table below for conversion
method). The “xxxx” corresponds with the last 4 digits of MAC
address. Click Join.

Conversion Table

: Each of the last 4 digits of MAC address is
hexadecimal. Here is the corresponding table between a
hexadecimal digit and its corresponding 2-digit decimal number:

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B. Wired Connection

To connect your PC to the router via an Ethernet cable, connect one
end of the cable to one of the four LAN ports on the router, and
another end of the cable to an Ethernet port on your computer.

Using Web-based Management

Note:

If SIM Card‟s PIN verification is needed, select Network > Mobile
Internet > U/SIM PIN Management.

Enter the PIN code into text box of “PIN Code Verification”. Click Verify.
Mobile internet access will be enabled shortly after.

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status area

Using Web-based Management

This chapter will guide you on how to configure your router via the
web-based utility.

Login

1. Launch a web browser (e.g Mozilla Firefox).

2. In the address bar, enter http://192.168.1.1, then press Enter.

3. On the opening screen, enter the username (admin) and password
(admin).

4. Click Login to login to the main screen.

5. Click one of the menu, submenu, and/or setting tabs to configure the
system. Additionally, the status area displays current wireless network
information and setting-related messages (e.g. the message
Unapplied Change appears whenever new settings are temporarily
stored in the router without being applied, which will remind you to click

the

button).

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Status

This menu displays various statuses of the router. The associated
submenu items are: Overview, System Log, VnStat Traffic Monitor,
and Mobile Internet.

Overview

The Overview submenu renders complete statistics for the router.

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System

Displays system information: router model name, router firmware version,
modem firmware version, phone number (MDN), ICCID, MIN (MSID),
PRL version, IMEI, MEID, and local time.

Network

Displays current network connection information of IPv4 WAN and/or IPv6
WAN: type of network assignment (e.g. DHCP), network address,
netmask, gateway, DNS addresses 1 & 2, and time connected since the
establishment of the current mobile internet connection.

DHCP Leases

Display DHCP lease information for each client: hostname, IPv4 address,
MAC address, and lease time remaining.

Local Network

Displays local network information: local MAC address, router IP address,
subnet mask, DHCP server, DHCP server change, start IP address, IP
and address range

System Log

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The System Log submenu tracks system activities after power on.

GPS

The GPS submenu displays Global Positioning System information. Click

to proceed.

VnStat Traffic Monitor

The VnStat Traffic Monitor submenu displays graphic analysis of the
router‟s network traffic history.

Graphs

Displays VnStat network traffic history in various graphic analysis options:
Summary display, Top 10 display, Hourly traffic, Daily traffic, and Monthly

traffic. Click
click Update. The VnStat Graphs will be updated accordingly.

, select an analysis option from the drop-down list, and

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Configuration

VnStat Traffic Monitor configurations can be made here.

a) Monitor selected devices: Click the checkbox to enable/disable

network monitoring of the displayed interface(s). Click the link
jump to the Common Configuration setting under the submenu

Network



Interfaces.

wan to

b) Rest Traffic Flow: Click to discard previous network history log and
start anew.

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Mobile Internet

The Mobile Internet submenu displays mobile internet statistics.

Signal Quality

Displays signal strength of current mobile internet connection in dBm.

U/SIM Status

Displays current SIM card status:

a) Read SIM Fail – No valid SIM card is inserted

b) PIN Disable(Verified) – PIN protection is disabled while the SIM card
status is verified; mobile internet service is available with this status.

c) PIN Enable(No Verified/Retries:#) – PIN protection is enabled while the
SIM card verification is pending (whereas # is the number of allowed PIN
verifications remaining before SIM lock occurs).

d) PIN Enable(Verified) – PIN protection is enabled while the SIM card
status is verified; mobile internet service is available with this status.

Registered Network

a) Network Name – name of your mobile internet service provider

b) Network Technology – mobile internet communication signal type.

Examples are WCDMA (3G) and LTE (4G).

c) Home/Roaming – displays current network roaming status:

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Home indicates mobile internet connection to the home location where
the SIM card service is registered. Roaming indicates the extended
mobile internet connection service in a location different from the home
location where the SIM card service is registered. An example of roaming
is when you travel abroad.

Internet Connection

Displays information of current internet connection:
Connection Type, Internet IP Address, Gateway, and DNS 1/2.

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System

This menu is for system information and configurations.

System

System Properties

Click either the “General Settings” or “Language and Style” tab to

configure their respective settings.

General Settings

Local Time – Displays current local time. To synchronize local time with
the browser, click

Hostname – Enter the desired hostname in this check field.
Time Zone – Sets the time zone associated with this router. Click on

and select the desired region.

.

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Language and Style

Language – Sets the desired display language and style of the router.
Click

and select the desired display language and style.

Time Synchronization

Enable NTP client: Click the checkbox to enable/disable. With this
option enabled, two more options will appear– “Provide NTP server” and
“NTP server candidates”.
NTP server candidates 1/2: Enter the desired server candidates here.

Remote System Log

Router LAN client IP address: Displays the client IP address of the
router LAN.
Server port: Displays port number of the server.

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Administration

Router Password

Login password of the router can be changed here. Enter the new

password in the „Password‟ field, and enter the same password once
again in the „Confirmation‟ field.

Remote Access

This field specifies whether or not to allow remote access of this router.

After changing password and/or specifying remote access, click
The screen will display a confirmation message after successful
password change.

.

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Backup / Flash Firmware

Backup / Restore

Download backup

Here you can backup all current settings of the router to a TAR archive file
on your computer or mobile device. Just click . A dialog

window will prompt you to open or save the archive file. Depending on the
browser that you are using, the TAR file may be saved in the system
download folder or a location of your choice.

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Reset to defaults

Here you can restore the router to its original factory settings. Just click

, and a dialog message will appear to indicate the factory reset
process. After completion of the reset process, the router will
automatically reboot and return to its initial login prompt.

Restore backup

Here you can restore router settings previously saved as a TAR archive

file on your computer or mobile device. Just click to find and

select the previously saved TAR archive file, and then click „Open‟.

Confirm that the TAR filename appears beside the

button and

click . The system will reboot after completion of backup
restoration.

Flash new firmware image

This option allows you to upgrade this router with the updated firmware

image. Just click

to find and select the firmware image file, and

then click „Open‟. Confirm that the firmware filename appears beside the

button and click . The system will reboot after

successful upgrade.

Flash new module firmware image

This option allows you to upgrade this router with the updated module

firmware image. Just click
package file, and then click „Open‟. Confirm that the firmware filename

appears beside the

button and click . The system

will reboot after successful upgrade.

to find and select the firmware

Flash new ipkg package

This option allows you to upgrade this router with the updated IPKG

package. Just click

to find and select the IPKG package file,

and then click „Open‟. Confirm that the IPKG package filename appears

beside the

button and click . The system will reboot

after successful upgrade.

FOTA

This option (Firmware Over The Air) allows you to automatically or
manually upgrade this router‟s firmware wirelessly.

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

Warning: Upgrading firmware may take a few minutes; do not

turn off the power or press the Reset button during upgrade.

For automatic wireless update, enable “Auto check” and enter the desired
time interval (in hours) between each check of the BandRich website for
firmware update. For manual wireless update, disable “Auto check”.
Confirm that the “Check link for Router” and “Check link for Module”
fields have appropriate web address(es) present in their text boxes, i.e.

http://www.bandrich.com/mdm9x15/ . Click to activate the

wireless update configurations into effect.

To immediately check for firmware upgrade, click Check.

Reboot

Click „Perform reboot‟ to restart the router.

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Services

Dynamic DNS

The Services menu hosts configuration options for DDNS (Dynamic
Domain Name Service), which is a system that allows the domain name
data held in a name server to be updated in real time. It allows an Internet
domain name to be assigned to a computer with a varying (dynamic) IP
address. Before you can use this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS
with a DDNS provider, www.dyndns.org or

www.TZO.com.

Enable: Check or un-check this box to enable or disable DDNS.

Service: Specifies the DDNS service URL. From the drop-down list, click

and select an URL from the list.

Hostname: Enter the hostname for your DDNS account.

Username: Enter the username for your DDNS account.

Password: Enter the password for your DDNS account.

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Network

Interfaces

The Interfaces submenu allows interface configurations of different
networks connected to this router. The configuration items are the same
for each network with different default settings.

Interface Overview

Here you can see the brief network status summary for LAN (local area
network) and WAN (wide area network). To configure LAN or WAN
interfaces, click the appropriate Edit button and follow the below section
Common Configuration for more details.

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Status:

Displays protocol-dependent statistics of network
connection.

Protocol:

Specifies the protocol to be used for the network.
The available protocols are Static address, DHCP

client, Unmanaged, PPP, PPtP, PPPoE,
PPPoATM, UTMS/GPRS/EV-DO, and L2TP.

The default LAN protocol is Static address,
whereas the default WAN protocol is DHCP client.

Really switch
protocol:

This configuration item appears when the protocol
is changed. Press

to confirm protocol
change and show protocol-dependent
configuration items.

(Protocol-dependent
configuration items):

Different protocol-dependent configuration items
will appear according to the protocol chosen.

Common Configuration

General Setup

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Advanced Settings

This tab is for advanced users to make detailed configurations of
protocol-related settings. Actual configuration items will vary according to
the protocol chosen in the tab item General Setup.

Physical Settings

This tab is for selection of physical interface of the associated network.
Click one of the available physical interfaces or click

and enter your own interface name.

This tab is not available for the following protocols: PPP, PPtP, PPPoE,
PPPoATM, UTMS/GPRS/EV-DO, and L2TP.

Firewall Settings

This tab is for adjustment of firewall settings.

Click the desired network as the desired firewall zone assigned to this
interface. Furthermore, you can remove the interface from the associated
zone by entering “unspecified” in the unspecified -or- create field and

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