Briowireless BrioConnect Quick Start Manual

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BrioConnect™ Gateway

Quick Start Guide

Rev. 1.1

04/04/2018

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Table of Contents

1. Document revision history .................................................................................................................... 3

2. Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 4

2.1. Package Contents .......................................................................................................................... 5

3. Initial setup ........................................................................................................................................... 6

4. Device configuration ............................................................................................................................. 9

4.1. Configure the APN using the local web interface ......................................................................... 9

4.2. Device registration on the cloud ................................................................................................. 12

5. LED ...................................................................................................................................................... 14

6. Support................................................................................................................................................ 15

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1. Document revision history

Revision Date Comments

1.0 2018-04-02 First release

1.1 2018-04-04 Minor update

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Micro

SIM

Cellular

status LED

Factory reset

button

General

status LED

Link status

LED

Power & I/O

Mini

USB connector

LAN/PoE RJ

Diversity antenna

2. Overview

The purpose of this document is to get the user up and running as quick as possible. Please refer to the complete User Manuel for more details on the product.

The pictures below show both the front and back panels of the BrioConnect™ device.

Main antenna

SMA connector

(some models)

card slot

(user provided)

Figure 2-1. BrioConnect™ Front

connector

Figure 2-2. BrioConnect™ Back

connector

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2.1. Package Contents

BrioConnect™ device ships with the following content:

• BrioConnect™ Gateway

• Mounting bracket

• Antennas (x2)

• Power Adapter

Figure 2-3. BrioConnect™ accessory kit

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To the

3. Initial setup

1. Close the WiFi of the laptop.

2. Connect a regular Ethernet cable (not crossover) from the Brioconnect™ to a laptop.

laptop

Figure 3-1. Ethernet connection

3. Insert the 3FF Micro-SIM Card with the contacts facing up as shown below. A “click” will be felt when the SIM card has been fully inserted.

Figure 3-2. 3FF Micro-SIM Card Installation

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Power supply

adapter

Main

antenna

Diversity antenna

(some models)

4. Connect antennas to the device.

Figure 3-3. Antennas installation

5. Power on the BrioConnect™ using the supplied power supply

Figure 3-4. Powering the device

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STAT LED:

6. Wait about 2 minutes for the unit to boot and to receive an IP address from the DHCP server. The STAT LED will turn green when the boot is finish.

Orange (booting up) Green (CPU running)

Figure 3-5. Led indicators

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4. Device configuration

This section walks the user through connecting the gateway for the first time. The initial configuration of the BrioConnect™ unit will be done locally using the web page interface. Later on, it will be possible to manage the device remotely via a cloud-based device management platform provided freely by Briowireless.

4.1. Configure the APN using the local web interface

Once the device is powered up, the mobile settings first need to be configured on the device to be able to connect to the cellular network. The user should follow the steps below:

1- Open a web browser and navigate to https://brioconnect.io or https://192.168.202.1. If the

connection is successful, the login screen is displayed where the password should be entered. The default password is admin.

Figure 4-1. Login to the local web interface

For security, we recommend changing the default password immediately after first log in.

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The browser may show a warning indicating that the brioconnect.io is not secure due to a problem in the verification of the certificate issuer's authority. The figure below shows a warning message on Chrome web browser.

Figure 4-2. Security warning message on Chrome browser

In fact, there are no security issues to worry about as the BrioConnect™ implements a secured HTTPS using a self-assigned certificate. This message can be safely ignored and the user should click on the ADVANCED button on the warning page and then on Proceed to brioconnect.io

(unsafe).

Figure 4-3. Security warning message on Chrome browser

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2- An APN needs to be configured to allow the BrioConnect™ to register to the cellular network.

On the local web interface, click on the Mobile Setting sub menu and enter the APN in the

Access Point Name field as shown in the following screen.

Figure 4-4. Configure the APN

3- Click Apply Settings to save the setting.

4- The device will initiate the connection to the cellular network and the CELL LED should turn

green in few seconds.

5- From there you can continue to use the local web interface, or you can go to the next section to

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4.2. Device registration on the cloud

The BrioConnect™ gateway can also be configured from the cloud at https://briosphere.io. The Briowireless Cloud is a free solution that allows users to access, control and maintain their devices from a remote location. For the BrioConnect™ device to be used with the cloud, it needs to be registered with the user’s account. The device doesn’t necessarily need to be connected to cellular during the registration process.

1- Navigate to https://briosphere.io . If successful, the login screen will be displayed.

Figure 4-5 Login screen

2- To add a new account, the user should click on the add symbol located in the top right corner of

the login screen.

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Figure 4-6. Register to the Cloud service

3- The user information including an email and a password needs to be entered. The association of

the BrioConnect™ with the user’s account is made through the unit serial number (SN) and product key that are printed on a label attached on the back of the unit. The following is an example of a label.

SKU: BCON-43G1-US-EPU2 SN: A20018xxxxxxxx IMEI: 0147xxxxxxxxxxx PRODUCT KEY: xxxxxxxx

Figure 4-7. Device identification

4- Once all the information is filled, the REGISTER button should be clicked. An account will be

created and if the device has not been previously registered with another account, the user should receive an e-mail confirming the registration.

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5. LED

The following table describes the states of the LEDs located at the front of the unit.

LED

Name

STAT

CELL

LINK

Flashing

State Details

Steady Green The power is present, and device is running normally.

Steady Orange Device is booting.

Flashing Orange

Flashing Red The LED flashes 3 times to indicate that the device has being

Steady Red A problem is encountered during boot. The device needs to be

Steady Green Cellular data connection is established.

Flashing Green Cellular data activity. Data is being transferred to/from cellular

Steady Orange Cellular network connected, but no data communications

Steady Red Fault in data connection or no cellular network connection.

Off Device is booting, network registration has not started yet.

Green RSSI - strong signal

Orange RSSI - medium signal

Red RSSI - weak signal

Off There is no cellular connection, or in case of connection error.

Twice periodically 2G cellular access 3 times periodically 3G Cellular access 4 times periodically 4G (LTE) Cellular access

Device is performing a firmware upgrade.

reset to Factory Default settings. This happens when the Factory Reset button is pressed for about 20 seconds after the device power up.

reset.

network.

available. The unit is trying to establish data connection.

This also includes SIM card errors.

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6. Support

[email protected]

For online support or to download the latest version of this document, go to:

https://briowireless.com/product/BrioConnect-gateway/