CTEK M4400E User Manual

USER MANUAL

Series 4400E

Ctek – Things That Move Data

Part Number 91-601-01

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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS I

PREFACE 1

1 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Theory Of Operation 1

1.2 Features 1

2 CONNECTORS, LIGHTS, SWITCHES, AND JUMPERS 3

2.1 Switches 3

2.2 Lights 3

2.3 Connectors 5

3 START UP 6

3.1 Power 6

3.2 Connecting The Antenna 6

3.3 Connecting to the Ethernet Port – Administrative Connection 6

4 ADMINISTRATION, CONFIGURATION AND STATUS 8

4.1 Getting Started 8

4.2 Interfaces 9

4.2.1 Configuring The Wireless Interface 9

4.2.2 Configuring The Ethernet Interace 12

4.2.3 Configuring The Relay Input Interface 14

4.2.4 Configuring The Relay Output (Driver) Interface 15

4.3 Services 16

4.3.1 Password Administration 16

4.3.2 Routing and Forwarding Services 17

4.3.3 Admin Screen Services 19

4.3.4 Wireless Activation Services Error! Bookmark not defined.

4.3.5 Applications 25

4.4 Status 25

4.4.1 Wireless Status 25

4.4.2 Ethernet Status 28

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5 SPECIFICATIONS 29

6 CERTIFICATIONS 30

7 APPENDIX A 31

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Preface

Welcome to the Ctek Series 4200E SkyRouter User’s Guide. The User’s Guide will explain the basic operation of a SkyRouter and take you through the necessary settings to get your wireless application online. Additional information and applicable technical notices can be found at www.ctekproducts.com

1 Introduction

SkyRouter provides application and network designers with a bridge between the world of IT infrastructure and the evolving wireless data networks. With SkyRouter the wireless transport is fully integrated into the product’s routing fabric meaning that you can approach the setup and operation of this product much as with any other IP addressable device. Wireless considerations are reduced to the absolute minimum necessary to register and make connections on a network.

1.1 Theory Of Operation

The Series 4200E SkyRouter is a complete IP router that routes traffic over LAN Ethernet (10/100baseT) connections. The wireless features of SkyRouter simply extend the IP routing capabilities to include routing and network address translation (NAT) over CDMA EV-DO wireless networks. A fallback 1xRTT transport is also provided. As with most routers Ctek’s Series 4200E SkyRouter can be viewed as having a Local Area Network (LAN) side and a Wide Area Network (WAN) side. Traffic originating at SkyRouter’s Ethernet ports is consid ered LAN traffic. The Wide Area Network connection is over the wireless network’s 1XRTT transport.

1.2 Features

This manual covers SkyRouter (4200E) Release 1.00 and contains the following feature and functions.

1) Ethernet a. Static Addressing b. Dynamic (DHCP) Server c. DHCP Client d. Configurable DNS address e. Configurable Gateway, Sub net mask, and Broadcast address f. Port Forwarding g. Service management

2) CDMA Interface a. Enable/Disable Wireless Routing b. Enable/Disable inbound IP requests c. Name Server Interoperability with UDP or SMS d. DDNS Interoperability with BIND or MS Server e. Administration web server port address selection f. Enhanced IOTA, OTA and manual activation g. Home Network Selection

3) Relay Contact Closu re (detection and operation) a. NO/NC detection b. SMS or email cry out alarm

4) Relay Driver Output a. SMS Activation b. Web Activation

5) General Administration a. Modify Password

6) Status – Ethernet Status a. Currently Assigned IP Address b. Current MAC Address

7) Status – CDMA Status a. ESN (Serial Number) Hex and Decimal b. Network Assigned IP Address c. Telephone Number (MIN) d. Current Network Status Active/Inactive e. Signal Level (RSSI)

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2 Connectors, Lights, Switches, and Jumpers

2.1 Switches

Referring to Figure 1, there are two switches on the front of the Series 4200E. S1 (Reset) causes a hard reset of unit. S2 (DFLT) is used to completely restore the firmware settings that were included when the product was shipped from the factory. To restore factory defaults, the unit must be running. Press the Restore Defaults (inner) switch and hold it down for 10 seconds. After 10 seconds, you will see both the green and yellow lights go off. At that time you may either press the reset (outer) switch or cycle power on the unit.

Figure 1

2.2 Lights

The Series 4200E SkyRouter has indicators as shown in Figure 1. LAN1 – LAN4 – The LAN indicators indicate that an Ethernet port is connected to an active Ethernet device. The network status indicators LINK and SVC are interpreted as follows: SVC – Multi-color (yellow/green). Indicates:

a) Power b) RSSI

Display Definition

Off No Power

Yellow Blinking Power On – No Signal (RSSI)

Yellow Solid Power On – RSSI < -88

Green Solid Power On – RSSI >= -88

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Link - Multi-color (red/green). Indicates:

a) Status of IP connection b) Type of transport (EV-DO or 1xRTT)

Display Definition

Off No Connection (IP address)

Green Connection established on 1xRTT

Red Connection established on EV-DO

Note – Early production units (serial number less than 0603051-010) have a different LED display.

No service: Green off. Yellow on.

In service, signal less than -88, no connection: Green LED off but does one short blink on every 4.5 seconds. Yellow on.

In service EvDO or EVDO & 1xRTT , signal less than -88, no connection: Green LED off but does one short blink on every 4.5 seconds. Yellow LED off but does one short blink on every 4.5 seconds.

In service, signal greater than or equal to -88, no connection: Green LED off but does two short blinks on every 4.5 seconds. Yellow on.

In service EvDO or EVDO & 1xRTT, signal greater than or equal to -88, no connection: Green LED off but does two short blinks on every 4.5 seconds. Yellow LED off but does two short blinks on every 4.5 seconds.

In service, signal less than -88, active data connection: Green LED on but does one short blink off every 4.5 seconds. Yellow on.

In service EvDO or EVDO & 1xRTT, signal less than -88, active data connection: Green LED on but does one short blink off every 4.5 seconds. Yellow LED on but does one short blink off every 4.5 seconds.

In service, signal greater than or equal to -88, active data connection: Green LED on but does two short blinks off every 4.5 seconds. Yellow on.

In service EvDO or EVDO & 1xRTT, signal greater than or equal to -88, active data connection: Green LED on but does two short blinks off every 4.5 seconds. Yellow LED on but does two short blinks off every 4.5 seconds.

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2.3 Connectors

Ethernet Connectors

Connectors are found on the back of the Series 4200E SkyRouter. Ethernet ports 1 – 4 are auto polarity sensing and can be used with either a standard Ethernet cable or a reverse (cross over) Ethernet cable.

Terminal Block

Connector J1 supports four separate functions, power, relay contact closure detection, relay driver output, and application port serial data. Contact closure pins 2 and 4 are shared with the application serial port. To option remove the circuit board and locate 3-pin headers JP1 & JP2 behind the green connector. To use the discrete I/O (Din, Dout) JP1 and JP2 should have jumpers center to right. To use the application serial port JP1 & JP2 should have jumpers center to left. Application serial port parameters (baud, parity, etc.) are set by the application program using the port.

The pin out configuration is as follows: Pin 1 – Din – Discrete Input (See Appendix A)

Pin 2 – Din Src – Discrete Input Source (See Appendix A) or RxD of application port. Pin 3 – Dout Gnd – Discrete Output Ground (See Appendix A) Pin 4 – Dout - Discrete Output (See Appendix A) or TxD of application port. Pin 5 - Ground Pin 6 - +12VDC

Figure 2

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3 Start Up

Warning – You must connect antennas to the SMA style antenna connectors on the SkyRouter before turning it

on. Failure to do this could result in erratic start up behavior and could possibly damage the unit.

Note – The 4200 SkyRouter ships from the factory with its DHCP server enabled. The Default Gateway address

for the unit is 192.168.1.10. The address of the web based administration is also 192.168.1.10. After you have activated your unit on the wireless network it WILL NOT have a DNS address, meaning that public Internet web access will not work. To load DNS values go to the Ethernet Interface screen, select “Acquire From Wireless Network” and press the update button. At this point the Primary and Secondary DNS addresses in the Etherne t Interface screen will be populated with the DNS addresses provided by your wireless network. As a last step restart both the SkyRouter and the connected PC.

3.1 Power

Before starting connect the supplied 12VDC power adapter to the power connector de scribed in Section 3. The adapter supplied with your SkyRouter is suitable for use with 120VAC 60-hertz wall power. If you need a different power solution contact Ctek.

3.2 Connecting The Antenna

The antennas supplied with each SkyRouter should be attached to the SMA style antenna connectors described in section 3. The antenna must be connected before powering the unit on.

3.3 Connecting to the Ethernet Port – Administrative Connection

For a direct Ethernet connection between a PC connect to any of the Ethernet ports using a standard or reverse Ethernet cable. For initial configuration and administration with a PC or workstation Ctek recommends that the PC be set to obtain an IP address and obtain a DNS address automatically. For Windows PCs make the following settings under the networking control panel

LAN (Ethernet) Connections - Windows

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4 Administration, Configuration and Status

About Addressing – Devices connecting to CDMA/1XRTT networks are assigned an IP address by the serving network. Address assignment may either be static or the unit will be dynamically assigned an IP addresses, depending on arrangements that you have made with your wireless network operator. Dynamically assigned IP address remain in effect for a period of time assigned by the network operator, usually at most a small number of hours. Ctek’s SkyRouter includes features that manage the temporal nature of dynamically assigned wireless IP addresses. Using the Wireless Configuration screen you can configure your SkyRouter to use a Dynamic DNS (DDNS) servic e. Ctek operates a DDNS test bed that allows our customers to observe the performance and reliability of DDNS w ith their applications. For large-scale commercial applications Ctek recommends that users configure their own DDNS, managed and maintained with the customers ongoing IT operations. The SkyRouter may also be configured to operate with a standard DNS having Dynamic DNS capabilities. Examples of this type of service would be

(BIND) and Microsoft Server 2000 and up.

Even if you elect to use a static IP address a DDNS service will add value in two ways. First, when the networks static addressing assignment fails there is a mandatory waiting period before the endpoint is allowe d to reinitiate the request for a static address registration. During this period of time the network will dynamically assign addresses to the end point. A DDNS service will make the end point network addressable (by name) during this period of time. Secondly, a name service allows your end point to be known by a name that is independent of network addressing. Addressing a unit by name may be easier for end users to remember and will, over a long period of time, reduce maintenance problems.

For detailed information see Ctek’s TechNote S4200-01.

4.1 Getting Started

Once the PC has been set up properly and physically connected to the SkyRouter you are ready to begin configuring the Series 4200 SkyRouter for your application. To access the Administration menu use a conventional web browser pointed at http:// 192.168.1.10. A login screen appears as shown below. The default User ID is “ctek” (without the quotes) and the default Password is also “ctek”. Be sure to change the user ID and password and record your new selections.

Berkeley Internet Name Daemon

Figure 4

When you have completed the login process you will be presented with the top-level administration menu.

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