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Product introduction

Product overview

Penta-band 3G with quad-band 2G auto-fallback

HSPA+ up to 14.4 Mbps DL

Ethernet port with full passive Power over Ethernet (PoE) support (802.3af) (NWL-12-01 only)

RS232/RS422/RS485 Port and USB 2.0 OTG port

Integrated ZigBee multipoint mesh wireless networking (NWL-12-01 only)

Built in GPS supporting an active or passive GPS Antenna via external SMA connector

Three multi-purpose I/O ports

One dedicated ignition input

Internal diversity antennas with option for external main antenna (autosensing)

Intelligent, Tri-Colour LED display for clear, easy to read modem status information

Extensive device management with support for TR-069, Web GUI and full feature management with SMS

Flexible mounting suitable for in-home use or industrial applications with built-in wall mount and DIN rail mounting options

Package contents

The NetComm Wireless 3G Light Industrial M2M Router package consists of:

1 x 3G Light Industrial M2M Router

2 x 3G antennas

1 x 1.5m yellow Ethernet cable 8P8C

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1 x six-way terminal block

1 x quick start guide and safety manual

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Signal strength LEDs

The following table lists the signal strength range corresponding with the number of lit signal strength LEDs.

NUMBER OF LIT LEDS SIGNAL STRENGTH

All LEDs unlit < -109 dBm

1 -109 dBm to -101dBm

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LED update interval

The signal strength LEDs update within a few seconds with a rolling average signal strength reading. When selecting a location for the router or connected or positioning an external antenna,

please allow up to 20 seconds for the signal strength LEDs to update before repositioning.

Ethernet port LED indicators

The Ethernet port of the 3G Light Industrial M2M Router has two LED indicators on it.

Figure 3 - Ethernet port LED indicators

The table below describes the statuses of each light and their meanings.

LED STATUS DESCRIPTION

On There is a valid network link.

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Mounting bracket

The provided mounting bracket provides additional methods of mounting the 3G Light Industrial M2M router.

To attach the mounting bracket, slide it onto the rear of the router as shown in the diagram below:

Figure 9 - Sliding on the mounting bracket

To remove the bracket, press the PUSH button and slide the router off the bracket:

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Installation and configuration of the 3G Light Industrial M2M router

Powering the router

The 3G Light Industrial M2M router can be powered in one of three ways:

1. Power over Ethernet (802.3af PoE) (available on the NWL-12-01 only)

2. DC power input via 6-pin connector (8-40V DC)

3. DC power input via field terminated power source (8-40V DC)

The green power LED on the router lights up when a power source is connected.

Power over Ethernet (802.3af PoE) (available on the NWL-12-01 only)

Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a method of connecting network devices through Ethernet cable where power and data are passed along a single cable. This may be a desirable method of

powering the device if PoE is available, or if it’s most convenient in the desired installation environment to only have a single cable running to the 3G Light Industrial M2M router.

There are 5 power classes defined in the IEEE 802.3-2005 standard, of which the 3G Light Industrial M2M router is a class 3 device.

CLASS CLASSIFICATION CURRENT POWER RANGE CLASS DESCRIPTION

3 26-30 mA 6.49 – 12.95 W Mid power

Table 7 - PoE power classes

To use PoE to power the 3G Light Industrial M2M router, simply connect your router to a PoE injector or PoE network switch using the bundled yellow Ethernet cable 8P8C.

DC power via 6-pin connector

The DC input jack can accept power from a separately sold DC power supply. Both a standard temperature range DC power supply and an extended temperature range DC power supply are

available to purchase as accessories.

To power the device via DC Power via the 6-pin connector, remove the attached green terminal block from your router and connect the external DC power supply to the router’s green DC power

jack.

DC power via field terminated power source

If an existing 8-40V DC power supply is available, you can insert the wires into the supplied terminal block to power your router. Use a No. 3 flathead screwdriver to tighten the terminal block

screws and secure the power wires, making sure the polarity of the wires are correctly matched, as illustrated below.

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System information

System up time The current uptime of the router.

Board version The hardware version of the router.

Serial Number The serial number of the router.

Software The software version number running on the router.

Model The type of phone module and the firmware version of the module.

Firmware version The firmware revision of the phone module.

IMEI The International Mobile Station Equipment Identity number used to uniquely identify a mobile device.

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IP The IP address and subnet mask of the router.

MAC Address The MAC address of the router.

Ethernet Port Status Displays the current status of the Ethernet port and its operating speed.

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SIM Status Displays the activation status of the router on the carrier network.

Signal strength (dBm) The current signal strength measured in dBm

Network registration status The status of the router’s registration for the current network.

Operator selection The mode used to select an operator network.

Current operator The current operator network in use.

Roaming status The roaming status of the router.

Allowed bands The bands to which the router may connect.

Current band The current band being used by the router.

Coverage The mobile equipment identifier (MEID) of the router, a unique code for identifying devices on a CDMA network.

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Profile name The name of the active profile.

Status The connection status of the active profile.

Default profile Indicates whether the current profile in use is the default profile.

WWAN IP The IP address assigned by the mobile broadband carrier network.

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APN The Access Point Name currently in use.

Connection uptime The length of time of the current mobile connection session.

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Mobile country code The Mobile Country Code (MCC) of the router.

Mobile network code The Mobile Network Code (MNC) of the router.

Signal quality (Ec/N0) A measurement of the portion of the received signal that is usable. This is the signal strength minus the signal noise level.

Received signal code power (RSCP) The power level of the signal on the current connection’s particular channel.

Power input mode Displays whether power is currently being sourced from the PoE Ethernet port or from the DC input jack (PoE available on NWL-12-01 only)

HSUPA category Displays the HSUPA category (1-9) for the current uplink

HSDPA category Displays the HSDPA category (1-8) for the current downlink.

SIM ICCID The Integrated Circuit Card Identifier of the SIM card used with the router, a unique number up to 19 digits in length.

Primary scrambling code (PSC) The Primary scrambling code for the current signal.

DC input voltage Displays the current voltage of the power input source provided via the DC Input jack

Location area code (LAC) The ID of the cell tower grouping the current signal is broadcasting from.

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Data Connection

The data connection page allows you to configure and enable/disable the connection profile. To access this page, click on the Networking menu, and under the Wireless WAN menu, select the

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Figure 20 - Data connection settings - Profile turned on

3. In the Profile name field, enter a name for the profile. This name is only used to identify the profile on the router.

4. Ensure that the Automatic APN selection toggle key is set to off. If it is not, click it to toggle it to the off position.

5. In the APN field, enter the APN Name (Access Point Name) and if required, use the Username and Password fields to enter your login credentials.

6. Next to Authentication type, select the either CHAP or PAP depending on the type of authentication used by your provider.

7. The Reconnect delay field specifies the number of seconds to wait between connection attempts. The default setting of 30 seconds is sufficient in most cases but you may modify it

to wait up to 65535 seconds if you wish.

8. The Reconnect retries field specifies the number of times to attempt to connect to the network if the router fails to establish a connection. It is set to 0 by default which causes the

router to attempt to reconnect indefinitely.

9. The Metric value is used by router to prioritise routes (if multiple are available) and is set to 20 by default. This value is sufficient in most cases but you may modify it if you are

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10. The MTU field allows you to modify the Maximum Transmission Unit used on the connection. Do not change this unless instructed to by your carrier.

11. Use the NAT Masquerading toggle key to turn NAT Masquerading on or off. NAT masquerading, also known simply as NAT is a common routing feature which allows multiple LAN

devices to appear as a single WAN IP via network address translation. In this mode, the router modifies network traffic sent and received to inform remote computers on the internet

that packets originating from a machine behind the router actually originated from the WAN IP address of the router’s internal NAT IP address. This may be disabled if a framed

route configuration is required and local devices require WAN IP addresses.

12. For advanced networking such as using dual simultaneous PDP contexts, you may wish to configure a particular profile to route only certain traffic via that profile by configuring a

custom address and mask of traffic to send via that profile. To do this, in the Profile routing settings section, enter the Network address and Network mask of the remote network. If

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The router has a number of timer settings which let you determine when a connection is dialled and when it is disconnected.

Figure 27 – Dial on demand - Connect and disconnect timers

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On data activity, stay online for at least

After connecting, stay online for at least

After hanging up, don’t redial for After a connection has been disconnected, you can tell the router to rest for a period of time before re-dialling.

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data activity is detected matching the rules above.

This timer configures the router to not hang-up the connection for the specified time period after initially dialling the connection. This setting cannot

be less than the keep online period above. This timer affects the connection only once per dial up session, at the beginning of the session.

If you want to have the router dial a connection at regular intervals, use Connect regularly, every to specify the interval between dials. Setting this to

never effectively disables this option.

The router also features the ability to randomise the time at which the first dial action is performed. This is useful in situations such as where you

have numerous routers in an area where a power outage has occurred. Setting a random dial time helps to reduce network congestion when all the

routers are powered on so they do not all try to connect simultaneously.

When it is set to at least 2 minutes, you are able to configure the router to randomise the time it begins to dial. The randomised dial timer only affects

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randomised dial time of 1 minute, the router will dial the initial connection at a time greater than 2 minutes, but less than 3 minutes. After the first dial,

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