Robustel RobustLink User Manual
Robustel Centre Manager RobustLink
Centralized M2M Management Platform
For GoRugged Series Router & Gateway
User Guide
Document Name: User Guide
Firmware : 1.01.00
Date : 2013-12-12
Status : Confidential
Doc ID : )RT_UG_RobustLink_v.1.0.0
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Robustlink Central Manager User Guide
About This Document
This document describes the software of Robustel RobustLink, Centralized M2M Management Platform.
Copyright© Guangzhou Robustel Technologies Co., Limited
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Release Date
RobustLink Version
Doc Version
Details
2013-12-12
1.00
v.1.0.0
First release
Revision History
Updates between document versions are cumulative. Therefore, the latest document version contains all updates
made to previous versions.
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Contents
Chapter 1. Product ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1. Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.2. Selection and Ordering Data ...................................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 2. Installation .................................................................................................................................................. 6
2.1. System requirement ................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2. Installation steps ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Chapter 3. Configuration settings over web browser .................................................................................................. 9
3.1. Control Panel .............................................................................................................................................. 9
3.2. HOME ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.3. CONFIGURATION -> Basic Setting ............................................................................................................. 10
3.4. CONFIGURATION -> Data forwarding ....................................................................................................... 11
3.5. CONFIGURATION -> XML .......................................................................................................................... 13
3.6. ADMINISTRATION -> My Account ............................................................................................................ 14
3.7. ADMINISTRATION -> New Account .......................................................................................................... 14
3.8. ADMINISTRATION -> Account List ............................................................................................................ 15
3.9. ADMINISTRATION -> Upload Firmware .................................................................................................... 15
3.10. ADMINISTRATION -> Update Firmware .................................................................................................... 16
3.11. ADMINISTRATION -> Update Plans -> New Plans ..................................................................................... 17
3.12. ADMINISTRATION -> Update Plans -> Plans List ....................................................................................... 18
3.13. ADMINISTRATION -> Agent Server ........................................................................................................... 18
3.14. ADMINISTRATION -> MySQL .................................................................................................................... 19
3.15. ADMINISTRATION -> Device Register ....................................................................................................... 21
Chapter 4. Examples .................................................................................................................................................. 23
4.1. Application Diagram for Introduction ...................................................................................................... 23
4.2. Manage M1000 Pro V2 via RobustLink .................................................................................................... 23
4.2.1. Connect M1000 Pro V2 to RobustLink .............................................................................................. 23
4.2.2. Forward data from M1000 Pro V2 to RobustLink ............................................................................. 27
4.3. Manage R3000 via RobustLink ................................................................................................................. 32
4.3.1. Connect to RobustLink ...................................................................................................................... 32
4.3.2. Forward data from R3000 to RobustLink .......................................................................................... 35
Chapter 5. Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................................... 41
5.1. Troubleshooting for installing RobustLink ................................................................................................ 41
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Local /Remote
PC/IPAD/iPhone
Connect to Web
Server via port
80/443
Open port numbers:
31009/31000/31001
Open port number: 3306
Connect to Agent
Server via 31001
Connect to
MySQL via 3306
Connect to
MySQL via 3306
RobustLink
Open port numbers:
80/443
M1000 Pro V2
/M1000XP/R3000
Connect to Agent
Server via port
31000
Web Server
Agent Server
MySQL
Chapter 1. Product
1.1. Overview
Robustel RobustLink is an industrial-grade centralized management and administration system for Robustel
GoRugged series router & gateway, including R3000, M1000 XP and M1000 Pro V2.
RobustLink consists of three parts: Web Server (Apache), Agent Server and MySQL. Users can configure relevant
parameters of RobustLink via Web Server; Agent Server is platform for data communication which will process all the
data coming from slave device, or via vise; MySQL is a database used to store parameters and transaction data. Three
parts should work together to ensure all the functions of RobustLink.
RobustLink allows user to monitor, configure and manage large numbers of remote devices on a private network over
the web.
It mainly has following features:
Remote Monitoring
Remote Configuration
Remote Firmware Updates
Data Forwarding
Number of Devices: 1000+
Management: Web
1.2. Selection and Ordering Data
Please refer to corresponding RobusLink datasheet.
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Chapter 2. Installation
2.1. System requirement
Windows 7 (32/64), Windows Vista (32/64), Windows 2008 (32/64), Windows 2003 (32/64), Windows 2000,
Windows XP (32/64)
2.2. Installation steps
1 Download RobustLink installation packet xampp.rar via link: https://app.box.com/s/e7p0lrx3o3mv6csgech8.
2 Extract xampp.rar to computer’s root directory, non-system root directory will be advised, such as D hard dish,
and then the path will be “D:\xampp”.
3 Close software applications which will use port 80, 443 and 3306. Normally, Skype.exe will occupy port 80, so
please close Skype.exe every time before you start RobustLink.
4 Double click “xampp-control.exe” --> click “Start” to enable both “Apache” (Web Server) and “MySQL”.
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5 If succeed to start Apache and MySQL, Characters like “80, 443” and “3306” will show up.
6 Open the browser, such as Opera, Google Chrome and Firefox --> enter http://127.0.0.1/login.php or
http://localhost/login.php in the address bar.
7 Enter password 123456 in the new page to install MySQL (database), other parameters stay default.
8 Double click “RobustLink_start.bat” (Agent Server). If connect to MySQL (database) successfully, it will show the
following diagram.
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9 Enter: http://127.0.0.1/login.php or http://localhost/login.php in the address bar again --> Username “admin” -->
Password “admin” --> click “Login”.
10 After successfully login, you can see Web Server of RobustLink.
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Chapter 3. Configuration settings over web browser
3.1. Control Panel
User can click “admin” --> “Logout” to logout web browser of RobustLink.
3.2. HOME
This section shows status of slave devices which had ever logged in RobustLink, or the devices which are connecting
to RobustLink.
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HOME
Item
Description
Records Per page
Selected from “10”, “25”, “50”, “all”, user can set how many devices are wanted
to show in one page.
Search
User can enter characters to search specific information. For example, when
enter “R3000”, all information relevant to R3000 will show up.
Index
Show the index of devices.
Status
Show the status of devices. If device login to RobustLink, it will show “ ”, or
it will show “ ”.
Device ID
Show the ID of device.
Device Type
Show the type of device: M1000 XP, M1000 Pro V2 or R3000.
IMEI
Show the IMEI number of device’s wireless module.
RSSI
Show device’s current signal level.
IP Address
Show device’s current IP address.
Version
Show device’s firmware version.
Region
Show specific region information of device.
Sync
Show whether the device information is synchronous with RobustLink. It shows
blank while synchronous, If not it will show symbol “ ”.
Details
Show note information. User can click “Config” to open another configure web
page.
Note: It’s only available for M1000 XP and M1000 Pro V2.
3.3. CONFIGURATION -> Basic Setting
This section allows user to do basic settings of RobustLink.
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Basic Setting
Item
Description
Default
Device Login Password
Set devices login password. Devices need to enter this password before login
RobustLink.
Null
Heartbeat Interval(s)
When using GPRS/UMTS with a session running, most ISPs will monitor the
traffic flow. If there is none for a predetermined period of time then it will
shut the connection down at either the DHCP server or the APN, this is
performed so that system resources are not taken up unnecessarily. To stop
this happening you will need to send periodic Heartbeat bytes to keep the
TCP connection always online.
This item allows user to time interval between two Heartbeat packets.
Setting from 10 to 3600 secs.
60
Enable Data Forwarding
Click to enable data forwarding function.
After enable this function, RobustLink is acted as a data forwarding platform
preparing to receive data from slave sites (M1000XP, M1000 Pro V2 or
R3000). If the modem or router also enable data forwarding function and
register to RobustLink, then all the data will be forwarded from slave sites to
RobustLink. And RobustLink will forward the data to other site (user can
configure the destination site in tab “Configuration” --> “Data Forwarding”).
User can check data record in Agent Server (RobustLink_start.bat) which will
show what data has been sent to RobustLink.
Disable
Forward Data By
Modbus Address
(Modbus TCP)
Click to allow RobustLink to forward data according to Modbus Address of
slave devices.
Note: If user clicks to enable this function, “Enable Data Forwarding” will be
enabled automatically, this function should be enabled together with “Enable
Data Forwarding”.
Disable
Apply
Click to apply above configurations.
3.4. CONFIGURATION -> Data forwarding
This section allows user to do data forwarding configurations. For example, port number of RobustLink, Modbus Start
and End address. Clicking anywhere of records page will pop up a new subpage “Data Forwarding” (blue color
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Data forwarding
Item
Description
Default
Records Per page
Selected from “10”, “25”, “50”, “all”, user can set how many devices are
wanted to show in one page.
25
Search
User can enter characters to search specific information. For example, when
enter “R3000”, all information relevant to R3000 will show up.
Null
Index
Show the index of each device.
/
Device ID
Show the ID of device.
/
Port
Show the local port number assigned to each device which have logged in
RobustLink. Default port number is “0”.
In the new subpage “Data Forwarding”, user can assign each device a new
local idle port whose range is 0-65535. Please avoid using famous ports which
often spread over 0-1023. For example, “80” is for Web browser. So we
recommend you to use the ports above 5000.
0
Modbus Start Addr
Show Modbus start address (ID) of slave device.
In the new subpage “Data Forwarding”, user can assign a new Modbus Start
Address (ID) to each device.
0
Modbus End Addr
Show Modbus End address (ID) of slave device.
In the new subpage “Data Forwarding”, user can assign a new Modbus End
Address (ID) to each device.
0
Apply
Click to apply above port forwarding settings.
/
Cancel
Click to cancel above port forwarding settings.
/
Note: There are 2 ways to do data forwarding. One is to enable “Enable Data Forwarding”, then RobustLink will
forward data from different slave devices to different ports according to device ID; the other is to enable “Forward
characters).
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Data By Modbus Address (Modbus TCP)” and define a range of Modbus Address basing on the settings of “Port”,
“Modbus Start Addr” and “Modbus End Addr”, then RobustLink will forward data from different devices to one
port or different ports according to the range of Modbus Address. It depends on the users whether use one port or
different ports to accept data from different range of Modbus Address.
XML
Item
Description
Default
Records Per page
Selected from “10”, “25”, “50”, “all”, user can set how many devices are
wanted to show in one page.
25
Search
User can enter characters to search specific information. For example, when
enter “R3000”, all information relevant to R3000 will show up.
Null
Index
Show the index of each device
Null
Status
Show the status of devices. If device login to RobustLink, it will show
“ ”, or it will show “ ”.
Null
Device ID
Show the ID of device.
Null
Device Type
Show the type of device. For example, “M1000 XP”, “M1000 Pro V2” or
“R3000”.
Null
IMEI
Show the IMEI number of device.
Null
Version
Show the firmware version of device.
Null
Click to select the device you want to do batch configuration.
Null
Reboot devices after
configure
Click to reboot device after configuration.
Null
Browse
Click to upload configuration file (XML).
/
3.5. CONFIGURATION -> XML
This section allow user to import configuration file of R3000 for batch configuration. This function only available for
R3000.
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