SPECTRE Router

CONFIGURATION MANUAL
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Document: SPECTRE_Configuration_Manual_R4_1414m

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CONTENTS
Table List 5
Figure List 6
Document Information 9
1. ROUTER CONFIGURATION USING A WEB BROWSER 10
SECURED ACCESS TO WEB CONFIGURATION 11
GENERAL 11
Mobile Connection 11
Primary LAN 12
WIFI 12
Peripheral Ports 12
System Information 12
MOBILE WAN STATUS 12
NETWORK STATUS 14
DHCP STATUS 16
IPSEC STATUS 17
DYNDNS STATUS 17
SYSTEM LOG 18
LAN CONFIGURATION 19
VRRP CONFIGURATION 24
MOBILE WAN configuration 26
Cellular Carrier Selection 27
Connection to mobile network connection 27
Sprint CDMA network connection 29
DNS address configuration 30
Check connection to mobile network configuration 30
Data limit configuration 30
Switching between SIM cards or networks 30
PPPoE bridge mode configuration 32
BACKUP ROUTES 33
PPPOE CONFIGURATION 34
LTE FIREWALL CONFIGURATION 35
3G and RT FIREWALL CONFIGURATION 37
NAT CONFIGURATION 39
OPENVPN TUNNEL CONFIGURATION 42
IPSEC TUNNEL CONFIGURATION 46
GRE TUNNELS CONFIGURATION 50
L2TP TUNNEL CONFIGURATION 52
PPTP TUNNEL CONFIGURATION 54
DYNDNS CLIENT CONFIGURATION 56
NTP CLIENT CONFIGURATION 56
SNMP CONFIGURATION 57
SMTP CONFIGURATION 61
SMS CONFIGURATION 62
Send SMS 64
EXPANSION PORT CONFIGURATION 70
USB PORT CONFIGURATION 73
STARTUP SCRIPT 76
UP/DOWN SCRIPT 77
AUTOMATIC UPDATE CONFIGURATION 78
USER MODULES 80

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 CHANGE PROFILE 80
CHANGE PASSWORD 81
SET REAL TIME CLOCK 81
SET SMS SERVICE CENTER ADDRESS 81
UNLOCK SIM CARD 81
SEND SMS 82
BACKUP CONFIGURATION 82
RESTORE CONFIGURATION 82
UPDATE FIRMWARE 83
REBOOT 84
2. ROUTER CONFIGURATION OVER TELNET 84
3. WI-FI CONFIGURATION 85
WI-FI ACCESS POINT 85
WLAN DHCP 86
WIRELESS NETWORK SCANNING 87
WI-FI START LOG 88
SYSTEM LOG 88
WI-FI ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION 89
WLAN CONFIGURATION 92
WI-FI PORT LEDS 92

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TABLE LIST
Table 1: Mobile Connection ......................................................................................................................................... 11
Table 2: Peripheral ports .............................................................................................................................................. 12
Table 3: System information ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Table 4: Cellular network information ......................................................................................................................... 13
Table 5: Description of period ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Table 6: Mobile network statistics ............................................................................................................................... 13
Table 7: Traffic statistics............................................................................................................................................... 14
Table 8: Interface connection status ............................................................................................................................ 14
Table 9: Description of information in network status ................................................................................................ 15
Table 10: DHCP status description ............................................................................................................................... 16
Table 11: DynDNS report ............................................................................................................................................. 18
Table 12: Configuration of network interface .............................................................................................................. 19
Table 13: Configuration of a dynamic DHCP server ..................................................................................................... 20
Table 14: Configuration of static DHCP server ............................................................................................................. 20
Table 15: VRRP configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 24
Table 16: Check connection ......................................................................................................................................... 24
Table 17: GPRS connection configuration .................................................................................................................... 27
Table 18: Check connection to mobile network configuration .................................................................................... 30
Table 19: Data limit configuration................................................................................................................................ 30
Table 20: Default and backup SIM configuration ......................................................................................................... 31
Table 21: Switch between SIM card configurations ..................................................................................................... 31
Table 22: Switch between SIM card configurations ..................................................................................................... 31
Table 23: Backup routes ............................................................................................................................................... 33
Table 24: PPoE configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 34
Table 25: LTE Firewall configuration ............................................................................................................................ 35
Table 26: LTE Firewall configuration ............................................................................................................................ 36
Table 27: 3G and RT Firewall configuration ................................................................................................................. 38
Table 28: NAT configuration ........................................................................................................................................ 39
Table 29: Configuration of send all incoming packets ................................................................................................. 39
Table 30: Remote access configuration ....................................................................................................................... 40
Table 32: OpenVPN configuration................................................................................................................................ 43
Table 33: Example of OpenVPN configuration ............................................................................................................. 46
Table 34: Overview IPsec tunnels ................................................................................................................................ 47
Table 35: IPsec tunnel configuration ............................................................................................................................ 47
Table 36: Example 8 - IPsec configuration ................................................................................................................... 50
Table 37: Overview GRE tunnels .................................................................................................................................. 50
Table 38: GRE tunnel configuration ............................................................................................................................. 51
Table 39: Example 9 - GRE tunnel configuration .......................................................................................................... 52
Table 40: L2TP tunnel configuration ............................................................................................................................ 52
Table 41: Example 10 - L2TP tunnel configuration ....................................................................................................... 53
Table 42: PPTP tunnel configuration ............................................................................................................................ 54
Table 43: Example 11 - PPTP tunnel configuration ...................................................................................................... 55
Table 44: DynDNS configuration .................................................................................................................................. 56
Table 45: NTP configuration ......................................................................................................................................... 56
Table 46: SNMP agent configuration ........................................................................................................................... 57
Table 47: SNMPv3 configuration .................................................................................................................................. 57
Table 48: SNMP configuration (MBUS extension)........................................................................................................ 58
Table 49: SNMP configuration (R-SeeNet) ................................................................................................................... 58
Table 50: Object identifier for binary input and output............................................................................................... 58
Table 51: Object identifier for CNT port....................................................................................................................... 58

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Table 52: Object identifier for M-BUS port .................................................................................................................. 59
Table 53: SMTP client configuration ............................................................................................................................ 61
Table 54: Send SMS configuration ............................................................................................................................... 62
Table 55: Control via SMS configuration ...................................................................................................................... 63
Table 56: SMS control commands................................................................................................................................ 63
Table 57: Send SMS on serial PORT1 configuration ..................................................................................................... 63
Table 58: Send SMS on serial PORT2 configuration ..................................................................................................... 63
Table 59: Send SMS on Ethernet Port configuration ................................................................................................... 64
Table 60: AT commands to send and receive SMS messages ...................................................................................... 64
Table 62: TCP Keep-Alive configuration ....................................................................................................................... 71
Table 63: CD signal description .................................................................................................................................... 71
Table 64: DTR signal description .................................................................................................................................. 71
Table 65: USB port configuration 1 .............................................................................................................................. 74
Table 66: USB port configuration 2 .............................................................................................................................. 74
Table 67: CD signal description .................................................................................................................................... 74
Table 68: DTR signal description .................................................................................................................................. 75
Table 69: Automatic update configuration .................................................................................................................. 79
Table 71: Wi-Fi AP state ............................................................................................................................................... 85
Table 72: Wi-Fi client state........................................................................................................................................... 85
Table 73: Lease address ............................................................................................................................................... 86
Table 74: Neighboring Wi-Fi networks ......................................................................................................................... 87
Table 75: Wi-Fi AP parameters..................................................................................................................................... 89
Table 76: WLAN parameter .......................................................................................................................................... 92
Table 77: Wi-Fi LED state indication............................................................................................................................. 92

FIGURE LIST
Figure 1: Web Configuration ........................................................................................................................................ 10
Figure 2: Mobile WAN Status ....................................................................................................................................... 14
Figure 3: Network Status .............................................................................................................................................. 16
Figure 4: DHCP Status................................................................................................................................................... 17
Figure 5: IPsec Status ................................................................................................................................................... 17
Figure 6: DynDNS status ............................................................................................................................................... 17
Figure 7: System log ..................................................................................................................................................... 18
Figure 8: Example syslogd startup script with the parameter -r .................................................................................. 19
Figure 9: Example 1 - Network Topology for Dynamic DHCP Server ........................................................................... 20
Figure 10: Example 1 - LAN Configuration Page ........................................................................................................... 21
Figure 11: Example 2 - Network Topology with both Static and Dynamic DHCP Servers ............................................ 22
Figure 12: Example 2 - LAN Configuration Page ........................................................................................................... 22
Figure 13: Example 3 - Network Topology ................................................................................................................... 23
Figure 14: Example 3 - LAN Configuration Page ........................................................................................................... 23
Figure 15: Example 4 - Network Topology for VRRP configuration.............................................................................. 25
Figure 16: Example 4 - VRRP configuration of main router ......................................................................................... 25
Figure 17. Example 4 - VRRP configuration of backup router ...................................................................................... 25
Figure 18: Cellular WAN configuration ........................................................................................................................ 26
Figure 19: Advanced CDMA administration ................................................................................................................. 29
Figure 20: Example of Mobile WAN configuration 1 .................................................................................................... 32
Figure 21: Example of Mobile WAN configuration 2 .................................................................................................... 32
Figure 22: Example of Mobile WAN configuration 3 .................................................................................................... 33
Figure 23: Backup Routes ............................................................................................................................................. 34
Figure 24: PPPoE configuration .................................................................................................................................... 35
Figure 25: LTE Firewall configuration ........................................................................................................................... 36

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Figure 26: Example 5 - Network Topology for Firewall Application ............................................................................. 37
Figure 27: Example 5 – LTE Firewall configuration....................................................................................................... 37
Figure 28: Example 5 - Network Topology for Firewall Application ............................................................................. 38
Figure 29: Example 5 – 3G and RT Firewall configuration ............................................................................................ 39
Figure 30: Example 6 - Network Topology for basic NAT ............................................................................................. 40
Figure 31: Example 6 - Basic NAT configuration .......................................................................................................... 41
Figure 32: Example 7 - Network topology for advanced NAT ...................................................................................... 41
Figure 33: Example 7 - Advanced NAT configuration ................................................................................................... 42
Figure 34: OpenVPN tunnel configuration ................................................................................................................... 42
Figure 35: OpenVPN tunnel configuration ................................................................................................................... 45
Figure 36: Topology of example OpenVPN configuration ............................................................................................ 46
Figure 37: IPsec tunnels configuration ......................................................................................................................... 47
Figure 38: IPsec tunnel configuration .......................................................................................................................... 49
Figure 39: Example 8 - Network topology for IPsec tunneling ..................................................................................... 50
Figure 40: GRE tunnels configuration .......................................................................................................................... 51
Figure 41: GRE tunnel configuration ............................................................................................................................ 51
Figure 42: Network topology for GRE tunneling .......................................................................................................... 52
Figure 43: L2TP tunnel configuration ........................................................................................................................... 53
Figure 44: Example 10 - Network topology for L2TP tunneling ................................................................................... 53
Figure 45: PPTP tunnel configuration........................................................................................................................... 54
Figure 46: Example 11 - Network topology for PPTP tunneling configuration ............................................................ 55
Figure 47: Example of DynDNS configuration .............................................................................................................. 56
Figure 48: Example of NTP configuration ..................................................................................................................... 57
Figure 49. Example of SNMP configuration ................................................................................................................. 60
Figure 50. Example of the MIB browser ....................................................................................................................... 60
Figure 51. SMTP configuration ..................................................................................................................................... 61
Figure 52. Example of SMS configuration 1 ................................................................................................................. 67
Figure 53. Example of SMS configuration 2 ................................................................................................................. 68
Figure 54. Example of SMS configuration 3 ................................................................................................................. 69
Figure 55. Example of SMS configuration 4 ................................................................................................................. 70
Figure 56. Expansion port configuration ...................................................................................................................... 72
Figure 57. example of Ethernet to serial communication ............................................................................................ 73
Figure 58. Example of serial port extension ................................................................................................................. 73
Figure 59. USB configuration........................................................................................................................................ 75
Figure 60. Example of Ethernet to serial using USB port ............................................................................................. 76
Figure 61. Example of serial extension using USB port ................................................................................................ 76
Figure 62. Startup script ............................................................................................................................................... 77
Figure 63. Example of startup script ............................................................................................................................ 77
Figure 64. Up/Down script ........................................................................................................................................... 78
Figure 65. Example of Up/Down script ........................................................................................................................ 78
Figure 66. Example of automatic update 1 .................................................................................................................. 79
Figure 67. Example of automatic update 2 .................................................................................................................. 80
Figure 68. User modules .............................................................................................................................................. 80
Figure 69. Change profile ............................................................................................................................................. 80
Figure 70. Change password ........................................................................................................................................ 81
Figure 71. Set real time clock ....................................................................................................................................... 81
Figure 72. Set SMS service center address ................................................................................................................... 81
Figure 73. Unlock SIM card .......................................................................................................................................... 82
Figure 74. Send SMS ..................................................................................................................................................... 82
Figure 75. Restore configuration .................................................................................................................................. 83
Figure 76. Update firmware ......................................................................................................................................... 83
Figure 77: Reboot ......................................................................................................................................................... 84
Figure 78: Wi-Fi AP status ............................................................................................................................................ 86

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Figure 79. Wi-Fi DHCP status........................................................................................................................................ 86
Figure 80. Wi-Fi Scan .................................................................................................................................................... 87
Figure 81. Wi-Fi AP start log ......................................................................................................................................... 88
Figure 82. System log ................................................................................................................................................... 88
Figure 83. Wi-Fi AP configuration page ........................................................................................................................ 91
Figure 84. WLAN configuration .................................................................................................................................... 92

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Attention – Problems that can arise in specific situations.

Useful tips or information of special interest.

GPL license
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Router version
The properties and settings associated with the cellular network connection are not available in non-cellular
SPECTRE RT routers.
PPPoE configuration is only available on SPECTRE RT routers. It is used to set the PPPoE connection over Ethernet.

Declared quality system

ISO 9001

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1. ROUTER CONFIGURATION USING A WEB BROWSER

Attention! The SPECTRE cellular router will not operate unless the cellular carrier has been correctly configured and
the account activated and provisioned for data communications. For UMTS and LTE carriers, a SIM card must be
inserted into the router. Do not insert the SIM card when the router is powered up.
You can monitor the status, configuration and administration of the router via the Web interface. To access the
router over the web interface, enter http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx into the URL for the browser where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the
router IP address. The modem’s default IP address is 192.168.1.1. The default username is "root" and the default
password is "root".
The left side of the web interface displays the menu. You will find links for the Status, Configuration and
Administration of the router.
Name and Location displays the router’s name, location and SNMP configuration (See SNMP configuration). These
fields are user-defined for each router.
For enhanced security, you should change the default password. If the router's default password is set, the menu
item "Change password" is highlighted in red.

Figure 1: Web Configuration

If the green LED is blinking, you may restore the router to its factory default settings by pressing RST on front panel.
The configuration will be restored to the factory defaults and the router will reboot. (The green LED will be on during
the reboot.)

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SECURED ACCESS TO WEB CONFIGURATION

The Web interface can be accessed through a standard web browser via a secure HTTPS connection.
Access the web interface by entering https://192.168.1.1 in the web browser. You may receive a message that
there is a problem with the website’s security certificate. If you do, click on “Continue to this website”. If you wish
to prevent this message, you must install a security certificate into the router.
Since the domain name in the certificate is given the MAC address of the router (such addresses use dashes instead
of colons as separators), it is necessary to access the router under this domain name. For access to the router via a
domain name, a DNS record must be added to the DNS table in the operating system.
There are three methods to add a domain name to the operating system:
 Editing /etc/hosts (Linux/Unix)
 Editing C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (Windows XP)
 Configuring your own DNS server

You must then add a security certificate to the web server on the router. When using a self-signed certificate, you
must upload your files to the certs directory /etc/certs in the router.

GENERAL
A summary of basic information about the router and its activities can be invoked by selecting the General menu
item. This page is also displayed when you login to the web interface. Information is divided into several of
separate blocks according to the type of router activity or the properties area – Mobile Connection, Primary LAN,
Peripherals Ports and System Information. If your router is equipped with a Wi-Fi expansion port, there is also a WI-
FI section.

MOBILE CONNECTION

Table 1: Mobile Connection

Item Description
SIM Card Identification of the SIM card (Primary or Secondary)
Interface Defines the interface
Flags Defines the flags (Example: Up, Running, Multicast)
IP address IP address of the interface
MTU Maximum packet size that the equipment is able to transmit
Rx Data Total number of received bytes
Rx Packets Received packets
Rx Errors Erroneous received packets
Rx Dropped Dropped received packets
Rx Overruns Lost received packets because of overload
Tx Data Total number of sent bytes
Tx Packets Sent packet
Tx Errors Erroneous sent packets
Tx Dropped Dropped sent packets
Tx Overruns Lost sent packets because of overload
Uptime Time indicating how long the connection to mobile network is established

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PRIMARY LAN
Items displayed in this part have the same meaning as items in the previous part. Moreover, there is information
about the MAC address of the router (MAC Address item).

WIFI
Items displayed in this part have the same meaning as items in the previous part. (This is displayed if your model
has a Wi-Fi.)

PERIPHERAL PORTS

Table 2: Peripheral ports

Item Description
Expansion Port 1 Expansion port fitted to the position 1 (None indicates that this position is equipped
with no port)
Expansion Port 2 Expansion port fitted to the position 2 (None indicates that this position is equipped
with no port)
Binary Input State of binary input
Binary Output State of binary output

SYSTEM INFORMATION

Table 3: System information

Item Description
Firmware Version Information about the firmware Version
Serial Number Serial number of the router (in case of N/A is not available)
Profile Current profile – standard or alternative profiles (profiles are used for example to
switch between different modes of operation)
Supply Voltage Supply voltage of the router
Temperature Temperature in the router
Time Current date and time
Uptime Time indicating how long the router is used

MOBILE WAN STATUS

The SPECTRE RT industrial router does not display the Mobile WAN status option.

The Mobile WAN menu item contains current information about connections to the mobile
network. The first part of this page (Mobile Network Information) displays basic information about the mobile
network in which the router is operated. There is also information about the module, which is mounted in the
router.

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Table 4: Cellular network information
Item Description
Registration State of the network registration
Operator Specifies the operator in whose network the router is operated
Technology Transmission technology
PLMN Code of operator
Cell Cell to which the router is connected
LAC Located Area Code – unique number assigned to each location area
Channel Channel on which the router communicates
Signal Strength Signal strength of the selected cell
Signal Quality Signal quality of the selected cell:
• EC/IO for UMTS and CDMA technologies (It is the ratio of the signal
received from the pilot channel – EC – to the overall level of the spectral
density, i.e. the sum of the signals of other cells – IO.)
• RSRQ for LTE technology (Defined as the ratio (N x RSRP) / RSSI)
Neighbors Signal quality of neighboring hearing cells
Manufacturer Module Manufacturer
Model Type of module
Revision Revision of module
IMEI IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number of module
ESN ESN (Electronic Serial Number) number of module (for CDMA routers)
MEID MEID (Mobile Equipment Identifier) number of module

If a neighboring cell is highlighted in red, there is a risk that the router may repeatedly switch between the
neighboring cell and the primary cell. This can affect the performance of the router. To prevent this, re-orient the
antenna or use a directional antenna.

The next section of this window displays historical information about the quality of the cellular WAN connection
during each logging period. The router has standard intervals, such as the previous 24 hours and last week, and also
includes information one user-defined interval.

Table 5: Description of period

Period Description
Today Today from 0:00 to 23:59
Yesterday Yesterday from 0:00 to 23:59
This week This week from Monday 0:00 to Sunday 23:59
Last week Last week from Monday 0:00 to Sunday 23:59
This period This accounting period
Last period Last accounting period

Table 6: Mobile network statistics

Item Description
Signal Min Minimal signal strength
Signal Avg Average signal strength
Signal Max Maximal signal strength
Cells Number of switch between cells
Availability Availability of the router via the mobile network (expressed as a percent-age)

Tips for Mobile Network Statistics table:

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• Availability of connection to mobile network information is expressed as a percentage that is calculated by the
ratio of the time when connection to a mobile network is established to the time when the router is turned on.
• When you place your cursor on the maximum or minimum signal strength, you will be shown the last time the
router reached this signal strength. The middle part of this page displays information about transferred data and
number of connections for both SIM card (for each period).

Table 7: Traffic statistics

Item Description
RX data Total volume of received data
TX data Total volume of sent data
Connections Number of connection to mobile network establish

The last part (Mobile Network Connection Log) displays information about the mobile network connection and any
problems that occurred while establishing them.

Figure 2: Mobile WAN Status

NETWORK STATUS

Select the Network menu item to view the current system information for the router. The upper part of the window
displays detailed information about the active interfaces.

Table 8: Interface connection status

Interface Description
eth0, eth1 Network interfaces

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 usb0 Mobile Network interface (active connection to GPRS/EDGE/CDMA/LTE)
tun0 OpenVPN tunnel interface
ipsec0 IPSec tunnel interface
gre1 GRE tunnel interface
ppp0 PPPoE interface (Industrial RT Router only)
lo Local loopback interface
The following detailed information will be shown for each active connection.

Table 9: Description of information in network status

Item Description
HWaddr Hardware MAC (unique) address of primary network interface
inet IP address of primary network interface
P-t-P IP address second ends connection
Bcast Broadcast address
Mask Network Subnet Mask
MTU Maximum transmittable packet size
Metric Number of routers that the packet must pass through
RX  packets – number of received packets
 errors – number of errors
 dropped – number of dropped packets
 overruns – incoming packets lost because of overload
 frame – number of frame errors
TX  packets – number of transmitted packets
 errors – number of packet errors
 dropped – number of dropped packets
 overruns – number of outgoing packets lost because of overload
 carrier - outgoing packet errors resulting from the physical layer
collisions Number of collisions on physical layer
txqueuelen Number of packets in the transmit queue
RX bytes Total number of received bytes
TX bytes Total number of transmitted bytes

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Figure 3: Network Status

DHCP STATUS

Information about the DHCP server can be accessed by selecting the DHCP status. The DHCP server provides
automatic configuration of the client devices connected to the router. The DHCP server assigns each device an IP
address, subnet mask, default gateway (IP address of router) and DNS server (IP address of router).
For each client in the list, the DHCP status window displays the following information.

Table 10: DHCP status description

Item Description
lease Assigned IP address
starts Time that the IP address was assigned
ends Time that the IP address lease expires
hardware ethernet Hardware MAC (unique) address
uid Unique ID
client-hostname Computer name

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Figure 4: DHCP Status

The DHCP status may occasionally display two records for one IP address. This may be caused by resetting the client
network interface.

IPSEC STATUS

Selecting the IPsec option in the status menu of the web page will bring up the information for any IPsec Tunnels
that have been established. Up to 4 IPsec tunnels can be created. If no IPsec tunnels are configured, the status will
show that “IPsec is disabled”.
If an IPsec tunnel is established, the router will show “IPsec SA established” (highlighted in red) in the IPsec status
information.

Figure 5: IPsec Status

DYNDNS STATUS

The router supports DynamicDNS using a DNS server on www.dyndns.org. If Dynamic DNS is configured, the status
can be displayed by selecting menu option DynDNS. Refer to www.dyndns.org for more information on how to
configure a Dynamic DNS client.

Figure 6: DynDNS status

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Table 11: DynDNS report
DynDNS client is disabled.
Invalid username or password.
Specified hostname doesn’t exist.
Invalid hostname format.
Hostname exists, but not under specified username.
No update performed yet.
DynDNS record is already up to date.
DynDNS record successfully updated.
DNS error encountered.
DynDNS server failure.

For Dynamic DNS to function properly, the router’s SIM card must have a public IP address assigned.

SYSTEM LOG

Use the System Log menu item to view the router system log. The system log contains helpful information about the
operation of the router. Only the most recent information is shown on the screen, but older log entries can be viewed
by saving the system log to a file and opening it with a text editor. The Save button allows you to save the system log
to a file. The system log is cleared when the unit re-boots.

Figure 7: System log

The Syslog default size is 1000 lines. When the system log reaches the maximum size, it is deleted and a new log file
is started.
The program syslogd can be run on the router to configure the system log. The syslogd option "-s" followed by a
decimal number will set the maximum number of lines in the log file. The "-r" option followed by the hostname or IP
address will enable logging to a syslog daemon on a remote computer. On remote Linux machines, the syslog
daemon is enabled by running syslogd with the parameter “-r”. On remote Windows machines, a syslog server such
as Syslog Watcher must be installed.
To enable remote logging when the router powers up, modify the script "/etc/init.d/syslog" or insert the commands
"killall syslogd" and "syslogd <options>" into the startup script.

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The following example shows how to send syslog information to a remote server at 192.168.2.115 on startup.

Figure 8: Example syslogd startup script with the parameter -r

LAN CONFIGURATION

Select the LAN menu item to enter the network configuration for the Ethernet ports. The main Ethernet port, ETH, is
setup in the Primary LAN section. If the router has additional Ethernet ports (PORT1 or PORT2), they are configured
under the Secondary LAN section. For routers with 2 additional Ethernet ports, PORT1 and PORT2 are automatically
bridged together.

Table 12: Configuration of network interface

Item Description
DHCP Client  disabled – The router will not obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP
server on the network.
 enabled – The router will attempt to obtain an IP address automatically from a
DHCP server on the network.
IP address Fixed IP address of the network interface.
Subnet Mask IP address Subnet Mask for the interface.
Media type  Auto-negotiation – The router automatically selects the communication speed
of the network interface.
 100 Mbps Full Duplex – The router communicates at 100Mbps, in full-duplex
mode.
 100 Mbps Half Duplex - The router communicates at 100Mbps, in half-duplex
mode.
 10 Mbps Full Duplex - The router communicates at 10Mbps, in full-duplex
mode.
 10 Mbps Half Duplex - The router communicates at 10Mbps, in half-duplex
mode.
Default Gateway IP address of Default gateway for the router. When entering IP address of default
gateway, all packets for which the record was not found in the routing table are sent to
this address.
DNS server IP address of the primary DNS server for the router.

The DHCP server assigns the IP address, default gateway IP address, and IP address of the DNS server to the
connected DHCP clients.
The DHCP server supports both static and dynamic assignment of IP addresses. In Dynamic IP address assignment,
the DHCP server will assign a client the next available IP address from the allowed IP address pool. Once the lease
time on an IP address has expired, the DHCP server is free to re-assign that IP to another client.

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Table 13: Configuration of a dynamic DHCP server
Item Description
Enable dynamic
Select this option to enable a dynamic DHCP server.
DHCP leases
IP Pool Start Starting IP address of the range allocated to the DHCP clients.
IP Pool End Ending IP address of the range allocated to the DHCP clients.
Lease time Time in seconds that the IP address is reserved before it can be re-used.

The DHCP server can also assign a Static IP address to a client. The MAC address of the client must be configured in
the MAC address table along with the desired IP address. Up to 6 static IP addresses are supported. Do not overlap
the static IP addresses with the addresses allocated by the dynamic DHCP address pool. Otherwise, the network
may function incorrectly.

Table 14: Configuration of static DHCP server

Item Description
Enable static DHCP
Select this option to enable a static DHCP server.
leases
MAC Address MAC address of a DHCP client.
IP Address Assigned IP address.

Example of the network interface configuration for a dynamic DHCP server:

 The range of dynamically allocated addresses is from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.4.
 The addresses are allocated for 600 seconds (10 minutes).

Figure 9: Example 1 - Network Topology for Dynamic DHCP Server

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Figure 10: Example 1 - LAN Configuration Page

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Example of the network interface configuration with both dynamic and static DHCP servers:
 The allocated address range is from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.4.
 The address is allocated for 10 minutes.
 The client with MAC address 01:23:45:67:89:ab has IP address 192.168.1.10.
 The client with MAC address 01:54:68:18:ba:7e has IP address 192.168.1.11.

Figure 11: Example 2 - Network Topology with both Static and Dynamic DHCP Servers

Figure 12: Example 2 - LAN Configuration Page

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Example of the network interface configuration with default gateway and DNS server:
 Default gateway IP address is 192.168.1.20
 DNS server IP address is 192.168.1.20

Figure 13: Example 3 - Network Topology

Figure 14: Example 3 - LAN Configuration Page

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VRRP CONFIGURATION
Select the VRRP menu item to enter the VRRP configuration. VRRP protocol (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol)
allows you to transfer packet routing from the main router to a backup router in case the main router fails. This can
be used to provide a wireless cellular backup to a primary wired router in critical applications. If the Enable VRRP is
checked, you may set the following parameters.

Table 15: VRRP configuration

Item Description
Virtual Server IP This parameter sets the virtual server IP address. This address must be the same for
Address both the primary and backup routers. Devices on the LAN will use this address as their
default gateway IP address.
Virtual Server ID This parameter distinguishes one virtual router on the network from another. The main
and backup routers must use the same value for this parameter.
Host Priority The active router with highest priority set by the parameter Host Priority, is the main
router. According to RFC 2338, the main router should have the highest possible priority
- 255. The backup router(s) have a priority in the range 1 – 254 (default value is 100). A
priority value of 0 is not allowed.

You may set the Check connection flag in the second part of the window to enable automatic test messages for the
cellular network. In some cases, the mobile WAN connection could still be active but the router will not be able to
send data over the cellular network. This feature is used to verify that data can be sent over the PPP connection and
supplements the normal VRRP message handling. The currently active router (main/backup) will send test messages
to the defined Ping IP Address at periodic time intervals (Ping Interval) and wait for a reply (Ping Timeout). If the
router does not receive a response to the Ping command, it will retry up to the number of times specified by the
Ping Probes parameter. After that time, it will switch itself to a backup router until the PPP connection is restored.

Table 16: Check connection

Item Description
Ping IP Address Destination IP address for the Ping commands.
Ping Interval Interval in seconds between the outgoing Pings.
Ping Timeout Time in seconds to wait for a response to the Ping.
Ping Probes Maximum number of failed ping requests

You may use the DNS server of the mobile carrier as the destination IP address for the test messages (Pings).
The Enable Traffic Monitoring option can be used to reduce the number of messages that are sent to test the PPP
connection. When this parameter is set, the router will monitor the interface for any packets different from a ping.
If a response to the packet is received within the timeout specified by the Ping Timeout parameter, then the router
knows that the connection is still active. If the router does not receive a response within the timeout period, it will
attempt to test the mobile WAN connection using standard Ping commands.

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Example of the VRRP protocol:

Figure 15: Example 4 - Network Topology for VRRP configuration

Figure 16: Example 4 - VRRP configuration of main router

Figure 17. Example 4 - VRRP configuration of backup router

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MOBILE WAN CONFIGURATION

The SPECTRE RT industrial router does not display the Mobile WAN Configuration option.
Select the Mobile WAN menu item to enter the cellular network configuration page.

Figure 18: Cellular WAN configuration

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CELLULAR CARRIER SELECTION
The SPECTRE 3G Cellular Router can be configured to communicate on up to 2 UMTS or CDMA cellular networks.
This allows the router to switch to a second carrier network if there is a problem with the primary network. The
router can only communicate on one cellular network at a time and if redundancy is not required, then only one
account needs to be activated. For GSM/UMTS networks, the account information will be on the SIM card provided
by the carrier. For CDMA networks, the account is provisioned over-the-air by the network provider and a SIM card
is not required. The Mobile Equipment Identifier (MEID) of the router must be provided to the CDMA network
cellular carrier when the account is set up.
The primary and secondary cellular carriers are selected using the drop-down lists on the Cellular WAN
configuration page under the Primary and Secondary SIM card headings. The 3G router supports AT&T, Verizon,
Sprint, T-Mobile, and Rogers Cellular networks. Verizon and Sprint have CDMA networks and the others are GSM
networks. The default carrier is set to a generic UMTS provider. Refer to Sprint CDMA network connection section
below for activating the router on the Sprint CDMA network.

The carrier selection drop-down list is not available on LTE devices. For LTE devices, the carrier must be specified
when ordering the router and the account settings will be on the SIM card provided by the network operator.

CONNECTION TO MOBILE NETWORK CONNECTION

If the Create connection to mobile network option is selected, the router will automatically try to establish a
connection after power up. If the attempt is unsuccessful, the router will re-boot and try again. For GSM/UMTS and
LTE networks, the following network information can be configured. In most cases, the necessary information will
be included on the SIM card provided by the carrier and these fields can be left empty or at their default values.
Please contact your cellular network provider for more information.

Table 17: GPRS connection configuration

Item Description
Carrier Generic, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon (These are commonly used options on the drop-
down list only available on the 3G Models)
APN Network identifier (Access Point Name)
Username User name to log into the GSM network
Password Password to log into the GSM network
Authentication Authentication protocol in GSM network
 PAP or CHAP – Router is chose either authentication method.
 PAP – Router will use PAP authentication.
 CHAP – Router will use CHAP authentication.
IP Address IP address of SIM card. (Required if a static IP address was assigned by the cellular carrier.)
Phone Number Telephone number to dial a GPRS or CSD connection. Router uses *99***1 # as the
default telephone number.
Operator PLNM code for the network operator
Network type  Automatic selection – The router will automatically select the network type
 Depending upon the type of router, it is also possible to select a specific method
of data transmission (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS …).

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 PIN PIN code for the SIM card. (Only required if the SIM card has been locked with a PIN to
prevent unauthorized access)
MRU (Maximum Receiving Unit) – The maximum packet size that can be received in a given
environment. Default value is 1500 bytes. Other settings may cause incorrect transmission
of data.
MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) – The maximum packet size that can be transmitted in a
given environment. Default value is 1500 bytes. Other settings may cause incorrect
transmission of data.

If the IP address field is not filled in, the network operator will automatically assign an IP address when the
connection is established. If a static IP address is supplied by the operator, the time required to connect to the
network will be reduced.
If the APN field is not filled in, the router will automatically select the APN based on the IMSI code of the SIM card.
If the PLMN of the cellular carrier is not in the APN list, then default APN is “internet“. Contact your mobile operator
to determine if the APN information must be entered.

Access to the SIM card may be blocked if the PIN code for a locked SIM is entered incorrectly. Contact technical
support if your SIM card becomes blocked.

If only one SIM card is installed in the router, the router switches between the APNs on the SIM card. A router
with two SIM cards switches between SIM cards.

The items marked with an ‘*’ should only be entered if they are required by the cellular network operator. If the
router is unable to establish a Mobile Network connection, verify that the network settings have been entered
correctly. You may also try a different authentication method or network type.

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SPRINT CDMA NETWORK CONNECTION
The SPECTRE 3G router must be manually activated on the Sprint network using the web interface after the account
has been set up by Sprint.
To activate the router on the Sprint network:
1. Ensure that a data account has been set up by Sprint. You will need to provide the MEID of the router
to the Sprint account rep. This number can be found on the label on the bottom of the router and on
the outside of the router package. It can also be found on the Mobile WAN status web page when
Sprint is selected as the primary carrier.
2. Connect the antennas and Ethernet cable to the router and power up the device.
3. Select Sprint as the primary carrier on the Mobile WAN configuration web page. This will enable the
CDMA Administration menu item.
4. Bring up the Advanced CDMA Administration web page by clicking on the CDMA menu item under
Administration.
5. Click on the Activate Device button to perform the over-the-air device activation. When it is complete,
you can view the Mobile Device Number (MDN) on the Mobile WAN status page.
6. If the activation fails, verify that the antenna connections are tight and that the correct MEID has been
set up on the Sprint network.

Figure 19: Advanced CDMA administration

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DNS ADDRESS CONFIGURATION
If Get DNS address from operator option is selected, the router will automatically attempt to get the IP addresses
for the primary and secondary DNS servers from the cellular network operator.

CHECK CONNECTION TO MOBILE NETWORK CONFIGURATION

You may set the Check connection flag to enable automatic test messages for the cellular network. In some cases,
the PPP connection may still be active but the router will not be able to send data over the cellular network.
The router will send a Ping command to the Ping IP Address at periodic time intervals (Ping Interval) If the router
does not receive a response to the Ping command, it will retry up to the number of times specified by the Ping
Probes parameter. After that time, it will switch itself to a backup router until the mobile network connection is
restored.

Table 18: Check connection to mobile network configuration

Item Description
Ping IP Address Destination IP address or domain name for the ping queries.
Ping Interval Time intervals between the outgoing pings.

If the Enable Traffic Monitoring option is selected, the router stops sending ping questions to the Ping IP Address
and it will watch traffic in mobile network connection. If mobile network connection is without traffic longer than
the Ping Interval, then the router sends ping questions to the Ping IP Address.
Note: It is recommended that you enable Check Connection to ensure reliable data communication.

DATA LIMIT CONFIGURA TION

The router can be configured to automatically send an SMS message or switch to a backup SIM card if the amount
of data sent or received exceeds a given threshold for the monthly billing period.

Table 19: Data limit configuration

Item Description
Data limit With this parameter, you can set the maximum expected amount of data transmitted
(sent and received) over the cellular network in one billing period (month).
Warning Threshold Percentage of Data Limit (50% to 99%). The router will send an SMS message with
Router has exceeded (value of Warning Threshold) of data limit in the message text
when this threshold is exceeded.
Accounting Start Sets the day of the month in which the billing cycle starts for the SIM card being used.
The start of the billing period is determined by the network operator.
If neither one of the options Switch to backup SIM card when data limit is exceeded (see next) or Send SMS when
data limit is exceeded (see SMS configuration) is selected, the data limit will be ignored.

SWITCHING BETWEEN SIM CARDS OR NETWORKS

You may define rules in the router for switching between two APNs on one SIM card or between two SIM cards or
network providers. The router can automatically switch between the network setups when the active PPP
connection is lost, the data limit is exceeded, or the binary input on the front panel goes active.

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Table 20: Default and backup SIM configuration
Item Description
Default SIM card This parameter sets the default APN or SIM card for the PPP connection. If this
parameter is set to none, the router boots up in off-line mode and it will be
necessary to initiate the PPP connection by sending an SMS message to the router.
Backup SIM card Defines the backup APN or SIM card.

If parameter Backup SIM card is set to none, then the parameters Switch to other SIM card when connection fails,
Switch to backup SIM card when roaming is detected and Switch to backup SIM card when data limit is exceeded
will switch the router to off-line mode
Table 21: Switch between SIM card configurations
Item Description
Switch to other SIM card If the PPP connection fails, the router will switch to the secondary SIM card or
when connection fails secondary APN of the SIM card. The router will switch to the backup SIM card if the
router is unable to establish a PPP connection after 3 attempts or the Check the
PPP connection option is selected and the router detects that the PPP connection
has failed.
Switch to backup SIM If roaming is detected, this option forces the router to switch to the secondary SIM
card when roaming is card or secondary APN of the SIM card.
detected
Switch to backup SIM This option enables the router to switch to the secondary SIM card or secondary
card when data limit is APN of the SIM card when the data limit of default APN is exceeded.
exceeded
Switch to backup SIM This parameter forces the router to switch to the secondary SIM card or secondary
card when binary input APN of the SIM card when binary input ‘bin0’ is active.
is active
Switch to primary SIM This parameter defines the method the router will use to try to switch back to the
card after timeout default SIM card or default APN.
The following parameters define the amount of time that must elapse before the router will attempt to go back
to the default SIM card or APN.

Table 22: Switch between SIM card configurations

Item Description
Initial timeout The first attempt to switch back to the primary SIM card or APN shall be made after
the time defined in the parameter Initial Timeout. The range of this parameter is
from 1 to 10000 minutes.
Subsequent Timeout After an unsuccessful attempt to switch to the default SIM card, the router will
make a second attempt after the amount of time defined in the parameter
Subsequent Timeout. The range is from 1 to 10000 minutes.
Additive constant Any further attempts to switch back to the primary SIM card or APN shall be made
after a timeout computed as the sum of the previous timeout period and the time
defined in the parameter Additive constants. The range is from 1 to 10000
minutes.

Example: Option Switch to primary SIM card after timeout is checked and the parameters are set as follows: Initial
Timeout = 60 min. Subsequent Timeout = 30 min. Additive Constant = 20 min.
The first attempt to switch back to the primary SIM card or APN shall be carried out after 60 minutes. The second
attempt will be made 30 minutes later. The third attempt will be made after 50 minutes (30+20). The fourth
attempt will be made after 70 minutes (30+20+20).

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PPPOE BRIDGE MODE CO NFIGURATION

If the Enable PPPoE bridge mode option is selected, the router will activate the PPPoE bridge protocol. PPPoE
(point-to-point over ethernet) is a network protocol for encapsulating Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) frames inside
Ethernet frames. This feature allows a device connected to the ETH port of the router to create a PPP connection
with the cellular network.

The figure below describes the situation, when the connection to mobile network is controlled on the address
8.8.8.8 in the time interval of 60 s for primary SIM card and on the address www.google.com in the time interval 80
s for secondary SIM card. In the case of traffic on the router the control pings are not sent, but the traffic is
monitored.

Figure 20: Example of Mobile WAN configuration 1

Figure 21 shows an example of how to configure the router to automatically switch to the backup SIM card when it
exceeds the data limit of 800 MB in the billing period. It will send out a warning SMS message when 400 MB of data
have been transmitted. In the example shown, the billing period begins on the 18th day of the month.

Figure 21: Example of Mobile WAN configuration 2

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Example: Configuring the router to switch to offline mode when it detects that it is roaming. The first attempt to
switch back to the default SIM card is made after 60 minutes, the second after 40 minutes, the third after 50
minutes (40 +10)...

Figure 22: Example of Mobile WAN configuration 3

BACKUP ROUTES

By using the configuration form on the Backup Routes page, you can back up the primary connection with
alternative connections to the Internet/mobile network. Each back up connection can be assigned a priority.
Switching between connections is done based on set priorities and the state of the connections (for Primary LAN
and Secondary LAN).
If the Enable backup routes switching option is checked, the default route is selected according to the settings
below.
You can set the parameters for enabling each of backup route
If the Enable backup routes switching option is not checked, the Backup routes system operates in the so-called
backward compatibility mode. The default route is selected based on implicit priorities according to the status of
each enabled network interface. The names of backup routes and corresponding network interfaces, in order of
implicit priorities, are:
• Mobile WAN (pppX, usbX)
• PPPoE (ppp0)
• Secondary LAN (eth1)
• Primary LAN (eth0)

Example:
Secondary LAN is selected as the default route only if Create connection to mobile network
option is not checked on the Mobile WAN page, alternatively if Create PPPoE connection
option is not checked on the PPPoE page. To select the Primary LAN it is also necessary
not to be entered IP address for Secondary LAN and must not be enabled DHCP Client for Secondary LAN.

Table 23: Backup routes

Item Description
Priority Priority for the type of connection
Ping IP Address Destination IP address of ping queries to check the connection (address cannot be
specified as a domain name)
Ping Interval Time intervals between sent ping queries

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Figure 23: Backup Routes

PPPOE CONFIGURATION

The SPECTRE cellular router does not support the PPPoE configuration option. PPPoE configuration is only available
on SPECTRE RT routers. It is used to set the PPPoE connection over Ethernet.
PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet) is a network protocol where PPP frames are encapsulated in Ethernet frames.
The PPPoE feature in the SPECTRE RT industrial router operates in client mode. The router will connect to a PPPoE
server or a PPPoE bridge device such as an ADSL modem.
To enter the PPPoE configuration, select the PPPoE menu item. If the Create PPPoE connection option is selected,
the router will attempt to establish a PPPoE connection on power up. The PPPoE client will connect to devices that
support either a PPPoE bridge or a PPPoE server. After a PPPoE connection is established, the router obtains the IP
address of the PPPoE Server device and all communications from the device are forwarded to the industrial router.

Table 24: PPoE configuration

Item Description
Username Username for secure access to PPPoE
Password Password for secure access to PPPoE
Authentication Authentication protocol in GSM network
 PAP or CHAP – Router is chosen one of the authentication methods.
 PAP – It is used PAP authentication method.
 CHAP – It is used CHAP authentication method.
MRU (Maximum Receiving Unit) – The maximum packet size that can be received in the
given environment. Default value is set to 1492 bytes. Other settings may cause
incorrect data transmission.
MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) – The maximum packet size that can be transmitted in
the given environment. Default value is set to 1492 bytes. Other settings may cause
incorrect data transmission

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Figure 24: PPPoE configuration

LTE FIREWALL CONFIGURATION

The first security element which incoming packets must pass is check of enabled source IP address and destination
ports. The IP address can be specified from which you can remotely access the router and the internal network
connected behind a router. If the Enable filtering of incoming packets items is checked (located at the beginning of
the configuration form Firewall), this element is enabled and accessibility is checked against the table with IP
addresses. This means that access is permitted only to the address specified in the table. It is possible to define up
to eight remote accesses. There are the following parameters:
Table 25: LTE Firewall configuration
Item Description
Source IP address from which access to the router is allowed
Protocol Specifies protocol for remote access
 all – access is allowed by all
 TCP – access is allowed by TCP
 UDP – access is allowed by UDP
 ICMP – access is allowed by ICMP
Target Port The port number on which access to the router is allowed
Action Type of action:
 allow – access is allowed
 deny – access is denied

Caution! The firewalls on the 3G and LTE models do not filter traffic received over the Ethernet ports.

The following part of the configuration form defines the forwarding policy. If enabled filtering of forwarded packets
item is not checked, packets are automatically accepted. If this item is checked and incoming packet is addressed to
another network interface, it will go to the FORWARD chain. In case that the FORWARD chain accepted this packet
(there is a rule for its forwarding), it will be sent out. If the forwarding rule does not exist, packet will be dropped.

Then there is a table for defining the rules. It is possible to allow all traffic within the selected protocol (rule
specifies only protocol) or create stricter rules by specifiying items for source IP address, destination IP address and
port.

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Table 266: LTE Firewall configuration
Item Description
Source IP address of source device
Destination IP address of destination device
Protocol Specifies protocol for remote access
 all – access is allowed by all
 TCP – access is allowed by TCP
 UDP – access is allowed by UDP
 ICMP – access is allowed by ICMP
Target Port The port number on which access to the router is allowed
Action Type of action:
 allow – access is allowed
 deny – access is denied

There is also the possibility to drop a packet whenever request for service which is not in the router comes (check
box named Enable filtering of locally destinated packets). The packet is dropped automatically without any
information.

As a protection against DoS attacks (this means attacks during which the target system is flooded with plenty of
meaningless requirements) is used option named Enable protected against DoS attacks which limits the number of
connections per second for five.

Figure 25: LTE Firewall configuration

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Example firewall configuration:
The router has allowed the following access:
 from host address 171.92.5.45 using any protocol
 from host address 10.0.2.123 using TCP protocol on any ports
 from host address 142.2.26.54 using ICMP protocol

Figure 266: Example 5 - Network Topology for Firewall Application

Figure 277: Example 5 – LTE Firewall configuration

3G and RT FIREWALL CONFIGURATION

The 3G and RT router firewall can be configured to only allow certain hosts to access the router and internal LAN
network or it can only allow traffic on a certain IP port to pass through to the internal network. Up to 8 filters can
be defined when the Allow remote access only from specified hosts option is selected. The following parameters
can be defined for each filter: Source, Source IP Address, Protocol and Target Port.

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Table 277: 3G and RT Firewall configuration
Item Description
Source IP address of source device
Destination IP address of destination device
Protocol Specifies protocol for remote access
 all – access is allowed by all
 TCP – access is allowed by TCP
 UDP – access is allowed by UDP
 ICMP – access is allowed by ICMP
Target Port The port number on which access to the router is allowed
Action Type of action:
 allow – access is allowed
 deny – access is denied

Caution! The firewalls on the 3G and LTE models do not filter traffic received over the Ethernet ports.

Example firewall configuration:

The router has allowed the following access:
 from host address 171.92.5.45 using any protocol
 from host address 10.0.2.123 using TCP protocol on any ports
 from host address 142.2.26.54 using ICMP protocol

Figure 288: Example 5 - Network Topology for Firewall Application

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Figure 299: Example 5 – 3G and RT Firewall configuration

NAT CONFIGURATION

NAT (Network address Translation / Port address Translation - PAT) is a method of sharing a single external IP address
among many internal hosts. It also helps prevent unauthorized access to the internal network. To enter the Network
Address Translation configuration, select the NAT menu item. Up to sixteen NAT rules may be defined.

Table 288: NAT configuration

Item Description
Public Port Public port
Private Port Private port
Type Protocol selection
Server IP address IP address which will be forwarded incoming data.
If you need to set up more than 16 NAT rules, insert the following statement into the startup script
iptables -t nat -A napt -p tcp --dport [PORT_PUBLIC] -j DNAT --to-destination [IPADDR]:[PORT1_PRIVATE]
The IP address parameter [IPADDR] and port parameters [PORT_PUBLIC]
and [PORT1_PRIVATE] must be filled in with the desired information.
The following option can be used to route all incoming traffic from the PPP to a single internal host address.

Table 299: Configuration of send all incoming packets

Item Description
Send all incoming packets to Select this item to route all traffic received over the PPP connection to a
default server single IP address on the internal network.
Default Server Send all incoming packets to this IP address.

You can also use common protocols to specify which ports to use for access to the router. In most cases, the
default port for each protocol should not be changed.

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Table 30: Remote access configuration
Item Description
Enable remote HTTP Select this option to allow access to the router using HTTP.
access on port
Enable remote HTTPS Select this option to allow access to the router using HTTPS.
access on port
Enable remote FTP access Select this option to allow access to the router using FTP.
on port
Enable remote SSH access Select this option to allow access to the router using SSH.
on port
Enable remote Telnet Select this option to allow access to the router using Telnet.
access on port
Enable remote SNMP Select this option to allow access to the router using SNMP.
access on port
Masquerade outgoing Select this option to turn on NAT.
packets

Example NAT configuration with one host connected to the router:

Figure 300: Example 6 - Network Topology for basic NAT

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Figure 311: Example 6 - Basic NAT configuration
In this configuration, it is important to select Send all remaining incoming packets to default server.

Example NAT configuration with additional connected equipment:

Figure 322: Example 7 - Network topology for advanced NAT

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Figure 333: Example 7 - Advanced NAT configuration

OPENVPN TUNNEL CONFIGURATION

Select the OpenVPN item to configure an OpenVPN tunnel. OpenVPN is a protocol which is used to create a secure
connection between two LANs. Up to 2 OpenVPN tunnels may be created.

Table 31: Overview of OpenVPN tunnels

Item Description
Create Enables the individual tunnels.
Description Displays the name of the tunnel specified in the configuration of the tunnel.
Edit Select to configure an OpenVPN tunnel.

Figure 344: OpenVPN tunnel configuration

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Table 312: OpenVPN configuration
Item Description
Description Description of tunnel.

Protocol by which the tunnel will communicate.

 UDP – OpenVPN will communicate using UDP.
Protocol
 TCP server – OpenVPN will communicate using TCP in server mode.
 TCP client – OpenVPN will communicate using TCP in client mode.

UDP/TCP port Port by which the tunnel will communicate.

Remote IP Address IP address of the opposite side of the tunnel. Can be used domain name.
Remote Subnet Network IP address of the opposite side of the tunnel.
Remote Subnet Mask Subnet mask of the opposite side of the tunnel.
Redirect Gateway It is possible to redirect all traffic on Ethernet.
Local Interface IP
IP address of the local side of tunnel.
Address
Remote Interface IP
IP address of interface local side of tunnel.
Address
Parameter (in seconds) defines how often the router will send a message to the
Ping Interval
remote end to verify that the tunnel is still connected.
Parameter which defines how long the router will wait for a response to the ping (in
Ping Timeout seconds). Ping Timeout must be larger than Ping Interval.

Parameter sets the renegotiation period (reauthorization) for the OpenVPN tunnel.
Renegotiate Interval After this time period, the router will re-establish the tunnel to ensure the continued
security of the tunnel.

Max Fragment Size Defines maximum packet size.

 none – No compression is used.

Compression  LZO – Lossless LZO compression. Compression has to be selected on both
tunnel ends.

 not applied – NAT rules are not applied to OpenVPN tunnel.

NAT Rules
 applied – NAT rules are not applied to OpenVPN tunnel.

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  none – is used any authentication mode
 Pre-shared secret – enables authentication using pre-shared secret keys.
Both sides of the tunnel must use the same key
 Username/password – enables authentication using CA Certificate,
Username and Password
Authenticate Mode  X.509 Certificate (multiclient) – enables authentication by CA Certificate,
Local Certificate and Local Private Key
 X.509 Certificate (client) – enables authentication by CA Certificate, Local
Certificate and Local Private Key
 X.509 Certificate (server) - enables authentication by CA Certificate, Local
Certificate and Local Private Key

Pre-shared Secret Authentication using Pre-shared secret keys can be used in all authentication modes.

This authentication certificate can be used in authentication mode

CA Certificate
Username/password and X.509 certificate.

DH Parameters DH parameters can be used in authentication mode X.509 server.

Local Certificate This authentication certificate can be used in authentication mode X.509 certificate.

Local Private Key Local private key can be used in authentication mode X.509 certificate.
Username Authentication using a login name and password authentication can be used in the
Password Authenticate Mode Username/Password.
Use parameter Extra Options to define additional parameters of the OpenVPN
Extra Options
tunnel, for example DHCP options etc.

Press the Apply button to apply the changes.

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Figure 355: OpenVPN tunnel configuration

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Example of the OpenVPN tunnel configuration:

Figure 366: Topology of example OpenVPN configuration

OpenVPN tunnel configuration:

Table 323: Example of OpenVPN configuration

Configuration A B
Protocol UDP UDP
UDP Port 1194 1194
Remote IP Address 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.1
Remote Subnet 192.168.2.0 192.168.1.0
Remote Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
Local Interface IP Address 19.16.1.0 19.16.2.0
Remote Interface IP Address 19.16.2.0 19.18.1.0
Compression LZO LZO
Authenticate mode none none

Examples of different options for configuration and authentication of OpenVPN can be found in OpenVPN’s tunnel
configuration manuals.

IPSEC TUNNEL CONFIGURATION

Select the IPsec item in the menu to configure an IPsec tunnel. IPsec is a protocol which is used to create a secure
connection between two LANs. Up to 4 IPsec tunnels may be created.

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Table 334: Overview IPsec tunnels
Item Description
Create This item enables the individual tunnels.
Description This item displays the name of the tunnel specified in the configuration of the tunnel.
Edit Select to configure an IPsec tunnel.

Figure 377: IPsec tunnels configuration

Table 345: IPsec tunnel configuration

Item Description
Description Description of tunnel.
Remote IP Address IP address or domain name of the remote host.
Remote ID Identification of remote host. The ID contains two parts: a hostname and a domain-
name.
Remote Subnet Remote Subnet address
Remote Subnet Mask Remote Subnet mask
Local ID Identification of local host. The ID contains two parts: a hostname and a domain-
name.
Local Subnet Local subnet address
Local subnet mask Local subnet mask
Encapsulation IPsec mode – you can choose tunnel or transport
NAT Traversal If address translation between two end points of the IPsec tunnel is used, it needs to
allow NAT Traversal
IKE Mode Defines mode for establishing connection (main or aggressive).
If the aggressive mode is selected, establishing of IPsec tunnel will be faster, but
encryption will set permanently on 3DES-MD5.
IKE Algorithm Way of algorithm selection:
 Auto – encryption and hash alg. Are selected automatically
 Manual – encryption and hash alg. Are defined by the user
IKE Encryption Encryption algorithm – 3DES, AES128, AES192, AES256
IKE Hash Hash algorithm – MD5 or SHA1
IKE DH Group Diffie-Hellman groups determine the strength of the key used in
the key exchange process. Higher group numbers are more secure,
but require additional time to compute the key. Group with
higher number provides more security, but requires more processing
time.
ESP Algorithm Way of algorithm selection:
• auto – encryption and hash alg. are selected automatically
 manual – encryption and hash alg. are defined by the user

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 ESP Encryption Encryption algorithm – DES, 3DES, AES128, AES192, AES256
ESP Hash Hash algorithm – MD5 or SHA1
PFS Ensures that derived session keys are not compromised if one of
the private keys is compromised in the future
PFS DH Group Diffie-Hellman group number (see IKE DH Group)
Key Lifetime Lifetime key data part of tunnel. The minimum value of this parameter
is 60s. The maximum value is 86400s.
IKE Lifetime Lifetime key service part of tunnel. The minimum value of this
parameter is 60s. The maximum value is 86400s.
Rekey Margin Specifies how long before connection expiry should attempt to negotiate a
replacement begin. The maximum value must be less than half the parameters IKE
and Key Lifetime.
Rekey Fuzz Specifies the maximum percentage by which should be randomly
increased to randomize re-keying intervals
DPD Delay Defines time after which is made IPsec tunnel verification
DPD Timeout By parameter DPD Timeout is set timeout of the answer
Authenticate Mode By this parameter can be set authentication:
• Pre-shared key – shared key for both off-side tunnel.
• X.509 Certificate – allows X.509 certification in multiclient mode
Pre-shared Key Sharable key for both parties tunnel.
CA Certificate This certificate is necessary to insert Authentication mode x.509.
Remote Certificate This certificate is necessary to insert Authentication mode x.509.
Local Certificate This certificate is necessary to insert Authentication mode x.509.
Local Private Key This private key is necessary to insert Authentication mode
x.509.
Local Passphrase This Local Passphrase is necessary to insert Authentication
mode x.509.
Extra Options Use this parameter to define additional parameters of the IPsec
tunnel, for example secure parameters etc.

The certificates and private keys have to be in PEM format.

The random time, after which it will exchange new keys, is defined as follows:
Lifetime - (Rekey margin + random value in range (from 0 to Rekey margin * Rekey Fuzz/100))
By default, the time for the exchange of keys is between:
 Minimum time: 1h - (9m + 9m) = 42m
 Maximum time: 1h - (9m + 0m) = 51m
In most cases, the settings should be left at their default values.

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Figure 388: IPsec tunnel configuration

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Example of IPSec Tunnel configuration:

Figure 399: Example 8 - Network topology for IPsec tunneling

IPsec tunnel configuration:

Table 356: Example 8 - IPsec configuration

Configuration A B
Remote IP Address 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.1
Remote Subnet 192.168.2.0 192.168.1.0
Remote Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
Local Subnet 192.168.1.0 192.168.2.0
Local Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
Authenticate mode pre-shared key pre-shared key
Pre-shared key test test

Examples of the different options for configuration and authentication of IPsec can be found in the IPsec tunnel
configuration manual.

GRE TUNNELS CONFIGURATION

Select the GRE item in the menu to configure a GRE tunnel. GRE is a protocol which is used to create an
unencrypted connection between two LANs. Up to 4 GRE tunnels may be created.

Table 367: Overview GRE tunnels

Item Description
Create This item enables the individual tunnels.
Description This item displays the name of the tunnel specified in the configuration of the tunnel.
Edit Configure the GRE tunnel.

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Figure 400: GRE tunnels configuration

Table 378: GRE tunnel configuration

Item Description
Description Description of tunnel.
Remote IP Address IP address of the remote side of the tunnel
Local Interface IP IP address of the local side of the tunnel
Address
Remote Interface IP IP address of the remote side of the tunnel
Address
Remote Subnet IP address of the network behind the remote side of the tunnel
Remote Subnet Mask Subnet Mask of the network behind the remote side of the tunnel
Pre-shared Key An optional value that defines a 32 bit shared key for data encryption. This key must
be the same on both routers.

Figure 411: GRE tunnel configuration

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Example of the GRE Tunnel configuration:

Figure 422: Network topology for GRE tunneling

GRE tunnel Configuration:

Table 389: Example 9 - GRE tunnel configuration

Configuration A B
Remote IP Address 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.1
Remote Subnet 192.168.2.0 192.168.1.0
Remote Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0

L2TP TUNNEL CONFIGURATION

Select the L2TP item in the menu to configure an L2TP tunnel. L2TP is a protocol which is used to create an
unencrypted connection between two LANs. Only one L2TP tunnel may be created.
Table 4039: L2TP tunnel configuration
Item Description
Mode L2TP tunnel mode on the router side
 L2TP server - For a server, you must define the start and end IP address
range offered by the server
 L2TP client – For a client, you must enter the IP address of the server
Server IP Address IP address of server
Client Start IP Address Start IP address in range, which is offered by server to clients
Client End IP Address End IP address in range, which is offered by server to clients
Local IP Address IP address of the local side of the tunnel
Remote IP Address IP address of the remote side of the tunnel
Remote Subnet Address of the network behind the remote side of the tunnel
Remote Subnet Mask The mask of the network behind the remote side of the tunnel
Username Username for login to L2TP tunnel
Password Password for login to L2TP tunnel

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Press the Apply button to apply changes.

Figure 433: L2TP tunnel configuration

Example of the L2TP Tunnel configuration:

Figure 444: Example 10 - Network topology for L2TP tunneling

Configuration of the L2TP tunnel:

Table 4140: Example 10 - L2TP tunnel configuration
Configuration A B
Mode L2TP Server L2TP Client
Server IP Address --- 10.0.0.1
Client Start IP Address 192.168.1.2 ---
Client End IP Address 192.168.1.254 ---

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 Local IP Address 192.168.1.1 ---
Remote IP Address --- ---
Remote Subnet 192.168.2.0 192.168.1.0
Remote Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
Username username username
Password password password

PPTP TUNNEL CONFIGURATION

Select the PPTP item in the menu to configure a PPTP tunnel. PPTP is a protocol which is used to create a secure
connection between two LANs. Only one PPTP tunnel may be created.

Figure 455: PPTP tunnel configuration

Table 412: PPTP tunnel configuration

Item Description
Mode PPTP tunnel mode on the router side
 PPTP server – For a server, you must define the start and end IP address
range offered by the server
 PPTP client – For a client, you must enter the IP address of the server
Server IP Address IP address of server
Local IP Address IP address of the local side of the tunnel
Remote IP Address IP address of the remote side of the tunnel
Remote Subnet Address of the network behind the remote side of the tunnel
Remote Subnet Mask The mask of the network behind the remote side of the tunnel
Username Username for login to PPTP tunnel
Password Password for login to PPTP tunnel

Press the Apply button to apply changes.

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Example of the PPTP Tunnel configuration:

Figure 466: Example 11 - Network topology for PPTP tunneling configuration

Configuration of the PPTP tunnel:

Table 423: Example 11 - PPTP tunnel configuration

Configuration A B
Mode PPTP Server PPTP Client
Server IP Address --- 10.0.0.1
Local IP Address 192.168.1.1 ---
Remote IP Address --- ---
Remote Subnet 192.168.2.0 192.168.1.0
Remote Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
Username username username
Password password password

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DYNDNS CLIENT CONFIGURATION

For Dynamic DNS to function properly, the router’s SIM card must have a public IP address assigned.
The router supports DynamicDNS using a DNS server on www.dyndns.org. DynDNS client Configuration can be
called up by selecting option DynDNS item in the menu.

Table 434: DynDNS configuration

Item Description
Hostname Third order domain registered on server www.dyndns.org
Username Username for login to DynDNS server
Password Password for login to DynDNS server
Server If you want to use a different DynDNS service than www.dyndns.org, enter the update server
service in this parameter. If this item is left blank, the router uses the default server
members.dyndns.org.

Example of the DynDNS client configuration with domain conel.dyndns.org:

Figure 477: Example of DynDNS configuration

NTP CLIENT CONFIGURATION

NTP (Network Time Protocol) allows the router to set its internal clock using a network time server. The NTP client
Configuration can be called up by selecting option NTP item in the menu.
If option Enable local NTP service is selected, the router will function as an NTP server for other devices on the
LAN.

Table 445: NTP configuration

Item Description
Primary NTP Server IP or domain address primary NTP server.
Address
Secondary NTP IP or domain address secondary NTP server.
Server Address
Timezone Sets the time zone of the router
Daylight Saving Define time shift:
Time  No - time shift is disabled
 Yes - time shift is allowed

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Example of the NTP configuration with primary (ntp.cesnet.cz) and secondary (tik.cesnet.cz) NTP servers and with
daylight saving time:

Figure 488: Example of NTP configuration

SNMP CONFIGURATION

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) provides status information about network elements such as
routers or end computers. The router supports SNMP agent v1/v2 or v3 which sends information about the router
and its expansion ports. To enter the SNMP Configuration, select the SNMP item from the configuration menu.

Table 456: SNMP agent configuration

Item Description
Name Designation of the router.
Location Location of the router.
Contact Person who manages the router together with information how to contact this person.

Enable SNMPv1/v2 with the Enable SNMPv1/v2 access item. You will need to define a password for access to the
SNMP agent (Community). “Public” is commonly used.

The Enable SNMPv3 access item allows you to enable SNMPv3. Then you must define the following parameters:

Table 467: SNMPv3 configuration

Item Description
Username User Name
Authentication Encryption algorithm on the Authentication Protocol that is
used to ensure the identity of users.
Authentication Password used to generate the key used for authentication.
Password
Privacy Encryption algorithm on the Privacy Protocol that is used to
ensure confidentiality of data.
Privacy Password Password for encryption on the Privacy Protocol.

In addition, you can continue with this configuration:

• By choosing Enable I/O extension option to monitor the binary input (I/O) on the router.
• By choosing Enable XC-CNT extension to monitor the status of the expansion port CNT inputs and outputs.
• By choosing Enable M-BUS extension and enter the Baud Rate, Parity and Stop Bits it is possible to monitor
the meter status connected to the expansion port MBUS status.

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Table 478: SNMP configuration (MBUS extension)
Item Description
Baud rate Communication speed.
Parity Control parity bit:
 none – Data will be sent without parity.
 even – Data will be sent with even parity.
 odd - Data will be sent with odd parity.
Stop Bits Number of stop bits.

Parameters Enable XC-CNT extension and Enable M-BUS extension cannot be checked together.

By choosing Enable reporting to supervisor system and entering the IP Address and Period it is possible to send
statistical information to the monitoring system, R-SeeNet.

Table 489: SNMP configuration (R-SeeNet)

Item Description
IP Address IP address
Period Period of sending statistical information (in minutes)

Every monitor value is uniquely identified by a number identifier OID (Object Identifier). For the binary input and
output the following range of OIDs is used:

Table 490: Object identifier for binary input and output

OID Description
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.3.1.0 Binary input BIN0 (values 0,1)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.3.2.0 Binary output OUT0 (values 0,1)

For the expansion port CNT, the following range of OID is used:
Table 501: Object identifier for CNT port
OID Description
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.1.1.0 Analogy input AN1 (range 0-4095)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.1.2.0 Analogy input AN2 (range 0-4095)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.1.3.0 Counter input CNT1 (range 0-4294967295)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.1.4.0 Counter input CNT2 (range 0-4294967295)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.1.5.0 Binary input BIN1 (values 0,1)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.1.6.0 Binary input BIN2 (values 0,1)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.1.7.0 Binary input BIN3 (values 0,1)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.1.8.0 Binary input BIN4 (values 0,1)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.1.9.0 Binary output OUT1 (values 0,1)

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The following range of OID is used for the expansion port M-BUS

Table 512: Object identifier for M-BUS port

OID Description
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.1.0 IdNumber – meter number
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.2.0 Manufacturer
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.3.0 Version – specified meter version
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.4.0 Medium – type of metered medium
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.5.0 Status – errors report
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.6.0 0. VIF – value information field
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.7.0 0. measured value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.8.0 1. VIF – value information field
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.9.0 1. measured value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.10.0 2. VIF – value information field
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.11.0 2. measured value
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.12.0 3. VIF – value information field
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.13.0 3. measured value
. .
. .
. .
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.100.0 47. VIF – value information field
.1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.2.2.<address>.101.0 47. measured value

The meter address can be from range 0..254 when 254 is broadcast.

Since firmware 3.0.4 all v2 routers with board RB-v2-6 and newer provide information
about the internal temperature of the device (OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.3.3) and power voltage (OID
1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.3.4).

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Example of SNMP settings and readout:

Figure 499. Example of SNMP configuration

Figure 500. Example of the MIB browser

It is important to set the IP address of the SNMP agent (router) in the field Remote SNMP agent. After entering the
IP address, it is possible show object identifiers.

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 The path to the objects is:
iso->org->dod->internet->private->enterprises->conel->protocols.

The path to information about the router is:

iso->org->dod->internet->mgmt->mib-2->system

SMTP CONFIGURATION

The SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) client is used to send emails.

Table 523: SMTP client configuration

Item Description
SMTP Server Address IP or domain address of the mail server.
Username Name to email account.
Password Password to email account.
Own Email Address Address of the sender.

The mobile operator may block other SMTP servers. If this occurs, then you must use the SMTP server of the
operator.

Example settings for the SMTP client:

Figure 511. SMTP configuration

An E-mail can be sent from the Startup script. The following command is used to send emails with
following parameters.
 -t receiver Email address
 -s subject
 -m message
 -a appendix
 -r number of attempts to send email (default set 2 attempts)
Commands and parameters can be entered only in lowercase.

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Example to send email:

email –t [email protected] –s “subject“ –m “message“ –a c:\directory\abc.doc –r 5

This command sends an e-mail message to address [email protected] with the subject “subject”, body message
“message” and annex “abc.doc” right from the directory c:\directory\ and will attempt 5 times to send the
message.

SMS CONFIGURATION

Note: The SPECTRE RT industrial router does not support SMS messaging configuration.
The SPECTRE cellular router can automatically send SMS messages to a cell phone or SMS message server when
certain events occur. The SMS Configuration page allows the user to select which events will generate an SMS
message.

Table 534: Send SMS configuration

Item Description
Send SMS on power up Send an SMS message when the router powers up
Send SMS on mobile
Send an SMS message when the mobile network connection is active.
network connect
Send SMS on mobile
Send an SMS message on mobile network disconnection.
network disconnect
Send SMS when datalimit
Send an SMS message when the data limit is exceeded.
exceeded
Send SMS when binary input Send an SMS message when the binary input on the I/O port (BIN0) goes active.
on I/O port (BIN0) is active The text of the message is set using parameter BIN0.
Send SMS when binary input
Send an SMS message when a binary input on the I/O expansion port (BIN1-
on expansion port (BIN1-
BIN4) is active. The text of the message is set using parameters BIN1 - BIN4.
BIN4) is active
Adds a time stamp to the sent SMS messages. The timestamp has the format
Add timestamp to SMS
YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss.
Phone Number 1
Phone Number 2 The telephone numbers that the SMS messages will be sent to.
Phone Number 3
Unit ID The name of the router that is included in the SMS messages.
BIN0 - SMS User-defined Text field 0 for the SMS messages.
BIN1 - SMS User-defined Text field 1 for the SMS messages.
BIN2 - SMS User-defined Text field 2 for the SMS messages.
BIN3 - SMS User-defined Text field 3 for the SMS messages.
BIN4 - SMS User-defined Text field 4 for the SMS messages.

You can also control the function of the router by sending SMS messages to the device. The router can be
commanded to go online or offline via an SMS message or to switch to the alternate SIM card or provider. The
binary outputs can also be set or reset using SMS. The Enable remote control via SMS option must be selected to
enable this feature. Up to three numbers can be configured for incoming SMS messages. If the Enable remote
control via SMS option is set, all incoming SMS messages are processed by the router and deleted.

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Table 545: Control via SMS configuration
Item Description
Phone Number 1
Phone Number 2 Allowed phone numbers for incoming SMS messages.
Phone Number 3

Note: If no phone number is filled in, the router will accept incoming messages from all phone numbers. If any
phone numbers are entered into the list, the router will only accept SMS messages which originate from those
numbers.
Control SMS messages cannot change the router configuration. Any changes made to the router by an SMS
message will only remain in effect until the router is restarted. After a reboot, the router configuration will return
to the settings in non-volatile memory. For example, if the router is switched offline by an SMS message, the router
will remain offline until the next time it is power cycled or re-booted.
To control the router using SMS, the message text must contain the control command. Table 48 lists the SMS
control messages that are supported.
Table 556: SMS control commands
SMS Control Message Description
go online sim 1 Switch to SIM1 card
go online sim 2 Switch to SIM2 card
go online Switch router in online mode
go offline Mobile network connection termination
set out0=0 Set binary I/O output to 0
set out0=1 Set binary I/O output to 1
set out1=0 Set binary output on port 1 to a 0
set out1=1 Set binary output on port 1 to a 1
set profile std Set standard profile
set profile alt1 Set alternative profile 1
set profile alt2 Set alternative profile 2
set profile alt3 Set alternative profile 3
reboot Router reboot
get ip Router will send an SMS message back with the IP address from the SIM
card.

You may send and receive SMS messages using either the serial expansion ports or a TCP connection over the
Ethernet network. For serial communication, the baud rate must be set to match the attached host. Select option
Enable AT-SMS protocol on expansion port 1 to allow messages to be sent and received using serial port 1.
Table 567: Send SMS on serial PORT1 configuration
Item Description
Baud rate Communication speed expansion port 1

Select option Enable AT-SMS protocol on expansion port 2 to allow messages to be sent and received using serial
port 2.
Table 578: Send SMS on serial PORT2 configuration
Item Description
Baud rate Communication speed expansion port 2

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It is also possible to send and receive SMS messages over a TCP/IP connection by choosing Enable AT-SMS protocol
on TCP port. The TCP port used for sending and receiving SMS messages must be entered into the configuration
field.
Table 589: Send SMS on Ethernet Port configuration
Item Description
TCP Port TCP port on which will be allowed to send/receive SMS messages.

SEND SMS
Standard AT commands are used to send and receive SMS messages over the serial ports or a TCP connection. They
can be sent to the router using a terminal program such as Hyper Terminal. After establishing a connection with the
router via the serial interface or Ethernet, AT commands are used to read and delete incoming messages and send
outgoing messages. Table 52 lists the AT commands that are used for sending and receiving SMS messages.

Table 6059: AT commands to send and receive SMS messages

AT commands Description
AT+CGMI Returns the manufacturer specific identity
AT+CGMM Returns the manufacturer specific model identity
AT+CGMR Returns the manufacturer specific model revision identity
AT+CGPADDR Displays the IP address of the ppp0 interface
AT+CGSN Returns the product serial number
AT+CIMI Returns the International Mobile Subscriber Identity number
(IMSI)
AT+CMGD Deletes a message from the location
AT+CMGF Sets the presentation format of short messages
AT+CMGL Lists messages of a certain status from a message storage
area
AT+CMGR Reads a message from a message storage area
AT+CMGS Sends a short message from the device to entered tel.
Number
AT+CMGW Writes a short message to SIM storage
AT+CMSS Sends a message from SIM storage location value
AT+COPS? Identifies the available mobile networks
AT+CPIN Is used to query and enter a PIN code
AT+CPMS Selects SMS memory storage types, to be used for short
message operations
AT+CREG Displays network registration status
AT+CSCA Sets the short message service center (SMSC) number
AT+CSCS Selects the character set
AT+CSQ Returns the signal strength of the registered network
AT+GMI Returns the manufacturer specific identity
AT+GMM Returns the manufacturer specific model identity
AT+GMR Returns the manufacturer specific model revision identity
AT+GSN Returns the product serial number
ATE Determines whether or not the device echoes characters

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 ATI Transmits the manufacturer specific information about the
device

In order to send an SMS message, text mode must first be selected by sending the command AT+CMGF=1 to the
router.
Command: AT+CMGF=1
Response: OK

The SMS message is created and sent using the command AT+CMGS=”tel. number” where tel. number is the
telephone number to send the message to. After pressing the Enter button, the router will respond with a ‘>’
prompt and the text of the SMS message can be entered. After entering the text, press CTRL+Z to send the
message. It may take a few minutes for the SMS message to be sent depending on the network. You may cancel
SMS text input by pressing Esc.

Example: To send “Hello World” to telephone number 712-123-4567

Command: AT+CMGS=”7121234567” Press Enter

Response: >
Enter SMS Text: Hello World! Press CTRL+Z (keys combination)
Response: OK

To see a list of all incoming messages, type:

Command: AT+CMGL=”ALL” Press Enter
Response: +CMGL: <index>, <status>,<sender number>, ,<date>,<time>
SMS text.

where <index> is ordinal number of the message,

<status> is SMS status:
REC UNREAD – SMS unread
REC READ – SMS read
STO UNSENT – stored unsent SMS
STO SENT – stored sent SMS
ALL – all SMS messages
<sender number> tel. number from which the SMS was received.
<date> date SMS message received,
<time> time SMS message received.

Example:
+CMGL: 1,“REC UNREAD“,“+420721123456“, ,“08/02/02, 10:33:26+04“
Hello World!

To read a single SMS message, use AT+CMGR=<index> where index is the number of the SMS message.

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 Example:
Command: AT+CMGR=1 Press Enter
Response: +CMGL: 1,“REC READ“,“+420721123456“, ,“08/01/12, 9:48:04+04“
Hello World!

To delete a received SMS message, use AT+CMGD=<index> where index is the number of the message to delete.

To delete message 1:
Command: AT+CMGD=1 Press Enter
Response: OK

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The format of the Router Power-On SMS message is as follows:
Router (Unit ID) has been powered up. Signal strength –xx dBm.
The format of the Router mobile network connection SMS message is as follows:
Router (Unit ID) has established connection to mobile network. IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
After a mobile network disconnect, the router will send an SMS message in the form:
Router (Unit ID) has lost mobile network connection. IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

SMS Configuration Example:

Figure 522. Example of SMS configuration 1

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Router configuration for sending SMS messages via the serial interface on PORT1:

Figure 533. Example of SMS configuration 2

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Example of the router configuration for accepting SMS messages from every phone number:

Figure 544. Example of SMS configuration 3

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 Example of the router configuration for accepting SMS messages from two phone numbers:

Figure 555. Example of SMS configuration 4

EXPANSION PORT CONFIGURATION

You may send and receive data from a serial port on Auxiliary Port 1 or 2 using UDP or TCP protocol on the Ethernet
network. This feature allows a computer on the network to send data to a serial device as if it was physically
connected to the computer. You can also configure 2 routers to act as a serial port extender where they transmit
data transparently across the Ethernet network between 2 serial devices as if the serial devices were cabled
together.
You must be using a router which has the RS-232 or RS-485 option on Port 1 or 2.

Table 61: Expansion PORT configuration

Item Description
Baud rate Communication speed.
Data Bits Number of data bits.

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 Parity Control parity bit
 none
 even
 odd
Stop Bits Number of stop bits.
Split Timeout Inter-character Timeout. If no characters are received within this amount of time, any
buffered characters will be sent over the Ethernet port.
Protocol Protocol:
 TCP
 UDP
Mode Mode of connection:
 TCP server - The router will listen for incoming TCP connection requests.
 TCP client - The router will connect to a TCP server on the specified IP address
and TCP port.
Server Address When set to TCP client above, it is necessary to enter the Server address and TCP port.
TCP Port The TCP port for connections.

If the Check TCP connection is selected, the router will automatically send TCP keep-alive messages to verify that
the connection is still valid.
Table 602: TCP Keep-Alive configuration
Item Description
Keepalive Time Time between sending keep-alive packets
Keepalive Interval Keep-alive Response Tiimeout
Keepalive Probes Number of attempts before connection is down

It the option Use CD as indicator of the TCP connection is selected, the router will activate the DTR output when a
TCP connection is active.

Table 613: CD signal description

CD Description
Active TCP connection is on
Nonactive TCP connection is off

Select Use DTR as control of TCP connection to use DTR to control when TCP connections are allowed. (CD on the
router).

Table 624: DTR signal description

DTR Description server Description client
Active The router will accept a TCP connection. Router creates a TCP connection.
Nonactive The router does not accept incoming TCP Router ends the TCP connection.
connections.

Press the Apply button to apply changes.

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Figure 56. Expansion port configuration

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Example of external port configuration:

Figure 577. example of Ethernet to serial communication

Figure 588. Example of serial port extension

USB PORT CONFIGURATION

Select the USB Port item in the configuration menu to bring up the USB configuration page. A USB to RS-232
converter can be used to send data out of the serial port from the Ethernet network in the same manner as the RS-
232 expansion port options.

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Table 635: USB port configuration 1
Item Description
Baud rate Applied communication speed.
Data Bits Number of data bits.
Parity Control parity bit
 none
 even
 odd
Stop Bits Number of stop bit.
Split Timeout Inter-character Timeout (ms). If no characters are received within this amount of time,
any buffered characters will be sent out of the USB port.
Protocol Communication protocol:
 TCP - communication using a linked protocol TCP
 UDP - communication using a unlinked protocol UDP
Mode Mode of connection:
 TCP server - The router will listen to incoming requests regarding the TCP
connection.
 TCP client - The router will connect to a TCP server on the specified IP address
and TCP port.
Server Address In mode TCP client it is necessary to enter the Server address and final TCP port.
TCP Port In both modes of connection it is necessary to specify the TCP port on which the router
will communicate TCP connections.
If the Check TCP connection is selected, the router will automatically send TCP keep-alive messages to verify that
the connection is still valid.

Table 646: USB port configuration 2

Item Description
Keepalive Time Time between sending keep-alive packets
Keepalive Interval Keep-alive Response Tiimeout
Keepalive Probes Number of attempts before connection is down

It the option Use CD as indicator of the TCP connection is selected, the router will activate the DTR output when a
TCP connection is active.
Table 657: CD signal description
CD Description
Active TCP connection is on
Nonactive TCP connection is off

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Select Use DTR as control of TCP connection to use DTR to control when TCP connections are allowed. (CD on the
router).
Table 668: DTR signal description
DTR Description server Description client
Active The router will accept a TCP connection. Router creates a TCP connection.
Nonactive The router does not accept incoming TCP Router ends the TCP connection.
connections.

Supported USB/RS-232 converters:

 FTDI
 Prolific PL2303
 Silicon Laboratories CP210×

Figure 599. USB configuration

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Example of USB port configuration:

Figure 600. Example of Ethernet to serial using USB port

Figure 611. Example of serial extension using USB port

STARTUP SCRIPT

Use the Startup Script window to create your own scripts which will be executed after all of the initialization scripts
are run.

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Figure 622. Startup script

Any changes to the startup scripts will take effect the next time the router is power cycled or rebooted.
Example of Startup script: When the router starts up, stop syslogd program and start syslogd with remote logging
on address 192.168.2.115 and limited to 100 entries.

Figure 633. Example of startup script

UP/DOWN SCRIPT

Use the Up/Down Script window to create scripts which will run when the PPP connection is started or goes down.
Any scripts entered into the Up script window will run after a PPP/WAN connection is established. Script
commands entered into the Down Script window will run when the PPP/WAN connection is lost.

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Figure 644. Up/Down script

Example of UP/Down script: After establishing or losing a PPP connection, the router sends an email with
information about the PPP connection.

Figure 655. Example of Up/Down script

AUTOMATIC UPDATE CONFIGURATION

The SPECTRE router can be configured to automatically check for firmware updates from an FTP site or a web
server and update its firmware or configuration information. Use the Automatic update menu to configure the
automatic update settings. It is also possible to update the configuration and firmware through the USB host
connector of the router.

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If the Enable automatic update of configuration option is selected, the router will check if there is a configuration
file on the remote server, and if the configuration in the file is different than its current configuration, it will update
its configuration to the new settings and reboot. If the Enable automatic update of firmware option is checked,
the router will look for a new firmware file and update its firmware if necessary.

Table 679: Automatic update configuration

Item Description
Source Select the location of the update files:
 HTTP/FTP server – Remote file server.
 USB flash drive - Router will check for firmware or configuration files in the root
directory of the connected USB device.
 Both – Router will check for new firmware or configuration files in
 both places.
Base URL Base URL or IP address from which the configuration file will be downloaded.
Unit ID Name of configuration. If the Unit ID of the router is not filled in, then the MAC address of
the router will be used as the default file name. (The delimiter in a MAC address is a colon
instead of a dot.)
Update Hour Automatic configuration update starts 5 minutes after turning on the router
and then every 24 hours at the Update Hour.

The configuration file name is from parameter Base URL, hardware MAC address of ETH0 interface and cfg
extension. Hardware MAC address and cfg extension are added to the file name automatically and it isn’t necessary
to enter them. When using parameter Unit ID, the hardware MAC address in the name will not be used.
The firmware file name is named parameter Base URL, type of router and bin extension.
It is necessary to load both files (.bin and .ver) to the HTTP/FTP server. If only the .bin file is uploaded and the HTTP
server sends the incorrect answer of 200 OK (instead of expected 404 Not Found) when the device tries to
download the nonexistent .ver file, then there is a risk that the router will download the .bin file over and over
again.

The following examples check for new firmware or configurations each day at 1:00 a.m. An example is given for the
SPECTRE 3G router.

 Firmware: http://router.cz/spectre3g.bin
 Configuration file: http://router.cz/temelin.cfg

Figure 666. Example of automatic update 1

The following examples check for new firmware or configurations each day at 1:00 a.m. An example is given for the
SPECTRE 3G router with MAC address 00:11:22:33:44:55.

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  Firmware: http://router.cz/spectre3g.bin
 Configuration file: http://router.cz/00.11.22.33.44.55.cfg

Figure 677. Example of automatic update 2

USER MODULES

You may run custom software programs in the router to enhance the features of the router. Use the User Modules
menu item to add new software modules to the router, to remove them, or to change their configuration.
Programming, compiling, and uploading user software modules are described in the application programming
guide.

Figure 688. User modules

CHANGE PROFILE

Up to three alternate router configurations or profiles can be stored in router non-volatile memory. You can save
the current configuration to a router profile through the Change Profile menu item. Select the alternate profile to
store the settings to and ensure that the Copy settings from current profile to selected profile box is checked. The
current settings will be stored in the alternate profile after the Apply button is pressed. Any changes will take effect
after restarting router through the Reboot menu in the web administrator or using an SMS message.
Example of usage profiles: Profiles can be used to switch between different modes of operation of the router such
as PPP connection, VPN tunnels, etc. It is then possible to switch between these settings using the front panel
binary input, an SMS message, or Web interface of the router.

Figure 699. Change profile

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CHANGE PASSWORD

You may change the router password using the Change Password menu item. The new password will be saved after
pressing the Apply button.
The default password is “root”. It is recommended that you change the password during initial setup for higher
security.

Figure 700. Change password

SET REAL TIME CLOCK

The internal clock of the router can be altered by selecting the Set Real Time Clock menu item. Date and time can
be manually set by changing the Date and Time items. The clock can also be adjusted by using a NTP server. This
would require you to enter the IP address or domain name of the NTP Server and click Apply to set the clock.

Figure 711. Set real time clock

SET SMS SERVICE CENTER ADDRESS

Note: The SPECTRE RT industrial router does not support the Set SMS service center address option.
The SMS service center phone number is normally programmed into the SIM card by the carrier and does not need
to be manually entered. However, in some cases, it may be necessary to set the phone number of the SMS service
center in order to send SMS messages. This parameter cannot be set if the SIM card already contains the SMSC
information. The phone number can be entered with or without an international prefix. For example: +420 xxx xxx
xxx. If you are unable to send or receive SMS messages, contact your carrier to find out if this parameter is
required. This parameter is provisioned automatically by the carrier on CDMA networks and does not need to be
manually entered.

Figure 722. Set SMS service center address

UNLOCK SIM CARD

Note: The SPECTRE RT industrial router does not support the Unlock SIM card option.
You may lock the SIM card with a 4-8 digit PIN (Personal Identification Number) code to prevent unauthorized use
of the SIM card. The PIN code must be entered each time that the SIM card is powered up. The SPECTRE cellular

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router supports the use of a SIM card with a PIN number. Enter the PIN number into the SIM PIN field on the
configuration page and select Apply.
Access to the SIM card is blocked if the PIN code is incorrectly entered 3 times. Contact your SIM card provider if it
has been blocked.

Figure 733. Unlock SIM card

SEND SMS

Note: The SPECTRE RT industrial router does not support the Send SMS option.
You can send an SMS message from the router to test the cellular network. To send an SMS message, select Send
SMS from the configuration menu. Enter the phone number and text of the message into the text boxes and click
the Send button. It may take a few seconds to send the message.

Figure 744. Send SMS

It is also possible to send an SMS message using an HTTP request in the form:

GET /send_exec.cgi?phone=%2B420712345678&message=Test HTTP/1.1

Authorization: Basic cm9vdDpyb290
The HTTP request will be sent to TCP connection on router port 80. Router sends an SMS message with text “Test”.
SMS is sent to phone number “”420712345678”. Authorization is in the format "user:password" coded by BASE64.
In the example is used for root:root.

BACKUP CONFIGURATION

You may save the current router configuration to a file using the Backup Configuration menu item. It is
recommended that you save the current configuration before a firmware update.

RESTORE CONFIGURATION

You may restore the router configuration from a file using the Restore Configuration menu item.

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Figure 755. Restore configuration

UPDATE FIRMWARE

Select the Update Firmware menu item to view the current router firmware version and load new firmware into the
router. To load new firmware, browse to the new firmware file and press the Update button to begin the update. Do
not turn off the router during the firmware update.

Figure 766. Update firmware

During the firmware update, the router will show the following messages:

After the firmware update, the router will automatically reboot.

Note: Do not turn off the router during the firmware update.

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REBOOT
The router can be rebooted remotely through the web interface. To reboot the router, select the Reboot menu
item and then press the Reboot button.

Figure 777: Reboot

2. ROUTER CONFIGURATION OVER TELNET

Monitoring of status, configuration and administration of the router can be performed over the Telnet interface. The
default IP address of the modem is 192.168.1.1. Configuration may be performed only by the user "root" with initial
password "root".
The following commands may be used to configure the router over Telnet:
Table 70: Telnet commands
Command Description
cat display file
cp copy a file
date show/change system time
df Display information about file system
dmesg kernel diagnostic messages
echo string write
email Email send
free Display information about available memory
gsmat Send an AT commend
gsminfo Display information about signal quality
gsmsms SMS send
hwclock display/change time in RTC
ifconfig display/change interface configuration
io reading/writing input/output pins
ip display/change route table
iptables display/change NetFilter rules
kill Kill a process
killall Kill all processes
ln link create
ls dump directory contents
mkdir create directory
mv Move file
ntpdate synchronize system time with NTP server
passwd password change
ping ICMP ping
ps display process information

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 pwd display directory contents
reboot Reboot
rm file delete
rmdir directory delete
route display/change route table
service start/stop a service
sleep pause number of seconds
slog display system log
tail display file end
tcpdump monitoring of network
touch file create/change time stamp
vi text editor

3. WI-FI CONFIGURATION

WI-FI ACCESS POINT

The SPECTRE 3G-W and LTE-W routers can provide wireless access to the network using a built-in 802.11bgn Wi-Fi
module. Support for the Wi-Fi module is provided by a User Software module which is pre-loaded into the SPECTRE
Wi-Fi router at the factory. Only access point functionality is provided by the router.

Select the Wi-Fi user module to view the Wi-Fi AP status and configuration. This link is located on the User
Modules customization web page. The link to "Wi-Fi AP" information is in the "Status" section.

Table 7168: Wi-Fi AP state

Item Description
hostapd state dump Time stamp of actual Wi-Fi status.
num_sta Number of associated stations.
num_sta_non_erp Number of associated Non-ERP stations (i.e., stations using 802.11b in
802.11g BSS)
num_sta_no_short_slot_time Number of associated stations, that do not support Short Slot Time
num_sta_no_short_preamble Number of associated stations that do not support Short Preamble.

Data about connected clients is displayed as well.

Table 692: Wi-Fi client state

Item Description
STA MAC address of associated station.
AID STA's unique AID (1 .. 2007) or 0 if not yet assigned.

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Figure 788: Wi-Fi AP status
Fig. 75: Wi-Fi AP Status

WLAN DHCP
The DHCP server provides automatic configuration of devices connected to the network managed by the router.
The DHCP server assigns IP address, netmask, default gateway (IP address of router) and DNS server (IP address of
router) to each device.

The following table lists the information that is displayed in the DHCP status window for each attached client.

Table 703: Lease address

Item Description
lease Assigned IP address
starts Time of assignation of IP address
ends Time of termination IP address validity
hardware ethernet Hardware MAC (unique) address
uid Unique ID
client-hostname Computer name

Figure 799. Wi-Fi DHCP status

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WIRELESS NETWORK SCANNING
Press Scan to scan neighboring Wi-Fi networks. Scanning can only be performed if the access point (Wi-Fi AP) is
OFF.

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Table 714: Neighboring Wi-Fi networks
Item Description
BSS MAC address of access point (AP).
TSF A Timing Synchronization Function (TSF) keeps the timers for all stations in
the same Basic Service Set (BSS) synchronized. All stations shall maintain a
local TSF timer.
freq Frequency band of access point (AP).
beacon interval Period of time synchronization [kus] (1,024ms).
capability List of access point (AP) characteristic.
signal Signal level of access point (AP).
last seen Last response time of access point (AP).
SSID Identifier for access point (AP).
Supported rates Supported rates of access point (AP).
DS Parameter set The channel on which broadcast access point (AP).

Figure 800. Wi-Fi Scan

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WI-FI START LOG
If there is some problem starting Wi-Fi connections, check the “Start Log” in the “Status “ section. It will display
error reports that correspond to one or more components of the Wi-Fi AP. The basic component Wi-Fi AP (hostapd)
is the exception. This component writes its log entries to the System Log.

Figure 811. Wi-Fi AP start log

SYSTEM LOG
If there are problems with Wi-Fi connections you can view the system log by pressing the “System Log” menu item.
You will see detailed reports from individual applications running in the router. Wi-Fi AP activity is indicated in rows
starting “hostapd” or “dhcpd-wifi”. Press the “Save” button to save the system log to the computer.

Figure 822. System log

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WI-FI ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION
The configuration page for the Wi-Fi access point is displayed by selecting Wi-Fi AP item in Configuration section.

Table 725: Wi-Fi AP parameters

Item Description
Enable Wi-Fi AP If this item is checked, Wi-Fi AP is enabled.
SSID Identifier of Wi-Fi network.
Broadcast SSID Method of broadcasting the SSID in beacon frames and response to a request for
sending the beacon frame.
 Enabled – SSID is broadcast in beacon frames.
 Zero length – Beacon frame does not include SSID. Requests for sending
beacon frame are ignored.
 Clear – All SSID characters in beacon frames are replaced by 0. Original
length is kept. Requests for sending beacon frames are ignored.
Country Code Code of the country where the router is installed. This code must be entered in ISO
3166-1 alpha-2 format. If a country code isn’t specified and the router has not
implemented a system to determine this code, it will use “US” as the default country
code .

If no country code is specified or if the wrong country code is entered, then the router
may violate country-specific regulations for the use of the Wi-Fi frequency bands.
HW Mode HW mode of Wi-Fi standard that will be supported by Wi-Fi access point.
 IEE 802.11b
 IEE 802.11b+g
 IEE 802.11b+g+n
Channel The channel, where the Wi-Fi AP is transmitting.
BW 40 MHz The option for HW mode 802.11n which allows transmission on two standard 20MHz
channels simultaneously.
WMM Basic QoS for Wi-Fi networks is enabled by checking this item. This version doesn’t
guarantee network throughput. It is suitable for simple applications that require QoS.
Authentication Access control and authorization of users in the Wi-Fi network.
1. Open - Authentication is not required. Free access point.
2. Shared – Base authentication using WEP key.
3. WPA-PSK - Authentication using better authentication methods PSK-PSK.
4. WPA2-PSK - WPA-PSK using new encryption AES.
Encryption Type of data encryption in the Wi-Fi network
 None – No data encryption.
 WEP – Encryption using static WEP keys. This encryption can be used for
Shared authentication.
 TKIP – Dynamic encryption key management that can be used for WPA-PSK
and WPA2-PSK authentication.
 AES - Improved encryption used for WPA2-PSK authentication.
WEP Key Type Type of WEP key for WEP encryption.
 ASCII – WEP key in ASCII format
 HEX – WEP key in hexadecimal format
WEP Default Key This item specifies default WEP key.

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WEP Key X Items for different 4 WEP keys.
 WEP key in ASCII format must be entered in quotes. This key can be specified
in the following lengths.
 5 ASCII characters (40b WEP key)
 13 ASCII characters ( 104b WEP key)
 16 ASCII characters (128b WEP key)
 WEP key must be entered in hexadecimal digits. This key can be specified in
the following lengths.
 10 hexadecimal digits (40b WEP key)
 26 hexadecimal digits ( 104b WEP key)
 32 hexadecimal digits (128b WEP key)
WPA PSK Type Type of key for WPA-PSK authentication.
 256-bit secret
 ASCII passphrase
 PSK File
WPA PSK Key for WPA-PSK authentication. This key must be entered according to the selected
WPA PSK type as follows.
 256-bit secret - 64 hexadecimal digits
 ASCII passphrase – 8 to 63 characters
 PSK File – absolute path to the file containing the list of pairs (PSK key, MAC
address)
Access List Mode of Access/Deny list.
 Disabled – Accept/Deny list is not used.
 Accept – Clients in Accept/Deny list can access the network.
 Deny – Clients in Access/Deny list cannot access the network.
Accept/Deny List Accept or Deny list of client MAC addresses that set network access. Each MAC
address is separated by new line.
Syslog Level Logging level, when system writes to the system log.
 Verbose debugging – The highest level of logging.
 Debugging
 Informational – Default level of logging
 Notification
 Warning – The lowest level of communicativeness.

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Figure 833. Wi-Fi AP configuration page

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WLAN CONFIGURATION
The Wi-Fi LAN and DHCP server page is displayed by selecting “WLAN” in the configuration section.

Table 73: WLAN parameter

Item Description
Enable WLAN If this item is checked, Wi-Fi LAN is enabled.
interface
IP Address Fixed IP address of Wi-Fi network interface.
Subnet mask Subnet Mask of Wi-Fi network interface.
Bridged  No - Bridged mode is not allowed. WLAN network is not connected with LAN
router.
 Yes - Bridged mode is allowed. WLAN network is connected with one or
more LAN network in router. In this case, the setting of most items in this table
is ignored. Instead, it takes setting of selected network interface (LAN).
Enable dynamic If this option is checked, dynamic DHCP server is enabled.
DHCP leases
IP Pool Start Start IP addresses space.
IP Pool End End IP addresses space
Lease Time Time in seconds that the IP Address is available to the client

Figure 844. WLAN configuration

WI-FI PORT LEDS

Table 747: Wi-Fi LED state indication

LED port indicator
Green LED Wi-Fi port is powered on.
Yellow LED Permanently off.

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