AMPLIFIED ENGINEERING FATBOX B.A.S.E. HSUPA Assembly instructions

AMPLIFIED
ENGINEERING
FATBOX B.A.S.E MANUAL
VERSION 1.2

CONTENTS
THE FATBOX B.A.S.E
Our motto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
What’s in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Important Safety Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1. Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. System Requirements
2.1 Power Supply Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Cellular Data Network Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.3 Ethernet Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.4 Serial Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3. FATBOX Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4. FATBOX Dimensions and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5. Hooking Up the FATBOX to Devices
5.1 Ethernet Devices Settings
5.1.1 Using the DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.1.2 Setting Hosts manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.2 Serial Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6. Logging in & Saving Changes (via the Web Console)
6.1 Logging In to the FATBOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.2 Saving Changes Made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
7. Working the Web Console
7.1 System Parameters
7.1.1 Application Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
7.1.2 Services Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7.1.3 Ethernet Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7.1.4 Serial Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.1.5 Timer Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.1.6 Timer Up Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.1.7 Reboot Redial Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.1.8 Advanced Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.1.9 AT over Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7.1.10 Backup Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
7.2 Network Configuration
7.2.1 NAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7.2.2 Ifconfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
7.2.3 Static Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.2.4 AutoPing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.2.5 DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
7.2.6 DDNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
7.2.7 NTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

7.2.8 PPTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
7.2.9 L2TP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
7.2.10 IPSEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.2.11 VRRP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7.2.12 VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7.3 Security Configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
7.4 System Manage
7.4.1 System Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
7.4.2 User Manage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
7.4.3 Device Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
8. Connecting via TELNET - Settings & Configurations
8.1 Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
8.2 Cellular Operator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
9. Configurations via the Serial Port
9.1 Logging in via the Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9.2 Serial Console Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
9.3 Reverting to Factory Default
9.3.1 The RESET Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9.3.2 Via Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
9.3.3 Via the Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
10. Contacting Us at Amplified Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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pg.4

Thank you for purchasing the FATBOX B.A.S.E. HSUPA broadband cellular router. Inside your FATBOX packaging, you will nd:
· 1 X FATBOXTM B.A.S.E. HSUPA Router
· 1 X Tuned GSM antenna
(with 2M wire)
· 1 X Yellow CAT5 LAN cable
· 1 X Serial diagnoscs cable
· 1 X Appropriate power supply unit
(12VDC output)
INTHEBOX
pg.5

wIMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
All specialist electronic devices must be operated with due
care to avoid damage or injuries and should be installed and
operated by a trained personnel.
DO NOT OPERATE THIS EQUIPMENT IN ENVIRONMENTS
CONTAINING POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE GASES OR LIQUIDS,
EXAMPLE, GAS STATIONS AND CHEMICAL PLANTS AND
EXPLOSIVE STORES.
pg.6

1. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
The FATBOX B.A.S.E integrates an M2M-rated HSUPA (+GSM) module with an ecient ARM7 processor and runs a mul-funcon rmware in Linux OS.
Its rugged industrial design is t for demanding remote and mobile data connecvity applicaons.
Wireless Cellular Interface
· HSUPA for 7.2Mbps download and 3.6Mbps upload over
850/900/1900/2100MHz bands
· GSM 850/900/1800/1900 for GPRS/EDGE
· SMS and CSD 14.4kbps supported
· RX Diversity antenna support for mobile applications
LAN Interface
· 2 x 10/100BaseT Ethernet ports
· DHCP as default
· VLAN supported
Serial Interface
· To operate as serial modem
(e.g. for SMS, CSD)
· For TCP/UDP transparent transport mode
· As a back-up route
(e.g. to serial SAT modem)
Power and Operating Conditions
· Power: 5 – 30VDC (200mA~150mA 12VDC)
· Operating Temperature: -20°C to +65°C
· Physical dimensions: 130mm x 92mm x 25mm
· Weight: 400gm
Operating System
· LINUX OS on ARM microprocessor
· Kernel and Firmware update over TCP or Serial
Other Features
· Automatic WAN/ADSL backup to HSUPA
· Wake on LAN/Serial data
· Wake on LAN/Serial call
· SMS to reboot FATBOX B.A.S.E remotely
· AT over Ethernet for sending SMS or to manage device
locally
· SNMPv1 for Network Management Systems
· Supports VPN [IPSEC (PSK), PPTP and L2TP]
· DDNS
· DMZ & NAT
· IP Firewall
· VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol)
· CongurablePPPkeepalivefunction
· Backup route using serial to external modem
In the Box
· FATBOX B.A.S.E HSUPA Router
· GSM antenna (with 2 meter wire)
· CAT5 LAN cable
· Serial cable
· Power supply unit (12VDC)
pg.7

2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS B.A.S.E manual 1.2
2.1 Power Supply Details
The power requirements for the B.A.S.E are as following:
Supply 5 – 30VDC regulated power supply recommended (e.g. 12VDC @ 1A)
Consumpon 100 ~ 150mA @ 12 VDC (Cellular network not connected)
200 ~ 250mA @ 12VDC (Cellular network connected and transming)
w Inadequate current or dips in voltage may cause the device to fail to connect to data services even if the LEDs are lighted up.
w Supply over 30 VDC will damage the device.
2.2 Cellular Data Network Provider
The FATBOX B.A.S.E is designed to be a reliable broadband cellular device that is able to operate in the following frequencies:
Frequency
Bands
UMTS: Quad Band 850/900/1900/2100MHz
HSUPA/HSDPA: 850/900/1900/2100MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE: Quad Band 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Output
Power
Class 4 (+33dBm ± 2dB) for EGSM/GPRS 850
Class 4 (+33dBm ± 2dB) for EGSM/GPRS 900
Class 1 (+30dBm ± 2dB) for GSM/GPRS 1800
Class 1 (+30dBm ± 2dB) for GSM/GPRS 1900
Class 3 (+24dBm +1/-3dB) for UMTS 2100, WCDMA FDD Bdl
Class 3 (+24dBm +1/-3dB) for UMTS 1900, WCDMA FDD Bdll
Class 3 (+24dBm +1/-3dB) for UMTS 900, WCDMA FDD BdVIII
Class 3 (+24dBm +1/-3dB) for UMTS 850, WCDMA FDD BdV
w Please ensure that the SIM card to be used has PIN disable and HSUPA, EGPRS or GPRS data plans enabled. You will need to
check with your Network Operator for conguraon informaon like APN, dial-number, username and password.
pg.8

2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS B.A.S.E manual 1.2
2.3 Ethernet Devices
In the factory default, the B.A.S.E has two IP addresses. The respecve IP address for the Ethernet ports are as follows:
PORT IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK
LAN 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
ETH2 138.0.19.1 255.255.255.0
You can either let the inbuilt DHCP server assign IP addresses to connected devices automacally (by default) or congure the
aached hosts with xed IP addresses. See Secon 5.1.2 on page 14 for more informaon on how to do this.
2.4 Serial Devices
In the factory default, the B.A.S.E’s serial port is designated as a serial terminal console that connuously sends a debug log.
This helps to ease device troubleshoong.
But the serial port can also be congured to funcon as a serial modem, back up route or a TCP/UDP transparent transport
channel. See secon 7.1.4 on page 22 for informaon on how to do this.
pg.9

3. FATBOX HARDWARE B.A.S.E manual 1.2
(II) LED Indicators
The FATBOX B.A.S.E LEDs are useful indicators of the unit’s current operang status and should be
used for inial setup and troubleshoong of the router.
LED Indicaon of LED Status Router Status
PWR Power Supply LED ON Power is supplied
to router
RUN Startup Stage Flash Once every 3 Seconds Router Inializing
Flash Twice every 3 Seconds Router failing
Inializaon
Network Connecon Flash Once every 1 Second PPP dialing
LED ON PPP online
LED OFF PPP oine
NET Network Type GREEN 2G (GPRS/EDGE)
network
RED 3G/HSDPA network
Signal Strength ON Signal is strong
Flash Once every 3 Seconds Signal is normal
Flash Twice every 3 Seconds Signal is weak
(I) Hardware RESET
Press 1 – 9 Seconds So Reset
Press >10 Seconds Revert conguraon to Factory Sengs
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3. FATBOX HARDWARE B.A.S.E manual 1.2
(IV) Antenna (ANT1 & ANT2)
The supported antenna is a 50W SMA Male. This antenna must be designed for the network
frequency that the device is operang in. For normal uses set up the antenna on the ANT1 slot.
ANT2 is a RX Diversity antenna connecon, adding it will give the router beer HSUPA downlink
data performance in mobile applicaons.
Please contact support@amplied.com.au or a reseller partner if you need to ulize the RX
diversity antenna or purchase a specialized antenna such as a high gain or outdoor antenna.
Note: The performances of the device, especially for HSUPA operaons, are very much aected by
the signal strength of the network operator.
(III) SIM Card (or USIM)
The SIM card to be used is the ‘mini’ USIM type of ISO/IEC 7810:2003,
ID-000 standard, i.e. 25 X 15mm. Push gently the yellow buon to eject
SIM carrier. SIM card should be inserted into the carrier as indicated.
w NEVER remove or insert SIM card when device has PWR switched
in “ON” posion. Damage caused to device or SIM in such case will not
be warranted.
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3. FATBOX HARDWARE B.A.S.E manual 1.2
(VII) Ethernet Ports
The B.A.S.E has two 10/100BaseT Auto-Negoaon
Ethernet ports.
(i)For normal applicaons with only a single host,
LAN should be used.
(ii) In “WAN to HSUPA backup” applicaons, ETH2 is
connected to the network’s WAN modem (e.g. a
DSL/ADSL modem)
Note: The maximum Ethernet cable length is 100 meters.
(V) Power Source (DC)
If you are providing your own power source,
please ensure it adheres to the following
specicaons:
Power Connector:
Female 5.5mm X 2.1mm plug is required
(+VE TIP)
A 12VDC with 1A rated regulated power supply is
recommended for maximum power eciency.
(VI) Serial Ports (SERIAL)
The serial port is useful for the
manipulaons of B.A.S.E units
remotely. The port may also be used
as a serial modem, the conguraon
to set the B.A.S.E as a serial modem is
on page 22, secon 7.1.4.
pg.12

4. FATBOX DIMENSIONS AND INSTALLATIONS B.A.S.E manual 1.2
The case of the B.A.S.E is made with sheet steel that provides sturdy protecon for the electronics and serves as an EMR Shield at the
same me. The removable “L” mounng plates should be used to mount the router to a secure structure or a mounng plate within
an electronic enclosure.
\ Installaon Orientaon: For most ecient cooling, the router should be mounted vercally with the antenna-side facing up to
allow for natural convecon.
\ Antennas must be mounted external of any shielded metal enclosure and secured to a large metal plane for best
performance. A good example is the middle of a vehicle’s metal roof.
\ Vibraon – in condions where strong vibraons are expected (for example in locomoves) the FATBOX should be mounted
with a vibraon dampening material in between the box and the mounng surface. This isolaon helps to dampen the
transmission of shocks that may otherwise damage the device over me.
pg.13

5. HOOKING UP THE FATBOX TO DEVICES B.A.S.E manual 1.2
5.1 Ethernet Device Sengs
5.1.1 Using the DHCP to deploy addresses automacally
The FATBOX’s DHCP server is enabled
by default and its IP addresses
are 192.168.1.1 (port ‘LAN’)
and 138.0.19.1 (port ‘ETH2’).
For your inial setup, we suggest
seng your computer’s LAN Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) to automac. Do
this by going to: Control Panel>
Network and Sharing Center>
LAN Congure> TCP/IP (IPv4) u
Properes v> Obtain IP address
automacally w.
5.1.2 Seng host addresses manually
Alternavely, you may choose to manually
congure your device so it has a xed local
IP address. Input the IP address following this
format.
1.ThehostIDXXXshouldbeanumberbetween2to254andshouldnotbeduplicatedwithinthesamelocalnetwork.
IP address · 192.168.1.XXX1 if you have connected it to port ‘LAN’ or
· 138.0.19.XXX if your connecon is to port ‘ETH2’
Subnet Mask Usually automacally set to 255.255.255.0
Default
Gateway
· 192.168.1.1 if you have connected to port ‘LAN’ or
· 138.0.19.1 if you have connected to port ‘ETH2’
Preferred and
Alternate DNS
Server
Obtain DNS server addresses automacally or Choose your
own DNS Servers
pg.14
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v
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5. HOOKING UP THE FATBOX TO DEVICES B.A.S.E manual 1.2
5.2 Serial Device Sengs
If you are connecng a serial device to the FATBOX for Serial Log Monitoring, Serial DTU (Transparent Transport) or Serial Modem, you will need
to set the device’s serial port to the following seng to iniate a connecon.
Baud Rate 115200 bps
Data Bits
8 Data Bits
Stop Bits 1 Stop Bit
Parity Check No Parity Bit (None)
Flow Control No Flow Control (None)
If you want to congure the serial ports to your own sengs you may do so via the serial congure menu in the web console. Refer to secon
7.1.4 on page 22 to read about conguring the serial port.
pg.15

6. LOGGING IN AND SAVING CHANGES IN THE WEB-CONSOLE B.A.S.E.manual 1.2
6.1 Logging in to the B.A.S.E
Connect your computer to port LAN on the B.A.S.E with the Ethernet CAT5
cable provided. Wait a few moments for your computer to register the device
then open your web browser and type in “192.168.1.1” into the URL tab (We
advise users to turn o their laptop’s wireless connecon to avoid the chance
of any clashes in IP addressing during the log in process).
Enter as following in the LOGIN page:
USERNAME: admin
PASSWORD: 12345
You may change the username and password from within the console.
The DHCP server is acvated by default. It will assign a local IP address of
192.168.1.2 to the rst Ethernet device aached to port ‘LAN’. The rst
Ethernet device aached to port ‘ETH2’ will be given an address of 138.0.19.2.
6.2 Saving Parameter Changes
Aer the making changes to your FATBOX’s conguraon, you have to go to
System Manage > System Tools and Save the parameter changes to Flash and
RESET as following.
Choose “Save Parameters to Flash” j and click on SET k.
Then you may reset the system by choosing “Reset System” l and then click
“SET” k. Alternavely you may choose to reset by unplugging the power cord
for a few seconds. The new sengs will be in place when the B.A.S.E reboots.
w IMPORTANT: Please wait ll the message “Parameters Save Success” is
displayed before reseng the FATBOX. A premature reset may corrupt the unit’s
conguraon. If this happens you will need to use the serial console to load the
default sengs to the box. (See secon 9.3.3 on page 41 to do this.)
pg.16
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7. WORKING WITH THE WEB CONSOLE B.A.S.E manual 1.2
Welcome to the FATBOX Web-Console menu. If you are already logged in, the following segment will run you through the various sengs and
conguraons you can make through your web browser. Please ensure that you have covered segment 6.2 on saving parameter changes before you
connue. The web console is recommended for users who prefer having an intuive interface to manage their routers.
7.1 System Parameters
The FATBOX B.A.SE is smartly designed so that a single product may be deployed in a variety of ways around your network in a cost eecve
manner. Secon 7.1 covers how to set up the B.A.S.E to the way that you’ll like to use it.
7.1.1 Applicaon Congure – the B.A.S.E may be applied as a Router, an M2M (Client or Server) or as a Modem.
WROUTER Mode
The Router mode is
set by default.
WSERIAL TRANSMIT Mode
The most common applicaons of the Serial Transmit Mode are:
- A ‘point-to-point’ topology where a FATBOX connects directly to another FATBOX. This networks the communicaon
between the two serial ports. The iniang router’s Applicaon Rule is ‘Client’ and the other is ‘Server’.
- To connect the FATBOX directly to a server via TCP/IP (e.g. for metering)
pg.17

7. WORKING WITH THE WEB CONSOLE B.A.S.E manual 1.2
User can select to use TCP or UDP to transmit
the serial data
Sets router as the ‘Client’ or as the ‘Server’
For applicaons like metering, set to ‘Client’
Rule.
Local port selected for the transmission.
Other router’s IP address
Other router’s port selected
W MODEM MODE
Select Modem mode
To congure the FATBOX to work as a serial modem please proceed to “Serial Congure” (Secon 7.1.4) to set up
the serial port conguraon to work with your local device.
pg.18

7. WORKING WITH THE WEB CONSOLE B.A.S.E manual 1.2
7.1.2 Services Conguraon
To begin connecng to a cellular data network you will need to set up the Services Conguraon menu found in System Parameters.
Note that much of the informaon required here would have to come from your cellular operator.
Set to ‘Auto’ unless you want to limit
connecon to a parcular network.
Choose specic bands if you want to limit your
connecon to parcular networks
For some networks, router can get sengs
automacally. Set to ‘Appointed’ and manually
enter sengs if unsure.
Ask service provider. It’s something like
“telstra.internet” or “tmobile”.
Ask service provider. Usually it is “*99#” or
“*99***1#”.
Ask service provider. Not always necessary.
Check the “Username and Password Blank”
box if service provider requires the two elds
to be le blank.
If you want the B.A.S.E to be always on operaon click the “SET” buon to conrm the sengs now. Otherwise connue to
congure the following secon.
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7. WORKING WITH THE WEB CONSOLE B.A.S.E manual 1.2
Check Data Trigger if you want the B.A.S.E to
only go online when there is incoming serial
data or if it receives a Wake Up call.
Check “RING” to allow incoming call to Wake
Up unit for PPP reconnecon.
Check “CALLER ID WHEN WAKE ” if you want
authencaon against the caller’s number (Set
in Secon 7.3.8 - Advanced Parameters)
Check to disconnect PPP and Sleep when the
Ethernet port is idle longer than the “Wait
Time” set. This saves costs for users with
infrequent data transmissions on metered
data plans.
7.1.3 Ethernet Congure
You can congure the B.A.S.E’s Ethernet ports to funcon in the 4 dierent modes described below.
W Normal Mode
In this mode, the BA.S.E funcons as a
gateway where the two Ethernet ports
work as separate subnets to connect to
the Internet or VPN via the cellular
network.
pg.20