Assured wireless Aw12 hpue User manual

When Staying Connected Means Saving Lives

Connecting Cradlepoint IBR1700 Router to FirstNet

with

Assured Wireless AW12 HPUE Modem

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v0.5

Req's to Connect IBR1700 & AW12

•Cradlepoint IBR1700 Router with power supply

•Assured Wireless

•AW12 HPUE Modem

•AW12-EI Companion Ethernet Injector

•Power source for AW12-EI that will drive AW12 too. Direct vehicle power or PoE.

•FirstNet SIM installed in AW12. SIM installed for internal modem.

•Antennas

•Vehicle mounted or paddle antennas for fixed installation.

•AW12 requires 3 LTE connections -LTE, LTE Diversity, Band14 for HPUE.

•IBR1700 will require WiFi antennas and GPS Antenna.

• NetCloud activation. Contact Cradlepoint Support cradlepoint.com/support

•PC with browser and ethernet interface to connect to IBR1700.

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Cradlepoint IBR1700 Intro

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Internal SIMs

Later in this guide a built-in internal

modem will be used to demonstrate

WAN failover/failback.

SIMs for IBR1700 internal modems

are behind a SIM cover attached by

two philips-head screws.

The SIM cover for the internal

modems must be closed to operate.

With a SIM and LTE antenna the

internal modem will activate.

A key for IBR1700 status LEDs is

shown here to the right.

Installed SIM Cards

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IBR1700 Router + AW12 Modem

AW12 HPUE Modem AW12-EI Ethernet Injector

IBR1700

Back panel

FirstNet

LTE

Goal:

Connect CP IBR1700

Router to AW12 HPUE

Modem.

IBR1700 Front View

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Setup Cradlepoint IBR1700 Router & AW12

Overview

For this installation, the Assured

Wireless AW12 HPUE modem is

attached to a Cradlepoint IBR1700

router by the IBR1700 ethernet

WAN port; yellow Cat-5 cable.

AW12-EI Ethernet Injector, an AW12

companion product, is

used to adapt the IBR1700 ethernet

WAN port to AW12 USB 3.0

interface.

In photo, WAN port is far-right RJ45

port with yellow cable in red box.

In photo, a rooftop antenna with

three LTE leads is attached to AW12

and WiFi antenna is attached

to IBR1700.

AW12-EI

AW12

Rooftop

Antenna

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AW12-EI Status Lights For AW12

AW12-EI Status Light Legend

Solid Blue:

AW12-EI booting Up

Flashing Red:

No FirstNet data connection yet

Solid Red:

No SIM, or SIM problem

Flashing Green:

Connecting to FirstNet

Green:

Connected to FirstNet

AW12-EI Status Lights

Solid Blue:

When AW12-EI power is first applied the LED should light

solid blue and then may go to flashing red for up to three

minutes.

If blue LED is not lighted within 20 seconds after the

ignition is switched on, shut off the ignition immediately.

Please review device connections and restart the AW12-EI

Flashing Red:

Flashing red and flashing green states can be very short.

The AW12-EI can appear to go direct from blue to green.

Flashing Green:

Flashing green indicates the Network is being acquired.

After flashing green, the LED should become solid green

which indicates the LTE connection is established. Entire

process may take minutes the first time to establish aLTE

network connection.

Green:

Connected to ATT FirstNet.

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IBR1700

Configuration

Overview

1) Attach PC to IBR1700 Ethernet LAN

2) PC Browser to Cradlepoint IBR1700 for Config

3) Login to IBR1700 as Admin

4) Setup IBR1700 WAN Ethernet Port

5) Access FirstNet

6) Setup IBR1700 WiFi Access Point

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IBR1700 Basic Configuration

•Connect by ethernet to the IBR1700 for local configuration

•A factory reset IBR1700 ethernet ports will come up 192.168.0.x in

DHCP/NAT mode.

•Default login credentials

•Username: admin

•Password:Found on IBR1700 label

RECOMMENDED: Change the IBR1700 password & update firmware as

soon as convenient.

Take photo of router labels, they may be inaccessible after installation.

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IBR1700 Router Login

IBR1700 Login

Navigate to 192.168.0.1 on PC

browser.

User Name:admin

Password:on label

NOTE: When you cannot login to the

IBR1700 using the default password

on the label, it is possible that

someone has previously changed the

password.

A Factory Reset will return the

default pasword and clear ALL

existing configuration.

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IBR1700 Factory Reset Configuration

NetCloud Dashboard

Ethernet WAN active &

Connected to AW12-EI.

Default LAN is 192.168.0.x

Primary LAN,configured

for DHCP and NAT.

WiFi 2.4GHz & 5GHz have

default SSID, and are

networked as Primary LAN.

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Secure IBR1700 Admin Password

Router Security Update

From NetCloud Dashboard

1) Select Tabs <System> <Administration>

2) In the Advanced User Management

section, select User Name [ admin ], then

<Edit>

3) Enter new Password twice. [ Save ] button

will highlight when two password entries

match.

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Secure IBR1700 WiFi with Password

WiFi Security Update

From NetCloud Dashboard

1) Select Tabs <Networking> <WiFi Radio #2 (5

GHz)> to put a password on IBR1700 5Ghz WiFi.

2) Dashboard for [ Wireless Access Points /

SSIDs ] opens. Verify the Wireless Radio is

enabled. Select SSID to edit [ IBR1700-c2f-5G ].

2) Configuration dialogue pops up for chosen

WiFi SSID

3) Enter WPA Password & press [ Save ] button.

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Setup IBR1700 Ethernet WAN Interface

Connection Manager Interface

1) Select Tab <Connection Manager>

2) Click on [ Ethernet ] in the list for details of

Ethernet WAN details of ethernet connected

AW12.

3) Next slide will modify Ethernet WAN.

NOTE: Ethernet is at the top of the WAN

Device Interface Profiles. This explicitly makes

Ethernet WAN the highest priority WAN and

this will be important for IBR1700 failover

configuration.

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Ethernet WAN Updates

Ethernet WAN MTU Update

Assured Wireless recommends MTU size of

1328 bytes for video applications on LTE

WAN.

1) Select <Ethernet WAN> [ Edit ]

2) In WAN Interface Profile dialogue set

[ MTU ] to 1320.

3) Press <Save>

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Success! AW12 WAN Link is UP

On Dashboard

Ethernet WAN (AW12) is Connected.

Modem/LTE (internal) in standby.

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Failover & Failback Configuration

Series-3 Cradlepoint routers can connect to

more than one WAN. When there are more

than one WAN available the priority of the

WAN connections can be specified and the

Cradlepoint router will automatically

switch over to the next available WAN

connection –failover -when a WAN failure

is detected.

Here AW12-EI attached AW12 is highest

priority WAN and is Connected. Internal

LTE modem 1200M is alive and using ATT

SIM1, but it is Not Connected.

WAN at the top of the list is the highest priority.

WAN priority can be changed by grabbing the handle on the left

side of the WAN entry, then drag them up and down.

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Failover Mode

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Ethernet-Wan has failed (AW12)

Modem/LTE is now Connected.

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Set Failback Mode

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Select the Failback Mode from the following

options:

•Usage

•Time

•Disabled

Immediate Mode:

Failback immediately whenever higher priority

AW12 is plugged in or when there is a

priority change. Immediate failback returns you

to the use of AW12 more quickly, but it may

cause more interruptions in your network than

Usage or Time modes.

Time: Failback only after a set period of time.

(Default: 90 seconds. Range: 30-300

seconds.) This ensures that the higher priority

interface has remained online for a set period of

time before it becomes active. For example, in

case the connection is dropping in and out.

Set Modem/LTE Failback to [ Immediate ]

Max time to wait is 30sec to debounce Failback.

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Failback to Primary WAN -AW12

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Failback

AW12 is back online and

IBR1700 has Failback to

Ethernet-WAN Connected.

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Closing Thoughts, Tips & Tricks

•Beware of modifying Security options. Incorrect security configuration

can break cloud services.

•When you make multiple configuration changes, do an orderly

shutdown or reboot, to ensure settings are saved correctly.

•To Factory Reset IBR1700, press & hold Reset Button until status lights

all turn white. Release.

•Turn off Auto-Update to control Software Updates.

•MTU 1328 recommended.

•Configuration changes auto-save to Cradlepoint cloud service. When

needed, download configuration to a PC file to protect from loss.

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