BandLuxe R550 Series User manual

User Manual
BandLuxe
R550 Series
LTE/HSPA+ Wi-Fi Router

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Table of Contents
Package Contents.......................................................................... 4
Features..................................................................................................................4
Hardware Overview.................................................................................................5
Installation...................................................................................... 7
Using Web-based Management.................................................. 10
Status....................................................................................................................11
Overview.............................................................................................................. 11
System............................................................................................................................. 11
Network ...........................................................................................................................12
DHCP Leases..................................................................................................................12
Local Network..................................................................................................................12
System Log..........................................................................................................12
VnStat Traffic Monitor...........................................................................................13
Graphs.............................................................................................................................13
Configuration ...................................................................................................................13
Mobile Internet .....................................................................................................14
Signal Quality .................................................................................................................. 14
U/SIM Status....................................................................................................................14
Registered Network.........................................................................................................15
Internet Connection ......................................................................................................... 15
System..................................................................................................................16
System.................................................................................................................16
System Properties...........................................................................................................16
General Settings ..........................................................................................................16
Language and Style .....................................................................................................17
Time Synchronization...................................................................................................... 17
Remote System Log........................................................................................................17
Administration ......................................................................................................18
Router Password.............................................................................................................18
Remote Access................................................................................................................18
Backup / Flash Firmware......................................................................................19
Backup / Restore.............................................................................................................19
Download backup ........................................................................................................19
Reset to defaults..........................................................................................................20
Restore backup............................................................................................................20
Flash new firmware image .............................................................................................. 20
Flash new module firmware image..................................................................................20
Flash new ipkg package.................................................................................................. 20
FOTA ...............................................................................................................................20
Reboot .................................................................................................................21
Services ................................................................................................................22
Dynamic DNS.......................................................................................................22
Network.................................................................................................................23
Interfaces.............................................................................................................23
Interface Overview...........................................................................................................23
Common Configuration....................................................................................................24
General Setup.............................................................................................................. 24
Advanced Settings....................................................................................................... 25

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Physical Settings.......................................................................................................... 25
Firewall Settings........................................................................................................... 25
Mobile Internet .....................................................................................................27
WWAN Setting.................................................................................................................28
Network Settings..........................................................................................................28
Auto APN Information .................................................................................................. 29
APN Profile Settings .................................................................................................... 29
Reset Modem...............................................................................................................29
U/SIM PIN Management.................................................................................................. 30
Scenario 1: No mobile internet service........................................................................30
Scenario 2: Mobile internet service pending................................................................30
Scenario 3: Mobile internet service enabled................................................................31
SIM Management............................................................................................................32
Scenario 1: SIM lock absent........................................................................................33
Scenario 2: SIM lock present.......................................................................................33
Preferred Network ........................................................................................................... 33
Router..................................................................................................................34
Router Settings................................................................................................................34
Router IP......................................................................................................................34
DHCP Service..............................................................................................................35
Active DHCP Leases ................................................................................................... 35
Static Leases................................................................................................................36
Advanced Routing settings.............................................................................................. 37
Static Routing...............................................................................................................37
Routing and Redirection Service .................................................................................38
VPN Passthrough ........................................................................................................38
WiFi......................................................................................................................39
Device Configuration ....................................................................................................... 40
Advanced Settings....................................................................................................... 41
Interface Configuration ....................................................................................................42
General Setup.............................................................................................................. 42
Wireless Security .........................................................................................................42
MAC-Filter....................................................................................................................46
Advanced Settings....................................................................................................... 47
WPS Settings...............................................................................................................47
Firewall.................................................................................................................49
Single Port Forward.........................................................................................................49
Single Port Forward .....................................................................................................49
Port Trigger......................................................................................................................51
Port Trigger ..................................................................................................................51
Security Filter................................................................................................................... 53
Firewall.........................................................................................................................53
Internet Filter................................................................................................................53
Web Filters...................................................................................................................54
DMZ Host ........................................................................................................................54
IP Filtering........................................................................................................................55
IP Filtering....................................................................................................................55
Port Range Forward........................................................................................................57
Port Range Forward..................................................................................................... 57
Diagnostics...........................................................................................................59
Network Utilities...............................................................................................................59
Ping..............................................................................................................................59
Traceroute....................................................................................................................59
NS Lookup ................................................................................................................... 60
UPNP...................................................................................................................60
UPnP Settings .................................................................................................................60

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SMS ......................................................................................................................61
New SMS......................................................................................................................... 61
Inbox................................................................................................................................ 62
Outbox.............................................................................................................................62
Draft.................................................................................................................................64
Setting..............................................................................................................................65
Setting..........................................................................................................................65
Backup.........................................................................................................................66
Help.......................................................................................................................67
Logout...................................................................................................................67
Appendix A: FAQ ......................................................................... 68
Appendix B: Specifications ........................................................ 75
Appendix C: Important Safety Information and Glossary ........ 79
Europe –EU Declaration of Conformity ................................................................79
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement...............................80
Glossary................................................................................................................82

Package Contents
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Package Contents
Thank you for your purchase of this LTE/HSPA+ WiFi Router. This product is
designed to access the Internet via 4G technology and share the bandwidth
through a Wi-Fi network. It is easy to configure and operate even for
non-technical users. This manual contains instructions for installing and
configuring the product. Read the manual carefully before you use the product,
so that you can fully exploit the product functions.
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R550 series LTE Home Router
Power Adapter
Features
R550 series LTE Home Router
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Support
Uplink up to 50 Mbps
Downlink up to 100Mbps
Supports Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Supports LAN Ethernet Ports
Dual embedded cellular antenna (for diversity)

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Hardware Overview
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4G External
Antenna Ports
Connect 4G External Antennas if needed.
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SIM Card Slot
Insert SIM/USIM. Push-push type.
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Power Switch
Switch on/off the router.
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Signal Strength
LED/WPS/Reset
button
Short press (1 second): Enable signal strength
indication.
Press for 3 seconds (< 10 seconds): Active
WPS.
Long press (>10 seconds): Restore to factory
default settings.
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Power Receptor
Receptor for the Power Adapter.
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LAN Port
Connect a LAN device as needed.
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Network Status
LED
(Blue) 4G LTE
(Green) 3G HSPA+/HSPA/UMTS/EVDO
(Pink/Purple) 2G EDGE/GPRS/GSM
(Red) No signal, SIM error, Service failure
(no IP) ; Flashing when firmware is being
updated

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Power LED
Solid when power is on / Signal Strength LED
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WiFi LED
Solid when WiFi is on; Flashing during WiFi data
transmission / Signal Strength LED
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WPS LED
Flashing when WPS is in use /Signal Strength
LED
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SMS LED
Flashing when there is unread SMS / Signal
Strength LED
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Signal Strength
Bars Reading
Short press on Signal LED/WPS/Reset button,
Signal Strength LEDs show current signal
strength.
Strong signal:
Poor signal:
*To send and receive SMS may incur additional fees.
Contact your carrier for information about service availability and plans.

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Installation
1. Connect the powerAdapter to the Router( ) and connect it to an outlet.
2. Insert your SIM card into the slot on the Router, making sure the SIM card
orientation matches the SIM card slot, as shown in the picture.
3. Slide the power switch ( ) to ON.
4. One of the following two methods can be chosen to link your PC with the
Router.

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A. Wireless Connection (for Windows)
To connect your PC to the Router via WiFi, in Microsoft Windows, go to
Control Panel > Network Connections. Right click on Wireless Network
Connection and choose View Available Wireless Networks. Select
default SSID [BR_LTE_xxxx] and enter default password (WPAkey, refer
to label on the Router’s backside). Click Connect. The “xxxx”
corresponds with the last 4 digits of MAC address.
Wireless Connection (for Mac)
To click the on the upper side of the screen to view available
wireless networks.
B.Wired Connection
To connect your PC to the Router via an Ethernet cable, connect one end
of the cable to one of the four LAN ports on the Router, and another end
of the cable to an Ethernet port on your computer.

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5. The router uses a web-based configuration utility. To access the
configuration utility, open a browser (ex: Mozilla, Firefox, etc.) and enter the
IP address (http://192.168.1.1) for the Router in your browser’s address bar.
Enter the router Username (admin) and Password (admin), and then click
.

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Using Web-based Management
This chapter will guide you on how to configure your router via the
web-based utility.
Login
1. Launch a web browser (e.g Mozilla Firefox).
2. In the address bar, enter http://192.168.1.1, then press Enter.
3. On the opening screen, enter the username (admin) and password
(admin).
4. Click Login.
5. Click one of the menu, submenu, and/or setting tabs to configure the system.
Additionally, the status area displays current wireless network information
and setting-related messages (e.g. the message Unapplied Change
appears whenever new settings are temporarily stored in the router without
being applied, which will remind you to click the button).
Note:
If SIM Card’s PIN verification is needed, select Network >Mobile
Internet >U/SIM PIN Management.
Enter the PIN code into text box of “PIN Code Verification”. Click Verify.
Mobile internet access will be enabled shortly after.
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Status
This menu displays various status of the router. The associated submenu items
are: Overview, System Log, VnStat Traffic Monitor, and Mobile Internet.
Overview
The Overview submenu renders complete statistics for the router.
System
Displays system information: router model name, router firmware version,

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modem firmware version, phone number (MDN), ICCID, MIN (MSID), PRL
version, IMEI, MEID, and local time.
Network
Displays current network connection information of IPv4 WAN and/or IPv6
WAN: type of network assignment (e.g. DHCP), network address, netmask,
gateway, DNS addresses 1 & 2, and time connected since the establishment of
the current mobile internet connection.
DHCP Leases
Display DHCP lease information for each client: hostname, IPv4 address, MAC
address, and lease time remaining.
Local Network
Displays local network information: local MAC address, router IP address,
subnet mask, DHCP server, DHCP server change, start IP address, IP and
address range
System Log
The System Log submenu tracks system activities after power on.

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VnStat Traffic Monitor
Graphs
Displays VnStat network traffic history in various graphic analysis options:
Summary display, Top 10 display, Hourly traffic, Daily traffic, and Monthly traffic.
Click to select an analysis option from the drop-down list, and click Update.
The VnStat Graphs will be updated accordingly.
Configuration

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VnStat Traffic Monitor configurations can be made here.
a) Monitor selected devices: Click the checkbox to enable/disable network
monitoring of the displayed interface(s). Click the link wan to jump to the
Common Configuration setting under the submenu Network  Interfaces.
b) Rest Traffic Flow: Click to discard previous network history log and start
anew.
Mobile Internet
The Mobile Internet submenu displays mobile internet statistics.
Signal Quality
Displays signal strength of current mobile internet connection in dBm.
U/SIM Status
Displays current SIM card status:
a) Read SIM Fail –No valid SIM card is inserted
b) PIN Disable(Verified) –PIN protection is disabled while the SIM card status
is verified; mobile internet service is available with this status.
c) PIN Enable(No Verified/Retries:#) –PIN protection is enabled while the SIM
card verification is pending (whereas # is the number of allowed PIN
verifications remaining before SIM lock occurs).

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d) PIN Enable(Verified) –PIN protection is enabled while the SIM card status is
verified; mobile internet service is available with this status.
Registered Network
a) Network Name –name of your mobile internet service provider
b) Network Technology –mobile internet communication signal type.
Ex: WCDMA (3G) and LTE (4G).
c) Home/Roaming –displays current network roaming status:
Home indicates mobile internet connection to the home location where the SIM
card service is registered. Roaming indicates the extended mobile internet
connection service in a location different from the home location where the SIM
card service is registered. An example of roaming is when you travel abroad.
Internet Connection
Displays information of current internet connection:
Connection Type, Internet IPAddress, Gateway, and DNS 1/2.

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System
This menu is for system information and configurations.
System
System Properties
Click either the “General Settings” or “Language and Style” tab to configure
their respective settings.
General Settings
Local Time –Displays current local time. To synchronize local time with the
browser, click .
Hostname –Enter the desired hostname in this check field.
Time Zone –Sets the time zone associated with this router. Click on and
select the desired region.

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Language and Style
Language –Sets the desired display language and style of the router. Click
and select the desired display language and style.
Time Synchronization
Enable NTP client: Click the checkbox to enable/disable. With this option
enabled, two more options will appear–“Provide NTP server” and “NTP server
candidates”.
NTP server candidates 1/2: Enter the desired server candidates here.
Remote System Log
Router LAN client IP address: Displays the client IP address of the router
LAN.
Server port: Displays port number of the server.

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Administration
Router Password
Login password of the router can be changed here. Enter the new password in
the ‘Password’ field, and enter the same password once again in the
‘Confirmation’ field.
Remote Access
This field specifies whether or not to allow remote access of this router.
After changing password and/or specifying remote access, click . The
screen will display a confirmation message after successful password change.