Connected IO ER200T User manual

ER200T Router Users Guide
Rev: V10.0
October 30, 2018

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Table of Contents
1. HARDWARE CONFIGURATION........................................................................................................................4
1.1. PRODUCT INTERFACES .........................................................................................................................................4
2. RS-232 CONFIGURATION................................................................................................................................6
2.1. WINDOWS PLATFORM EXAMPLE............................................................................................................................6
2.2. LINUX PLATFORM EXAMPLE:.................................................................................................................................8
3. RADIO CONFIGURATION .............................................................................................................................. 11
4. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................................................ 12
4.1. INITIAL IP SETUP...............................................................................................................................................12
4.2. SETUP NEW IP.................................................................................................................................................14
5. CONNECTING TO WIFI .................................................................................................................................. 18
6. SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................................................... 19
6.1. BACKUP THE CONFIGURATION.............................................................................................................................20
6.2. RESTORE THE CONFIGURATION............................................................................................................................21
6.3. RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT UNDER WEB GUI ......................................................................................................21
7. FIRMWARE UPGRADE .................................................................................................................................. 22
8. MODEM ....................................................................................................................................................... 24
8.1. AT COMMAND.................................................................................................................................................24
8.2. APN CHANGE..................................................................................................................................................25
9. LOGS ............................................................................................................................................................ 26
9.1. SYSTEM LOG....................................................................................................................................................26
9.2. KERNEL LOG ...................................................................................................................................................26
10. ANTENNA ................................................................................................................................................. 27
10.1. DETACHABLE ANTENNA GUIDELINES.................................................................................................................27
10.2. DETACHABLE ANTENNA GUIDELINES.................................................................................................................27
10.3. ANTENNA –INSTALLATION GUIDELINES.............................................................................................................27
10.4. RECOMMENDED ANTENNAS............................................................................................................................28
11. ENVIRONMENTAL..................................................................................................................................... 29
11.1. OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................................................29
11.2. PHYSICAL PARAMETERS..................................................................................................................................29
12. APPROVALS AND CERTIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................... 30
12.1. MANUFACTURING.........................................................................................................................................30
12.2. NORTH AMERICAN CERTIFICATIONS..................................................................................................................30
12.3. ER2000T-NA-CAT1 &ER2000T-VZ-CAT1 ..................................................................................................30
12.4. ER2000T-NA-CAT1 ...................................................................................................................................30
12.5. ER2000T-VZ-CAT1 ....................................................................................................................................30
13. FCC GENERAL WARNING........................................................................................................................... 31
13.1. INDUSTRY CANADA (IC) NOTICES.....................................................................................................................32

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Introduction
Connected IO Inc’s., ER2000T is a 4G - CAT1 router for M2M applications. The Router includes a 4G modem
with an embedded host processor based on the Mediatek MT7620A SoC and supports 802.11 b/g/n WiFi
functionality. The 4G connectivity is made by an operator certified LTE module.
This document provides instructions, and basic operational guidelines, to aid a Systems Administrator with
the deployment of this product.
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1. Hardware Configuration
1.1. Product Interfaces
Number
Item
Description
1
DC Power Input
12VDC @ 2.0A Input. Center conductor is Positive
2
Reset Button
Push & Release to reset the device
Push & Hold for 5-seconds then release installs factory preset
3
SIM Access
2FF Mini-SIM format
Slide the door open to access the SIM holder.
Push SIM into the holder to engage, push a second time to eject the SIM
Number
Item
Description
4
LAN Port
LAN Port for Wired Ethernet Clients
LED: Solid Green for Link, Flashing Green for Traffic
5
WAN Port
WAN Port for establishing links to leased telecommunication circuits
LED: Solid Green for Link, Flashing Green for Traffic
6
RS232 Port
Serial Communications port per EIA asynchronous data transfer
7
USB Port
Mini-USB 2.0 provides connectivity for optional storage or a USB
Ethernet dongle.
Port supplies up to 0.5A of 5V to connected devices.
1
2
3
24
6
5
7

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Number
Item
Description
8
WiFi Antenna
SMA connector for WiFi Antennas (NOT Reverse Polarized)
9
Cellular Antennas
SMA connector for both Primary and Diversity Antenna Ports
10
WiFi LED, Orange: Wifi is connected/Off: No WiFi
Power LED, Yellow: Power is connected/Off: unit is off
Cellcular Connection Strenght Indicators, Green: Cellcular
Connection
The following table lists the signal strength range corresponding to
the number of LEDs lit:
5-LEDs On: > -61dBm
4-LEDs On: -63 dBm to -71 dBm
3-LEDs On: -73 dBm to -83 dBm
2-LEDs On: -85 dBm to -98 dBm
1-LED On: -97 dBm to -107 dBm
No-LEDs: < -109 dBm
8
9
9
8
10

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2. RS-232 Configuration
The serial port communication on ER2000T series is a bidirectional asynchronous mode transfer mechanism
with the following default settings:
Data Rate: 9600bps
Date bits, Parity, Stop bit: 8N1
Flow Control: No
2.1. Windows Platform Example
TeraTerm software was used to demonstrate this tutorial in Windows mode.
1. Open TeraTerm serial connection
2. SSH into ER2000 series
From the router command line, do, for example, "ifconfig > /dev/ttyS0" and see results of the output in tera
term on Windows side.
Input (ER2000T-X-CAT1):

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Output (Windows Tera Term):

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From tera term, type a few keys and they will appear on the router side when "cat /dev/ttyS0" command is
run.
Input (Windows Tera Term):
Output (ER2000T-X-CAT1):
2.2. Linux Platform Example:
Minicom software was used to demonstrate this tutorial in Linux.
1. Open minicom serial connection
2. SSH into ER2000 series
From the router command line, do, for example, "ifconfig > /dev/ttyS0" and see results of the output in
minicom on Linux side.
Input(ER2000T-X-CAT1):

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Output (Linux Minicom or Putty):
From minicom, type a few keys and they will appear on the router side when "cat /dev/ttyS0" command is
run.

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Input (Linux Minicom):
Output (ER2000T-X-CAT1):

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3. Radio Configuration
Model Name
LTE Band (MHz)
3G (MHz)
WiFi
ER2000T-NA-CAT1
B2: 1900 PCS
B4: 1700/2100 AWS 1
B5: 850
B12: 700 ac
B13: 700 c
B2: 1900
B5: 850
Yes, 802.11 b/g/n
compliant
ER2000T-VZ-CAT1
B2: 1900 PCS
B4: 1700/2100 AWS 1
B13: 700 c
No Fallback
Yes, 802.11 b/g/n
compliant

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4. System Configuration
4.1. Initial IP Setup
The Router Management GUI can be accessed through the Ethernet ports with the default IP address of
192.168.71.1.
To configure the Router, follow the following sequence:
•Connect the Ethernet cable between the computer and the Router LAN port
•Setup the desktop as a static IP in 192.168.71.x domain or DHCP client to get IP from Router
•Open a browser and type http:// 192.199.71.1 to start the settings
Note: If you get an error message from the browser that looks like this:
Click on the ADVANCED link at the bottom of the screen and then click on the
Proceed to 192.168.71.1 link to continue on into the Menu.

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You should now see the LOGIN PAGE as shown in Figure 1. The default password is “password”. Please
create a new password under Web GUI System->Administration page to secure your router.
Figure 1: Login Page
Now you should see the Router OVERVIEW PAGE which includes important messages such as system
status and memory information as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Overview Page

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4.2. Setup New IP
Select Network->Interfaces as shown in
Figure 3.

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Figure 3: Network List
Select LAN and click “Edit” from Figure 4.

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Figure 4: Interface Overview
Enter the new IP address in the “IPv4 address” filed, and then click the “Change” icon in the bottom-right
corner in Figure 5.

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Figure 5: New IP Address for LAN
After the new IP setup, scroll down to the bottom of the page and press “Save & Apply” as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 6: Save the New Setting

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5. Connecting to WiFi
For computers using the Windows operating system (For instance: Windows 10), Click the network internet
access icon and if there are wireless networks in range, try to connect to a WiFi “ConnectedIO_M2M”
network without security key as shown in Figure 6.
Figure 8 : Network Internet Access
Open a browser and typing http://192.168.71.1 to login into the GUI again. Once the GUI is up the user
should see the Router overview with WiFi Connection information as shown in Figure 9, Wireless
Information.
Figure 9: Wireless Information

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6. System Maintenance
This chapter describes how to back-up the current Router configuration to your computer, and how to
restore that same configuration at a later date if needed. This can be done by selecting System >
Backup/Flash Firmware:
Figure 10: System List

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6.1. Backup the Configuration
Select Firmware in the GUI page then click the icon “Generate archive” to save this configuration to a file in
the folder you’ve specified.
Figure 11: Backup the Configuration
The file is in tar.gz format, CIO suggests that you rename it to a meaningful filename for easy recovery.