Four-Faith F8 23 Series User manual

F8X23 Series
User Manual
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Product Name：
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F8X23 Series User Manual
The user manual is suitable for the following model:
Model
Product Type
F8123
ZigBee+GPRS ROUTER
F8223
ZigBee+CDMA ROUTER
F8323
ZigBee+EDGE ROUTER
F8423
ZigBee+WCDMA ROUTER
F8523
ZigBee+TD-SCDMA ROUTER
F8623
ZigBee+EVDO ROUTER
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Files Revised Record
Date
Version
Remark
Author
2012-2-1
1.00
For first Public
Frank. Hjm
2012-5-22
1.10
Correct ZigBee Specification
Frank. Hjm

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Co on nt te en nt ts s
Chapter 1 Brief Introduction of Product ...........................................................................................6
1.1 General................................................................................................................................6
1.2 Features and Benefits..........................................................................................................6
1.3 Working Principle ...............................................................................................................7
1.4 Specifications......................................................................................................................7
Chapter 2 Installation Introduction.................................................................................................11
2.1 General..............................................................................................................................11
2.2 Encasement List................................................................................................................11
2.3 Installation and Cable Connection....................................................................................11
2.4 Power ................................................................................................................................13
2.5 Indicator Lights Introduction ............................................................................................13
2.6 Reset Button Introduction.................................................................................................14
Chapter 3 Configuration and Management.....................................................................................15
3.1 Configuration Connection.................................................................................................15
3.2 Access the Configuration Web Page .................................................................................15
3.3 Configuration....................................................................................................................16
3.3.1 Welcome.................................................................................................................16
3.3.2 WAN Settings.........................................................................................................16
3.3.3 LAN Settings..........................................................................................................18
3.3.4 NAT........................................................................................................................19
3.3.5 DMZ.......................................................................................................................20
3.3.6 Filter.......................................................................................................................21
3.3.7 Static Routes...........................................................................................................23
3.3.8 Router Status..........................................................................................................24
3.3.9 Backup Settings......................................................................................................26
3.3.10 Load Default ........................................................................................................26
3.3.11 Set Password ........................................................................................................27
3.3.12 Logs......................................................................................................................27
3.3.13 Misc......................................................................................................................31
3.3.14 PPTP Client..........................................................................................................31
3.3.15 L2TP Client..........................................................................................................31
3.3.16 IPSEC Client........................................................................................................33
3.3.17 Dynamic DNS......................................................................................................33
3.3.18 Serial Settings ......................................................................................................35
3.3.19 ZigBee Settings....................................................................................................36
Chapter 4Appendix ........................................................................................................................40
AppendixA Accord Format.....................................................................................................42

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Chapter 1 Brief Introduction of Product
1.1 General
F8X23 series ROUTER is a kind of cellular terminal device that provides data transfer
function by public cellular network. and ZigBee network.
It adopts high-powered industrial 32-bits CPU and embedded real time operating system. It
supports RS232 (or RS485/RS422) , Ethernet and ZigBee port that can conveniently and
transparently connect one device to a cellular network, allowing you to connect to your existing
serial、ZigBee and Ethernet devices with only basic configuration.
It has been widely used on M2M fields, such as intelligent transportation, smart grid,
industrial automation, telemetry, finance, POS, water supply, environment protection, post,
weather, and so on.
1.2 Features and Benefits
Design for IndustrialApplication
High-powered industrial cellular module
High-powered industrial 32bits CPU
High-powered industrial ZigBee module
Support low-consumption mode, including sleep mode, scheduled online/offline mode,
scheduled power-on/power-off mode(optional)
Housing: iron, providing IP30 protection.
Power range: DC 5~35V
Stability and Reliability
Support hardware and software WDT
Support auto recovery mechanism, including online detect, auto redial when offline to make
router always online
Ethernet port: 1.5KV magnetic isolation protection

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RS232/RS485/RS422 port: 15KV ESD protection
SIM/UIM port: 15KV ESD protection
Power port: reverse-voltage and overvoltage protection
Antenna port: lightning protection(optional)
Standard and Convenience
Support standard RS232(or RS485/RS422) and Ethernet port that can connect to serial and
Ethernet devices directly
Support intellectual mode, enter into communication state automatically when powered
Provide management software for remote management
Support several work modes
Convenient configuration and maintenance interface（WEB or CLI）
High-performance
Support data transfer by cellular and ZigBee network
Support VPN client(PPTP,L2TP,IPSEC and GRE)(only for VPN version)
Support multi online trigger ways, including SMS, ring and data. Support link disconnection
when timeout
SupportAPN/VPDN
Support wireless video monitoring and dynamic picture transfer
Support DHCP server and client, DDNS, firewall, NAT, DMZ host etc.
Support multi protocols, such as TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, SMTP, HTTP, POP3, OICQ, TELNET,
FTP, SNMP, etc.
1.3 Working Principle
The principle chart of the router is as following:
1.4 Specifications
Cellular Specification
Standard and Band
Bandwidth
TX power
RX
Embedded processing
system
Cellular Module
Power
RS232/ZigBee
Interface
Indicator lights
DATA Interface
User interface
10/100M Ethernet
Interface

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sensitivity
F8123 ZigBee+GPRS ROUTER
EGSM900/GSM1800MHz,
GSM850/900/1800/1900MHz(optional)
Compliant to GSM phase 2/2+
GPRS class 10, class 12(optional)
85.6Kbps
GSM850/900：
<33dBm
GSM1800/1900：
<30dBm
<-107
dBm
F8223 ZigBee+CDMA ROUTER
CDMA2000 1xRTT 800MHz
800/1900MHz(optional)
450MHz(optional)
153.6Kbps
<30dBm
<-104
dBm
F8323 ZigBee+EDGE ROUTER
GSM850/900/1800/1900MHz
GPRS/EDGE Class 12
236.8Kbps
GSM850/900：
<33dBm
GSM1800/1900：
<30dBm
<-106
dBm
F8423 ZigBee+WCDMA&HSDPA&HSUPA ROUTER
UMTS/WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA
850/1900/2100MHz
850/900/1900/2100MHz(optional)
GSM850/900/1800/1900MHz
GPRS/EDGE CLASS 12
HSUPA:5.76Mbps
(Upload speed)
HSDPA:7.2Mbps
(Download speed)
UMTS:384Kbps (DL/UL)
<24dBm
<-109
dBm
F8523 ZigBee+TD-SCDMAROUTER
TD-SCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA
1880-1920/2010-2025MHz
GSM850/900/1800/1900MHz
GPRS/EDGE CLASS 12
Download speed:2.8Mbps,
upload speed:2.2Mbps
<24dBm
<-108
dBm
F8623 ZigBee+CDMA2000 1X EVDO ROUTER
CDMA2000 1X EVDO Rev A
800MHz,800/1900MHz(optional)
450MHz (optional)
CDMA2000 1X RTT, IS-95 A/B
Download speed:3.1Mbps,
upload speed:1.8Mbps
<23dBm
<-104
dBm

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ZigBee Specification
Item
Content
ZigBee Chip
Industrial ZigBee Chip
Standard and
Band
IEEE 802.15.4
ISM 2.4 GHz
Indoor/Urban
Range
60m
90m(With PA)
Outdoor/RF
Line-of-Sight
Range
300m
1200m(With PA)
Transmit Power
2.82 mw (+4.5dBm)
100 mw (+20dBm) (With PA)
Bandwidth
250Kbps
Receiver
Sensitivity
-95dBm
-104dBm (With PA)
Network
Topologies
Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multipoint, Peer-to-Peer and Mesh
Number of
channels
16 Direct Sequence Channels
Channels
11 to 26
Max packge size
512 Bytes
Hardware System
Item
Content
CPU
Industrial 32bits CPU
FLASH
4MB(Extendable to 16MB)
SDRAM
32MB(Extendable to 64MB)
Interface Type
Item
Content
Ethernet
1 10/100 Mbps Ethernet port(RJ45), auto MDI/MDIX, 1.5KV magnetic
isolation protection
Serial
1 RS232(or RS485/RS422) port, 15KV ESD protection
Data bits: 5, 6 ,7, 8
Stop bits: 1, 1.5, 2
Parity: none, even, odd, space, mark
Baud rate: 110~230400 bps
Indicator
"Power", "Online", "ZigBee", "System", "Link/ACT"
Antenna
Cellular: Standard SMAfemale interface, 50 ohm, lighting protection(optional)
ZigBee: Standard SMAfemale interface, 50 ohm, lighting protection(optional)
SIM/UIM
Standard 3V/1.8V user card interface, 15KV ESD protection
Power
Standard 3-PIN power jack, reverse-voltage and overvoltage protection

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Reset
Restore the router to its original factory default settings
Power Input
Item
Content
Standard Power
DC 12V/1.5A
Power Range
DC 5~35V
Consumption
<430mA (12V)
Physical Characteristics
Item
Content
Housing
Iron, providing IP30 protection
Dimensions
157x97x25 mm
Weight
445g
Environmental Limits
Item
Content
Operating
Temperature
-25~+65ºC （-13~+149℉）
Extended
Operating
Temperature
-30~+75ºC （-22~+167℉）
Storage
Temperature
-40~+85ºC（-40~+185℉）
Operating
Humidity
95% ( Non-condensing)

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Chapter 2 Installation Introduction
2.1 General
The router must be installed correctly to make it work properly.
Warning: Forbid to install the router when powered!
2.2 Encasement List
Name
Quantity
Remark
Router host
1
Wireless Antenna
1
Network cable
1
Console cable
1
optional
Power adapter
1
Manual CD
1
Certification card
1
Maintenance card
1
Stator
2
optional
ZigBee Antenna
1
ZigBee
2.3 Installation and Cable Connection
Dimension: (unit: mm)

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Installation of SIM/UIM card:
Firstly power off the router, and press the out button of the SIM/UIM card outlet with a needle
object. Then the SIM/UIM card sheath will flick out at once. Put SIM/UIM card into the card
sheath (Pay attention to put the side which has metal point outside), and insert card sheath back to
the SIM/UIM card outlet.
Warning: Forbid to install SIM/UIM card when powered!
Installation of antenna:
Screw the SMA male pin of the antenna to the female SMA outlet of the router tightly.
Warning: The antenna must be screwed tightly, or the signal quality of antenna will be influenced!
Installation of cable:
The router supports RS232 interface and 10/100M Ethernet interface. These two interfaces
both adopt RJ45 outlet and distinguish by the sign on panel. The sign of the RS232 interface is
“Console”and the sign of the 10/100M Ethernet interface is “ETH”.
The router is equipped with a network direct cable and a console cable (optional).
Insert one end of network direct cable into RJ45 outlet with sign “ETH” of the router, and
insert the other end into the Ethernet interface of user’s device. The signal connection of network
direct cable is as follows:
RJ45-1
RJ45-2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8

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Insert the RJ45 end of the console cable into the RJ45 outlet with sign “console”of the router,
and insert the DB9F end of the console cable into the RS232 serial interface of user’s device.
Warning: The network direct cable and the console cable mustn’t be inserted wrongly, or the
router can’t work properly.
The signal connection of the console cable is as follows:
RJ45
DB9F
1
8
2
6
3
2
4
1
5
5
6
3
7
4
8
7
The signal definition of the DB9F serial communication interface is as follows:
2.4 Power
The power range of the router is DC 5~35V.
Warning: When we use other power, we should make sure that the power can supply power
above 6W.
We recommend user to use the standard DC 12V/1.5Apower.
2.5 Indicator Lights Introduction
The router provides five indicator lights: “Power”, “Online”, “Alarm”, “System”,
“Link/ACT”.
Pin
RS232 signal name
The direction for Router
1
DCD
output
2
RXD
output
3
TXD
input
4
DTR
input
5
GND
6
DSR
output
7
RTS
input
8
CTS
output

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Indicator
Light
State
Introduction
Power
ON
Router is powered on
OFF
Router is powered off
Online
ON
Router has logged on network
OFF
Router hasn’t logged on network
ZigBee
ON
ZigBee’s work status is Normal/Communicating
OFF
Hardware Error/Disable ZigBeeApplication
System
BLINK
System works properly
OFF
System does not work
Link/ACT
OFF
The interface of Ethernet hasn’t been connected
ON /
BLINK
The interface of Ethernet has been connected
/Communicating
2.6 Reset Button Introduction
The router has a “Reset”button to restore it to its original factory default settings. When user
press the “Reset”button for up to 15s, the router will restore to its original factory default settings
and restart automatically.

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Chapter 3 Configuration and Management
This chapter describes how to configure and manage the router.
3.1 Configuration Connection
Before configuration, you should connect the router with your configuration PC with the
supplied network cable. Plug the cable’s one end into the LAN port (ETH) of the router, and
another end into your configure PC’s Ethernet port. The connection diagram is as following:
Please modify the IP address of PC as the same network segment address of the router, for
instance, 192.168.1.9. Modify the mask code of PC as 255.255.255.0 and set the default gateway
of PC as the router’s IP address (192.168.1.2).
3.2 Access the Configuration Web Page
Start a web browser and type 192.168.1.2 in the Address (URL) field (The Default IPAddress
of the Ethernet port is 192.168.1.2). It will prompt a login page. The default username and
password are both “admin”. Please input the username and password login to access the
configuration pages.

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3.3 Configuration
3.3.1 Welcome
The “Welcome”page will give some contact information, if you have any question or
problem, please contact us.
3.3.2 WAN Settings
This page is used to configure the Internet access parameters.
WAN Wireless

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UserName: username used to login your ISP(Internet Service Provider)
Password: password used to login your ISP
Call Center: The dial number of your ISP
APN: The access point name of your ISP
Note:
Model
APN
Username and password
Call center
F8123
Cmnet
Uninet
null
*99***1#
F8223
null
card
#777
F8323
cmnet
null
*99***1#
F8423
3gnet
null
*99#
F8523
cmnet
null
*98*1#
F8623
null
card
#777
Internet IPAddress
Normally, The Internet IP Address of the router is allocated by the ISP automatically, you can
also fix this address if the ISP agree.
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address
Normally, the Domain Name Server (DNS) Address of the router is allocated by the ISP
automatically. You can also use your own DNS address. If you want to use your own DNS, please
make sure the DNS address you configured is usable and stable.
Keep Online Detection

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This function is used to detect whether the Internet connection is active, if you set it and when
the router detect the connection is inactive ,it will redial to you ISP immediately to make the
connection active.
Detection Method:
None: do not set this function
Ping: Send ping packet to detect the connection, when choose this method, you should also
configure "Detection Interval", "Primary Detection Server IP" and "Backup Detection
Server IP" items.
Route: Detect connection with route method, when choose this method, you should also
configure "Detection Interval", "Primary Detection Server IP" and "Backup Detection
Server IP" items.
PPP: Detect connection with PPP method, when choose this method, you should also configure
"Detection Interval" item.
Detection Interval: The time interval between two detections, unit is second
Primary Detection Server IP: The server used to response the router’s detection packet. This item
is only valid for method "Ping" and "Route".
Backup Detection Server IP: The server used to response the router’s detection packet. This item
is valid for method "Ping" and "Route".
Note: When you choose the “Route”or “Ping”method, it’s quite important to make sure that the
“Primary Detection Server IP” and “Backup Detection Server IP” are usable and stable, because
they have to response the detection packet frequently.
3.3.3 LAN Settings

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IPAddress: the LAN port IPAddress.
Note: If you change the LAN IPAddress, you have to reboot the router to make it valid.
IP Subnet Mask: the LAN port subnet mask.
MAC Address: the LAN port Ethernet MAC Address
Use Router as DHCP Server: Enable or disable the router work as a DHCP server.
Starting IPAddress: The starting IPAddress of the DHCP server’s Address pool
Ending IPAddress: The ending IPAddress of the DHCP server’s Address pool
3.3.4 NAT
The router causes your entire local network to appear as a single machine to the Internet, You
can make a local server visible and available to the Internet, This is done using the NAT ( Network
Address Translation). The NAT configuration page is as following:
Add a NAT item
Service Name: This NAT item’s name
Service Type: The protocol type of the target packet
Outside Starting Port: The target packet’s destination port
Inside Start Port: The destination port of packet which has been processed by the NAT module.

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Port Numbers: Port numbers which will be processed by the router.
Server IPAddress: Local server IPAddress.
Example:
Configure an item as following
Once adding it, The custom NAT items table will displays this item
This item will make the router process packet with the destination port from 5001 ~ 5003 (total 3
port numbers), after processed by the NAT module, the destination port will be 5001~ 5003
correspondingly and the packet will be sent to host 192.168.1.249.
Delete a NAT item
To delete a NAT item, you should choose this item and press “Delete Item”button.
3.3.5 DMZ
Incoming traffic from the Internet is normally discarded by the router unless the traffic is a
response to one of your local computers or a service that you have configured in the NAT
page. Instead of discarding traffic for services you have not defined, you can have it
forwarded to one computer on your network. This computer is called the Default DMZ
Server.