Helmholz REX 100 WiFi User manual

Quick Start Guide REX 100 WAN|WiFi
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Contents
1. Introduction 3
2. Preparing the REX 100 unit 3
3. Access to the myREX24 V2 portal 4
4. InitialroutercongurationviathemyREX24V2portal 6
5. Routercongurationtransferoptions 8
6. Establishing a VPN connection to your REX 100 17
7. Tips and tricks 18
8. Remote maintenance of Ethernet CPUs 20
9. Description of LEDs and buttons 21
10. Restoring the REX 100 router to its default settings 21
11. Loadconguration/rmwareupdatefromUSBstick 22
12. Technical data 23
Notes:
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1. Introduction
The REX 100 is an industrial router suitable for worldwide remote access to IP-en-
ableddevices(PLCs,HMIs,IPcameras,etc.)ItismountedontheDINrail.
ThisQuickStartGuideexplainsthebasicsettingsinthemyREX24portalandshows
howtotransferthecongurationmadetheretotheREX100unit.
Important advance information: Please use the most current version (as of v3.7.0) of
the dial-up software “shDIALUP” for commissioning. You can acquire it as a download
at www.helmholz.de.
The current rmware must be installed on all REX 100 routers for successful connection
with the myREX24 V2 portal. Write down the serial number and MAC address of your
REX 100 router before installing the router in your system. You will need the serial num-
ber in order to congure the REX 100!
2. Preparing the REX 100 unit
2.1 REX 100 WiFi
Connect a WiFi-compatible antenna and ensure that a radio connection to a WLAN
accesspoint(e.g.DSLmodem)ispossible.Antennasareavailableseparatelyas
accessories.
TheLANportsP1toP4areavailableforconnectiontothemachinerynetworkand
forcommissioningviaPC.TheyarealsoactivewhentheREX100routerhasno
connection with the Internet.
2.2 REX 100 WAN
ConnecttheWANportoftheREX100(P1WAN)tothenetwork/routerorDSL
modem being used to establish the Internet connection. The LAN ports P2 to P4 are
availableforconnectiontothemachinerynetworkandforcommissioningviaPC.
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2.3 Connection
The REX 100 must be supplied with 24 V DC at the wide range input 18 – 30 V DC
viatheprovidedconnectorplug.
Theterminal(FG)isforthefunctionalground.Connectthiscorrectlywiththerefer-
ence potential.
2.4 Digital inputs IN1 and IN2
Thealarminputscanbeactivatedwithpotential-freeswitches,buttonsorrelay
contacts.E-mailrecipientswhoneedtobenotiedareconguredandactivatedvia
thealarmmanagementinthemyREX24V2portal.Dependinguponthesetting,itis
possibletoinitiatetheestablishingofaconnectiontothemyREX24V2portalviaIN1.
The use of these functions is optional.
ThegreenPWRLEDlightsupwhenthesupplyvoltageisswitchedon.Thebootpro-
cessstartsfollowingtheinternalsystemcheck(durationofapprox.25sec.),which
isindicatedbytheblinkingRDYLED(forapprox.90sec.).TheREX100isreadyfor
operation as soon as the RDY LED lights solid.
3. Access to the myREX24 V2 portal
REX100routerscanbefullyconguredusingthemyREX24portal.Asecureconnec-
tion with the portal is required to this purpose:
-ForcompletehardwareprojectplanningofaREX100router,theremoteclient
software shDIALUP must be used in order to establish a VPN connection.
-Alternatively,youcouldalsocreatethecongurationwithanHTTPS-secureddirect
callupfromyourbrowser.ThecallupisrealizedwiththefollowingURL:https://
v2.myREX24.net.
PleasealwaysuseyourmyREX24V2portalaccessdatatologin.Youcanndfurther
information in the manual for the myREX24 V2 portal.
ThevariouswaystotransferthecongurationyouhavecreatedtotheREX100are
describedinthisQuickStartGuide.

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3.1 Registering
Ifyoudon'tyethaveamyREX24V2portalaccount,youcanregisterunderwww.my-
REX24.net.Fillouttherequiredeldsthere.Afteryourdataischeckedbyourservice
team(Mon.-Fri.8a.m.to5p.m.CET),youwillreceivetwoseparatee-mailswiththe
accessdata.Onee-mailcontainstheusername,thesecondthepassword.
The software required for establishing the connection with the myREX24 V2 portal
(shDIALUPandshCHECK)canbefoundinthedownloadareaunderwww.helmholz.de.
Thereyoucanalsodownloadfurtherdocumentswithadditionalexampleapplica-
tions at any time.
3.2 Log in to the myREX24 portal
OnceyouinstallandstarttheshDIALUPsoftware,youcanuseyourlogindatatolog
intothemyREX24portal.Select“V2.myrex24.net”intheserverselectioneld.
Notes:
-Alternatively, the login page can also be reached under: https://v2.myrex24.net.
Any up-to-date browser can be used for this purpose. Chrome and Firefox have been
successfully tested.
-Your login name is composed of a user name preceding the @ character and the name
of your company. Example: admin@helmholz
-Following the initial login, you will be prompted to register a new, individual password
for your account.
-If necessary, you can also create and administer additional users after logging into the
myREX24 V2 portal.

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Thefollowinginformationgoesoverthebasiccongurationstepsrequiredinorder
tobeabletoestablishaVPNportalconnection.Adescriptionoftheexpandedfunc-
tionscanbefoundwiththeonlinehelporinthemanuals/whitepapers.
Assoonasyouhavesuccessfullyloggedintotheportalforthersttime,youwill
bepromptedtoindividualizeyouraccessdataonce(usernames/passwords).Only
subsequent to this can a new project be created.
4.1 Create new project
Navigation: Administration > Projects
Click on the plus intheprojectoverviewandassignaprojectnameinthesubse-
quentwindow(allotherentries/informationcanbeprovidedlater).
4.2 Creatinganewdevice
Navigation: Administration > Projects > Project (here: “Project1”)
Click on the plus intheselectedprojectandthenon“Createnewdevice”.
Onlytheselectionofthetype,theassignmentofauniquenameandtheentryof
theserialnumbersarenecessaryfortheinitial/minimalcongurationinthemenu
“Device”underthetab“Device”.Thenamecanbefreelyselected,butonlythe
followingnumbersand/orlettersareallowed:0to9,AtoZ,atoz(withoutspaces).
Notes:
-The name must start with a letter. Umlauts, special characters, and spaces are not
permitted. Double designations are also not possible in the “Name”  eld.
-The serial number always starts with the letter “R”, followed by eight numbers (0-9).
Aftersavingyourinformation,youwillbeautomaticallyforwardedtothedevice
settings.
4. InitialroutercongurationviathemyREX24V2portal

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4.3 CongureREX100(connectiondata)
Onlythe“Interfaces”menuisrelevantfortheinitialconguration.
Navigation: Administration > Projects > Project (selected project) > New Device (selected
device)
Click on the editing symbol inordertoprocessthesettingsoftherelevantsub-
menu.
Thefollowingmenusaresignicantfortheinitialconguration:
-LAN All REX 100 routers come with a LAN-side IP address of
192.168.0.100/24asadefault.ModifytheIPaddressandthesubnet
maskinkeepingwiththespecicationsfromthemachinerynetwork.
Note: It can happen that this IP address must be used as a standard gateway for ad-
ditional TCP/IP components that are connected to the REX 100 for remote maintenance
purposes (see page 20, chapter 8).
-Internet Fortheinitialcongurationitisadvisabletochoosetheaction“Always”
fortheselectioneld“Connecttoserveron”.Onlywiththissetting
does the REX 100 automatically attempt to establish a connection with
themyREX24V2portalassoonasitissuppliedwithvoltage.
WhenusingstaticIPaddresses,thecustomerspecicationsforthe
subsequentrouterlocationmustbeusedforthegateway,DNSserver,
and VPN port.
Priortodeningthepre-selectableVPNport,clarifywiththenetwork
administrator of the customer whether this is also open on the system
sideatthecustomerlocation(seealsopage18,chapter7).
-WAN EnterthedatafortheWANconnectionhere,DHCPorstaticIP.The
correspondingdataprovidesyouwiththeresponsiblenetworkadmin-
istrator.
-WLAN (only700-875-WIF01)EntertheWLAN-specicaccessdataforanaccess
point.Thecorrespondingdataprovidesyouwiththeresponsible
network administrator.
Note: If you enable DHCP, make sure that the DHCP server does not assign the WAN
port an IP address that is already in use on the LAN side. IP addresses from two different
subnets must be assigned to every router's LAN and WAN ports.
Savethesettings.Theinitialcongurationisherewithcomplete.

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ThecreateddevicecongurationcanbetransferredtotheactualREX100unitina
varietyofways.
1. Download to PC
ThecongurationleissavedonthePCandsubsequentlytransferredtotheREX100
usingaUSBstick(page9,chapter5.1).
You can choose this procedure when the REX 100 router cannot be reached through
eitherthelocalnetwork(LAN)orthroughtheInternetduringcommissioning.Pre-
requisite:thecongurationPChasaconnectionwiththemyREX24V2portal.
2.PrepareforSynchronization(FirstStartAssistantintheREX100necessary)
Tothispurposeyouprovidethecongurationdatafordownloadingintheportal.
ThecongurationisautomaticallytransferredtotheREX100assoonastheREX100
connectswiththeportal.(Page10,chapter5.2).
Prerequisite/conditions:
-TheREX100cancreateaconnectionwiththemyREX24V2portalviatheInternet.
-YouhavepreconguredtheconnectiondataviathewebinterfaceoftheREX100
(FirstStartAssistant).
-The REX 100 can be authenticated at the portal on the basis of its unique serial
number.
3.Submittodevice
ThecongurationistransferredviaalocalLANconnectionofthecomputeronwhich
shDIALUPisrunning(seepage15,chapter5.3).
You can select this procedure if the REX 100 can be reached directly through the local
network(LAN).TheIPaddresssettingsofthenetworkadapterarenotrelevanthere.
Note: We recommend the “Submit to Device” variant for the initial con guration.
5. Routercongurationtransferoptions

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5.1 TransferofthecongurationusingaUSBstick
TheUSB-basedcongurationmethodcanbeusediftheREX100cannotbereached
eitherthroughthelocalnetwork(LAN)orthroughtheInternet.Theprerequisitefor
thisisaPCwithaUSBterminal,anInternetconnectiontothemyREX24V2portal
andanFAT-formatedUSBstick.
InthemyREX24V2portal,selectthe“DownloadtoPC”optioninthedevicesettings.
DownloadthecongurationleprovidedbythemyREX24portaltoyourPCand
saveitonaFAT-formatedUSBstick.Theleiscalledmyrex24.mbnfortheinitialcom-
missioningoftheREX100.Allofthefollowingcongurationlesgeneratedforthis
routerareautomaticallygeneratedbythesystemasmyrex24.mbnx.Neverrename
thisle.
3. Save the configuration file
1. Log-In at myREX24 V2
2. Create/edit and download the
REX 100 configuration
4. Transfer the configuration
Nowcarryoutthestepsdescribedonpage22inchapter11“Loadconguration/
rmwareupdatefromtheUSBstick.”

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5.2.1 FileconfigurationinthemyREX24V2portaltobepickedup
AssoonastheREX100routerhasestablishedanInternetconnectionwiththeportal,
theREX100isautomaticallyveriedforyouraccountonthebasisofitsunique
serialnumberandthecongurationisautomaticallytransferredtotheREX100.This
methodisalsoidealintheeventthatyouneedtocarryoutretroactivechangesto
thedevicesettings.
Prerequisite/conditions:
-ThedevicecongurationwascreatedinthemyREX24V2portal.Theserialnumber
has been correctly entered.
-TheREX100waspreconguredviathewebinterfacewiththeconnectiondata
(FirstStartAssistant).
-TheREX100hasaconnectiontotheInternet(WAN,WLAN).
Clickonthesymbolfortheselectionofthetypeoftransferandthenon“Preparefor
Synchronization”.
Nofurthersettingsarerequiredforthebasicconguration.Clickon“Synchronize”.
5.2 Prepareforsynchronizationwiththe“FirstStartAssistant”
4. Automatic synchronization
1. Log in via shDIALUP
2. Create REX 100 configuration
and prepare for
synchronization
3. Carry out First Start Assistent
in the REX 100