MC Technologies MC PMRL User manual
MC PMRL
Mobile Radio Router
MC Technologies GmbH, Kabelkamp 2, 30179 Hannover, Germany
User Manual
MC PMRL
Version v1.0.0
MC PMRL
Mobile Radio Router
MC Technologies GmbH, Kabelkamp 2, 30179 Hannover, Germany
This documentation applies to MC 100 SW version 1.0.4.
1 GENERAL ...................................................................................................................................................4
1.1 WARRANTY PROVISIONS ............................................................................................................................. 4
2 SAFETY ......................................................................................................................................................4
2.1 TECHNICAL LIMITING VALUES........................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 OBLIGATIONS OF THE OPERATOR................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 QUALIFICATION OF PERSONNEL .................................................................................................................... 5
2.4 GUIDELINES FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGE .................................................................................................... 5
2.5 LABELS ON THE PRODUCT ............................................................................................................................ 5
2.6 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ..................................................................................................................... 5
2.7 BASIC SAFETY REQUIREMENT........................................................................................................................ 6
3 USE OF OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE .............................................................................................................6
3.1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................................. 6
3.2 LIABILITY REGULATIONS............................................................................................................................... 7
3.3 USED OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE ................................................................................................................... 7
4 CONTENTS.................................................................................................................................................7
5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................................8
5.1 TECHNICAL DATA....................................................................................................................................... 8
Physical properties ............................................................................................................................8
Technological mobile network features ............................................................................................8
6 PORTS AND DISPLAY..................................................................................................................................9
7 INSTALLATION .........................................................................................................................................10
7.1 ANTENNA............................................................................................................................................... 10
7.2 INSERTING THE SIM CARD ......................................................................................................................... 10
7.3 POWER SUPPLY ....................................................................................................................................... 10
7.4 CONFIGURATION VIA WEB INTERFACE .......................................................................................................... 10
7.5 SETTING UP THE SIM AND ESTABLISHING A CONNECTION................................................................................. 11
7.6 ONLINE‐TEST.......................................................................................................................................... 12
7.7 INTERNET ACCESS .................................................................................................................................... 12
7.8 ACCESS VIA SSH...................................................................................................................................... 12
7.9 COMMAND LINE INTERFACE....................................................................................................................... 12
7.10 CHANGE IP-ADDRESS ............................................................................................................................... 13
Using Command line .......................................................................................................................13
Using Luci Web interface.................................................................................................................13
8 PORTS AND GPIO’S ..................................................................................................................................14
8.1 ETHERNET-INTERFACES (ALL)..................................................................................................................... 14
8.2 POWER SUPPLY ....................................................................................................................................... 14
8.3 USB-PORT 2.0 TYPE A............................................................................................................................. 15
8.4 GPIO.................................................................................................................................................... 15
8.5 SERIAL................................................................................................................................................. 16
9 CONFIGURING WLAN (MASTER MODE)....................................................................................................17
9.1 CREATE WLAN....................................................................................................................................... 17
9.2 CREATE INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................. 18
10 CONFIGURING VLAN ..............................................................................................................................19
10.1 CREATE VLAN ........................................................................................................................................ 19
10.2 CREATE INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................. 19
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11 OPENVPN ..............................................................................................................................................21
11.1 CLIENT CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................................... 21
11.2 SERVER CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................................... 23
12 FACTORY RESET .....................................................................................................................................25
13 MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................................................26
13.1 MAINTENANCE........................................................................................................................................ 26
13.2 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................................................................................. 26
13.3 REPAIR .................................................................................................................................................. 26
14 DISPOSAL...............................................................................................................................................26
14.1 RETURN OF THE OLD EQUIPMENT ................................................................................................................ 26
MC PMRL
Mobile Radio Router
MC Technologies GmbH, Kabelkamp 2, 30179 Hannover, Germany
1 General
These instructions enable the safe and efficient handling of the product. The instructions
are an integral part of the product and must be kept accessible at all times to installation,
commissioning and operating personnel.
1.1 Warranty provisions
Unauthorized use, non-observance of this documentation, the use of insufficiently qualified
personnel and unauthorized modifications exclude the manufacturer's liability for resulting
damages. The manufacturer's warranty is void. The provisions of our terms and conditions
of delivery and purchase (AGB) apply. These can be found on our website
(https://www.mc-technologies.net/en/terms-and-conditions.php)
2 Safety
The Safety section provides an overview of the safety instructions to be observed when
operating the product.
The product has been constructed in compliance with the currently valid rules of technology
and is safe to operate. It has been tested and has left the factory in perfect condition in
terms of safety. In order to maintain this condition over the operating time, the information
in the applicable publications and certificates must be observed and followed.
The basic safety instructions must be strictly maintained when operating the product. In
addition to the basic safety instructions, the individual sections of the documentation
contain descriptions of procedures and operating instructions with specific safety
information.
Furthermore, the local guidelines for the prevention of accidents and general safety
regulations for the area of application of the device should be applied.
Only the consideration of all safety instructions enables the optimum protection of
personnel and the environment against hazards as well as the safe and trouble-free
operation of the product.
2.1 Technical limiting values
The product is exclusively intended for use within the technical limits specified in the data
sheets.
The following limit values must be observed:
The surrounding temperature limits must not be exceeded or dropped below.
The supply voltage range must not be violated under or above.
The maximum air humidity must not be exceeded and condensation must be
avoided.
The maximum switching voltage and the maximum switching current load must not
be exceeded.
The maximum input voltage and the maximum input current must not be exceeded.
2.2 Obligations of the operator
The operator must always observe the national regulations applicable in his country
regarding the operation, functional testing, repair and maintenance of electronic devices.
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2.3 Qualification of personnel
Installation, commissioning and maintenance of the product may only be carried out by
trained specialist personnel authorised by the system operator. The qualified personnel
must have read and understood this documentation and follow the instructions.
The electrical installation and commissioning of the product may only be carried out by a
person who, due to his or her specialist training, knowledge and experience as well as
knowledge of the relevant standards and regulations, is able to carry out work on electrical
systems and independently detect and avoid possible hazards.
2.4 Guidelines for transport and storage
The following instructions must be observed:
Do not expose the product to moisture or other potentially harmful environmental
conditions (radiation, gases, etc.) during transport and storage. Pack the product
properly.
Pack the product so that it is protected from shocks during transport and storage,
e.g. by using air-cushioned packaging.
Before installing the product, check it for possible damage that may have been
caused by improper transport or storage. Damage in transit must be noted on the
shipping documents. All claims for damages must be made immediately and before
installation to the carrier / company responsible for storage.
2.5 Labels on the product
The type plate of the product is located as a sticker on one surface of the product. It may
contain the following markings, among others, which are explained in more detail here.
Dispose of old equipment in an environmentally responsible manner
This symbol indicates that old devices must be disposed of separately from
residual waste at suitable collection points. See also the disposal section in this
manual.
CE-label
By affixing the CE marking, the manufacturer confirms that the product complies
with the product-specific applicable European regulations.
2.6 Environmental protection
Dispose the product and its packaging in accordance with the relevant environmental
protection regulations. Refer to the disposal section of this manual for instructions on how
to dispose of the product. Separate the packaging components made of cardboard and
paper as well as plastic and recycle them using the appropriate collection systems.
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2.7 Basic safety requirement
Electrostatic discharges can damage the product!
Damage the product.
Observe the general precautions for handling electrostatically sensitive
components.
Moisture and liquids from the surrounding area can get inside the
product!
Risk of fire and damage to the product.
The product must not be used in wet or humid environments or in the immediate
vicinity of water. Install the product in a dry place protected from splashing
water. Turn off the power before performing any work on a device that has been
exposed to moisture.
Short circuits and damage due to improper repairs and
modifications and opening of maintenance areas!
Risk of fire and damage to the product.
It is not permitted to open the product for repair work or
modifications beyond the removal and insertion of the plug-in cards
provided for this purpose.
Overvoltage and voltage peaks from the power supply system!
Fire hazard and damage to the device due to overvoltage.
Install a suitable surge protection.
Distance between antennas and persons!
Too small distance between mobile phone antennas and people can affect
their health.
Please note that the mobile phone antenna must be at least 20 cm away from
persons during operation.
3 Use of open-source software
3.1 General
This product includes, among other things, so-called open-source software, which was
produced by third parties and published for free use by everyone. The open-source
software is subject to special open-source software licenses and the copyright of third
parties. Every customer can use the open-source software according to the license terms
of the respective manufacturer. The rights of the customer to use the open-source software
beyond the purpose of our product are regulated in detail by the respective open source
software license. The customer may freely use the open-source software, as provided for in
the respective valid license, beyond the purpose of the open-source software in our
product. In the case that there is a contradiction between our license terms for our product
and the respective open-source software license, the respective open-source software
license takes priority over our license terms as far as the respective open-source software
is affected.
The use of the open-source software used is free of charge. We do not charge any user
fees or comparable fees for the use of the open-source software contained in our product.
The use of the open-source software by the customer in our product is not part of the profit
we make with the contractual remuneration.
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The provided list shows all open source software programs that are included in our product.
The most important open-source software licenses are listed in the licenses section at the
end of this publication.
As far as programs contained in our product are under the GNU General Public License
(GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), the Clarified Artistic License or any
other open-source software license, which stipulates that the source code must be made
available, we will send the source code at any time on request. Our offer to send the source
code on demand automatically ends 3 years after delivery of our product to the customer.
Requests should be sent to the following address, if possible stating the serial number of
our product:
MC Technologies GmbH
Kabelkamp 2
30179 Hannover
3.2 Liability regulations
We do not assume any warranty or liability if the open-source software programs contained
in our product are used by the customer in a way that no longer corresponds to the purpose
of the contract on which the purchase of our product is based. This applies in particular to
any use of the open source software programs outside of our product. For the use of the
open source software beyond the purpose of the contract, the warranty and liability
provisions provided for in the applicable open source software license for the
corresponding open source software, as listed below, shall apply. In particular, we shall not
be liable if the open source software in our product or the entire software configuration in
our product is changed. The warranty given in the contract on which the purchase of our
product is based shall only apply to the unchanged open source software and the
unchanged software configuration in our product.
3.3 Used open-source software
Please contact our support department (support@mc-technologies.net) for a list of open
source software used in this product. Alternatively, a list of the open source software used
can
4 Contents
The package includes the accessories listed below. Please check that all accessories listed
are included in your box. If a part is missing or damaged, please contact MC Technologies
directly.
MC PMLR
Quick Installation Guide
Ethernet Cable
DIN Rail
GSM (LTE)-Antenna MC0114531-A
Safety Instructions
Screw terminals
be found in the MC PMRL web interface under System -> Software -> Installed.
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5 Technical specifications
The following specifications apply to all versions of the MC PMRL. If these variants
differ from one another, the different values are indicated separately.
5.1 Technical Data
Physical properties
Physical characteristics
Value
Supply Voltage
10 V ... 55 V DC
Dimensions (W x H x D)
44 x 105 x 124mm
Operation temperature
-25°C to +70°C
Housing
Aluminium
Mounting
Wall mounting (DIN rail adapter)
The extended temperature range allows temporary operation at increased temperatures.
This may result in functional restrictions (especially during data transmission). This serves to
protect the internal electronics.
Technological mobile network features
Technological feature
Description
Supporting networks
LTE (4G): FDD Band 1,2,3,4,5,7,8 and 20, all
bands with diversity
HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+ (3G): Band 1,2,5,8, all
bands with diversity
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (2G): 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Transmission rates LTE
Up to 50 Mbps uplink and 100 Mbps downlink
Transmission rates DC-HSPA+
Up to 5.76 Mbps uplink and 43.2 Mbps downlink
Transmission rates HSPA+
Up to 5.76 Mbps uplink and 21.6 Mbps downlink
Transmission rates EDGE
Up to 236.8 kbps uplink and 236.8 kbps downlink
Transmission rates GPRS
Up to 85.6 kbps uplink and 85.6 kbps downlink
Antenna connections
SMA (female)
Wifi Antenna connections
2x SMA (female)
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6 Ports and display
The following figures show a maximum equipped version of the MC PMRL. Depending on
the variant, your MC PMRL may not have all connections, display or control elements.
Port
Description
POW
Power supply
GPIO
I/O-Interfaces
SERIAL
Serial RS485 / RS232 interface
CAN
CAN-Port
USB
USB-Port (USB 2.0 Host)
ETH
Ethernet-Port (RJ45, 10/100 BT)
Port
Description
M1
LTE Antenna - SMA socket (main connection)
M2
LTE Diversity Antenna - SMA socket (MIMO)
W1
Wifi antenna –SMA socket
W2
Wifi antenna –SMA socket
LED
Description
N
Q
S
P
Green, Power supply
E
V
G
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7 Installation
The MC PMRL provides easy access to the Internet via the cellular network. For its
installation, a SIM card from your mobile network operator that has been activated for
parcel services (GPRS, UMTS, HSPA or LTE) is required.
Please follow the instructions step by step and configure the settings for the SIM
card. An incorrect PIN can lead to the SIM card being blocked.
7.1 Antenna
Mount the supplied antenna on connector "M1" of the MC PMRL. Check whether there is
sufficient local network coverage from your mobile phone provider.
A2 is for MIMO usage, also see 9.1 for further information
7.2 Inserting the SIM card
Insert your SIM card as shown in the figure below until it locks into place.
7.3 Power supply
The MC PMRL is operated with a supply voltage of 10 - 55V DC. Please connect an
external DC power supply with an output voltage of 10 - 55V DC to the power supply socket
"POW" (e.g. 12V > 1.2A or 24V > 600mA).
Please connect the power supply unit to the power supply or switch on the power supply. A
green "P" LED will light up
After a short initialization phase (approx. 30 seconds) the device is ready for operation.
7.4 Configuration via web interface
The MC PMRL can be configured to set mobile phone parameters (SIM pin, APN, etc.) via
an integrated web interface. To do this, connect the Ethernet interface of your PC and an
Ethernet interface of the MC PMRL (ETH1/ETH2/ETH3) with a network cable.
The PC must obtain its IP address automatically.
Open a browser on the PC. Firefox browser is preferred. Using Chrome browser Luci
interface load slowly and often react only after repeated "refresh".
The MC PMRL can be reached via web interface using the IP address 192.168.0.1.
For authentication, a user name and password must be entered. The default user
name and password here are "admin".
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7.5 Setting up the SIM and establishing a connection
Click on "Network" in the left menu and then on "Interfaces".
Click on the "EDIT" button at the "MOBILE" interface.
Setting APN:
1. Change Protocol to: ”UMTS/GPRS/EV-DO.”(Supports LTE-connection)
2. Click on “SWITCH PROTOCOL.”
3. Change Modem device to “/dev/ttyUSB0”
4. Enter the access data, APN, user and password for data transmission in your mobile
network.
5. Enter the PIN number of your SIM card. Leave the entry field empty for a SIM card
without PIN.
You can obtain the data from your mobile phone provider. Many providers do not require
additional entries for user and password.
On the tab "Firewall Settings" select the setting "wan: mobile" under "Create / Assign
firewall-zone.
Confirm your entries by clicking on the "SAVE & APPLY" button.
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In the MOBILE area, the transmission values in MB for RX and TX should now appear.
7.6 Online‐Test
Navigate to the menu item "Network" and "Diagnostics". Click on the "PING" button under
"Network Utilities". The selected server on the Internet should answer with PING times.
7.7 Internet access
After successfully logging into the mobile network, you can now connect to the Internet
using your browser. To do this, open the browser on your PC and enter a URL known to
you in the address field (e.g. www.mc-technologies.net).
7.8 Access via SSH
To access the Linux system of the MC PMRL, you must connect to the same IP address
(default: 192.168.0.1) as the web interface.
The following access data are required:
User: root
Password: admin
7.9 Command Line Interface
Open the Command Prompt to login your device:
2. Type the password.
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7.10 Change IP-address
Using Command line
Open the Command Prompt to login your device:
2. Type the password.
3. Open the configuration file using command: vim /etc/config/network
4. Press “i” to enter the input mode, and change the line "option ipaddr" in the
interface "lan" to the corresponding address.
5. If the MC PMRL is to go online via a router, the line option gateway
'aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd' can be added (with the IP address of the router).
6. Then press Escape to save the file, and then type :wq and press Enter.
7. Finally, type service network reload and press Enter.
Restart the network services with the new settings. After a few seconds the MC
PMRL has the new IP address. If necessary, the network connection at the host PC
must be briefly disconnected and reconnected so that the PC can obtain a new IP.
Using Luci Web interface
1. Click on "Network" in the left menu and then on "Interfaces".
2. Click on the "EDIT" button at the "LAN" interface.
3. Change IPv4 address to the wanted IP address and click on SAVE.
4. Click on SAVE&APPLY.
5. Login in to LuCi using the new IP address.
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8 Ports and GPIO’s
8.1 Ethernet-Interfaces (All)
Port
Signal
Description
1
TD+
Transmit plus
2
TD-
Transmit minus
3
RD+
receive plus
4
No function
Internal 100nF against GND
5
No function
Internal 100nF against GND
6
RD-
Receive minus
7
nc
8
Shield
Internal shielding
LED
yellow
SPEED
1 Blinks: Led Blinks once = 10Base link
2 Blinks: Led Blinks twice = 100Base link
LED green
ENWAYEN
ON: Network link has been established
Blinking: Network activity has been detected
8.2 Power supply
Connection to an AC power supply must be made by using a suitable power supply unit.
The DC voltage must be between 8 and 30V.
Port
Description
POW -
Power supply, negative connection
POW +
Power supply, positive connection
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8.3 USB-Port 2.0 Type A
Port
Signal
1
+
2
D-
3
D+
4
-
8.4 GPIO
Pin
Signal
Pin
Signal
13
OUT3A
26
GND
12
OUT2B
25
GND
11
OUT2A
24
DIG_IN_8
10
OUT1B
23
DIG_IN_7
9
OUT1A
22
DIG_IN_6
8
IN_ADC4-
21
DIG_IN_5
7
IN_ADC4+
20
DIG_IN_4
6
IN_ADC3-
19
DIG_IN_3
5
IN_ADC3+
18
DIG_IN_2
4
IN_ADC2-
17
DIG_IN_1
3
IN_ADC2+
16
OUT4B
2
IN_ADC1-
15
OUT4A
1
IN_ADC1+
14
OUT3B
14
1
13
26
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8.5 SERIAL
This interface is intended for the connection of RS232 / RS485 applications.
RS232
DB9
DB9 connector
DB9 socket
Router socket
Pin
Signal
Signal
Pin
1
2
RXD
TXD
2
3
TXD
RXD
1
4
5
GND
GND
5
6
7
RTS
CTS
3
8
CTS
RTS
4
9
RS485
Router socket
Pin
Signal
1
2
RXD
3
TXD
4
5
GND
6
7
RTS
8
CTS
9
The RS485 interface can be addressed as /dev/ttymxc4 from the console.
Example: picocom -b 115200 /dev/ttymxc4
Now it is possible to communicate with the RS485 port. RX / TX is switched automatically.
Finally terminate picocom with Ctrl + a + x.
1
5
4
8
2
6
3
7
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9 Configuring WLAN (Master Mode)
9.1 Create WLAN
1. Login in to your device’s LuCI web interface.
2. Under Network tab, click on WLAN.
3. Click on EDIT.
4. Under Interface Configuration -> General Setup, type wanted ESSID for your device.
5. Choose lan for Network
6. Click on SAVE & APPLY.
7. Under WLAN Overview, click on ENABLE.
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9.2 Create Interface
1. Under Network tab, click on Interface.
2. Click on ADD NEW INTERFACE…
3. Add a name for the interface (example WLAN).
4. Set protocol to DHCP Client.
5. Choose WLAN Network: Master
6. Click on Submit.
7. Under Common Configuration click on Firewall Settings and choose lan or wan (depending on
wanted source).
8. Click on SAVE & APPLY.
9. A new interface is created.
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10 Configuring VLAN
By default, all switch ports are associated with the default VLAN (vlan eth0.1), and are in accessible
mode. You shouldn’t delete vlan1.
10.1 Create VLAN
1. Login in to your device’s LuCI web interface.
2. Under Network tab, click on Switch.
3. When clicking on ADD, a new VLAN will be created with ID 2.
4. Associate each switch port with a VLAN. In the given example, ETH3 and ETH1 were linked
together in VLAN eth0.2. ETH2 and CPU (eth0) were linked together in VLAN eth0.1.
5. Click on SAVE.
Notice that using this configuration, the device is only through ETH2 reachable.
10.2 Create Interface
1. Under Network tab, click on Interface.
2. Click on ADD NEW INTERFACE…
3. Add a name for the interface (example VLAN).
4. Set protocol to DHCP Client.
5. Choose Switch VLAN: “eth0.2”
6. Click on Submit.
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7. Under Common Configuration click on Firewall Settings and choose lan.
8. Click on SAVE & APPLY.
9. A new interface is created.
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