Robustel GoRugged R3000 Lite User guide

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Installation and Configuration Quick Guide
R3000 Lite
Industrial Dual SIM Cellular VPN Router
(1 Eth + 1 RS-232 + 1 RS-485 + 1 USB Host)
Environmental Requirements
Power input: 9 to 36V DC
Power consumption: 100 mA@12 V in idle state, 400 mA (peak) @12 V in communication state
Operating temperature: -40 °C to 75 °C
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% RH
Package Contents
Optional Accessories (sold separately)
3G/4G SMA cellular antenna (stubby/magnet optional)
Wall mounting kit
35 mm DIN rail mounting kit
Ethernet cable
AC/DC power adapter (12V DC, 1.5 A; EU/US/UK/AU plug optional)

Terminal block with a DB9 male connector for serial port connection
Before installing your R3000 Lite Router, please verify the kit contents as
following.
1 x Robustel R3000 Lite Industrial Dual SIM Cellular VPN Router
1 x 3-pin pluggable terminal block for power supply

1 x Quick Start Guide with download link of other documents or tools
*If any of the above items is missing or damaged, please contact your Robustel sales representative.

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Hardware Introduction
1.
Overview
2.
Dimensions
PIN
Polarity
10
Positive
11
Negative
12
GND
PIN
Debug
RS-232
RS-485
(2-wire)
Termina
l Block
Direction
1
CR
--
Data+ (A)
485+
--
2
CT
RXD
--
RXD
Router Device
3
--
TXD
--
TXD
Router Device
4
DRXD
--
--
DT
Router Device
5
GND
GND
--
GND x 2
--
6
--
--
Data- (B)
485-
--
7
--
RTS
--
RTS
Router Device
8
--
CTS
--
CTS
Router Device
9
DTXD
--
--
DR
Router Device
PIN
Function
1
TX+
2
TX-
3
RX+
6
RX-
3. Pinouts

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4. LED Indicators
Name
Color
Status
Description
RUN
Green
On, fast blinking
(250 mSec blink time)
Router is powered on
(System is initializing)
On, blinking
(500 mSec blink time)
Router starts operating
Off
Router is powered off
USR-SIM
Green
On, blinking
Backup card is being used
Off
Main card is being used
USR-NET
Green
On, solid
Network is joined successfully
and worked in an optimum
one
On, blinking
Network is joined successfully
but worked in a lower-level
than standard
Off
Network is not joined or
joining
USR-Open
VPN
Green
On, solid
OpenVPN connection is
established
Off
OpenVPN connection is not
established
USR-IPsec
Green
On, solid
IPsec connection is established
Off
IPsec connection is not
established
PPP
Green
On, solid
Link connection is established
Off
Link connection is not
established
Green
Three lights are solid
green
High signal strength (21-31) is
available
Two lights are solid
green
Medium signal strength
(11-20) is available
One light is solid
green
Low signal strength (1-10) is
available
Off
No signal
Function
Operation
When the network is disconnected, those three signal LEDs are
designed as a binary combination code to indicate a series of
error report.
Blinking: 1 Off: 0
001 AT command failed
010 no SIM card detected
011 need to enter the PIN code
100 need to enter the PUK code
101 registration failed
110 module error
111 not support the module
5. USB Interface
Function
Operation
Firmware upgrade
USB interface is used for batch firmware upgrading,
but cannot be used for sending or receiving data
from slave devices which connected to it. You can
insert a USB storage device into the router’s USB
interface, such as a U disk or a hard disk. If there
have a supported configuration file or a router
firmware in this USB storage device, the router will
automatically update the configuration file or the
firmware.

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6. Reset Button
Function
Operation
Reboot
Press and hold the RST button for 5 seconds under
the operating status.
Restore to factory
default settings
Wait for 3 seconds after powering up the router,
press and hold the RST button until all six LEDs start
blinking one by one, and release the button to
return the router to factory defaults.
7. Ethernet Port
R3000 Lite Router has one Ethernet port with two LED indicators. The
yellow one is link indicator and the green one is speed indicator. For
details about status, see the table below.
Indicator
State
Description
Link indicator
On, solid
Connection is established
On, blinking
Data is being transferred
Off
Connection is not established
Speed indicator
On, solid
100 Mbps mode
Off
10 Mbps mode

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3. Do not forget to twist the cover tightly to avoid being stolen.
4. Do not touch the metal of the SIM card surface in case information in
the card will lost or be destroyed.
5. Do not bend or scratch the SIM card.
6. Keep the SIM card away from electricity and magnetism.
7. Make sure router is powered off before inserting or removing the
SIM card.
2. Attach External Antenna (SMA Type)
Attach the SMA external antenna to the router’s connector and twist
tightly. Make sure the antenna is within the correct frequency range
provided by the operator and with 50 Ohm impedance.
Note: Recommended torque for mounting is 0.35 N.m.
3. Connect the Router to a Computer
Connect an Ethernet cable to the port marked ETH at the bottom of the
R3000 Lite, and connect the other end of the cable to your computer.
Hardware Installation
1.
Insert or Remove SIM Card
Insert SIM card
1. Make sure router is powered off.
2. To remove cover, loosen the screws
associated with the cover by using a
screwdriver and then find the SIM card slot.
3. To insert SIM card, press the card with
finger until your hear a click and then
tighten the screws associated with the
cover by using a screwdriver.
4. To put back the cover and tighten the
screws associated with the cove by using a
screwdriver.
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Remove SIM card
1. Make sure router is powered off.
2. To remove slot cover, loosen the screws associated with the cover by
using a screwdriver and then find the SIM card slot.
3. To remove SIM card, press the card with finger until it pops out and
then take out the SIM card.
4. To put back the cover and tighten the screws associated with the
cover by using a screwdriver.
Note:
1. Recommended torque for inserting is 0.5 N.m, and the maximum
allowed is 0.7 N.m.
2. Use the specific M2M SIM card when the device is working in
extreme temperature (temperature exceeding 40℃), because the
regular card for long-time working in harsh environment will be
disconnected frequently.
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4. Mount the Router
The router can be placed on a desktop or mounted to a wall or a 35 mm
DIN rail.
Two methods for mounting the router
Wall mounting
Use 3 pcs of M3*4 flat head Phillips screws to fix the wall mounting
kit to the router , and then use 2 pcs of M3 drywall screws to mount
the router associated with the wall mounting kit on the wall.
Note: Recommended torque for mounting is 1.0 N.m, and the
maximum allowed is 1.2 N.m.
DIN rail mounting
Use 3 pcs of M3*6 flat head Phillips screws to fix theDIN rail to the
router, and then hang the DIN rail on the bracket. It is necessary to
choose the standard bracket.
Note: Recommended torque for mounting is 1.0 N.m, and the
maximum allowed is 1.2 N.m.
5. Power Supply
R3000 Lite router supports reverse polarity protection, but always refers
to the figure above to connect the power adapter correctly. There are two
cables associated with the power adapter. Following to the color of the
head, connect the cable marked red to the positive pole through a
terminal block, and connect the yellow one to the negative in the same
way.
Note: The range of power voltage is 9 to 36V DC.

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PC Configuration
There are two methods to get IP address for the PC, one is to obtain an IP address automatically from “Local Area Connection”, and another is to configure a
static IP address manually within the same subnet of the router. Please refer to the steps below.
Here take Windows 7 as example, and the configuration for windows system is similar.
2. Click Properties in the window of
Local Area Connection Status.
1. Click Start > Control panel, double-click Network
and Sharing Center, and then double-click Local
Area Connection.
3. Choose Internet Protocol Version
4 (TCP/IPv4)and click Properties.
4. Two ways for configuring the IP address of PC
Obtain an IP address automatically:
Use the following IP address
(Configured a static IP address manually within the
same subnet of the router)
5. Click OK to finish the configuration.

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Router Configuration
1.
Log in the Router
To log in to the management page and view the configuration status of
your router, please follow the steps below.
1.
On the PC, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Google and
Firefox etc.
2. From your web browser, type the IP address of the router into the
address bar and press enter. The default IP address of the router is
192.168.0.1, though the actual address may vary.
3. In the login page, enter the username and password, choose language
and then click LOGIN. The default username and password are
“admin”.
Note: If enter the wrong username or password over six times, the
login web will be locked for 5 minutes.
4. After logging in, the home page of the R3000 Lite Router’s web
interface is displayed, for example.
Note: To configure parameters should follow this order “modify
parameter 1 > Submit > modify parameter 2 > Submit > Save & Apply”.
2. Configure the Cellular Connection
Click Interface > Link Manager > Link Manager > General Settings,
choose “WWAN1”as the primary link and “WWAN2”as the backup
link, and set “Cold Backup”as the backup mode, then click “Submit”.
Note: Link Settings allows you to configure the parameters of link
connection, including WWAN1 and WWAN2. It is recommended to
enable Ping detection to keep the router always online. The Ping
detection increases the reliability and also costs the data traffic.

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When finished, click Submit > Save & Apply for the configuration to
take effect.
3. Check the Cellular Connection Status
Click Interface > Cellular > Status to view the status of the cellular
connection, and click the row of status, the details status information
will be displayed under the row.
Click on the right-most of WWAN1 to enter the configuration window.
The window is displayed as below when enabling the “Automatic APN
Selection”option.
The window is displayed as below when enabling the “Ping Detection”
option.

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Add: 3rd Floor, Building F, Kehui Park, No.95 Daguan Road, Guangzhou, China 510660
Tel: [phone]
Email:
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Web:
www.robustel.com
4. Configure the IP of LAN
There is one LAN port on R3000 Lite Router, which is ETH. The default
settings of ETH is lan0 and its default IP is 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0.
Configure lan0
Click Interface > LAN > LAN, click lan0’s edit button to configure its
configuration, and modify its IPv4 address and Netmask.
Click lan0’s edit button and configure its parameters in the pop up
window.
When finished, click Submit > Save & Apply for the configuration to
take effect.
Configure multiple IP
Click Interface > LAN > Multiple IP as below.
You may click to edit the configuration of the LAN port, or click to
delete the current LAN port. Now, click to add a new LAN port.
When finished, click Submit > Save & Apply for the configuration to
take effect.