Viola Systems M2M User manual

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Quick Start Guide
User Manuals
User manuals and other documentation or Viola M2M Gateway product are available at:
http://www.violasystems.com/docs/m2mgw/
Overview
This document is a short description how to power up Viola M2M Gateway ( irmware 2.x)
product and how to get it operational. For urther documentation consult product User Manual.
Physical connections and switches
Front panel:
1. Power switch
2. Reset switch
3. Power LED
4. HD led
5. Ethernet 1 LED
6. Ethernet 2 LED
7. Temp LED
Rear panel:
1. Mains power connector (standard IEC)
2. PS2 mouse and keyboard connectors
3. 2 USB connectors
4. Serial port connector (RS232)
5. Printer port connector
6. VGA display connector
7. Ethernet 1 connector (WAN)
8. Ethernet 2 connector (LAN)
Network con iguration selection
Viola M2M Gateway can be connected to existing network in two ways. Select either one:
1. Ethernet 1 is connected to public network (WAN) and Ethernet 2 is connected to private
network (LAN). In this case Viola M2M Gateway acts as a irewall or the private network.
2. Ethernet 1 is connected to existing irewall DMZ port and Ethernet 2 is le t unconnected.
In this case Viola M2M Gateway acts as a server behind the existing irewall.
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Quick Start Guide
Setting IP Address Using Web Browser
1. Connect the cross-over Ethernet cable between Viola M2M Gateway (Ethernet 1
connector) and your con iguration computer.
2. Con igure your computer to use the same IP address space than Viola M2M Gateway
(laptop IP or example 10.10.10.11 with netmask 255.0.0.0). Check with ping command.
3. Connect to the Viola M2M Gateway using your web browser. The de ault IP address o
Viola M2M Gateway is 10.10.10.10 (netmask 255.0.0.0). Note that you have to connect
to a HTTPS port 10000 (see picture below).
4. Your browser might mention about certi icates, you can sa ely ignore them at this point.
5. When you get to the login screen enter username and password and press Login button.
Note: De ault username is root and de ault password is m2m. It is recommended that
the de ault password is changed be ore the product is connected to a public network.
6. Now you should be logged in a see a con iguration menu.
7. Select Network Con iguration icon on the irst page.
8. From the next screen select Network Inter aces icon.
9. Below the text “Inter aces Activated at Boot Time” select eth0.
10. Enter your pre erred con iguration to the con iguration ields.
11. Press Save and Apply button when you are ready to activate your new settings.
Note that your existing web browser connection hangs up a ter you apply the settings,
so open a new connection to the new IP address (check your Ethernet cabling)
12. Now you should be able to connect to the Viola M2M Gateway with your new IP address.
Changing system password
The system de ault password should always be changed to a more secure one.
1. From the top icon row on the blue background, select System icon.
2. From the System page select Change Passwords icon.
3. From the user list select user root.
4. Enter new system password and press Change to commit the new password.
Con iguring irewall
De ault irewall rules allow only Arctic tra ic. Here are the instructions how to adjust them:
1. From the top icon row on the blue background, select Networking icon.
2. From the Networking page select Linux Firewall icon.
3. Existing irewall rules can be modi ied by clicking the Action text (colored Drop/Accept).
4. Adding new rules can be done by clicking the blue arrows on the le t side o the rules.
5. Modi ied rules can be applied or old rules can be reseted using the buttons at the end o
the page.
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Quick Start Guide
Creating SSH-VPN tunnel
Requirements (see product User Manuals or urther in ormation):
•Viola M2M Gateway and Viola Arctic with precon igured IP addresses.
•Viola Arctic con igured to use Viola M2M Gateway as SSH-VPN server.
Creating a new connection:
1. Login to the Viola M2M Gateway graphical user inter ace.
2. From the irst page select SSH-VPN con iguration icon.
3. From the SSH-VPN con iguration screen select Add peer button.
4. Fill in the settings or the tunnel. For simple point-to-point tunnel only peer name and IP
pair are needed. Peer name is the hostname o the Viola Arctic that orms the other end
o the tunnel. IP pair is an IP pair that does not con lict with any other address used.
5. Routing mode selects i the network on the other side o the tunnel is routed thorough
the tunnel. Remote network IP and network mask de ine the remote network routed
thorough the tunnel.
6. When you are done, press Con irm button to save the settings. The tunnel should now
be added to the tunnel list.
7. The next step is to exchange the SSH keys between the Viola M2M Gateway and Viola
Arctic. You need to open a web browser access to both the Viola M2M Gateway and
Viola Arctic. The picture below tries to explain how to copy & paste the keys. See Viola
Arctic's User Manual or more help.
8. A ter the SSH keys are exchanged, a key symbol should appear to the peer list, next to
the peer name.
9. Enable the tunnel by clicking Enable text.
10. The connection can be tested by selecting the checkbox next to the peer name and
pressing the Start check button.
Note that Viola Arctic may take some time be ore it orms the connection.
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Quick Start Guide
Creating L2TP-VPN tunnel
Requirements (see product User Manuals or urther in ormation):
•Viola M2M Gateway and Viola Arctic with precon igured IP addresses.
•Viola Arctic con igured to use Viola M2M Gateway as L2TP-VPN server.
Creating a new connection:
1. Login to the Viola M2M Gateway graphical user inter ace.
2. From the irst page select L2TP-VPN con iguration icon.
3. From the L2TP-VPN con iguration screen select Add peer button.
4. Fill in the settings or the tunnel. For simple point-to-point tunnel only peer name and IP
pair are needed. Peer name is the hostname o the Viola Arctic that orms the other end
o the tunnel. IP pair is an IP pair that does not con lict with any other address used.
5. Routing mode selects i the network on the other side o the tunnel is routed thorough
the tunnel. Remote network IP and network mask de ine the remote network routed
thorough the tunnel.
6. Username and password must be the same than on the Viola Arctic.
7. When you are done, press Con irm button to save the settings. The tunnel should now
be added to the tunnel list.
8. Enable the tunnel by clicking Enable text.
9. The connection can be tested by selecting the checkbox next to the peer name and
pressing the Start check button.
Note that Viola Arctic may take some time be ore it orms the connection.
Using backup unction
The Backup module saves user made settings o the Viola M2M Gateway. It backups
con iguration iles and keys o VPN tunnels and irewall settings.
Creating backup:
From the irst page select Viola M2M Backup icon and press create backup button to create a
backup ile.
Restoring backup:
Press open button to select the backup you want to restore and press restore backup button
to restore the backup.
Restoring backup on a di erent Viola M2M Gateway:
To restore a backup on a di erent machine, the backup ile has to be copied into the
/opt/viola/m2mBackups/ directory on the second machine. Besides that the MD5 ile has also
to be copied onto the new machine. This ile has to copied into the /opt/viola/MD5/ directory.
A ter restoring the backup as described above, the IP address has to be changed to the IP
address o the machine the backup was created on. A terwards the secondary unit can
replace the primary unit seamlessly without any urther con iguration.
Final words
In order to get better understanding about the Viola M2M Gateway product, it is recommended
to read the User Manual, as it will help you during the installation process. Building more
complex networking schemes requires more knowledge about networking, especially routing.
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