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BrioConnect™ Gateway
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Rev. 1.1
05/04/2018

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  • Page 1 BrioConnect™ Gateway User Manual Rev. 1.1 05/04/2018...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Firewall settings ......................... 56 6.9. Update manager ........................57 6.10. User management ........................59 6.11. Map ............................63 Inputs/Outputs ........................... 64 7.1. I/O Equivalent Circuit ......................... 64 7.2. Connecting an Analog Sensor ....................64 www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 CE WEEE Directive ......................73 Troubleshooting and maintenance ....................74 11.1. System reboot ........................74 11.2. Factory default ........................74 11.3. FAQ ............................74 Appendix ............................78 Signal strength and quality ......................78 Support............................79 www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 4: Table Of Figures

    Figure 6-7. Cloud-> Mobile settings ......................49 Figure 6-8. Cloud-> Network settings ......................51 Figure 6-9 Cloud-> Network settings-> DHCP server settings ..............54 Figure 6-10. Cloud-> Network settings-> Static IP address ................ 55 www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 5 Figure 7-6. Connecting an LVTTL digital signal to an I/O configured as digital output ......66 Figure 8-1. Dimensional Drawing ....................... 71 Figure 11-1. RNDIS driver installation problem ..................75 Figure 11-2. Device manager driver problem .................... 76 Figure 11-3. Signal info parameters ......................76 www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 6: Document Revision History

    BrioConnect™ Gateway – User Manual 1. Document revision history Revision Date Comments 2018-03-22 First release 2018-04-04 Updated print screens www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 7: Overview

    UMTS/HSPA+ (3G) 850, 1900MHz 42.2Mbps(DL)/11.5Mbps(UL) America BCON-4T4-USV-EPU2 LTE-Cat4 B2, B4, B13 150Mbps(DL)/50Mbps(UL) Verizon (US) BCON-42T4-E-EPU2 LTE-Cat4 B1, B3, B7, B8, 150Mbps(DL)/50Mbps(UL) Europe UMTS/HSPA+ (3G) 10.2Mbps(DL)/5.2Mbps(UL) GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900, 2100MHz 85.6Kbps(DL)/85.6Kbps(UL) (2G) 900, 1800MHz www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 8: Device Overview

    (user provided) General Cellular Link status Factory reset status LED button status LED Figure 2-1. BrioConnect™ Front Power & I/O LAN/PoE RJ-45 connector connector Mini-USB connector Figure 2-2. BrioConnect™ Back www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    Power Adapter* • *When ordered with Accessories (add –WACC suffix to model number). Refer to section 9 for available optional accessories when purchased separately. Figure 2-3. BrioConnect™ accessory kit (-WACC models) www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 10: Hardware Setup And Installation

    The SMA connectors must be mated carefully and fastened until snug; recommended torque is 80 to 110 N·cm (7 to 10 Ibf·in). Do not over tighten as this may damage the connectors and cause unreliable RF performances. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 11: Figure 3-2. Antennas Installation

    • Maximum antenna gain, including cable loss, of 2.15dBi at 700, 850, 1700 and 1900 MHz • Using a higher gain antenna(s) may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 12: Lan/Pc Connection

    Connect a 7 to 36 VDC power source to the BrioConnect™ power and I/O connector. The connector details are shown below. It is recommended to use the Briowireless 12VDC/1A power adapter, which is included when the BrioConnect™ is ordered with Accessories (-WACC), or can be ordered separately (P/N PS12V-1A-NA-MF4).

  • Page 13: Power-Over-Ethernet

    After power has been applied, the STAT LED will light orange during the processor booting process. After booting up, the STAT LED will turn green. Refer to section 8.9 for LED indicators details. STAT LED: Orange (booting up) Green (CPU running) Figure 3-6. Led indicators www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 14: Device Configuration

    The browser may show a warning indicating that the brioconnect.io is not secure due to a problem in the verification of the certificate issuer's authority. Figure 4-2. shows a warning message on Chrome web browser. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 15: Figure 4-2. Security Warning Message On Chrome Browser

    Serial, MAC, software and hardware versions can be found in General information section, Cellular Settings can be found in Mobile information section while the LAN settings are displayed in the Network information section. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 16: Figure 4-4. View The Status Of The Device

    The user has to click on the Mobile setting sub menu and enter the APN in the Access Point Name field as shown in the following screen. Figure 4-6. Enter the APN The BrioConnect™ cannot be managed remotely from the cloud interface if no valid APN is set. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 17: Figure 4-6. Check Cellular Connection

    EC/NO and RSCP (for 3G) or the couple RSRP and RSSI (for LTE) needs to be checked. This information is updated every 40 seconds. Figure 4-8 shows signal info metrics for LTE. Figure 4-9. Check the signal strength www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 18 Avoiding metallic structures and large walls might also improve considerably the signal strength, Avoid any source of radio interference (example: microwave, wireless devices, etc.), Installing the BrioConnect™ near to a window in the direction of the nearest cellular tower. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 19: Device Registration On The Cloud

    Figure 4-10 Login screen 2- To add a new account, the user should click on the add symbol located in the top right corner of the login screen. Figure 4-11. shows the registration screen. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 20: Figure 4-9. Register To The Cloud Service

    If issues arise when claiming the device, contact the Briowireless support for further assistance. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 21: Figure 4-11. List Of Devices

    The product key is unique to the user’s gateway and is printed on a label located on the bottom of the unit. Figure 4-15. Claiming a new device www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 22: Figure 4-13. Dashboard On The Cloud Interface

    Maintain the unit (update, reboot, etc...), Control the access to the unit by managing the accounts users and their privileges. The user should refer to chapter 6- Cloud interface for further details of the cloud interfaces. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 23: Local Web Interface

    To do this: Click the gears icon. Press Change password from the submenu. The credentials page will show up. Write down the new credentials. Submit the changes by clicking Save settings. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 24: Figure 5-2. Change Password On The Web Interface

    If the password is forgotten, the user needs to perform a factory default for the BrioConnect™ to be reset it to its default setting. The default password is admin. Refer to Factory default section in troubleshooting and maintenance for further details. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 25: Dashboard

    Figure 5-3. Web interface-> Dashboard The following table describes the different items displayed in the Dashboard. Dashboard Cloud Shows the state of the BrioConnect™ connection the Cloud service. Here are the possible values: Connected Disconnected www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 26 LTE link quality is. RSSI Acronym of Received Signal Strength Indicator. This metric is used in LTE and (LTE) gives an idea about how bad or good the LTE signal strength is. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 27 Start IP address: The starting IP address in the range assignable addresses by the DHCP server. End IP address: The ending IP address in the range assignable addresses by the DHCP server. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 28: Mobile Settings

    BrioConnect™ (For example, the type of IP address: public (routable static or dynamic), private (non-routable). Users should contact their carrier to obtain the APN along with the options available. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 29: Network Settings

    Change the LAN interface configuration of the unit (IP address, subnet mask). Override the DNS servers IP addresses assigned by the carrier on the cellular network by specifying custom DNS servers. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 30: Figure 5-5. Web Interface-> Network Settings

    This address is also the default gateway to which devices can send their packets if they ignore the route to the public network or after many unsuccessful retries. The default address is 192.168.202.1 www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 31 The default value is 1 minutes which is reasonable to track changes of the carrier IP address. The DHCP is responsible for renewing the IP address. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 32: Figure 5-6. Web Interface-> Network Settings-> Dhcp Server Settings

    By default, the BrioConnect™ device acts as a DHCP server and automatically assigns IP addresses to the devices connected to its LAN interface. The DHCP settings can be accessed from the Network settings page. Figure 5-6. Web interface-> Network settings-> DHCP Server settings www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 33: Figure 5-7. Web Interface-> Network Settings-> Static Ip Address

    . A new empty line will be added to the list. The required fields need to be entered and submitted using the Save Settings button. The table below describes the different items required for an IP reservation. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 34: Firewall Settings

    BrioConnect. The Port forwarding section displays the lists of configured rules that define how traffic is mapped throughout the BrioConnect™. External incoming traffic is forwarded to the devices part of the BrioConnect’s LAN network. Figure 5-8. Web interface-> Firewall page www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 35 Port forwarding cannot be used on a BrioConnect™ device using private addresses because the cellular carrier will block the ports on their side. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 36 Usually, there are two types of public addresses: Dynamic IP address that may change over the time or static (fixe) address for an additional fee. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 37: Cloud Interface

    For security reasons, it is strongly recommended to change the cloud password on a regular basis. To do this: Click the gears icon. Press Profile from the submenu. The account information will show up. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 38: Device Manager

    (This option is under development) Import configuration: Configure a device using a restored configuration file (This option is under development) Delete: Remove the device from the account (This option is under development) www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 39: Figure 6-3. Cloud-> Device Manager

    The last time the device has established connection with the cloud. This is GMT time synchronized by the cloud service. Status The status of the connection with the cloud. It can be either connected or disconnected. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 40: Dashboard

    - View the device information including the serial number, the software version, the hardware version, etc.), - View settings of the cellular as well as the LAN connections. The table below describes the different information displayed on the dashboard page. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 41 This section includes a graphic that shows daily downloaded data (in green) as well as the aggregated data within the current billing period (blue curve). The www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 42 Ethernet MAC address: The ethernet’s MAC address USB MAC address: MAC address of the virtual ethernet connection exposed by the USB interface. Last Connection: The Last time the device established a connection to www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 43 DHCP server. End IP address: The ending IP address in the range assignable addresses by the DHCP server. Lease time: This is the interval, in seconds, during which an attached www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 44 1 year. The month, on the bottom of the screen, can be changed for the related signal info to be plotted. Refer to Appendix A- Signal strength and quality for details on the coverage quality depending on the signal info parameters. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 45: General Settings

    Enable this field for the Device address field to be used to (checkbox) locate the device on the map. If the field is unchecked, the position on the map will be determined using the cellular tower information the device is connected to. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 46: Io Interfaces

    The IO interface is divided in two columns. The first shows the measurement and the configuration of IO#1 while the second is dedicated for the IO#2. Figure 6-6. Cloud-> IO settings www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 47 The publish rate has been limited to 1 second to prevent flooding the cloud. Due to this, changes that occur within 1 second period are ignored. The LSB on the analog input is 3.3 mV. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 48 Additionally, when the device is disconnected, the latest received output values will be displayed until the device connects back to the cloud. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 49: Mobile Settings

    Instead, the APN must be configured beforehand from the local web -> Mobile settings interface. It’s only when the BrioConnect is already connected to the Cloud that the user can alter the Mobile Settings from the Cloud platform. Figure 6-7. Cloud-> Mobile settings www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 50 PIN and one for the PUK. Therefore, it is important to ensure the correct codes are used on this interface. Note that, the interface is under development and improvement will be made. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 51: Network Settings

    By default, the BrioConnect™ acts as router for the devices connected to its LAN interface. The IP address of the BrioConnect LAN interface can be displayed and configured from the LAN settings section. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 52 BrioConnect™. The BrioConnect’s firewall is inactive in IP passthrough. Users have the responsibility to protect their devices when using this feature. The following table describes the IP Passthrough’ parameters. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 53 A release/renew is useless in this case. Consequently, it is important to keep the release time as short as possible to reduce the waiting time. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 54: Figure 6-9 Cloud-> Network Settings-> Dhcp Server Settings

    BrioConnect™ via the DHCP server. This feature is especially useful, if the user needs to remotely access the device through port forwarding and don’t want its IP address to be changed by the DHCP server. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 55: Figure 6-10. Cloud-> Network Settings-> Static Ip Address

    The IP reservation feature is inactive in IP passthrough since the BrioConnect™ behaves as a true bridge between the public network and a specific device on the LAN interface. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 56: Firewall Settings

    IP of the device gets changed by the DHCP server. Internal Port Specify the internal port that will be mapped to the (number) external application www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 57: Update Manager

    The software applications running on the BrioConnect™ device (Web server, network process, mobile manager, etc.) Users can find the versions of both packages in section General information of the Dashboard page. Figure 6-12. Current firmware versions www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 58: Figure 6-13. Cloud-> Update Manager

    Once the update finishes, it becomes steady Orange to indicate the device is rebooting. If there is no access to the device LEDs, the user can still verify the end of the update process by checking the package versions displayed on the dashboard page. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 59: User Management

    Modify the assigned privileges. Delete an existing account. Give new users access to the device. Admin privileges are required to perform these actions. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 60: Figure 6-15. Cloud-> Registration Email

    The new user must continue the registration by clicking on My Account link. He will be directed to the registration screen (see Figure 6-16) where he will be required to enter his information and choose a password. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 61: Figure 6-16. Cloud-> User Registration

    Read: The user can only see the configuration of the device but cannot modify them. It also has limited access to firmware upgrade and user management. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 62 Can perform all actions Action: can only remove under the action button under the action button devices. General Settings I/O Settings Mobile Settings Network Settings NAT Settings Update Manager Users Management www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 63: Map

    When using geolocation, the cell location with MCC, MNC, Area and cell ID are displayed. In addition, a circle around the device is also placed to show the estimated range. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 64: Inputs/Outputs

    The following example shows the equivalent circuit of the IO configured as analog input to which an analog sensor is connected. Figure 7-2. Connecting an analog sensor to an I/O configured as analog input www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 65: Connecting A Switch

    The following circuit describe the equivalent circuit where a digital device is connected to an IO configured as digital input. Figure 7-4. Connecting a digital signal to an I/O configured as digital input www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 66: Controlling A Load

    The circuit below shows equivalent circuit of an IO configured as a digital output to control an LVTTL digital device. Figure 7-6. Connecting an LVTTL digital signal to an I/O configured as digital output www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 67: Specifications

    The table below shows the specifications of the input power for both DC and POE. Parameter Unit DC Input Voltage Range 12.0 36.0 DC Input Current — 1000 PoE Input Voltage Range PoE Input Current — Compliant with IEEE 802.3af www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 68: Ethernet

    Digital inputs have internal pull-up resistors. Floating inputs are pulled-up to logic high level. A switch or a relay can be directly connected between one of the digital input and ground. The digital inputs have hysteresis, to detect slowly ramping signals without glitches. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 69: Digital Outputs

    Resolution — — — ENOB — — — Input Voltage Range — — Resolution — — 0.90 — mV/LSB Input Impedance — 26.2 26.5 26.8 kΩ Input Capacitance — — — www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 70: Status Indicators

    4G (LTE) Cellular access 8.10. Environmental Below are the operating and the storage temperatures supported by the device. Parameter Condition Unit Storage Temperature — — ᵒC Operating Temperature — — ᵒC www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 71: Physical

    The following are the overall dimensions and the weight of the unit. Parameter Details Overall Dimensions 97 x 61 x 30 mm (L x W x H) Weight 150 g Figure 8-1. Dimensional Drawing www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 72: Regulatory Approvals & Compliance

    10.2. FCC Modification Notice Any modification made to this device that is not expressly approved by Briowireless may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 73: Fcc Class B Notice

    • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is • connected. Consult Briowireless or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. • 10.4. Industry Canada Notice This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

  • Page 74: Troubleshooting And Maintenance

    An email will be sent with a link to change the password. Click on the link and choose a new password. 3- I cannot access the BrioConnect™ local web page. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 75: Figure 11-1. Rndis Driver Installation Problem

    Go to Device manager and check for the RNDIS driver. If the driver is not installed, an exclamation mark is shown on the RNDIS interface as shown in the figure below. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 76: Figure 11-2. Device Manager Driver Problem

    4 flashes when on 4G (LTE) network. The cloud interface shows the access technology in use along with the signal quality by navigating to signal info section on the dashboard page. Figure 11-3. Signal info parameters www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 77 Action button and selecting Get bandwidth/signal info. Note that the BrioConnect™ continuously tries to connect to the fastest supported cellular network when available and fallback to the lower data rate network if required. www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 78: Appendix

    For LTE (4G): The table below shows ranges and qualification for both the RSSI and RSRP. Value (in dBm) Qualification -10 to -85 Excellent -86 to -110 Good to medium < 110 Weak www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 79: Support

    BrioConnect™ Gateway – User Manual Support support@briowireless.com For online support and downloads go to: https://briowireless.com/product/BrioConnect-gateway/ www.briowireless.com Copyright © 2017 Briowireless Inc. All rights reserved.

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