Source codes under GPL licence are available free of charge by sending an email to: support@mdex.de Router version Properties and settings of router associated with the GSM connection is not available in mdex Router MX700. Manual issued July 9, 2015...
For increased safety of the network managed by the router must be changed the default router password. If the router’s default password is set, the Change password item is high- lighted in red. Figure 1: Web configuration mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Item Description SIM Card Identification of the SIM card (Primary or Secondary) Interface Defines the interface Flags Displays network interface flags IP Address IP address of the interface Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Table 2: Peripheral Ports 1.2.4 System Information Item Description Firmware Version Information about the firmware version Serial Number Serial number of the router (in case of N/A is not available) Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Table 3: System Information 1.3 Mobile WAN status This item is not available for mdex Router MX700. The Mobile WAN menu item contains current information about connections to the mobile network. The first part of this page (Mobile Network Information) displays basic information about mobile network in which the router is operated.
Average signal strength Signal Max Maximal signal strength Cells Number of switch between cells Availability Availability of the router via the mobile network (expressed as a percent- age) Table 6: Mobile Network Statistics mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Number of connection to mobile network establishment Table 7: Traffic statistics The last part (Mobile Network Connection Log) informs about the mobile network connec- tion and problems in establishment. Figure 2: Mobile WAN status mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
MAC address of connected device (station) Identifier of connected device (1 – 2007). If 0 is displayed, the station is not currently connected. Table 9: State information about connected clients Figure 3: WiFi Status mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Supported rates item Robust Secure Network – The protocol for establishing a se- cure communication through wireless network 802.11 Table 10: Information about neighbouring WiFi networks mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
– number of errors dropped – dropped packets overruns – outgoing packets lost because of overload carrier – wrong outgoing packets with errors resulting from the physical layer Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
If the connection to mobile network is active, then it is in the system information shown as a ppp0 interface. For mdex Router MX700, interface ppp0 indicates PPPoE connection. Figure 5: Network status mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Figure 6: DHCP status Note: Starting with firmware 4.0.0, records in the DHCP status window are divided into two separate parts – Active DHCP Leases (Primary LAN) and Active DHCP Leases (WLAN). mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Figure 7: IPsec status 1.9 DynDNS status The result of updating DynDNS record on the server www.dyndns.org can be invoked by pressing the DynDNS item in the menu. Figure 8: DynDNS status mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
?-r?. On Windows must be installed the syslog server (for example Syslog Watcher). For starting syslogd with these options you could modify script "/etc/init.d/syslog" or add lines "killall syslogd" and "syslogd <options> &" into Startup Script. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
– The router does not allow automatic allocation IP ad- dress from a DHCP server in LAN network. enabled – The router allows automatic allocation IP address from a DHCP server in LAN network. Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
DHCP server supports static and dynamic assignment of IP addresses. Dynamic DHCP server assigns clients IP addresses from a defined address space. Static DHCP assigns IP addresses that correspond to the MAC addresses of connected clients. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Example of the network interface with dynamic DHCP server: The range of dynamic allocated addresses from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.4. The address is allocated 600 second (10 minutes). Figure 11: Topology of example LAN configuration 1 mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
The range of allocated addresses from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.4. The address is allocated 10 minutes. Client’s with MAC address 01:23:45:67:89:ab has IP address 192.168.1.10. Client’s with MAC address 01:54:68:18:ba:7e has IP address 192.168.1.11. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
1. CONFIGURATION OVER WEB Figure 13: Topology of example LAN configuration 2 Figure 14: Example LAN configuration 2 mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Example of the network interface with default gateway and DNS server: Default gateway IP address is 192.168.1.20 DNS server IP address is 192.168.1.20 Figure 15: Topology of example LAN configuration 3 Figure 16: Example LAN configuration 3 mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Enable traffic monitoring parameter. If this parameter is set and any packet different from ping is sent to the monitored line, then any answer to this packet is expected for Ping mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
first test message answer drops out. Example of the VRRP protocol: Figure 17: Topology of example VRRP configuration Figure 18: Example VRRP configuration ?- main router Figure 19: Example VRRP configuration -? backup router mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
1. CONFIGURATION OVER WEB 1.13 Mobile WAN configuration This item is not available for mdex Router MX700. The form for configuration of a connection to the mobile network can be invoked by select- ing the Mobile WAN item in the main menu of the router web interface.
If it fails to ping the IP address of three times in a row, the router terminates the current connection and tries to establish new mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
If parameters Switch to backup SIM card when data limit is exceeded and switch to default SIM card when data limit isn’t exceeded (see next subsection) or Send SMS when datalimit is exceeded (see SMS configuration) are not selected the data limit will not count. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
SIM card when data limit of default APN is exceeded. This parameter also limit isn’t exceeded enables switching back to default SIM card, when data limit is not exceeded. Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
first attempt to switch the primary SIM card or APN shall be carried out after 60 minutes. Switched to a failed second attempt made after 30 minutes. Third after 50 minutes (30+20). Fourth after 70 minutes (30+20+20). mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
For example from PC which is connected to ETH port router. There will be allot Ip address of SIM card to PC. The changes in settings will apply after pressing the Apply button. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
SIM card is executed after 60 minutes, the second after 40 minutes, the third after 50 minutes (40+10) etc. Figure 23: Example of Mobile WAN configuration 3 mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Default value is set to 1492 bytes. Other settings may cause in- correct data transmission. Table 26: PPPoE configuration Figure 24: PPPoE configuration mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
If no country code is specified or is entered the wrong country code, then it may come a pass a breach of regulatory rules for the using of frequency bands in the particular country. Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
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Type of WEP key for WEP encryption: ASCII – WEP key is entered in ASCII format HEX – WEP key is entered in hexadecimal format WEP Default Key Specifies default WEP key Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
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Deny – Items mentioned in the Access/Deny list do not have access to the network Accept/Deny List Accept or Denny list of client MAC addresses that set network ac- cess. Each MAC address is separated by new line. Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Informational – default level of communicativeness which is used for writing standard events Notification Warning – the lowest level of communicativeness Extra options Allows user to define additional parameters Table 27: WiFi configuration Figure 25: WiFi konfigurace mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Time in seconds for which the client may use the IP address Table 29: Configuration of DHCP server All changes in settings will apply after pressing the Apply button. Figure 26: WLAN configuration mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Attention! If you want to use connection to mobile WAN as one of the backup routes, it is necessary to enable Check Connection at Mobile WAN configuration to enable + bind option, see chapter 1.13.3. Figure 27: Backup Routes mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
IP addresses. This means that access is permitted only addresses specified in the table. It is possible to define up to eight remote accesses. There are the following parameters: mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
UDP – access is enabled for UDP protocol ICMP – access is enabled for ICMP protocol Target Port The port number on which access to the router is allowed Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
As a protection against DoS attacks (this means attacks during which the target system is flooded with plenty of meaningless requirements) is used option named Enable protection against DoS attacks which limits the number of connections per second for five. Figure 28: Firewall configuration mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
171.92.5.45 using any protocol from address 10.0.2.123 using TCP protocol on port 1000 from address 142.2.26.54 using ICMP protocol Figure 29: Topology of example firewall configuration Figure 30: Example firewall configuration mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
GPRS will be routed to the computer with the defined IP address. Default Server IP Address Send all incoming packets to this IP addresses. Table 34: Configuration of send all incoming packets mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
NAT system) item option turns the system ad- dress translation NAT. Table 35: Remote access configuration Example of the configuration with one connection equipment on the router: Figure 31: Topology of example NAT configuration 1 mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
IP address in this case is the address of the device behind the router. Connected equipment behind the router must have set Default Gateway on the router. Connected device replies, while PING on IP address of SIM card. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
1. CONFIGURATION OVER WEB Example of the configuration with more connected equipment: Figure 33: Topology of example NAT configuration 2 Figure 34: Example NAT configuration 2 mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
UDP – OpenVPN will communicate using UDP TCP server – OpenVPN will communicate using TCP in server mode TCP client – OpenVPN will communicate using TCP in client mode Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
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Applies NAT rules to the OpenVPN tunnel: not applied – NAT rules are not applied to the OpenVPN tunnel applied – NAT rules are applied to the OpenVPN tunnel Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
DHCP options etc. Parameters are introduced by two dashes. For possible parameters see the help in the router via SSH – run the openvpnd --help command. Table 37: OpenVPN tunnels configuration mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
1. CONFIGURATION OVER WEB The changes in settings will apply after pressing the Apply button. Figure 36: OpenVPN tunnel configuration mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Remote Interface IP Address 19.16.2.0 19.18.1.0 Compression Authenticate mode none none Table 38: Example OpenVPN configuration Examples of different options for configuration and authentication of OpenVPN tunnel can be found in the application note OpenVPN. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
17/1701 for UDP (protocol 17) and port 1701. It is also possible to enter only the number of protocol, however, the above mentioned format is preferred. Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
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– encryption and hash alg. are selected automatically manual – encryption and hash alg. are defined by the user ESP Encryption Encryption algorithm – DES, 3DES, AES128, AES192, AES256 Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Private key for X.509 authentication Local Passphrase Passphrase for X.509 authentication Extra Options Use this parameter to define additional parameters of the IPsec tunnel, for example secure parameters etc. Table 40: IPsec tunnel configuration mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
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When set higher time, tunnel has smaller operating costs and smaller the safety. Conversely, reducing the time, tunnel has higher operating costs and higher safety of the tunnel. The changes in settings will apply after pressing the Apply button. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
It is possible to configure up to four GRE tunnels. In the GRE Tunnels Configuration window are four rows, each row for one configured GRE tunnel. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Using this key, the data do not provide a tunnel through. Table 43: GRE tunnel configuration Attention, GRE tunnel doesn?t connect itself via NAT. The changes in settings will apply after pressing the Apply button. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
192.168.2.0 192.168.1.0 Remote Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 Table 44: Example GRE tunnel configuration Examples of different options for configuration of GRE tunnel can be found in the applica- tion note GRE Tunnel. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Username for login to L2TP tunnel Password Password for login to L2TP tunnel Table 45: L2TP tunnel configuration The changes in settings will apply after pressing the Apply button. Figure 44: L2TP tunnel configuration mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
The changes in settings will apply after pressing the Apply button. Figure 46: PPTP tunnel configuration Since firmware 3.0.9 is added support for PPTP passthrough, which means that it is pos- sible to create a tunnel through router. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
If this item is left blank, it uses the default server members.dyndns.org. Table 49: DynDNS configuration Example of the DynDNS client configuration with domain conel.dyndns.org: Figure 48: Example of DynDNS configuration mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Yes – time shift is allowed Table 50: NTP configuration Example of the NTP conf. with set primary (ntp.cesnet.cz) and secondary (tik.cesnet.cz) NTP server and with daylight saving time: Figure 49: Example of NTP configuration mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
By choosing Enable M-BUS extension and enter the Baudrate, Parity and Stop Bits it is possible to monitor the meter status connected to the expansion port MBUS status. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Table 57: Object identifier for M-BUS port The meter address can be from range 0..254 when 254 is broadcast. Since firmware 3.0.4 all MX7 Series routers with board RB-v2-6 and newer provide infor- mation about internal temperature of device (OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.3.3) and power voltage (OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.30140.3.4).
After enter the IP address is in a MIB tree part is possible show object identifier. The path to objects is: internet private enterprises conel protocols The path to information about router is: internet mgmt mib-2 system mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
(default 2 attempts set) Commands and parameters can be entered only in lowercase. Example of sending an e-mail: email ?t name@domain.com ?s "subject" ?m "message" ?a c: directory abc.doc ?r 5 mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
5 times. 1.29 SMS configuration For mdex Router MX700 the SMS Configuration item is not available. SMS Configuration can be called up by option SMS item in the menu. SMS configuration defines the options for sending SMS messages from the router at different defined events and states of the router.
SMS messages. It is possible to send controls SMS in the form: Description go online sim 1 Switch to SIM1 card go online sim 2 Switch to SIM2 card Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
SMS on the TCP port. SMS messages are sent by the help of a standard AT commands. Item Description TCP Port TCP port on which will be allowed to send/receive SMS messages. Table 64: Send SMS on ethernet PORT1 configuration mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
After establishing connection with the router via serial interface or Ethernet, it is possible to use AT commands for work with SMS messages. The following table only lists the commands that are supported by MX7 Series routers. For other AT commands is always sent OK response. There is no support for treatment of complex AT commands, so in such a case router sends ERROR response.
After disconnect to mobile network, at the mentioned phone number comes SMS in this form: Router (Unit ID) has lost connection to mobile network. IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Configuration of sending this SMS is following: Figure 53: Example of SMS configuration 1 mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
1. CONFIGURATION OVER WEB Example of the router configuration for SMS sending via serial interface on the PORT1: Figure 54: Example of SMS configuration 2 mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
1. CONFIGURATION OVER WEB Example of the router configuration for controlling via SMS from every phone numbers: Figure 55: Example of SMS configuration 3 mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
1. CONFIGURATION OVER WEB Example of the router configuration for controlling via SMS from two phone numbers: Figure 56: Example of SMS configuration 4 mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Table 66: Expansion PORT configuration 1 If the Reject new connections item is ticked, all other connections are rejected. This means that it is not possible to establish multiple connections. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Router starts TCP connection connection Nonactive The router does not permit establishing Router stops TCP connection a TCP connection Table 69: DTR signal description The changes in settings will apply after pressing the Apply button. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
1. CONFIGURATION OVER WEB Figure 57: Expansion port configuration Example of external port configuration: Figure 58: Example of expansion port configuration 1 mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Figure 59: Example of expansion port configuration 2 Since firmware 3.0.9 all MX7 Series routers provide a program called getty which allows user to connect to the router via the serial line (router must be fitted with an expansion port RS232!).
Table 70: USB port configuration 1 If the Reject new connections item is ticked, all other connections are rejected. This means that it is not possible to establish multiple connections. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
TCP connection Table 73: DTR signal description Supported USB/RS232 converters: FTDI Prolific PL2303 Silicon Laboratories CP210 (supported from firmware version 3.0.1) The changes in settings will apply after pressing the Apply button mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
1. CONFIGURATION OVER WEB Figure 60: USB configuration Example of USB port configuration: Figure 61: Example of USB port configuration 1 mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Example of Startup script: When start the router, stop syslogd program and start syslogd with remote logging on address 192.168.2.115 and limited to 100 entries listing. Figure 64: Example of Startup script mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Figure 65: Up/Down script Example of UP/Down script: After establishing or lost a connection, the router sends an email with information about establishing or loss a connection. Figure 66: Example of Up/Down script mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
When using parameter Unit ID, hardware MAC address in configuration name will not be used. The firmware file name is from parameter Base URL, type of router and bin extension. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Firmware update can cause incompatibility of the user modules. It is recommended to update user modules to the most recent version. Information about the user module and the firmware compatibility is at the beginning of the user module’s Application Note. mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Adds the process of authentication to a server that doesn’t pro- vide this service. BGP, RIP, OSPF Add support of dynamic protocols. PIM SM Adds support of multicast routing protocol PIM-SM. Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Change the profile can then be done using a binary input, SMS or Web interface of the router. Figure 71: Change profile mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
Figure 73: Set real time clock 1.39 Set SMS service center address For mdex Router MX700 the Set SMS service center address item is not available. In some cases it is needed to set the phone number of the SMS service centre because of SMS sending.
Figure 74: Set SMS service center address 1.40 Unlock SIM card For mdex Router MX700 the Unlock SIM card item is not available. Possibility to unlock SIM PIN is under Unlock SIM Card item. If the inserted SIM card is secured by a PIN number, enter the PIN to field SIM PIN and push-button Apply.
Update Firmware menu item. New firmware is selected via Browse button and update the following pressing the Update button. Figure 78: Update firmware After successful firmware updating the statement about FLASH memory is listed: mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
firmware compatibility is at the beginning of the user module’s Application Note. 1.45 Reboot To reboot the router select the Reboot menu item and then press the Reboot button. Figure 79: Reboot mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
NetFilter rules kill process kill killall processes kill link create dump of directory contain mkdir file create file move ntpdate synchronization of system time with NTP server Continued on next page mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
file end tcpdump monitoring of network touch file create/actualization of file time stamp text editor Table 76: Telnet commands mdex AG • Bäckerbarg 6 • 22889 Tangstedt...
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