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  • Page 1 Case Communications 6904 4G / LTE Dual SIM Router Manual 6904 Manual Revision Rev 1.20...
  • Page 2 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Sect Changes Corrected index errors 8.5.2 which said ‘below’ 1.19B Index Manual showing old user name ‘admin01’ & “password” - corrected Wrong information password not subnetwork mask - corrected Typo in 8.5.1 corrected 8-15 Typo in table section 7 - corrected Typo in table section 11 –...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Contents Introduction Applications Installation Operating Modes Powering Options Status Overview System Information Network Information 6.3.1.1 Mobile 6.3.1.2 6.3.1.3 6.3.1.4 Wireless 6.3.1.5 Associated Stations 6- 8 6.3.1.6 Open VPN Client 6.3.1.7 Open VPN Server 6.3.1.8 Client Information 6-10 6.3.1.9...
  • Page 4 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Network Mobile 7.1.1 General 7.1.2 SIM Management 7.1.3 Network Operators 7.1.4 Mobile Data Limit 7.1.5 SIM Idle protection 7.1.5.1 Settings 7.1.5.2 Test 7.2.1 Operating Mode 7.2.2 Common configuration 7.2.2.1 General Set Up Backup WAN configuration 7.2.2.2.5...
  • Page 5 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Services VRRP 8- 1 VRRP LAN Configuration settings 8.1.1 Check Internet connection 8.1.2 8-8.1.2 TR-069 8.2.1 TR-069 Parameters Configuration Web Filtering Site Blocking 8.3.1 Proxy based URL Content Blocker 8.3.2 8- 5 8.5.1 Open VPN 8.5.2...
  • Page 6 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.5.6 SMPP 8-34 8.10 8-35 8.11 HOT SPOT 8-35 8.11.1 General Settings 8-36 8.11.2 Internet Access Restriction Settings 8- 37 8.11.3 Logging 8-37 8.11.4 Landing Page 8-38 8.11.5 Radius server configuration 8-39 8.11.6 Statistics 8-40 8.12...

  • Page 7: Safety Information

    SAFETY INFORMATION Legal notice Copyright © 2014 Case Communications Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction, transfer, distribution or storage of part or all of the contents in this document in any form without the prior written permission of Case Communications is prohibited. The manufacturer reserves the right to modify the product and manual for the purpose of technical improvement without prior notice.

  • Page 8: Introduction

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Introduction Thank you for purchasing a CASE6904 4G / LTE router! The CASE6904 is part of the CASE range compact mobile routers with high speed wireless and Ethernet connections. This router is ideal for people who‘d like to share their internet on the go, as it is not restricted by a cumbersome cable connection.

  • Page 9: Specifications

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Specifications Ethernet  IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u standards  3 x LAN 10/100Mbps Ethernet ports  1 x WAN 10/100Mbps Ethernet port  Supports Auto MDI/MDIX Wi-Fi  IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi standards  2x2 MIMO ...

  • Page 10: Applications

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 2.1. Applications Page 2-2 Rev 1.19...

  • Page 11: Installation

    If you have a wired broadband connection you will also have to connect it to the WAN port of the router 3.1. Front and Back Panel of the Case 6904 Router 1,2,3 LAN Ethernet ports LTE auxiliary antenna connector...
  • Page 12 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 3.3. Logging in After you’re complete with the setting up as described in the section above, you are ready to start logging into your router and start configuring it. This example shows how to connect on Windows 7.
  • Page 13 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 5. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 6. By default the router is going to have DHCP enabled, which means that if you select “Obtain (TCP/IPv4) and then click Properties. an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS server address automatically”, the router should...
  • Page 14 Password field and then either click Login with your mouse or press the Enter key. You have now successfully logged into the CASE6904! From here on out you can configure most parts of your 6904 router. Page 3-4 Rev 1.19B...

  • Page 15: Operating Modes

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Operating Modes The CASE6904 series router supports various operation modes. It can be connected to the internet (WAN) via mobile, standard Ethernet cable or via a wireless network. When connecting to the internet, you may also backup your main WAN connection with one or two backup connections.

  • Page 16: Powering Options

    When the CASE 6904 is switching from one power source to the other it loses power for a fraction of the second and may reboot. The device will function correctly after the reboot.

  • Page 17: Status

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Status The status section contains various information, like current IP addresses of various network interfaces; the state of the routers memory; firmware version; DHCP leases; associated wireless stations; graphs indicating load, traffic, etc.; and much more.

  • Page 18: System Information

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.2. System Information The System Information tab contains data that pertains to the routers operating system. System explanation: Field Name Sample value Explanation 1. Router Name Case Communications Name of the router (hostname of the routers system). Can be changed in System ->...

  • Page 19: Network Information

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Memory explanation: Field Name Sample Value Explanation 1. Free 94532 kB / 126452 kB The amount of memory that is completely free. (74%) Should this rapidly decrease or get close to 0, it would indicate that the router is running out of memory, which could cause crashes and unexpected reboots.

  • Page 20: Wan

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field Name Sample Value Explanation Data Connected Mobile data connection status connection state IMEI 860461024164561 Modem's IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number IMSI 246020100070220 IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) is used to identify the user in a cellular network...

  • Page 21: Lan

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field Name Sample Value Explanation Interface Wired Specifies through what medium the router is connecting to the internet. This can either be Wired, Mobile or Wi-Fi. Type Static Specifies the type of connection. This can either be static or DHCP.

  • Page 22: Wireless

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field Name Sample Value Explanation 1. Name Lan instance name 2. IP address 192.168.99.218 Address that the router uses on the LAN network. 3. Netmask 255.255.255.0 A mask used to define how large the LAN network is 4.
  • Page 23 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Client mode information Field Name Sample Value Explanation 1. Channel 1 (2.41 GHz) The channel that the AP, to which the routers is connected to, uses. Your wireless radio is forced to work in this channel in order to maintain the connection.

  • Page 24: Associated Stations

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Wireless AP information Field Name Sample Value Explanation 1. Channel 11 (2.46 GHz) The channel which is used to broadcast the SSID and to establish new connections to devices. 2. Country code 00(World) Country code.

  • Page 25: Open Vpn Client

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.3.1.6. Open VPN Client This menu options displays the Open VPN connection on the client’s side. Field Name Sample Value Explanation 1. Status Enabled OpenVPN status 2. Type Client A type of OpenVPN instance that has been created 3.

  • Page 26: Client Information

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.3.1.8. Client Information Field Name Sample Value Explanation Status Client 1 Open VPN Status Type 192.168.99.91:50850 A type of Open VPN that has been created 172.16.1.16 Remote virtual network IP Address Mask 2015-05-15 08:07:15 Remote virtual network subnetwork mask...

  • Page 27: Topology

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.3.1.10. Topology Network scanner allowing you to quickly retrieve information about network devices. 6.3.1.11. Access Displays information about local and remote active connections status. Field Name Sample Value Explanation 1. Type SSH;HTTP;HTTPS Type of connection protocol 2.

  • Page 28: 6.3.1.11.1. Last Connection

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.3.1.11.1. Last Connection Displays information about local and remote last 3 connections status Field Name Sample Value Explanation 1. Type SSH;HTTP;HTTPS Type of connection protocol 2. Date 2015-05-11, 10:36:59 Date and time of connection 3. IP 192.168.1.167...

  • Page 29: Device Information

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.4. Device Information This page displays factory information that was written into the device during the manufacturing process. Field Name Sample Value Explanation Serial Number 02345678 Serial number of the device Product code 6904 Product code of the device Batch number used during device’s...

  • Page 30: Services

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.5. Services This page displays the status of the routers available services. 6.6. Routes The page displays ARP table active IP routes of the device. 6.6.1 Shows the routers active ARP table. An ARP table contains recently cached MAC addresses of every immediate device that was communicating with the router.

  • Page 31: Active Ipv6-Routes

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field Name Sample Value Explanation 1. Network Interface to be used to transmit TCP/IP packets through 2. Target 192.168.99.0/24 Indicates where a TCP/IP packet, with a specific IP address, should be directed 3. IP Gateway 0.0.0.0...

  • Page 32: Real-Time Graphs

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.7. Real-Time Graphs Real-time graphs show how various statistical data changes over time. 6.7.1 Mobile Signal Strength Displays mobile signal strength variation in time (measured in dBm) Field Name Sample Value Explanation Connection type 3G (WCDMA)

  • Page 33: Real-Time Load

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.7.2 Real-Time Load This tri-graph illustrates average CPU load values in real time. The graph consists out of three Colour coded graphs, each one corresponding to the average CPU load over 1 (red), 5 (orange) and 15 (yellow) most recent minutes.

  • Page 34: Traffic

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.7.3 Traffic This tri-graph illustrates average system load over the course of ~3 minutes; each new measurement is taken every 3 seconds. The graph consists out of three Colour coded graphs, each one corresponding to the average system load over 1 (red), 5 (orange) and 15 (yellow) most recent minutes.

  • Page 35: Realtime Wireless

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.7.4 Realtime Wireless Displays the wireless radio signal, signal noise and theoretical maximum channel permeability. Average and peak signal levels are displayed. Page 6-19 Rev 1.19B...

  • Page 36: Realtime Connections

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.7.5 Realtime Connections Displays currently active network connections. With the information on network, protocol, source and destination addresses, transfer speed. Page 6-20 Rev 1.19B...

  • Page 37: Mobile Traffic

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.8. Mobile Traffic Displays mobile connection data sent and received in KB of this day, week, month. 6.9. Speed Test Speed test is a tool for measuring your internet connection upload and download speeds. You can select servers for manual testing, or use auto test.

  • Page 38: Events Log

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.10. Events Log Event log displays such actions as: login, reboot, firmware flashing and reset. 6.10.1 All Events Displays all router events, their type and time of occurrence. 6.10.2 System Events Displays all system events, their type and time of occurrence. Events include authentication or reboot requests, safemode, incoming and outgoing SMS and calls, configuration changes, DHCP Events.

  • Page 39: Network Events

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.10.3 Network Events Displays information about recent network events like connection status change, lease status change, network type or operator change. 6.10.4 Events Reporting Allows to view, enable, disable or modify created rules for events reporting.

  • Page 40: Reporting Configuration

    This menu allows a network manager to review rules created and to modify them,so after an event occurs, messages or e-mails are sent to a specific address (such as Case Communications SNMP based Caseview NMC) or phone numbers with information about the event.
  • Page 41 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 6.10.5.1 Events Log Report Configuration Allows to change the configuration of periodic events reporting to email or ftp. Field Name Sample Value Explanation Enable Enable/Disable Make a rule active/inactive Events log System Event type for which the rule is applied...

  • Page 42: Network

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.0. Network 7.1. Mobile 7.1.1 General 7.1.1.1 Mobile Configuration Here you can configure mobile settings which are used when connecting to your local 3G/LTE network. Field Name Sample Value Explanation PPP Mode uses a dialling number to establish a data Mobile connection.
  • Page 43 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Dialling *99***1# Dialling number is used to establish a mobile PPP (Point-to- Point-Protocol) connection. number Authentication CHAP, PAP or Authentication method, which your carrier uses to method none authenticate new connections. “username” Username Your username that you would use to connect to your carriers network.

  • Page 44: Sim Management

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field Name Possible values Explanation Enable Enable / disable Force LTE Network function periodically disables mobile data connection (for a few seconds) to allow the router to switch to LTE network. Tjis could ne because some operators do not support switching from 3G to LTE networks while data is being transferred.

  • Page 45: Network Operators

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.1.3 Network Operators This function lets you Scan, Select and enter manual Network Operator to which router should connect. Function will provide great utility when router is in Roaming conditions. Operator is selected only for the active SIM card. In order to specify operator for the other SIM card it must first be selected as primary SIM in “SIM Management”.

  • Page 46: Sim Idle Protection

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field Name Sample / Value Explanation Enable data Enable/Disable Disables mobile data when a limit for current connection limit period is reached Data limit (MB) Disable mobile data after limit value in MB is reached...

  • Page 47: Test

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field Name Sample value Explanation 1. Enable Enable/Disable Enables SIM idle protection 2. Period Month / Week Switches between monthly and weekly sim activation periods 3. Day 1-31 / Monday - Specifies the day for SIM idle protection activation, 1-31 if Period is Month, and Monday –...

  • Page 48: Wan

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.2. 7.2.1 Operating Mode Type Explanation 1 Main Wan Switches between Mobile, Wired and Wi-Fi interface for main WAN Let’s user to select one or two interfaces for WAN backup 2 BackUp Wan 3 Interface Name...

  • Page 49: General Setup

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.2.2.1. General Setup 7.2.2.1.1 Static This is the configuration setup for when you select the static protocol. Filed name Sample Explanation 1. IPv4 address 192.168.99.162 Your routers address on the WAN network A mask used to define how “large” the WAN 2.
  • Page 50 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.2.2.2.2 DHCP When you select the DHCP protocol you can use it as is, because most networks will not require any additional advanced configuration. PPOE 7.2.2.1.3 PPPoE This protocol is mainly used by DSL providers.
  • Page 51 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.2.2.2 Advanced These are the advanced settings for each of the protocols. If you are not sure how to alter these attributes it is highly recommended to leave them to highly trained professionals. 7.2.2.2.1 Static...
  • Page 52 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.2.2.2.3 PPPoE Field Name Sample / Value Explanation Disable NAT Enable / disable If checked, router will not perform NAT (masquerade) on this interface Use default Enable / disable If unchecked, no default route is configured...

  • Page 53: Backup Wan Configuration

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.2.2.2.5. Backup WAN configuration Backup WAN is function that allows you to back up your primary connection in case it goes down. There can be two backup connections selected at the same time, in that case, when primary connection fails, router tries to use backup with higher priority and if that is unavailable or fails too, then router tries the backup with lower priority.

  • Page 54: How Do I Set Up A Backup Link

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.2.2.3. How do I set up a backup Link? First we must select a main link and choose one or two backup links in WAN section. Then push the “Edit” button and configure your WAN and Backup Wan settings to your liking. Click Save and wait until the settings are applied.

  • Page 55: Lan

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual General Setup 7.3. This page is used to configure the LAN network, where all your devices and computers that you connect to the router will reside. 7.3.1 Configuration 7.3.2.1 General Set Up Field Name Sample Value...

  • Page 56: Dhcp Server

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.3.2 DHCP Server The DHCP server is the router side service that can automatically configure the TCP/IP settings of any device that requests such a service. If you connect a device that has been configured to obtain IP address automatically the DHCP server will lease an address and the device will be able to fully communicate with the router.
  • Page 57 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.3.2.2 Advanced settings You can also define some advanced options that specify how the DHCP server will operate on your LAN. Field Name Sample / Explanation Value Dynamic Checked/ Dynamically allocate client addresses, if set to 0 only...

  • Page 58: Vlan

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.4. VLAN On this page you can configure your virtual LAN settings, either Port based or Tag based. 7.4.1 VLAN Networks 7.4.1.1 VLAN Functionality Field Name Sample Value Explanation 1. VLAN mode Disabled / Port based /...

  • Page 59: Lan Networks

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual If VLAN mode – tagged based If VLAN mode – tagged based Field Name Sample Value Explanation VLAN ID VLAN Identification number, allowed in range (1-4094) Wireless access points Enabled / Disabled Assign selected access point(s) to selected LAN.

  • Page 60: Wireless

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.5. Wireless On this page you can configure your wireless settings. Depending on whether your WAN mode is set to Wi-Fi or not, the page will display either the options for configuring an Access Point or options for configuring a connection to some local access point.

  • Page 61: Interface

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field name Sample value Explanation Mode Auto, b, g, g+n Different modes provide different throughput and security options. Country Code Any ISO/IEC 3166 Selecting this will help the wireless radio alpha2 country code configure its internal parameters to meet your countries wireless regulations.

  • Page 62: Client

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.5.1.2.2 MAC Filter Filter – you can define a rule for what to do with the MAC list you’ve defined. You can either allow only the listed MACs or allow ALL, but forbid only the listed ones.

  • Page 63: Firewall

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.6. Firewall In this section we will look over the various firewall features that come with CASE6904. 7.6.1 General Settings The routers firewall uses a standard Linux IPTables package, which uses routing chains and policies to provide control over inbound and outbound traffic...

  • Page 64: Dmz

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.6.2 By enabling DMZ for a specific internal host (for e.g.: your computer), you will expose that host and its services to the routers WAN network (i.e. - internet). 7.6.3 Port Forwarding Here you can define your own port forwarding rules You can use port forwarding to set up servers and services on local LAN machines.
  • Page 65 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field Name Sample value Explanation “Local Website” Name Name of the rule. Used purely to make it easier to manage rules. Protocol TCP/UDP/TCP+ You may specify multiple by selecting (custom) and then entering protocols separated by space...

  • Page 66: Traffic Rules

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Traffic Rules 7.6.4 Traffic rule page contains a more generalised rule definition. With it you can block or open ports, alter how traffic is forwarded between LAN and WAN and many more things. Field Name...
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  • Page 68: Open Ports On The Router

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field Name Sample Value Explanation “Allow-DHCP-Relay Name Used to make rule management easier Restrict to IPv4 - only Match traffic from selected address family address only family Protocol TCP/UDP/Any/ICMP/ Protocol of the packet that is being matched...

  • Page 69: New Forward Rule

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.6.4.2 New Forward Rule Field Name Sample value Explanation Name Forward_rule_new Used to make rule management easier Source LAN/VPN/WAN Match incoming traffic from selected address family only Protocol LAN/VPN/Any/ICMP/ Protocol of the packet that is being matched against traffic rules.
  • Page 70 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual You can configure firewall source NAT rule, by clicking the edit button Field Name Sample Value Explanation Name Allow-DHCP- Used to make rule management easier Relay Protocol TCP/UDP/Any/IC Protocol of the packet that is being matched against...

  • Page 71: Custom Rules

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Match forwarded traffic to the given destination Destination port port or port range only “10.101.1.10” Rewrite matched traffic to the given IP address SNAT IP Address “22” Rewrite matched traffic to the given source port.

  • Page 72: Ddos Prevention

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.6.6 DDOS Prevention 7.6.6.1 SYN Flooding Protection SYN Flood Protection allows you to protect from attack that exploits part of the normal TCP three-way handshake to consume resources on the targeted server and render it unresponsive.

  • Page 73: Ssh Attack Prevention

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field Name Sample value Explanation Enable ICMP Enable/Disable Blocks remote ICMP echo-request type requests Enable ICMP limit Enable/Disable Enable ICMP echo-request limit in selected period Limit period Second/Minute/ Select in what period limit ICMP echo-...

  • Page 74: Https Attack Prevention

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field Name Sample value Explanation Enable HTTP limit Enable/Disable Limits HTTP connections per period Limit period Second/Minute/ Select in what period limit HTTP Hour/Day connections “10” Limit Maximum HTTP connections during the period “10” Limit burst Indicating the maximum burst before the above limit kicks in.

  • Page 75: Static Routes

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 7.7. Static Routes Static routes provide a way of entering custom entries in the internal routing table of the Case Communications 6904 Field Name Value Explanation The zone where the ‘Target’ resides Interface LAN/WAN/PPP/WAN2 Target...

  • Page 76: Services Vrrp

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.0. Services 8.1. VRRP 8.1.1 VRRP LAN Configuration settings Field Name Sample Explanation Enable Enable / disable Enable VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) for LAN IP Address 192.168.1.253 Virtual IP address for LAN's VRRP (Virtual Router...

  • Page 77: Tr-069 Parameters Configuration

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual TR-069 TR-069 is a standard developed for automatic configuration and management of remote devices by Auto Configuration Servers (ACS). 8.2.1. TR-069 Parameters Configuration Field name Sample Explanation Enable Enable/Disable Enable TR-069 client Enable Periodic Enable/Disable...

  • Page 78: Web Filtering

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Web Filtering 8.3.1 Site Blocking Field Name Sample Explanation Enable Enable / Disable Enable host name based websites blocking Mode Whitelist/blacklist Whitelist - allow every site on the list and block everything else. Blacklist - block every site on the list and allow everything else 8.3.2...

  • Page 79: Ntp

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual NTP configuration lets you setup and synchronize routers time. Field Name Description Notes Local time of router. Current System Time ------------------- Time zone of your country. Time Zone ------------------- Enable NTP Enables the functionality -------------------...

  • Page 80: Vpn

    VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a method for secure data transfer through unsafe public network. This section explains how to configure OpenVPN, which is implementation of VPN supported by the Case 6904 router. A picture below demonstrates default OpenVPN configurations list, which is empty, so you have to define a new configuration to establish any sort of OpenVPN connection.
  • Page 81 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual There can be multiple server / client instances Page 8-6 Rev 1.19B...
  • Page 82 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field name Explanation Enable Switches configuration on and off. This must be selected to make configuration active. TUN / TAP Selects virtual VPN interface type. TUN is most often used in typical IP- level VPN connections, however, TAP is required to some Ethernet bridging configurations.

  • Page 83: Ip Sec

    IP address My identifier Set the device identifier for IPSec tunnel. In case the 6904 has a Private IP, its identifier should be its own LAN network address. In this way, the mobile users are better supported Specify the authentication secret [string]. Secret’s length depends Pre-share key on selected algorithm, eg.
  • Page 84 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Phase 1 and Phase 2 must be configured accordingly to the IPSec server configuration, thus algorithms, authentication and lifetimes of each phase must be identical. Remote Network Secure Group – Set the remote network (Secure Policy Database) information.

  • Page 85: Gre Tunnel

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.5.3 GRE Tunnel GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation RFC2784) is a solution for tunnelling RFC1812 private address-space traffic over an intermediate TCP/IP network such as the Internet. GRE tunnelling does not use encryption it simply encapsulates data and sends it over the WAN.
  • Page 86 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field Name Explanation Enable Check the box to enable the GRE Tunnel function. Remote end point Specify remote WAN IP address IP address Remote network IP address of LAN network on the remote device. Remote network Network of LAN network on the remote device.

  • Page 87: Pptp

    Field Name Explanation 1 Enable Check the box to enable the PPTP function. 2 Local IP IP Address of this device (6904) 3 Remote IP range begin IP address leases beginning 4 Remote IP range end IP address leases end...

  • Page 88: L2Tp

    Field Name Explanation 1 Enable Check the box to enable the L2TP function. 2 Local IP IP Address of this device (6904) 3 Remote IP range begin IP address leases beginning 4 Remote IP range end IP address leases end...

  • Page 89: Dynamic Dns

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is a domain name service allowing to link dynamic IP addresses to static hostname. To start using this feature firstly you should register to DDNS service provider (example list is given in description).
  • Page 90 IP address of that Custom interface to DDNS server. So if, for example, your 6904 has Private IP (i.e. 10.140.56.57) on its WAN (3G/LTE interface), then you can send this exact IP to DDNS server by selecting "Private", or by selecting "Custom"...

  • Page 91: Snmp

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual SNMP SNMP settings window allows you to remotely monitor and send GSM event information to the server. 8.7.1 SNMP Settings Field name Value Explanation Run SNMP (Simple Network Management Enable SNMP Enable / Protocol) service on system's start up...

  • Page 92: Trap Settings

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 1.3.6.1.4.1.99999.1.1.9 Mobile network registration status 1.3.6.1.4.1.99999.1.1.10 Signal level 1.3.6.1.4.1.99999.1.1.11 Operator currently in use 1.3.6.1.4.1.99999.1.1.12 Operator number (MCC+MNC) 1.3.6.1.4.1.99999.1.1.13 Data session connection state 1.3.6.1.4.1.99999.1.1.14 Data session connection type 1.3.6.1.4.1.99999.1.1.15 Signal strength trap 1.3.6.1.4.1.99999.1.1.16 Connection type trap 8.7.2...

  • Page 93: Sms Utilities

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual SMS Utilities The Case 6904 has an extensive number of SMS Utilities. These are subdivided into 6 sections: SMS Utilities, Call Utilities, User Groups, SMS Management, Remote Configuration, Statistics. SMS Utilities 8.8.1 You can choose your SMS Keyword (text to be sent) and authorized phone number in the main menu.
  • Page 94 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field name Value Explanation Enable This check box will enable If you select Get Status, it will send routers status and disable SMS reboot once it has rebooted and is operational again. For reboot function.
  • Page 95 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Mobile settings via SMS parameters Field name Value Explanation Apn= i.e. internet.gprs Sets APN. i.e: apn=internet.gprs dialnumber= i.e. *99***1# Sets dial number auth_mode= none Sets authentication mode chap Service= auto You can add as many phone numbers as you need.

  • Page 96: Calling Utilities

    Wi-Fi ON/OFF, turn Mobile data ON/OFF. Only thing that is needed is to call routers SIM card number from allowed phone (user) and 6904 will perform all actions that are assigned for this particular number. To configure new action on call rules you just need to click the Add button in the ”New Call rule”...

  • Page 97: Sms Management

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.8.4 SMS Management 8.8.1.1. Read SMS In SMS Management page Read SMS you can read and delete received/stored SMS. 8.8.1.2. Send SMS Field name Sample Explanation Recipients phone number. Should be preceded 1 Phone Number +44 706 with country code, i.e.

  • Page 98: Remote Configuration

    8.8.5. Remote Configuration The Case Communications 6904 router can be configured via an SMS from another 6904. You only have to select which configuration details are to be sent, generate the SMS Text, type in the phone number and Serial number of the router that you wish to configure and Send the SMS.

  • Page 99: Send Configuration

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.8.5.2. Send Configuration This section lets you configure remote Case 6904 devices. The authorisation settings must confirm to those that are set on the receiving party. Page 8-24 Rev 1.19B...
  • Page 100 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field name Values Explanation Generate SMS 217.147.40.255 Generate new SMS settings or use current device configuration Mobile SIM1 / SIM 2 Include configuration for mobile network Enable/Disable Include configuration for WAN (Wide Area Network) Enable/Disable...

  • Page 101: Statistics

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field name Sample Explanation Here you can review and 1 Message text Generated configuration field modify the configuration text message to be sent +4401494880240 The phone number of the 2 Phone Number router to receive the...

  • Page 102: Sms Gateway

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual SMS Gateway 8.9.1 Post / Get Configuration Post/Get Configuration allows you to perform actions by writing these requests URI after your device IP address. The user name and password are supplied by your carrier. Field name...

  • Page 103: Sytnax Of Http / Post / Get String

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.9.1.2. Sytnax of HTTP / POST / GET String HTTP POST/GET String Explanation /cgibin/sms_read?number={MESSAGE_INDEX} Read Msg /cgibin/sms_send?number={PHONE_NUMBER} Send Msg http://{IP_ADDRESS} &text={MESSAGE_TEXT} /cgibin/sms_delete?number={MESSAGE_INDE Delete Msg /cgi-bin/sms_list? List all Msg /cgi-bin/sms_ total? Number of msg in memory Note: parameters of HTTP POST/GET string are in capital letters inside curly brackets.

  • Page 104: Email To Sms

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.9.2 Email to SMS Field name Values Notes 1 Enable Enable / Disable Allows to convert received Email to “pop.gmail.com” 2 POP3 server POP3 server address “995” 3 Server port Server authentication port “admin” 4 User Name...

  • Page 105: Scheduled Messages

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.9.3 Scheduled Messages Scheduled messages allows to periodically send mobile messages to specified number. 8.9.3.1. Schedules Messages Configuration Field name Values Notes 1 Enable Enable / Disable Activates periodical message sending 2 Recipient’s phone +4401494880240...

  • Page 106: Auto Reply Configuration

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.9.4. Auto Reply Configuration Auto reply allows replying to every message that router receives to everyone or to listed numbers only. 8.9.5. SMS Forward 8.9.5.1 SMS Forwarding to HTTP This functionality forwards mobile messages from all or only specified senders to HTTP, using either POST or GET methods.
  • Page 107 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual “sender” Name to assign for sender’s phone 4 Number value name number value in query string “Text” 5 Message value Name to assign for message text value in name query string 6 Extra data pair 1...
  • Page 108 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.9.5.2 SMS Forwarding to SMS Field name Values Notes 1 Enable Enable / Disable Enable mobile message forwarding 2 Add Sender Enable / Disable If enabled, original senders number Number will be added at the end of the...

  • Page 109: Smpp

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field name Values Notes Enable Enable / Disable Enable mobile message forwarding to email Add sender Enable / Disable If enabled, original senders number number will be added at the end of the forwarded message “forwarded...

  • Page 110: Cli

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.10 CLI or Command Line Interface functionality allows you to enter and execute commands into routers terminal. 8.11 HOT SPOT Wireless hotspot provides essential functionality for managing an open access wireless network. In addition to standard RADIUS server authentication there is also the ability to gather and upload detailed logs on what each device (denoted as a MAC address) was doing on the network (what sites were traversed, etc.).

  • Page 111: General Settings

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.11.1 General Settings Field name Explanation Enabled Check this flag to enable hotspot functionality on the router. ARP IP Access Point IP address. This will be the address of the router on the hotspot network. The router will automatically create a network according to its own IP and the CIDR number that you specify after the slash.

  • Page 112: Internet Access Restriction Settings

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.11.2 Internet Access Restriction Settings Allows to disable internet access on specified day and hour of every week. 8.11.3 Logging Field name Explanation Enable Check this box if you want to enable wireless traffic logging. This...

  • Page 113: Landing Page

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field name Explanation The mode of the schedule. Use “Fixed” if you want the uploading to be Mode done on a specific time of the day. Use “Interval” If you want the uploading to be done at fixed interval.

  • Page 114: Radius Server Configuration

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field name Explanation Page title Will be seen as landing page title Theme Landing page theme selection Upload login page Allows to upload custom landing page theme Login page file Allows to download and save your landing page file In the sections –...

  • Page 115: Statistics

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field name Explanation Activates an authentication and accounting system Enable Activates remote access to radius server Remote Access Port on which to listen for accounting Accounting port Port on which to listen for authentication Authentication port 8.11.6...

  • Page 116: Periodic Reboot

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field name Explanation Notes Enable This check box will enable or disable Ping Reboot is disabled by Ping reboot feature. default. Reboot router if The check box will disable router re- This check box must be...

  • Page 117: Qos

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 8.13 QoS (Quality of Service) is the idea that transmission rates, error rates, and other characteristics can be measured, improved, and, to some extent, guaranteed in advance. QoS is of particular concern for the continuous transmission of high-bandwidth video and multimedia information.

  • Page 118: System

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual System Configuration Wizard The configuration wizard provides a simple way of quickly configuring the device in order to bring it up to basic functionality. The wizard is comprised out of 4 steps and they are as...
  • Page 119 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Step 3 (LAN) Next, you are given the chance to configure your LAN and DHCP server options. For a detailed explanation see LAN under Network. Step 4 (Wi-Fi) The final step allows you to configure your wireless settings in order to set up a rudimentary Access Point.

  • Page 120: Profiles

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Profiles Router can have virtually unlimited number or configuration profiles, which you can later apply either via Web GUI or via SMS. When you add New Profile, you save current full configuration of the router. Note: profile names cannot exceed 10 symbols.

  • Page 121: Troubleshooting

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Field Name Explanation Router Name Enter your new router name. Host Name Enter your new host name. New Password Enter your new administration password. Changing this password will change SSH password as well. Confirm new password Re-enter your new administration password.

  • Page 122: Backup

    Explanation Backup Archive Download current router settings file to personal computer. This file can be loaded to other Case 6904 with same Firmware version in order to quickly configure it. Restore from Select, upload and restore router settings file from personal backup computer.
  • Page 123 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 9.3.3.1. Access Control General Field Name Explanation Enable SSH Access Check box to enable SSH access. Remote SSH access Check box to enable remote SSH access. Port Port to be used for SSH connection Enable HTTP access...
  • Page 124 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 9.3.3.2. Access Control Safety Field Name Explanation SSH access secure enable Check box to enable SSH access secure functionality. If check box is selected – blocked addresses are removed Clean after reboot after every reboot.

  • Page 125: Diagnostics

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 9.3.4. Diagnostics Field Name Explanation Host Enter server IP address or hostname. Utility used to test the reachability of a host on an Internet IP network Ping and to measure the round-trip time for messages sent from the originating host to a destination server.

  • Page 126: Overview

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 9.3.6. Overview Field Name Explanation Mobile Check box to show Mobile table in Overview page SMS counter Check box to show SMS counter table in Overview page System Check box to show System table in Overview page...

  • Page 127: User Scripts

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual 9.3.7. Monitoring Monitoring functionality allows your router to be connected to remote monitoring system. Also Mac address and router serial numbers are displayed for convenience n this page, because they are needed when adding device to monitoring system.

  • Page 128: Safe Mode

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Safe Mode The Case Communications 6904 Router contains two firmware images in its internal flash memory. Master firmware image is the default one and is constantly used by the user. Another is safe mode firmware, which is the backup of the master firmware.

  • Page 129: Fota

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Keep settings – if the check box is selected router will keep saved user configuration settings after firmware upgrade. When check box is not selected all router settings will be restored to factory defaults after firmware upgrade. When upgrading firmware, you can choose settings that you wish to keep after the upgrade.

  • Page 130: Restore Point

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Restore Point 9.7.1. Create Restore Pont Allows to create firmware restore points with all custom configurations. You can download created restore points to your computer 9.7.2. Restore Point Load Allows to restore configuration from previously saved restore point. You can upload restore point from your computer.

  • Page 131: System Recovery

    10.1 Reset Button The 6904 reset button is located on the back panel of the device. The reset button has several functions: Reboot the device. After the device has started if the reset button is pressed for up to 4 seconds the device will reboot.

  • Page 132: Glossary

    6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Glossary WAN – Wide Area Network - is a telecommunication network that covers a broad area (i.e., any network that links across metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries). Here we use the term WAN to mean the external network that the router uses to reach the internet.
  • Page 133 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual TKIP – Temporal Key Integrity Protocol – scrambles the keys using hashing algorithm and, by adding an integrity-checking feature, ensure that the keys haven’t been tampered with. CCMP – Counter Mode Cipher Block Chaining Message - Authentication Code Protocol –...
  • Page 134 6904 3G/4G LTE Router Manual Case Communications Technical Publications www.casecomms.com admin@casecomms.com Tel: +44 (0) 1494 880 240 Glossary Rev 1.19B...

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