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  • Page 1 MC-LR/MC-LR-4 MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4...
  • Page 2 Router Description MC Technologies routers are designed for industrial use. Advantages at a glance: • Easy expansion of protected networks. • High-security data transfer via IPsec or OpenVPN tunnel, plus integrated firewall. • Easy and identical configuration of router family via integrated web server, USB stick or "remote".

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.1.2 Upload configuration via SSH 2.2 Sending and receiving IO status, email and router status using XML files via the router socket server 2.2.1 Sample XML files 2.2.2 Functions test using Windows HyperTerminal User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 4: Configuration Via The Integrated Web Interface

    IP address to the PC (e.g. 192.168.0.2, default gateway 192.168.0.1). Factory reset Important note! All configuration settings will be deleted and reset to the „Factory Defaults“ setting. 1.2.3 Resetting all parameters on the web interface MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 5: Network Connections

    For each LAN-Port Link (1-4 depending of the router type) the connection of the port is shown Connected: The local Ethernet is active. Not connected: The local Ethernet is not active. IP Address Router IP address in the local network. Netmask Router net mask in the local network. User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 6: I/O Status

    VPN Service ON, Internet Link ON or Connection lost ON. Off: Output is not active. 1.3.3 ComSERVER (only for MC Router with RS232 or RS485 interface on X1) Status display of integrated ComSERVER See also 1.9.6. ComSERVER 1.3.4 Routing Table Display of current routing table. MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 7: Dhcp Leases

    Alias addresses how the router can be reached alternatively (up to eight other IP addresses). Subnet Mask Click "New" and add the other IP addresses, as well as the corresponding subnet masks. User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 8: Dhcp Server

    MAC address of the terminal equipment. Client IP address IP address of the terminal equipment. Static allocation of the IP addresses should not overlap with the dynamic IP addresses. An identical IP address should not be used in multiple static allocations. MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 9: Local Static Routes

    Network in CIDR notation: IP address / Net mask Example: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/yy (x..=IP address; yy=net mask) Example: yy=24 (number of binary "ones") => net mask = 255.255.255.0 Gateway The gateway how this network can be reached. User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 10: Wan Setup

    The router’s IP address at the WAN interface. Subnet Mask Subnet mask. Default Gateway The gateway’s IP address in the Internet. DNS Server The DNS server’s IP address. Sec. DNS Server The IP address of a second DNS server. MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 11: Dhcp Client- Preferred Setting For Operation

    1.5.1.3 PPPoE - PPPoE - Preferred setting for operation with DSL modems " " " " " " For operation with a (DSL-) modem select the PPPoE setting under Connection Type and click Apply User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 12: Static Routes

    Data packets from the local network can be defined using static routes for alternative routes in the WAN network. Static Routes Static Routes Network Network in CIDR notation. Gateway The gateway via which this network can be reached. MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 13: Dyndns

    DynDNS Password Enter the password for your DynDNS account here. DynDNS Hostname The host name selected for this router for DynDNS service. Your router can then be reached under this host name. User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 14: Connection Check

    Check interval in minutes. Max. retry Number of repetitions until the configured action "Activity" is performed. Activity Reboot: Restart the router. Reconnect: Re-establish packet data connection. Relogin: Restart the cellular interface by redialing the mobile service network. None: None. MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 15: General Setup

    Local SSH access to the router is possible. External access via SSH Disabled: Remote SSH access to the router is not possible (default). Enabled: Remote SSH access to the router is possible. User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 16: Firewall

    Data packets may not pass, the sender does not receive notification. Logging of firewall rules. Yes: Event is logged. Event is not logged (default). A new firewall rule is added below the last rule. Delete: The rule is deleted. MC Technologies GmbH...
  • Page 17 The "New" button allows a new rule to be added under the last rule. The "Delete" button deletes the rule from the table. Note: After clicking "Apply" carry out a reboot (see Page 41) or restart the router (interrupt the power supply). User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 18: Ipsec

    Check interval in seconds. Enabled Activate or deactivate VPN connection. Name Arbitrary name of VPN connection. Settings VPN connection settings. The "Edit" menu includes settings to establish IKE (Internet Key Exchange protocol) automatic key management for IPsec (see Page 25). MC Technologies GmbH...
  • Page 19 Virtual remote IP address when using clients that cannot connect networks Address (e.g. PC with Shrew Soft VPN software, smartphones, etc.). Address Remote IP address/subnet mask of the remote network to which the VPN connection needs to be established. Network User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)
  • Page 20 Connection established after valid call. Iniatiate on Input: Connection established after switch signal on IN of the I/O interface. Autoreset Click here and set a time in minutes after which the connection should be automatically disconnected. IPsec Connection IKE > Edit MC Technologies GmbH...
  • Page 21 DPD Delay Time interval to next check. DPD Timeout Time period after which the connection to the remote peer should be declared inactive. Default value: 120 seconds. Maximum: 86400 seconds (24 hours). User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 22: Certificates

    Two OpenVPN tunnels can be set up at the same time (Tunnel 1 and Tunnel 2.) The configuration of Tunnel 1 and Tunnel 2 is identical. Additionally, 2 OpenVPN Bridge-Connections can be established at the same time. MC Technologies GmbH...
  • Page 23 This option is recommended if IP addresses are used for dynamic communication. Redirect Default The default gateway is directed via the tunnel. Gateway Local Port Determines a fixed port for the OpenVPN client. User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 24: Port Forwarding

    Only with the setting "Connection NAT" "Port Forwarding" or "Host Forwarding": Packages leaving via the tunnel are rewritten to the router’s source address to allow devices connected to the router to access the other end of the tunnel. Encryption Encryption algorithm for the OpenVPN connection. MC Technologies GmbH...
  • Page 25 Default setting: 30 seconds. Restart Time period in seconds after which the connection to the remote peer should be restarted if there is no reply to the Keep Alive requests. Default setting: 120 seconds. User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 26: Connections Server (Only Mc-Lr Server)

    1.7.2.2 Connections Server (only for MC-LR SERVER) The OpenVPN server function is only supported by the MC-LR SERVER LAN router. In this case, an enhanced menu is available for configuration of OpenVPN connections. OpenVPN Client OpenVPN Client and Server Configuration of the OpenVPN server To activate the server, select the "Yes"...
  • Page 27 Factory setting: 120 seconds. Additional Options pushed to the Clients Can be used to provide clients with information about routes. Click "Redirect Default Gateway" to direct client routes via the OpenVPN tunnel. User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)
  • Page 28 Second client address = 172.16.0.9, etc.) The client subnet is automatically derived from the Client Subnet Base setting under: "OpenVPN Server". (e.g. Virtual network base = 192.168.1.0/24, First client subnet = 192.168.2.0./24, Second client subnet = 192.168.3.0/24, etc.) MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 29: Port Forwarding

    For every individual rule, you can determine if IP masquerading should be applied. Yes: IP masquerading is activated, reply to VPN tunnel is possible. (Default) reply to VPN tunnel is not possible. Comment Input comment. User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 30: Certificates

    Click on "Save" to generate and save a static key file. Load static Key Upload: Upload the static key file. The same file must be uploaded to the remote peer's OpenVPN server. Static Keys List of uploaded static key files. MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 31: Status

    Web server (if there is one). Client Subnet Client’s network address segment. Status Status Green symbol: The client is connected. Red symbol: The client is not connected. User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 32: Inputs

    Note: To send an email, the email account under the section 1.9.8 (see Page 40-41) SMTP Configuration must be set up. 1.8.2 Outputs The router switch output can be controlled remotely or switched using a router connection status. MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 33: Socket Server

    Port 1432. For examples of sending and receiving I/O status, email and router status using XML files via the router socket server see Section 2.2.1 (Page 47). User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 34: Hardware

    Release version Release version of router software. Operating system Version of operating system. Web-based management Version of web interface. MAC address LAN1 MAC address of Ethernet Connection 1. MAC address LAN2 MAC address of Ethernet Connection 2. MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 35: Software

    Port 80. The port can be changed here if needed. Example using router address 192.168.0.1: Web interface address: 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.0.1:80 Note: After clicking "Apply", perform a reboot (Page 44) or restart the router (interrupt the power supply). User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)
  • Page 36 Non volatile log Disabled: Logging on the internal RAM. USB stick: Logging on the USB stick on the front plate. SD card: Logging on internal SD card. The SD card is not included in the scope of delivery. MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 37: Reset Button

    Press the reset button to readdress the router web interface using the default IP address (192.168.0.1) for the Ethernet (LAN) connection. All configuration settings will be deleted and reset to "Factory Default". Click "Apply" to save your configuration. User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)
  • Page 38 The router does not supply an IP address to the connected PC via DHCP. You should thus set the PC to a fixed IP address (e.g. 192.168.0.2, default gateway 192.168.0.1). Factory reset Note: All configuration settings will be deleted and reset to the "Factory Defaults" setting. 1.2.3 Resetting of all settings in the Web interface MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 39: User

    All router activities are indicated in a log file. When the maximum storage capacity is reached, the oldest entries are overwritten. Log File Clear All entries are deleted. View Log file display. Save Storage of the log file as a text file on a user PC. User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 40: Comserver (Only For Mc Router With Rs232 Or Rs485 Interface On X1)

    1.9.7 SMTP Configuration - sending emails To send emails as described under 1.8.1 Input (page 33), an email server must be configured with the support of the SMTP protocol. Please use your selected email account's access data. MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 41: Configuration Up-/Download

    The transfer of an XML file for router configuration can also be carried out using the SSH protocol via the local Ethernet interface or in remote operation. Please follow the description under 2.1 (Page 44). User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 42: Rtc - Setting The Time And Date / Time Server

    Enabled: With daylight saving time. Time Server for Local Network Time Server Disabled: The router is not a time server for the local network. Enabled: The router is operated as a time server in the local network. MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 43: Reboot - Restarting The Router

    Select "Keep configuration" if your current configuration should be retained following a firmware update or remove the tick if the configuration should be reset to factory defaults. Package Update Upload: Allows you to upload the latest Web interface to the router. User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 44: Download Configuration Via Ssh

    Without router-reboot: pscp -scp -pw admin config.xml admin@192.168.0.1:/tmp/cfg.xml plink -2 -pw admin admin@192.168.0.1 "su -c \"/usr/sbin/store_cfg /tmp/cfg.xml\"" b. With subsequent router reboot: pscp -scp -pw admin config.xml admin@192.168.0.1:/tmp/cfg.xml plink -2 -pw admin admin@192.168.0.1 "su -c \"/usr/sbin/store_cfg /tmp/cfg.xml; /sbin/reboot\"" MC Technologies GmbH...

  • Page 45: Sample Xml Files

    Example: Sending an email <?xml version="1.0"?> <email to=name1@domain.de cc="name2@domain.de"> <subject>Test Mail</subject> <body>Dies ist ein E-Mail-Text. </body> </email> Example: Querying router status <?xml version="1.0"?> <info> <device /> <radio /> <ipsec /> <openvpn /> </info> User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)

  • Page 46: Functions Test Using Windows Hyperterminal

    1432 (Socket Server Port) Establish connection via: TCP/IP (Winsock) Open the connection. In the HyperTerminal menu "Transfer/send text file..", select the XML file to be transferred. After transfer is complete, HyperTerminal displays the answer to your query. MC Technologies GmbH...
  • Page 47 User Manual/Web Interface MC-LR/MC-LR-4/MC-LRS/MC-LRS-4 – 01/2018 (FW 2.07.3)
  • Page 48 MC Technologies GmbH Kabelkamp 2 30179 Hannover, Germany Tel.: +49 511 67 69 99 - 0 Direct: +49 511 67 69 99 - 128 Fax: +49 511 67 69 99 - 150 Web & Shop: www.mc-technologies.net E-Mail: router@mc-technologies.net Company profile...

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