Chapter 7 - Configuring Your Device; Home Page (Dashboard) - Multitech MultiConnect rCell 100 User Manual

CONFIGURING YOUR DEVICE
Chapter 7 – Configuring Your Device

Home Page (Dashboard)

The Home page (dashboard) displays a summary of the configuration settings for the MultiConnect rCell device.
The following settings, where applicable, include the area of the Web Management interface where they can be
accessed and changed.
Click Home to display the following information:
Router:
Model Number: The MultiConnect rCell model ID.
Serial Number: The MultiTech device ID.
Firmware: MultiConnect rCell MTR firmware version.
Current Time: Current date and time of the router. For information on setting the date and time, go to
Setup > Time Configuration.
Up Time: Amount of time the device has been continuously operating.
WAN Transport: Current transport for IP traffic leaving the LAN. If two WAN interfaces are configured for
use (Wi-Fi and cellular), the current WAN will be set based on the WAN configurations at Setup > WAN
Configuration.
LAN:
MAC Address: Media Access Control Address used to uniquely identify the devices LAN Ethernet
interface.
IP Address: LAN IP address of this device. To configure the IP address, go to Setup > IP Configuration.
Netmask: Network mask of the LAN. To configure the network mask, go to Setup > IP Configuration.
Gateway: Default gateway IP address of the LAN. To configure the default gateway, go to Setup > IP
Configuration.
DNS: Current Domain Name System IP addresses known by this device. To configure the DNS, go to
Setup > IP Configuration.
DHCP State: Current state of this device's DHCP server. To configure, go to Setup > DHCP Configuration.
Lease Range: Current DHCP lease range of this device's DHCP server. To configure, go to Setup > DHCP
Configuration.
Cellular:
Protocol Support (only available when you choose PPP-IP Passthrough): Choose only IPv4 for C2 and
EV3 as their cell radios do not support IPv6.
State: Current state of the cellular PPP link. For more information, go to Cellular > Cellular
Configuration.
Signal: Current signal strength of the cellular link. Mouse hover provides dBm value.
Connected: Total time connected for the current PPP session.
IP Address: Current cellular WAN IP address issued to this device by the cellular carrier.
Roaming: Indicates whether or not this device's cellular link is currently connected to its home network.
Phone number: Device's cellular phone number also known as Mobile Directory Number (MDN).
Tower: Tower ID of the cellular tower currently providing cellular service to this device.
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