Connecting the WiFi antenna ..............18 2.15 Powering up ................... 18 2.16 Reset button ..................18 GW6600 Series LED behaviour ..............19 Main LED behaviour................. 19 Ethernet port LED behaviour ..............21 Factory configuration extraction from SIM card ......... 22 Accessing the router ................... 23 Configuration packages used ..............
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Introduction Based on the very latest ADSL2+, WiFi and 3G HSPA+ technology, Virtual Access GW6600 Series routers address the needs of today’s businesses for managed resilient broadband connectivity. Point of Sale (POS), retail branch office, security monitoring and other key business applications demand managed connectivity that is cost-effective, high performance and resilient to network outage or last mile circuit failure.
2: GW6600 Series hardware _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.7 Operating temperature range The operating temperature range depends on the router model and the router’s type of module. Region 2G Bands 3G Bands LTE Bands Operating Orde Band Temp Code Europe 850/900/1800/ 900/2100 -40°C to 70°C...
-40°C to +70°C PSU 2.8 Antenna GW6600 Series routers have four SMA connectors for connection of up to four antennas for antenna diversity. Antenna diversity helps improve the quality of a wireless link by mitigating problems associated with multipath interference.
1 x lockable SIM cover. 1 x 3G antenna 1 x WiFi antenna Extra antennas Virtual Access supplies a wide range of antennas for 3G and WiFi. Please visit our website: www.virtualaccess.com contact Virtual Access for more information. Table 4: GW6600 Series router optional components 2.10...
Over 30 seconds Releasing after 30 seconds performs a normal reset. Table 5: GW6600 Series router reset behaviour 2.16.1 Recovery mode Recovery mode is a fail-safe mode where the router can load a default configuration from the routers firmware. If your router goes into recovery mode, all config files are kept intact.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 GW6600 Series LED behaviour 3.1 Main LED behaviour The GW6600 Series router has single colour LEDs. When the router is powered on, the power LED is green. Figure 1: LEDs on a GW6630 Series router The possible LED states are: •...
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Flashing Modem training. No data transmit. Dial modem DAT LED Flashing Transmit data. Table 7: Dial modem LED behaviour on GW6600 Series models Applies to the GW6610-LL model. CESoP enabled. Leased Line SYN LED CESoP disabled. Receive data. Leased Line DAT LED No data received.
3: GW6600 Series LED behaviour _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.2 Ethernet port LED behaviour The Ethernet port has two LEDs: a LINK LED (green) and an ACT LED (amber). When looking at the port, the LED on the left hand side is the LINK LED, and the ACT LED is on the right hand side.
4: Factory configuration extraction from SIM card _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Factory configuration extraction from SIM card Virtual Access routers have a feature to update the factory configuration from a SIM card. This allows you to change the factory configuration of a router when installing the SIM.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 Using the Command Line Interface This chapter explains how to view Virtual Access routers' log files and edit configuration files using a Command Line Interface (CLI) and the Unified Configuration Interface (UCI) system. Some commands may vary between router models.
7.3 Configuration files The table below lists common package configuration files that can be edited using uci commands. Other configuration files may also be present depending on the specific options available on the Virtual Access router. File Description Management...
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8.1.2 Upgrading router firmware for software versions pre- 72.002 Copy the new firmware issued by Virtual Access to a PC connected to the router. In the top menu, select System tab -> Backup/Flash Firmware. The Flash operations page appears.
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8.1.3 Upgrading router firmware for software version 72.002 and above Copy the new firmware issued by Virtual Access to a PC connected to the router. In the top menu, select System tab > Flash operations. The Flash operations page appears.
11: Configuring VLAN _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11 Configuring VLAN 11.1 Maximum number of VLANs supported Virtual Access’ routers support up to 4095 VLANs. 11.2 Configuration package used Package Sections Network 11.3 Configuring VLAN using the web interface 11.3.1 Create a VLAN interface To configure VLAN using the web interface, in the top menu, select Network - >Interfaces.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12 Configuring a WiFi connection This section explains how to configure WiFi on a Virtual Access router using the web interface or via UCI. WiFi can act as an Access Point (AP) to another device in the network or it can act as a client to an existing AP.
17: Dial modem _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17 Dial modem Virtual Access GW6000V-F Series and GW7630 Series routers are optionally fitted with a dial (V.90) modem. The table below shows standards that are supported. Data modem V.90 V.34 V.32bis V.32 V.29 V.22bis V.22 V.22 Fast Connect...
RIPv2 routers will both send and receive only Version 2 updates • Virtual Access ripd package supports RIP version 2 as described in RFC2453 and RIP version 1 as described in RFC1058. It is part of Quagga suite of applications for routing.
24 Automatic operator selection This section describes how to configure and operate the Automatic Operator Selection feature of a Virtual Access router. When the roaming SIM is connected, the radio module has the ability to scan available networks. The router, using mobile and multi-WAN packages, finds available networks to create and sort interfaces according to their signal strength.
29.1 Overview Dynamic DNS (DDNS) functionality on a Virtual Access router will dynamically perform DDNS updates to a server so it can associate an IP address with a correctly associated DNS name. Users can then contact a machine, router, device and so on with a DNS name rather than a dynamic IP address.
If you need to create an IPSec template for DMVPN, read the chapter ‘Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Network (DMVPN)’. The number of IPSec tunnels supported by Virtual Access’ routers is not limited in any way by software; the only hardware limitation is the amount of RAM installed on the device.
New hubs can be added to the network to improve the performances and reliability. Ability to carry multicast and main routing protocols traffic (RIP, OSPF, BGP). • DMVPN can be deployed using Activator, the Virtual Access automated • provisioning system. Simplifies branch communications by enabling direct branch to branch •...
35.1 Configuring VLAN PCP tagging Virtual Access routers have the capability to respect and set PCP priority values inside 802.1Q VLAN tagged frames. The following partial export of network configuration shows how to configure VLAN priorities for specific interfaces (VLANs).
36: QoS: type of service _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 36 QoS: type of service Virtual Access routers are capable of implementing quality of service configurations on a per interface basis, which allows traffic prioritisation based on type of service criteria parameters. 36.1 QoS configuration overview...
37.2 Monitor Monitor is a Virtual Access proprietary tool, based on SNMP protocol, to monitor wide networks of deployed routers. The router will be configured to send information to Monitor, which is then stored and viewed centrally via the Monitor application. This includes features such as traffic light availability status, syslog and SLA monitoring.
40: Event system _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 40 Event system Virtual Access routers feature an event system. It allows you to forward Virtual Access specific router events to predefined targets for efficient control and management of devices. This chapter explains how the event system works and how to configure it using UCI commands.
Virtual Access cannot be held liable for any fees charged by the carrier to the customer for their data usage. We recommend that the configured data usage is lower than the allowance and that traffic percentage alerts are used.
DSR UP signal and then it resets up the UDP session. 42.7 Serial mode GPIO control On some models of Virtual Access routers it is possible to change the physical transmission mode between RS232 and RS485. This is only applicable to the second serial port on the routers: /dev/ttySC1.
CESoPSN is an abbreviation for “Circuit Emulation Services over Packet Switched Network”. It is defined in IETF RFC5086 and is currently supported on Virtual Access router models fitted with LL, X.21 or E1/T1 interfaces. It is used to carry an analogue leased line, an X.21 interface, an E1 timeslot or a group of E1 timeslots over a packet...
43.3 Virtual Access proprietary SAToP/CESoPSN protocol extension To compensate for packet loss in the network, Virtual Access implemented a proprietary extension to SAToP/CESoPSN. When enabled, a copy of the previous packet payload is added to the end of the packet. With the help of this mechanism it is possible to overcome the loss of single packets.
Enables the use of the TOS field in the IP header. UCI: cesopd.main.tos_enabled Disabled. Opt: tos_enabled Enabled. Web: TOS Value Note: before changing this value, consult with Virtual Access support. UCI: cesopd.main.tos_value Decimal value of the TOS field in the IP Opt: tos_value header.
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43: Configuring SAToP and CESoPSN _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Web: Enable Packet Redundancy Enables a Virtual Access proprietary CESoPSN protocol extension, which can help to overcome packet loss. See the section ‘Virtual UCI: Access proprietary CESoPSN protocol extension’ for more cesopd.[port].va_prop_payload_redundan information. cy_enabled...
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43: Configuring SAToP and CESoPSN _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ The output provided by cesop show debug is intended for Virtual Access support technicians and therefore the interpretation of the output produced by cesop show debug command is not explained here. root@VA_router:~# cesop show debug...
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If enabled, the blackbox records instances of packet loss or the late transmission and reception of packets. The information stored in the blackbox can help Virtual Access support analyse problems such as excessive jitter and packet loss. The information in the blackbox is intended for Virtual Access technicians and therefore, the interpretation of the output produced by cesop blackbox show command is not explained here.
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The command cesop upgrade usbcard re-programs the E1 card with the image in /lib/firmware/va-userial.bin The command is used for software upgrade of the E1 card. If an upgrade is necessary the image will be provided by Virtual Access. The upgrade process is logged on syslog. root@VA_router:~# cesop upgrade usbcard...
Note: success of the pseudowire relies on the network’s ability to transfer the data without loss between the Virtual Access router and the provider. IP packet loss will result in momentary corruption of data, typically around 20 milliseconds in length. If you apply a codec to the data content, the codec may need to resynchronise the data stream, resulting in a larger outage of length determined solely by the codec.
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