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Beacon BC-3GM User Manual

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  • Page 1 BC-3GM User Manual Page Page 1 of 39 HSPA Cellular Router Cellular Router BC-3GM User Manual anual 3G Wireless Wireless Internet Access Device via HSPA with secure HTTPS ith secure HTTPS environment BEACON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY BEACON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY VERSION: v1.1.49 Technical Support: tech.support@beacon...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    BC-3GM User Manual Page 2 of 39 Table of Contents Copyright ..........................3 Purpose ..........................3 Revision History ........................ 3 Trademarks ......................... 3 Headquarter ........................3 1. INTRODUCTION ......................4 OVERVIEW ..................... 4 1.1. MAIN FEATURE .................... 5 1.2. BRIEF INFORMATION ..................6 APPEARANCE ....................

  • Page 3: Copyright

    (electronic, mechanical, photographic, or otherwise) without the prior permission of BEACON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY. Purpose This manual includes how to use and configure the BC-3GM (Model name). Revision History This user manual is based on firmware version v1.1.49...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Page 4 of 39 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. OVERVIEW BC-3GM is a 3G wireless internet access device with Ethernet interface, it performs wireless internet service between PC and wireless WAN via HSPA Cellular station. BC-3GM integrates a HSPA modem, a 32-bit MCU, system memories, a 10/100 Ethernet, Embedded OS, various network protocols for wireless internet.

  • Page 5: Main Feature

    BC-3GM User Manual Page 5 of 39 1.2. MAIN FEATURE 3G Wireless internet access device Integrated 3G wireless HSPA modem A 10/100Mbps Ethernet interface Embedded Operating System User friendly Web-based Management Tool 6-Status LED indicates real-time status of the device...

  • Page 6: Brief Information

    BC-3GM User Manual Page 6 of 39 2. BRIEF INFORMATION 2.1. APPEARANCE Below picture shows the appearance and structure of BC-3GM. [Picture 2.1: BC-3GM Appearance ] 2.2. COMPONENT 2.2.1. MiniDCJack Must connect the given power adapter DC 12V/1.5A on this jack.It can accept wide range 6V-30VDC for industrial purpose.
  • Page 7 Indicates that 100M LAN is disconnected. [Table 2.1 : LED indicator description on LAN port] User can connect BC-3GM with Host PC, HUB, Router etc, via 10/100 LAN port. The RJ-45 connector (LAN port) has two Link-LED. Table below lists out description for each LED indicator.

  • Page 8: Packages

    Indicates that RF signal sensitivity is poor. [Table 2.2: 6-Status LED indication] 2.2.9. U-SIM Socket For metal housing, it shows location of SIM card on the CASE. [Picture 2.2: 6-Status LED indication] 2.3. PACKAGES BC-3GM full package includes: 1. BC-3GM...

  • Page 9: Software Composition

    12V/1.5A Adapter 2.4. SOFTWARE COMPOSITION BC-3GM software includes: 2.4.1. Web-based configuration page BC-3GM has a web-based configuration page that user can access and make changes on configurations. 2.4.2. Firmware Firmware is the program operating the BC-3GM. Firmware: Version BC-3GM- v1.1.49* This version name will be changed whenever this is updated.

  • Page 10: Installation

    BC-3GM User Manual Page 10 of 39 3.1. Installation BC-3GM is a 3G wireless internet access device with PC or other LAN devices via HSPA mobile station. To install this device, please follow 5 steps below (corresponding position is marked in picture 3) to complete installation.

  • Page 11: Understanding Modem Router Mode

    (Refer to “6.1.1 Accessing WSU, 3) Select [Network] page then Click [WAN] menu.” for more details) 3.3. Understanding Modem Router Mode On Modem router mode, BC-3GM gets an IP from ISP (Internet Service Provider) then BC-3GM keeps the IP and shares the IP with connected Host PC via NAT.

  • Page 12: Setting Up Your Pc Environment

    BC-3GM User Manual Page 12 of 39 The main feature is that BC-3GM gets the mobile IP from ISP and your PC connected with BC-3GM has a private IP from DHCP of BC-3GM. On Modem Router mode, there are two kinds of options, one is always On-line and the other one is Demand On-line under Manual mode.
  • Page 13 BC-3GM User Manual Page 13 of 39 [Picture 4.2: Step 2 of setting up your PC’s network environment] Go to “General” Tab, scroll down the right hand side bar until you see “Internet Protocol [TCP/IP]”, then double click it. [Picture4.3: Step 3 of setting up your PC’s network environment]...

  • Page 14: Accessing Wsu (Web-Based Setting Utility)

    Page 14 of 39 [Picture 4.4: Step 4 of setting up your PC’s network environment] After setting up Host PC, please connect a LAN cable between PC and BC-3GM, then connect power cable between BC-3GM to power supply. Turn the power switch on then you will be able to see LED “IP”...

  • Page 15: How To Configure Wsu

    5.2. How to configure WSU When you finish configuration please click [Apply Changes] button, then please reboot BC-3GM to make new setting effective. Rebooting BC-3GM is a must. Click [REBOOT] menu, which will make new settings effective. 6. CONFIGURATION OF INTERNET CONNECTION 6.1.
  • Page 16 BC-3GM User Manual Page 16 of 39 [Picture 6.1: Home page of WSU] Up Time: The time period that router has been ON. IMEI: ID Number of router. Firmware version: It shows which firmware version that router is running. Area Information: It shows to which cell station that router is connecting.
  • Page 17 BC-3GM User Manual Page 17 of 39 [Picture6.2: Setting up WAN menu] Mode: Modem router and Disabled are available to select. Default value is Modem router APN Name: It is provided by service provider to link to internet. For example, in Australia, Telstra has a few different APN names.
  • Page 18 BC-3GM User Manual Page 18 of 39 [Picture 6.3: Setting up WAN menu] Auto PIN: To choose from Disable or enable. If you choose enable, Router will enter PIN code automatically each time router is powered on. Please keep your PIN code in safe place. If wrong code is entered for 3 times, SIM card will be locked by user.
  • Page 19 BC-3GM User Manual Page 19 of 39 [Picture 6.4: Keep alive menu] 4) Select [LAN] Gateway IP: Choose from Static or DHCP Client. If Static is chose, Router will use static IP address shown on “IP address”. If choose DHCP Client, Router IP address will be assigned by connecting host.
  • Page 20 BC-3GM User Manual Page 20 of 39 [Picture 6.5: Setting up LAN menu] 5) Click [Advanced] then [DMZ] This is to enable or disable DMZ function. If DMZ is Enabled, please enter DMZ Host IP address. Default is disabled. [Picture 6.6: Setting up DMZ menu]...
  • Page 21 BC-3GM User Manual Page 21 of 39 6) Click [Advanced] then [Port Forwarding] If Port Forwarding is enabled, user can connect to device through Router. For example, there are 2 pieces of network devices, Device A with IP address 1 92.168.0.200 with port 2010 and device B with IP address 192.168.0.211.
  • Page 22 BC-3GM User Manual Page 22 of 39 In-Bound IP Filtering: Enable this function will block all unregistered IP address to send in packet. Only registered IP address can send in packet under rule’s restriction. Rule: If Rule is click, the IP address can send it packet.
  • Page 23 BC-3GM User Manual Page 23 of 39 [Picture 6.8: Setting up IP filtering menu] 8) Click [Advanced] then [MAC Filter]. MAC Filtering: This is to block all un-wanted user if their equipment’s MAC address is not registered. If MAC Filtering is enabled, please enter MAC address and apply changes.
  • Page 24 BC-3GM User Manual Page 24 of 39 Enter current time in the text box. Enable NTP client update will synchronize to public time server. When router is power on, it will link to NTP server and update the timer. Time zone: To selection which time zone to use.
  • Page 25 BC-3GM User Manual Page 25 of 39 [Picture6.12: Setting up DDNS menu] 12) Click [Administrator] then [Password]. This section is for you to change name and password. When you login to Router, you need to enter exactly the same information as you have entered.
  • Page 26 BC-3GM User Manual Page 26 of 39 [Picture 6.14: Setting up Backup menu] 14) Click [Administrator] then [System Logs]. Enable log: Log file will shows on log screen. Enable Remote Logs: Log file will send to remote address which shows on Log Server IP Address.
  • Page 27 BC-3GM User Manual Page 27 of 39 You can see the old log in the system log page. If you enable remote log You can see logs on the PC for remote troubleshooting or administration. 15) Click [Administrator] then [System].
  • Page 28 BC-3GM User Manual Page 28 of 39 [Picture 6.17: Setting up Update menu] 17) Click [Reboot]. Reboot: When Reboot is clicked, it will pops up a dialog box for Save current setting and reboot. Click OK, router will save settings and reboot.

  • Page 29: Configuration Guide

    BC-3GM User Manual Page 29 of 39 [Picture 6.19: EIP SMS configuration menu] *Please be noted that each Chinese SMS messages contains up to 80 Chinese characters, each English SMS messages contains up to 160 ASCII characters. CONFIGURATION GUIDE For PLC 7.1.
  • Page 30 BC-3GM User Manual Page 30 of 39 [Picture7.1: Change Controller] 2) Create an Ethernet module and edit device type and revision information. [Picture7.2:Change device type revision] 3) Under Module Properties, General tab, change IP Address as shown below.
  • Page 31 BC-3GM User Manual Page 31 of 39 [Picture7.3: Change IP Address] 4) Create a module named BC-3GM,select module type as Ethernet-Module Gen eric Ethernet Module, modify IP address as 192.168.0.1。 [Picture7.4: Create BC-3GM module] 5) Import an Add-on program for BC-3GM_AddOn_Rung_v1_1.L5X In the Controller Organization window, expand the Tasksfolder and subfolde r until you reach the MainProgram folder.
  • Page 32 BC-3GM User Manual Page 32 of 39 [Picture7.5: Open MainRoutine folder] Select an empty rung in the routine, and right click to open a shortcut me nu. On the shortcut menu, choose Import Rungs. [Picture7.6: Import Rungs] Navigate to the location where you save the BC-3GM_AddOn_Rung_v1_1.L 5X, select it and click Import.
  • Page 33 BC-3GM User Manual Page 33 of 39 [Picture7.8: Modify Pointer] * Please be noted that ETHERNET-MODULE BC3GM is the BC-3GM module. [Picture7.9: Ethernet Module BC3GM] 7) Setup the communication paths for the AOI_BC3GM instruction after imp ort the sample rungs. The AOI_BC3GM instruction implements 6 function s.
  • Page 34 BC-3GM User Manual Page 34 of 39 [Picture7.10: Message Configuration] 8) Set up the number of phones to receive SMS messages by writing a value t o the tag BC3GM.SMS.WRITE.Phone_Count. The default value is 1. The maxi mum value is 5.
  • Page 35 BC-3GM User Manual Page 35 of 39 9) Set up the cellphone number in the tag BC3GM.SMS.WRITE.Phone_Number_x, ended by R$00.P [Picture7.12: Setup cellphone number] 10) Send SMS text in Chinese using EtherNet/IP Below are the steps how to send the predefined SMS messages.
  • Page 36 BC-3GM User Manual Page 36 of 39 [Picture7.13: Predefine SMS messages] 11) If you would like to send the predefined SMS 10, the data of the BC3GM.S MS.Write.Message tag will be filled with a null-terminated string “10” (BC3G M.SMS.Write.Message[0] = ‘1’, BC3GM.SMS.Write.Message[1] = ‘0’, BC3GM.S MS.Write.Message[2] = ‘$00’)

  • Page 37: Modbus Tcp Sms

    SMS data. BC-3GM supports sending both English and Chinese SMS messages through MODBUS TCP command to specified phone number BC-3GM supports Modbus function FC6 and FC16 used by Siemens and Schneider users to send 142 SMS transit messages, however totally 2...
  • Page 38 BC-3GM User Manual Page 38 of 39 commands FC16 will be necessary to complete this since Modbus itself allows the data access to up to 125 registers for each command. 7.2.2. SMS message parameter The Modbus TCP server listens to 502 port and 2000 port. It can support the following Modbus functions.

  • Page 39: Information Of Sms Function In Hspa Router

    BC-3GM User Manual Page 39 of 39 of predefined Chinese SMS messages. 8. INFORMATION OF SMS FUNCTION IN HSPA ROUTER 8.1. DSR.REBOOT If router receives this message D S R . R E B O O T , router will reboot and display "Router will reboot now.

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