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About This Guide Thank you for choosing Bivocom Industrial Cellular Router TG451 Series. Please thoroughly read this user guide before you configure and install the device. This manual is compatible with below models Model Description TG451-W Industrial WCDMA ROUTER TG451-LF...
Input), 1x CAN(Option), Dual SIM(Single module, option) and Dual SIM(Dual Module, option), GPS(Option) and WIFI, etc. TG451 Series Router enables users to quickly access the Internet, to ensure secure and reliable data transmission. It’s ideal for IOT (Internet of Things) and M2M(Machine to...
1.3 Dimensions 1.4 Physical Characteristics Physical Characteristics Housing Metal, IP30 145 x 114 x 45mm (5.71 x 4.49 x 1.77in), Antenna and other accessories not included. Dimensions 630g(1.39lbs) Weight 2. Getting Started 2.1 Package Checklist The following components are included in your TG451 package.
2.2.1 SIM/UIM Card TG451 supports normal SIM/UIM only, so if you’re using a Micro SIM or Nano SIM card, you may need to use a Micro SIM or Nano SIM to Normal SIM adapter. Make sure your router is powered off, then use a needle object(such as a pen) to push the button near the SIM/UIM card holder, it will flick out immediately.
300mV, and Instantaneous voltage shall not larger than 35V). When using Bivocom power adapter, please make you connect the cable to the right pin, red cable is for VIN+, and black cable is for VIN-, as below, or if may cause damage.
Indicator Status Content Power Powered On Powered Off 1 Lights Signal weak Signal 2 Lights Signal Middium Strength 3 Lights Signal Strong System Blink System works System doesn’t work Online Gateway accesses to Internet Gateway doesn’t access to Internet Alarm SIM/UIM Card is not insert corectly or broken ...
etc. Use a needle object(such as pen) to insert into hole of ‘Reset’, hold until all the LED indicators turn off. 3. Configuration and Management 3.0 Getting start Web UI TG451 provide visible and easy-to-use WebUI for configuration setting and management. Below sections indicate each menu items feature introduce and setting on WebUI.
3.1 View View page shows the basic system information including System, Network, Routes, System Log, VPN Status. Checking the following details information. 3.1.1 System System page show you an overview of TG451 information like SN, Firmware version, Memory usage, etc. 3.1.2 Network Network page display the current WAN status, like network type, IP address, Connect Status, and so on.
3.1.4 System Log System log page continuous print the current running status syslog. It is useful for troubleshooting when there are some features working not as expected. System log page provide three buttons for “Clear Log” which empty current printed log, “Save Log” which saving current printed log as a file, and “Refresh Log”...
3.2 Setup Setup page includes WAN, LAN, Wireless, Wireless Client, Online Detection, Diagnostics menus, which is for you configuring the features accordingly. 3.2.1 WAN WAN Setting contains General Setup which provide configuration option for setting “Connection Type” and relevant items. It supports “Static IP”, “DHCP”, “PPPoE”, “3G”, “LTE”, “Unmanaged”...
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Note, 1) PAP/CHAP Username password Only when you are using a private network SIM card, if you’re using public network SIM card, just keep it as null. 2) Choose Dial Number when you are using 3G type, different carriers may have different dial number, please ask your carrier for this info if you have questions.
3.2.2 LAN Menu of LAN are mainly for configuring IP address of TG451, set the IP address range of DHCP server, or disable DHCP. 1) Common Configuration IPv4 Address To configure IP address of LAN port. IPv4 Netmask The netmask of LAN port IP address. IPv4 Gateway Specify the next-hop routing gateway.
2) DHCP Server Settings Disable DHCP Click to disable DHCP server. Start Assign the IP address of DHCP server. For example, 100 means IP address starts from 192.168.1.100. Limit Assignable number of IP address, to ensure numbers of IP address of start and limit not exceed 250.
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1) WIFI 2.4G Provide Enable or Disable option for the WIFI function switch. 2) Network Name(SSID) WIFI network name setting. 3) Channel Support 1-13 channels or auto options, default value is auto, channel can be changed automatically. 4) Mode Support 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11bg, 802.11bgn options. This may related to the maximum speed of WiFi.
When Hide SSID enabled, SSID is invisible, and user need to enter the SSID to share the WIFI. Advanced Settings related to some specific parameters setting, this is for professional users, contact Bivocom support team in case you have further questions. 3.2.4 Wireless Client Wireless Client menu provide connecting network from local WiFi Hotspot, this setting...
related to WAN setting when you select Static IP or DHCP connection type. Enable wireless client and apply it, it will list all WiFi hotspots which can be detected. Join one of it, will ask you input the password if hotspot request. 3.2.5 Online Detection Online detection feature checking the network connection status periodically, if there has issue of connection, router will auto reconnect.
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1) Detection Type There are 3 types: ping, traceroute and DNS. Ping Router will ping an IP address periodically, if works, that means router is online. Traceroute Traceroute will trace routing path, if achieves the target address, that means router is online. ...
3.2.6 Diagnostics Diagnostics feature allow user check the network connection status manually. There are 3 types of diagnostics: ping, traceroute and nslookup Parameter of ping and traceroute can be a Domain Name or an IP address, used for checking if router is online or not. While nslookup is to analytic domain. 1) Ping Click ping, then you can check if there is response from an IP address, as bellow.
connection available. 3.3.2 Port Forwarding Comparing with DMZ, Port Forwarding is for more precise control, user can forward the data packet of a port to a host of LAN, to forward different port to different host. 1) Name You can name the rule you created. 2) Protocol You can choose TCP, UDP, or TCP/UDP.
After configured above-mentioned, click ‘Add’, then a new rule will be added, and click ‘Save & Apply’, to have the rule take effect. There are more setting items when click “Edit” button. 3.3.3 Traffic Rules Traffic rules is used for Firewall setting like opening some ports on router, such as remote access the configuration page of router, you can open port 80.
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1) Restrict to Address Family You can choose IPv4, IPv6, or Pv4/IPv6. 2) Protocol To choose the protocol you want for access control, it can TCP, UDP or TCP/UDP. 3) Source MAC Address To choose the source MAC address of data packet. 4) Source Address To choose the source IP address of data packet.
To choose the source port of data packet. 6) Destination Address To choose the destination IP address of data packet. 7) Destination Port To choose the destination port of data packet. 8) Action If the above-mentioned conditions matched, then you can choose below actions. ...
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1) PPTP Client 1. PPTP Client You can enable or disable PPTP client. 2. Server Address To enter the IP address or Domain Name of PPTP server. 3. User Name and Password To enter the user name and password provided by server. 4.
2) PPTP Server 1. PPTP Server You can enable or disable PPTP server. 2. Server Local IP To enter the server local IP address. 3. IP Address Range Type the range of assigned IP address. 4. Enable MPPE Encryption. You can enable MPPE encryption here. 5.
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1. L2TP Client You can enable or disable L2TP client. 2. Server Address To enter the IP address or Domain Name of L2TP server. 3. User Name and Password To enter the user name and password provided by server. 4. Remote Subnet To enter the remote subnet, for example, if LAN of L2TP server is 192.168.2.1, then you can enter remote subnet 192.168.2.0.
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2) L2TP Server 1. L2TP Server You can enable or disable L2TP server. 2. Server Local IP To enter the server local IP address. 3. IP Address Range Type the range of assigned IP address. 4. Enable MPPE Encryption. You can enable MPPE encryption here. 5.
You can enable or disable OpenVPN. 2) Topology Choose the topology, it can be point to point or subnet Note: For point to point, a tunnel will be established between 2 devices. While for subnet, multi devices will be connected to one server. 3) Role When topology is subnet, you need to choose you want it be a server or client.
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1) Peer Address To enter peer IP address or Domain Name, if choose as a server, you don’t need to enter 2) Negotiation Method You can choose ‘Main’ or ‘Aggressive’. 3) Tunnel Type You can choose ‘Site to Site, ‘Site to Host’, ‘Host to Host’, ‘Host to Site’. 4) Local Subnet Local subnet and mask, like 192.168.10.0/24.
Peer subnet and mask, like 192.168.20.0/24. 6) IKE Encryption Algorithm IKE phase encryption method 7) IKE Lifetime To set up IKE lifttime. 8) Local Identifier Local identifier of channel, can be an IP address or domain name. 9) Peer Identifier Peer identifier of channel, can be an IP address or domain name.
3.5.2 Static Routing Static routing is used to add a routing table entry. Interface: To choose which interface you want to add routing. Target: Can be a host IP, or subnet. IPv4 Netmask: The netmask of subnet, if the target is host, the netmask shall be 255.255.255.255.
3.5.4 Net Flow The traffic meter function of TG451 is for traffic statistics from WAN port, meanwhile, it has traffic overflow alarm function. Even if the router is powered off, the traffic statistics will be saved, and when you power on the router, the traffic will be counted based on your last time traffic.
3.5.5 GPS Location GPS location will report GPRMV information regularly, saying longitude and latitude information. And this function is used for accurate location of outdoor open area.
GPS Source: External for getting GPS data from independent GPS module (Option), while Dongle for getting GPS data from cellular module which may not so accurate. Output Mode: Output to network, or output to serial which through RS232 port. Server Address: The IP address of server that receive GPS data if the output mode as “Output to Network”, which is based on TCP or UDP connection.
Server Address: The IP address of server that you want the router to report the location, which is based on TCP connection. Server Port: The port of server. Report Interval: The interval time for auto report of router location, default value is 60 seconds.
User Password The password you set up when registering the user name at DDNS service provider. Host Name The register domain you want to bundle. 3.4.8 SNMP TG451 router provide SNMP feature for manage the device via SNMP. Configure the relevant settings accordingly.
3.5.9 DHCP and DNS TG451 provide DHCP and DNS setting via Dnsmasq package, it support configure DHCP server related settings and DNS forwarding setting if your network request specific parameters. Also support set static Leases. Normally leave it as default.
3.6 Data Collect Data Collect settings is for TG451 acquiring data from slave devices in serial ports, Ethernet ports, with Modbus protocol and other customized protocols. 3.6.1 Basic Setting Enable or Disable the data collect feature, setting the data acquire and report period and other related options.
3.6.3 Modbus Rules Setting Modbus Rules Setting is for TG451 as a Modbus master to acquire data from slave devices base on Modbus protocol. You can configure unlimited Modbus rules on it. TG451 provide the options of definable factor name, device ID, function code, register address and count register number, please following the slave device datasheet to get those information.
Click “Edit” button for more details setting, 3.6.4 IO Setting Since TG451 provide 2 DI and 2 Relay ports, it is possible to detect their status and report to server via JSON format, which take “Factor Name” as individual parameter.
3.6.5 Server Setting Server setting menu allows user set the data center address with multiple protocols, the standard TG451 support TCP, UDP, HTTP, MQTT, and Modbus TCP. For the data format, TG451 support different Encapsulation type, include “Transparent”, “Json”, and “HJ212” (special for some Environment SCADA).
3.7 Administrate Administrate page provide the administrator level setting for system, like password setting, Timezone setting, Backup and Reset setting, etc. 3.7.1 System System page provide the basic system information setting like Hostname, Timezone, Language, etc.
3.7.2 Password To revise the password of router. 3.7.3 Time Setting System time type includes RTC (Real Time Clock) and NTP (Network Time Protocol). RTC will save time even router is powered off, while for NTP, router will connect to NTP server which requires internet connection, time won’t be saved once powered off.
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1) Current System Time Display the time of router. 2) System Time Type It includes NTP and RTC mentioned above, and different type has different configuration parameters You can update data and time yourself. RTC Data Format must be: 20xx-xx-xx (Year-Month-Day), or you will fail to update it. RTC Time Format must be xx: xx: xx (Hour-Min-Second), or you will fail to update it.
Update Interval How long to sync the time with NTP server, default time is 600 seconds. 3.7.4 Log Settings Log settings is for configuring the output parameters of system log. 1) Output to Device You can output the log to serial port, or specified file path, or external storage device, and the default path is:/var/log/ 2) Log Size Set up the size of log, default value is 64KB.
3.7.5 Backup and Reset User can either backup the configuration of router as a .gz file, or reset all settings to factory defaults. 1) Download Backup Click to generate a configuration file in format of “backup-router-2016-**-**.tar.gz”. 2) Reset to Default Click ‘Perform Reset’, and a pop-up confirmation box with ‘Really Reset All Changes’...
Click ‘proceed’ to start the firmware upgrade, or click ‘cancel’ to stop the firmware upgrade. 3.7.7 Remote Management Remote Management feature allows TG451 connect with Bivocom Device Management Platform identify by Device Number for remote management, like firmware upgrade, configuration change, etc.
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Once it registered, on the Bivocom Device management platform, you will see the connection status as “Online” and you can configure it via DMP webUI. 1) Server Address Type the specified login server address you want to remote mange the router, it can be either an IP address or Domain Name.
4) Device Number Define an individual Device ID for router and as identify on DMP. 3.7.8 Manual Reboot Click ‘Perform Reboot’, and a pop-up confirmation box with ‘Really Reboot’ will display, then click ‘OK’ to reboot the router. 3.7.9 Schedule Reboot Schedule reboot feature allow you preset the rules of device reboot, by period interval or by a certain time point.
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