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Load Control Box
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v1.00
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2021-11-02

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  • Page 1 WM-E LCB ® Load Control Box User Manual v1.00 _________________________________________ 2021-11-02...
  • Page 2 Document specifications This document was made for the WM-E LCB ® Load Control Box device and it contains the detailed description of the configuration possibilities for the proper operation of the device. Document category: User Manual Document subject: WM-E LCB ®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents CHAPTER 1. DEVICE CONFIGURATION (OPENWRT USER INTERFACE) ....5 1.1 Web user interface ......................5 1.2 Dashboard (Main page) ..................... 6 1.3 Menu overview ........................8 1.4 Status menu ........................8 1.5 System menu ........................9 1.6 Router menu ........................9 1.7 Services menu ........................
  • Page 4 CHAPTER 5. MAINTENANCE ................43 5.1 Firmware refresh ....................... 43 5.2 Restarting the device ......................45 5.3 Turn off the device ......................45 5.4 Backup device settings ...................... 46 5.5 Restore device settings ....................... 48 5.6 Clone config backup/restore ....................48 CHAPTER 6.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Device Configuration (Openwrt User Interface)

    Chapter 1. Device configuration (OpenWrt user interface) 1.1 Web user interface Important! The device software contains a pre-configured system. Please check the configuration, and if the settings are not match with your expectations, change the configuration settings and save them. 1.

  • Page 6: Dashboard (Main Page)

    1.2 Dashboard (Main page) After you have logged to the web interface, a startup screen appears with all relevant information and the current status of the device. At the System part, you can check the installed software build (Firmware Version) where it 202108271_RC should be or newer.
  • Page 7 At the Modem part, first you can the module’s MEID identifier (IMEI) and the SIM ID identifier of the used SIM card. You can also check the wireless modem availability, current status and health at Modem RSSI (cellular network signal strength) and Modem SQ. (The lower RSSI means better cellular signal strength / higher SQ value means the better signal quality level).

  • Page 8: Menu Overview

    1.3 Menu overview By the menu you can access the following features: Status – Status data, operation Logs (system, kernel, event log), Firewall monitoring, Processes Realtime graphs monitoring the operation (at System – System settings and administration (time sync, device name), software installation (3rd party tools), Startup settings and scheduled tasks, LED configuration, Firmware flashing, Backup/Restore of the configuration settings, Reboot of the system) Router –...

  • Page 9: System Menu

    1.5 System menu • You will found several system settings in the System menu (as Hostname, Time synchronisation (NTP), Logging and Language settings) • And in the Administration menu also (Password change and SSH Access). • Clone config backup/restore for easy cloning of the saved settings to an another device. •...

  • Page 10: Services Menu

    • Logging Parameters – you can setup the log mode. • Define periodic ping (for QoS check) or periodic reboot (for industrial standard or safety reasons). • Factory Configuration – save the last good known settings or reload the factory settings •...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2. Important Notes

    Chapter 2. Important notes • By security reasons, we do recommend to change the web user inteface login and password as soon as you can. • The IPv6 protocol is disabled for the LAN interface by default, change it if you want to use it instead of the IPv4 protocol.
  • Page 12 • The device has 4G LTE wireless transmission capabilities and 2G/3G fallback in case of the unavailability of the 4G network. In this case, the device will operating on the 3G or 2G network. When the 4G network will be available again, the device will switch back to the 4G network.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3. Network Configuration

    Chapter 3. Network configuration 3.1 Interface settings The list of the available network interfaces can be found at the Network / Interfaces menu item. interface is listed for configuring and using the device with your PC or an external device eth0 through the Ethernet connection ( interface).
  • Page 14 The wireless connection can be operated through the dynamic and static IP address (IPv4) assignment also - which is provided by your mobile operator. At the General Setup tab, you can see the current status of the interface with transmitted data amount.
  • Page 15 The device detects the 4G module and configuring. You only have to setup the APN you want to ppp-4g use for the WAN ( ) interface and the PIN code of the SIM (if it is presented). Wireless Network field gives you the opportunity to choose a dedicated cellular technology or you can leave it on default value: 4G/3G/2G Auto...
  • Page 16 • If you need dialup connection for using the Internet service at your provider, set the Dial number value (format: *99***1# ). In case of roaming change the Mobile country code (MCC) settings to the related country code please. If you are attempting to use a dedicated cellular network, configure the MNC field (Mobile network code) please, according the needs.

  • Page 17: Ethernet (Lan) Settings

    3.3 Ethernet (LAN) settings eth0 The detailed interface settings for the Ethernet port ( can be performed by selecting the Network / Interfaces menu item. At the interface’s button, choose the General Setup tab. static By default the Ethernet IP address is , the default IP address is: 192.168.127.1.).

  • Page 18: Dhcp And Dns Settings

    Define a new IPv4 address, check the IPv4 netmask (subnet mask), IPv4 gateway values for your devices according to your needs – to be able to serve your connecting devices. When changing the Protocol field, you need to push the button.
  • Page 19 To enable DHCP, uncheck the Ignore interface option. The fields required for DHCP configuration and their default values are displayed. The Start field means the starting address within the subnet used by the router (in our case 192.168.x…). Use the Limit field to limit how many IP addresses are assigned. That is, the router on subnet 192.168.x will assign IP addresses in the address range between Start and Start + Limit to the devices that want to connect.
  • Page 20 Further DHCP server settings can be found in the Network / DHCP and DNS menu. Here you can see and configure them under the General Settings tab. At the Static Leases you can add network devices by the button to be guaranteed to get the same IP address after every leade time renewal.

  • Page 21: Defining Route Rules (Static Routes)

    When you have modified the settings, save them by the Save & Apply button. 3.5 Defining route rules (Static route) The current IP Route settings can be checked in the Status / Routes menu. We offer to check the currently used route rules - ARP routes, and the IPv4 and IPv6 route rules. To modify the settings or define new rules you should use the Network / Static Routes menu.

  • Page 22: Firewall Settings

    These can be performed by choosing the related interface and adding the Host-IP or Network name, the IPv4-Netmask, and IPv4-Gateway. To apply the new settings, Save & Apply your settings you made here. 3.6 Firewall settings By default, the firewall service is active, but it allows all communication. It can be necessary to limit the traffic.
  • Page 23 As it can be seen, there are several communicating IP addresses on several ports for the device and subnet. Another method for limitation is to disable all ports, to open and enable only the necessary and used communication ports, define the used IP address range by allowing exact IPs. You can modify the firewall settings at the Network menu, at the Firewall item, General Settings...
  • Page 24 Accept/Deny/Reject As you can see, the communication rules are listed here by their acceptance ( br-lan with the directions of the communication ( or other). Here, you can check or modify these firewall rules for the communication, at the Input (incoming), Output (outgoing) and Forward operations one by one by accept it, or reject, drop.
  • Page 25 Therefore you can add new port (which you have configured for the relevant service) to the firewall rules by the button. Configure the port and save the settings. Don’t forget to the old, not relevant rule for the service. For modifying the Firewall settings, choose button.

  • Page 26: Port Forward Settings

    3.7 Port Forward settings Here in the Network menu, at the Firewall item, Port Forwards tab you can setup the port forwarding rules for the modem. You can add a new rule by the button. Where you can define a rule with the necessary Protocols, interface (External zone and Internal zone), Ports (External ports, Internal ports) and the Internal IP address values.
  • Page 27 The Source NAT settings (below) can be performed for each protocol (tcp, udp), that the modem allows the redirection of data –which incoming IP address and port must be redirected to which outgoing IP address and port and must be forwarded the data traffic. You also can define a port range, hereby.
  • Page 28 Take care, because it is easy to enclose the device from the network or disabling the remote access. Please, be careful when configure these settings. Important! Always check the standard ports, which are used by the network services and always allow these to operating (e.g.

  • Page 29: Chapter 4. Advanced Services

    Chapter 4. Advanced services 4.1 Ping IP address / checking IP Open the Network menu, Diagnostics item. Here you can check the availability of an IP address, that is it accessible (push button), is there a naming service provided, and is there response between two IPs (push button), furthermore you can query the path of the communication (by button).
  • Page 30 NTP server IP address (NTP server candidates). If you allow the Provide NTP server option, the connected device(s) will getting NTP time from the WM-E LCB device. The most NTP time servers are using the UDP Port nr. 123 for time synchronisation. You can find a NTP time servers on the Internet.

  • Page 31: Identiiying And Connecting Computers

    The time zone and synchronization of the system can be achieved also here, above. You can define the Timezone. 4.3 Identifying of connecting computers Open the Network / Hostnames menu. Here you can register external connecting network devices / machines, for easier identification. You can logical names to the IP addresses of the connecting machines, which you can see as listed at the Status / Overview menu as external connected clients.
  • Page 32 To enable the TFTP server, you must enter the following server information: TFTP server root, Network boot image. Of course, you can also use SFTP on your device by sending the data to IP addresses by entering your account and password information. if you need more help, see Chapter 9 in the OpenSSH Linux command line settings.

  • Page 33: Ser2Net (Rs485 Settings)

    4.5 Ser2net (RS485 settings) For the proper settings of the RS485 port connection, choose the Services / Ser2net menu item. Here you can define the protocol conversion parameter settings, such as receiving the incoming communication in the proper format and data exchange. For first, the RS485 feature must be enabled and RS485 cabling of RJ45 port must be connected to the external device, which you want to get data from or collect data.
  • Page 34 State field - choose the right protocol type here: : no dataflow : full duplexity rawlp: one-direction communication telnet: for further usage We offer to use the option here, because the meters are sending raw text format files to the modem.

  • Page 35: Relay Switch Settings

    4.6 Relay switch settings The relay output settings can be achieved in the Router / Relay Switch menu. At the Network part, configure the Listen port – here you can define a port for detecting the relay switch success, load control box events. At the Control box part you will find the enable the iec1107 mode field, which is for protocol compatibility.

  • Page 36: Led Configuration

    2: which means 1200 baud 3: which means 2400 baud 4: which means 4800 baud 5: which means 9600 baud 6: which means 19200 baud When you modified the settings, save them by the Save & Apply button. 4.7 LED configuration The device has 5 LEDs to assign the current relay switch status and network connection.

  • Page 37: Using The Uci Command Line Interface

    The WAN LED has a pre-defined default value, but you change its opreation in the System / LED Configuration menu. There you can define a LED rule for events - as lighting/blinking. By the Name field add a logical name (for identifying the led) and choose a physical led for the setting by the LED Name field.

  • Page 38: Ipsec Settings

    4.9 IPSEC settings Strongswan IPSec Open Network / IPSEC to configure settings. In the IPSEC section, you can set the Listen on interface option and then press the button - the available interfaces will be displayed. Select one or more interfaces through which you want to use IPSEC. Below, in the IKEv1 Phase1 / Phase2 settings, you can use the button to give a logical name to the IPSEC connection, then select the Encryption algorithm and Hash algorithm,...
  • Page 39 The name of the IKEv1 Phase 2 option is an optional name where you must specify the Key exchange method. Below, in the Connection name section, you can enable or disable the connection (Enable / Disable connection).

  • Page 40: Voice Call Configuration

    Attention! The IPSEC used by the program uses Strongswan-based IPSec. To learn more about it, visit the OpenWrt page for more information on possible settings: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/vpn/ipsec/strongswan/start Enter the IP setting for VPN connection’s remote gateway address, select Authentication mode, and enter the PSK (Secret or PSK of connection) key. IKEv1 connection mode can be main or aggressive.

  • Page 41: Run Commands Remotely (Sms Config Settings)

    Configuration by the following syntax. Then you have to commit. #uci set ipsec1.encryption_algorhitm=’aes128’ #uci commit 4.10 Voice call settings You can set remote reboot commands in the Network / Voice Call Config menu. reboot For an incoming call from an allowed / assigned phone number, the device runs a command.
  • Page 42 First you can see the Phone Book where you can define or phone numbers. Then you have to Enable the selected phone number. At the SMS commands part you can choose preset commands by selecting them for the number. In the case of an SMS from a preset phone number, the device runs the preset command (s) assigned to the phone number: e.g.

  • Page 43: Chapter 5. Maintenance

    Chapter 5. Maintenance 5.1 Firmware refresh 1. Download the latest device firmware from our website by the following URL: https://www.m2mserver.com/m2m-downloads/ fwos-BE0080x_WM-E_LCB.202108271_RC.tar.gz 2. Open the System menu, Backup / Flash Firmware menu item. 3. At first just by safety, backup your system before changing the firmware version (see the instructions later).
  • Page 44 5. After the compressed firmware file upload to the device, a new window will appear where the uploaded file is checked. Then you can start the system software refresh by the Proceed button. 6. Then another message appears on the screen in the browser, that he refresh method has been started.

  • Page 45: Restarting The Device

    8. At the end of the installation, device will be restarted automatically, which will be signed by the short WAN LED activity. All further operation / LED signals will be the same as it is written in the Installation Manual, Chapter 2.2. 5.2 Restarting the device The device can be restart from the LuCi web user interface, from the System / Reboot menu, by pushing the...

  • Page 46: Backup Device Settings

    After ~10 seconds all the four LEDs will be blank, which is signing that the device is not powered by the AC voltage further. REL.1 REL.2 REL.3 REL.4 IMPORTANT! THE AC POWER INPUT WIRES ARE STILL CONNECTED TO THE DEVICE. THEREFORE DO NOT OPEN THE DEVICE ENCLOSURE UNTIL NOT REMOVED THE AC POWER FROM THE PLUG OR THE POWER SOURCE! The device can be started anytime again by adding the power source for the device (connect the...
  • Page 47 To backup your system settings into an archive file, choose a the Backup / Restore part, the Download backup and push to the button. It is saving current settings to a compressed file to your computer. This is very useful during the first configurations. A pop-up message will apear to save the archive file to your computer.

  • Page 48: Restore Device Settings

    Then a popup window will appear, where push OK if you want the restore the default configuration. Then the system will reload the saved backup and restore the settings to the device. Afterall the device will restarted by the system and applying the previously used configuration. Important! Note that your custom saved settings must be loaded seperately –...
  • Page 49 A pop-up message will apear to save the archive file to your computer. Save the file, please. This is very helpful to move the saved configuration file to your computer and then later restore these settings to a different modem device by the Browsing… and then the button.

  • Page 50: Chapter 6. Administration

    Chapter 6. Administration 6.1 Password change Open the System / Administration menu. At the Password part you can fill the new Password and repeat it the at the Confirmation field. IMPORTANT NOTES • The password must contain min. 8 characters, lowercase and uppercase letters and numbers or special characters are allowed.
  • Page 51 You are able to limit the log file size (System log buffer size), and you can define an External system log server (IP address) and its port, protocol for sending the log files for a distant IP address. There you can define a log file (Write system log file) and the level of logging (Log output level).

  • Page 52: Language Settings

    6.3 Language settings Open the System / System menu find the Language and Style tab. Here you can choose a pre-defined Language for the web user interface by selecting an item from the list. Auto preference means that the OpenWrt ®...

  • Page 53: Periodic Ping

    6.5 Periodic ping If you want to use periodic ping for checking an IP address or remote server, device as checking its availability by the device if you want to use this service by the Router / Periodic Ping menu. Ping IP Address –...

  • Page 54: Ssh Access

    If you want to select the file, then use the Filter field and enter the program name you are searching for. mc” Midnight Commander E.g. fill the „ - which means the application – to the Download and install package and push to the OK button. Then the package will be installed and afterall the installed package will be listed with its Version.

  • Page 55: Device Manager Settings

    (WM-E LCB device), which is used for the remote maintenance and reconfiguration of the device in addition to the continuous monitoring of the operating characteristics (network access, field...
  • Page 56 The default DM Port number is 443. These must be also configured in the Device Manager ® software for the proper operation. The WM-E LCB device must access the IP address of the Device Manager ® server (where the application is executing remotely).

  • Page 57: Chapter 7. Troubleshooting

    Chapter 7. Troubleshooting LED signals / LED activity Installation Manual For understanding the LED activities, please check the , Chapter 1.10. Connecting relays, power input, RJ45 connection Installation Manual Read the , Chapter 1 for more information. CAUTION! Take care, the device uses ~100-240V AC power source! Only a certified expert persons are allowed to open the device’s enclosure or modify the wiring.
  • Page 58 • No NW registration – means: APN name for the SIM card is not configured well or the setting is wrong. Consult with your mobile oprerator and reconfigure the SIM APN, username and password on the LuCi ® web user interface. Ask the Installation expert person! •...

  • Page 59: Chapter 8. Support

    8. Support If you have any questions concerning the usage of the device, contact us at the following contact: E-mail: iotsupport@wmsystems.hu Phone: +36 20 3331111 Online product support can be required here at our website: https://www.m2mserver.com/en/support/ For the proper identification of your device, use device’s glued sticker and its information, which contains important information for the call center.

  • Page 60: Chapter 9. Legal Notice

    WM Systems LLC., with clear indication of the source. The pictures in the user guide are only for illustration purposes. WM Systems LLC. does not confirm or accept responsibility for any mistakes in the information contained in the user guide.

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