Milesight UF31 User Manual
Milesight UF31 User Manual

Milesight UF31 User Manual

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  • Page 1 5G Dongle UF31 User Guide...
  • Page 2 Safety Precautions Milesight will not shoulder responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from not following the instructions of this operating guide. The device must not be disassembled or remodeled in any way.  To avoid risk of fire and electric shock, do keep the product away from rain and moisture before ...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Product Introduction ..........................5 1.1 Overview ............................5 1.2 Key Features ............................. 5 2. Hardware Introduction ..........................5 2.1 Packing List ............................5 2.2 Hardware Overview .......................... 6 2.3 LED Indicators ..........................6 2.4 Dimensions ............................7 2.5 Reset Button ............................. 7 3.
  • Page 4 5.3.6 Cellular Debugger ........................ 27 6. Application Examples ..........................29 6.1 Cellular Connection ........................29 6.2 Firmware Upgrade ..........................31 6.3 Restore Factory Defaults ....................... 32...
  • Page 5: Product Introduction

    The USB type-C port and Ethernet port are adopted to provide high-speed internet access for field devices. With a compact size and industrial design, UF31 is easy to carry out or embed to any equipment, which is particularly suitable for smart offices, video surveillance, digital media implementations, industrial automation, traffic applications, robots and so on.
  • Page 6: Hardware Overview

    4 × Wall Mounting 4 × Stubby Cellular 4 × Antenna Magnetic 1 × 5G Antenna Box Kits Antennas Mounts (Optional) 1 × GPS Antenna 1 × DIN Rail Clip 1 × Quick Guide 1 × Warranty Card (Optional) (Optional) 1 ×...
  • Page 7: Dimensions

    Static: The system goes wrong SIM card is registering or fails to register (or there are no SIM cards inserted) Blinking rapidly: SIM card has been registered and is dialing up now Cellular Green Status Static: SIM card has been registered and dialed up to 5G network Static: SIM card has been registered and dialed up Orange...
  • Page 8: Antenna Installation

     Recommended thickness size: 3.0 ± 1.0 mm 3.3 Device Installation UF31 device can be placed on a desktop or mounted to a wall or a DIN rail. 3.3.1 Wall Mounting 1. Fix the two mounting ears to both side of the device with screws.
  • Page 9: Din Rail Mounting

    2. Drill 4 holes on the wall according to the mounting ear’s hole and fix the wall plugs into the wall holes, then fix the device to the wall plugs with mounting screws. When installation, it’s suggested to fix the two screws on the top at first. 3.3.2 DIN Rail Mounting 1.
  • Page 10: Access To Web Gui

    4. Access to Web GUI UF31 provides user-friendly web GUI for configuration and users can access it via LAN port or USB. This chapter explains how to access to Web GUI of the UF31 device. Username: admin Password: password Connect PC to the LAN port or USB port directly to access the web GUI of device. The following steps are based on Windows 10 operating system for your reference.
  • Page 11 4. Enter the username and password, click “Login”. If you enter the username or password incorrectly more than 5 times, the login page will be locked for 10 minutes. 5. After logging in the web GUI, you can view system information and perform configuration of the device.
  • Page 12: Web Configuration

    Web Configuration 5.1 Status 5.1.1 Overview You can view the system information of the device on this page. System Item Description Show the hostname of device, it can be modified on System > Hostname System > General Settings. Model Show the model name of device. Show the serial number of device.
  • Page 13: Cellular

    Item Description Active DHCP Leases Hostname Show the hostname of the connected device. IPv4-Address Show the IPv4 address of the connected device. MAC-Address Show the MAC address of the connected device. Leasetime remaining Show the time remaining for this lease. Active DHCPv6 Leases Host Show the hostname of the connected device.
  • Page 14 Modem Information Item Description Status Show corresponding detection status of module and SIM card. Module Model Show the name of cellular module. Version Show the cellular module firmware version. Signal Level Show the cellular signal level. Register Status Show the registration status of SIM card. IMEI Show the IMEI of the module.
  • Page 15: Routes

    Network Item Description Status Show the connection status of cellular network. IPv4/IPv6 Address Show the IPv4/IPv6 address and netmask of cellular network. IPv4/IPv6 Gateway Show the IPv4/IPv6 gateway and netmask of cellular network. IPv4/IPv6 DNS Show the DNS of cellular network. Show information on how long the cellular network has been Connection Duration connected.
  • Page 16: Network

    Item Description IPv4-Address Show the IP address of ARP pool. MAC-Address Show the IP address's corresponding MAC address. Interface Show the binding interface of ARP. Active IPv4-Routes Network Show the outbound interface of the route. Target Show the IP address of destination host or destination network. IPv4-Gateway Show the IP address of the gateway.
  • Page 17 General Settings Item Description Show the data volume and packets received in this interface. Show the data volume and packets transmitted from this interface. Show the Internet protocol type to use for this interface. Protocol Type Selectable from “IPv4”, “IPv6” and “IPv4/IPv6”. Enter the Access Point Name for cellular dial-up connection provided by local ISP.
  • Page 18: Lan

    Ping Detection Item Description If enabled, the device will periodically detect the connection Enable status of the link. The device will send ICMP packet to the IPv4 address or IPv4 Primary Server hostname to determine whether the Internet connection is still available or not.
  • Page 19 General Settings Item Description Uptime Show the information about how long the device has been running. Show the MAC address of LAN interface. Show the data volume and packets received in this interface. Show the data volume and packets transmitted from this interface. IPv4 Show the IPv4 address of LAN interface.
  • Page 20 DHCP Server-General Setup Item Description Ignore interface Enable to disable DHCP for this interface. Start Set the lowest leased address as offset from the network address. Limit Set the maximum number of leased addresses. Set the expiry time of leased addresses, minimum is 2 minutes IPv4 Lease time (2m).
  • Page 21: Global Network Options

    Show the IPv6 unique local address (ULA) prefix of this device. 5.2.2 Device Management You can connect the device to the Milesight DeviceHub on this page so as to manage the device DeviceHub User Guide centrally and remotely. For more details, please refer to...
  • Page 22: Diagnostics

    Device Management Item Description Show the connection status between the device and the Status DeviceHub. Disconnected Click this button to disconnect the device from the DeviceHub. Server Address IP address or domain of the device management server. Select activation method to connect the device to the Activation Method DeviceHub server, options are "By Authentication Code"...
  • Page 23: System

    5.3.1 System 5.3.1.1 General Settings General Settings Item Description Local Time Show the current system time. Sync with Browser Synchronize time with browser. Sync with NTP-Server Synchronize time with NTP Server. Hostname Define the device name, needs to start with a letter. Timezone Click the drop-down list to select the time zone you are in.
  • Page 24: Ssh Access

    Password Enter a new password. Confirmation Enter the new password again 5.3.2.2 SSH Access UF31 adopts Dropbear to offer SSH network shell access and an integrated SCP server. SSH Access Item Description Port Enter the port number for SSH service.
  • Page 25: Backup / Flash Firmware

    SSH-Keys Item Description Click to import the SSH key file. It only allows to import RSA or Add Key ECDSA keys. 5.3.3 Backup / Flash Firmware This section describes how to create a complete backup of the system configurations to a file, reset to factory defaults, restore the config file to the device and upgrade the flash image via web.
  • Page 26: Reboot

    5.3.4 Reboot This page allows to reboot the device immediately or regularly. Reboot Item Description Reboot Now Reboot the device immediately. Schedule Enable Click to enable reboot schedule. Cycles Reboot the device at a scheduled frequency. Time Select the time to execute the schedule. 5.3.5 Log Control The system log contains a record of informational, error and warning events that indicates how the system processes.
  • Page 27: Advanced Settings

    External system log Fill in the remote system log server port. server port External system log Choose “UDP” or “TCP” from the drop-down list to transmit log server protocol file in corresponding protocol. Cron Log Level The list of severities follows the syslog protocol. 5.3.5.2 Advanced Settings This section describes how to download log files and tcpdump log.
  • Page 28 Common command description: AT+CSQ?----Get cellular network signal AT+GTCCINFO?----Get current cell information AT+GTCAINFO?----Get CA information AT+PSRAT?----Get network type AT+GTACT?----Get RAT and bands AT+CREG?----Get network registration status AT+COPS?----Get operator and access technology info...
  • Page 29: Application Examples

    Go to “Network” → “Interfaces” → “Cellular EDIT” to configure the cellular info. Click “Save” for configuration to take effect. Click “Ping Detection” to configure ICMP ping detection information. UF31 will send ICMP packages to check network connection regularly. Go to “Status” → “Cellular” page to view the status of the cellular connection. If it shows...
  • Page 30 Go to “Network” → “Diagnostics” page to ping a valid address or domain to check network connection. You can also open a browser on PC, type any available web address into address bar...
  • Page 31: Firmware Upgrade

    Cellular Status 6.2 Firmware Upgrade It is suggested that you contact Milesight technical support first before you upgrade device. After getting image file please refer to the following steps to complete the upgrade. Go to “System” → “Backup/Flash Firmware” page, click “FLASH IMAGE…”.
  • Page 32: Restore Factory Defaults

    After upload, click “CONTINUE” to upgrade the device. Do not perform any operation or disconnect the power during the upgrade. Related Topic Backup / Flash Firmware 6.3 Restore Factory Defaults Method 1: Go to “System” → “Backup/Flash Firmware” page, click “PERFORM RESET” button, you will be asked to confirm if you’d like to reset it to factory defaults.
  • Page 33 Then UF31 will reboot and restore to factory settings immediately. Please wait till the STATUS LED shines in green, which means the device has already been reset to factory defaults successfully. Related Topic Backup / Flash Firmware Method 2: Release the metal case and find the reset button on the mainboard, press and hold the reset button for more than 5 seconds until LED blinks.

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