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InHand ER805 User Manual GUI and Symbol Conventions Format/Symbol Description Represents a function module or menu, such as: in the 【Status】 menu. 【】 Multi-level menus are separated by the ">" signs. For example, choose File > Create > > Folder.
InHand ER805 User Manual 1 Overview Edge Router 805 (ER805 for short) is a next-generation 5G edge router developed by InHand to provide fast and secure network connections for business applications. Leveraging 4G/5G cellular networks and various broadband services, ER805 provides ubiquitous, uninterrupted access to the Internet for a variety of business devices.
InHand ER805 User Manual 2 Hardware 2.1 Indicator Description LED Indicator Status and Description Off –– The router is off. Blinking blue –– The system is starting. System status Solid blue –– The system is running properly. indicator Blinking –– The system does not work properly.
InHand ER805 User Manual 2.2 Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings Procedure: Step 1: Hold down the Reset button immediately after the router is powered on. Step 2: Observe the power indicator while holding down the Reset button. The power indicator blinks for about 30s and then stays solid on.
− The Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz access point (AP) is enabled, and its SSID is ER805– followed by the last six digits of the wireless MAC address. − The Wi-Fi 5 GHz AP is enabled, and its SSID is ER805-5G–...
InHand ER805 User Manual 4 Quick Network Connection 4.1 Environment Setup Step 1: Install the 4G/5G and Wi-Fi antennas, and insert SIM cards into the router. Step 2: Connect the power cable and Ethernet cable, and connect any of LAN interfaces to a PC.
4.2.1 Wired Connection Via a WAN Interface The ER805 can establish a wired connection through DHCP, a static IP address, or PPPoE. To select a connection method, click 【Internet】 on the left pane, and then click Edit in the row of WAN1 Figure 4-2-1-a Editing interface WAN1 DHCP: The DHCP service is enabled on the WAN interface by default.
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InHand ER805 User Manual Figure 4-2-1-b Assigning a static IP address to the router PPPoE: Configure the PPPoE service on WAN1. Then, the router can dial up to the Internet through the broadband service. Figure 4-2-1-c Configuring PPPoE...
4.2.2 Wireless Connection via the Cellular Interface Generally, the ER805 dials up to the cellular network automatically after you install the SIM cards and antennas according to the installation guide, and power on the router. To set the access point name (APN),...
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Figure 4-2-2-a/b Editing the cellular interface The ER805 allows you to set traffic policies for cellular network access. After a traffic policy is enabled, the working SIM card will take the specified action when the traffic usage reaches the set threshold.
4.2.3 Wireless Connection via Wi-Fi(STA) The ER805 can connect to an AP as a wireless client (STA). To use this connection method, click Add on the 【Internet】page, select Wi-Fi(STA) in the dialog box that appears, and enter the SSID and password.
InHand ER805 User Manual 5 Dashboard Click 【Dashboard】on the left pane to display the dashboard of the router, on which you can view basic device information, interface status, traffic statistics, cellular signals, and number of Wi-Fi connections. Figure 5 Dashboard 5.1 Device Information...
Figure 5-3 Traffic statistics 5.4 Number of Wi-Fi Connections You can view the number of SSIDs enabled on the ER805 and number of clients connected to each SSID. Figure 5-4 Number of Wi-Fi connections...
InHand ER805 User Manual 5.5 Top 5 Clients by Traffic You can view the rankings of clients connected to the router by their traffic statistics. A maximum of five records can be displayed. When a client is disconnected from the router, its traffic statistics are cleared.
InHand ER805 User Manual 6 Status Click Status on the left pane to display the 【Status】 page, where you can view information about uplinks, cellular signals, clients, VPNs, events, and logs of the router. 6.1 Link Monitor The【Link Monitor 】 module displays the health of each uplink, as well as the throughput, delay, packet loss rate, and signal strength on each uplink interface.
InHand ER805 User Manual 6.3 Clients The 【 Clients】 module displays details about each client connected to the router, such as its name, IP address, MAC address, VLAN ID, connected subnet, traffic statistics, and online duration. Figure 6-3 Clients 6.4 VPN The【VPN】...
InHand ER805 User Manual Figure 6-5 Events The router supports the following types of events: Login successfully/failed Configuration changed CPU utilization is too high Memory utilization is too high VPN status changed Uplink status changed ...
InHand ER805 User Manual 7 Internet On the 【Internet】page, you can set parameters for the uplink interfaces and specify a multi-link work mode. Notes: Exercise caution when changing settings on the 【 Internet 】 page, as doing so may cause an ...
InHand ER805 User Manual 7.2 Uplink Settings On the 【Internet】 page, you can configure link detection and set parameters for the uplink interfaces. Figure 7-2 Uplink settings By default, link detection is enabled. In the private network environment, please manually configure the ...
InHand ER805 User Manual 8 Local Network On the【Local Network】page, you can add local subnets and assign them to clients connected to the router through the LAN interfaces or SSIDs. 8.1 Passthrough Settings Through this function, the router's uplink interface address can be transparently transmitted to the client device for use.
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InHand ER805 User Manual Figure 8-2 Adding a local network Notes: The default local network cannot be removed. You can only change its IP address/mask, and DHCP server configuration. After a local network is added, its mode cannot be changed.
InHand ER805 User Manual 9 Wi-Fi The ER805 can serve as an AP to provide multiple SSIDs for wireless network access. You can define SSIDs for different purposes and set parameters for these SSIDs. Figure 9-1 Wi-Fi list Click Add or Edit to add an SSID or edit an existing SSID.
InHand ER805 User Manual 10 VPN A virtual private network (VPN) is a private network established on a public network for encrypted communication. A VPN gateway encrypts data packets and translates destination IP addresses of data packets to implement remote access. The VPN service can be provided through a server, hardware client, or software client.
(PPP) negotiation. This tunnel allows remote users to connect to the intranet of the enterprise in a secure way. 10.2.1 Client The ER805 can serve as an L2TP client to establish a tunnel to a remote L2TP server. Choose L2TP VPN > Client on the 【VPN】 page, and click Add to add an L2TP client.
InHand ER805 User Manual Figure 10-2-1-a/b Adding an L2TP client Name: specifies the local identifier of the L2TP client. Status: enables or disables L2TP tunneling on the client. NAT: enables or disables network address translation (NAT) for packets forwarded by the router for the clients ...
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InHand ER805 User Manual Figure 10-2-2 L2TP server configuration Name: displays the name of the L2TP server, which cannot be changed. Status: enables or disables the L2TP server function. This function is disabled by default. Uplink Interface: specifies the uplink interface used to establish a tunnel from the L2TP server.
InHand ER805 User Manual 11 Security On the Security page, you can configure advanced security features, including firewall, policy-based routing, and traffic shaping. 11.1 Firewall You can set inbound and outbound rules and port forwarding for the firewall. 11.1.1 Inbound and Outbound Rules You can set inbound and outbound rules to control inbound and outbound traffic on an interface.
InHand ER805 User Manual Protocol: specifies the protocol type of packets to be matched. Options are Any, TCP, UDP, ICMP, and Custom. Source: specifies the source IP address of packets to be matched. You can enter an IP address or retain ...
InHand ER805 User Manual Figure 11-1-2-a/b Adding a port forwarding rule Name: specifies the local identifier of the port forwarding rule. Status: enables or disables the port forwarding rule. Interface: specifies the uplink interface that provides port mapping for internal clients. This interface must have a ...
InHand ER805 User Manual 11.3 Traffic Shaping To optimize your network, you can create shaping policies to apply per-user controls on a per-protocol basis.This allows you to reduce bandwidth for recreational traffic, and to prioritize bandwidth for your business-critical enterprise Choose Security >...
InHand ER805 User Manual 12 Services 12.1 Interface Management In the 【Interface Management】 module, you can specify the local subnets allowed to communicate with external networks, and set a rate limit for the interface. Figure 12-1-a/b Editing a LAN interface 12.2 DHCP Server...
InHand ER805 User Manual Figure 12-2-a/b Editing a DHCP server DHCP servers are created on the router based on local networks connected to the router. When a local network is removed, the DHCP server for this network is also removed.
InHand ER805 User Manual 12.4 Static Routes You can configure static routes to direct data traffic to specified routes and interfaces. The static route list displays only manually created routes and does not include the routes generated automatically on uplink interfaces.
Figure 13-1-a/b Changing the password of adm 13.2 Cloud Management InCloud Manager (star.inhandcloud.com) is a cloud platform developed by InHand to help enterprises accelerate network deployment, simplify network O&M, and improve service experience. This platform provides zero touch deployment, intelligent O&M, and security features to create good service experience for users.
InHand ER805 User Manual Notes: The ER805 connects to the InCloud Manager platform automatically. If you do not want to use this platform, disable the cloud service manually. 13.3 Remote Access Control In the 【Remote Access Control】 module, you can determine whether to allow access to the web-based management system of the router from the Internet, and specify the allowed protocol ports.
InHand ER805 User Manual 13.5 Device Options In them【Device Options】module, you can reboot the router, upgrade the firmware, and restore factory settings of the router. Figure 13-5 Device options Notes: Before upgrading the firmware, make sure the new firmware is obtained from an official source. If a ...
InHand ER805 User Manual After you set the mail server address, port, user name, and password, the router uses the specified mailbox to send alarm emails. You can send a test email to check whether the mail server configuration is correct.
InHand ER805 User Manual Figure 13-8-2 Traceroute 13.8.3 Packet Capture You can capture data packets on a specified interface. By selecting an option from the Output drop-down list, you can view information about the captured data packets or export the information to your PC.
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