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- Page 1 ® Industrial 5G/4G IoT Gateway TG453 Series User Guide Note: interfaces of hardware for different models (5G and 4G version, GNSS) will be different. 1 / 53...
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Page 2: Copyright
Product specifications and information in this document are subject to change without any notice, and BIVOCOM reserves the right to improve and change this user guide at any time. Users should take full responsibility for their application of products, and Xiamen Bivocom Technologies Co., Ltd. -
Page 3: About This Guide
TG453-LF Industrial 4G LTE IoT Gateway Note: please contact Bivocom team to choose the version of hardware you need for your IoT application, as different interfaces on hardware will have different part number, such as, dual sim, with/without GPS/GNSS, etc. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Copyright ..........................2 Trademark ..........................2 Disclaimer ..........................2 About This Guide ........................3 Table of Contents........................4 1. Introduction ..........................6 1.1 Overview ........................... 6 1.3 Dimensions: ........................7 1.4 Physical Characteristics ....................7 2. Getting Started ........................... 7 2.1 Package Checklist ...................... - Page 5 3.4.3 OpenVPN ......................39 3.5 Advanced ........................40 3.5.1 Static Routing ...................... 40 3.5.2 Net Flow ....................... 40 3.5.3 GPS Location(Option) ..................41 3.5.4 DHCP and DNS ....................42 3.6 Data Collect ........................42 3.6.1 Basic Setting ....................... 42 3.6.2 Interface Setting ....................42 3.6.3 Modbus Rules Setting ..................
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Page 6: Introduction
ATM, etc.1.2 Applications TG453 Series IoT Gateways utilizes cellular network to connect your edge devices and controller devices to your center for remote monitoring and control. -
Page 7: Dimensions
2. Getting Started 2.1 Package Checklist The following components are included in your standard TG453 package. Check the list before installation. If you find anything missing, please feel free to contact Bivocom. 1. TG453 Gateway 1PCS 2. Power Adapter 1PCS (DC 12V/1.5A, EU/US/UK/AU plug optional) -
Page 8: Installation
7. 8-Pin Terminal Block 1PCS 8. 2-Pin Terminal Block 1PCS 9. DIN-Rail Mount Kits 1PCS 2.2 Installation 2.2.1 Insert SIM/UIM Card TG453 supports normal SIM/UIM only, so if you’re using a Micro SIM or Nano SIM card, you will have to use a Micro SIM or Nano SIM to Normal SIM adapter, which normally comes with your SIM card package. -
Page 9: Interfaces Connection
Image 4: Side view of TG453 with single SIM Image 5: Side view of TG453 with dual SIM Note: standard package only supports single SIM, dual SIM is an optional feature. 2.2.2 Interfaces connection Hardware Interfaces Instruction (standard TG453-NR and TG453-LF as an example) Before we start to install and configure the TG453, let’s have a quick view of the interfaces of it.(image 6-7 and table 1) 9 / 53... - Page 10 Image 6: TG453-NR 5G version Interfaces 10 / 53...
- Page 11 Image 6: TG453-LF 4G version Interfaces 1) Definition for I/O Item Description RS485 port, used for connecting to sensors, controllers RS485 port, used for connecting to sensors, controllers TXD1 RS232 port, used for debug RXD1 VCC1 DC power output(12VDC output, current 1A), Built-in overcurrent protection, for external devices DC power input Table 1: I/O of TG453...
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Page 12: Power Supply
Table 3: definition of RS485 2.2.3 Power Supply We suggest you use Bivocom standard power adapter (1.5A/12VDC) from the standard package mentioned-above. If you have to use your own DC power supply, make sure the power range is 5-35VDC and it is stable enough(Ripple shall be less than 300mV, and Instantaneous voltage shall not larger than 35V), meanwhile, power shall over 4W. -
Page 13: Wifi Antenna
TG453 provides 2 WIFI antennas which comes with SMA female connector, screw the antenna to 2 TG453 WIFI ports(male), make sure it’s screwed tightly to ensure the strenght of signal.(image 6) 2.3 LED Indicators TG453 Series Gateway provides 8 LED indicators, as following. Indicator Status Content... -
Page 14: Configuration And Management
Use an Ethernet cable to connect the LAN port of TG453 to your laptop, or use your laptop or mobile phone to connect to WIFI hotspot ‘Bivocom’ of TG453, login with password of WIFI: admin123, normally your laptop will get an IP address from TG453 DHCP as 192.168.1.xx, otherwise please manually configure your laptop IP to... -
Page 15: Network
3.1.2 Network Display WAN, LAN, WiFi, DHCP network information. 15 / 53... -
Page 16: Routes
3.1.3 Routes Display routing tables. 16 / 53... -
Page 17: System Log
Display system log. 3.1.5 VPN Status Display VPN status. Bivocom TG453 supports IPsec, PPTP, L2TP, OpenVPN, GRE protocols, after it’s successfully connected to your VPN server, it’ll display some info as below, such as, Type, Connect Status, Uptime, Subnet Mask, etc. -
Page 18: Setup
3.2 Setup Main menu of this page includes, WAN, LAN, Wireless, Online Detection, Diagnostics. 3.2.1 WAN 1) Connection Type WAN supports DHCP/Static IP/PPPoE/3G/4G/5G connection type. Choose the mode you need to configure the related parameters, then you can connect to the internet. - Page 19 2) Network Type Type of network, the default value is AUTO, you can keep it as default or choose your own preference, such as 5G only, LTE only or 3G only, etc. 3) APN For standard SIM card, just keep it as blank, while if you’re using SIM card with APN required, then you have to input the APN from your Telcos, and different Telcos might have different APN, please ask your Telco if you have no idea of what your APN is.
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Page 20: Lan
blank. 7) Authentication Type If there have username and password, you need to choose authentication type. Normally, just keep it as default. ⚫ PAP, Plaintext Authentication ⚫ CHAP, Handshake authentication You need to choose the authentication type according to Telco’s network, or you may fail to dial up. - Page 21 2) IPv4 Netmask The netmask of LAN port IP address. 3) DHCP Server ⚫ 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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Page 22: Wireless
Menu of wireless are mainly for configuring parameters of WIFI hotspot, such as, SSID, work mode, password, etc. Note: standard package of TG453 only supports 2.4G WIFI, if you need dual band WIFI, please ask Bivocom representative for more info when place the order. WIFI 2.4G Click ‘Enable’, to enable the WIFI function. - Page 23 4) Encryption You can choose different encryption type as below. 5) Key Password of WIFI hotspot, user needs to input it to access the internet shared by WIFI. The minimum length of password is 8 bytes. 6) Hide SSID When Hide SSID is enabled, SSID is invisible, and user need to enter the SSID to access the WIFI hotspot.
- Page 24 1) Mode Support 802.11a, 802.11an, 802.11ac and 802.11anc, and default value is 802.11anc. 2) Channel Support 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 channels, default value is auto, channel can be changed automatically. 3) Network Name（SSID） WIFI hotspot name. 4) Encryption You can choose different encryption type as below. 5) Key Password of WIFI hotspot, user needs to input it to access the internet shared by WIFI.
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Page 25: Online Detection
3.2.4 Online Detection Online detection will auto check the internet connection status of the router, if there has issue of connection, router will auto reconnect. If it fails to reconnect after times of trial, router will reboot, to ensure getting online. The meaning of the parameters are as follows. -
Page 26: Diagnostics
2) Primary Detection Server It can be an IP address or a Domain Name configured by yourself. 3) Second Detection Server If primary detection server fails, then router will auto switch to second detection server. 4) Retry Times You can set up retry time in case detection fails. 5) Retry Interval The interval time between 2 detections. - Page 27 2) Traceroute Click traceroute, then you can see similar response as below. 3) Nslookup Click nslookup, then you can see similar response as below. 27 / 53...
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Page 28: Secure
3.3 Secure Menu of Secure are for configuring the firewall, to ensure the security of accessing to internet, and implement the port forwarding, access control, data packet filtering, and other functions. 3.3.1 DMZ Host DMZ can forward the port of WAN to a host of LAN; all packet from WAN will be forwarded to specified host of LAN. -
Page 29: Port Forwarding
3.2.2 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. - Page 30 1) Name You can name the rule yourself. 2) Protocol Choose the protocol of you want to forward can be TCP, UDP, or TCP/UDP. 3) External Port Choose the port you want to open. In addition, traffic rule can be used for creating some access control rules, it can be from LAN to WAN, or WAN to LAN.
- Page 31 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, ICMP 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.
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Page 32: Custom
⚫ Drop Drop data packet ⚫ Reject Drop data packet, and return an unachievable data packet. ⚫ Don’t Track No action. 3.3.4 Custom Custom rules allow you to execute arbritary iptables commands which are not covered by the firewall framework. The commands are executed after each firewall restart, right after the default ruleset has been loaded. - Page 33 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 username and password provided by server. 4.
- Page 34 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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Page 35: L2Tp
Please ask for Bivocom support if you need an example of how to set up the PPTP client and server work mode. 3.4.2 L2TP You can also configure either L2TP client or L2TP server, but not both of them at the same time, as that may also cause uncertain issues. - Page 36 3. User Name and Password To enter the username 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. 5. Remote Subnet Mark To enter the remote subnet mask, normally it is 255.255.255.0.
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Page 37: Ipsec
For example, if you want to create a username: test, password: test, it is as below, Test * test * Please ask for Bivocom support if you need an example of how to set up the L2TP client and server work mode. - Page 38 Peer identifier of channel, can be an IP address or domain name. 10) ESP Encryption Algorithm The encryption method of ESP. For more info about how to set up IPsec, please contact Bivocom support to get quick guide. 38 / 53...
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Page 39: Openvpn
3.4.3 OpenVPN 1) OpenVPN 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. -
Page 40: Advanced
When topology is point to point, and authentication type is certification, you need to choose if it is server or client. For more info, please contact Bivocom support to get quick guide. 3.5 Advanced You can set up some advanced functions here. -
Page 41: Gps Location(Option)
will be saved, and when you power on the router, the traffic will be counted based on your last time traffic. 3.5.3 GPS Location(Option) GPS location will report GPRMV information regularly, saying longitude and latitude information. And this function is used for accurate location of outdoor open area. Server Address: The IP address of server that you want the router to report the location, which is based on TCP connection. -
Page 42: Dhcp And Dns
3.5.4 DHCP and DNS General DHCP and DNS settings base on Dnsmasq tool on TG453. Please refer to Dnsmasq for more information. 3.6 Data Collect Data Collect settings is for TG453 to acquire data from slave devices in serial ports, Ethernet ports, I/O ports, with Modbus protocol and other customized protocols. -
Page 43: Modbus Rules Setting
Besides, TG453 can connect up to 5 TCP servers, which means you can receive the data from remote sites in different servers, it’s also a backup solution for data storage at server. 3.6.3 Modbus Rules Setting Modbus Rules Setting is for TG453 as a Modbus master to acquire data from slave devices base on Modbus protocol. -
Page 44: Server Setting
3.6.4 Server Setting Server setting menu allows user set the data center address with multiple protocols, the 44 / 53... -
Page 45: Administrate
standard TG453 supports TCP, UDP, HTTP, MQTT, and Modbus TCP. For the data format, TG453 supports different Encapsulation type, include “Transparent”, “Json”, and “HJ212” (special for some Environment SCADA in China). Also TG453 accepts customized specific protocols for your data center. 3.7 Administrate In this menu, you can set up time zone, language (English and Chinese only now), time setting, firmware upgrade, etc. -
Page 46: Password
1) Host Name The host name of router, default name is router. 2) Time Zone Set up the time zone of system, default time zone is GMT8. 3) Language Change the language of configuration interface, default language is English. 4) Enable Telnet Access To enable the telnet server, the default function is enabled. -
Page 47: Time Setting
If the new password and confirmation password you type is different, then it fails to revise the password. After password revised, router will return to login page, then you can enter your username and password. 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. -
Page 48: Log Settings
⚫ NTP Time Server You can select the NTP time server through drop-down menu, or you can customize it yourself. Port NTP time server port, default port is 123. 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. -
Page 49: Backup And Restore
3) Log Server Set up the IP address of log server. 4) Log Server Port Set up the port of log server, default value is 514 5) Output Level There are several levels supported, including ‘Debug’, ’Info’, ‘Notice’, ‘Warning’, ‘Error’, and level increased in sequence, the higher level, the less output log. -
Page 50: Router Upgrade
recover the previous configuration. Click ‘upload archive’, select and upload the backup configuration file, and a pop-up confirmation box with ‘Really Restore’ will display, then click ‘OK’, to recover the configuration. 3.7.6 Router Upgrade Before you upgrade the firmware for router, make sure the firmware you’re planning to upload is correct. -
Page 51: Remote Configured
3.7.7 Remote Configured Remote Configured feature allows TG453 work with Bivocom Device Management Platform(Option service) for remote management, like firmware upgrade, configuration change, etc. You can configure the IP address and port of remote DMP server, device number and phone number of router, etc., as below. - Page 52 5) Device Number Device ID of router. 6) Device Phone Number The phone number of SIM card insert in router. 7) Device Type Type of the device, default is router. You can also remote upgrade the firmware for router, as below. 8) Remote Upgrade Click ‘Enable’...
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Page 53: Manual Reboot
‘OK’ to reboot the router. 3.7.9 Schedule Reboot Schedule Reboot allows user configure the period or dedicate time for device reboot. Note: if you have any other questions about Bivocom products, please contact Bivocom support@bivocom.com. 3.8 Logout Click the Logout menu to logout the web UI of TG453.
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