InHand CR202 User Manual

InHand CR202 User Manual

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InHand Networks CR202 Portable 4G Router
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Issue: V1.0— March, 2023

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  • Page 1 InHand Networks CR202 Portable 4G Router User Manual Issue: V1.0— March, 2023...
  • Page 2 The contents of this manual cannot be copied or reproduced in any form without the written permission of InHand. Due to continuous updating, InHand cannot promise that the contents are consistent with the actual product information, and does not assume any disputes caused by the inconsistency of technical parameters.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents I. INTRODUCTION ..........................1 1.1 OVERVIEW............................ 1 1.2 PANEL INTRODUCTION ......................2 1.3 LED INDICATION &SIGNAL ...................... 2 1.4 R ......................2 ESET TO DEFAULT SETTINGS II. INSTALLATION..........................4 2.1 PREPARATIPNS ..........................4 2.2 INSTALLATION ..........................4 2.2.1 SIM/UIM Card ........................4 2.2.2 Antenna ............................
  • Page 4 3.2.5 WLAN Client (AP Mode) ..................... 19 3.2.6 WLAN Client (STA Mode) ....................19 3.2.7 IP Passthrough ........................20 3.2.8 Static Route ........................... 21 3.3 SERVICES ............................ 21 3.3.1 DHCP Service ........................21 3.3.2 DNS ............................22 3.3.3 DNS Relay ..........................23 3.3.4 DDNS ............................
  • Page 5 3.6.4 TCPDUMP ..........................34 3.8 APPLICATION ..........................34 3.8.1 SMBC ............................ 35 3.9 STATUS ............................35 3.9.1 System ........................... 35 3.9.2 Modem ........................... 35 3.9.3 Traffic Statistics ........................35 3.9.4 Alarm ............................. 36 3.9.5 WLAN ........................... 36 3.9.6 Network Connections ......................36 3.9.7 Device Manager ........................
  • Page 6: Introduction

    CR202 supports wired networks to wireless access, which increases the diversity of device access to the network and can effectively ensure that the network is not interrupted. The powerful built-in battery also allows you to work anytime and anywhere.
  • Page 7: Panel Introduction

    1.2 PANEL INTRODUCTION 1.3 LED INDICATION &SIGNAL CR202 LED Status Off --- Power off Blink in green --- Device starting System Steady in green --- Device working Blink in yellow --- Upgrading Off --- Cellular disable Blink in green --- Dialing up...
  • Page 8 To restore to default settings via the reset button, please perform the following steps: 1. Press the RESET button immediately after power on the device. 2. When System LED is steady on, release RESET button, system LED will blink, and press the RESET button again.
  • Page 9: Installation

    Please place CR202 on flat level and have it installed in an environment with small vibrational frequency. The device shall be installed and operated in powered-off status! 2.2 INSTALLATION 2.2.1 SIM/UIM Card CR202 supports single nano SIM card or eSIM. Please install the SIM card like below if use nano...
  • Page 10: Antenna

    SIM card. 2.2.2 Antenna Slightly rotate the movable part of metal SMA-J interface until it cannot be rotated (at this time, external thread of antenna cable cannot be seen). Do not forcibly screw the antenna by holding...
  • Page 11: Power Supply

    2.2.3 Power Supply CR202 supports internal battery or Type-C interface (5V/2A), please pay attention to the power voltage level. 2.3 LOGIN ROUTER Upon installation of hardware, be sure the Ethernet card has been mounted in the supervisory PC prior to logging in the page of Web settings of the router.
  • Page 12 Automatic Acquisition of IP Address (left) and Static IP Address (right) III. Cancel the Proxy Server If the current supervisory PC uses a proxy server to access the Internet, it is required to cancel the proxy service. The operating steps are shown below: 1) In the browser window, select "tools>>Internet options";...
  • Page 13: Web Configuration

    III. WEB CONFIGURATION The device need to be effectively configured before using. This chapter will introduce how to configure your router via Web. 3. 1 SYSTEM This part is used to check and configure system time, router WEB configuration interface, language as well as the name of router.
  • Page 14: Admin Access

    Function description: Set local time zone and automatic updating time of NTP. Parameters Description Default Time of Router Display present time of router 8:00:00 AM, 12/12/2015 PC Time Display present time of PC Present time Timezone Set time zone of router Custom Custom TZ String Set TZ string of router...
  • Page 15 3. Set login timeout. Parameters Description Default Username/Password Username Set name of user who logs in WEB configuration page Previous password access to WEB configuration page Password New password access to WEB configuration pagee Password Confirm Reconfirm the new password Password Amin functions Service Port...
  • Page 16: System Log

    create new username, i.e. only this username can be used in logins. 3.1.4 System Log A remote log server can be set through “System Log”, and all system log will be uploaded to the remote log server through Internet. This requires remote log software, in such as Kiwi Syslog Daemon, on remote log server.
  • Page 17: Scheduler

    Disable the hardware reset Select to disable hardware reset button of the router Disable button Network Provider For configuring APN, username, password and other (ISP) parameters of the network providers across the world Validity and order of imported configurations should be ensured. Acceptable configuration will later be serially executed in order after system reboot.
  • Page 18: Upgrade

    3.1.7 Upgrade The upgrading process can be divided into two steps. In the first step, firmware will be written in backup file zone, in the second step: frimware in backup file zone will be copied to main firmware zone, which should be carried out during system restart. During software upgrading, any operation on web page is not allowed, otherwise software upgrading may be interrupted.
  • Page 19 Demand mode, Redial Interval Set the redialing time when dial up fails. 30 s Show Advanced Options Some of CR202 types support eSIM, enable Dual SIM Enable Disable this option to enable eSIM dial up eSIM Network Provider Select network provider for eSIM card...
  • Page 20: Wan/Lan Switch

    3.2.2 WAN/LAN Switch Click the “Network>>WAN/LAN Switch” to set WAN/LAN1 port. When configure this port as WAN, CR202 supports three types of wired access including static IP, dynamic address (DHCP) and ADSL (PPPoE) dialing. When configure this port as LAN, it supports to jump to LAN configure page via Settings button on the right of the select box.
  • Page 21 PPPoE is a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet. User has to install a PPPoE Client on the basis of original connection way. Through PPPoE, remote access devices could achieve the control and charging of each accessed user. WAN/LAN1 is working as LAN by default. Table 3-2-2-1 Static IP Parameters of WAN WAN - Static IP Function description: Access to Internet via wired lines with fixed IP.
  • Page 22 Default route Enable default route Enable Device’s MAC MAC Address MAC Address of the device address Max. transmission unit, default/manual default (1500) settings Table 3-2-2-3 ADSL Dialing (PPPoE) Parameters of WAN WAN - ADSL Dialing (PPPoE) Function description: Set ADSL dialing parameters. Parameters Description Default...
  • Page 23: Lan

    Set ARP broadcast timeout time 3.2.4 Switch WLAN Mode CR202 supports two types of WLAN mode: AP and STA Click the “Network>>Switch WLAN Mode” menu in the navigation tree to set WLAN mode of the router. After change and save the configuration, please reboot the device to make the...
  • Page 24: Wlan Client (Ap Mode)

    3.2.5 WLAN Client (AP Mode) When working in AP mode, CR202 WLAN will provide network access point for other wireless network devices. Please sure that CR202 has already connect to Internet via WAN or cellular. Click the “Network>>WLAN” menu in the navigation tree to enter the “WLAN" interface.
  • Page 25: Ip Passthrough

    Default Mode Support multiple modes including 802.11b/g/n 802.11b/g/n SSID Name of the SSID to be connected inhand Auth Mode Keep consistent with the access point to be Open type connected Encryption Method Keep consistent with the access point to be...
  • Page 26: Static Route

    DHCP lease Set DHCP lease time and reacquired after expiration 2 Minutes 3.2.8 Static Route Static route needs to be set manually, after which packets will be transferred to appointed routes. To set static route, click the "Network >> Static Route" menu in the navigation tree, then enter “Static Route”...
  • Page 27: Dns

    in the DHCP server, so the Ethernet interface of the device needs to be configured into an automatic mode. To enable the DHCP service, find the navigation tree, select Services >> DHCP Service, then enter “DHCP Service” page. Table 3-3-1 Parameters of DHCP Service DHCP Service Function description: If the host connected with router chooses to obtain IP address automatically, then such service must be activated.
  • Page 28: Dns Relay

    Disable 3.3.3 DNS Relay CR202 works as a DNS Agent and relays DNS request and response message between DNS Client and DNS Server to carry out domain name resolution in lieu of DNS Client. From navigation tree, select "Service>>DNS Relay" menu, then enter “DNS Relay” page.
  • Page 29: Ddns

    3.3.4 DDNS DDNS maps user's dynamic IP address to a fixed DNS service. When the user connects to the network, the client program will pass the host’s dynamic IP address to the server program on the service provider’s host through information passing. The server program is responsible for providing DNS service and realizing dynamic DNS.
  • Page 30: Device Manager

    Enable force update Disable 3.3.5 Device Manager CR202 supports connect to InHand Device Manager for remote managing InHand products remote. Customers can manage and operate routers, check status, upgrade software in batch via this platform. Click the "Service>>Device Manager" menu in the navigation tree to enter the "Device Manager"...
  • Page 31: Sms

    3.3.6 SMS SMS permits message-based reboot and manual dialing. Configure Permit to Phone Number and click <Apply and Save>. After that you can send “reboot” command to restart the device or send custom connection or disconnection command to redial or disconnect the device. From navigation tree, select "Service>>SMS"...
  • Page 32: Alarm Settings

    Choose Services >> Alarm Manager to go to the "Alarm Manager" page. 3.3.9 User Experience Plan InHand Networks’ User Experience Program is designed to improve the product user experience and customer service quality. User can disable or enable User Experience Plan in “Services >> User Experience Plan”...
  • Page 33: Basic

    3.4.1 Basic From the navigation tree, select Firewall >> Basic, then enter basic setup page. Table 3-4-1 Firewall - Basic Parameters Basic Setup of Firewall Function description: Set basic firewall rules. Parameters Description Default Default Filter Policy Select accept/block Accept Block Anonymous WAN Requests Select to filter WAN detection packet like Disable...
  • Page 34: Device Access Filtering

    3.4.3 Device Access Filtering Set customize rules to allow or prohibit data and access to the router. From the navigation tree, select Firewall >> Device Access Filtering, then enter “Device Access Filtering” page. Table 3-4-3 Device Access Filtering Parameters Device Access Filtering Function description: Control the protocol, source/destination address and source/destination port to the router.
  • Page 35: Port Mapping

    in the system. Description Record the meanings of various parameters of filtering 3.4.5 Port Mapping Setting of port mapping can enable the host of extranet to access to specific port of host corresponding to IP address of intranet. To configure port mapping, go into the navigation tree, select "Firewall >> Port Mapping". Table 3-4-5 Firewall - Port Mapping Parameters Port Mapping (at most 100 port mappings can be set) Function description: Configure parameters of port mapping.
  • Page 36: Dmz

    Virtual IP for router Set virtual IP address of router Source IP Range Set range of the external source IP addresses. Enable Click to enable virtual IP address Enable Virtual IP Set virtual IP address of virtual IP mapping Real IP Set real IP address of virtual IP mapping Click to enable log and the log about virtual IP Disable...
  • Page 37: Nat

    Description For recording the significance of each MAC-IP binding configuration 3.4.9 NAT NAT is the network address translation function, including source address translation (SNAT) and destination address translation (DNAT). SNAT refers to the communication between the internal network and the external network when the destination address remains unchanged.
  • Page 38: Ip Bw Limit

    3.5.1 IP BW Limit Bandwidth control sets a limit on the upload and download speeds when accessing external networks. From the navigation tree, select QoS >> IP BW Limit. Table 3-5-1 Parameters of IP BW Limit IP Bandwidth Limit Function description: Configure parameters of IP bandwidth limit. Parameters Description Default...
  • Page 39: Traceroute

    3.6.2 Traceroute To perform traceroute, select "Tools>>Traceroute" menu in the navigation tree. Table 3-6-2 Traceroute Parameters Traceroute Function description: Applied for network routing failures detection. Parameters Description Default Address of the destination host which to Host be detected is required. Maximum Hops Set the max.
  • Page 40: Smbc

    3.8.1 SMBC Select Application >> SMBC, configure Samba client function. Table 3-8-1 SMBC Parameters SMBC Function description: configure parameters for SMBC Parameters Description Default Enable SMBC Enable SMBC function disable SMBC Configuration Select or enter LAN device address MAC address 00:00:00:00:00:00 manually IP address...
  • Page 41: Alarm

    This page displays the traffic statistics on the dialing interface, including the statistics on the traffic received in the latest month, traffic transmitted in the latest month, traffic received on the last day, traffic transmitted on the last day. 3.9.4 Alarm Choose Status >>...
  • Page 42: Device Manager

    WAN includes MAC address, connection type, IP address, netmask, gateway, DNS, MTU, Status and etc. Dialup includes connection type, IP address, netmask, gateway, DNS, MTU, status and connection time. LAN includes connection type, MAC address, IP address, netmask, gateway, MTU and DNS. 3.9.7 Device Manager From navigation tree, select Status >>...
  • Page 43: Third Party Software Notices

    3.9.11 Third Party Software Notices From navigation tree, select Status >> Third Party Software Notices, then enter “Third Party Software Notices” page to check the third party software used in router system.
  • Page 44: Appendix A Faq

    Appendix A FAQ 1. InRouter is powered on, but can't access Internet through it? Please first check:  Whether the InRouter is inserted with a SIM card.  Whether the SIM card is enabled with data service, whether the service of the SIM card is suspended because of an overdue charge.
  • Page 45 the server ping? Please make sure “Shared Connection” on “Network=>WAN” or “Network=>Dialup” is enabled in the configuration of InRouter. 8. InRouter is powered on, but the Power LED is not on?  Check if the protective tube is burn out. ...
  • Page 46: Appendix B Instruction Of Command Line

    Appendix B Instruction of Command Line 1 Help Command Help command can be obtained after entering help or “?” into console, “?” can be entered at any time during the process of command input to obtain the current command or help from command parameters, and command or parameters can be automatically complemented in case of only command or command parameter.
  • Page 47 [Example] Enter: show version Display the following information: Type : display the current factory type of equipment Serial number : display the current factory serial number of equipment Description : www.inhand.com.cn Current version : display the current version of equipment...
  • Page 48 Current version of Bootloader: display the current version of equipment 3. 2 Show system [Command] Show system [Function] Display the information of router system [View] All views [Parameter] No [Example] Enter: show system Display the following information: Example: 00:00:38 up 0 min, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 3.
  • Page 49 [Command] Show log [lines <n>] [Function] Display the log of router system and display the latest 100 logs in default. [View] All views [Parameter] Lines <n> limits the log numbers displayed, wherein, n indicates the latest n logs in case that it is positive integer and indicates the earliest n logs in case that it is negative integer and indicates all the logs in case that it is 0.
  • Page 50 Enter: show startup-config Display the operational configuration of system. 4 Check Network Status Command 4. 1 Show interface [Command] Show interface [Function] Display the information of port state of router [View] All views [Parameter] No [Example] Enter: show interface Display the state of all ports. 4.
  • Page 51 5 Internet Testing Command Router has provided ping , telnet and traceroute for Internet testing. 5. 1 Ping [Command] Ping <hostname> [count <n>] [size <n>] [source <ip>] [Function] Apply ICMP testing for appointed mainframe. [View] All views [Parameter] <hostname> tests the address or domain name of mainframe. count <n>...
  • Page 52 6 Configuration Command In super user view, router can use configure command to switch it over configure view for management. Some setting command can support no and default, wherein, no indicates the setting of canceling some parameter and default indicates the recovery of default setting of some parameter. 6.
  • Page 53 [Example]  Enter in configured view: clock timezone CST -8 The time zone of IG601is east eighth area and the name is CST (China's standard time).  Enter in configured view: default clock timezone Recover the timezone of router to the factory setting. 6.
  • Page 54 [Example] Enter in configured view: config import The config. is imported. 7 System Management Command 7. 1 Reboot [Command] Reboot [Function] System restarts. [View] Super user view and configuration view [Parameter] No [Example] Enter in super user view: reboot System restarts. 7.
  • Page 55 [View] Configure view. [Parameter] No [Example]  Enter in configured view: username abc password 123 Add an ordinary user, the name is abc and the password is 123.  Enter in configured view: no username abc Delete the ordinary user with the name of abc. ...

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