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Advanced Industrial Router IMBER SMART User Manual Teldat Group, SA www.teldat.com...
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual REVISION HISTORY Revision Date Firmware Version Revision Details May 2018 Initial release. Aug 2018 Add Schedule Reboot, OpenVPN, IPsec Oct 2018 Add SSH, GRE, VRRP, Wi-Fi Client Add Data Roaming, IP Passthrough, SMS, GRE Layer2 Jun 2019 v1.1.0(278c6c6)
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User Manual Trademarks and copyright Teldat Group and Imber and Teldat Group and Imber logos are the trademarks or registered trademarks in Spain and other countries worldwide. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Chapter 1 Safety Precautions The following sections describe the safety precautions to take when handling your device. Read all installation instructions before using, installing, or connecting the system to the power source. Please check the User Information Guide that accompanies the equipment for any additional requirements.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Installing and Grounding the Antenna WARNING: Do not locate the antenna near overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can come into contact with these circuits. When installing the antenna, exercise extreme care not to come into contact with these circuits, as they can cause serious injury or death.
Serial to IP communication. In addition, it has 2 digital input and 2 digital output channels for alarm applications. The IMBER SMART series router accepts a wide power input range (9 to 48 VDC) and has an integrated reverse-voltage protection mechanism for greater reliability. Its reliable data transmission features make it an advanced choice for universal wireless M2M applications.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 2.3 General Specifications Cellular Interface • Standards: FDD-LTE/TDD-LTE, WCDMA/UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/EDGE/GPRS, • 2× SMA female antenna connector • 2x SIM (3.0V and 1.8V) Wi-Fi Interface • Standards: 802.11b/g/n, 300Mbps • 2x RP-SMA male antenna connector •...
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual DI/DO Interface Type: 2 x DI + 2 x DO • Connector: terminal block • Isolation: 3KVDC or 2KVrms • Absolute maximum VDC: 36VDC • Absolute maximum ADC: 100mA • Other Interfaces 1× RST button •...
User Manual 2.5 Package Checklist The IMBER SMART series Router comes with the parts shown below. Please check to make sure all parts are included in the shipping box. NOTE: if any parts are missing or damaged, please contact your sales representative.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 1x Stubby RP-SMA Wi-Fi antenna 1x Stubby 3G/4G cellular antenna 1x AC/DC power adapter (12VDC, 1.5A; EU/US/UK/AU depending on SKU) Note: Image used as reference 2.6 Order Information Model Part Number Description 4G LTE, Dual SIMs, 4 x Eth,...
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Chapter 3 Installation 3.1 Product Overview Front Panel • Wi-Fi Antenna ① MAIN Cellular Antenna ② LED Indicator ③ Serial port and DIDO ④ Ethernet port ⑤ Wi-Fi Antenna ⑥ AUX Cellular Antenna ⑦...
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 3.2 LED Indicators Name Color Status Description Slow blinking (500ms duration) Operating normally Fast blinking System booting Green Power is off Registers with a highest-priority network service (depends on the Radio, e.g., Radio supports LTE as highest-priority network).
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 3.3 Ethernet Port Indicator Name Status Description Connection is established Blinking Data is being transmitted Link indicator Connection is not established NOTE:There are two LED indicators for each Ethernet port. Due to the chipset design, the IMBER SMART router will only light up the left-hand green one (Link indicator).
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Power Input • Description V+ (Red line) Positive V- (Yellow line) Negative PGND 3.5 Reset Button Function Action Press the RST button for less than 3 seconds in operating status Reboot Press the RST button for 3 to 10 seconds until all LEDs blink a few times Factory Reset and then reboot the router manually.
Connect the cellular antenna to the MAIN and AUX connectors on the unit. • NOTE: The IMBER SMART router supports dual antennas and has two antenna connectors, MAIN and AUX. The MAIN connector is for receiving and transmitting data while the AUX connector is for improving signal strength.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 3.8 DIN Rail Mounting Attach the DIN-rail bracket to the router using four M3 x 6mm Phillips flat head screws. Insert the upper lip of the DIN-rail bracket onto the DIN-rail track. Lightly press the router towards the DIN-rail track until the bracket snaps into place.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 3.10 Installing the Power Supply Remove the pluggable connector from the device and then loosen the screws for the locking flanges as required. Connect the wires from the power supply to the terminals.
Chapter 4 Accessing the Web page 4.1 PC Configuration The IMBER SMART router has a DHCP server that automatically assigns an IP address to your PC. In some cases, however, you may need to change your PC’s network settings to enable it to accept the IP address from the IMBER SMART router.
IMBER SMART router. 4.2 Factory Default Settings The IMBER SMART router supports a Web-based configuration interface for management. If this is your first time configuring the router, please refer to the default settings below. Username: admin Password: admin LAN IP Address: 192.168.5.1 (Eth0~Eth1/Eth3 bridge as LAN mode)
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 4.3 Logging In to Web Page 1. Open a Web browser on your PC (Chrome and IE are recommended) and type 192.168.5.1 in the browser’s address bar. 2. Then use the default username and password (admin/admin) to log in to the router.
Chapter 5 Web Configuration 5.1 Web Interface The IMBER SMART router Web interface is divided into two sections. On the left you can see the main navigation menu, and on the right, the content area for each page. NOTE: Depending on the options installed in your unit, the navigation menu may contain fewer sections than those shown here.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Reboot: reset the router with the power disconnected. • Logout: logout to the web authorization page. • Save: save the configuration on the current page. • Apply: apply the changes on the current page immediately.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.2 Overview 5.2.1 Status Get system information for the router on this page. System Information Device Module • Displays the router model name. System Uptime • Displays the amount of time the system has been up in hours, minutes, and seconds.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Active Link Information Link Type • Current interface for internet access. IP Address • Displays the IP address assigned to this interface. Netmask • Displays the subnet mask of this interface. Gateway •...
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Syslog Information Download Diagnosis • Downloads a Diagnosis file for analysis. Download Syslog • Downloads the complete syslog since the last reboot. Clear • Clears the syslog information displayed on the current page.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Click to add a new priority interface. Click to edit the current interface settings. Click to delete the current interface. Connection Manager->Connection Priority • Displays the priority list for the default routing selection.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Connection Settings Priority • Displays the current index in the priority list. Connection Type • Select the available interface as the outbound link. NOTE: specify SIM1 carrier link as WWAN1, SIM2 carrier link as WWAN2.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Timeout • Enter timeout for receiving ping replies to determine if ICMP detections have failed. Retry Times • Specify the number of times that the system will retry if ICMP detections continue receiving no response.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.3.2 Cellular The IMBER SMART router’s main function is to connect to the Internet via a cellular modem. Cellular->Status Modem • Displays the type of modem module used for this WWAN interface. Registration •...
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International Mobile Subscriber Identity, as read from the SIM. This is the user’s network subscription. TX Bytes • Displays the total number of bytes sent since the unit was connected. The IMBER SMART router records this data on the same SIM card. A device reboot will not erase this data. RX Bytes •...
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual SIM Card Settings SIM Card • Displays the current SIM card settings. Auto APN • Check this box to enable auto checking the Access Point Name provided by the carrier. Dial Number •...
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Ethernet->Status Ethernet Port Information • Displays the physical connection status of ports. Interface Information • Displays the name and MAC address of the Ethernet interfaces. DHCP Lease Table • Displays the DHCP client’s currently assigned IP address.
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Enter the IP address of the secondary wan interface. Netmask • Enter the netmask of the secondary wan interface. The IMBER SMART router also supports setting the WAN connection type to Static IP and PPPoE mode. Page 35 / 92...
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Ethernet->WAN->Static IP or PPPoE IP Address • Static address for this interface. It must be on the same subnet as the gateway. Netmask • This will be assigned by the gateway. Gateway •...
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Ethernet->LAN Interface • Select the configured LAN port for this subnet. IP Address • Enter the LAN IP address for this interface. Netmask • Enter the subnet mask for this subnet. • Maximum Transmission Unit is the maximum packet size allowed to be transmitted. Usually, this should be left at the default value of 1500.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Relay Server • Enter the IP address of the DHCP relay server. IP Pool Start • When DHCP is enabled, external LAN devices connected to this unit will be assigned an IP address in this range.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Ethernet->LAN->Multiple IP Settings Interface • Select the configured LAN port for this subnet. IP Address • Enter multiple IP addresses for this interface. Netmask • Enter the subnet mask for this subnet. Ethernet->VLAN->VLAN Trunk Settings Interface •...
User Manual 5.3.4 Wi-Fi The IMBER SMART router can either be used as a Wi-Fi Client or a Wi-Fi Access Point, but not at the same time. Select Wi-Fi (Access Point) from the main navigation menu to access the Wi-Fi page.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Wi-Fi AP This page allows you to configure the Wi-Fi AP settings: Wi-Fi->Wi-Fi AP Enable • Checking this box will enable the Wireless interface. SSID • The SSID is the name given to identify the wireless local network. Devices connecting to the IMBER SMART router’s Wi-Fi access point will identify the Access Point using this SSID.
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Select the Wi-Fi channel the module will transmit on. If there are other Wi-Fi devices in the area, make sure the IMBER SMART router is set on a different channel to those being used by the other access points. Available Channels will depend on the selected Band.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Wi-Fi Client Here you can see the Wi-Fi Client settings page: Page 43 / 92...
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Wi-Fi->Wi-Fi Client Enable • Checking this box will enable the Wireless interface. Connect to Hidden SSID • Check this box to connect to a hidden SSID. SSID • SSID of an external access point.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.4 Industrial Interface Tabs on the Industrial page allow you to set the configuration settings for Serial RS232 and RS485, Digital input and output. Select Serial & Digital IO from the main navigation menu to navigate to this page.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Serial->Connection Enable • Displays the status of the current serial function. Port • Displays the serial type of the COM port. Baud Rate • Displays the serial port baud rate. Data Bits •...
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Serial->Connection Settings Baud Rate • Select the serial port baud rate. Supported values are 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200. Data Bits • Select a value from 7 or 8.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual The window below displays different settings when you select UDP in the Protocol field: Serial->Connection Settings Local IP Address • Enter the IP Address of the local endpoint. Local Port • The port number assigned to the serial IP port on which communications will take place.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.4.2 Digital IO This section allows you to set the Digital IO parameters. The Digital Input can be used for triggering alarms and the Digital Output for controlling slave devices, using a digital signal.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Alarm ON Content • Specify the alarm on content to be sent out via SMS messages. Alarm OFF Content • Specify the alarm off content to be sent out via SMS messages Digital IO->Digital Output Enable •...
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.5 Network 5.5.1 Firewall Firewall rules are security rulesets that implement control over users, applications, or network objects in an organization. You can use a firewall rule to create a blanket or specialized traffic transit rules based on your requirements.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Firewall->ACL Description • Add a description for this rule. Chain • Specify the ACL forward rule. Choose between “FORWARD” and “INPUT”. Protocol • All: Any protocol number. TCP: TCP protocol. UDP: UDP protocol.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Local Address • Sets the LAN address of a device connected to one of the router’s LAN interfaces. Inbound requests will be forwarded to this IP address. Local Port • Sets the LAN port number range used when forwarding to the destination IP address.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Interface To Address • Specify the interface that connected to the host, e.g., lan0, lan1, lan2, lan3. Firewall->URL Filter • Enter the URL to block data traffic from entering the website, e.g., www.google.com.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Route->Static Route Settings Description • Enter a description for the current static route rule. IP Address • Enter the IP address of the destination network. Netmask • Enter the subnet mask of the destination network.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.5.3 VRRP The Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) is a computer networking protocol that automatically assigns available Internet Protocol (IP) routers to participating hosts. The VRRP router with the highest number becomes the virtual master router. VRRP router numbers range from 1 to 255, where 255 is usually used for highest priority and 100 for backup priority.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.5.4 IP Passthrough IP Passthrough mode disables NAT and routing and passes the WAN IP address from the WAN interface to the device connected on the local Interface. It provides an alternative to Network Address Translation (NAT) when you want to make the router "transparent"...
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.6 Applications 5.6.1 DDNS DDNS is a system that allows the domain name data of a device with multiple (dynamic) IP addresses held in a name server to be updated in real time. Consequently, users can connect to the device without having to track the IP addresses.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Check this box to enable the DDNS service. Provider • Select the DDNS provider from the list. Options are “DynDNS”, “no-ip”,”3322” and custom. DDNS Server • The internet address to communicate the Dynamic DNS information to. This option is available after selecting custom in the DDNS Provider field.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Enable • Check this box to enable the SMS feature. Enable SMS Control • Check this box to enable the SMS control feature. Authentication Type • Specify the authentication mode for SMS. Options are “None” and “Password”.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Select a value from the dropdown list. Options are 1 or 2. Parity • Select a value from the dropdown list. Choose between none, even, odd, mark, and space. The SMS Notification feature allows you to send SMS notifications to a pre-set phone number when the router’s status changes.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual NTP Update • Send an SMS notification to the pre-set phone number when the NTP update is successful. LAN Port • Send an SMS notification to the pre-set phone number when the LAN port status changes.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.6.3 Schedule Reboot Schedule reboot allows you to specify a time to reboot the router. Application->Schedule Reboot Enable • Check this box to enable the Schedule Reboot feature. Time to Reboot • Enter the time of day to reboot the device. Format: HH (00-23):MM (00-59).
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Satellites Used • Displays the number of visible satellites in use. Latitude • Displays GPS latitude. Longitude • Display GPS longitude. Altitude • Displays GPS altitude. Horizontal speed • Displays GPS horizontal speed.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Application->GPS->GPS Enable • Check this box to enable GPS. Enable A-GPS • Check this box to enable A-GPS (Assisted Global Positioning). Description • Enter a description for the GPS transmission channel. Report GSV •...
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.6.5 Call Call reboot allows you to restart the router with a simple phone call. Application->Call Enable Call Control • Check this box to enable the call control feature. Call Reboot • Check this box to enable the call reboot feature.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.7 VPN 5.7.1 OpenVPN OpenVPN is an opensource virtual private network (VPN) product that offers a simplified security framework, modular network design, and cross-platform portability. You can view OpenVPN connections, as shown below: VPN->OpenVPN->Status>OpenVPN Information...
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual VPN->OpenVPN Enable • Check this box to enable OpenVPN tunnel. Description • Enter a description for this OpenVPN tunnel. Mode • Select between “P2P”, “Client” and “Server”. Protocol • Select between “UDP”, “TCP Client” and “TCP Server”.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Max Client • Allow the maximum number of OpenVPN clients that can connect to the OpenVPN server. Authentication Method • Select between: "X.509", "Pre-shared", "Password", and "X.509 And Password". Encryption Type • Select between: "BF-CBC", "DES-CBC", "DES-EDE-CBC", "DES-EDE3-CBC", "AES-128-CBC", "AES-192-CBC"...
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual VPN->OpenVPN->Advanced Settings Enable NAT • Check this box to enable NAT. The source IP of the host behind the router will be disguised before accessing the remote end. Enable Default Gateway • Check this box to enable the default gateway, which will result in all data traffic going through the VPN tunnel.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual VPN->OpenVPN->X.509 Certificate OpenVPN Mode • Select the OpenVPN working mode: Server or Client. Connection Index • Displays the current connection index for the OpenVPN channel. CA Certificate • Import a CA certificate file.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual VPN->OpenVPN->Configuration Files Connection Index • Select OpenVPN connection index. Configuration Files • Import the OpenVPN client file. Configuration Files Download • Download the OpenVPN client configuration. Configuration Files List • Display the imported OpenVPN client file.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.7.2 IPSec IPSec enables you to configure secure communication tunnels. The various tunnel configurations will be displayed in the Tunnel Table at the bottom of the page. All tunnels are created using the Encapsulating Security Payload protocol (ESP).
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual VPN->IPSec Enable • Select Enable to launch the IPSec process. Description • Enter a description for this IPSec VPN tunnel. Remote Gateway • Enter the IP address of the remote tunnel endpoint. IKE Version •...
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual VPN->IPSec Encryption Algorithm (IKE) • Select from 3DES AES-128, AES-192, or AES-256. Hash Algorithm (IKE) • Select between MD5, SHA1, SHA2 256, SHA2 384 and SHA2 512. Diffie-Hellman Group (IKE) • Negotiate (None) or use 768 (Group 1), 1024 (Group 2), 1536 (Group 5) or 2048 (Group 14), etc.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.7.3 GRE Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) is a protocol for encapsulating packets so they can be transported over an IP network using another protocol. Essentially, it provides a channel for transmitting encapsulated data packets, with the process of encapsulation and decapsulation performed at both ends.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual VPN->GRE Enable • Check this box to enable GRE. Description • Enter a description for the current VPN channel. Mode • Specify the running mode of GRE. Options are: “Layer 2” and “Layer 3”.
5.8.2 Software When a new feature (APP Package) for the IMBER SMART router is released, you can install it manually by uploading a package to the device. It is also possible to uninstall it (APP Package) from the router.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.8.3 System This section allows you to view the device’s system settings. System->General Hostname • User-defined router name. This can be used in IPSec to identify the local device (local ID). User LED Type •...
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual System->Account Administrator • Displays the name of the current administrator. Default is “admin”. Old Password • Enter the old administrator password. New Password • Enter the new administrator password. Confirm Password • Confirm the new administrator password.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Syslog displays system logs stored in the log buffers. System->Syslog Log Location • Select the log store location. Options: “RAM” or “Flash”. Log Level • Select the log output level. Choose between: “Debug”, “Notice”, “Info”, “Warning” and “Error”.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual System->Telnet Telnet Port • Enter the port for telnet access. The port most often used for HTTP is port 23. System->SSH SSH Port • Enter the port for SSH access. 22 is the port most often used for HTTP.
The Device Configuration tab allows you to save parameters (Web interface settings) to a file. In addition, if you have saved settings from the IMBER SMART router to a file, you can Import these pre-saved configuration settings to the IMBER SMART router.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 5.8.5 Debug Tools Debug Tools->Ping Host Address • Enter the host IP address or domain name you wish to ping. Ping Count • Set the number of pings. Local IP Address • Enter the ping source IP address or leave this field blank.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Debug Tools->Sniffer Source Host • Enter the source host IP address. Source Port • Enter the source port. Destination Host • Enter the destination host IP address. Destination Port • Enter the destination port.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Chapter 6 Appendix A -Glossary APN: Access Point Name GPRS: General Packet Radio Service HSPA: High Speed Packet Access HSDPA: High-Speed Downlink Packet Access HSUPA: High-Speed Uplink Packet Access LTE: 3GPP Long Term Evolution...
On the Cellular page, check whether the modem is being detected correctly. • 7.2 Cannot detect SIM card Issue The IMBER SMART Router cannot detect the SIM card. Cellular failed to connect to the base station. Possible Reason The SIM card is damaged. •...
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 7.4 IPSec VPN established, but LAN-to-LAN communication is not working Issue An IPSec VPN has been set up, but you are unable to communicate between LANs. Possible Reason Subnets do not match the Interested traffic.
IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual Chapter 9 Appendix D - CLI The command-line interface (CLI) is a software interface that provides an alternative configuration method for setting router parameters. Use Telnet or SSH to connect to the router and execute CLI commands.
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual 64 bytes from 142.250.184.14: seq=0 ttl=54 time=10.826 ms 64 bytes from 142.250.184.14: seq=1 ttl=54 time=10.284 ms 64 bytes from 142.250.184.14: seq=2 ttl=54 time=10.073 ms 64 bytes from 142.250.184.14: seq=3 ttl=54 time=10.031 ms 64 bytes from 142.250.184.14: seq=4 ttl=54 time=10.347 ms --- www.google.com ping statistics ---...
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IMBER SMART – Industrial Series User Manual !N - Substitute the Nth command line (absolute as per 'history' command) !-N - Substitute the command line entered N lines before (relative) Page 92 / 92...
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