Figure 2: Front panel of the MC2X8-A..........................4 Figure 3: Front panel of the MC2X8-E..........................4 Figure 4: Connections on the rear of the MC2X8-M12......................7 Figure 5: Setting for the initial configure of the MC MCX8....................10 Figure 6: Initial setup with the MCConfig program....................... 11 MC2X8 Manual Version 3.14t...
1) MC2X8-A with a 802.11ax (Wifi 6) interface 2) MC2X8-E with a 802.11ax (Wifi 6) Interface an LTE/5G modem (CAT 5) The MC2X8 can be used to connect network devices wireless and wired to each other and to the Internet in various scenarios.
1.1 Antenna Connectors and LED’s at MC2X8-A The following figure shows how the indicator LEDs and connections are arranged on the MC2X8-A. Figure 2: Front panel of the MC2X8-A 1.2 Antenna Connectors and LED’s at MC2X8-E Figure 3: Front panel of the MC2X8-E MC2X8 Manual Version 3.14t...
Table 1: LTE-5G Antenna connections 1.3 Front panel LEDs The 5 LEDs on the front indicate the operating status of the MC2X8. All LEDs are 3-color red, green and blue LEDs. If all three colors are switched on, the LEDs light up white.
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The interface is active in TCP server mode and is waiting for a connection. flashing red The interface is active in TCP client mode and is in the process of establishing a connection to the server. MC2X8 Manual Version 3.14t 6 / 17...
The illustration shows the MC2 in the standard version with a serial interface and a 5-pin M12 connector for the power supply and the built-in relay The voltage connection for the MC2X8 is available in other variants: 1.4.2 MC2X8 with WK8 connection 1.4.3...
1 x galvanically isolated 10 - 60V (WK8) Antenna connection 2 x RPSMA Power supply 12 - 60 VDC or 802.3af PoE via LAN port 1 Energy requirement MC2X8-A (Wifi6) <= 10W (6W typical) MC2X8-E (Wifi6 + 5G/LTE) <= 15W Temperature range 0-60° Dimensions 105x125x35mm Weight approx.
Then only the ON LED lights up green, which soon starts to flash orange-green. After approx. 15-20 seconds, the application is fully operational and the LEDs light up with the function described above. 2.1 Initial start-up of the MC2X8 2.1.1...
The IP 192.168.1.10 with the subnet mask 255.255.255.0 would be suitable, for example. If the MC2X8 starts with the default setting you can access the home page of the MCX8 by using the WEB browser and entering the IP address 192.168.1.1.
After 10 seconds, all LEDs turn white and a color change of all LEDs (except power) from blue - red - green - violet etc. begins. If the reset button is held down until the MC2X8 is restarted, the configuration is reset to the factory default settings.
2.3 Default-Konfiguration The MC2X8 can be reset to the factory default settings in 3 ways: Via the reset button → 2.2 With the MC-Config program → Via the website → "Device" → "Configuration management" → "Reset configuration to defaults" This opens the configuration menu with the default settings.
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If this Parameter is empty, the given device name (Admin → Device name) is taken. Static IP If a static IP is specified, the data is entered here. Subnetmask Gateway IP DNA 1,2 MC2X8 Manual Version 3.14t 14 / 17...
Select this checkbox to enable a connection monitoring function that uses DNS queries to monitor the stability of the network connection. Watchdog Host Lookup Specify a host name for the watchdog to test the connection with a lookup. MC2X8 Manual Version 3.14t 15 / 17...
The LTE module signals this to the operating system and requests the PUK associated with the SIM card The input field at the start of the form is then activated to enter this PUK. MC2X8 Manual Version 3.14t 16 / 17...
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