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Page 1: User Manual
USER MANUAL Ctek Z Series Cellular Routers Models Z4200 and Z4400 Ctek – Things That Move Data... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
26 March 2013 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF FIGURES PREFACE INTRODUCTION Theory Of Operation Features CONNECTORS, LIGHTS, SWITCHES, AND JUMPERS Switches Lights ... -
Page 3: Table Of Figures
FIGURE 7 - Z4200 TOP MENU ................................8 FIGURE 8 - Z4400 MENU ..................................9 FIGURE 9 - Z4200 TOP MENU WITHOUT ROUTING ........................10 FIGURE 10 - Z4200 (CDMA) WIRELESS INTERFACE........................11 FIGURE 11 - Z4200 NETWORK SELECT ............................11 ... - Page 4 26 March 2013 FIGURE 30 - PPP CONFIGURATION ..............................39 FIGURE 31 - ADMIN SCREEN CONTROL ............................40 FIGURE 32 - SPRINT ACTIVATION ..............................41 FIGURE 33 - VERIZON WIRELESS ACTIVATION ........................... 42 FIGURE 34 - ACTIVATION CONTROL .............................. 42 ...
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Page 5: March
Note that all administrative functions and screens on the two models are identical with the exception of the Wireless Status and Wireless Interface screens, and the Z4200's Activation screen which is replaced on the Z4400 by a SIM Tools menu item. -
Page 6: Connectors, Lights, Switches, And Jumpers
26 March 2013 3) RS232 (DB9 serial port) a. Configurable Bit Rate b. Configurable for Start/Stop Bits, Flow Control, and Parity c. Local and remote Telnet Access d. TCP/UDP Packet Assembly and Disassembly (PAD) function. e. PPP Interface 4) RS485 Auxiliary Serial Port a. -
Page 7: Lights
26 March 2013 Figure 1 - Lights and Switches 2.2 Lights The Z Series router has indicators as shown in Figure 1. LAN – The LAN light indicates that the Ethernet port is connected to an active Ethernet device. The network status indicators LINK and SVC are interpreted as follows: SVC –... -
Page 8: Figure 2 - Db9 Connector
26 March 2013 Figure 2 - DB9 Connector Ethernet Connector The Ethernet connector on the Z Series is a standard RJ45 connector with auto polarity sensing and can be used with either a standard Ethernet cable or a reverse (cross over) Ethernet cable. Terminal Block Connector J1 supports four separate functions, power, relay contact closure detection, relay driver output, and auxiliary RS-485 serial port serial data. -
Page 9: Start Up
Before starting connect the supplied 12VDC power adapter to the power connector described in Section 2. The adapter supplied with your router is suitable for use with 120VAC 60-hertz wall power. If you need a different power solutions contact Ctek. -
Page 10: Connecting The Antenna
Antennas should be attached to the SMA style antenna connectors described in section 3. The antenna must be connected before powering the unit on. ON the Z4200 the antenna connector to the right of the LAN LED is the primary (transmit/receive) antenna and the connector to the left of the reset button is the secondary or diversity antenna. -
Page 11: Getting Started
To access the Administration menu use any web browser pointed at http:// 192.168.1.10. A login screen appears as shown below. The default User ID is “ctek” (without the quotes) and the default Password is also “ctek”. Be sure to change the user ID and password and record your new selections. -
Page 12: Figure 7 - Z4200 Top Menu
26 March 2013 Figure 7 - Z4200 Top Menu An optional top level menu is displayed if IPsec settings have previously been set to allow only secure traffic. Figure 9 shows this menu page which differs from the previous images in that it eliminates the button for the routing function. -
Page 13: Figure 8 - Z4400 Menu
26 March 2013 Figure 8 - Z4400 Menu... -
Page 14: Interfaces
4.2.1 Configuring The Wireless Interface The configuration screen for the Model Z4200 (EVDO and 1xRTT) wireless interface is shown below in Figure 10 and described in the text following. Figure 12 and its associated text describes the wireless interface provided with the Model... -
Page 15: Figure 10 - Z4200 (Cdma) Wireless Interface
Figure 10 - Z4200 (CDMA) Wireless Interface Network Select – Note: This setting should only be changed after consulting with Ctek Support. This pull down menu allows the user to control the home network setting of the CDMA connection, effectively limiting the scope of the Preferred Roaming List (PRL) assigned by your wireless network operator. - Page 16 Select DNS Type – Used to select the appropriate protocol for your Dynamic DNS. 1) None – DDNS will not be used. 2) EW/UDP - Use Ctek Enhanced Wireless DDNS with UDP updates over the EV-DO/1XRTT Air Interface 3) Standard UDP – Use a standard BIND, MS2000, or MS2003 DDNS server Device Name –...
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Page 17: Figure 12 - Z4400 (Hspa) Wireless Interface
26 March 2013 Figure 12 - Z4400 (HSPA) Wireless Interface Network Select – Available settings are Automatic, Prefer A Network, or Demand a Network. Automatic – Allow radio to select network based on SIM and signal quality Prefer a Network – Similar to Automatic with a bias towards the network ID specified in the Network ID field Demand a Network –... - Page 18 Select DNS Type – Used to select the appropriate protocol for your Dynamic DNS. 1) None – DDNS will not be used. 2) EW/UDP - Use Ctek Enhanced Wireless DDNS with UDP updates over the GPRS/EDGE Air Interface 3) Standard UDP – Use a standard BIND, MS2000, or MS2003 DDNS server Device Name –...
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Page 19: Configuring The Ethernet Interace
26 March 2013 4.2.2 Configuring The Ethernet Interace The Ethernet configuration determines how devices connected to the LAN side of router will be addressed, and what the actual address of this router will be on the LAN. Figure 13 - Ethernet Configuration Media Type –... -
Page 20: The Rs232/Rs485 Interface
26 March 2013 4.2.1 The RS232/RS485 Interface This screen sets basic parameters for the RS232 port and the auxiliary serial port. These settings should be made to correspond to those on the far end of the serial connection or serial over IP emulation. The RS232 and RS485 serial ports are available for all applications and can be connected to the TCP or UDB PAD feature. -
Page 21: Configuring The Relay Input Interface
26 March 2013 Service – determines the mode of operation for the serial ports. Services may be in operation on both serial ports simultaneously. None - Indicates that a custom application and protocol has been implemented. TCP PAD & UDP PAD - Selects the appropriate Packet Assembly and Disassembly Service. PPP - Establishes a PPP connection over the RS232 link 4.2.2 Configuring The Relay Input Interface This screen configures the connection characteristics of the relay input interface and defines the service associated with... -
Page 22: Configuring The Relay Output (Driver) Interface
26 March 2013 All other modes where Max Trigger Rate has a time value are level sensitive. So if the contacts close an SMS is sent and then the state of the relay input is ignored for a defined period of time. For instance, if Max Trigger Rate is set to 5 minutes an SMS is sent and then the relay input is sampled again in 5 minutes. -
Page 23: Status
Either level can be refreshed (updated) in real time using the Refresh button at the bottom of the page. The Wireless Status interface is display only. This manual section explains both the Z4200 (CDMA) -
Page 24: Figure 17 - Wireless Status (Z4200)
26 March 2013 Wireless Status Summary Screen (Z4200) Figure 17 - Wireless Status (Z4200) Wireless Status Field Definitions – Summary Display ESN – An identifier assigned to the CDMA radio for this router. The value is given in decimal (Dec) and Hexidecimal (Hex). -
Page 25: Figure 18 - Wireless Status Details Z4200
Centigrade. A Temp Disconnect indicates that the radio is attempting cool down procedures and a Over Temp Shut Down indicates that cool down procedures have failed and the radio has shut down to protect itself. Wireless Status Details Screen (Z4200) Figure 18 - Wireless Status Details Z4200... - Page 26 26 March 2013 Definitions – Detailed Display The Wireless Status Details screen is subdivided into four panels, Radio Configuration, Current Status, EV-DO Status and 1xRTT status. All values found on the Summary screen are repeated on the Details screen. Radio Configuration Panel Radio Type –...
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Page 27: Figure 19 - Wireless Status Z4400
26 March 2013 Wireless Status Screen (Z4400) Figure 19 - Wireless Status Z4400 Carrier – Often referred to as the Mobile Operator Network Status – Possible values are “In Service”, “No Service”, or “Service Denied”. Indicates the state of the network as seen through your particular router Service Type –... -
Page 28: Ethernet Status
26 March 2013 Roam Status – Indicates the network’s view of the current geographic location of your router. The possible values are “Not Roaming”, or “Roaming”. An indication of Roaming may or may not impact your data transmission costs. Charges are a function of your rate plan, not necessarily linked to the networks notion of roaming. -
Page 29: Services
The second function performed by this set up screen to allow named services to be made publicly available to WAN side users. Referring again to Figure 22 a service named “Ctek SkyRouter Demo – San Pedro, CA” will be advertised or made publicly available. -
Page 30: Figure 22 - Routing And Forwarding
26 March 2013 Figure 22 - Routing and Forwarding Block Inbound IP Traffic From Wireless Network – If set to Yes the router’s firewall is configured to block any inbound originated (but not response) packets from the wireless network (WAN). This firewall is then selectively modified by the forwarding entries defined through this screen. -
Page 31: Figure 23 - Advertising
26 March 2013 Advertise This Service – Display this named service for WAN users. An advertised service is available for access by any user logged in to the SkyRouter. An example of advertising is shown below. With Title – The advertised name assigned to this service Figure 23 - Advertising... -
Page 32: Figure 24 - Gre Tunneling Configuration
26 March 2013 4.4.3 GRE Tunneling Services Figure 24 - GRE Tunneling Configuration Tunnel Select – Places GRE tunnel in operation. Options are None, Tunnel 1, Tunnel 2, Both Tunnel 1 and Tunnel 2 WAN MTU/MRU – Adjusts MTU (Maximum Transmission Units) and MRU (Maximum Receive Units) for 24 bytes of tunnel overhead. -
Page 33: Figure 25 - A Gre Tunnel
26 March 2013 Remote Tunnel IP – The address used to construct the remote end of the GRE tunnel Local Tunnel IP - The address used to construct the local end of the GRE tunnel Net Mask (next to Local Tunnel IP) – The mask limiting the range of addresses connecting to the local tunnel Figure 25 - A GRE Tunnel... -
Page 34: Figure 26 - Ipsec Administration
26 March 2013 4.4.4 IPsec Services The SkyRouter’s IPsec functionality provides up to eight secure encrypted tunnels between routers. When the IPsec menu item is selected the following screen is displayed. Figure 26 - IPsec Administration... - Page 35 26 March 2013 Tunnel Select – Select the tunnel to be configured. Up to eight tunnels are supported. IPSEC – Enabled or disabled. A system level parameter Security Level - A system level parameter Allow Internet and Secure Traffic – In this mode IP traffic addressed for the IPsec tunnel will be transmitted through the tunnel.
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Page 36: Figure 27 - Serial Communications Menu
This section of the Z4200/Z4400 User Manual describes the administrative controls and basic operation of the Serial Pad feature. Details of dialing and control options are further described in Ctek TechNote TN007 which is available on the Ctek web site at www.ctekproducts.com. -
Page 37: Figure 28 - Tcp Pad Configuration
26 March 2013 As noted previously a TCP PAD function and a UDP PAD function is available for both the DB9 serial connection and the RS-485 auxiliary port. The UDP PAD for both connections is identical in all respects and the TCP PAD for both connections differs only in that the DB9 TCP PAD provides for Data Terminal Ready (DTR) call control while the AUX TCP PAD lacks this feature since the physical connection does not support DTR. - Page 38 26 March 2013 Theory of Operation Call Answering - The TCP PAD offers two standard methods for call answering: Auto Answer - The PAD automatically responds to a TCP session AT Command Initiated Answer - The TCP PAD responds to an AT command requesting answer Call Initiation - The TCP PAD offers three standard methods for call initiation: AT Command Initiated Dialing - Call setup occurs as the result of an AT dial command Auto Dial (leased line) Mode - In auto dial (leased line) mode, the PAD provides auto-dial and auto-recovery...
- Page 39 26 March 2013 Configuration Call Setup Parameters Answer Mode AT Cmd – PAD accepts ATA command for acceptance of an incoming call. Auto - Pad will automatically accept an incoming call Dial Mode AT Cmd – PAD accepts a variety of ATD command formats for establishment of an outbound call. Auto –...
- Page 40 26 March 2013 Local Echo On – All characters received in both command and data mode will be echoed. Off – No echo of local characters will be done. Command characters will still be echoed if AT Command Echo is Outbound IP Parameters –...
- Page 41 26 March 2013 ATDT Address ATDTAddress ATDP Address ATDPAddress In the follwoing cases, the IP address is retrieved from default Destination 1 of Outbound IP Parameters: ATD Port ATDPort ATDT Port ATDTPort ATDP Port ATDPPort In the following case, both the IP address and port number is retrieved from default Destination 1 of Outbound IP Parameters: In the following cases, both the IP address and port number is retrieved from the specified Destination of Outbound IP Parameters:...
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Page 42: Figure 29 - Udp Pad Configuration
26 March 2013 RING 4.4.5.2 UDP PAD Services Figure 29 - UDP Pad Configuration PAD Operational Mode Outbound IP Parameters. Inbound IP Parameters This setting is used to select whether the UDP PAD will operate in client or server mode. In client mode the PAD will transmit to a server defined by the Outbound IP Parameters. -
Page 43: Figure 30 - Ppp Configuration
26 March 2013 Data Management Parameters Termination Character When receiving characters from the serial interface, receipt of this character will cause buffered data to be sent over the TCP connection. If no character is defined buffered data is transmitted based on maximum block size or character timer (defined below). -
Page 44: Figure 31 - Admin Screen Control
26 March 2013 Local IP Address The IP address assigned to the router end of the PPP connection. This is the address that should be used in the routing screen for devices on the PPP connection. Remote IP Address The address of the remote end of the PPP connection. It may refer to a device or a router managing another subnet. LCP Echo -On/Off Enables or disables the LCP Echo message over the PPP connection DNS Address Source –... -
Page 45: Figure 32 - Sprint Activation
1xRTT or EV-DO/1XRTT network connection. If this selection is set to No only local administration is possible. 4.4.7 Wireless Activation Services (Z4200 CDMA Only) Note – Before using the Wireless Activation Services Interface for any purpose you must first turn off the router’s WAN interface. -
Page 46: Figure 33 - Verizon Wireless Activation
26 March 2013 Figure 33 - Verizon Wireless Activation Selecting the Over The Air Activation option on either of these screens will cause the actual activation screen (Figure 34) to be displayed. Figure 34 - Activation Control Activation Status – Activated or Not Activated Network Stability –... -
Page 47: Figure 35 - Activation Log
26 March 2013 Details – Displays a scrolling screen (Figure 35) with low level messages between the unit and the network. Useful when an activation problem is encountered. Back – Return to the Activation Services screen. Detailed information on IOTA or OTAS activations are covered in the TechNote appropriate for your network. The Status and Details buttons can be used to monitor the activations progress. -
Page 48: Figure 36 - Manual Activation
26 March 2013 Figure 36 - Manual Activation PRL Updates – (Sprint) For information on manually updating a PRL on a Sprint router see TechNote TN0015. To update a PRL on the Verizon Wireless network the activation process should be redone. *** NOTE *** Over the air PRL updates on the Sprint network are not currently implemented. -
Page 49: Figure 37 - Sprint Prl Update
The Tools category offers a limited subset of the TCOPlus feature group. Currently the Over-The-Air Firmware update mechanism is provided. The entire TCOPlus feature group is available as a purchase option for the Z Series models. For details refer to Ctek Application Programming Note APN001. -
Page 50: Figure 39 - Sim Management
MSISDN on the SIM card for future reference. The MSISDN must also be written to the SIM card for SkyRouters that will be used with Ctek's EWUDP DDNS service. Figure 39 - SIM Management... -
Page 51: Figure 40 - At Command Interface
4.5.4 AT Commands (Z4400 HSPA Only) This screen allows the user to write AT style commands directly to the radio module. Equivalent functionality for Z4200 (CDMA) models is available through the Manual Configuration screen available under the Activation menu selection. - Page 52 26 March 2013 5 Specifications See individual product data sheets 6 Certifications FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and complies with the limits for a Class A computing device according to U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, FCC Rules and Regulations Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1) This device may cause harmful interference, and 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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Page 53: Appendix A – Discrete I/O Electrical Drawings
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