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  • Page 1 Virtual Access GW2040 Series Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Troubleshooting ..................22 Copyright 2013 Virtual Access (Irl) Ltd. This material is protected by copyright. No part of this material may be reproduced, distributed, or altered without the written consent of Virtual Access. All rights reserved. Third party trademarks are the property of the third parties.
  • Page 3: Preface

    Electronic components must be disposed of as hazardous toxic waste and must not be incinerated. 1.2 Electrical safety The GW2040 Series router is a class I/II apparatus. We recommend that an AC surge arrestor is installed in the AC outlet to which this equipment is connected.
  • Page 4: Product Disposal

    The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland are under an obligation to minimise the disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in domestic waste and encourage recycling, recovery and environmentally sound disposal. Virtual Access is committed to promoting the reuse, recycling and recovery of WEEE by contributing to the appropriate compliance schemes.
  • Page 5: Introduction

    GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) uses packet-switched technology to transmit small bursts of data. The 3G modem on the GW2040 Series supports multi-slot class 6, which allows a maximum data rate of 384Kbps class 3. The maximum data rate available to the 3G modem depends on provisioning by the network operator.
  • Page 6: More Information

    Configuring a GSM Modem on a GW2040, and • SIM Management on a GW2040 • visit http://www.virtualaccess.com/customer-support.php For more detailed router configuration information, read the Advanced Configuration section: http://www.virtualaccess.com/smg-docs/start.htm Virtual Access GW2040 Series Quick Start Guide © Virtual Access Ltd. Issue: 1.2 Page 6 of 22...
  • Page 7: Getting Started

    (S/N) and part number (P/N) is located on the side of the packaging box. Each GW2040 Series router is assigned a unique serial number. Record your device serial number on your warranty card or somewhere you can easily access it. You must...
  • Page 8: Antenna Diversity

    2. The router initialises. The Power LED lights green, the CONFIG LED flashes, and all the LEDs temporarily light in sequence. Then your router activates. Virtual Access GW2040 Series Quick Start Guide © Virtual Access Ltd. Issue: 1.2 Page 8 of 22...
  • Page 9: Led Behaviour

    4: LED behaviour 4 LED behaviour 4.1 Main LED behaviour The GW2010 and GW2040 Series router has a single colour LED. When the router is powered on, the LED is green. Figure 3: Example of LED activity: power and config are on The possible LED states are: •...
  • Page 10: Ethernet Switch Led Behaviour

    All LEDs flashing The unit has lost its bootloader and is no longer slowly in operational. synchronisation Table 2: Ethernet switch LED behaviour Virtual Access GW2040 Series Quick Start Guide © Virtual Access Ltd. Issue: 1.2 Page 10 of 22...
  • Page 11: Configuring The Gw2040 Series For 3G Access

    To verify this setting, browse to the router’s start page. You can access the router’s start page by plugging an Ethernet cable into port A on the Ethernet switch. The GW2040 Series router is configured as a DHCP server. The default IP of the router is 192.168.100.1/24.
  • Page 12 5: Configuring the GW2040 Series for 3G access Figure 6: The start page The GW2040 Series router is configured as a DHCP server. The default IP of the router is 192.168.100.1/24. When the start page has opened, click Advanced -> Expert View to check that the router has been supplied for manual configuration.
  • Page 13: Configuring The Apn And Pin

    5: Configuring the GW2040 Series for 3G access 5.3 Configuring the APN and PIN 1. To set the APN and PIN, browse to the router’s start page and click Advanced -> Expert View -> interfaces -> modem-0 -> gsm. The Modem Interface on GSM page appears.
  • Page 14: Save The Configuration

    5: Configuring the GW2040 Series for 3G access 2. Enter in the relevant details, click Update and save to flash. Note: password validation does not require a minimum length or the use of numeric characters. 5.5 Save the configuration 1. In the Configuration Update Result page, click Save to flash. The Save Configuration to Flash page appears.
  • Page 15: File System

    To change the boot configuration file, from the start page, click Advanced. In the Advanced menu, click Expert View->set boot configuration. Figure 11: The next boot configuration page Virtual Access GW2040 Series Quick Start Guide © Virtual Access Ltd. Issue: 1.2...
  • Page 16 To upload any of the configuration files to your local PC, from the start page, click Advanced. In the Advanced menu, click Expert View->Configuration Files->upload from router. Figure 13: The configuration file upload page Virtual Access GW2040 Series Quick Start Guide © Virtual Access Ltd. Issue: 1.2 Page 16 of 22...
  • Page 17: Managing Configuration Via The Command Line

    Table 3: The possible strings for the set next config command Figure 17: Output of the command line set next config Virtual Access GW2040 Series Quick Start Guide © Virtual Access Ltd. Issue: 1.2 Page 17 of 22...
  • Page 18: Managing Firmware

    To change the active image, from the start page, click Advanced> Expert View. In the top menu, click Operations. In the Operations menu, click file transfers->set boot image. Virtual Access GW2040 Series Quick Start Guide © Virtual Access Ltd. Issue: 1.2...
  • Page 19: Managing Firmware Via The Command Line

    Make the image held in flash in segment filename the one that will be used the next time the system boots. Figure 23: Output of the command line set next image Virtual Access GW2040 Series Quick Start Guide © Virtual Access Ltd. Issue: 1.2...
  • Page 20 Display the name of the operating software file that will be loaded the next time the device reloads. Figure 24: Output of the command line show image Virtual Access GW2040 Series Quick Start Guide © Virtual Access Ltd. Issue: 1.2...
  • Page 21: Firmware Updates Information

    7: Firmware updates information 7 Firmware updates information To obtain firmware updates for your GW2040 Series router, contact your reseller. Virtual Access GW2040 Series Quick Start Guide © Virtual Access Ltd. Issue: 1.2 Page 21 of 22...
  • Page 22: Troubleshooting

    There is poor 3G signal to Status > 3G Info. Move slow. strength. the GW2040 to a better location and recheck signal strength Virtual Access GW2040 Series Quick Start Guide © Virtual Access Ltd. Issue: 1.2 Page 22 of 22...

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