User manual

Chapter 3: Operating the system
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Accessing the terminal from a remote location
Preparing the terminal for remote management
There are three steps you must go through before you can access the terminal from a remote
location:
1. Set up the terminal for control from a remote location as described in Remote management on
page 115.
2. Activate a data connection in one of the following ways:
• Remote start of a data connection with an SMS, see Remote activation on page 116 and
Activating a data connection with an SMS below.
• Automatic activation of a Standard data connection, see step 10. on page 75 in Setting up
the Default network user group.
• Manual activation of a data connection, see Start/stop Standard IP on the LAN interface on
page 41.
3. Note the terminal’s external IP address, found in one of the following ways:
• If you are using SMS activation, you will receive an SMS with the IP address.
• Otherwise, connect a computer locally to the terminal and start the web interface. The IP
address of the terminal is shown in the Dashboard under ONGOING DATA SESSIONS (in
parenthesis).
This is the IP address you must use afterwards to access the terminal.
Activating a data connection with an SMS
To be able to activate a data connection on the terminal from a remote location, the terminal must
be set up as described in Remote activation on page 116.
Send an SMS to the mobile number of the terminal. The activation SMS must have the following
format for activating and deactivating a connection:
• ACTIVATE <name of network user group>:<name of profile> <password>
• DEACTIVATE <name of network user group>:<name of profile> <password>
For more information on network user groups see Network user groups on page 70.
Note
If Static IP is included in your airtime subscription, we recommend using this static public
IP address for the terminal in order to provide easy access to the terminal. For
information on how to set up a static IP address, refer to step 6. on page 72 in the section
Setting up the Default network user group.
Activation SMS examples
Standard data connection in the Default
network user group
ACTIVATE default
group:standard 1234567890