USER MANUAL Ctek Z Series Router Model Z4300 Ctek – Things That Move Data .
2 September 2009 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS I PREFACE 1 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Theory Of Operation 1 1.2 Features 1 2 CONNECTORS, LIGHTS, SWITCHES, AND JUMPERS 3 2.1 Switches 3 2.2 Lights 3 2.3 Connectors 4 START UP 5 3 3.1 Power 6 3.2 Connecting the Antenna 6 3.3 Connecting to the Ethernet Port – Administrative Connection 6 4 4.1 ADMINISTRATION, CONFIGURATION AND STATUS Getting Started 6 7 4.2 Interfaces 4.2.1 Configuring The Wireless Interface 4.2.
22 September 2009 4.2.5 4.2.6 Admin Screen Services SIM Management Tools 29 30 4.3 Options 4.3.1 Applications 4.3.
22 September 2009 Preface Welcome to the Ctek Z4300 Router User’s Guide. The Z4300 is an EDGE model with GPRS fallback. The configuration and administration of the 4300 model is identical to previous generations of SkyRouters with the exception of a few small differences noted in the text. The User’s Guide will explain the basic operation of the routers and take you through the necessary settings to get your wireless application online.
22 September 2009 4) USB Host – Z4300U Model Only 5) Relay Contact Closure (detection and operation) a. NO/NC detection b. SMS or email cry out alarm 6) Relay Driver Output a. SMS Activation b. Web Activation 7) General Administration a. Modify Password 8) Status – Ethernet Status a. Currently Assigned IP Address b. Current MAC Address 9) Status – EDGE/GPRS Status a. IMEI – Equipment ID b. Network Assigned IP Address c. Telephone Number (MSISDN) d. Current Network Status Active/Inactive e.
22 September 2009 2 Connectors, Lights, Switches, and Jumpers 2.1 Switches Referring to Figure 1, there are two switches on the front of the Z Series router. S1 (Reset) causes a hard reset of unit. S2 (DFLT) is used to completely restore the firmware settings that were included when the product was shipped from the factory. To restore factory defaults, the unit must be running. Press the Restore Defaults (inner) switch and hold it down for 10 seconds.
22 September 2009 Link - Multi-color (red/green). Indicates: a) Status of IP connection b) Type of transport (EDGE or GPRS) 2.3 Display Definition Off Green Red No Connection (IP address) Connection established on GPRS Connection established on EDGE Connectors RS232 Connector – This connector is a standard RS232 DCE interface. A straight-through RS232 cable should be used. The RS232 connector pin out diagram is shown below.
22 September 2009 Terminal Block Pin JP1 & JP2 (internal) Center to Right Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Din – Discrete Input (See Appendix A) Din Src – Discrete Input Source Dout Gnd – Discrete Output Ground Dout - Discrete Output Power supply Ground Power supply +12VDC JP1 & JP2 (internal) Center to Left RxD of auxiliary serial port Ground of auxiliary serial port TxD of auxiliary serial port Power supply Ground Power supply +12VDC Figure 3 – Z4300S Model Figure 4 – Z4300U Model 3 Start Up W
22 September 2009 3.1 Power 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. 3.2 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. 3.
22 September 2009 Even if you elect to use a static IP address a DDNS service will add value in two ways. First, when the networks static addressing assignment fails there is a mandatory waiting period before the endpoint is allowed to reinitiate the request for a static address registration. During this period of time the network will dynamically assign addresses to the end point. A DDNS service will make the end point network addressable (by name) during this period of time.
22 September 2009 Figure 7 Note that the administration menu is divided into four sections. The Interfaces section deals with physical connectivity, managing the connection and subtended devices. Status screens are provided for the EGPRS/GPRS and Ethernet interfaces. Services are applications that are within the router core to modify the behavior of a specific interface or to change system wide parameters within the router core.
22 September 2009 Figure 8 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 – Make every effort to use the network specified in the Network ID field User Name and Password – Normally blank. Required for activation on some networks. See TechNotes for specific usage.
22 September 2009 PDP Address – Provided by the network operator. Specifies the address of a particular device’s Packet Data Protocol context area in the network. Authentication – Available settings are None, PAP, CHAP, BOTH. Usually set to none but may be required on some networks. Enable LCP echo packets – Used on some International networks. For all US networks LCP echo packets should be turned off, meaning this box should be unchecked. If you have questions check with Ctek support.
22 September 2009 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 9 Media Type – Determines the type of Ethernet connection. Auto allows router to determine what the connection is. This setting is appropriate for most cases. Other settings are to select either 10Mb (10baseT), 100Mb (100baseT), Full Duplex (FD), or Half Duplex (HD).
22 September 2009 Enable Client – Some other device on the LAN side of the network is acting as a DHCP server. The router will be assigned a dynamic IP address by the DHCP server. DNS Address Source – In most cases this parameter should be set to Acquire From Wireless Network. In this case, when you click on the Update button, the router will verify that it has been connected to the wireless network and that the wireless network has provided DNS addresses.
22 September 2009 4.2.1 The RS232 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 serial port is available for al applications and can be connected to the TCP or UDB PAD feature. The auxiliary port is available for selected applications. Figure 10 Bit Rate – Selects transmit and receive speed.
22 September 2009 Flow Control – Selects No flow control, Hardware Flow Control (RTS/CTS), or Software Flow Control (XON/XOFF). If RTS/CTS is selected make sure that the cable you are using has those pins connected on both ends. Many premanufactured cables either do not terminate these signals or else jumper them into a permanent True state. Service – determines the mode of operation for the RS232 port. None - Indicates that a custom application and protocol has been implemented.
22 September 2009 Maximum Trigger Rate – This setting determines how often the router will send a “relay event” message. If the relay event is recurring at a rapid rate this setting will prevent an undesirable “flood” of messages. If Maximum Trigger Rate is set to "Always" the relay input is operating in edge triggered mode. In this mode the router will invoke its assigned service any time that the input transitions to the selected state.
22 September 2009 Set Relay Output State – Used to set the current state of the relay driver circuit. The relay driver can be activated and deactivated by changing this setting and pressing update. Relay Shut Off Timer – The relay driver circuit will revert to its default setting after the number of minutes or seconds specified by this parameter. The two second setting is useful for resetting end point equipment.
22 September 2009 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 – Indicates whether EGPRS (EDGE) is available or failing that whether GPRS is available. Possible values are “None”, “EGPRS”, or “GPRS”. Current IP Address – The Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to this router by the serving wireless network.
22 September 2009 4.1.2 View All Networks The View All Available Networks button at the bottom of the wireless status screen will display all networks seen by the SkyRouter in an expanded wireless status screen. The network IDs displayed in this function can be used in the Wireless Interface function to constrain a unit to a specific network.
September 2009 4.1.3 Ethernet Status Indicates the current LAN side IP address that the router is using. MAC Address is a vendor and machine specific identification code.
22 September 2009 4.2 Services 4.2.1 Password Administration Used to change passwords and create users. Be sure to record this information in a secure location. Figure 16 4.2.2 Routing and Forwarding Services The Routing and Forwarding Services screen provides two separate but related functions. First it allows you to forward WAN side IP traffic arriving on a specific IP Port to a specific Port at a LAN side address.
22 September 2009 Figure 17 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. If this parameter is set to No, the router’s firewall is disabled. Use NAT on all Ethernet traffic to wireless network – For normal operation this parameter should be set to “Yes”.
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22 September 2009 4.2.3 TCP PAD Services TCP PAD OVERVIEW – The TCP PAD was designed to work with any application that would typically use either a dial-up or leased line modem.
22 September 2009 Dial Mode Call Initiation - In dial mode, the PAD offers two standard methods for call initiation: AT Command Initiated Dialing DTR Controlled Dialing Dial Mode Call Answering - In dial mode, the PAD offers two standard methods for call answering: Auto Answer AT Command Initiated Answer Auto Dial (leased line) Mode - In auto dial (leased line) mode, the PAD provides auto-dial and auto-recovery facilities so that a connection is always available.
22 September 2009 Auto – PAD automatically attempts to connect to the destinations defined in the Outbound IP Parameters. The PAD will start with destination 1 and will continue to sequence through all defined destinations until a connection is established. *** NOTE ***: If Auto is selected for Dial Mode, then Answer Mode is effectively disabled since the PAD will be continuously attempting to establish an outbound connection.
22 September 2009 Transmit Timer – The user may define a timeout value that will cause any buffered characters to be sent. Maximum Block Size – The user may define a block size threshold that will cause buffered characters to be sent. Strip Telnet Line Feed – If selected, line feeds following carriage returns will be deleted from inbound and outbound data streams.
22 September 2009 Hang Up Command – The following command will disconnect a TCP connection: ATH Go Back To Online Mode – The following command is used when the user has escaped from data mode to command mode. By issuing this command, the PAD will be returned to data mode ATO Escape sequence – When the PAD is in data mode, an escape sequence can be entered that will cause the PAD to go to command mode. The main reason for doing this would be to then issue a Hang Up Command.
22 September 2009 4.2.4 UDP PAD Services Figure 20 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. In Server mode the PAD will listen for UDP traffic on the Port defined in Inbound IP Parameters.
22 September 2009 Data Management Parameters Termination Character When receiving characters from the RS-232 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).
22 September 2009 Port Number For Admin Screen Access – Causes the WAN side web server to listen on a port other than the default of Port 80. Allow Network Access To Admin Screens – If set to Yes administrative users will be able to connect to router’s Admin interface over the wireless network connection. If this selection is set to No only local administration is possible. 4.2.6 SIM Management Tools In M2M deployments it is common to receive SIM cards that do not have an MSISDN assigned (burned in).
22 September 2009 4.3 Options 4.3.1 Applications The Z Series router is capable of installing and managing custom applications. The Applications Services screen is the user interface to manage custom applications. The individual application release documentation will document the individual applications behavior. Figure 23 4.3.2 Tools The Tools category offers a limited subset of the TCOPlus feature group. Currently the Over-The-Air Firmware update mechanism is provided.
22 September 2009 Wireless Interface Class 12 EGPRS (EDGE) with Class 12 GPRS fall back Physical – SMA Antenna (removable) .FCC: Part 22, 24 and 15. Power Requirements Standard – 9 - 18VDC 115VAC -> 12VDC Wall Transformer included. Power Consumption @12VDC nominal Dormant – Ethernet Connected 106ma Transmitting – Ethernet Connected – 160ma Environmental Operating and storage temperature range: - 30C to +70C. Humidity: 90% non-condensing. Physical Dimensions Z4300S: 4.5"L x 5.3"W x 1.2"H. Weight: 10oz.
22 September 2009 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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