User guide

APPLICATIONS
Applications
This device is equipped with a 3G/4G module as WAN interface, and it also provide the SMS feature for you to use.
Mobile Application
SMS
Users can send certain SMS to this gateway to activate some actions, such as connect/disconnect/reconnect WAN
connection or reboot the system. The gateway can also send SMS to users to alert some events automatically.
Management Settings:
■ Remote Management via SMS: Check this to enable this function.
■ Delete SMS for Remote Management: This device will delete received SMS message that is for remote
management purpose if enabling this option. This option can prevent storage space of SIM card from
being occupied continuously. If SIM storage is full, this gateway can’t receive any new SMS.
■ Security Key: This security key will be used for authentication when this gateway receives SMS
command. Users need to type this key first and then followed by a command. There should be a “blank”
between key and command (e.g. 1234 reboot). If this field is empty, users just need to type command
without adding any key information.
Note: If security key is empty, access control needs to be activated.
Command Settings:
■ Status: When enabled you can send command “status” to query WAN connection status. For 3G/LTE
WAN, router will send back WAN IP address, network name, network type, and connection time via
SMS. For Ethernet WAN, router will send back WAN IP address and connection time via SMS.
■ Connect: When enabled you can send command “connect” to start WAN connection. Disconnect: When
enabled you can send command “disconnect” to disconnect WAN connection.
Note: If this gateway receives “disconnect” command from SMS, it won’t try to connect again no matter
WAN connection mode is set to auto-reconnect.
■ Reconnect: When enabled you can send command “reconnect” to disconnect WAN connection, and
start WAN connection again immediately.
■ Reboot: When enabled you can send command “reboot” to restart router.
Notifiction Settings:
■ WAN Link Down: When enabled this gateway will send a message to users if primary WAN connection
is dropped.
■ WAN Link Up: When enabled this gateway will send a message to users if WAN connection is
established. This message will also include WAN IP address.
■ Secondary WAN is Up: When enabled this gateway will send a message to users if secondary WAN is
connected. This message will also include WAN IP address.
■ Secondary WAN is Down: When enabled this gateway will send a message to users if secondary WAN is
disconnected.
Access Control List Settings:
■ Access Control: Users can decide which phone number can send commands to this gateway or receive
notifications when enable this option.
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