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Advanced Features

The basic configuration interface is intended to provide access to settings that most people will want to use on their 4G100W 4G

LTE WiFi Router. There are advanced settings available if desired which are accessible by viewing the advanced settings pages. To

view the advanced settings, please follow the instructions in the previous chapter to log into the management console, and then

click the “Switch to Advanced View” button

at the bottom of the page.

The Advanced Management Console provides a number of top level menu items, which are described below:

Home

Clicking the Home menu item will return you to the Basic View page.

Status

The status page provides system related information and is displayed when you login to the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router

management console and switch to the Advanced View option. By default, the status page will show System Information, Mobile

Broadband (MBB), Connection Status and Ethernet Port Status.

To view the LAN status, click on the LAN link below the green menu bar. This section is hidden by default, however to view them all

click on the

“

All Status

”

link. Each section contains a breakdown of information relevant to the connection type or function.

Figure 8 - Advanced View

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Status

LAN port Mode

The LAN1 port can also operate as a WAN port for connecting to a bridged Ethernet device such as an ADSL modem. If you would

like to change this setting, please select the mode applicable to your environment from the dropdown menu at the bottom right

hand side of the page.

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Internet Settings

Mobile Broadband (MBB)

Connection

This page allows you to setup your Mobile Broadband (MBB) connection. There are four connection profiles that may be configured

on the device. All profiles are disabled by default, except for Profile1 which is the automatically configured profile. The automatically

configured profile tries to connect automatically based on information which is detected by the SIM card that is inserted into the

device.

To configure a par

ticular profile, select it from the dropdown menu labelled “Profile Name”. Each profile can be configured

independently. To enable/disable each individual profile, please select it from the dropdown list, and configure “Auto Connect” to

be

either enabled or disabled. In order to enable a profile, any other profiles which are enabled must first be disabled.

Figure 9 - Advanced View

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WWAN Settings

OPTION

DEFINITION

Profile Name

A descriptive name to identify the Mobile Broadband (MBB) profile and associated settings.

APN Name

Enter the APN name you wish to connect to in this field. Please do not edit this field unless you are aware of

what effect it will have. You can use the drop down box to select your country and then move your mouse over

“Choose an APN here” to select an APN from the list stored on the router.

Mobile Broadband Connection

Select to enable or disable this mobile broadband profile.

Username

The username supplied by your MBB provider in order to connect to the MBB service (if applicable).

Password

The password supplied by your MBB provider in order to connect to the MBB service (if applicable).

Authentication Type

The type of authentication in use by the MBB network. For more information, please contact your MBB

provider.

Reconnect Delay

The delay in seconds between attempts to reconnect to the MBB service.

Reconnect Retries

The number of reconnection attempts that will be made to the MBB service. Setting this to 0 configures the

router to attempt to reconnect until a connection is re-established.

Metric

This field allows you to customize the metric of the MBB interface. This setting will have no effect for most

users, but may be required for advanced routing configurations (Static Routes, RIP, VPN, etc)

MTU

Maximum Transmission Unit. Do not modify this value unless you aware of the effect it will have or instructed to

by your service provider.

NAT Masquerading

Enabled by Default, this option allows you to switch NAT (Network Address Translation) on or off.

Data Roaming

Select to enable data roaming for your SIM card.

Table 11 - Advanced View - Internet Settings

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Band Settings

The band settings page enables you to select which frequency band you will use for your connection and enable you to scan for

available network operators in your area.

Figure 10 - Advanced View

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Band Selection

The following frequency bands are available to select from:



LTE ALL



WCDMA ALL



North America



Europe



GSM ALL



North America 2G



Europe 2G



Europe 3G



All bands

The default setting of “All bands” should be appropriate for the majority of users.

You can also scan for available service providers in your area by

selecting “Manual” for the “Current Operator Selection Mode” and

then clicking the scan button.

Figure 11 - Advanced View

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Operator Selection

A list of the detected mobile broadband service carriers in your area will be displayed. Select the most appropriate mobile

broadband

service from the list shown and click “Apply”.

The default setting of “Automatic” should be appropriate for the majority of users and locations.

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SIM Security

The SIM Security page enables you to configure SIM PIN related functions such as storing the PIN in use on the SIM or changing

the PIN protection status.

Figure 12 - Advanced View

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WWAN (3G/4G) - SIM Security

ITEM

DEFINITION

SIM Status

The current status of the inserted SIM card.

Number of Retries Remaining

The remaining number of times an incorrect SIM card PIN can be entered before being prompted to enter a PUK (PIN Unlock

Key) code.

PIN

Enter the PIN for your SIM card here (if required).

Confirm PIN

Re-enter the PIN for your SIM card here (If required).

Remember PIN

If a PIN is required set the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router to remember the SIM PIN. This prevents it from having to be entered

each time the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router starts up.

PIN Protection

Select to enable or disable PIN protection on your SIM card.

Table 12 - Advanced View

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LAN

IP Setup

The LAN functionality of the 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router can be configured from this page. Using this page, a user can change the

LAN IP, LAN Subnet and DNS Masquerading options.

Figure 13 - Advanced View - LAN Settings

NAME

DESCRIPTION

IP Address

The local IP address of 4G100W 4G LTE WiFi Router.

Subnet Mask

The subnet mask for the local network.

Hostname

A name you can use to identify and access your router on your network in addition to the IP

Address

DNS Masquerade

DNS Masquerade provides a DNS service to your LAN devices and will send DNS queries to a

remote DNS. Select to enable or disable DNS masquerading for connected clients.

Table 13 - Advanced View - LAN Settings

Click ‘Apply’ to save

any changes to the settings.