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Function explanations

The following sections contain a detailed explanation of every page, tab and sub tab of the configuration interface in the

order that they appear on the router.

Status

The status section contains various information, like current IP addresses of various network interfaces; the state of the

routers memory; firmware version; DHCP leases; associated wireless stations; graphs indicating load, traffic, etc.; and

much more.

System Information

The System Information tab contains data that pertains to the routers operating system.

System

Field Name

Sample value

Explanation

1.

Router Name

Teltonika

Name of the router (hostname of the routers system).

2.

Router Model

Teltonika RUT500

Routers model.

3.

Firmware

Version

RUT5XX_T_00.00.436

Shows the version of the firmware that is currently loaded in the

router. Newer versions might become available as new features are

added. Use this field to decide whether you need a firmware upgrade

or not.

4.

Kernel Version

3.2.15

The version of the Linux kernel that is currently running on the router.

5.

Local Time

Fri Jun 29 16:38:48 2012

Shows the current system time. Might differ from your computer,

because the router synchronizes it's time with an NTP server.

6.

Uptime

4h 29m 3s

Indicates how long it has been since the router booted up. Reboots will

reset this timer to 0.

7.

Load Average

0.98, 0.57, 0.30

Indicates how busy the router is. Let's examine some sample output:

"2.43, 2.96, 3.41". The first number 2.43 means that in the past minute

there have been, on average, 2.43 processes running or waiting for a

resource. The second number show that in the past 10 minutes, on

average, there have been 2.96 processes running or waiting for a

resource. The last number indicates the same on the last 15 minutes.

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Memory

Field Name

Sample Value

Explanation

1.

Total Available

14416/29964

Shows how much memory is available to maintain routers functionality.

2.

Free

1476/29964

The amount of memory that is completely free. Should this rapidly

decrease or get close to 0, it would indicate that the router is running out

of memory, which could cause crashes and unexpected reboots.

3.

Cached

9868/29964

The size of the area of memory that is dedicated to storing frequently

accessed data.

4.

Buffered

3072/29964

The size of the area in which data is temporarily stored before moving it to

another location.

Network Information

This page is much like the status page, previously described, though dedicated to data associated with networking.

3G

Statistics for the 3G modem and the connection.

Field Name

Explanation

1.

State

Shows the state of the connection.

2.

IMEI

Shows the 3G modems IMEI number.

3.

Sim card state

Indicates whether the SIM card is inserted or not.

6.

Signal strength

Indicates connection strength.

7.

Operator

Indicates the operator of the mobile network.

8.

Connection type

Indicates the connection type.

9.

Bytes received

How many bytes were received via 3G.

10.

Bytes sent

How many bytes were sent via 3G.

WAN

Statistics on the routers WAN connection.

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Field Name

Sample Value

Explanation

1.

Interface

3G

Specifies through what medium the router is connecting to the internet.

This can either be Wired, 3G or Wi-Fi.

2.

Type

DHCP

Specifies the type of connection. This can either be static, DHCP or PPPoE.

3.

IPv4

address

10.12.104.103

The IP address that the routers uses to connect the internet.

4.

Netmask

255.255.255.240

Indicates the networks netmask.

5.

Gateway

10.12.104.97

Indicates the default gateway, an address where traffic destined for the

internet is routed to.

6.

DNS#

8.8.8.8

Domain name server(s).

7.

Expires

1h 57m 25s

The amount of time before the routers DHCP lease expires.

8.

Connected

0h 2m 2s

How long the connection has been successfully maintained.

LAN

Field Name

Sample Value

Explanation

1.

IPv4 address

192.168.1.161

Address that the router uses on the LAN network.

2.

Netmask

255.255.255.0

Indicates the networks netmask.

3.

Connected

0h 6m 14s

How long LAN has been successfully maintained.

Wireless

Wireless can work in two modes, AP or Client. AP is when the wireless radio is used to create an Access Point that other

devices can connect to. Client is when the radio is used to connect to an Access Point via WAN.

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Client

Field Name

Sample Value

Explanation

1.

SSID

teltonika_rnd_division_ap

The SSID that the AP, to which the routers is connected to, uses.

2.

Mode

Client

Connection mode

–

Client indicates that the router is a client to

some local AP.

3.

Channel

6 (2.44 GHz)

The channel that the AP, to which the routers is connected to, uses.

Your wireless radio is forced to work in this channel in order to

maintain the connection.

4.

BSSID

C8:3A:53:02:FC:B0

The MAC address of the access points radio.

5.

Encryption

WPA2 PSK (CCMP)

The AP, to which the router is connected to, dictates the type of

encryption.

6.

Bit rate

65.0 MBit/s

The physical maximum possible throughput that the routers radio

can handle. Keep in mind that this value is cumulative - The bitrate

will be shared between the router and other possible devices that

connect to the local AP.

7.

Country

LT

Country code.

AP

Field Name

Sample Value

Explanation

1.

Signal Quality

100%

The quality between routers radio and some other device that is connecting

to the router. Will show 0% if no devices are trying to connect or are currently

maintaining a connection.

2.

SSID

Teltonika_demo

The SSID that is being broadcast. Other devices will see this and will be able

to use to connect to your wireless network.

3.

Mode

Master

Connection mode

–

Master indicates that you router is an access point.

4.

Channel

6 (2.44 GHz)

The channel which is used to broadcast the SSID and to establish new

connections to devices.

5.

BSSID

00:0C:43:30:50:38

MAC address of your wireless radio.

6.

Encryption

WPA2 PSK

(CCMP)

The type of encryption that the router will use to authenticate, establish and

maintain a connection.

7.

Bit rate

1.0 MBit/s

The bitrate will be shared between all devices that connect to the routers

wireless network.

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8.

Country

LT

Country code.

Additional note: MBit/s indicates the bits not bytes. To get the throughput in bytes divide the bit value by 8, for e.g.

54MBits/s would be 6.75MB/s (Mega Bytes per second).

Associated Stations

Outputs a list of all devices and their MAC addresses that are maintain a connection with your router right now.

This can either be the information of the Access Point that the router is connecting to in Client Mode OR a list of all

devices that are connecting to the router in Access Point mode:

DHCP Leases

If you have enabled a DHCP server this field will show how many devices have received an IP address and what those IP

addresses are.

The picture above shows a DHCP lease for an Android phone that is currently connecting to the routers Access Point.

Backup WAN

When enabled this field will indicate the health of your primary connection:

IN USE

Indicates that the connection is being used for main traffic.

READY

Indicates that the connection is ready to take over

network traffic, if the other link should fail.

NOT READY

Indicates that the connection is down.

More on this see the main backup WAN section of this manual.