2. Hardware Installation This chapter mainly describes the appearance, model and function of C365-4G-H685 series and how to install and set the configurations. Dimensions Accessories Installation 2.1 Overall Dimension 2.2 The Ports C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Wi-Fi antenna for GPS antenna 2.3 Installation The C365-4G-H685 should be installed and configured properly before using. The installation and configuration should be done under supervision or by a qualified engineer. Attention: Do not install or connect/disconnect the cable when its power is turned on.
2.5 The installation of the terminal block Only applicable if the router requires a terminal block. The C365-4G-H685 is provided with a DB9 connector as standard. Please use the DB9 cable to connect the C365-4G-H685 and the equipment directly. The following is for use with a terminal block: The C365-4G-H685 uses a pluggable terminal to connect the user’s data and the power supply.
2.6 Grounding To ensure the safe, stable and reliable operation of the C365-4G-H685, the router casing should be grounded properly. 2.7 Power Supply The C365-4G-H685 can be used in difficult environments and usually the power range is very large. So, in order to overcome troublesome environments and improve the stability of the system, the C365-4G-H685 is designed with advanced power management technology.
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How to config the web 3.1 Overview The C365-4G-H685 router has a built-in WEB interface configuration, management and debugging tools. The parameters require configuring first; these parameters offer flexibility for software upgrades and testing. Users can set up and manage the parameters of the router on its interface, detailed steps are below: 3.2 How to log into the Router...
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After obtaining the IP setting, check it by carrying out a ping test. Click the Windows start menu, run, execute “CMD” command. Enter “ping 192.168.1.1” in the DOS window. This information means that the connection is active. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
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If you type in the correct Username and Password, you will get access into the Router’s status overview page. The password can be changed using the setup wizard. See page 19. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Click “Status” in the navigation bar, and then click “Overview”. 3.3.2 Network status The network status page shows detailed information of the cell mobile interface, WAN and LAN. Cell mobile interface page: C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
LAN status page: 3.3.3 Firewall status The firewall status page shows the IPv4 and IPv6 rules and counters. The user can reset counters and restart firewall functionality here. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
This page shows the system log from initial system boot up. The system log is not saved when the router restarts. It can be exported by clicking the “Export syslog” button. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
This page shows the Kernel log from the system boot up. This log is not saved when the router restarts. It can be exported by clicking the “Export syslog” button. 3.3.7 Realtime graphs The real time graphs page shows real time system load, interfaces, traffic, etc. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
• Hostname This is the router’s name; the default name is Cell Router. • Time zone Select a suitable time zone. The default value is UTC. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
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• Cron log level This is the log level for process Cron. • Language The default language is set to “Auto”. The user can choose English or Chinese. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
This is the NTP server list, multiple NTP servers are accepted. The user can click the button to delete an entry or click the button to add a new entry. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
The router will do a basic check of the uploaded file. If it is not a compatible file, an error will be generated. For example: If the firmware file is OK, a verification page will appear, then click the “Proceed” button, and the system will restart. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Reset all the configurations back to factory settings. After clicking the “Reset” button, a window will appear, click the “cancel” button to cancel. click the “OK” button to continue. 3.4.8 Reboot Click the “Reboot” button and the system will restart in several seconds. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Action when failed: there are two options. “Restart module” and “Restart router”. “Restart module” will fix the problem on the radio module, and “Restart router” will fix the problem on the whole system including the radio module. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Wired-WAN, Wi-Fi-client, Cell-mobile, and None. • Host 1 to ping / Host 2 to ping: Displays the external IP address or domain name for checking the connection is active. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
3.5.4 DTU Notes: 1) This feature is for C365-4G-H685 models with the DTU option. 2) This feature conflicts with the “Connect Radio module” and “GPS send to serial” option. Please disable the “DTU” feature if you wish to continue using the “Connect Radio Module” or “GPS send to serial”...
Contact: Enter the contact information here • Location: Enter the router’s installation address. • Name: Enter the router’s name in SNMP • Port: SNMP service port, the default value is 161. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
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Encryption password: SNMPv3 encryption password, at least 8 characters are required. After all items are setup, then click the “Save & Apply” button to enable the SNMP functionality. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
It will just send the received GPS signal to your GPS processor device or server. If the GPS processor device is connected to the C365-4G-H685 Router via the Serial Port, then please choose “Serial”. If the GPS processor device is a remote server, please choose “Serial”.
Wi-Fi on Command: Enter the command for turning on the Wi-Fi. For the SMS feature, please keep the parameter as default. • Wi-Fi off Command: Enter the command for turning off the Wi-Fi. For the SMS feature, please keep the parameter as default. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
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Delete Phone number: Click the “Delete” button. • SMS command: Enable the SMS command feature on this phone number. • SMS alarm: This phone number can receive SMS Alarm. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Pre-shared Keys: This is known as the PSK, the length is 16 to 32. • Local subnet: The subnet of the local subnet which connects to the IPSEC VPN. • Remote subnet: The remote subnet which connects to the IPSEC VPN. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
This page displays a list of configured PPTP instances and their states. The user can click the “Edit” button to modify it or click the “Delete” button to delete an instance. PPTP Client configuration C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
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• Debug: For the PPTP server debug. The log can be monitored in the system log. • Username: The server authentication username • Password: The server authentication password. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Set it to a value sufficient for a successful L2TP connection for you. The purpose is to ensure that the netifd sent the connect request yet xl2tpd failed to complete it without the netifd noticing. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Note: for the Open VPN configuration page, you can hover the mouse over the title on item to get more help information. If the item that you require is not displayed then please check the “Additional Field” dropdown list at the bottom of page. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
• Local Tunnel IP: Virtual IP address. This cannot be in the same subnet as the LAN network. • Local Tunnel Mask: Virtual IP mask. • Local Gateway: C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Log to syslog: Writes log messages to syslog. Critical Errors will always be written to syslog. • Log to file: Writes detailed message to the log file. The file will be truncated automatically. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
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Read the log file of DDNS. Note: If using the DDNS server (no-ip.com) please can you check the “Use HTTP Secure” box and enter “8.8.8.8” for the DNS-Server. Example as per below. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Serial parity: Options of none/odd/even • Serial databits: Options of 7 bits and 8 bits • Serial stopbit: Options of 1 bits and 2 bits • Serial Flow Control: Options of none/hardware/software C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
1) If checked the ” Wired-WAN port acts as LAN “, the H685 does not have WAN RJ45 port. 2) Please do not use any features for WAN RJ45 if check the ” Wired-WAN port acts as LAN “ C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Username: Fill in the related parameters. Get this parameter from the SIM Card Provider or Carrier. Notes: If your SIM card has no username, please input our default value, otherwise the router may not dialup. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Warning percent of data used: If the used data reaches this percentage, a data limitation alarm SMS will be sent. • Used(MB): The data has been consumed during this period. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Use built-in IPv6-management: The default is checked. If IPv6 is not needed, it can be set to be unchecked. • Override MAC address: Override the LAN MAC address. • Override MTU: Maximum Transmission Unit. • Use gateway metric: The LAN subnet’s metric to gateway. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
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IPv4-Netmask: Override the netmask sent to clients. Normally it is calculated from the subnet that is served. • DHCP-Options: Define additional DHCP options, for example ‘6,192.168.2.1,192.168.2.2’ which advertises different DNS servers to clients. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Protocol: The default protocol is a DHCP client. If it should be changed to another protocol, such as PPPoE, select protocol PPPoE, then click the “Switch protocol” button. After this click the “Switch protocol” button, as shown below: C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Edit: Modify detailed information of the wireless network. • Remove: Delete a wireless network. • Associated Stations: This is a list of the connected wireless stations. 3.6.6.1 Wi-Fi General Configuration C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Distance Optimization: Distance to farthest network member in meters. • Fragmentation Threshold • RTS/CTS Threshold 3.6.6.3 Wi-Fi Interface Configuration • ESSID: Extended Service Set Identifier. It is the broadcast name. • Mode: Supported options. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
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• WMM Mode: • Encryption: • Key: This is the password to join a wireless network. If the encryption is set to “No Encryption”, no password is needed. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Step 4) Click submit if everything is configured. Below is the Wi-Fi configuration page. Don’t change the operating frequency, make sure the ESSID and BSSID is from the Wi-Fi you want to join. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
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• Step 5) Click the “Save & Apply” button to start the AP client. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
3.6.7 Interfaces Overview The Interfaces overview shows all interfaces status, including uptime, MAC-address, RX, TX and IP address. 3.6.8 Firewall 3.6.8.1 General Settings C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Traffic rules define policies for packets travelling between different zones, for example to reject traffic between certain hosts or to open WAN ports on the router. The traffic rules overview page provides the following functionalities. Traffic rules list: C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
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Source NAT list and create source NAT rule: Traffic rule configuration page: This page allows you to change the advanced properties of the traffic rule entry, such as matched source and destination hosts. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
(accept, drop, reject, don’t track). • Extra argument: Passes additional arguments, use with care! 3.6.8.4 DMZ In computer networking, DMZ is a firewall configuration for securing local area networks (LANs). C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
3.6.8.5 Security • SSH access from WAN: Allow or deny users access of the C365-4G-H685 router from THE remote side. • Ping from WAN to LAN: Allow or deny ping requests from the remote side to the internal LAN subnet.
3. “Tagged” means the Ethernet frame transmits from this port with a VLAN tag. 4. “Off” means that this port does not belong to VLAN. For the default setting, port 0 belongs to VLAN1, but not to VLAN 2. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Domain whitelist: List of domains to allow RFC1918 responses for. • Suppress logging: Suppress logging of the routine operation of these protocols • Allocate IP sequentially: Allocate IP addresses sequentially, starting from the lowest available address. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
“Ping” button. Wait a couple of seconds, the result will be shown below. 3.6.13 Loopback Interface The default Loopback interface has an IP address 127.0.0.1, the user can change it here. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
Note: How to configure these services? For example, the router’s LAN IP is 192.168.10.1. If you want to configure the OSPF, you will need to set the OSPF to “Enable” first, then open the PuTTy configurations in the below window.: C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
QoS (Quality of Service) can prioritize network traffic by address, port or service. • Enable: Enable QoS on this interface. • Classification group: Specify class group used for this interface. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
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Ports: Packets matching this, belong to the bucket defined in the target. If more than 1 port is required, then they must be separated by a comma. • Number of bytes: Packets matching this, belong to the bucket defined in the target. C365-4G-H685 User Manual CB-V1 (March 2020) www.comms365.com | 01234 865880 | sales@comms365.com...
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