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IOLANSDG4LA/LEQuickStartGuide‐P/N5500408‐10(RevC)
IOLAN SDG4 LA/LE
Quick Start Guide
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TheSDG4Lx(x=AforNorthAmericanmodel,x=EforEuropeanmodel)provides
SerialtoLTE/3GandSerialtoEthernetconnectivity.TheSDG4Lofferssupportfor
abroadrangeof4GLTEcellulardatanetworks,extensivesecurity,flexibilityand
IPV6technology.Thisguidecoversbasicinstallationandconfigurationandis
intendedforfirsttimesetuporproductevaluation.
Completedetailscanbefoundinthefollowingguidesat
www.perle.com/downloads.
IOLANUser’sGuide
IOLANCommandLineInterfaceReferenceGuide
IOLANSDG4LA/LEHardwareInstallationGuide
What’s in the box?
TheIOLANSDG4LAorSDG4LE
QuickStartGuide(thisdocument)
2XLTEantennae
Poweradapter,strainreliefstrapandrubberfeet
Wallmountbrackets
Hardware Overview
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IOLANSDG4LA/LEQuickStartGuide‐P/N5500408‐10(RevC)
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Button/SwitchFunctions
ResetButton
ToreboottheIOLANSDG4Lxinsertapaperclipintotheinsetholelabelledas
Resetandgentlypressinwardsandrelease.ThePower/ReadyLEDsontheIOLAN
SDG4LxwillgoOnandthenmomentarilyOffwhenreleasedtoshowthattheunit
hasbeenrebooted.Ifyouholdtheresetbuttonbetween3and10seconds,the
IOLANSDG4Lxwillresettheconfigurationtofactorydefault(eitherthePerleor
customdefaultconfiguration).Ifyouholdtheresetbuttongreaterthan10
seconds,thentheIOLANSDG4LxwillresettheconfigurationtothePerlefactory
defaultconfiguration.
ConsoleSwitch
ThedipswitchontheIOLANSDG4Lxissetinthefactorytoserial(downposition).
Unlessyouplantoattachaconsoletoport1oftheIOLANSDG4Lx,leavethedip
switchintheserialposition
Connecting the Hardware
Power
EitherthebarrelorTB(TerminalBlock)canbeusedtopowertheIOLANSDG4Lx.
Connectingthebarrelconnector
Plugthepoweradapterintoapowersocketandconnectthebarrelconnectorend
intotheIOLANSDG4Lx.Thepower/ReadyLEDshouldshowasolidgreen.
Connectingtheterminalblockconnector
1. EnsurepowerisNOTappliedtothewirespriortoconnection.
2. Oneachendwire(12‐20AWG),removetheinsulationfromthecopperwire5
mm(3/16ofaninch).
3. Loosentheleftscrewonthetopoftheterminalconnectorblock,theninsert
yourpositive(+)wireintotheleftterminalandscrewitdowntight(.51Nm
torque).Loosentherightscrewonthetopoftheterminalconnectorblock,
theninsertyournegative(‐)wireintotherightterminalandscrewitdown
tight(.51Nmtorque).
4. Re‐inserttheterminalblockconnectorifremoved.
5. Connectthepowercordstrainrelief,ifdesired.SeeSDG4LA/LEHardware
InstallationGuidefordetails.
IOLANSDG4LA/LEQuickStartGuide‐P/N5500408‐10(RevC)
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6. Connectthegroundinglug(notprovided)tothegroundingscrew,ifdesired.
SeeIOLANSDG4LA/LEHardwareInstallationGuidefordetails.
ConnectingtheAntennas,Ethernetcableandserialdevice
1. ConnecttheLTEantennasbysimplyscrewingtheantennasontothe
connectorsontheIOLAN.
2. ConnecttheEthernetcable(Cat5/5e)fromtheRJ‐45plug(10/100/1000)to
theHUBorswitchthatwillprovidenetworkconnectivity(ifapplicabletoyour
application).
3. ConnecttheserialdevicestotheRJ45serialports.SeetheSDG4LA/LE
HardwareInstallationGuideforpinoutdetails.
Turnonpoweratsource.
Power On Cycle
WhenthepowerisconnectedtotheIOLAN,thePower/ReadyLEDwillcycle
throughseveralsequencesandwillendinasolidgreenoncetheunitisfully
bootedandreadytobeconfigured.IftheLEDisnotsolidgreenaftertwominutes,
seetheSDG4LA/LEHardwareInstallationGuide.
LED Guide
SystemReady
GreenSolid—SystemReady
Flashing—SystemisbootingorDIPswitchisinconsolemode
Amber—Flashing—Booting
Red—Errorcondition.SeeIOLANSDG4LA/LEHardwareInstallationGuide
Link10/100/1000(onEthernetLinkConnector)
Green—1000Mbps(flasheswithactivity)
Green/Amber—100Mbps(flasheswithactivity)
Amber—10Mbps(flasheswithactivity)
Off—NoLANconnection
WWANStatus
Green—Awirelessconnectionhasbeenestablished/activity
Greenflashing—Dataisbeingtransmittedoverthewirelessnetwork
Off—Nowirelessconnectionisestablished
SignalStrength
Amber—progressivesignalstrength
Green–increaseinsignalstrength
SerialActivity
Off—Noserialactivity
On—Tx/Rxflasheswithtransmit/receiveserialactivity
IOLANSDG4LA/LEQuickStartGuide‐P/N5500408‐10(RevC)
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Connecting the IOLAN to the WWAN Network
MicroSIMcard
TheSDG4LxrequiresthataMicroSIM(3FF)cardbeinstalledintheunit.TheMicro
SIMcardwillbeprovidedtoyoubyyournetworkprovider/carrier.
InstallingtheMicroSIMcard
1. RemovethescrewsfromthesideoftheSDG4Lxunit,andthenremovethe
coverplate.SeeFigure1.
2. InsertyourSIMcardintheslot.TheSIMcardwillonlyfitoneway(donot
forcetheSIMcardinoryoucoulddamageyourSDG4Lx).Gentlypressthe
SIMcardforwarduntilyouhearitclickintoplacewithintheslot.
3. ReplacethecoverplateandsecureittotheSDG4Lxwiththescrews.
Figure1
Configuring IOLAN SDG4 Lx
ToconfiguretheIOLANSDG4LxyoushouldfirstassignanIPaddresstoit.The
simplestwaytosettheIPaddressistouseoneofthefollowingmethods;
EasyConfigWizard
DeviceManager
TheEasyConfigWizardutilityandthefullfeaturedDeviceManagerPCsoftware
canbedownloadedfromthePerlewebsiteatwww.perle.com/downloads.
ToinitiallylogontotheIOLANSDG4Lxuserthefollowingcredentials;
Username:admin
Password:superuser(casesensitive)
Note:Youshouldchangetheadminpasswordtorestrictunauthorizedaccessto
yourSDG4Lx.
YouarenowabletoconfiguretherestoftheoperatingparametersoftheIOLAN
suchastheLTEAPNwhichisprovidedbyyournetworkprovider/carrier.
Foradditionalinformationonthevariousconfigurableoperatingparametersas
wellasmethodsofconfiguringyourIOLAN(i.e.HTTP,Telnet,SNMP),pleaserefer
totheIOLANUser’sGuide.
Registering the IOLAN
YoushouldregisterIOLANonlineat:
www.perle.com/support_services/warranty_reg.asp
Contacting Technical Support
ContactinformationforthePerleTechnicalAssistanceCenter(PTAC)canbefound
atthelinkbelow.
www.perle.com/support_services/support_request.shtm
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