Belden OWL 4G LPWAN User manual

User Manual

Installation

Industrial Cellular Router

OWL LPWAN

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Contents

1 Safety Instructions 8

2 FCC note 11

3 About this Manual 12

4 Router Description 13

4.1 Usage of the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

5 Contents of Package 17

6 Router Design 18

6.1 Router Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

6.2 Order Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

6.3 Basic Dimensions of the Router Box (speciﬁed in mm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

6.4 Mounting Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

6.5 Removing from the DIN Rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

6.6 Description of the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

6.6.1 Status Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

6.6.2 Power Connector PWR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

6.6.3 Ethernet Port ETH0 and ETH1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

6.6.4 Antenna Connector ANT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

6.6.5 Reset Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

6.7 Description of the Left Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

6.7.1 SIM Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

6.7.2 Serial Interfaces and I/O Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

7 First Use 34

7.1 Connecting the Router Before First Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

7.2 Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

7.3 Conﬁguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

7.3.1 Conﬁguration using a Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

8 Maintenance and Service 36

9 Technical Parameters 37

9.1 Basic Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

9.2 Standards and Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

9.3 Type Tests and Environmental Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

9.4 Technical Parameters of Cellular Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

9.5 Other Technical Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

10 Related Documents 42

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11 Further Support 43

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List of Figures

1 Access to the Internet from LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2 Backed up access to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3 Using VPN tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4 Serial Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

5 OWL LPWAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

6 Basic dimensions of the router box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

7 Basic dimensions of the router box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

8 Default position of DIN rail clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

9 Removing from the DIN rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

10 The front panel of the router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

11 Power connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

12 Connection of power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

13 Ethernet connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

14 Connection of Ethernet cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

15 Connecting the antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

16 Router reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

17 The left panel of the router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

18 SIM card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

19 Serial + I/O connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

20 Functional scheme of the binary interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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List of Tables

1 Contents of package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2 Router versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3 Order Codes Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4 Description of the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

5 Status indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

6 Connection of power connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

7 Connection of Ethernet connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

8 Overview of router reboot and reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

9 Description of the left panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

10 Connection of RS485 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

11 Connection of I/O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

12 Connection of RS232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

13 Basic parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

14 Standards and regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

15 Type tests and environmental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

16 Technical parameters of cellular module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

17 Other technical parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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Used Symbols

Danger – Information regarding user safety.

Note – Problems that can arise in speciﬁc situations.

Information – Useful tips or information of special interest.

Example – Example of function, command or script.

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1 Safety Instructions

WARNING

UNCONTROLLED MACHINE ACTIONS

To avoid uncontrolled machine actions caused by data loss, conﬁgure all the data transmis-

sion devices individually.

Before you start any machine which is controlled via data transmission, be sure to complete

the conﬁguration of all the data transmission devices.

Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, serious injury, or equipment

damage.

• General safety instructions

You operate this device with electricity. Improper usage of the device entails the risk

of physical injury or signiﬁcant property damage. The proper and safe operation of this

device depends on proper handling during transportation, proper storage and installation,

and careful operation and maintenance procedures.

X Before connecting any cable, read this document, and the safety instructions and

warnings.

X Operate the device with undamaged components exclusively.

X The device is free of any service components. In case of a damaged or malfunc-

tioning device, turn off the supply voltage and return the device to Hirschmann for

inspection.

X Only routers with appropriate certiﬁcation and labelling should be used in locations

where ﬂammable and explosive materials are present, including gas stations, chem-

ical plants, or locations in which explosives are used. We remind users of the duty

to observe the restrictions concerning the utilization of radio devices at such places.

X Switch of f the router when travelling by plane. Utilization of the router on a plane

may endanger the operation of the plane or interfere with the mobile telephone net-

work, and may be unlawful. Failure to observe these instructions may result in the

suspension or cancellation of telephone services for the respective client and/or may

result in legal sanctions.

• Certiﬁed usage

X Use the product only for the application cases described in the Hirschmann product

information, including this manual.

X Operate the product only according to the technical speciﬁcations. See "Technical

Parameters".

X Connect to the product only components suitable for the requirements of the speciﬁc

application case.

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• Installation site requirements

X When you are selecting the installation location, make sure you observe the climatic

threshold values speciﬁed in the technical data.

X Operate the device at the speciﬁed ambient temperature (temperature of the ambient

air at a distance of 2 in (5 cm)).

X Use the device in an environment with a maximum pollution degree that complies

with the speciﬁcations in the technical data.

X Turn off the router and disconnect it from power supply before handling the SIM card.

X Caution! The SIM card could be swallowed by small children.

X Power supply must not exceed 60 V DC max.

X When using the router in close proximity to personal medical devices, such as car-

diac pacemakers or hearing aids, you must proceed with heightened caution.

X The router may cause interference when used in close proximity to TV sets, radio

receivers or personal computers.

• Device casing

Only technicians authorized by the manufacturer are permitted to open the casing.

X Never insert sharp objects (nar row screwdrivers, wires, etc.) into the contacts for

electric conductors and do not touch the contacts.

• Qualiﬁcation requirements for personnel

X Only allow qualiﬁed personnel to work on the device.

Qualiﬁed personnel have the following characteristics:

X Qualiﬁed personnel are properly trained. Training as well as practical knowledge

and experience make up their qualiﬁcations. This is the prerequisite for grounding

and labeling circuits, devices, and systems in accordance with current standards in

safety technology.

X Qualiﬁed personnel are aware of the dangers that exist in their work.

X Qualiﬁed personnel are familiar with appropriate measures against these hazards in

order to reduce the risk for themselves and others.

X Qualiﬁed personnel receive training on a regular basis.

• National and international safety regulations

X Verify that the electrical installation meets local or nationally applicable safety regu-

lations.

X When installing antennas, observe the regulations of the country in which you are

operating the WLAN device with regard to the general operating permission and the

maximum emission levels.

X Install and operate this equipment with a minimum distance of 7.9 in (20 cm) between

the antenna and your body.

• Recycling note

After usage, this device must be disposed of properly as electronic waste, in accordance

with the current disposal regulations of your county, state, and country.

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• Grounding the device

The device is grounded via the grounding screw.

X Shielding ground

The shielding ground of the connectable twisted pair cable is connected to the

grounding connector as a conductor.

X Beware of possible short circuits when connecting a cable section with conductive

shielding braiding.

• Data backup

X It is recommended that you create an appropriate copy or backup of all important

settings that are stored in the memory of the device.

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2 FCC note

Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity

47 CFR § 2.1077 Compliance Information

OWL 4G LPWAN

U.S. Contact Information

Belden – St. Louis

1 N. Brentwood Blvd. 15th Floor

St. Louis, Missouri 63105, United States

Phone: 314.854.8000

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,

uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with

the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is

no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does

cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning

the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or

more of the following measures:

• Reposition the receiver antenna or change the angle of the receiver antenna.

• Increase the separation between the device and the receiver.

• Connect the device to a different outlet on a different power supply cable from that to

which the receiver is connected.

• Consult a specialist retailer or an electronic systems engineer for help.

Changes or modiﬁcations not expressly approved by the holder of the certiﬁcate could void

the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Contains Transmitter Module

FCC ID: XMR201808EC25AF

IC ID: 10224A-2018EC25AF

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3 About this Manual

The "Instalation" user manual contains a device description, safety instructions, a description

of the display, and the other information that you need to install the device.

Documentation mentioned in the "User Manual Installation" that is not supplied with your

device as a printout can be found as PDF ﬁles for downloading on the Internet at:

https://www.doc.hirschmann.com/.

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4 Router Description

OWL LPWAN is an industrial cellular router intended for the North American market (NAM).

This router is designed for wireless communication in the mobile networks that make use of

traditional cellular technologies. The primary purpose of this router is its use in the Categor y

M1 (Cat M1) services on the cellular LTE network.

LTE Cat M1 is a new cellular technology speciﬁcally designed for the needs of applications

targeting the Internet of Things (IoT) or machine-to-machine (M2M) communications. LTE Cat

M1 is a low-power wide-area (LPWA) air inter face that lets you connect IoT and M2M devices

with medium data rate requirements (375 kbps upload and download speeds in half duplex

mode).

The standard conﬁguration includes two Ethernet 10/100 ports, serial line RS232, RS485,

one binary input and one output. The device also has two readers for 3 V and 1.8 V SIM cards,

which are located on the left panel of the router. The router can be provided only in a metal

casing.

The OWL LPWAN router is equipped with a power backup feature. It is a short-term power

backup (maximum 15 seconds - depending on technology) which is used to complete the run-

ning operation or to send the required data immediately after failure of power supply.

Conﬁguration of the router may be done via a password-protected Web interface. Web in-

terface provides detailed statistics about the router’s activities, signal strength, detailed system

log etc. The router supports the creation of VPN tunnels using IPSec, OpenVPN and L2TP to

ensure safe communication. DHCP, NAT, NAT-T, DynDNS, NTP, VRRP, control by SMS, backup

primary connection and many other functions are supported.

The router provides diagnostic functions which include automatically monitoring the PPP

connection, automatic restart in case of connection losses, and a hardware watchdog that

monitors the router status. The user may insert Linux scripts which are started on various

actions. It is possible to create up to four different conﬁgurations for the same router. These

conﬁgurations can be switched whenever necessary via Web interface, SMS or binary input

status. The router can automatically upgrade its conﬁguration and ﬁrmware from your central

server. This allows for mass reconﬁguration of numerous routers at the same time.

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Examples of possible applications

• mobile ofﬁce

• ﬂeet management

• security system

• telematic

• telemetric

• remote monitoring

• vending and dispatcher machines

4.1 Usage of the Router

The router is primarily intended for these four basic situations:

I. Access to the Internet from LAN

Figure 1: Access to the Internet from LAN

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II. Backed up access to the Internet (from LAN)

Figure 2: Backed up access to the Internet

III. Secure networks interconnection or using VPN

Figure 3: Using VPN tunnel

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IV. Serial Gateway

Figure 4: Serial Gateway

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5 Contents of Package

The standard set of router includes items listed in following table:

Item#

Description

Figure Q’ty

1

Router

1 pcs

2

DIN holder

(screwed on the router)

1 pcs

3

Wing on wall mounting

(screwed on the router)

2 pcs

4

2-pin terminal block for power supply

(deployed on the router)

1 pcs

5

10-pin terminal block for RS232,

RS485 and I/O

(deployed on the router)

1 pcs

6

Printed "General Safety Instructions"

1 pcs

7

Printed "Open Source Information

OWL Family"

1 pcs

Table 1: Contents of package

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6 Router Design

6.1 Router Versions

OWL LPWAN router is supplied in the following versions (see table below). All versions are

available in a metal box.

Router versions

SIM

BIN

BOUT

ETH

RS232

RS485

OWL LPWAN 2 x 1 x 1 x 2 x 1 x 1 x

Table 2: Router versions

Figure 5: OWL LPWAN

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6.2 Order Codes

Order codes overview is shown in the table below.

Product type Product name Order code Features – interfaces

OWL 4G OWL LPWAN 942 286-001 LTE module for NAM, 2x ETH, 1x BI, 1x BO,

1x RS232, 1x RS485, 2x SIM reader

Table 3: Order Codes Over view

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6.3 Basic Dimensions of the Router Box (speciﬁed in mm)

Figure 6: Basic dimensions of the router box

Figure 7: Basic dimensions of the router box

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