Rack Extended Edition (RX2) - Quick Start Guide

 

 

scope of delivery

 

  • brevis.one SMS Gateway - RX2 Edition

 

  • Power supply unit

 

  • CISCO RS 232 cable

 

  • Antenna

 

  • Rack-mount-brackets

 

 

 

brevis.one SMS Gateway

 

Front:

 

 

 

1. Insert the SIM card

 

 

ê IMPORTANT: Before inserting the SIM card, please remove the PIN from the SIM card and disconnect the gateway from the power. Here you should wait 2 minutes until the capacitors have discharged and you insert the SIM card. This also applies if you change the SIM card! Check whether the SIM is correctly engaged. A clicking noise must be audible.

 

 

 

  • Insert the SIM card (Standard SIM).


 

 

 

2. Screw on the antenna

 

  • Screw the antenna to the "Main" SMA connector. To improve reception in difficult installation situations, a second, optionally available antenna can be connected to the "Aux" SMA connector.

 

 

3. Connect network and console cable RS232

 

  • Connect an RJ-45 network cable. Please use the Ethernet port ETH0.
    The ports ETH1 and ETH2 are without function!

  • Connect the console cable to the serial port to be able to connect via PUTTY.

 



Important: Under Windows, the current driver for USB-SERIAL CH340 (as of 19.11.2024) of the console cable can cause problems. If you receive “Error 31” in PuTTY, you can use the “Xshell” program if it is available to you. Alternatively, uninstall the driver and use version 3.4.2014.8 from 08.08.2014.
You can find the driver at (yellow marked file) https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/how-to-install-ch340-drivers/all

 

 

 

4. Connect the power cable

 

  • Connect the power cable to the device. The power indicator will now light up.

 

 

5. Network configuration

 

  • If your network has a DHCP server, the RX2 Edition can be assigned an IP address. If no DHCP is available, the device starts with the default IP: 192.168.1.1

 

  • If you do not know the IP address assigned by DHCP, you can query it via the Console RS232 port. To do this, connect your PC to the gateway using a terminal program (e.g.: PUTTY) and the CISCO console cable.

 

  • The speed of the interface is 115200 baud (8N1).

 

 

 

  • Click on the Open Button and press Enter.

 

  • A text-based interface appears in which the current IP address is shown under the Version menu option. The IP address can be altered as you wish under the Network menu option.

 

 

  • If you make the network settings using the serial port, they will only be temporary and will be lost when the Gateway is restarted.

 

  • Permanent network settings should be made in the web interface.

 

  • You can now access the web interface via the IP address.
    Log in here with the following information:
    user name: admin
    password: admin

 

 

6. Licensing

 

 

 

  • After logging into the web interface, you must request a licence for your Gateway. As long as this process has not been completed you will constantly be requested to do so after logging in.

 

 

 

  • After our licensing team has processed the request, you will receive a licensing file which you should upload at this point to the SMS Gateway.

 

 

7. SIM card

 

 

ê ATTENTION: Please remove the PIN from the SIM card before inserting it! We recommend not using a PIN to avoid problems with sending text messages.

 

 

  • Select SIM card from the Configuration menu option.

 

  • Select Reboot / shut down from the Configuration menu option.

 

  • Restart the SMS Gateway.

 

 

8. Send a test message

 

  • Enter the IP in your browser and log in again.

 

  • Then select send to number from the SMS menu option.

 

  • You can now send a text message on the screen which then appears by entering a telephone number and a message.

 

  • Further assistance is provided in the Help menu option.

 

 

 

 

 

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