Robustel

Introduction

Robustel GoRugged R3000 Lite is a rugged cellular router offering state-of-the-art mobile connectivity for machine to machine (M2M) applications.

R3000

R3000 Lite is a dual SIM industrial cellular VPN router. It can be support for UMTS/HSPA+/4G LTE networks.

The Robustel agent connects the R3000 and the application board to Device Integration Platform and provides the following features:

  • Provide remote monitoring service of R3000 lite .
  • Provide collection and storage of GPS and basic data.
  • Provide remote firmware update and configuration.

Prerequisites

To run the Robustel agent, the following items are required:

  • A supply power.
  • An Ethernet cable.
  • A Cellular antenna.
  • A SIM card with data plan for Internet access. The SIM card should have no SIM PIN. The SIM PIN can be deactivated using any mobile phone.
  • You need access to Device Integration Platform. If you do not have it yet, contact support.softwareag.com.

Preparation

  • Insert the SIM card into the SIM slot.
  • Assembled wireless cellular antenna.
  • Connect an Ethernet cable to the R3000 Lite and to your computer.
  • Plug in the power supply and connect it to the application board.

Note that the device cannot be flashed without the power supply connected.

Further information is available on: http://www.robustel.com

Install the agent

  • Login to http://192.168.0.1/index.asp and login.
  • Click Link-management →Portal→enable Portal.
  • Select the ‘Cumulocity’ in the ‘Server Type’.
  • Enter your Device Integration Platform account and password.
  • Enter the http://dtag.customer.com in the ‘URL’.
  • Enter the device name.
  • But one device name corresponding to an ID.
  • Click ‘apply’ → ‘save’ → ‘reboot’.

Note:

  • The default configuration router address is http://192.168.0.1/index.asp . Please refer to your R3000_lite configuration router page
  • You can customize the device name and ID.
  • The Device Integration Platform will be automatically assigned device ID.

Connect to R3000 Lite

  • You will see LED indicators of “RUN” blinking.
  • The R3000 Lite will now dial up to the Internet. You will see the R3000_lite the ‘RSSI’ LED indicators turn on. If the device cannot connect to the Internet, the LED indicators will turn off.
  • Log on to the Device Integration Platform web interface. http://dtag.customer.com/apps/devicemanagement/index.html The device now registers with Device Integration Platform and shows up under "All Devices" with the name”R3000 Lite”.
  • You could search "R3000_Lite" in the search bar directly; it will show you about the R3000_Lite.

What next?

The device is now connected to Device Integration Platform and sends sensor data periodically. You can now browse and process the collected data in the cloud in various ways:

  • Browse the information and monitor the status of the R3000 Lite router under “info” tab, as shown in the following screenshot:

R3000

  • Browse the collected R3000_Lite data under "Measurements" tab, as shown in the following screenshot.

R3000

  • Remote restart the R3000_lite and update firmware by the “Control” tab; you can copy the new firmware document into configuration board, as shown in the following screenshot.

R3000

  • To locate all your device on Device Integration Platform’s map via “location” tab, an example of R3000-lite’s location is shown below:

R3000

For further details, see the Device Integration Platform User Guide.

Common problems

Why can't log in the router configuration page?

  • Please check whether the device is energized.
  • Please check whether the equipment normal operation.
  • To view the login page of IP is correct.

Why Device Integration Platform can't show my device?

  • Check whether your SIM card inserted.
  • Please check the information of ‘Portal’ in the router configuration page.
  • May be a problem with the firmware.

For any question and support, please feel free to contact us: http://www.robustel.com