Mobile Modem
Monitor status and configure APN and Protocol on the Mobile interface.
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Monitor status and configure APN and Protocol on the Mobile interface.
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Access the router, go to Network > Interfaces. You can find the Mobile interface, which corresponds to the cellular modem. Once you boot up the EZR24 router, the mobile interface automatically connects to mobile networks.
After successfully setting up a mobile internet connection, you can find the below information on the status of both Mobile interfaces.
Rx/Tx indicates the real-time data stream, not the internet speed rate.
IPv4 Address is the IP address obtained from the mobile carrier.
You can manually Stop use the Mobile interface to disable the mobile connection. If required to Restart the portable modem, please re-connect with the DC power adapter to force the cellular modem to run a fresh restart.
APN, short for Access Point Name, is the mobile network gateway. Generally, the 4G router can use the default APN parameters prebuilt in the cellular modem to set up a connection.
Some mobile carriers or data plans use different APN addresses. Please check the correct APN address with the SIM card provider. You can follow the below guide to set up APN parameters.
Access the router, go to Network > Interface. Click the Edit button on the row of Mobile.
In the tab General Setup
Protocol: Keep the default Mobile Data unless you need to switch to 4G-PPP
Modem device: Use the default /sys/devices/platform/1e1c0000.xhci/usb2/2-1
APN: Input the mobile carrier's APN gateway address
PIN: PIN code of SIM card *Usually non-required.
PAP/CHAP username: The username of the APN gateway
PAP/CHAP password: The password of the APN gateway
Authentication Type: The authentication type. *Usually use PAP.
IP connection Type: Leave it as "-- Please choose --".
Forbid Roaming: Enable the checkbox if you need to stop roaming.
Gateway metric: Leave it as "3".
Click Save & Apply button on the bottom right corner to apply the new APN parameters.
Back to Network > Interfaces, wait 1-2 minutes until the mobile modem reconnects to the mobile network, then check the updated status of the mobile interface.
Below are examples of APN parameters. You can contact the mobile carrier's customer service to acquire the specific APN parameters of your data plan. Here are the internet APN settings for some UK mobile phone operators.
Carrier
APN Gateway
Username
Password
Authentication
GiffGaff
giffgaff.com
giffgaff
password
PAP
O2
o2.co.uk
o2web
password
PAP
Tesco Mobile
prepay.tesco-mobile.com
tescowap
password
PAP
3 Three
three.co.uk
<Not set>
<Not set>
PAP
Virgin
goto.virginmobile.uk
user
<Not set>
PAP
EE
everywhere
eesecure
secure
PAP
Vodafone
internet (or) wap.vodafone.co.uk
wap
wap
PAP
Carrier
APN Gateway
Username
Password
Authentication
AT&T
broadband
<Not set>
<Not set>
PAP
T-Mobile
fast.t-mobile.com
<Not set>
<Not set>
PAP
Sprint
cinet.spcs
<Not set>
<Not set>
PAP
Verizon
vzwinternet
<Not set>
<Not set>
PAP
Twilio
wireless.twilio.com
<Not set>
<Not set>
PAP
