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Initial start-up of the M2M router

Optionally, the Raindancer Beacon comes with a preconfigured, ready-to-use M2M Router
(M2M – »Machine to Machine Communication«), prepared to be mounted to DIN Rails.

Overview

Front Panel Rear Panel

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1 Hollow Pin / Terminal Block Port Power Supply
2, 3, 4 LAN Ethernet Ports
5 WAN Ethernet Port
6 Status LED Power Supply
7, 8, 9 Status LED LAN Ports
10 Status LED WAN Port
1 GSM Main Antenna Connector
2 Wi-Fi Antenna Connector
3 GSM Aux. Antenna Connector
4 Reset Button
5 Status LED GSM

Setup

  1. Attach GSM Antenna to Connector [1] on the router’s rear panel.
    Note: when lacking imprints, usually the GSM Antenna is the »thicker« one.
  2. Attach Wi-Fi Antenna to Connector [2] on the router’s rear panel.
    Note: by default, the preconfigured routers come with Wi-Fi deactivated, when not ordered with an alternative configuration, attaching the Wi-Fi Antenna is not required.
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  3. Connect the Raindancer Beacon(s) via Ethernet cable to one of the ports [2], [3] or [4] on the router’s front panel.
    Note: Do not connect the Beacon(s) to the WAN Ethernet Port [5]!
  4. Connect the power Adapter to the rocket on the
    router’s front panel [1].
    Pay attention to polarity, when connecting to an alternative power source
    (9W/9VDC min, 12V rec., 18V/30V max, depending on router model type)!