Junxion Box™ User Guide JB-110b (Wi-Fi and Ethernet LAN) JB-110e (Ethernet LAN only) Firmware version 1.5 User Guide revision e Copyright © 2004-2006 www.junxion.
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Table of Contents Introduction What’s Included with the Junxion Box? What Else Do You Need to Get Started? Getting Going (the quick version) 5 Hardware Overview Turning On the Junxion Box Status Lights Ethernet Crossover Cable Cellular PC Card Modem Slot Wi-Fi Antenna (JB-110b only) Power Cycle Button 7 Connecting the Junxion Box to the Internet Connecting Through a Cellular PC Card Modem Supported Cellular Card Modems Additional Cellular Modems and Cellular Carriers Choosing a Cellular Rate Plan Connec
LAN Page Port Forwarding Page Security Page Services Page Splash Page Update Page About and Help Pages Guest User Status Page Resetting Your Junxion Box From the Device Manager If You Forget Your Device Manager Password 36 Additional Support Self Help User Guide and Firmware Updates Customer Support Ideas 37 Technical Specifications Accessories 38 Safety Information and Instructions 40 Regulatory Information 42 Limited Warranty and Liability 43 Junxion Software License 45 Legal Disclosure 48
Introduction Welcome. Thank you for using a Junxion Box cellular router. The Junxion Box enables laptops, desktops and other devices to connect quickly and easily to the Internet and remote enterprise networks using cellular data networks. The Junxion Box uses a standard cellular PC Card modem and shares that connection with computers and other devices through a local area network using Ethernet (and Wi-Fi with the JB-110b).
Getting Going (the quick version) The Junxion Box is designed to be simple to use. No additional software is required for most users. The remainder of the User Guide provides complete instructions for using the device. These abbreviated steps highlight the basics for a simple setup: 1. With the Junxion Box unplugged, insert the cellular modem into the card slot on the Junxion Box. 2. Plug the Junxion Box power adapter into the power connector on the back panel of the Junxion Box.
Hardware Overview Turning On the Junxion Box The Junxion Box is powered on as soon as you plug it into an AC outlet. The Junxion Box power port is located on the back of the device. To turn the device off, simply unplug the power adapter. For use in a vehicle, a vehicle power adapter is available as an optional accessory. Status Lights The Junxion Box includes two lights on the back. The green “power” light remains lit whenever the Junxion Box is plugged into a power source.
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arrangement of colored wires at both ends, in order from left to right. Crossover cables do not have the same arrangement of colored wires at both ends. Additional crossover cables are available through most computer or office supply stores as well as most resellers that offer the Junxion Box. Cellular PC Card Modem Slot The Junxion Box includes a slot for a cellular PC Card modem. For best results, unplug the Junxion Box before inserting or removing a cellular modem.
Connecting the Junxion Box to the Internet The Junxion Box can connect to the Internet through a cellular PC Card modem or with any landline service (office LAN, DSL, cable modem) that is available through an Ethernet cable. A cellular modem allows you to use the Junxion Box anywhere within reach of your cellular carrier’s network.
Sprint Nextel • Novatel Wireless Merlin C201 (1xRTT), S620 (1xRTT and 1xEV-DO), and S720 (1xRTT and 1xEV-DO) • Pantech Wireless PX-500 (1xRTT and 1xEV-DO) • Sierra Wireless AirCard 550 (1xRTT), 580 (1xRTT and 1xEV-DO), and 595 (1xRTT and 1xEV-DO) • UTStarcom/Audiovox PC5740 (1xRTT and 1xEV-DO) Verizon Wireless • Audiovox PC3220 (1xRTT) and PC5220 (1xRTT and 1xEV-DO) • UTStarcom/Audiovox PC5740 (1xRTT and 1xEV-DO) • Kyocera KPC 650 (1xRTT and 1xEV-DO) • Novatel Wireless Merlin V620 (1xRTT and 1xEV-DO) • Sier
Connection Charges The Junxion Box can be left powered on indefinitely. By default, the Junxion Box WAN Alive™ feature does send and receive traffic over the Internet periodically in order to monitor the Internet connection. Other optional features like Field Commander™ and DDNS may also send or receive traffic. If your cellular rate plan bills by the kilobit, the Junxion Box may incur nominal charges if left powered on for extended periods of time.
Connecting a Computer to the Junxion Box Any laptop, desktop, handheld, printer, or other computing device that supports Ethernet (or Wi-Fi with the JB-110b) can connect to the Junxion Box. If your computer supports these common network interfaces, you don’t need to install any additional software to connect to the Junxion Box.
You can customize the network name and other Wi-Fi configuration options using the LAN page in the Device Manager. For more information, see the “Using the Device Manager” chapter. Note. If you don’t change the default security settings in the Device Manager for the Junxion Box, the Junxion Box is accessible to any Wi-Fi device. For information about Wi-Fi security, see the Security Page section in the “Using the Device Manager” chapter. The Junxion Box Wi-Fi network is based on the 802.11b standard.
Where to Find More Help The Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and TCP/IP network interfaces used by the Junxion Box comply with industry standards. Connection issues may be related to the proper use of these standards and not the Junxion Box itself. For additional help connecting your computer or device to the Junxion Box, please refer to the networking instructions provided by your operating system.
Using the Device Manager You can configure and customize the Junxion Box using the Device Manager. The Device Manager is built into the Junxion Box itself, so you don’t need to install any additional software. You can operate the Device Manager with most web browsers. Help tips are available on each page in the Device Manager. To read a help tip for the topic at hand, mouse-over the question mark tag. Opening the Device Manager Make sure you are connected to the Junxion Box. Open your web browser.
Figure: Status Page Detected Card. If the Junxion Box started with automatic card detection on, this field will show which cellular modem was detected in the Junxion Box. PC Card Modem. By default, the Junxion Box will attempt to automatically detect your PC Card modem. If you have manually configured a modem on the WAN Page, the name of that modem will be displayed here. Wi-Fi Encryption (JB-110b only).
Connected Clients. Displays the number of LAN devices connected to the Junxion Box. You can view the list of MAC and IP addresses for any connected clients from the LAN page. Firmware Version. Shows the version of the Junxion Platform firmware operating on the Junxion Box. Check the Update page to see if new firmware is available. Field Commander. Displays “Active” when the Junxion Box is connected to the WAN and configured correctly for Field Commander™.
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IP address and gateway address. IP passthrough works best when the cellular PC Card modem is setup by the carrier to receive a public static IP address on the carrier network. WAN Juggler and IP passthrough cannot be used when the splash page feature is enabled. WWAN Status. Shows “Ready” when the Junxion Box is successfully connected to a cellular data network. WWAN IP Address. Displays the wireless WAN IP address the Junxion Box has been assigned by the cellular network.
Some of the following Ethernet WAN features are hidden unless WAN Juggler is turned on. Ethernet WAN IP. To use an Ethernet WAN link as your primary or secondary connection to the Internet, plug the Ethernet WAN cable into the Ethernet port marked “2” on the Junxion Box. For Ethernet WANs with a DHCP server to assign the Junxion Box an IP address, select DHCP. Select Static if the Junxion Box will require a static Ethernet WAN IP address. IP/Netmask.
Figure: LAN Page (JB-110b with Wi-Fi shown) Time In Use and Traffic Over WAN. Counts the minutes since the Junxion Box was powered on and the kilobytes of traffic transmitted over the cellular WAN. The WAN Interface Reboot button will reset both counters. DNS. Displays the primary and secondary domain name servers in use by the Junxion Box.
WAN Interface Reboot. If you need to reboot your cellular modem, or the connection to the Ethernet backhaul, click the Reboot button. The Junxion Box will disconnect and reconnect onto the WAN network. LAN connections will remain active during this process. LAN Page You can change the local area network settings on the LAN page. The LAN settings affect how your computers and other devices connect to the Junxion Box. Each group of settings on this page has its own Apply button.
Figure: Port Forwarding Page Lease Timer. The Junxion Box dynamically assigns IP addresses to networked computers that use DHCP. The assigned dynamic IP address will remain effective for the duration of time specified in the lease timer. By default, the lease timer is 3,600 seconds, or one hour. Start/End IP. You can specify the range of IP addresses available to the DHCP server. By default, IP addresses from 192.168.2.2 through 192.168.2.255 are available to the DHCP server.
Junxion Box IP. The Junxion Box by default is assigned a LAN IP address of 192.168.2.1/24. You can customize the LAN IP address to any IP address that is compatible with the clients connecting to the Junxion Box. Standard private addresses include 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255, 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255, and 10.0.0.0 10.255.255.255. You can also optionally specify the netmask, such as 10.0.0.1/24. LAN Interface Reboot. If you need to reboot the LAN interface, click the Reboot button.
Figure: Security Page (JB-110b with Wi-Fi shown) 26 junxion box user guide
Security Page Most security features can be configured on the Security page. We recommend you change the default password for the Device Manager (and enable Wi-Fi encryption if using the JB-110b). Each group of settings on this page has its own Apply button. After making changes to the settings in each group, you must then click Apply to save the changes. Device Manager Access. Allows the owner to change the Device Manager password. By default, the password is junxion.
through pairs of characters of 0-9 and/or a-f, with each pair separated by a colon. For example, 80:3a:c9:95:b8. WPA Passphrase. When using WPA and WPA2 Personal, you can configure the passphrase here. You must enter the passphrase twice to confirm the correct passphrase is entered. Note. You can lock yourself out of the Junxion Box when you first turn on WEP or WPA. You must then enter the right key in the format required by your computer or device before you can connect to the Junxion Box with Wi-Fi.
settings and verify that you can contact a Junxion Box remotely, the settings may not need to be changed again. To learn more about Field Commander, or to create your own secure Field Commander account, visit www.junxion.com/fieldcommander. Server URL, Status Interval, Login, and Password. These are determined by the Junxion Box administrator for an organization. The Server URL must include the domain name and directory of the central remote management server for an organization’s Junxion Boxes.
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Figure: Services Page (continued) enterprise data. For a successful configuration, all settings for the VPN tunnel must be identical between the Junxion VPN and the enterprise VPN server. Server IP. This is the IP address of your enterprise VPN server. Server Subnet. The default configuration is 0.0.0.0/0 which will direct all traffic over the VPN. The Junxion Box also supports split tunnels with one encrypted tunnel and one open tunnel. A sample server subnet for a split tunnel would be 172.16.1.0/24.
Encryption. Determines the type and length of encryption key used to encrypt/ decrypt ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload) packets. DES supports 56-bit encryption. 3DES supports 168-bit encryption. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is available with 128, 192, and 256-bit keys. Authentication. Can be configured with MD5 or SHA1. MD5 is an algorithm that produces a 128-bit digest for authentication. SHA1 is a more secure algorithm that produces a 160-bit digest. SA Time.
Figure: Splash Page web browser when new users first connect. New users will be unable to surf the Web, use Email, or reach any other Internet services until they click the Connect button on this page. Each group of settings on this page has its own Apply button. After making changes to the settings in each group, you must then click Apply to save the changes. Splash Page.
Figure: Update Page feature is on, new users will be greeted by the splash page and must click the Connect button before proceeding to their requested URL. The splash page cannot be used when WAN Juggler or IP passthrough is enabled. Splash Timer. The Junxion Box tracks how long an individual computer has been connected to it. This timer ensures that returning users will be greeted again by the splash page after they’ve been connected for this preset period of time. Domain Bypass.
Update Page Junxion periodically issues new updates to the Junxion Platform firmware. To check for new updates, go to the Update page in the Device Manager. If the Junxion Box is connected to the Internet, clicking Check Version will provide information about the latest update available from Junxion’s web site. To update your firmware, please first download the Update Instructions on the Junxion web site at www.junxion.com/support and sign up to be notified as new firmware versions are released. Warning.
Resetting Your Junxion Box From the Device Manager You can use the Device Manager to reset the Junxion Box to factory defaults without powering off the unit. • First access the Device Manager by entering 192.168.2.1/admin (or the custom IP address you’ve configured for the Junxion Box LAN) into the address field of your browser. The username is admin and the default password is junxion unless it has already been changed.
Additional Support If you still have questions about your Junxion Box, there are several additional resources available that you may find helpful. Self Help For troubleshooting assistance, refer to the help resources located in the support section of Junxion’s web site at www.junxion.com/support. User Guide and Firmware Updates Occasionally we will update this User Guide and the Junxion Platform firmware to improve the product and add new features.
Technical Specifications WAN Removable cellular PC Card modem via external PCMCIA slot Supports 1xRTT, 1xEV-DO, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA cellular PC Card modems WAN Juggler fail-over between PC Card and landline backhaul (DSL, cable, etc.) WAN Alive maintains persistent cellular modem connection Dynamic DNS client compatible with third-party DDNS services LAN Ethernet 10/100 megabit, 2 ports Configurable LAN IP address MAC filtering Configurable DHCP server Wi-Fi (JB-110b only) Wi-Fi 802.
Upgradeable firmware Hardware FCC compliant PCMCIA card slot (external modem access) Power, Status, Activity LEDs Outlet Power adapter (12VDC, 1.25 amp) Crossover Ethernet cables (2) Physical Compact, rugged case Dimensions: 6.25” x 10.25” x 1.125” (case, not including antenna) Integrated 20cm antenna separation (no external PC Card modem antenna required per FCC) Weight: 2.
Safety Information and Instructions READ ALL SAFETY AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE OPERATING THE PRODUCT. WARNING. FOR INDOOR USE ONLY. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS DEVICE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING. NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE DEVICE. CAUTION. TO ENSURE REGULATORY AND SAFETY COMPLIANCE, USE ONLY THE PROVIDED POWER AND INTERFACE CABLES.
To avoid injury from falling equipment, do not place this product on an unstable surface. This device should be situated away from heat sources and products that produce heat. All safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. For use with UL Listed personal computers. Do not operate without a supported cellular PC Card modem properly inserted into the device. Do not use onboard aircraft or in hazardous locations such as gas stations or explosive environments.
Regulatory Information This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) 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.
Limited Warranty and Liability NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE PROVIDED BY JUNXION, INC. WITH RESPECT TO THIS PRODUCT, EXCEPT AS STATED IN JUNXION LIMITED WARRANTY BELOW. JUNXION, INC. warrants to the original end user purchaser (“You”) that the product shall be free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the original date of purchase (the “Warranty Period”).
the product due to modifications, alterations, additions or changes to the product not authorized by JUNXION, INC., in writing in advance; (iii) normal wear and tear; (iv) damage caused by force of nature or act of any third person, including shipping damage; (v) service or repair of product by the Purchaser without prior written consent from JUNXION, INC.; (viii) products designated by JUNXION, INC.
Junxion Software License IMPORTANT – READ CAREFULLY. By removing the tamper label or otherwise using the software in your Junxion Box, you agree to be bound by the license terms and conditions below. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions you must immediately return your Junxion Box in its original condition and packaging to the point of purchase for a refund of your purchase price (after inspection).
the Open Source Software is owned by third parties. The Open Source Software is not subject to the terms and conditions of the section titled “Junxion Software License” above. Instead, each item of Open Source Software is licensed under the terms of the end-user license that accompanies such Open Source Software. Nothing in this document limits your rights under, or grants you rights that supersede, the terms and conditions of any applicable end user license for the Open Source Software.
Other Open Source Software. The Junxion Box is provided with the following software licensed under BSD licenses or other open source software licenses. The software and license details are available from the referenced web sites. Internet Software Consortium DHCP Server (http://www.isc.org) Net-SNMP from the NET-SNMP Project (http://www.net-snmp.org) OpenSSH from the OpenBSD Project (http://www.openssh.com) thttpd from Jef Poskanzer (http://www.acme.
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