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Junxion Bo x ™ User Guide JB-110b ( Wi-F i and Ethernet LAN) JB-110e (Ethernet LAN only) F irmwar e version 1.5 User Guide revision e Cop yright © 2004-2006 ww w .junxion.com[...]
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Please read the complet e User Guide befor e star ting y our Junxion Box. Register your Junxion Bo x, sign up for alerts about product updates, and find other suppor t inf ormation at ww w .junxion.com/support. Do you hav e ideas for enhancing the Junxion Box? W e’ d like to hear them. Email us at ideas@junxion.com.[...]
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T able of C onten ts Introduction 5 What’ s Included with the Junxion Box? What Else Do Y ou Need to Get Star ted? Getting Going (the quick version) Hardwar e Over view 7 T urning On the Junxion Box Status Lights Ethernet Crossov er Cable Cellular PC Car d Modem Slot Wi-F i Antenna (JB-110b only) P ower C ycle Button Connecting the Junxion Box to[...]
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LAN P age P or t F or warding P age Security Page Ser vices P age Splash P age Update P age About and Help P ages Guest User Status P age Resetting Y our Junxion Bo x 36 F rom the Device Manager If Y ou F orget Y our Device Manager Passwor d Additional Support 37 Self Help User Guide and F ir m ware Updat es Customer Support Ideas T echnical Speci?[...]
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junxion box user guide 5 Introduction W elcome. Thank you f or using a Junxion Box cellular r outer . The Junxion Box enables laptops, deskt ops and other devices to connect quickly and easily to the I nt ernet and remote ent erprise networks using cellular data networks. The Junxion Box uses a standar d cellular PC Car d modem and shares that conn[...]
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6 junxion box user guide Getting Going (the quick version) The Junxion Box is desig ned to be simple to use. No additional software is r equired for most users. The remainder of the User Guide pro vides complete instructions for using the device. These abbreviated st eps highlight the basics for a simple setup: 1. With the Junxion Bo x unplugged, i[...]
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junxion box user guide 7 Hardw are Over view T urning On the Junxion Box The Junxion Box is po wered on as soon as y ou plug it into an A C outlet. The Junxion Box pow er por t is locat ed on the back of the device. T o tur n the devic e off , simply unplug the power adapt er . F or use in a vehicle, a vehicle po wer adapter is av ailable as an op[...]
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8 junxion box user guide Junxion Box Hardw are Diagram ?[...]
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junxion box user guide 9 arrangement of color ed wires at both ends, in or der from left to right. Crosso ver cables do not have the same arrangemen t of colored wir es at both ends. Additional cr ossover cables ar e available through most c omputer or office supply stores as w ell as most resellers that off er the Junxion Box. Cellular PC C ard M[...]
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10 junxion box user guide C onnec ting the Junxion Bo x to the Internet The Junxion Box can c onnect to the I nt ernet through a cellular PC Car d modem or with any landline service (office LAN, DSL, cable modem) that is available thr ough an Ethernet cable. A cellular modem allo ws you to use the Junxion Bo x anywhere within reach of your c ellula[...]
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junxion box user guide 1 1 Sprint Nextel • Novat el Wir eless Merlin C201 (1xRT T ), S620 (1xR T T and 1xEV-DO), and S720 (1xRT T and 1xEV-DO) • P antech Wir eless PX -500 (1xRT T and 1xE V -DO) • Sierra Wireless AirC ard 550 (1xRT T ), 580 (1xRT T and 1xE V -DO), and 595 (1xRT T and 1xEV-DO) • UTStarc om/Audiov ox PC5740 (1xRT T and 1xEV-D[...]
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12 junxion box user guide Connection Charges The Junxion Box can be left pow ered on indefinitely . B y default, the Junxion Bo x W AN Alive™ f eature does send and rec eive traffic ov er the Internet periodically in order to monitor the Internet connection. O ther optional f eatures like F ield Commander™ and DDNS may also send or rec eive tr[...]
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junxion box user guide 13 C onnec ting a C omputer to the Junxion Bo x Any laptop , desktop , handheld, printer , or other computing device that supports Ethernet (or Wi-F i with the JB-110b) can connect to the Junxion Box. If your computer suppor ts these common network int er faces, y ou don’ t need to install any additional software to connect[...]
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14 junxion box user guide Y ou can customize the network name and other Wi-F i configuration options using the LAN page in the Device Manager . F or more information, see the “Using the Device Manager ” chapter . Note. If you don ’t change the default security settings in the D evic e Manager for the Junxion Box, the Junxion Box is ac cessib[...]
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junxion box user guide 15 Where t o F ind More Help The Ethernet, Wi-F i, and T CP/IP network inter faces used by the Junxion Bo x comply with industr y standar ds. Connection issues may be rela ted to the proper use of these standards and not the Junxion Box itself . For additional help connecting your computer or device t o the Junxion Box, pleas[...]
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16 junxion box user guide Using the Devic e M anager Y ou can configure and customize the Junxion Bo x using the Device Manager . The Device Manager is built into the Junxion Box itself , so you don ’t need to install an y additional software. Y ou can operate the Device Manager with most web bro wsers. Help tips are av ailable on each page in t[...]
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junxion box user guide 17 F igure: Status Page Detected Card . If the Junxion B o x star ted with aut omatic card detection on, this fi eld will show which cellular modem was det ected in the Junxion Box. PC Card Modem. By default, the Junxion Bo x will attempt to automa tically detect your PC Card modem. If you ha ve manually confi gured a modem[...]
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18 junxion box user guide Connected Clients . Displays the number of LAN devices c onnected to the Junxion Box. Y ou can view the list of MAC and IP addr esses for an y connected clients from the LAN page. Firm ware V ersion. Shows the version of the Junxion Platf or m firm ware operating on the Junxion Box. Check the Update page t o see if new ?[...]
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junxion box user guide 19 F igure: W AN Page[...]
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20 junxion box user guide IP address and gatew ay address . IP passthrough works best when the cellular PC Card modem is setup b y the carrier to receive a public sta tic IP address on the carrier network. W AN Juggler and IP passthrough cannot be used when the splash page featur e is enabled. WW AN Status . Shows “Ready ” when the Junxion Box [...]
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junxion box user guide 21 Some of the following Ethernet W AN features are hidden unless W AN Juggler is turned on. Ethernet W AN IP . T o use an Ethernet W AN link as your primar y or secondar y connection to the Internet, plug the Ethernet W AN cable into the Ethernet por t marked “2” on the Junxion B o x. F or Ether net W ANs with a DHCP ser[...]
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22 junxion box user guide F igure: L AN P age ( JB-110b with Wi-F i shown) T ime In Use and T raffi c Over W AN. Counts the minutes sinc e the Junxion Box was power ed on and the kilobytes of traffi c transmitted o ver the cellular W AN. The W AN Inter face Reboot button will r eset both counters . DNS. Displays the primary and secondar y domain na[...]
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junxion box user guide 23 W AN Inter face Reboot . If you need to reboot y our cellular modem, or the connection to the Ethernet backhaul, click the Reboot button. The Junxion Box will disconnect and reconnect onto the W AN net w ork . LAN connections will remain active during this process . LAN P age Y ou can change the local area network settings[...]
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24 junxion box user guide Lease T imer . The Junxion Box dynamically assigns IP addresses to networked computers that use DHCP . The assigned dynamic IP address will remain eff ec tiv e for the duration of time specifi ed in the lease timer . By default, the lease timer is 3,600 seconds, or one hour . Start/End IP . Y ou can specify the range of [...]
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junxion box user guide 25 Junxion Box IP . The Junxion Box by default is assigned a LAN IP addr ess of 192.168.2.1/24. Y ou can customize the LAN IP address to an y IP address that is compatible with the clients connecting to the Junxion Bo x. Standard private addr esses include 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255, 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255, and 10.0.0[...]
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26 junxion box user guide F igure: Securit y P age (JB-110b with Wi-F i shown)[...]
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junxion box user guide 27 Security Page Most security features can be configur ed on the Securit y page . We r ecommend you change the default password f or the D evic e Manager (and enable Wi-F i encr yption if using the JB-110b). Each group of settings on this page has its o wn Apply button. After making changes to the settings in each group , y[...]
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28 junxion box user guide through pairs of characters of 0-9 and/or a-f , with each pair separated by a colon. F or example, 80:3a:c9:95:b8. WP A Passphrase . When using WP A and WP A2 Personal , you can configur e the passphrase here . Y ou must enter the passphrase twice to confirm the correct passphrase is enter ed. Note. Y ou can lock yoursel[...]
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junxion box user guide 29 settings and verify that you can c ontact a Junxion Box remotely , the settings may not need to be changed again. T o learn more about F ield Commander , or to creat e your own secure F ield Commander accoun t, visit ww w .junxion.com/fieldcommander . Ser v er URL, Status Int er val , Login, and P asswor d. These are dete[...]
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30 junxion box user guide F igure: Ser vices P age[...]
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junxion box user guide 31 enterprise data. F or a successful confi guration, all settings for the VPN tunnel must be identical between the Junxion VPN and the enterprise VPN ser ver . Ser v er IP . This is the IP address of your enterprise VPN ser ver . Ser v er Subnet. The default confi guration is 0.0.0.0/0 which will direct all traffi c over t[...]
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32 junxion box user guide Encryption. D etermines the type and length of encryption key used to encr ypt/ decr ypt ESP (Encapsulating Security P ayload) packets. DES supports 56-bit encr yption. 3DES suppor ts 168-bit encryption. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is available with 128, 192, and 256-bit keys. Authen tication. Can be configured wit[...]
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junxion box user guide 33 web bro wser when new users fi rst connect. New users will be unable to sur f the W eb, use Email, or reach an y other I nternet services until they click the Connect button on this page. Each group of settings on this page has its o wn Apply button. After making changes to the settings in each group , you must then click[...]
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34 junxion box user guide featur e is on, new users will be greet ed by the splash page and must click the Connect button befor e proceeding t o their requested URL. The splash page cannot be used when W AN Juggler or IP passthrough is enabled. Splash Timer . The Junxion Box tracks how long an individual c omputer has been connected to it. This tim[...]
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junxion box user guide 35 Update P age Junxion periodically issues new updates to the Junxion Pla tform firmwar e. T o check for new updat es, go to the Updat e page in the Device Manager . If the Junxion B o x is connected to the Internet, clicking Check V ersion will provide information about the latest update a vailable from Junxion ’ s web s[...]
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36 junxion box user guide Resetting Y our Junxion B o x F rom the Devic e Manager Y ou can use the Device Manager to reset the Junxion Box to factory defaults without powering off the unit. • F irst access the Device Manager by ent ering 192.168.2.1/admin (or the custom IP address you ’ve configur ed for the Junxion Bo x LAN) into the address[...]
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junxion box user guide 37 A dditional Suppor t If you still have questions about y our Junxion Box, there ar e several additional resourc es available that y ou may find helpful. Self Help F or troubleshooting assistance, ref er to the help resources locat ed in the suppor t section of Junxion’ s web site a t ww w .junxion.com/suppor t. User Gui[...]
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38 junxion box user guide T echnical Specifications W AN Removable cellular PC Car d modem via ex ternal PCMCIA slot Suppor ts 1xRT T , 1xEV-DO , GPRS, EDGE, UMTS and HSDP A cellular PC Card modems W AN Juggler fail- ov er between PC Card and landline backhaul (DSL, cable, etc .) W AN Alive maintains persistent cellular modem c onnection Dynamic D[...]
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junxion box user guide 39 Upgradeable firmw are Hardwar e FC C compliant PCMCIA card slot (external modem access) P ower , Status, A ctivit y LEDs Outlet P ower adapter (12VDC, 1.25 amp) Crossov er Ethernet cables (2) Phy sical Compact, rugged case Dimensions: 6.25” x 10.25” x 1.125” (case, not including antenna) Integrat ed 20cm antenna sep[...]
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40 junxion box user guide Safety Information and Instruc tions READ ALL SAFETY AND OPER A TING INSTRUC TIONS BEFORE OPERA TING THE PRODUCT . W ARNING. FOR INDOOR USE ONL Y . T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS DEVICE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUC T TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING. NO OBJEC TS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH A[...]
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junxion box user guide 41 T o avoid injur y from falling equipmen t, do not place this product on an unstable sur face . This device should be situat ed away fr om heat sources and pr oducts that produce heat. All safety and operating instructions should be retained f or future ref erence . F or use with UL Listed personal computers. Do not operate[...]
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42 junxion box user guide Regulat or y Information This device complies with P ar t 15 of the FC C Rules. Opera tion is subjec t t o the following tw o conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) this device must accept an y inter fer ence receiv ed, including interference that may cause undesired oper ation. This equipm[...]
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junxion box user guide 43 Limited W arran ty and Liabilit y NO W ARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE PROVIDED B Y JUNXION, INC. WITH RESPEC T T O THIS PRODUCT , EX CEPT AS ST A TED IN JUNXION LIMITED W ARRANT Y BEL OW . JUNXION, INC. warrants to the original end user pur chaser (“Y ou”) that the pr oduct shall be free of def ects in materials and work ma[...]
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44 junxion box user guide the product due to modifications, alt erations, additions or changes t o the product not authorized by JUNXION, INC., in writing in advance; (iii) normal w ear and tear; (iv) damage caused by for ce of nature or act of any third person, including shipping damage; (v) ser vice or r epair of product by the Pur chaser withou[...]
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junxion box user guide 45 Junxion Sof tware Lic ense IMPORT ANT – READ C AREFULL Y . By removing the tamper label or otherwise using the software in your Junxion Bo x, you agr ee to be bound by the license terms and conditions belo w . If you do not agree to these t erms and conditions you must immedia tely return y our Junxion Box in its origina[...]
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46 junxion box user guide the Open Source Software is owned by thir d par ties. The Open Source Soft war e is not subject to the terms and conditions of the section titled “ Junxion Sof tware Lic ense” above . Instead, each item of Open Sourc e Sof tware is lic ensed under the terms of the end-user license that acc ompanies such Open Source Sof[...]
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junxion box user guide 47 Other Open S ourc e S oftware . The Junxion Box is pr ovided with the following software licensed under BSD licenses or other open sourc e soft war e licenses. The software and license details are av ailable from the ref erenced w eb sites. Internet Sof tware C onsor tium DHCP Ser ver (http://www .isc.org) Net-SNMP from th[...]
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