FireBrick 2700 with 4G ZTE MF823: Difference between revisions

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The ZTE823 works as an Ethernet device by default, it is possible to change the mode so that it works as a modem. The idea here is that rather than the dongle NATing the connection it can be a modem and the FireBrick will be given the public WAN IP address directly.
The ZTE823 works as an Ethernet device by default, it is possible to change the mode so that it works as a modem. The idea here is that rather than the dongle NATing the connection it can be a modem and the FireBrick will be given the public WAN IP address directly.


==Switching to Modem Mode==
==Mode switching==
[[File:ZTEMF823-mode.png|200px|Dial Settings]]
[[File:ZTEMF823-mode.png|400px|Dial Settings]]


#Disable auto-connect
#Disable auto-connect
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#*In your browser, go to: http://192.168.0.1/goform/goform_process?goformId=MODE_SWITCH&switchCmd=FACTORY
#*In your browser, go to: http://192.168.0.1/goform/goform_process?goformId=MODE_SWITCH&switchCmd=FACTORY


==Switching to Ethernet mode==
To put the dongle back to Ethernet mode you will need to connect the dongle to a computer in order to send it some commands via a serial terminal
#Open gtkserial or another serial terminal (or simply echo the following AT commands to /dev/ttyUSB2):

ATZ
AT&F
AT+ZCDRUN=9
AT+ZCDRUN=F

Disconnect the modem from the computer and reconnect it to the FireBrick
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Revision as of 14:26, 30 January 2017

A factory default FireBrick configuration will work with a ZTE MF823 dongle without any additional configuration

  • The FireBrick will DHCP an address in the 192.168.0.x range from the ZTE dongle
  • You can access the dongle's web interface via http:192.168.0.1
  • There will be NAT performed by the FireBrick and then again by the dongle

Changing the ZTE MF823 to 'modem' mode

Warning: This is still in progress and does not work

The ZTE823 works as an Ethernet device by default, it is possible to change the mode so that it works as a modem. The idea here is that rather than the dongle NATing the connection it can be a modem and the FireBrick will be given the public WAN IP address directly.

Switching to Modem Mode

Dial Settings

  1. Disable auto-connect
    • Go to http://192.168.0.1
    • Click on Home
    • Click Disconnect
    • Click Settings
    • Click Network settings
    • Click Dial-up settings
    • Click the radio button labeled 'Manual'
  2. Put the Dongle into download mode:

Switching to Ethernet mode

To put the dongle back to Ethernet mode you will need to connect the dongle to a computer in order to send it some commands via a serial terminal

  1. Open gtkserial or another serial terminal (or simply echo the following AT commands to /dev/ttyUSB2):
ATZ
AT&F
AT+ZCDRUN=9
AT+ZCDRUN=F 

Disconnect the modem from the computer and reconnect it to the FireBrick