Overview

Monitor status and configure APN and Protocol on the Mobile interface.

MOBILE STATUS

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.

Mobile Interface Status

APN SETTINGS

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.

1. Access the router, go to Network > Interface. Click the Edit button on the row of Mobile.
   
2. 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”.
   
3. Click Save & Apply button on the bottom right corner to apply the new APN parameters.
   
4. 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.

Example of APN Parameters

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.

United Kingdom

Carrier	APN Gateway	Username	Password	Authentication
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

United States

Here are the internet APN settings for some USA mobile phone operators.

Carrier	APN Gateway	Username	Password	Authentication
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

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