eManager Setup

Ethernet

Ethernet network configuration file is stored in /etc/systemd/network/20-eth0.network. You can configure static and dynamic IP address, and also combined configuration. Edit this file according to the settings you need:

Static IP address configuration

[Match] Name=eth0 [Network] Address=10.1.10.10/24 Gateway=10.1.10.1 DNS=10.1.10.1

Dynamic IP address configuration

[Match] Name=eth0 [Network] DHCP=yes [DHCP] RouteMetric=100

Combined configuration

[Match] Name=eth0 [Network] DHCP=yes LinkLocalAddressing=yes LLMNR=yes MulticastDNS=yes LLDP=yes EmitLLDP=yes DNS=10.1.10.1 [Address] Address=10.1.10.10/24 [Route] Gateway=10.1.10.1 Metric=400 [DHCP] RouteMetric=100

For further information: systemd.network

After configure, service must be restarted:

systemctl restart systemd-networkd

Finally, check if IP address is correctly assigned using command:

ip addr

Wifi

Wifi network configuration file is stored in /etc/systemd/network/21-wlan0.network. You can configure Wifi as STA or AP mode.

Important

Wifi can work in only one mode at a time, so to change from one to another it is necessary to disable the one that is not used.

STA mode

This is a step-to-step guide for connecting to a WPA/WPA2 WiFi network. Used tools are:

iw is the basic tool for WiFi network-related tasks, such as finding the WiFi device name, and scanning access points
wpa_supplicant is the wireless tool for connecting to a WPA/WPA2 network
systemctl is a tool to control the Linux systemd system and services
ip is used for enabling/disabling devices, and finding out general network interface information

Steps:

1. Edit Wifi configuration file

nano /etc/systemd/network/21-wlan0.network

Replace content with following lines:

[Match] Name=wlan0 [Network] DHCP=yes LLMNR=yes MulticastDNS=yes LLDP=yes EmitLLDP=yes [DHCP] RouteMetric=200

Save and exit: CTRL + X. Confirm save with Y

2. Restart service

systemctl restart systemd-networkd

3. Scan to find out what WiFi network(s) are detected

iw wlan0 scan

To see only SSIDs

iw wlan0 scan | grep SSID

4. Generate a configuration file

You must generate a configuration file for wpa_supplicant that contains the pre-shared key ("passphrase") for the WiFi network.

wpa_passphrase takes the SSID as the single argument. You must type in the passphrase for the chosen WiFi network after you run the command. Using that information, wpa_passphrase will output the necessary configuration statements to the standard output. Those statements are appended to the wpa_supplicant configuration file located at /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf.

wpa_passphrase 'chosen SSID' >> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf

type the passphrase and hit enter

Now, you can view generated statements:

cat /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant-wlan0.conf

5. Start wpa_supplicant service to connect to WPA/WPA2 WiFi network

systemctl start wpa_supplicant@wlan0.service

If you need to connect automatically at each startup, you must enable the service

systemctl enable wpa_supplicant@wlan0.service

6. Check the connection status and assigned IP address

iw wlan0 link

ip a | grep wlan0

For further information: systemd.network

AP / hotspot mode

Steps:

1. Edit Wifi configuration file

nano /etc/systemd/network/21-wlan0.network

Replace the section [Network] by:

[Network] Address=192.168.0.1/24 DHCPServer=yes IPForward=no IPMasquerade=no

Save and exit: CTRL + X. Confirm save with Y

2. Restart service

systemctl restart systemd-networkd

3. Edit hostapd Wifi configuration file

nano /etc/hostapd.conf

Replace the following lines (set desired Wifi password instead of eMANAGER-password. It must have a minimum of 8 characters):

logger_syslog=-1 logger_syslog_level=2 logger_stdout=-1 logger_stdout_level=2 ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd ctrl_interface_group=0 auth_algs=1 beacon_int=50 channel=3 country_code=ES disassoc_low_ack=1 driver=nl80211 hw_mode=g ieee80211d=1 ieee80211n=1 interface=wlan0 require_ht=0 rsn_pairwise=CCMP ssid=eMANAGER wmm_enabled=1 wpa=2 wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK wpa_passphrase=eMANAGER-password

Save and exit: CTRL + X. Confirm save with Y

4. Set service at startup and start it

systemctl enable hostapd systemctl start hostapd

5. Connect client via Wifi

Modem

Steps:

1. Configure the APN

Create network operator filename and fill in the APN name. For example, apn.EXAMPLE.

echo 'AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","operator_apn"' > /etc/ppp/chatscripts/apn.EXAMPLE

Assign the apn symbolic link to point to the newly created file

ln -sf /etc/ppp/chatscripts/apn.EXAMPLE /etc/ppp/chatscripts/apn

If the APN requires a user and password, you need:

1.1. Edit mobile-auth file to define user and password

nano /etc/ppp/peers/mobile-auth

Save and exit: CTRL + X. Confirm save with Y

1.2. Point provider to mobile-auth file

ln -sf /etc/ppp/peers/mobile-auth /etc/ppp/peers/provider

2. Configure the SIM PIN

If SIM needs PIN code, create pin code file with the correct PIN

echo 'AT+CPIN=1234' > /etc/ppp/chatscripts/pin.CODE

Assign the pin symbolic link to point to the newly created file

ln -sf /etc/ppp/chatscripts/pin.CODE /etc/ppp/chatscripts/pin

If SIM doesn’t require PIN code, assign the pin symbolic link to pin.NONE

ln -sf /etc/ppp/chatscripts/pin.NONE /etc/ppp/chatscripts/pin

3. Start ppp service to connect to mobile network

systemctl start ppp@provider.service

If you need to connect automatically at each startup, you must enable the service

systemctl enable ppp@provider.service

4. Check the connection status and assigned IP address

ip a | grep ppp0

RS232/RS485

The following devices must be used to communicate via serial ports:

RS485: /dev/ttymxc4

RS232: /dev/ttymxc5

Leds

You have two RGB LEDs available so you can configure according to your needs. They are mapped in the /sys/class/leds/ directory.

Timezones

To set the coordinated universal time (UTC)

timedatectl set-timezone UTC

To set the Santiago de Chile zone

timedatectl set-timezone America/Santiago

To show the available timezones

timedatectl list-timezones

To set new time

timedatectl set-time '2020-01-01 00:00'

Flash partition safe to system updates

To protect the data against system updates and prevent accidental loss, /data partition has been reserved. Therefore, the permanent data we want to keep should go in this partition.

The /data partition is 5GB in size, and is only available in eManager Pro.

Node-RED

By default, node-RED is running inside eManager.

First flow

To access the editor, you only need to put URL 10.1.10.1880 in a browser. Then, if you want to create your first flow, you can start with the second point of the following tutorial:

First Flow

Palette Manager

You have thousands of nodes available so you can use Node-RED according to your needs. To manage the nodes, you can follow the following manual:

Palette Manager

NOTE: The installation of the nodes in the Palette Manager can take 2 or 3 minutes, until they appear.

Modbus package

eManager Node-RED incorporates the following Modbus TCP and Serial node package: Modbus package

node-red-contrib-modbus

How to use:

See Wiki pages

Use the Flow example to see how it works...

See YouTube tutorials

Access security for Node-RED

Steps:

1. Generate the hash for the password

node-red-admin hash-pw

When it asks for the password, enter the desired password to access the Node-RED.

2. Edit Node-RED configuration file

nano /etc/node-red/settings.js

Add the following content as an option inside module.exports (change the username and password you want):

adminAuth: { type: "credentials", users: [{ username: "admin", password: "<GENERATED HASH>", permissions: "*" }] },

Copy the hash generated in step 2 into <GENERATED HASH>.

3. Restart service

systemctl restart node-red

Wait a few seconds for the service to restart and access from a browser in the client connected to eManager.

OpenVPN

To configure openvpn client, VPN service provider must give us the client certificates, server key and server IP.

The required files are shown below:

ca.crt client.crt client.key ta.key

Steps:

1. Create openvpn configuration directory

mkdir /etc/openvpn/

2. Edit openvpn configuration file

nano /etc/openvpn/client.conf

Define your server IP address and client certificate file as shown below:

client dev tun proto udp remoteVPN_SERVER_IP1194 resolv-retry infinite nobind user nobody group nogroup persist-key persist-tun ca ca.crt cert client.crt key client.key remote-cert-tls server tls-auth ta.key 1 cipher AES-256-CBC verb 3

Replace VPN_SERVER_IP by provider server IP.

Save and exit: CTRL + X. Confirm save with Y

3. Copy client certificates files to eManager****

Copy following files:

ca.crt client.crt client.key ta.key

to the /etc/openvpn/ directory, inside eManager.

4. Start openvpn client service

systemctl start openvpn@client

Now, you can see the new IP address assigned by OpenVPN server with the following command:

ifconfig

You can also check OpenVPN log:

tail -f /var/log/openvpn/openvpn.log