COBHAM Explorer 510 - Page 34

Appendix 3: Operation
98-143082-D To access the terminal from a remote location (BGAN only) 26
2. Prepare the terminal as described in Prepare the terminal for remote access with IP on
page 73.
3. Activate a data connection in one of the following ways:
• Automatic activation of a Standard data connection, see step 4. in To set up the
connection mode.
• Manual activation of a data connection, see To start and stop data connections
(BGAN) on page 20.
4. Note the terminal’s external IP address as follows:
Connect a computer locally to the terminal and start the web interface. The external IP
address of the terminal is shown in the startup page in the tile with the connection you
started in the previous step.
This is the IP address you must use afterwards to access the terminal from your remote
computer.
Remote access to web interface:
1. Make sure your remote computer has access to the Internet.
2. On the remote computer, open your web browser.
3. In the address bar of your browser, enter the IP address of the terminal followed by a colon
and the port number
http://<ip address>:<incoming port>.
• <ip address> is the external IP address of the EXPLORER 510. The external IP address can
only be obtained when a data connection (PDP context) is established. If a data
connection is started. you can get the external IP address with the GETINFO SMS
command, see Remote access with SMS on page 23.
• <incoming port> is the port you defined in Prepare the terminal for remote
management on page 72 (Incoming port for web application, default port 80).
Example: If the IP address of the terminal is 161.30.180.12 and the incoming port number
defined in the Remote management page in the web interface is 80, enter
http://161.30.180.12:80.
You should now be connected to the built-in web interface of the terminal.
Remote access with AT commands
1. Prepare the terminal for remote management as described in the previous section Initial
local configuration:.
2. Access the terminal as described in To access the terminal using AT commands on
page 23.
Note
If Static IP is included in your airtime subscription, we recommend using this static
public IP address for the terminal in order to provide easy access to the terminal. To
use the static IP address, you must set the APN source to SIM default. For details, see
To change the APN for a connection package on page 59.