Technical Note: Configuring the LTE modem in the FortiWiFi 30E-3G4G

[mclegg]

Description

This article describes how to configure the LTE modem to connect to Deutsche Telekom.

Scope

FWF-30E-3G4G v 5.4

Solution

The following steps can be used to configure the LTE modem.

1)  Put a micro SIM card in the SIM slot, the slot is on the left side of the faceplate. The SIM card should be facing down and the cut corner to the left. Verify that the SIM card is working before putting in the device.

2)  Connect the serial port on a PC to the console port of the device with the serial cable included in the product package.

3)  Log in.  The default login name is ‘admin’ with an empty password.

4)  Configure the LTE modem.

config system lte-modem
set apn internet.t-d1.de
set extra-init AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,
end

5)  Check the status of the modem interface in the GUI.  From the sidebar select System > Network > Interfaces.

The arrow next to the interface ‘wwan’ should be green and the IP address should be displayed.