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I purchased an RM520N-GL(AP) variant before I knew the difference between AA and AP.
RM520N-GLAA supports USB and PCIe.
RM520N-GLAP supports only PCIe.
When I plugged it into my WG1608, nothing happened. It doesn't detect the board. Is there any way to get RM520N-GLAP working in my WG1608 16m ...

This looks interesting but I'd want to make it a 4x4 instead of 2x2 and put the EM160 in it. What do you think?

https://mikrotik.com/product/lhg_lte18

With all the above being said it doesn't look like this a a viable option for me.

Can you recommend an industrial grade router that would be ROOTer compatible and withstand these ambient temperatures? It would be great if it was smaller than the WG1608 but couldn't be any bigger.

BillA

A while back, probably a year ago, you had recommended to me to use an external usb enclosure for my modem instead of mounting the router (WG1608) outside.

Well I am at a point where I either need a new router with modem support (rooter) to mount outside or convert to a usb enclosure setup ...

I think it would be a problem with the v1 of the wg1608 or maybe I have a old firmware version for the em160. Or maybe I am configuring things wrong for these newer versions?
Reason I say this is everyone over at: https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/3vx1k1r3?p=-1#bottom do not seem to be having ...

You have to manually set your IP on your PC to your newer subnet (turn DHCP off) and access the GUI before the time runs out or the changes won't take.

With that said I never have been able to get this to work well. I have better luck setting a static route in the WG1608 to the down stream router ...

CA is a game with the carriers.

Some modems have a scanning command, like the RM5xx series uses AT+QSCAN=3 (when there is no SIM card present) and it will tell you everything the modem can see. Other modems might, but I don't know the command. Some have developed scripts that run on the router ...

@vahnwinkle

I gotchu.

Get winSCP and putty if you don't have both apps for Windows : https://www.ofmodemsandmen.com/winscp.html
(Im not much for Mac so if you use mac, find equivalents and adapt the instructions for your OS.

Get the appropriate modem firmware update and unzip it somewhere you ...

I think I have what I was going to ask you on the downward hill of being solved but I do have another question related to my initial script.

Is there an AT command that I can issue to search/scan for the best band? Our phones do a good job of this while we are at the house and that is actually how ...

Interesting idea. Might be simpler to run a script to change bands based on time of day. I've not spent any time with ash scripting, so I'm not yet the guy for that job.

This would great too, I didn't even think about it that way :) I will give this a try

Didneywhorl, do you mind if I message ...

Is there a way to write a script that will do a speed test and if the speeds are low (lets say 10mbps or less) change band locks?

Basically alternate between:

AT+QNWPREFCFG="lte_band",30:12:2
AT+CFUN=1,1

and

AT+QNWPREFCFG="lte_band",66:12:2
AT+CFUN=1,1

If speeds are low?

Basically, during the ...

Didneywhorl wrote: Thu Jun 30, 2022 3:26 pm closest you can do is: AT+QCFG="lte/bandprior",30,12

I believe that's the one

Run the commands AT+QCFG=?
and AT+QNWCFG=?
and AT+QNWPREFCFG=?

to get a list of all the possible commands.

Thank you so much

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There is a command in there that allows you to define your top 3 bands you prefer. I've not seen how well it works though. I'd have to dig. Its under the QENG command set I think, but it may be under NWPREFCFG commands.

Is there a way to set priority on the EM160 to below:?

1: 30
2: 12
3: 66 ...

Give us an example of a failed/errored AT command that you tried. Maybe a few.

Here is what I tried, they all error out or time out:

AT+QNWLOCK="common/4g",1,410,310
AT+QNWLOCK="common/4g",1,310,410

AT+QNWLOCK="common/LTE",1,410,310
AT+QNWLOCK="common/LTE",1,310,410

So I have messed around with AT+QNWLOCK today with no luck.

When I issue:

AT+QNWLOCK=?
+QNWLOCK: "common/4g",<num of cells>,[[<freq>,<pci>],...]
+QNWLOCK: "common/lte"[,<action>[,<EARFCN>,<PCI>[,<status>]]]

AT+QENG="neighbourcell"
+QENG: "neighbourcell intra","LTE",67086,164,-9,-77,-49,0 ...

Look into how to use the command AT+QNWLOCK

This will lock the modem to a specific radio (band) on a specific tower, but still allow CA with other bands on that tower. I've honestly never used it so I'm not the expert on the command. I just know of the command.

If you are using WiFiX firmware ...

Use the command

AT+QPRTPARA=3

When your modem comes back, use the command:

AT+QPRTPARA=1

Done. Factory reset modem.

Not real healthy to do to the modem very often, so be conservative. It's usually best to track the settings you made and undo them if needed.

Thank you so much! I will do ...

Is it possible to completely reset one of these modems?

I would like to upgrade to the latest firmware for the modem, then reset everything to factory and then make sure all the setting are changed for ATT.

If so can someone help me with resetting mine and then help me make sure all the settings ...

Hey all, I am having some troubles with the newer version of GO's that are newer than 18.0x.

I have a wg1608 (v1) + em160r + att elite

Basically if I flash a build that is based on 18.0x my speeds are double to anything newer and it works with my edgerouter 10 (plug and play), after setting apn to ...

I am on a journey right now trying to figure out a IPv6 tmobile setup. Currently what I think I have figured (I definitely could be wrong):

First off all of my testing is done with a wg1608 and we826. Modems tested are ep06 and em160. Tmobile plan tested is a magenta plus plan with 3 lines. All ...

I'm sure the antenna was correct, I put the stock antenna back on for now. firmware check shows update available but can not get the page to open just shows page not found.

http://ofmodemsandmen.com/upload/WG1608-GO2020-12-24c.zip
that has 18.06

http://ofmodemsandmen.com/upload/WG1608-GO2020-12 ...

You may try version A05 firmware on the EM160: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iMy3QNqA9AhunslSz0yAFqt-85lEfY-F/view?usp=sharing

Also, the WG1608 seems to have an issue with the EM160, and Im not sure what it is. BUT you might try using the EM160 in an adapter enclosure, instead of direct in the ...

You may try version A05 firmware on the EM160: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iMy3QNqA9AhunslSz0yAFqt-85lEfY-F/view?usp=sharing

Also, the WG1608 seems to have an issue with the EM160, and Im not sure what it is. BUT you might try using the EM160 in an adapter enclosure, instead of direct in the ...

Hello,
Honestly don't know the answer to your problem. Have a couple suggestions to try.
First is that have always used TTL of 64 on T-Mobile.
Second is to try and set the dns on your WG1608 router following this link.
https://wirelessjoint.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1303&start=10#p10732
I prefer ...

Hey guys I have been having problems with DNS, and DMZ mode. My setup a wg1608 in dmz mode being passed to my er12.

I have been beating my head against the wall trying to get things working. To troubleshoot I have completely eliminated the er12 and am connected directly to the wg1608. I did a ...

Are you using the 19.07 or 18.06 version of rooter? I had almost the exact same issue. I had to switch back to the 18.06 based version. Also make sure your antennas are connected correctly

Hey all I need someone much smarter in networking to help me out please.

Recently with having to work from home I find the need to connect to my server remotely essential.
I can achieve this with a dns service like duckdns and a service that automatically updates my ip every so often because of the ...

Didneywhorl wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:20 am That is the latest version for sure.

Here is another version they sent me, will be some time before I can update:
https://arkomasurvey-my.sharepoint.com/ ... Q?e=ihYgPI

Maybe the CA problems are fixed?

Hey guys I have followed the guides for DMZ but for some reason my WG1608 is still trying to handle DNS assignment, any ideas? Is there a config file I can paste in here to make sure I have everything configured properly?

Obviously there are some hardware/software differences between those routers, but you should be able to tweak it to make it work. If you're using any kind of router behind a mobile router, you would want to set the mobile router into bypass mode so it doesn't do any routing/firewall functions, and ...

Didneywhorl wrote: Sun Jan 10, 2021 2:46 pm iptables should apply the mangle to all traffic through the interface specified. I think at least.

Thank you so much Didney

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OpenWRT/LEDE does not have a true bridge mode. The closest configuration to bridging is to DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) all traffic from the gateway router (WE826) to a secondary router/device (MAIN ROUTER) which will handle the DHCP and Firewall.

Does this break the custom TTL settings in GO if ...

I don't know the answer for this question, but I can answer your question about changing the GoldenOrb DNS servers. GoldenOrb out of the box does not have an assigned name server, it defaults to whatever your ISP uses, you can change that though Network and Modem.

Network --> Interfaces --> Lan ...

Does WiFix use different DNS servers than regular GoldenOrb? If so how would I made regular GO match WiFix's? I have some weird stuff going on with my smart devices on regular GoldenOrb but works fine with WiFix?

Thank you!

Any ideas why all my smart devices, ie tp-link light switches and honey well themorstat will not work after swapping out the we826 with the wg1608? I have an edge router 12 and a tplink ap for my network.

I can put the we826 with wifix back in place of the wg1608 and everything works great. Is ...

BillA wrote: Sat Dec 26, 2020 1:44 am If you're feeling adventurous, you may try ECM mode, which is supposed to reconnect automatically on link disconnects. YMMV
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AT+QCFG="usbnet",1

Thank you BillA, I gave it a shot, it just says failed to connect to network like when in qmi

Are you mixing the antennas?

One 2x2 MIMO antenna should be attached to M and D/6 and the other 2x2 MIMO antenna should be hooked to M1 and M2. If they are mixed you will have issues I believe.

See if the modem is set to Data centric use. AT+QNWPREFCFG="ue_usage_setting",1 Though I honestly don ...

Are you mixing the antennas?

One 2x2 MIMO antenna should be attached to M and D/6 and the other 2x2 MIMO antenna should be hooked to M1 and M2. If they are mixed you will have issues I believe.

See if the modem is set to Data centric use. AT+QNWPREFCFG="ue_usage_setting",1 Though I honestly don ...

To add to this, if I swap out the em160 with the ep06a into the wg1608 and change nothing else I get band 4 with ca 12 and my speeds are back to 60mbps

I'm not having any luck with the EM160 in the wg1608. My old setup was the we826 with the ep06a. It would connect to band 4 and ca with 12. I would see speeds around 60mbps.

With the wg1608 I added another omni flat panel below the existing panel on the pole for 4x4. Updated goldenorb to the 12/21 ...

Does anyone know the AT commands for the EM160R-GL? I cannot get the usual commands from the excel sheet to work, it just errors out. I suspect I am band locked to 66 right now. My old ep06a would CA 4&12 and 66&12 the em160 is stuck on 66.

Thank you
Josh

Nevermind guys, found this:
https ...

Does anyone know the AT commands for the EM160R-GL? I cannot get the usual commands from the excel sheet to work, it just errors out. I suspect I am band locked to 66 right now. My old ep06a would CA 4&12 and 66&12 the em160 is stuck on 66.

Thank you
Josh

Didneywhorl wrote: Wed Dec 16, 2020 5:16 pm It should be fine to use an adapter, but I would get a usb to m.2 direct adapter.

I finally got it to work, for some reason it did not like usb 3 ports.
Again thank you so much for your help

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That is the latest version for sure.

Thank you so much for the walk through!!

Mine errors out on me, does it have to be in a m.2 usb enclosure? I have a usb pci-e adapter with the pci-e to m.2 adapter installed in it.

I suspect I have bricked the em160 at this point because it errors out ...

An alternative, you could leave the WG1608 inside the home to be used as your main router, and connect the modem inside an inexpensive usb enclosure on the roof via a long usb extension cable to the router's usb port (you could even use a cheap Android phone as a modem on the roof ;~). I've done ...

Thank Didney! I will try to keep emailing them to see if they will send me the new firmware

Hi Didney, this is what Quectel sent me for firmware:

https://arkomasurvey-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/p/joshkelly/EfcNUHd4D91MsMN_odY2kNQBo8AhsxEplOkEwrxiLDTFOA?e=4nngYo

Not sure how to get it in a format ...

Didneywhorl wrote: Wed Dec 09, 2020 5:57 pm The latest version fw for the EM160R-GL is version A04. (EM160RGLAUR02A04M4G)

Though I do not yet have a copy, I only have A03 on file. The newest modems received already have A04 on them.

Thank Didney! I will try to keep emailing them to see if they will send me the new firmware

Try running the latest firmware version WG1608-GO2020-12-02, it usually contains bug fixes.
https://www.ofmodemsandmen.com/upload/WG1608-GO2020-12-02.zip

The EM16 is a new modem, and probably will come with the latest firmware anyway. When contacting Quectel support, they require you to include ...

Hi all, back again for hopefully some more help on my new setup :)

My WG1608D-M and EM160R-GL should be arriving in the next few days and I am needing some help on the initial setup.

I am with T-Mobile and my current setup is a WE826(with WiFix) and the EP06A. I will not be using the WiFi part of ...

I would guess 65 or 66. Set it and check to see if your data is counting as hotspot data or not. Dont forget the ipv6 'ttl' (HL)

I use TTL 64 for T-Mobile

Thanks guys, I will log in and see what it is currently being reported as. I just didn't know what TTL value we are after when I ping ...

If I set my TTL in WiFix to 65 when I ping 8.8.8.8 in CMD it returns 63

If I set my TTL in WiFix to 67 when I ping 8.8.8.8 in CMD it returns 65

Which would be correct for tmobile?

Getting started with the Router body. We gut the router...

Awesome read/guide!! Based my setup off this guide!!

Currently I have the WE826 in a box mounted on some 1/2" gas pipe coming off the corner of my house about 3ft high, also has a omni mimo antenna mounted to it.

I am not currently ...

Is anyone using U.S. Cellular with any luck? Called them and they said my EP06(told them it is a tablet) IMEI says compatible with the network.

My ATT unlimited tablet plan is acting very weird lately. Being throttled to 3.5Mbps for all my streaming services unless I run through Nord. Still a very ...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F8Z2RQL/re ... TF8&psc=1

Port 1, can do up to 65w. My cameras are on the other ports.

Thank you so much! Just ordered one.

Not sure what the antenna is actually rated in gain, definitely not 22dbi. There was somewhat of an improvement in my speeds from the antennas that came with the router. It is also just mounted in a closet right now pointed at a window. I'll be putting it on a ...

Do I need one of these to power my WE826-T2 with POE:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HMNJHII/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_qz-OFbEFV6ZF5

Or does it natively support POE?

My current equipment is:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F8Z2RQL/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_hC-OFb8RYR54Z?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

https://www ...

The router will need roughly 60W-70W of available power for itself on poe. 72W POe injectors are what I use, the The Wireless Haven store on facebook has them.

The cat20 modem will FOR SURE work better, it will just be overkill for your router. A cat 6 modem is great, a cat 12, like the Quectel ...

^ This would be preferred.

I also wanted to clarify, it's up to the tower to allow CA over a band mix and band-locking might disable that compatibility.
If band-locking is being done because other bands don't provide the expected throughput, it's unlikely the tower will allow CA to occur unless a ...

Ah I see now. Those flat panels are definitely going to have to come down the road, I am going to need about 100' (x2 50') of that LMR400 cable. So that setup is going to end up costing me $250+.

Maybe I can get a set of those paddle antennas for now and just lock band 30 for a little improvement ...

Hello,
Those flat panel antennas are very good for sure if you want those down the road.

To band lock to band 30 and 12 this is the command below.
AT+QCFG="band",0,20000800
Now remember this will not make 30 your primary just will make the those two the only two available to it.

If you decide you ...

Hello everyone I am back with another question on CA.

We have recently purchased a new house and moved, I am having some troubles with the CA at the new house.

Basically the best band for me to connect to is 30, it results in 20-23mb down at a 58% signal connection.

When it CA's with band 12 I ...

Hey all, I am in need of some recommendations on an antenna setup, just purchased a new home and it is heavily wooded with tall 15 year old pines. Would like to keep the antenna and cable under $150 if possible, I am predicting about 25' of cable needed.

I currently have this modem: https://www ...

JimHelms wrote: Tue Mar 17, 2020 5:08 pm Why not just use THIS

Thank you so much, I kept reading mention of a calculator but was having a hard time finding it. This is great!

Josh

Enter the following AT commands, and write down your original band values before changing anything.

AT+QNWINFO < Current band in use
AT+QCFG=”Band” < Current bands config
AT+CSQ < Check signal strength

To configure single LTE bands or combinations, use the following AT Commands:

Band# - AT ...

@billA thank you so much, I will follow that first tutorial

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Any idea if att throttles their unlimited tablet access. I have one of their unlimited plus phone plans and I added the unlimited tablet access on top of that plan.

Hey guys where are the settings to disable IPV6 on this router? I am running an ATT unlimited data tablet plan with my phone service. I think maybe the IPV6 could be reducing my speeds. I am getting 50 down on my phone but only 15 on the router modem setup.

Hardware:
WE-826-T2
Quectel EP06-A
AC68U ...

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