Configuration Web User Interface¶

The CANlink® mobile 10000 provides a local web server with a configuration web user interface (configuration web UI) allowing remote maintenance for configuring the network interface, device settings and settings regarding the file upload via the HTTP(S) method.

Access Configuration Web User Interface¶

Note

In order to access to the configuration web UI, a connection to the device must be established. Make sure that CANlink® mobile 10000 is on and available via the network.

To locally access the configuration web UI of the CANlink® mobile 10000, proceed as follows:

In the browser, type in the IP address 192.168.82.1 (your local IP address might be a different one).

Note

Your browser will show a security warning that you may ignore and "Accept the Risk and Continue".
A login window opens where you need to type in the credentials:
- The username is: admin.
- The initial password is provided on the Type Label of the device.

!!! note Devices manufactured before August 1st, 2025, use the Ethernet MAC address as the initial password.

It is highly recommended to change the password after initial login, see Security.

In the configuration web UI you can then change between the following configuration menus:

Connectivity
Firmware
Configuration
Location
Date and Time
Power Management
Security
Advanced settings for the configuration of more complex settings.

Connectivity¶

The Connectivity menu provides

The Network menu for managing the interface/connection profiles for Cellular, Ethernet, WiFi and Virtual Ethernet-WiFi bridging.
The Proemion DataPortal menu for managing the connection to the DataPlatform.

Find also information on:

Operation Mode
Profiles: How to configure Cellular Network Profile, Virtual Ethernet-WiFi Bridging Network Profile, Ethernet Network Profile, WiFi Network Profile.
How to use Ethernet Access Point, WiFi Access Point and Fallback strategies

Network¶

In the Network menu you can configure the network interfaces for Cellular (Modem), Ethernet, WiFi and Virtual Bridging Interface to connect the CANlink® mobile 10000 to the DataPlatform.

You can also establish other connections like local direct connections to the device e.g. through WiFi access point.

Important

Toggling an interface, en-/disables the connection not only to the DataPlatform, but also the access to the configuration web UI via this interface.

Security Features

The CANlink® mobile 10000 includes traffic control and network monitoring mechanisms as part of compliance with the Radio Equipment Directive (RED), Article 3.3 (EN 18031). These mechanisms help protect the device and connected networks from unauthorized access and different kind of attacks.

In the following sections, the relevant settings are described for adding new profiles. The settings are available for each interface with some dedicated options described in the sections below.

The configuration web UI allows modifying network profiles even if the related operating mode is not active at that moment.

Operation Mode¶

You can change the Operation Mode to switch between the physical interfaces and the virtual (bridging) interface.

Figure 5: Network settings with virtual bridging

Warning

The priority of the different Network profiles is as follows: Ethernet > WiFi > Cellular

Toggle the Virtual Ethernet-WiFi bridging option to activate the virtual (bridging) interface.

Note

When the virtual (bridging) interface is active, the WiFi and the Ethernet interface are always enabled, i.e. cannot be deactivated.
Or switch to Separated Ethernet and WiFi networks to separate the individual, physical Ethernet and WiFi interfaces and to work independently of each other (consider adapting the WiFi and Ethernet profiles separately). You may disable an interface.

Figure 6: Separated Ethernet and WiFi interfaces

Warning

Before switching the mode, make sure to have the profiles configured, otherwise the device might not connect if not configured well, e.g. the profile is still on “auto”.

Profiles¶

Consider the following conditions for the different profiles:

Only one profile can be active at a time (even if several are enabled at the same time).
For each network interface, Cellular, Ethernet and WiFi, you have a default profile which you cannot delete but only edit.
You can add several new profiles with different settings.
To do so, click the plus icon:

Figure 8: New profile
For each profile of the Cellular, Ethernet or WiFi network interface, you can define the Connection Priority: Enter an arbitrary, positive number - the higher value gives preference.
- The Connection Priority prioritizes all interface profiles configured by the user for one specific interface.
  - Example: you set up 3 WiFi Interface Profiles for your Home Network, Company Network and Hotspot as fallback. You define the following Connection Priorities:
    Home Network: 20
    Company Network: 15
    Hotspot: 10
    If all profiles are set to "Automatically join this network when available" the CANlink mobile will first try to connect to "Home Network", if unsuccessful it will try to connect to "Company Network", if unsuccessful it will start the "Hotspot". This order is just for the WiFi interface. Cellular and Ethernet have their own independent orders of profiles.
  - Example:
    
    Figure 9: Connection Priority Example
    
    Note
    
    For the Routing Metric, the lowest value will be used to route the traffic (e.g. Internet connection).

Cellular Network Profile¶

You can use the cellular network profile to establish a DataPlatform connection over the built-in cellular modem.

This can be used to:

enable bi-directional remote communication with your machines.
update certain components of the machines via cellular connection.
use this Internet connection to authenticate to the DataPlatform to exchange relevant data.
use the cellular modem to share Internet via WiFi and Ethernet, see WiFi Access Point and Ethernet Access Point.

Consider setting the cellular connection as the primary Internet connection, i.e. by changing the Operation Mode or the Lowest routing metric, see Advanced Settings.
The CANlink® mobile 10000 then connects to the provider via a cellular connection.

Add new Cellular Settings - Connection Profile¶

Figure 10: Cellular Network Profile configuration

Note

Adjust the Cellular interface carefully considering the SIM traffic consumption.

Profile name: Add a new profile name.
Automatically join this network when available: Takes care that the CANlink® mobile 10000 will try to connect to a network using this interface profile automatically. It can be also understood as "activate this interface profile and connect to the network automatically".
Connection priority: The higher the number (starting from 0), the more preference it gives to the network, see Profiles.
Deny data roaming: To deny the data roaming is not recommended for international deployments as it would block any usage of the device in countries foreign to the SIM card.
Via the Advanced Settings, you can adapt the SIM settings to enable the PIN (default: disabled).

Virtual Ethernet-WiFi Bridging Network Profile¶

The Virtual (bridging) interface is used to access the Ethernet network via a WiFi Hotspot (the default WiFi name includes the last number of the MAC address).

Thereby, you can avoid connecting Ethernet cables for diagnostics as this option connects WiFi and Ethernet together.

The single IP address allows connecting Ethernet and WiFi on the same network and, thereby, communicating with the devices connected via Ethernet by establishing a WiFi connection to the CANlink® mobile 10000.

This option also works when the PC is connected via Ethernet!

Note

With this profile, the CANlink® mobile 10000 acts like DHCP server, thereby you cannot connect the CANlink® mobile 10000 to the router in order to access it.

Exemplary application for the virtual (bridging) interface could be as follows:
Laptop -> WiFi HotSpot (CLM10000) -> Ethernet LAN (CLM10000) -> various devices in the network.

Figure 11: Virtual Ethernet-WiFi Bridging Network Profile

In the Virtual Ethernet-WiFi bridging you can configure the network profile for the Bridging interface (note that you configure only 1 profile, not multiple as in the other network connections):

SSID: is the name of the WiFi
IP configuration method:
- shared: CANlink® mobile 10000 acts as a DHCP server (a DHCP server assigns an IP range to devices (clients); the device gets an IP of this range and can communicate in the same network as the CANlink® mobile 10000
- manual: you manually assign the IP address ("static")
Note

Consider that when the CANlink® mobile 10000 and another device, e.g, PC, are connected via switch to a router, the CANlink® mobile 10000 should normally get assigned an IP address of the existing range, not assign one. This can cause a conflict.
IPV4 address: The CANlink® mobile 10000 by default offers the DHCP Server with the assigned IP address 192.168.82.1 on the Ethernet and WiFi interfaces.

Note

The IP settings may be differently configured for the different profiles.
Therefore, make sure to properly configure the profiles, when switching interfaces (see Operation Mode); otherwise you may lose the connectivity to the configuration web UI.

Ethernet Network Profile¶

The Ethernet Network Profile can be used to go online without the cellular modem or make use of an already existing modem on the machine accessible via Ethernet for several use cases, e.g.:

for data transfer
access Internet via Ethernet connection when the mobile data connection is insufficient
establish a DataPlatform connection over a Internet router connected via Ethernet

The CANlink® mobile 10000 is always delivered with a unique Ethernet MAC address (accessible via the type label) and can be identified in your LAN network via the Ethernet MAC address.
Thereby, the IP address assigned by the DHCP server can be found out in case the CANlink® mobile 10000 is configured to act as a DHCP client on the Ethernet network, see profile settings below.

Note

When the Bridging interface option is active, the Ethernet interface is automatically enabled, see [Operation Mode]. The individual Ethernet interface profiles become invalid.

Add new Ethernet Settings - Connection Profile¶

Figure 12: Ethernet Network Profile configuration

Profile name
Automatically join this network when available: Takes care that the CANlink® mobile 10000 will try to connect to a network using this interface profile automatically. It can be also understood as "activate this interface profile and connect to the network automatically".
Connection priority: The higher the number (starting from 0), the more preference it gives to the network, see Profiles.
IP configuration method:
- auto: CANlink® mobile 10000 acts as a client and gets IP from the router ( = DHCP client); is recommended to get a dynamic IP address (DHCP client) for the Ethernet interface. DHCP is required so that the CANlink® mobile 10000 can get an IP address from the DHCP server on the machine.
- manual: the configured IP will be used.
  - Choose this option if no DHCP server is on the same network.
  - If there is a gateway device, this IP address can also be configured.
  - The DNS server settings are configurable as well (this is also the case for "auto" and "shared" methods).
  - Might not work as router has a DHCP pool
- link-local: Link-local addressing (APIPA – Automatic Private IP Addressing) assigns an IPv4 address in the range 169.254.0.0/16 when no DHCP server is available. This allows basic communication with devices in the same local network segment without requiring a DHCP server.
- shared (default): With this method, the CANlink® mobile 10000 shares the Internet connection with the network via Ethernet and acts as a DHCP server by assigning an IP address to the connected participant.
  - the IP address and netmask must be entered according to the CIDR notation.
    Example: if you want to set the IP address of the CANlink® mobile 10000 to 192.168.82.1 and the netmask to 255.255.255.0, then you must enter 192.168.82.1/24 into the IP address field.
    The CANlink® mobile 10000 also acts as a DHCP server in this "shared" method. That means, if you configured 192.168.82.1/24 via the IP address, the CANlink® mobile 10000 will assign IP addresses from 192.168.82.2 to 192.168.82.254.

Ethernet Access Point¶

You can share the Internet access from the cellular or external modem via Ethernet. Proceed as follows:

The CANlink® mobile 10000 is set up to go online via WiFi, see [WiFi Network Profile] (usually, at the same time the built-in cellular module is set up, see Cellular Network Profile, in case the WiFi connection drops).
Configure the Ethernet interface as the interface that forwards/shares the Internet connection:
- Set the IP configuration method of the Ethernet to shared; thereby the CANlink® mobile 10000 also acts as the DHCP server on the Ethernet network.
- Connect the CANlink® mobile 10000 to a Ethernet network to become the Internet router with a DHCP server.
The CANlink® mobile 10000 uses the IP address configured by the user and assigns IP addresses to connected devices.

Now, every device connected to the shared Ethernet interface of the CANlink® mobile 10000 can access the Internet. The third-party devices get the IP address assigned from the CANlink® mobile 10000 (CANlink® mobile 10000 acts as a DHCP Server).

Note

It would be also possible that the CANlink® mobile 10000 was set up to go online via the built-in cellular module, see Cellular Network Profile (step 1).
Then, you would have set WiFi Client connection as the backup in case the Cellular connection drops (i.e. set the WiFi's interface Operating mode to client to be able to connect to an Internet router with DHCP server).

WiFi Network Profile¶

The WiFi Network Profile can be used to go online without the cellular modem by using an existing WiFi infrastructure:

to establish a DataPlatform connection over a Internet router connected via WiFi
for data transfer
access Internet via WiFi connection when the mobile data connection is insufficient

Note

When the Bridging interface option is active, the WiFi interface is automatically enabled, see Operation Mode. The individual WiFi interface profiles become invalid.

Add new WiFi Settings - Connection Profile:

Figure 13: WiFi Network Profile configuration

Profile name: Add a new profile name.
Automatically join this network when available: Takes care that the CANlink® mobile 10000 will try to connect to a network using this interface profile automatically. It can be also understood as "activate this interface profile and connect to the network automatically".
Connection priority: The higher the number (starting from 0), the more preference it gives to the network, see Profiles.
Operating mode: The CANlink® mobile 10000 can be used as a client or hotspot/AccessPoint; the hotspot mode allows clients to connect to the CANlink® mobile 10000 using the SSID and the password (e.g. WPA2/PSK). Consider also the IP configuration method Shared below.
- hotspot
- client
SSID: Add the network's name.
BSSID: not required; is the MAC address of the WiFi.
Security: Choose the authentication method.
IP configuration method: Choose the client communication type:
- auto: DHCP client.
- manual: Recommended in order to obtain a static IP.
- shared: With this method, the CANlink® mobile 10000 shares the Internet connection with the network via WiFi and acts as a DHCP server by assigning an IP address to the connected participant.
  - the IP address and netmask must be entered according to the CIDR notation.
    Example: if you want to set the IP address of the CANlink® mobile 10000 to 192.168.81.1 and the netmask to 255.255.255.0, then you must enter 192.168.82.1/24 into the IP address field.
    The CANlink® mobile 10000 also acts as a DHCP server in this "shared" method. That means, if you configured 192.168.82.1/24 via the IP address, the CANlink® mobile 10000 will assign IP addresses from 192.168.82.2 to 192.168.82.254.
  Note
  
  For the shared option, you can choose one or both interfaces, WiFi and Ethernet, to share the Internet connection. But, the interface used by the CANlink® mobile 10000 to go online cannot share Internet access at the same time.
  If, for example, the CANlink® mobile 10000 goes online over a WiFi network, then the WiFi interface of the CANlink® mobile 10000 cannot be used to share the Internet connection. However, sharing via Ethernet would work here.
  If the CANlink® mobile 10000 goes online via the cellular modem, sharing Internet via WiFi and Ethernet is possible.

To connect to a WiFi access point with DHCP server as a DHCP client, configure the following settings:

Set SSID of the access point the CANlink® mobile 10000 should use to go online.
Choose for Security between WPA2 + WPA3 Personal or WPA3 Personal only (SAE) as the authentication method of the access point.
Set the credentials based on the selected authentication method.
Configure the CANlink® mobile 10000 to act as a DHCP client on the WiFi network.
The CANlink® mobile 10000 can now establish a connection to the configured access point and successfully authenticates; gets its IP address assigned from the DHCP server running on the access point; uses the assigned IP address to access via the access point to the Internet.

WiFi Access Point¶

You can share the Internet access from the cellular or external modem via WiFi. Proceed as follows:

The CANlink® mobile 10000 is set up to go online via the Ethernet interface, see Ethernet Network Profile together with an external Internet router. You can configure to prefer the Ethernet connection and use the Cellular connection , see Cellular Network Profile as a backup.

Note

The CANlink® mobile 10000 can be configured to prefer the Ethernet connection and use the Cellular connection as a backup, see Cellular Network Profile.
1. Configure the WiFi interface to act as a hotspot/access point, see above Operating mode.
2. Configure the WiFi interface as the interface that forwards/shares the Internet connection by setting up the IP configuration method of the WiFi to "shared" (with "shared", the CANlink mobile also acts as the DHCP server on the WiFi network).

You can now find and connect to the WiFi interface of the CANlink® mobile 10000 via a third-party device (e.g. a laptop) and can access the Internet. The third-party device gets its IP address assigned from the CANlink® mobile 10000 (CANlink® mobile 10000 acts as a DHCP Server).

Fallback strategies¶

Fallback to WiFi to get Internet access¶

Configure the CANlink® mobile 10000 to be able to access the Internet via Ethernet, WiFi and the internal cellular modem - Make sure all configured network connections are reachable.
To define the order the interfaces are used to connect to the Internet, the Routing Metric is used which is configured for each interface profile in the Advanced Settings.
The profile with an active connection and the lowest routing metric will be used to establish the Internet connection. In this example, the Ethernet profiles are configured to have the lowest Routing Metric and therefore the CANlink® mobile 10000 establishes the Internet connection via the Ethernet interface.
When The Ethernet connection of the CANlink® mobile 10000 drops for some reason and the WiFi interface has the next higher Routing Metric the CANlink mobile routes the Internet traffic automatically to the WiFi interface.
The CANlink® mobile 10000 uses the WiFi connection for Internet connection until the Ethernet interface is available for the Internet connection again.

Note

You may use the Connection Priority to define a prioritized order of the interface profiles for one interface (e.g. the Ethernet interface) to establish a connection.
In case one Ethernet profile is not valid to establish a connection to the network the next Ethernet profile will be used and so on. But there might not be Internet connectivity on the network or it might not be used.

Note

If the Ethernet connection drops and the WiFi interface has the next higher Routing Metric, the CANlink® mobile 10000 routes the Internet traffic automatically to the WiFi interface.

Fallback to the internal cellular modem to get Internet access¶

Configure the CANlink® mobile 10000 to be able to access the Internet via Ethernet, WiFi and the internal cellular modem. - Make sure all configured network connections are reachable.
The CANlink® mobile 10000 establishes an Internet connection via the Ethernet interface based on the lowest Routing Metric for the Ethernet interface profile.
Set up the Cellular interface profile to have the next higher Routing Metric.
When The Ethernet and WiFi connection of the CANlink® mobile 10000 drop for some reason, the CANlink® mobile 10000 automatically switches to use the internal cellular modem for the Internet connection - provided that the Cellular interface profile used to establish the connection has the next higher Routing Metric than for the Ethernet connection that just dropped.

Proemion DataPortal¶

The Proemion DataPortal menu provides data and configuration regarding the device and File Upload.

In the following, the relevant fields are described for the Proemion DataPortal menu.

Note

It is recommended to keep the default settings here as changing most probably makes the device not connecting anymore.

Communication unit id: Contains the IMEI which is needed to [Activation of the Device, activate the device].
Automatically upload incoming files to the portal.: Note that if automatic transfers to the DataPortal have been disabled, the space reserved for user files may eventually fill up, making further uploads impossible, and requiring you to re-enable this option.

Updates¶

Under Updates, you find the menus

Firmware
Configuration

Firmware¶

In the Firmware menu you can update the application firmware and view the history of the currently installed firmware.

You find the information about the installed firmware version and its status (online/offline) also in the bottom left corner of the sidebar.

To upgrade the firmware, proceed as follows:

Open the Backup/Update > Firmware menu.
Click in the field of the latest firmware to open the Upgrade firmware page.
You can upload the firmware file of the format .swu.
Click Install to upload the file and start the upgrade process. A message about the pending process will be displayed.

✓ When the firmware upgrade was successful, the configuration web UI will be reloaded and success message will be displayed. The installed firmware will be then listed in the Firmware menu.

Configuration¶

In the Configuration menu you can either update (import) the configuration or export the configuration settings.

All the configuration made via the Web UI are stored in a .clm file.

Note

The configuration file does not include the CODESYS application. A connection to this could be done via the Remote Machine Tunnel connection (connecting to the device as if it is on your network; device connected to the DataPortal via the mobile network).

Export Settings¶

To export the configuration settings, on the upper-right, click the export icon .

This configuration file can then be uploaded to the DataPortal via Settings > Configuration Bundle > +Add new configuration: Upload CLM10K files

This way, you could use confiration-over-the-air (COTA) for applying the configuration file to the fleet.

Import Settings¶

You can upload a configuration file to apply it on one device.

To upload a configuration file, proceed as follows:

Open the Backup/Updates* > Configuration** menu.
Click in the field Import settings.
You can upload the configuration file of the format .clm.
Click Install to upload the file and start the upgrade process.

✓ When the configuration upgrade was successful, the success message will be shown and the installed configuration will be listed in the Configuration menu.

Location¶

In the Location menu you can generally enable/disable the Positioning service (GNSS).
If enabled, the GPS service will be enabled by default.
In addition, you can enable other location services, e.g. Galileo service.

Multicasting preferences allows you to share GNSS data/strings via Ethernet/IP. Click in the field to add the IP address of the multicast.

Date and Time¶

In the Date and Time settings, you can manually set the time together with the time zone or receive them automatically.

By default, the CANlink® mobile 10000 uses the Network Time Protocol (NTP) to automatically synchronize the system time via the Internet. For this purpose, the device opens UDP port 123, which is required for communication with NTP servers. Ensure that UDP port 123 is open in your network environment to allow proper time synchronization.

If needed, NTP-based time synchronization can be disabled under Advanced Settings > Date and Time.

The option to manually adjust the time is provided for use cases where the machine is located in an area where the time and time zone cannot be reliably retrieved automatically.

Note

The change of Date and Time settings is applied system-wide in the CANlink® mobile 10000. It might need an Internet connection for the changes to apply.

Power Management¶

In the Power Management menu, you can activate the option Enable sleep mode and configure its settings. For detailed information refer to the chapter Power management.

Security¶

In the Security settings, you can change the password for the admin, upload and api users.

File upload can be deactivated by disabling the Allow file upload to the device option. Once disabled, files can no longer be pushed to the CANlink® mobile 10000 via the device JSON API endpoint and consequently not to the DataPlatform either.

User	Configuration Web User Interface Access	Device’s JSON API Access
admin	Yes.	Yes.
api	No.	Yes, limited scope.
upload	No.	Yes, only file upload endpoint.

Advanced Settings¶

In the Advanced Settings, you may adapt the settings described above and configure more details, e.g. routing metric:

You can define the Routing metric used to make a routing decision. for each interface.

This option can be used to define/reorder the default routing, i.e. the preferred network the CANlink® mobile 10000 will choose for connecting to the DataPlatform. The default value -1 means that the metric is chosen automatically.

Note

Make sure that other settings are adjusted accordingly in order to change the priority, e.g. en-/disabling the interface or the Autoconnect priority. etc.

Example of adjusting the routing metric:

Enter an arbitrary, positive number for the routing metric of the interfaces. The lower value gives preference, e.g.:
- Ethernet routing metric: 100
- WiFi routing metric: 200
- Cellular routing metric: 300
If you want the device to prefer the Cellular interface, change only the Cellular routing metric for instance to 10; the other interface remain as is, i.e Ethernet 100, WiFi 200.