E2E TS: Send configuration SMS to Advantech router type


Prerequisities

  • Deployed Dwarfguard with 2 Advantech routers
  • Two routers with SIM active cards
  • Direct server to router ssh access from one of the routers


Steps

  1. Setup first router (one with direct access) as appropriate for sending SMS
    1. Assign sms System Label to the router
    2. Mark the network interface that is to be used for ssh connection as Linkable in Device Details
    3. Remove Linkable mark from all other network interfaces of this device
    4. Add 2 Auth Profiles that is valid for the sms sending router
      1. One of these auth profiles should use password authentication, second should use ssh key authentication
    5. Assign the auth profile to the router
  2. Setup second router
    1. Assign the MSISDN of the second router SIM card into the SIM card entry under SIM Card Management
    2. Allow the sending MSISDN in the second router as eligible to accept SMS commands
  3. Send reboot SMS command via Dwarfguard
  4. Confirm the SMS has been sent successfully
  5. Confirm the target router has received the command SMS and rebooted.