Users guide. Openwrt 3G modem network configuration.

Here described steps of openwrt 3G modem network configuration. Suitable for NetSoM dev board with SIM5320E usb 3G modem (coming soon) plugged in. QMI interface used. Support of SIM5320E implemented recently.

First open web interface and press Login button.

Then navigate to Network —> Interfaces:

And click on Add new interface button:

Set name (1), choose DHCP client protocol, select wwan0 interface and press to Create interface button:

On the appeared window just press Save:

Then press to Create new interface button (1) again to create another one interface:

Set Name (1), select QMI Cellular protocol (2) and press Create interface button (3):

Select /dev/cdc-wdm0 device as modem (1),  set APN of your mobile network provider (2), PIN (if required) and press Save button (3):
Here what you should get:

press Save & Apply button and wait while changes to be implemented:

Then navigate to Network —> Firewall and press Add button to create new zone:

Set Name (1), accept Input, Output and Forwarding traffic (2), enable Masquerading (3), choose WWAN network (4) and press Save button (5):

Here what you should to get:

press Save & Apply button and wait for changes to be implemented:

Than navigate to Network —> Interfaces tab again and check if 3G network connection exists:

 

should show you something like that: