Front panel and LEDs

Use the USB console port to access the web UI on the device if a network is not available.

For example, you can use a micro USB cable to connect the device to your laptop and then find the IP address for the device. See Discover the IP address using a Micro USB cable.

Use the serial ports to connect to devices and equipment to the Connect EZ 2. See Connect equipment to the Connect EZ serial port.

The serial port LED shows the status of the connection.

• Green: The LED is solid green when a device is connected to the port.
• Yellow: The LED is linked directly to the serial transmit pin. During serial transmit, the specific LED blink pattern is very dependent on the bit rate and amount of traffic. At higher baud rates the flicker rate may be difficult to detect.

Use the ETH1 port to connect the device to your local network, using an Ethernet cable.

The ETH1 LED shows the status of the connection.

• Yellow (left): There is activity on the port.
• Green (right): The port is in use.

Use the ETH 2 port to connect to a second Ethernet port. This is useful for redundancy or if you have more than one network.

The ETH2 LED shows the status of the connection.

• Yellow (left): There is activity on the port.
• Green (right): The port is in use.

The SIM switch button is used to manually toggle between the two SIM slots included in the Digi CORE Module.

For information about using this feature, see Switch the SIM card used for cellular network connection.

Note This feature is useful only if you have connected the Digi CORE module. See Create a cellular connection using the CORE module.

Use this button to reset the device to factory defaults.

Connect the power supply. See Connect the power supply.

Shows the status of the cell service connection. The Cell and Signal LEDs work together to display some status information. See Cell service and signal LED descriptions.

Shows the strength of the cellular signal. The Cell and Signal LEDs work together to display some status information. See Cell service and signal LED descriptions.