Front panel and LEDs

Item Name Description
1 Wi-Fi

Connect a Wi-Fi antenna to the device. For connection instructions, see Connect the Wi-Fi antenna.

2 Console

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.

3 Serial ports 1-4

Use the serial ports to connect to devices and equipment to the Connect EZ 4/4i. See Connect equipment to the Connect EZ serial port.

The serial port LED shows the status of the connection.

  • Yellow (left): The port is in use. The LED may be solid or blink, depending on the traffic speed.
  • Green (right): A device is connected to the port.
4 ETH1

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.
5 ETH2

Use the ETH2 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.
5 ETH2/POE

For Connect EZ 4 with PoE (EZ04-P000) only

For the Connect EZ 4 with PoE variant, you can use ETH2/POE as a second Ethernet port, or as a remote power point, by connecting a 802.3af PoE PSE (power source) to the port.

Note The Connect EZ 4 with PoE will not draw more than 15 W from the PoE supply. This device meets the IEEE 802.3af PoE standard.

6 Wi-Fi LED

Shows the status of the Wi-Fi connection. For more information, see Wi-Fi LED descriptions for more information.

7 Cell LED

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.

8 Signal LED

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.

9 Power LED

The Power LED shows the status of the power supply connection.

  • Solid green: The power source is connected and power is being supplied to the device.
  • Flashing green: The Find Me feature has been activated.
10 SIM switch button

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.

11 Erase button

Use this button to reset the device to factory defaults.

12 Power

Connect the power supply. See Connect the power supply.

 

Wi-Fi LED descriptions

Wi-Fi LED   Description
Off Both the access point and Wi-Fi client are unconfigured.
Solid green Client is connected. (No access point.)
Flash green Client is searching for connection. (No Access P0int.)
Solid amber Client is unconfigured. Access point is up.
Solid blue Client is connected. Access point is up.
Flashing amber/green Client is searching. Access point is up.
Solid red An error has occurred.
 

Cell service and signal LED descriptions

Cell LEDSignal LED  Description
Slow flash redSlow flash redUpdating modem firmware
Slow flash greenSlow flash greenRecovering modem firmware
Slow flash greenOffWaiting for modem to appear
OffOffModem not present
Fast flash redOffSIM not present
OffSolid blueModem signal strength: 5 bars
Off

Solid green

Modem signal strength: 4 bars
OffSolid amberModem signal strength: 3 bars
OffSolid redModem signal strength: 2 bars
OffSlow flash redModem signal strength: 1 bars
OffFast flash redModem signal strength: 0 bars
OffOffModem signal strength: *
Solid amberOffCell service: 2G
Solid greenOffCell service: 3G
Solid blueOffCell service: 4G
OffOffCell service: None