{"id":1030,"date":"2019-12-29T23:50:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T22:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torbox.ch\/?page_id=1030"},"modified":"2024-02-04T19:06:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T18:06:12","slug":"torbox-cellular","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.torbox.ch\/?page_id=1030","title":{"rendered":"TorBox Cellular"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TorBox doesn&#8217;t support only internet access and client connections via WiFi (an additional USB WiFi adapter is necessary) or cable, it also supports internet access via a cellular network. Below, we show you how you can upgrade your Raspberry Pi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torbox.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_5234.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torbox.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_5234-e1576357183890.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1032\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.torbox.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_5237.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.torbox.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_5237-e1576357032325.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Used Items<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/products\/raspberry-pi-4-model-b\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raspberry Pi 4 Model B<\/a> with a <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/raspberry-pi-4-heatsink\" target=\"_blank\">Pimoroni&#8217;s chunky heatsink<\/a> combined with a <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/products\/pibow-coupe-4\" target=\"_blank\">Pibow Coup\u00e9 4 case<\/a>. With that case, a Sixfab Shield\/HAT can be easily attached\/detached on\/from the 40 GPIO pin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sixfab.com\/product\/raspberry-pi-base-hat-3g-4g-lte-minipcie-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\">Raspberry Pi 3G\/4G &amp; LTE Base HAT<\/a> (the image above shows the retired <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sixfab.com\/product\/raspberry-pi-3g-4glte-base-shield-v2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sixfab Raspberry Pi 3G-4G\/LTE Base Shield V2<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sixfab.com\/product\/quectel-ec25-mini-pcle-4glte-module\/\" target=\"_blank\">Quectel EC25 Mini PCle 4G\/LTE Module<\/a> &#8211; This module supports GPRS\/EDGE\/UMTS\/LTE. Attention: You have to choose the correct regional option! This module requires a <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SIM_card#Formats\" target=\"_blank\">micro SIM card<\/a> without pin code (you can deactivate the pin code in a mobile phone).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sixfab.com\/product\/lte-main-diversity-gnss-triple-port-u-fl-antenna-100mm\/\" target=\"_blank\">LTE Main &amp; Diversity &amp; GNSS Triple Port u.FL Antenna \u2013 100mm<\/a> &#8211; <strong>Attention<\/strong>: The Quectel EC25 Mini PCle 4G\/LTE Module doesn&#8217;t work without an antenna. Alternatively, the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/sixfab.com\/product\/lte-main-diversity-dual-u-fl-antenna-100mm\/\" target=\"_blank\">LTE Main &amp; Diversity Dual u.FL Antenna \u2013 100mm<\/a> should also work; however, we didn&#8217;t test it out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Support software installation and configuration<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torbox.ch\/?page_id=875\">configuration sub-menu<\/a>, scroll to the bottom and choose the menu entry 16 to start the installation and configuration of the support software.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose the correct Sixfab Shiel\/Hat.<br>According to our recommendation above, it should be the &#8220;<strong>3G \/ 4G Base Hat<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What is your carrier <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Access_Point_Name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APN<\/a>?<\/strong><br>You find the APN settings of most carriers <a href=\"https:\/\/apn.how\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Does your carrier need a username and password?<\/strong><br>Again, you find this information on most carriers <a href=\"https:\/\/apn.how\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. &#8220;Blank&#8221; and &#8220;empty&#8221; could mean &#8220;No&#8221; &#8212; if you are not able to establish a connection, and the rest is without errors, the switch from &#8220;Yes&#8221; to &#8220;No&#8221; or visa versa.<br><br>The questions below are <strong>not asked<\/strong> starting with TorBox v.0.4.0:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What is your device communication port?<\/strong><br>If you use the Sixfab Shield with the USB connector (as in our image above), you should choose <strong>ttyUSB3<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Do you want to activate the auto-connect \/ reconnect service at RPi boot up?<\/strong><br>Depending on your use case, &#8220;Yes&#8221; or &#8220;No&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How can I securely route my data stream through the cellular connection?<\/strong><br>After assembling all the hardware, installing and configuring the support software correctly, choose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torbox.ch\/?page_id=775\">entry 8 in the main menu<\/a> to route all your encrypted data through the cellular connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By the way&#8230;<\/strong><br>If it doesn\u2019t work, shows you strange error messages, or TorBox even complains that you don\u2019t have any ppp0 device, check if you connected<strong>&nbsp;your antenna correctly<\/strong>. ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TorBox doesn&#8217;t support only internet access and client connections via WiFi (an additional USB WiFi adapter is necessary) or cable, it also supports internet access via a cellular network. Below, we show you how you can upgrade your Raspberry Pi. Used Items Support software installation and configuration How can I securely route my data stream &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torbox.ch\/?page_id=1030\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;TorBox Cellular&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1030","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"John Doe","author_link":"https:\/\/www.torbox.ch\/?author=2"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"TorBox doesn&#8217;t support only internet access and client connections via WiFi (an additional USB WiFi adapter is necessary) or cable, it also supports internet access via a cellular network. 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