Installing AnyNet SMARTconnect™ on the Quectel module

You can optionally install AnyNet SMARTconnect™ on a Quectel module to facilitate data transfer from your device to the cloud. For more information, see About AnyNet SMARTconnect™.

Before you begin

Ensure you have completed updating the modem firmware. For more information, see Upgrading the Quectel module firmware.

Contact your Account Manager to receive a link to AnyNet SMARTconnect™ files. Please specify if you require Windows or Linux-based files.

If you are using AnyNet SMARTconnect™, you must install the Eseye-supplied <Module>... firmware file in place of the Quectel-supplied <Module>... file, where <Module> is the module variant, for example: BG96.

Using the link, download and extract the following zip files:

  • For Windows users: 
    • Quectel EFS-Explorer for Windows – Quectel_EFS_Explorer_V<version>_Windows.zip.
    • Eseye-supplied <Module>...zip firmware file.

    • AnyNetSMARTconnect_<version>_for_<module_version>.zip, which contains AnyNet SMARTconnect™ application bin and ini files.
  • For Linux users:
    • QExplorer for Linux and Android – QExplorer_<Module>_Linux_Android_V<version>.zip.
    • Eseye-supplied <Module>...zip firmware file.

    • AnyNetSMARTconnect_<version>_for_<module_version>.zip, which contains AnyNet SMARTconnect™ application bin and ini files.

Installation overview

  1. Create the five essential AnyNet files. For more information, see Creating the essential AnyNet files.
  2. Add headers to the five AnyNet files. For more information, see Adding a header to AnyNet files.
  3. Install the AnyNet files and AnyNet SMARTconnect™ on the Quectel module. For more information, see Uploading files to the Quectel module.

Creating the essential AnyNet files

Each device must contain the following five files to connect with cloud services:

  • anynet_rootca_store – the root CA certificate
  • anynet_pubcert_store – the public certificate of the device
  • anynet_privkey_store – the public private key of the device
  • anynet_thingname_store – the Device ID, defined by the user during the device creation phase in the IoT Hub or AWS portal.
  • anynet_url_store – the URL (hostname/endpoint) that is found on the IoT Hub and AWS portal.

Uploading files to the Quectel module