Hera 204 panels and ports

Learn about the ports, controls, antenna connectors, and status indicators on the Hera 204.

The Hera 204 has status indicators, network connections, antenna connectors, and controls on its enclosure.

Location	Components
Front	Power, Wi-Fi, WAN, and Signal LEDs
Power and Ethernet panel	Power connector and Ethernet port
Back panel	Reset button, Service port, external SIM slot, and antenna connectors

Front panel

The front panel has four vertically arranged status LEDs:

Number	LED	Purpose
1	Power	Power and software status
2	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi availability and traffic
3	WAN	Wide area network availability and traffic
4	Signal	Cellular signal strength

For LED states, see Status indicators.

Power and Ethernet panel

This panel contains the power connector and one Ethernet port:

Number	Component	Purpose
1	Power connector	Connects the supplied 12 VDC power adapter
2	Ethernet port	Connects local equipment or provides an Ethernet WAN connection

Ethernet port

The Hera 204 has one RJ45 Ethernet port with a maximum speed of 100 Mbps. The port can operate as either LAN or WAN.

Property	Details
Speed	10/100 Mbps
Standards	IEEE 802.3 and IEEE 802.3u
Cabling	Auto MDI/MDIX; supports straight-through and crossover cables
Role	Configurable as LAN or WAN
Indicators	Link and Data LEDs

When configured as LAN, the port connects local equipment to the router. When configured as WAN, it connects the router to an upstream network.

Power connector

The power connector accepts the supplied 12 VDC power adapter.

Property	Value
Supplied adapter output	12 VDC
Supported input voltage	9–24 VDC
Connector	Molex Mini Fit Jr
Maximum power consumption	10 W

The connector has two pins:

Pin	Function
1	Power
2	Ground

Use the supplied power adapter. Contact Eseye Support before using a non-standard power supply.

Back panel

The back panel contains the Reset button, Service port, external SIM slot, and four antenna connectors.

Number	Component	Purpose
1	Reset button	Reboots the router or restores factory defaults
2	Service port	Port labelled Service
3	External SIM slot	Accepts an additional removable SIM card
4	Primary and Rx Div	Cellular antenna connectors
5	WiFi 1 and WiFi 2	Wi-Fi antenna connectors

Antenna connectors

The Hera 204 has two cellular and two Wi-Fi antenna connectors:

Label	Connection	Purpose
Primary	Cellular	Primary cellular antenna
Rx Div	Cellular	Receive diversity antenna
WiFi 1	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi antenna
WiFi 2	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi antenna

The cellular and Wi-Fi antenna connections use 50 Ω SMA connectors. Attach the cellular antennas to Primary and Rx Div, and the Wi-Fi antennas to WiFi 1 and WiFi 2.

The supplied antennas are not suitable for outdoor use.

SIM slot

The Hera 204 includes an embedded Eseye AnyNet eSIM and one external SIM slot for an additional removable SIM card.

Power off the router before inserting or removing a SIM card.

For the SIM installation procedure, see Connect Hera 204.

Reset button

The Reset button is on the back panel. After the router has powered on, use it for either action:

Action	Operation
Reboot	Press and release the Reset button
Restore factory defaults	Press and hold the Reset button for at least five seconds

The Power LED turns solid red when the reboot or factory reset begins.

Restoring factory defaults removes all user configuration changes.

For the procedure, see Restart and reset.