BlueTree BT-5600v2 User manual

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QUICKSTARTGUIDE
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BT‐5600v2ALLTELCELLULARMODEM
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Rev2January13,2009
OVERVIEW
TheBlueTree5600v2modemisarugged3Gwirelessmodembuilttoprovide
simpleandreliablecommunicationovertheEVDORev.Acellulardata
network.
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Thisguidecoversinitialconfigurationofthefollowingmodel:
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BT‐5600v2
FEATURES
•CDMAEVDORev.AwithfallbacktoRev.0a,1XRTTandIS95
•Diversityantenna
•Ethernet,Serial,andUSB
•ReliableAlways‐oncellularlink
•Ruggedindustrialdesign
•Remotediagnostics,configurationandupdates
•3Analoginputs,4Digitalinputs,3Digitaloutputs
LEDINDICATORS
LEDStateDescription
PowerONPowerisappliedtothemodem
SignalON
FLASH
OFF
Excellentsignalstrength
Flashesfasterassignalisstronger
Veryweakornosignal(lessthan‐100dBm)
WANON
FLASH
Wirelesslinkestablished,butnodataactivity
Datatransmitted/receivedonwirelessnetwork
RS‐232ON
FLASH
Linkestablishedwithserialdevicebutnodataactivity
Datatransmitted/receivedwithattachedserialdevice
GPSOFF
ON
Nopositionfixavailable
Positionfixavailable
Ethernet
Link
ONLinkestablishedwithEthernetdevice
Ethernet
Activity
FLASHDatatransmitted/receivedwithattachedEthernet
device
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ADDITIONALINFORMATION
Visitoursupportsiteatwww.bluetreewireless.comtoaccesstheModem
User’sGuideforanin‐depthoverviewofthemodem’sfeaturesand
capabilities,aswellasconfigurationhelpandtroubleshooting.Alsoavailable
fordownloadareBlueVuesoftwareupdatesandmodemfirmwareupdates.
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POWER
Themodemhasa4‐pinMolexconnectorforpowerinput,andrequiresa
powersourcebetween8and30VDC:
LabelColorDescription
GNDBlackGround
POSRedPower8to30VDC(500mA@12VDC)
IGNWhiteIgnitionsense
O3GreenDigitaloutput
*AnAC‐DCpoweradaptorcanbepurchasedasanaccessoryfromyoursalescontact.
ANTENNA
AnantennawithanSMAconnectorshouldbeconnectedtothemodem.This
antennashouldmeetthefollowingspecifications:
•Dual‐band800&1900MHz
•Nominal50ohmimpedance
•VoltageStandingWaveRatio(VSWR)lessthen2.5:1
*Antennascanbepurchasedasaccessoriesfromyoursalescontact.
DATAINTERFACES
Ethernet:10/100MbpsAuto‐sensingFemaleRJ45port
USB:USB2.0TypeBFemale
Serial:RS‐2329pinDCEFemale,withthesedefaultsettings:
Speed:115200bps
Databits:8
Parity:None
StopBits:1
FlowControl:Hardware
SUPPORTCONTACTINFO
Toll‐free(877)422‐9110option2
Phone(514)422‐9110option2
Hours8:30am–5:00pmEasternTime
Email[email protected]
Websitewww.bluetreewireless.com
Fax(514)422‐3338
WARRANTY
BlueTreeWirelessDataInc.warrantsitswirelessmodemsagainstalldefects
inmaterialsandworkmanshipforaperiodofone(1)yearfromthedateof
purchase.ThesoleresponsibilityofBlueTreeWirelessDataInc.underthis
warrantyislimitedtoeitherrepairor,attheoptionofBlueTreeWirelessData
Inc.,replacementofthecellularmodem.Therearenoexpressedorimplied
warranties,includingthoseoffitnessforaparticularpurposeor
merchantability,whichextendbeyondthefacehereof.BlueTreeWireless
DataInc.isnotliableforanyincidentalorconsequentialdamagesarising
fromtheuse,misuse,orinstallationoftheBlueTreecellularmodem.This
warrantydoesnotapplyiftheserialnumberlabelhasbeenremoved,orifthe
cellularmodemhasbeensubjectedtophysicalabuse,improperinstallation,
ormodification.Theunitisautomaticallyregisteredforwarrantyatthedate
itispurchasedand/orshipped.

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QUICKSTARTGUIDE
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BT‐5600v2ALLTELCELLULARMODEM
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Rev2January13,2009
1Setupadataaccountforthemodem
ContactyourAllteldealerandrequestadataaccounttobeassignedtothe
modem’sESN(electronicserialnumber).TheESNisprintedonmodem’s
label.
2Wiringandpower‐up
1. ConnectthemodemtoyourcomputerusingastandardEthernetcable.
Alternatively,theRS‐232orUSBportscanbeusedforsetup.
2. ConnectthecellularantennatotheAntennaconnector.
3. Pluginthepowerconnectortopower‐upthemodem.
3StartBlueVueDeviceManagersoftware
1. DownloadandinstallthelatestversionofBlueVueDeviceManager
from:www.bluetreewireless.com
2. Whenlaunched,itwillattempttoconnectto192.168.0.1bydefault,
onceconnectedtothemodemtheModemDiagnosticwindowwill
open(Notethat192.168.0.1connectstotheEthernetcable.Toconnect
totheUSBportuse192.168.111.1):
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Troubleshooting
IfBlueVuedisplays“DetectingModemat192.168.0.1”indefinitely,then:
•Makesurethemodemispoweredon
•ChecktheEthernetLinkLEDonthemodem.Ifit’soff,itusuallymeans
youhaveaproblemwiththeEthernetcableorwithyourcomputer’s
networkcard.
•Closeallothernetworkconnections(suchasWiFi)
•SetyourcomputertoobtainanIPaddressautomatically
4Confirmthatthemodemisacquiringacellularsignal
TheSignalLEDshouldbeonorflashing,indicatingthatthemodemhasa
signal.BlueVueDeviceManagerdisplayssignalinformationinthetoprightof
itswindow;aminimumof1barisrequiredtoconnecttothecarrierwiththe
modem.
Troubleshooting
IftheSignalLEDisoff,thentheremaybeanissuewiththeantennaor
cellularcoveragemightbetoolowinyourcurrentlocation.
5Activatethemodem
1. ClickontheACTbuttonlocatedatthetop.ClickontheCarrier
ProvisioningbuttontoopentheCarrierProvisioningdialog
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2. IntheCarrierProvisioningwindow,ClickontheOTASP…buttonand
thenclickOKatthewarningprompt
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3. Waitfortheactivationprocesstocomplete.
4. Confirmthesuccessofthenumber’sprogramming
5. ClickontheDIAGbuttonlocatedatthetoplefttonavigatetothe
ModemDiagnosticscreen.Checkthephonenumberreportedbythe
modemunderModemIdentification:itshouldmatchtheMDN
providedbytheAlltel.
Troubleshooting
Iftheabovedoesnotoccur,thenthemodemmostlikelyhasnoaccount.
Contactthewirelessserviceproviderwhoprovidedyouwiththeaccountand
askthemtoconfirmthatthephonenumberandMIN/MSIDassigned
correspondtothemodem’sESN(electronicserialnumber),andthatthe
accountisreadytobeused.
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6. Confirmthemodemhassuccessfullyconnectedtothecellularnetwork:
•TheWANLEDwillbeonorflashing
•InBlueVue,clicktheDIAGbutton,theWANIPshouldindicatethe
IPaddressassignedtothemodembythecellularnetwork.
Setupiscomplete!
Themodemshouldbereadyforuseasabasicinternetaccesspoint.For
moreadvancedmodemconfiguration,consultthedocumentationsectionof
ourwebsitewww.bluetreewireless.com
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