CalAmp 882?GPRS?GEN User manual

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882‐GPRS‐GEN,882‐EDGE‐GEN,882‐HSPA‐XXX
GSMCellularDataModem&IPRouter
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UserManual
001‐0003‐832
Revision5;September2011
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CopyrightNotice
©2010CalAmp.AllRightsReserved.
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CalAmpreservestherighttomodifytheequipment,itsspecificationorthismanualwithoutpriornotice,intheinterestofimprovingperformance,
reliability,orservicing.Atthetimeofpublicationalldataiscorrectfortheoperationoftheequipmentatthevoltageand/ortemperaturereferredto.
Performancedataindicatestypicalvaluesrelatedtotheparticularproduct.
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NopartofthisdocumentationorinformationsuppliedmaybedivulgedtoanythirdpartywithouttheexpresswrittenconsentofCalAmp.Products
offeredmaycontainsoftwarewhichisproprietarytoCalAmp.Theofferorsupplyoftheseproductsandservicesdoesnotincludeorinferanytransferof
ownership.
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ModemUse
The882GSMSeriesmodemsaredesignedandintendedforuseinfixedandmobileapplications.“Fixed”assumesthedeviceisphysicallysecuredatone
locationandnoteasilymovedtoanotherlocation.Pleasekeepthecellularantennaofthe882GSMSeriesmodematasafedistancefromyourheadand
bodywhilethemodemisinuse(seebelow).
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Important
Maintainadistanceofatleast20cm(8inches)betweenthetransmitter’santennaandanypersonwhileinuse.Thismodemisdesignedforusein
applicationsthatobservethe20cmseparationdistance.
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InterferenceIssues
Avoidpossibleradiofrequency(RF)interferencebyfollowingtheseguidelines:
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Theuseofcellulartelephonesordevicesinaircraftisillegal.Useinaircraftmayendangeroperationanddisruptthecellularnetwork.Failureto
observethisrestrictionmayresultinsuspensionordenialofcellularservicestotheoffender,legalactionorboth.
Donotoperateinthevicinityofgasolineordiesel‐fuelpumpsunlessusehasbeenapprovedandauthorized.
Donotoperateinlocationswheremedicalequipmentthatthedevicecouldinterferewithmaybeinuse.
Donotoperateinfueldepots,chemicalplants,orblastingareasunlessusehasbeenapprovedandauthorized.
Usecareifoperatinginthevicinityofprotectedpersonalmedicaldevices,i.e.,hearingaidsandpacemakers.
Operationinthepresenceofotherelectronicequipmentmaycauseinterferenceifequipmentisincorrectlyprotected.Follow
recommendationsforinstallationfromequipmentmanufacturers.
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ULInstallationInstructions
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ThisequipmentissuitableforuseinClassI,Division2,GroupsA,B,CandDORnon‐hazardouslocationsonly.
WARNING–EXPLOSIONHAZARD–Donotdisconnectequipmentunlesspowerhasbeenremovedortheareaisknowntobenon‐hazardous.
WARNING–EXPLOSIONHAZARD‐SubstitutionofcomponentsmayimpairsuitabilityforClassI,Division2.
AntennatobeconnectedtotheRFand/orAUXportsmustbeprovidedbythemanufacturer.
“TheunitistobepoweredwithaListedClass2orLPSpowersupply”,rated9‐28Vdc,625mAminorrated12Vdc,1.5Aorequivalent.
Devicemustbeinstalledinanenduseenclosure.
Allwiringroutedoutsidetheenclosure,exceptfortheantenna,mustbeinstalledingroundedconduit,followingacceptablewiringmethods
basedoninstallationlocationandelectricalcode.
TheUSBconnectorisfortemporaryconnectiononlyduringmaintenanceandsetupofthedevice.Donotuse,connect,ordisconnectunless
areaisknowntobenon‐hazardous.Connectionordisconnectioninanexplosiveatmospherecouldresultinanexplosion.
Donotoperateresetswitchunlessareaisknowntobenon‐hazardous.
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SeeTable7forfullULRatingsoneachproduct.
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MobileApplicationSafety
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Donotchangeparametersorperformothermaintenanceofthe882GSMSeriesmodemwhiledriving.
Roadsafetyiscrucial.ObserveNationalRegulationsforcellulartelephonesanddevicesinvehicles.
Avoidpotentialinterferencewithvehicleelectronicsbycorrectlyinstallingthe882GSMSeriesmodem.CalAmprecommendsinstallationbya
professional.
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RevisionHistory
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2008FebReleased 
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2008JulyRev2‐updatesincludeFirewallfunctionality,newscreenformats.
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2009SeptRev3‐updatesincludeBlackcasewithnewpowersupplyconnector,Internal/ExternalSerialports,new
screenformatconfigurationfilesave&upload,andotherfunctionalityrevisions.Removed882‐HSDPunit
references
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2010OctRev4‐updatesincludenewscreenformatstoreflectFirmwareRev3.05.UpdatedtoincludeUL
Certification,InstructionsandRatings
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2011SeptRev5‐UpdatedULratings,productimagesthroughout.
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
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1ProductOverview................................................................................................................................................................1
1.1ModuleIdentification.................................................................................................................................................1
1.2CatalogPartNumbers................................................................................................................................................1
1.3FeaturesandBenefits.................................................................................................................................................1
1.4ExternalConnections.................................................................................................................................................1
1.5RS‐232SerialPortIntegrationParameters................................................................................................................3
1.6PrimaryAntenna........................................................................................................................................................3
1.7Accessories&Options................................................................................................................................................5
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2GETTINGSTARTED...............................................................................................................................................................6
2.1PackageContents.......................................................................................................................................................6
2.2InsertingtheSIMCard................................................................................................................................................6
2.3LocalPCEthernetConfiguration................................................................................................................................6
2.4AccessingtheModem’sHomepage...........................................................................................................................8
2.4.1LAN.........................................................................................................................................................................9
2.4.2SystemInformation...............................................................................................................................................9
2.4.3PPP.........................................................................................................................................................................9
2.4.4PPTPClient...........................................................................................................................................................10
2.4.5PPTPServer..........................................................................................................................................................10
2.4.6GSMConnectionStatus.......................................................................................................................................11
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3SIMSettings.......................................................................................................................................................................12
3.1EnablingPINSecurity...............................................................................................................................................12
3.2PINsecurityoptions.................................................................................................................................................13
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4CellConnection..................................................................................................................................................................16
4.1DialSettings..............................................................................................................................................................16
4.2SystemMonitor........................................................................................................................................................19
4.2.1PeriodicResetTimer............................................................................................................................................20
4.2.2PeriodicPingSettings...........................................................................................................................................21
4.2.3PPPDataUsageEstimates...................................................................................................................................21
4.3DynamicDNS............................................................................................................................................................22
4.3.1DNSConfiguration...............................................................................................................................................23
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5LANSettings.......................................................................................................................................................................24
5.1LANSettings.............................................................................................................................................................24
5.1.1LANSettings.........................................................................................................................................................25
5.1.2DNSResolving......................................................................................................................................................25
5.1.3DHCPConfiguration.............................................................................................................................................25
5.1.4RemoteAdministration........................................................................................................................................26
5.2MACFiltering............................................................................................................................................................26
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6Router................................................................................................................................................................................28
6.1PortForwarding........................................................................................................................................................28
6.1.1DMZSupport........................................................................................................................................................29
6.1.2PortForwardingSupport.....................................................................................................................................29
6.1.3PortForwardingConfiguration............................................................................................................................29
6.2GRE/StaticRoutes....................................................................................................................................................30
6.2.1GRETunnelConfiguration....................................................................................................................................31
6.2.2StaticRoutes........................................................................................................................................................31

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7VPN....................................................................................................................................................................................33
7.1.1PPTPClientConfiguration....................................................................................................................................33
7.1.2PPTPServerConfiguration...................................................................................................................................34
7.1.3PPTPServerUserConfiguration...........................................................................................................................34
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8Serial..................................................................................................................................................................................35
8.1ExternalSerial...........................................................................................................................................................35
8.1.1ExternalPADSettings...........................................................................................................................................37
8.2InternalSerial...........................................................................................................................................................39
8.2.1SerialPortConfiguration......................................................................................................................................40
8.2.2PADSettings.........................................................................................................................................................40
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9Diagnostics.........................................................................................................................................................................42
9.1Logging.....................................................................................................................................................................42
9.1.1CurrentFirmwareInformation............................................................................................................................42
9.1.2LoggingSettings...................................................................................................................................................42
9.1.3LogFileActions....................................................................................................................................................43
9.1.4USBFlashDrive....................................................................................................................................................43
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10I/ODiscretes.................................................................................................................................................................44
10.1.1DiscreteInputConfiguration...........................................................................................................................44
10.1.2DiscreteOutputConfiguration........................................................................................................................46
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11Location........................................................................................................................................................................49
11.1.1LocationData...................................................................................................................................................49
11.1.2GPSReportingSettings....................................................................................................................................49
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12FirmwareUpdate..........................................................................................................................................................51
12.1.1CurrentFirmwareInformation........................................................................................................................51
12.1.2UploadNewFirmware.....................................................................................................................................51
12.1.3ConfigurationFile............................................................................................................................................52
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13ProductSpecifications..................................................................................................................................................53
13.1GeneralSpecifications..............................................................................................................................................53
13.2MechanicalSpecifications........................................................................................................................................54
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14Abbreviations................................................................................................................................................................55
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15ServiceandSupport......................................................................................................................................................56
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AppendixA–WarrantyStatement............................................................................................................................................57
Appendix2–CEDeclarationofConformity..............................................................................................................................58
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1PRODUCTOVERVIEW
The882GSMSeriesCellularDataModem&IPRouterfromCalAmpistheidealsolutionforawiderangeofcellulardata
networkserialandEthernetconnectivityrequirements.The882GSMSeriesmodemsallsupportpacketdataservices.
The882‐GPRSsupportsGPRSdata.
The882‐EDGEsupportsGSM,GPRSandEDGEdata.
The882‐HSPAsupportsHSUPA,HSDPA,EDGEandGPRSdata.
The882‐HSPAwillautomaticallybebackwardcompatibletothelevelofserviceavailablefromthecarrier.
1.1 MODULEIDENTIFICATION
Thelabelcontainstheproductpartnumber,serialnumber,FCCIDandtheInternationalMobileEquipmentIdentity(IMEI)
numbers.TheIMEInumber,shownindecimalformat,isusedbytheGSMnetworktoidentifyvaliddevices.TheIMEIis
usedonlytoidentifythedevice,andhasnopermanentorsemi‐permanentrelationtothesubscriber.
1.2 CATALOGPARTNUMBERS
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882‐GPRS‐GEN
882‐EDGE‐GEN
882‐HSPA‐GEN,882‐HSPA‐ATT
1.3 FEATURESANDBENEFITS
GPRSDynamicorStaticIP–CarrierDependent
Tri‐BandUMTS/HSUPA(850/1900/2100)andQuad‐BandGSM/GPRSnetworksupport
Dataratesupto7.2Mbpsdownlinkand2.0MbpsuplinkforHSPA
InboundandOutboundEthernetRouting
EmbeddedLinuxonARM9processor
InternetaccessandwebbrowsingviaEthernetconnector
VPNsupport
DHCPServerandInboundportmapping/translation(PortForwarding)
ModemDomainNameswithDynamicDNS
InboundIPterminationwithStaticIP
TCP/IPPacketassembleranddis‐assemblerforserialconnecteddevices
LocalorremoteconfigurationusingHTMLwebserver
On‐boardSIMsocket(1.8/3V)
Diversityantennaport/auxiliaryportforincreasedreceivesensitivity
Firewallconfigurationforincreasednetworksecurity
USBHostController
1.4 EXTERNALCONNECTIONS
Figure1showstheexternalconnectionsforthe882device.FrontpanelconnectionsaredescribedinTable1.Rearpanel
connectionsaredescribedinTable2.

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Figure1882ExternalConnections
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Table1–FrontPanelConnections
PanelIndicatorConnectionDescription
SVCTYPEServiceType
Solid=Higherspeedservice
Blinking=Lowerspeedservice
Off=Noservice
TX/RXTransmit/ReceiveIndicationofdatatransmissionorreceptionactivity
DCDDataCarrierDetectIndicatesmodem’sconnectiononthecellularnetwork
RSSIReceiveSignalStrengthIndicator
Solid=strong
Blinking=medium
Off=poorornone
SerialRS‐232SerialtoIPconversionuse
RF(SMA)AntennaMainRFantennainput
AUX(SMA)DiversityorGPSAntennaConnectorforDiversityorCellular/GPScombination
antenna(882‐HSPAonly)
Table2–RearPanelConnections
PanelIndicatorConnectionDescription
ETHERNETRJ‐45EthernetInterfaceforEthernetconnectiontodevices
USBHOSTUSB Interfaceforexternaldevices(i.e.,memorydrivesorGPS devices).
ODPuseonly.
RESET  Holdforonesecondtoresetunit.Ifheldforatleast4sec,unitwill
reconfiguretofactorydefaultsettings.

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PanelIndicatorConnectionDescription
PWRLED Powerindicator
PWRJack
Molex43025‐0400
Power–bottompins
I/O–toppins
Interfaceforpowerplug(9‐28VDC)
InterfaceforInputandOutputcontrollines;ODPuseonly.
SIMCARDSIMCardsocketInterfaceforSIMcard.Yourwirelessserviceproviderwillsupplythe
SIMcardwithyourwirelessservicecontract.
1.5 RS‐232SERIALPORTINTEGRATIONPARAMETERS
Table3providestheserialcabledesigninformationtointegratethe882GSMSeriesmodemintoyoursystem.Table4gives
thedefaultRS‐232communicationparameters.
Table3–StandardRS‐232DE‐9Pinout
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PinNameDirectionDescription
1CD← CarrierDetect
2RX←ReceiveDa a
3TX→ TransmitData
4DTR→DataTerminalReady
5GND  SystemGround
6DSR←DataSetReady
7RTS→ RequesttoSend
8CTS←CleartoSend
9RI← RingIndicator
Note:DirectionisDTErelativeDCE
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Table4 – DefaultRS‐232CommunicationParameters
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BitsPerSecond115,200
DataBits8
ParityNone
StopBits1
FlowControlNone
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Figure2DE‐9Connectors
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1.5.1 ODP(OPENDEVELOPERSPLATFORM)OVERRS‐232
TheLandCell‐882includestheOpenDevelopersPlatform(ODP),whichpermitscustomerstodeveloptheirownLinuxbased
applicationswhichrunonthemodem’sARM9(AT91RM9200)processor.Thecustomer’sapplicationcanutilizetheexternal
RS‐232port,andoraninternal3pin(GND,RXD,TXD)RS‐232portandisabletotransferdataoverthecellularWANusing
thelinuxsocketlibraries.TheLandCellfirmwarealsosupportsanAPIthatallowsthecustomer’sapplicationtoaccess
diagnosticdatafromthecellmodulesuchasconnectionstatusandRSSI.Moreinformationandsupportisprovidedby
CalAmp’sApplicationsEngineeringorganization.
1.6 PRIMARYANTENNA
Theprimaryantennaconnectiononthe882GSMSeriesmodemsarefemaleconnectors,thereforeyoumustpurchasean
antennawithanSMAmaleconnector.DonotselectanSMAantennawith“reversepolarity”orRP‐Male.Whenusinga
directmountor“rubberduck”antenna,choosetheantennaspecifictoyourbandrequirements.Mountingoptionsand

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cablelengthsareuser’schoiceandapplicationspecific.TheAUXantennaconnectorisinstalledstandardonthe882‐HSPA
modemandcanbeusedforDiversityorTrueGPS.
Thediversityportonthedevicesupportsthreebands,Cellular(850MHZ),PCS(1900MHZ),andGPS(1575MHZ).Connecta
dualbandcellularantennatothisporttoimplementRXdiversityontheunitandincreasereceivesensitivityonthecellular
network.ConnectaGPSantenna,withanaveragegain>‐5dBi,ifusingtheGPSfunctionality.IfbothRXdiversityandGPS
arerequired,installaCellular/GPScomboantenna.
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1.7 ACCESSORIES&OPTIONS
AvailableaccessoriesandtheirdescriptionsareshowninTable5.
Table5–882AvailableAccessories
Accessory/OptionOrderNumberDescription
ACC‐ANTN‐RBD4”RubberDuckAntenna
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ACC‐ANTN‐MAG3”MagMountAntenna
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ACC‐PWSP‐ML2110VACInputPower
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ACC‐PWDC‐MLXDCPowerCable
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ACC‐CABL‐SERDB‐9SerialCable
ACC‐CABL‐ETH7’Ethernetcable
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2GETTINGSTARTED
The882GSMSeriesmodemscanbeconfiguredviaHTMLwebpagesorATcommandsontheserialport.Youwillneeda
GSMCellularaccountandacarrierprovidedSIMcard.ForTCP/IPpleaserequestaGSMaccountwithMobileIPand
optionallyStaticIPorSimpleIP(SIP).Thisiscarrierdependent.
ThemodemisconfiguredwithdefaultsettingsandisreadytobeconfiguredviaHTML.Youmayneedtoactivatethe
modemwithyourcarriertostartusingit.Thedefaultsettingsareprogrammedformostoperations.
2.1 PACKAGECONTENTS
882CellularDataModem
PowerCable
InformationCard
2.2 INSERTINGTHESIMCARD
Beforepoweringupthemodem,youshouldinserttheSIMcardwiththegoldsideupasshowninFigure3.Pushthecard
completelyintotheslotuntilitclicksinplace.
Figure3SIMInsertion
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ConnectanantennatotheRFconnectoronthefrontpanelofthe882modem.ConnecttheEthernetcross‐overcableinto
themodem’sEthernetPortandplugtheotherendintothenetworkportofyourPC.ConnectthePowerAdaptertothe
modemandplugintoaproperACpowersocket.ThePowerLEDonthepanelshouldactivate.TheServiceLED(SVCTYPE)
andRSSILEDwilllightgreentoindicatethemodemhasfinishedstartingupandisfunctioning.
2.3 LOCALPCETHERNETCONFIGURATION
The882GSMSeriesmodemisconfiguredviatheInternetwhichautomaticallyallowsyourcomputertoobtaintheproper
IPaddress.ForWindowsXPusers,selectStart»ControlPanel»NetworkConnections.RightclickLocalAreaConnection
andselectPropertiestoopentheconfigurationdialogboxforLocalAreaConnection.SeeFigure4.

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Figure4LocalPCNetworkConnectionsScreen
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FindandselectInternetProtocol(TCP/IP)fromthelistandclickthePropertiestoopentheTCP/IPconfigurationwindow
(showninFigure5).UndertheGeneraltab,selectObtainanIPaddressautomaticallyandObtainDNSserveraddress
automatically.ClickOKtocompleteTCP/IPconfiguration.ClickClosebuttontocompletethecomputerpreparationforthe
882GSMSeriesmodem.
Figure5InternetProtocol(TCP/IP)PropertiesScreen
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2.4 ACCESSINGTHEMODEM’SHOMEPAGE
Startyourwebbrowserandenter192.168.1.50intheaddressbar.Aloginscreenshouldappear,entertheUserName:
adminandthePassword:passwordandclickOKtologintothemodem’sHomePage(showninFigure6).
Figure6ConfigurationHomePage
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• Cell Conne-ction
• LAN Settings
~ Router
• VPN
• Serial
• Diagnost:ics
• 1/ 0 Oiscretes
• Location
• F•rmware Update
Sta t us HELP
IP 192.168.1 . 50
SubMt Muk 25 5.2 5 5.2 5 5.0
MAC Addn•ss 00 : 11 : DB:06 : 2A: B7
1•'-n•llaol
Date Thu Jan 1 00:02:57 1998 UTC
System Up Time 167 se conds
Cum>nt Firmware Ver si on 3.0.5
C..-re nt Kernel Date Wed Apr 14 09 : 10:30CDT 2 010
PhoM Module Version 1.0 .2 8
Te mperature 25 °C
pp p
PPPStatus DO WN
PPP IPAddres s N/A
PPPSubnetM a sk N/A
PPPP-t--P N/ A
Primary DNS N/A
Secondary DNS N/A
PPTPCI..t
StabJs DO I.\IN
IP Address I\ /A
Subnet Mask N/A
P-t-P N/ A
Status DISA BLED
Co nM<ted Users 0
GSM Ca•••dloll Slabla
~ic " Type No GSM Se rv i ce
MDN 18052161454
IHEJ 3 5 29740 2 1712278
IHSI 1&400489 9
Country 0
Carr ie..
C..ll ID 0
ChanMI 0
fr"'!IH!ncy No GSM Se
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Roaming 1\ot Roaming
Sig na l Str.,ngth ( dBm ) - 110 (p oor )
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2.4.1 LAN
IP:
DisplaysLANsidestaticIPinformationforthisdevice(themodem).Note:OncethisIPaddresshasbeenchanged
andsaved,thebrowserconnectiontothedevicewillbelost.Tocontinueconfiguration,pleaseconnecttothe
(new)IPaddress/theaddressthathasbeenenteredandsaved.
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SubnetMask:
DisplaystheLANsidesubnetmaskforthemodem.
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MACAddress:
MediaAccessControlAddress.EveryEthernetdevice(i.e.LANcards)hasauniqueserialnumberhardwareorMAC
addresstoidentifyeachNetworkDevicefromallothers.
2.4.2 SYSTEMINFORMATION
Date:
Displaysthecurrentdateandtime(UTC)asreceivedfromthecellularcarrier.Thedateandtimeinformationis
updatedatthestartofeachPPPconnection,andthenmaintainedinternallyuntilthemodemisrebooted.Ifno
PPPconnectionhasbeenmadethisbootcycle,thetimedisplaywillnotbeaccurate.Thisisnotausersettable
function–itiscontrolledonlybythecarriersupplieddateandtime.Notallcarrierssupportthisfunction.
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SystemUptime:
Thistimerislistedinseconds,i.e.1minute=60secondsofuptime
―1hour=3600seconds
―1day=86400seconds
―1year=31,536,000seconds
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CurrentFirmwareVersion:
Displaysthecurrentmodemfirmwareversionloaded.Pleasevisitwww.calamp.comforthelatestupdates.
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KernelDate:
Displaysthedateoftheoperatingsystemkerneltheunitisrunning.
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PhoneModuleVersion:
Thiswillvarydependingonthevendoroftheradioinsidethemodule.
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Temperature
Displaysthecurrentinternaltemperatureofthemodem,asmeasuredbythecellularradiomodule.
2.4.3 PPP
PPPStatus:
IndicatesthestatusofthePPPinterface,usuallyUPwhenconnectedproperly.
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PPPIPAddress:
ThecurrentIPaddressoftheModemonthecellularnetwork.Thisaddress,ifpublic,shouldbereachable.10.X.X.X
subnetsarenotroutablefromtheInternet.
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PPPSubnetMask:
Usuallysetto255.255.255.255,butmaybedifferentdependingoncarrier.
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PPPP‐t‐P:
TheP‐t‐Paddressisyournetworkaccesspoint,itmaybepossibletopingthisaddresstodetermineifaPPPIP
AddressassignedisroutablefromtheInternet.
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PrimaryDNS:
ThePrimaryDNSserver,asassignedbythecellularcarrier,whenPPPisUP.
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SecondaryDNS:
TheSecondaryDNSserver,asassignedbythecellularcarrier,whenPPPisUP.
2.4.4 PPTPCLIENT
Status:
IndicatesthestatusofthePPTPClientinterface,usuallyUPwhenconnectedproperly.PPTPisthePoint‐to‐Point
TunnelingProtocolusedtoimplementaVirtualPrivateNetwork(VPN).
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IPAddress:
ThecurrentIPaddressassignedtothemodembytheVPNserver.
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SubnetMask:
Usuallysetto255.255.255.255,butmaybedifferentdependingonVPN.
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P‐t‐P:
ThePPTPP‐t‐PistheLANaddressofyourVPNserver.
2.4.5 PPTPSERVER
Status:
ThePPTPServeriseitherENABLEDorDISABLEDbasedonuser'sselectiononVPNpage.
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ConnectedUsers:
NumberofuserscurrentlyconnectedtothePPTPServer.
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2.4.6 GSMCONNECTIONSTATUS
ServiceType:
Determinesthetypeofnetworkyourdevicehasconnectedto;GPRS,EDGE,HSDPA,HSUPA,orHSPA."CheckSIM"
willbedisplayediftheSIMisinvalid,missing,orifthePINneedstobeentered.
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MDN:
TheMobileDirectoryNumberisthephonenumberassignedtotheSIMcardsuppliedbythecarrier.TheMDNmay
display“NOTAVAILABLE”ifthePINstatusisdisabledortheMDNisunknown.
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IMEI:
TheInternationalMobileEquipmentIdentityisaunique15‐digitnumberthatservesastheserialnumberofthe
GSMmoduleinthemodem.
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IMSI:
TheInternationalMobileSubscriberIdentityisauniquenumberwhichdesignatesthesubscriber.Thisnumberis
usedforprovisioninginnetworkelements.TheIMSImaydisplay“NOTAVAILABLE”ifaSIMcardisnotdetected.
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Country:
CountrynameorcodeassociatedwiththeGSMnetwork.
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Carrier:
Cellularprovidernameorcode.
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CellID:
NetworkIdentifier,thisissuppliedautomaticallyfromthenetwork.
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Channel:
CellSitechannelnumberatwhichthemodemisconnectedandisusefulforthecarrierintheeventof
troubleshooting.
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Frequency:
Cellularfrequencybandthemodemisusing,800MHzand1900MHzaremainlyintheUSandoutlyingareas.In
somecases900and1800willbeseenforEuropeanorForeigncarriers.
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Roaming:
OptionsareeitherRoamingorNotRoaming.
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SignalStrength(dBm):
MeasuredindBm,thisistheReceivedSignalStrengthIndicator(RSSI).
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Diagnostic:
Ifthisnumberislessthan128,itisthenumberofPPPconnectionsmadesincethelastrebootofthemodem.If
thisnumberis128ormore,theformula128‐Diagnosticvalueequalsthenumberoftimesthecellularradio
modulehasbeenreset.

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3SIMSETTINGS
OneofthekeyfeaturesofGSMistheSubscriberIdentityModule(SIM),commonlyknownasaSIMcard.TheSIMisa
detachablesmartcardcontainingtheuser'ssubscriptioninformation.Thisallowstheusertoretainhisorherinformation
afterswitchinghandsets.TheSIMhasasecurityfeaturewhich,whenenabled,willrequiretheusertoenteravalidPIN
beforethemodemwillconnecttothecellularnetwork.
FromtheHomepage,selectSIMSettingsfromtheleftnavigationpaneltoconfirmthemodemrecognizedtheSIMcard.
SIMSTATUSshouldreadACCEPTED.PINSTATUSmayshowthePINtobeDISABLEDorACCEPTED.RefertoSection3for
informationonchangingthePINandPINstatus.
Figure7SIMSettingsPage
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3.1 ENABLINGPINSECURITY
Asshownintheprevioussection,thedefaultsettingforPINSecurityisdisabled.BeforeenablingthePINSecurityfeature,
makesureyouhavethePINnumberprovidedbyyourwirelesscarrier.
ChangetheDisablePINsettingfromYes(showninFigure7)toNO.EnteryourcarrierprovidedPINintotheCurrentPIN
field.ClickSAVEtoaccessthePINSecuritySettings(showninFigure8).
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Figure8PINACCEPTEDSecurityEnabled
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ThePINsecurityfeatureisnowenabled.PINSTATUSshowsthatthePINhasbeenACCEPTED.Eachtimemodempoweris
cycled,theproperPINwillneedtobeenteredinorderforthemodemtodialout.Uponrestart,thePINisenteredfromthe
SIMSettingspage(showninFigure9).ThePINSTATUSdisplaysPINREQUIRED,EnterPIN3attemptsleft.
3.2 PINSECURITYOPTIONS
AfterPINsecurityhasbeenenabled,theSIMpagewilldisplaythreeoptionsforchangingthePINfunctionality,Remember
PIN,DisablePIN,orChangePIN.Onlyoneoftheseoptionscanbechangedandsavedatatime.
RememberPIN:
SelectingYESwillallowthemodemtorememberthesecurityPINmakingitunnecessarytoenterthePINeach
timethemodemtriestoconnecttothenetwork.SelectingNOwillsetthemodemtonotrememberthecurrent
PIN,requiringtheusertoenterthePINwhenrequested.SinceonlythemodemremembersthePIN,usingtheSIM
cardinadifferentmodemwillrequirePINauthorizationtodialout.
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DisablePIN:
SelectingYESwilldisablethePINsecurityfeature;thecurrentPINwillneedtobeenteredtoallowdisabling.A
selectionofNOindicatesthatPINsecurityisenabled.
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ChangePIN:
SelectingYESwillallowtheusertochangethecurrentPINtoanewone.SelectingNOwillnotrequiretheuserto
changethePINintheNewPINandConfirmPINfields.WhenchangingPINs,theuserisrequiredtoinputthe
currentPIN,thenewPIN,andthenewPINagaininthefieldsprovided.
Afteroneoftheoptionsischanged,clicktheSAVEbuttontorefreshthepageshowingthechanges.

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Figure9SIMSettingsforPINRequired
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Atthispointtheuserhas3attemptstoenterthecorrectPIN.IfthecorrectPINisnotenteredafter3attempts,anunlock
codeorPINUnblockingKey(PUK)fromtheserviceproviderwillberequiredbeforetheSIMcardisusableagain.Figure10
showstheSIMsettingsafteranincorrectPINhasbeenentered.
Figure10SIMPINRejected
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Figure11showstheSIMpagerequiringtheunlockcodetobeentered.Atthispointtheuserhas10attemptstoenterthe
correctunlockcodeortheSIMcardwillberenderedunusable.