Iridium 9555 User manual

Iridium 9555 Iridium 9575 Extreme
PolaMail
Installation guide
For use with Iridium 9555 and 9575 Extreme
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Table of Contents
1. Setting up Data modem at your Iridium Phone....................................................................................... 3
2. Installing and setting up PolaMail............................................................................................................ 8
3. Adding Iridium phone to PolaMail......................................................................................................... 11
1. Quick how to use PolaMail..................................................................................................................... 14

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1. Setting up Data modem at your Iridium Phone
1. Download and install the Iridium USB driver from Polaris webside
https://www.polaris-as.dk/polamail/
2. When the driver has been installed start up the Data modem on your Iridium Phone.
For Iridium 9555 see step 3
For Iridium 9575 see step 4
3. Locating the Data Modem Menu

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Now connect a USB cable from your Iridium 9555 phone to your computer and go to step 5
Please note that it is recommended if you are sitting inside using your computer to use the external
antenna for a good signal. The antenna must have clear view to the sky.

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4. Locating the Data Modem Menu

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Now you must use one of the below plugs for your Iridium 9575 Extreme phone to connect a
USB cable from your Iridium phone to your computer. Go to step 5
Please note that it is recommended if you are sitting inside using your computer to use the
external antenna for a good signal. The antenna must have clear view to the sky.

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5. Now go to the control panel at your computer and locate device manager (Enhedshåndtering)
Under Ports you should be able to find your Iridium phone. Please note the Com port number
for later use. In this case the Com port is number 3

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2. Installing and setting up PolaMail
To run the PolaMail requires a PC with Windows 10 or newer.
1. Go to https://www.polaris-as.dk/polamail/, download and install PolaMail for windows.
2. Having installed the PolaMail client, below screen will appear.
Enter data in this as follows:
Account: Enter the mail address you want. Note the mail address must end with
@polamail.com
Password: Enter a password of your choice.
Display Name: Enter the name that you want displayed (e.g. your real/given name)
SatPhone number: Type in your Iridium satellite phone number (12 digits)
Current Email: Enter your current email address here (email at which you may be reached)
Max Msg Size: Select maximum allowed message size from drop down list.
Note 1: The max. data speed over the Iridium satellite system is 2.4kbs which means that e.g.
a 1MB message (incl. attachment) may take up to 7min. to transmit or receive.
A notification will be send to PolaMail if an incoming message exceeds the limit set. The
oversized message will instead be sent to the email address set in the “Current Email” field.
Note 2: This setting sets the max. message size incoming and outgoing in the PolaMail client,
irrespective of which network is used for the data exchange, satellite or terrestrial.
3. Click [Ok]

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4. In the UUPlus POP/SMPT Servers window coming up, click [Console]
5. Press yes to request your new account
6. The PolaMail client will now start and display as below.

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7. Click the [Settings] tab in the PolaMail client and select [Setup]
7. In Setup-screen select [Connecting] tab and choose 64.4.141.247:5540 in the drop down field
[Dial].
Click [Save Changes] and the PolaMail client has now been setup.

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3. Adding Iridium phone to PolaMail
1. In the PolaMail setup screen [Connecting] tab click [Add New Location]

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2. In the “Select Modem” window coming up enter information as indicated below:
Modem Type: +Iridium Satellite Phone (RUDICS)
Serial Port: Choose the serial port you noted from previously step, in this example COM3.
Additional you can click on the button Find Modem.
3. Click [install].

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4. For the Iridium Satellite modem it is recommended to set the Connect Size (this is for incoming
messages only) to the same value as set in chapter 2, step 2. Select from the dropdown list.
Note: The overall limit set in chapter 2, step 2 takes precedence over this setting
5. Click [Save change] followed by clicking [Close].
6. You are now ready to use PolaMail through your LT-3100S.

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1. Quick how to use PolaMail