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1. O Enable for Network State Include in report E MSC for Network Channel O Enable for Network Channel Include in report E MSC for RSSI 7 Enable for RSSI Include in report E MSC for Network Sevice Enable for Network Sevice Include in report E MSC for Network IP 7 Enable for Network P Include in report iw E MSC for Data Usage Status O Enable for Data Usage Status Include in report D MSC for Start of Next Month O Enable for Start of Next Month Include in report i E MSC for Pian Size C Enable for Plan Size Include in report O MSC for Current Month Include in report E Enable for Current Month Include in report O MSC for Current Week Include in report Enable for Current Week Include in report D MSC for Current Day Include in report O Enable for Current Day Include in report 7 MSCI for Previous Month Include in report O Enable tor Previous Month Include in report D MSC for Previous Week Include in repot 7 Enable for Previous Week Include in report v O MSC for Previous Day Include in report Mi O Enable for Previous Day Include in report Include in report Include in report v Note If a device is upgraded to 4 0 8 or later internal configuration items will be corrected for the ne
2. No Chapter Name Description 1 Introduction Relevant to all products 2 Configuring the AirLink Relevant to all products Device 2 View Status Relevant to all products 3 WAN Cellular Configuration Relevant to all products 4 LAN Wi Fi Configuration Relevant to all products Note Wi Fi Configuration is only for MPs with Wi Fi 5 VPN Configuration Relevant to all products 6 Security Configuration Relevant to all products 7 GPS Configuration Only for PinPoint and MP line devices 8 Serial Configuration Only for products which have a serial port 9 Report Configuration Only for Raven line products 10 Services Configuration Relevant to all products except Low Power which is only PinPoint and MP lines 11 1 0 Configuration Different sections for different product lines have been captured for display of examples 12 Admin Relevant to all products 13 Standard Events Reporting Relevant to all products 14 Data Usage Events Reporting Relevant to all products This User Guide is provided as a PDF Portable Document Format file on the installation CD or from the Sierra Wireless support website 20080616 Field AirLink Device User Guide Introduction Tools and Reference Documents Description This hardware document describes how to Install the AirLink device hardware Connect the radio antennas Connect a notebook computer and other input output I O devices e Install the softw
3. Last updated time 12 06 2010 12 51 47 C ees Fix CI unsetect Reports v AddEmaiRepot Add sms Report Z Add Relay Link ES Segre lor events Ada Rep Report El Add SNMPTrap I Add Events O Add Report 7 HO Add Report 8 C Add Reports DU E MM M n1 rr A O Vehicle Speed C Vehicle Speed Threshold o O unseect Reports Iv Add Ema Report C Add SMS Report 7 Add Relay Link EL Reports esent o O Ada Rap Report Z Ada SNMPTrap C Add Events E Add Report C Add Reports Cl Add Report a O Heading Change 7 Heading Change Threshold o CI Unseiect Reports V Add Email Report C Add SMS Report Add Relay Link EN Series ior event 2 E Add Rap Report El Add SNMPTrap l Ad Events C Add Report O Add Report 8 C Add Report 9 O Engine Hours OFF y D Engine Hours Deita 0 7 Next Event trigger Value D CI unsetect Reports V add Emai Report AddsmsReport Add Relay Link E Reports for Event 11 E AddRapRepot Add SNMP Trap C Add Events C Add Report 7 E Add Report 8 O Add Report 9 Figure 15 8 ACEmanager Events Reporting AVL 160 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Standard Events Reporting Network Event triggers for the status of the cellular network connection d Last updated time 12 06 2010 12 52 59 Expand All
4. Carrier Type Field Description Both Cellular IP Address Cellular WAN IP Address Both ESN EID IMEI Electronic Serial Number for the internal radio CDMA PRL Version Version of the Preferred Roaming List installed in the device Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 ALEOS User Guide Carrier Type Field Description CDMA PRL Update Status Status of the last PRL update O is there has been none CDMA SID Configuration parameter for the cellular account CDMA NID Configuration parameter for the cellular account CDMA PN Offset Configuration parameter for the cellular account CDMA Band Class Configuration parameter for the cellular account GSM SIM ID This field is the Subscriber Identity Module ID GSM IMSI Enter the International Mobile Subscriber Identity number GSM Cell ID The ID ofthe Cell GSM LAC Location Area Code GSM BSIC Base Station Identity Code Both Keepalive IP The IP address that WAN Keepalive uses to test cellular connectivity Address Both Keepalive Ping The amount of time between Keepalive pings in seconds Time Both DNS Server 1 First DNS IP addresses of cellular or Ethernet network Both DNS Server 2 Second DNS IP addresses of cellular or Ethernet Both Bytes Sent Number of bytes sent to the cellular network since the system startup Both Bytes Received Number of bytes received from the network since system startup Both Packets Se
5. Figure 13 2 ACEmanager IO Configuration Field Relay Initial Setting Description When the AirLink device reboots the relay settings you want can be configured here The Relay Initial Setting can be ON OFF Last Value Coefficient for Analog Coefficient for Analog is the multiplier for raw analogs ANALOGIN Offset for Analog Point at which Transformed Analog starts its count Units for Analog This is the label for the Analog measurement 9e g liters mm etc Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 151 ALEOS User Guide 152 Pulse Count Following are some Pulse Count details Pulses are counted on each of the digital inputs Pulse counts 1 4 corresponds to digital 1 4 respectively Pulses are counted on the falling edge Pulses can not be counted when the device is powered off or being reset However a single state change while off or reset will be properly counted Transformed Analog The number for the available transformed needs to indicate a variable based on the number of Analog The analog input value is transformed into a meaningful value such as weight or pressure by multiplying the raw value from the input by the coefficient and adding the offset Coefficient for Analog 1 4 The amount by which the raw analog value should be multiplied Offset for Analog 1 4 The offset to be added to the product of the coeffi cient and the raw anal
6. AT Board Temperature C 36 Radio Module Internal Temperature 38 Number of System Resets 10 Figure 16 3 ACEmanager Admin Advanced To set a notification threshold go to the Events Reporting tab and click on Data Usage subtab The available thresholds will display Figure 16 4 ACEmanager Events Reporting Events Data Usage Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 177 ALEOS User Guide Note The report specification for each notification is exactly the same as for Standard Notifications Other The following categories of events display on the Other page Digital Input 1 Digital Input 2 Analog INput 1 e RSS e Periodic Reports e GPS Fix e Vehicle Speed Heading Change Enable or disable an event by selecting ON or OFF default Select the event and corresponding report and apply to generate reports 178 20080616 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Data Usage Events Reporting Status Last updated time 12 06 2010 17 07 49 Periodic Reports OFF v E Seconds per Reo B E unsetect Reports v emai Reporti sMSRepot O Events Protocol 1 E Reports O EmaiRepot2 sMSRepot2 Events Protocol 2 O sume Trap O susRepot3
7. IPPING Estimated Usage 15 minutes 400k month 30 minutes 200k month 60 minutes 100k month 120 minutes 50k month 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 WAN Cellular Configuration Activation The Activation section of the WAN Cellular tab only appears for CDMA devices The Activation feature can only be used when a particular module that has already been activated needs reactivation If your device needs to be reactivated click on the button labeled Re Activate Cellular Account When you click on Provision the status will change to Not Started Note If the provision fails an error message will display After the provision process finishes the system will automatically restart this reset is necessary to initiate the new account information T Dormancy idle Timer secs AT Mobie P MIP Prefered wv aT EV DO Diversity 1 EV DO Data Service EV DO Prefered v O Network Roaming Preference T Keepalive IP Address Ds Keepatve Pg Tie O Force Keepalive Ping NO O Response to incoming Ping AT Network Authentication Mode AT Network User ID O 7 Network Password Check profile 1 Params Not Started Figure 4 4 ACEmanager WAN Cellular 51 ALEOS User Guide 52 20080618 5 LAN Wi Fi Configuration Addressing Host Port Routing The LAN tab that disp
8. 34 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 View Status Wake on LAN Support ALEOS can pass a Wake on LAN Magic Packet a special Ethernet LAN WOL packet to a connected host which is suspended or in hibernation to initiate its wake up process The connected host must support Wake on LAN To configure Wake on LAN 1 Connect the host that needs to be awakened to the ALEOS device 2 On the Status gt Lan page press SCAN 3 Note the MAC address of the host 4 On the LAN gt Addressing page the Host Public Mode cannot be set to either Ethernet Uses Public IP or First Host Gets Public IP 5 On the Security Port Forwarding page enter a forwarding rule as in the following example using defaults Public Start Port 7 Public End Port 9 Host I F Ethernet Host IP 192 168 13 255 Private Port 7 6 Put the device to be awakened into a suspend or hibernate mode but leave it connected 7 Reboot the ALEOS device 8 From a remote location send a Magic Packet to the NET IP on port 7 8 or 9 using the MAC address noted in Step 3 of these instructions 9 After a possible short delay the host will wake up 35 ALEOS User Guide VPN The VPN section gives an overview of the VPN settings and indicates whether a VPN connection has been made j 7 Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WO Admin Last updated time
9. 1 Persistent GPS Reports Delay o AT Persistent GPS Reports Type hex NMEA GGA VTG RMC 4 AT Persistent GPS Reports Frequency 1 Figure 9 4 ACEmanager GPS Local streaming Field Local Reporting Time Interval Description Local ATS Causes GPS reports to also be sent out the serial or Ethernet link every n seconds when there is a PPP connection to the serial host or a connection to the Ethernet port is established Disable 1 255 seconds Tip Sends to the PPP peer IP S110 with the Destination Port number S53 Local Report Type Indicates the type of GPS report to send to the local client PPP SLIP peer See PPGPSR n 0x11 Standard GPS Report e n 0x12 Standard GPS Report UTC Date n 0x13 Standard GPS Report UTC Date RF data n 0xDO Xora reports e n 0xE0 GGA and VTG NMEA reports e n 0xE1 GGA VTG and RMC NMEA reports n 0xFO TAIP reports e n 0xFi Compact TAIP data Local Extra Report Ports Have local ATS reporting LATS send up to 7 extra copies of a GPS report to the subsequent ports Justthe original report is sent default e Send GPS report copies to that number of ports Example If AT PPLATSEXTRA 7 and the port in S53 is 1000 then GPS reports will be sent to ports 1000 1008 Use Device ID in Local Reports 124 Use Device ID in Local Reports 20080618 Field Persistent GPS Reports port GPS Configuration
10. Note Inbound restrictions do not apply to responses to outbound data requests To restrict outbound access you need to set the applicable outbound filter Port Forwarding WARNING Selecting Allowed Ports will block all ports not allowed and will prevent remote access if the management ports are not Port Filtering Inbound allowed To allow remote management the allowed ports list should include 8088 17339 17336 and ACEmanager port 9191 or the port the user has selected for ACEmanager Port Filtering Outbound O Inbound Port Fitering Mode Not Used v Trusted IPs Inbound Friends Trusted IPs Outbound Filtered Ports e ron Start Port End Port ilteri B 3 Field Inbound Port Filtering Mode Figure 7 3 ACEmanager Security Port Flltering Inbound Description O Not Used 1 Blocked Ports 2 Allowed Ports Allowed Ports All ports through which traffic is allowed are listed below Blocked Ports All ports though which traffic is blocked are listed below Start Port The first of a range or a single port on the public network cellular network accessible End Port 86 The end of the range on the public network cellular network accessible Warning Selecting Allowed Ports will block all ports not allowed and will prevent remote access if the management ports are not allowed To allow remote management the allo
11. Attached To COMI Figure A 7 Phone and device Options devices a Highlight the device and select Properties Standard 33600 bps Modem Properties General Modem Diagnostics Advanced Driver L 3 Standard 33500 bps Modem Device type Modems Manufacturer Location Unknown Device status Standard Modem Types E device is working properly start the troubleshooter f you are having problems with this device click Troubleshoot to Device usage Use this device enable 3 Figure A 8 device Properties b Select the device tab E Cer 187 ALEOS User Guide 188 General Modem Diagnostics Advanced Driver E Port COMI Speaker volume Maximum Port Speed ks Dial Control Figure A 9 device Properties device c Maximum Port Speed should be set to 115200 default d Select OK to exit e Select OK again to exit out of the Phone and device Options Creating a Dial Up Networking PPP Connection Once you have the driver for the modem installed on your computer you can set up and configure Dial Up Networking DUN to use the modem as your connection to the Internet using PPP Note No other device or program can be using the same COM port serial port configured for the modem driver Caution f you have an existing LAN connection installing DUN for the modem may interfere with the LAN connectio
12. n 0 Disable e n 1 Enable Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 259 ALEOS User Guide 260 Firewall Table F 18 Common Firewall Command Description FM Firewall mode Only allow specified IPs to access the device e n 0 Disable Firewall mode n 1 Enable Firewall mode Only packets from friends will be accepted packets from other IP addresses are ignored FO Friends List IP address F1 n 0 9 Friends list index e d d d d IP address F2 Using 255 in the IP address will allow any number Example 166 129 2 255 allows access by all IPs in the range 166 129 2 0 F3 166 129 2 255 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 20080618 Logging This group includes commands specific to the internal log Table F 19 Logging Command Description DBGPPPLVL Sets the logging level for the PPP stack n 0 No logging e n 1 Log client events default e n 2 Log server events n 3 Log client and Server events DBGIPLVL Sets the logging level for the IP subsystem e n 0 No logging e n 1 Log errors i e invalid corrupt packets etc e n 2 Log the header of all received packets Note that this can quickly exhaust available space for the event log e n Log the header of all received and sent packets Note that this can quickly exhaust available space for the event log DBGCOMMLVL Set the logging level for the host or module COM port e n 0 No logging n 1 Host COM Port n 2
13. Device Hardware Configuration Indication of the internally configured hardware Boot Version The version of boot code installed in the device MSCI Version 42 Version of MSCI used by the ALEOS firmware 20080618 4 WAN Cellular Configuration SIM PIN Keep Alive The WAN Cellular tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable for all Sierra Wireless AirLink devices The WAN Cellular section allows changes to the cellular connection and main operating mode of the AirLink device Note The Network Credential and Advanced settings will appear differently and are dependent on cellular carrier settings Status WANCellutar LAN ven Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 04 06 2011 11 02 24 Espand Al Apply Refresh Cancel wani T Set APN i2gold T RX Diversity Enable T Network User ID EAT Network Password AT SIMPIN AT Current Radio Module Band T Setting for Band hex DO Band configuration Status T Keepalive IP Address T Keepalive Ping Time E AT Force Keepalive Ping NO v E EEE SS LLL LLL Response to Incoming Ping ALEOS Responds O Force Network Authentication Mode NONE vj C T Network Watch Dog 120 Z T Define PDP context 1IP i2gold T Set Carrier operator Selection m Warmnc When Always on Connectio
14. Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 required to present a username and password to authenticate because the authentication parameters are stored in the device itself n 0 Disabled SIP only e n 1 MIP preferred e n 2 MIP only Note Your account with your cellular carrier may not support Mobile IP 45 ALEOS User Guide Carrier Type EV DO 1X Field MSL Code Description The NAMLCK is the device s 6 digit OTSL One Time Subsidy Lock MSL Master Subsidy Lock or SPC Service Provisioning Code Your cellular carrier will provide the unlock code nnnnnn 6 digit unlock code Note If the number is accepted by the device the OK result code is returned If the number is rejected the ERROR result is returned If three successive Errors are returned the device must be reset by Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions to allow any further attempts The device permits 99 failures of this command during its lifetime After that the device becomes permanently disabled EV DO EV DO Diversity EV DO Diversity allows two antennas to provide more consistent connection Disabled Allow If you are not using a diversity antenna EVDODIVERSITY should be disabled EV DO Data Service Change the allowable Network type e EV DO preferred but can fall back on CDMA 1x EV DO only fall back disabled CDMA 1x only EV DO disabled PROVISION MSL MDN MIN SID NID It is recommended to use the Setup Wizar
15. 20080618 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Object AT Command Operator NETOP Network Service Type NETSERV System Reboots Number of System Resets There is no corresponding AT command available Check on ACEmanager Admin Advanced screen Power In POWERIN Board Temp BOARDTEMP Product ID Each modem type has a unique ID associated with it so you can more easily identify the modem from its type on your network Rev 3 0A Apr 11 225 ALEOS User Guide 226 20080618 E Global Positioning System GPS Configuring the AirLink Device for Configuring the AirLink Device for GPS RAP Configuration GPS NMEA Configuration a TAIP Emulation This section covers general configuration Configurations for specific Configuration protocols are covered in later sections To configure your modem s GPS settings you can use either ACEmanager or a terminal connection to configure the modem using AT commands The configuration examples in this chapter all use ACEmanager Most of the settings are in the group PinPoint Tip You can use a fully qualified domain name instead of an IP address for most configuration options calling for an IP address if your AirLink device is configured to use DNS Refer to the IP Manager chapter for how to configure DNS and how to allow your AirLink device use a domain name even with a dynamic IP address account from your cellular provider Real Time
16. Figure 5 8 Found New Hardware Wizard a To start the install of the USB virtual Ethernet driver select No not this time and click Next b Select Install from a list of specific location and click Next 63 ALEOS User Guide 64 L If your hardware came with an installation CD lt E or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do O Install the software automatically Recommended 5 Install from a list or specific location Advanced Figure 5 9 Hardware Wizard Location options a Select and or enter the location of the driver lfthe driver is on the CD and the CD is in your drive you can just select Search removable media If you have installed ACEmanager or the Setup Wizard the drivers have been conveniently copied to your hard drive Enter C Program Files Common Files MAirLink as the location to search If you will be installing the driver from a file downloaded from the Sierra Wireless website select Include this location in the search and type in the location where you downloaded the file b Click Next Search for the best driver in these locations Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the search C Program Files Common FilessAirLink v Browse Don t search will choose the driver to
17. PPDEVID MUST be 1 if the device uses a Dynamic IP n 0 Disable ID n 1 Enable display ID PPSNFR Store and Forward Reliability GPS reports will be retransmitted if not acknowledged by the server e n 0 OFF e n 1 Reliable mode enabled for RAP messages n 2 Simple Reliable mode nz3 UDF Sequence mode e n 4 TCP Listen mode e n 5 TCP PPSNFB Store and Forward Behavior When PPSNF 1 the type of Store and Forward behavior is defined by n 0 Normal Store and Forward Data is stored when the MP is out of cellular coverage when the MP is in coverage data is sent to server as Soon as possible This is the default form devices with RAP version 1 3 or lower e n 1 Polled Data sent only when polled Data is stored until polled using the Poll command sent by a server n 2 Grouped Reports Data is stored until the desired minimum number of reports see PPSNFM has been stored The data is then sent to the server in groups with at least the specified number of reports 263 ALEOS User Guide Table F 20 GPS Server 1 Command PPSNFM Description Store and Forward Minimum Reports Specifies the minimum number of reports that must be stored before they are forwarded to the server The data is then sent to the server in packets that contain at least this number of reports e n 0 255 PPMAXRETRIES Misc Maximum number retries when in Simple Reliable Mode e n 0 Disabled e n 1 255 re
18. Passthrough Init String device PPP IP The IP for the AirLink device when coming through RS232 Host PPP IP The IP for the Host RS232 Interface Field Description Any AT command string to be passed to the OEM module before entering PASSTHRU mode e g AT amp S1V1 etc string AT command s Passthrough Init Refresh Minutes 134 Number of minutes of inactivity in PASSTHRU mode to resend the PTINIT string to the hardware module e n 0 Disabled e nz1 255 minutes 20080618 Field device Reset Period Hours Serial Configuration Description In PASSTHRU mode device will be reset after this period if no data has been sent or received Value is in hours e n 0 Disabled e n 1 255 hours Passthrough Echo PassThru Echo Echo data to the host n 0 Data will be passed to the host nz1 PASSTHRU mode will echo all host received data and will not pass the data to the device while the device is not asserting DCD Note If the device is asserting DCD data will be passed from the host to the device as it normally is when CSX1 0 Disable AT Escape AT Escape Sequence detection n 0 Enable e n 1 Disable Field Description Variable Type The data type of the RTU ID in a modbus variant protocol This parameter is used to define the data type of the RTU ID in Modbus like protocol data packets This parameter is used when the Mode Default MD is set to
19. The first of a range or a single port on the LAN End Port Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 The end of the range on the LAN Trusted IPs Inbound Trusted IPs Inbound restricts unsolicited access to the AirLink device and all LAN connected devices Tip Trusted IPs Inbound was called Friends List in legacy AirLink products When enabled only packets with source IP addresses matching those in the list or range of trusted hosts will have unrestricted access to the AirLink device and or LAN connected devices 87 ALEOS User Guide Note Inbound restrictions do not apply to responses to outbound data requests To restrict outbound access you need to set the applicable outbound filter Status WANiCellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications NO Admin Last updated time 07 29 2010 16 36 59 Apply Refresh Cancel Port Forwardin E a 4T inbound Trusted IP Friends List Mode Disabled Rest Enterino Inbound Non Friends Port Forwarding Disabled vj Port Filtering Outbound m E J inbound Trusted IP List TrustedPs Inbound A amp M nao Trusted IPs Outbound Add More E MAC Filtering Clinbound Trusted IP Range Range Start Range End Add More J Field Inbound Trusted IP Friend s List Mode Figure 7 5 ACEmanager Security Trusted IPs Inbound Friends Description Disabled or Enabled Disables or Enables port
20. common 9 serialPortFlowControl OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER none 0 hardware 2 software 4 MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current common 10 STATUS ipAddress OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX I pAddress MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n status 1 netState OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n status 2 219 ALEOS User Guide 220 netChannel OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n status 3 rssi OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER 125 50 MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n status 4 serialSent OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n status 5 serialReceived OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n status 6 hostMode OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n status 7 powerMode OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n status 8 fixObtained OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER no 0 yes 1 MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n gps1 satelliteCount OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n gps 2 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol latitude OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n gps 3 longitude OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only
21. nz1 RING CONNECT response codes sent out serial link before the data from the first UDP packet Note Quiet Mode must be Off DU The dial command always uses UDP even when using ATDT n 0 Dial using the means specified default e n 1 Dial UDP always even when using ATDT Note When this parameter is set you cannot establish a TCP PAD connection USD Waits the specified delay before sending the first UDP packet and the subsequent UDP packets out to the port Ethernet n 0 No UDP packet delay Default e n 1 255 Delay in 100ms units from 100 ms to 25 5 sec Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 251 ALEOS User Guide 252 DNS Table F 11 Common DNS Command Description DNS1 Queries the DNS addresses Your cellular carrier provides the DNS addresses while your device is registering on their network DNS2 n 1or2 First and second DNS address e d d d d IP address of domain server DNSUSER Sets a user provided DNS to query first when performing name resolutions in the device e d d d d IP address of domain server Note You can set up a second DNS User if you have two DNS users DNSUPDATE Indicates whether the device should send DNS updates to the DNS server specified by DNSUSER These updates are as per RFC2136 They are not secure and are recommended only for a private network In a public network the IP Logger services should be used instead n 0 DNS updates disabled D
22. ALEOS Configuration User Guide A Fev 30A SIERRA WIRELESS Important Notice Safety and Hazards Limitation of Liability Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Preface Due to the nature of wireless communications transmission and reception of data can never be guaranteed Data may be delayed corrupted i e have errors or be totally lost Although significant delays or losses of data are rare when wireless devices such as the Sierra Wireless Airlink device are used in a normal manner with a well constructed network the Sierra Wireless AirLink device should not be used in situations where failure to transmit or receive data could result in personal hazard or risk to the user or any other party including but not limited to personal injury death or loss of property Sierra Wireless accepts no responsibility for damages of any kind resulting from delays or errors in data transmitted or received using the Sierra Wireless AirLink device or for failure of the Sierra Wireless AirLink device to transmit or receive such data Do not operate the Sierra Wireless AirLink device in areas where blasting is in progress near medical equipment near life support equipment or near any equipment which may be susceptible to any form of radio interference In such areas the Sierra Wireless AirLink device MUST BE POWERED OFF The Sierra Wireless AirLink device can transmit signals that could interfere with this equipment Do not operate the Sierra Wireless A
23. Cancel eee manager 1 7 AT Telnet Port 32 1 Dynamic DNS Jr AT Telnet Port Timeout Minutes e pd Telnet C sr Telnet Echo on Email SMTP AT Telnet Echo Mode LocalEcho v Management SHMP Time SHTP Logging Figure 2 2 ACEmanager Services Telnet 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Configuring the AirLink Device Applying Templates When using ACEmanager if you have a device configuration that works well for your needs you can save that device s configuration as a template and apply it to other Sierra Wireless AirLink devices 1 Creating the Template with ACEmanager a Configure your AirLink device in ACEmanager b Click on Apply upper right hand so that the configuration settings write to the device C Click on Download menu tab to save the template A confirmation dialog box comes Message from webpage Y Downloading Template may take Few minutes Click on OK to download template Figure 2 3 ACEmanager Download template message d Click on Ok e Click on Save button when the File Download box displays File Download Do you want to open or save this file Name SWIApplyTemplate xml Type XML Document 29 0KB From 192 168 13 31 Dpen Save Cancel J E 7 While files from the Intemet can be useful some files can potentially e hatm your computer If you do not trust the source do not open or save this file What s the r
24. Store and Forward Behavior When Store and forward is enabled the type of Store and Forward behavior is defined by n 0 Normal Store and Forward Data is stored when the MP is out of cellular coverage when the MP is in coverage data is sent to server as soon as possible This is the default form MP devices with RAP version 1 3 or lower n 1 Data sent only when polled Data is stored until polled using the Poll command sent by a server n 2 Grouped Reports Data is stored until the desired minimum number of reports see PPSNFM has been stored The data is then sent to the server in groups with at least the specified number of reports SNF Minimum Reports Store and Forward Minimum Reports Specifies the minimum number of reports that must be stored before they are forwarded to the server The data is then sent to the server in packets that contain at least this number of reports n 0 255 SNF Simple Reliable Max Retries Maximum number retries when in Simple Reliable Mode n 0 Disabled n 1 255 retries Redundant Server 1 IP and Redundant Server 2 IP Send duplicate unreliable report to this Server Redundant Server 1 Port and Redundant Server 2 Port Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Send duplicate unreliable report to this port 145 ALEOS User Guide 146 Redundant Server When a redundant server is enabled each time a message is sent out to the main or failover a second identical message will
25. but the message is 8 bit data Likewise at smsm2m 8 17604053757 000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f808182838485868788898A8b8c8d8e8f will send the bytes 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Oa Ob Oc Od Oe Of 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8a 8b 8c 8d 8e 8f AT CGSMS n This AT command allows you to change the radio module configuration to enable SMS AT CGSMS n n values are 0 1 2 or 3 271 ALEOS User Guide 272 20080618 i SIERRA WIRELESS ALEOS User Guide 274 20080618
26. e hh 13 Modbus ASCII e hhz23 Modbus RTU Binary hh 33 BSAP e hh 63 Variable Modbus e hh 73 Reliable UDP hh 83 UDP Multicast UDP Auto Answer Enables UDP auto answer half open mode Options Normal mode Enable UDP auto answer mode UDP Idle Timeout Set or query UDP auto answer idle time out If no data is sent or received before the time out occurs the current UDP session will be terminated While a session is active packets from other IP addresses will be discarded unless UALL is set n 0 No idle time out Default e nei 255 Time out in seconds UDP Connect Last If enabled sets S53 to the last accepted IP address through UDP auto answer This can be used in conjunction with MDS so that when there is no UDP session new ethernet host data will cause a connection to be restored to the last IP accepted through UDP auto answer n 0 Does not change S53 setting Default e n 1 Set S53 to the last accepted IP Allow Any Incoming IP Allow IP address n 0 Allow only the IP address specified in S53 to connect when UDP auto answer is enabled 882 2 na1 Allow any incoming IP address to connect when UDP auto answer is enabled S82 2 Always subject to any Friends filters that may be defined Allow All UDP Rev 3 0A Apr 11 Accepts UDP packets from any IP address when a UDP session is active If there is no UDP session active an incoming UDP packet wi
27. 12206 63148 W 1 09 0 99 9 0 M 25 2 M 4E 6PRHC 180041 00 8 3737 54015 N 12206 63158 W 0 050 251 03 070907 72 6PVTG 251 03 T M 0 050 N 0 092 K A 36 6PG6A 180041 00 3737 54015 N 12206 63158 41 1 09 0 99 8 5 M 25 2 M 48 GPRHC 180042 00 A 3737 54019 N 12206 63165 11 0 011 070907 A 6D GPVTG T M 0 011 N 0 020 K Ax21 GPGGA 180042 00 3737 54019 N 12206 69165 H 1 09 0 99 8 2 M 25 2 M hE ANSIW 115200 8 N 1 Figure E 2 HyperTerminal NMEA Streaming Persistent Streaming To have persistent streaming allowing you to stream the data even after the modem is reset configure PGPS and set PGPSR for NMEA e 0 Disable NMEA streaming e 1 Stream the NMEA strings out the serial port only e 2 Stream the NMEA strings out the USB port only e 3 Stream the NMEA strings out both the serial and the USB ports E1 NMEA GGA RMC and VTG sentences 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Global Positioning System GPS TAIP Emulation Configuration The TAIP emulation functionality allows the AirLink device to operate in a limited manner with clients which only understand the Trimble ASCII Interface Protocol TAIP This emulation is enabled by setting the GPS report format directing the modem to listen for TAIP messages and disabling RAP formatted messages to the same interface TAIP ID TAIP messages can be configured to send the user specified identification number ID This greatly enhances the fun
28. CO iini Outbound Firewall Mode orr v Port Filtering Inbound F outbound Trusted IP List 3 Port Filtering Outbound Trusted IPs Inbound Friends Add More dd M Trusted MAC Filtering Figure 7 6 ACEmanager Security Trusted IPs Outbound Field Description Outbound Firewall Disabled or Enabled Disables or Enables port forwarding rules Mode Trusted IP Each entry can be configured to allow a single IP address for example 64 100 100 2 or the IP addresses from a complete subnet such as 64 100 10 255 allowing all IP addresses from 64 100 10 0 to 64 100 10 255 MAC Filtering MAC filtering restricts LAN connection access You can specifically block or allow a connection from a computer or other device by blocking or allowing the MAC address of its network interface adapter Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last mm O 37 54 Apply Refresh Cancel oe MAC Fitering Disabled 37 eee Inbound MAC Filtering Mode Blocked List v Port Filtering Outbound fg gt MAC Address allowed List Trusted IPs Inbound de MAC Address E Outbound MAC Filtering Figure 7 7 ACEmanager Security MAC Filtering Field Description MAC Filtering Enable or disable MAC Filtering Default Disabled MAC Filtering Mode Allows or blocks the MAC Addresses listed Add the MAC addresses by clicking on Add More Default Blocked List MAC Address This is the MAC Address
29. Ethemet port 7 Host Network 3 Gateway 0000 Field Figure 5 2 ACEmanager LAN Wi Fi Host Port Routing Description Primary Gateway Your device is the Primary Gateway for the network behind a router connected to it and ALEOS responds to ARPs for all non host Ethernet subnets Host Network 2 and Host Network 3 Host Network 2 and 3 are secondary networks connected to the AirLink device by a router or other gateway For example 192 168 10 0 Host Network Subnet Mask 2 and Host Network Subnet Mask 3 56 This is the subnet for the applicable network For example 255 255 255 0 which would with the setting above define a secondary network of 192 168 10 0 24 20080618 LAN Wi Fi Configuration Host Network 2 Route and Host Network 3 Route Indicates what type of router is being used for the host network If the router is a traditional router which handles ARP for addresses on its subnet select Ethernet If it is a dumb gateway which is a conduit to a subnet but does not handle any ARP select Gateway When Gateway is selected ALEOS will ARP for the destination address and send it to the defined Host Network Gateway address Many routers will respond to ARP requests for subnets behind the router The default is Ethernet which means the user does not have to configure the gateway IP Some routers however do not respond to ARP requests for subnets Hence users n
30. Local Reports can be sent to up to 7 additional ports consecutively following the S53 port If 553 1000 and PPLATSEXTRA 4 reports will be sent to 1000 1001 1002 1003 and 1004 In PPLATSEXTRA specify the number of ports where you want the reports sent O to 7 0 disables extra ports TCP GPS Report Polling The AirLink device can easily and quickly be polled for location by opening a TCP connection to port 9494 default Once the connection is established the AirLink device will send a report with the current position using the GPS report type the modem is configured to use You can change the port for the TCP GPS poll using PPTCPPOLL Note Some Internet providers including cellular block ports below 1024 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Global Positioning System GPS Report Types There are several report types available For remote reports set PPGPSR For local reports set PPLATSR e 0 MF Legacy reports for use with ATS version 4 and older e 11 Global Positioning System GPS data e 12 GPS data with the UTC time and date e 13 GPS with time and date and Radio Frequency data from the antenna DO Xora reports E0 NMEA GGA and VTG sentences E1 NMEA GGA RMC and VTG sentences FO TAIP data e F1 TAIP compact data Tip The AirLink device can be configured to supply one type of report to a remote host and a different report type locally through the serial port at same time However there
31. Module COM Port DBGETHLVL Sets the logging level for the Ethernet port n 0 No logging n 1 Log errors invalid corrupt packets etc e n 2 Log the header of all received packets Note that this can quickly exhaust available space for the event log DBGDHCPLVL Enable or disable internal DHCP logging e n 0 No logging e n 1 Log DHCP events Caution Logging is intended for diagnostic purposes only Extensive use of logging features can cause degraded device performance Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 261 ALEOS User Guide This group includes commands specific to GPS features and the device line Table F 20 GPS Server 1 262 Command Description PPIP IP address where GPS reports are sent ATS Server IP Also see PPPORT e d d d d IP address Example AT PPIP 192 100 100 100 PPPORT Port where GPS reports are sent e n 21 65535 PPTIME GPS Report Time Interval See also PPMINTIME PPTSV CTA n seconds 1 65535 Note Your cellular carrier may impose a minimum transmit time Caution A report time of less than 30 seconds can possibly keep an RF link up continuously This will eventually cause the MP to overheat and shutdown An RF resource may continue be tied up to transfer small amounts of data Generally the RF channel will be released and go dormant in 10 20 seconds of no data sent or received PPDIST GPS Report Distance Interval in 100 Meter Units kilometer 1 mile is approximately 1600 kil
32. Properties E y Mice and other pointing devices E Modems BCM V 92 S Lipdate Driver Standard 35 Dicky m Monitors Uninstall m Ml Network adapte Scan For hardware changes El PCMCIA adapte E m 5 Ports COM sU Properties Y EA Processors a Smart card readers e V Sound video and game controllers Ez System devices Figure 5 18 Device Manager Driver menu b Select the Advanced tab and click the Advanced Port Settings button 68 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 LAN Wi Fi Configuration AirLink USB Serial Port 42 Properties General Modem Diagnostics Advanced Driver Detais Extra Settings Extra initialization commands Advanced Port Settings Change Default Preferences Cancel Figure 5 19 Driver Properties c Atthe bottom of the screen the current port used will be listed Use the drop down menu to select an available COM port number if you need to change it Advanced Settings for COM5 v Use FIFO buffers requires 15550 compatible UART m Select lower settings to correct connection problems Select higher settings for faster performance Defaults Receive Buffer Low 1 R J High 14 4 Transmit Buffer Low 1 High 16 18 E Port Number 3 Figure 5 20 Advanced Settings Note The COM port number assigned by driver installation is the next port that is available The port number might vary depending on the number
33. Reports Heading change Hess rare Tres DO E Unselect Reports V Emai Report1 susReportt Events Protocol 1 E Reports O EmaiRepot2 sMSRepot2 O Events Protocol 2 O SNMP Trap L susRepot3 O Reports Figure 16 5 ACEmanager ER Data Usage Other VPN security Servicos GPS serial Applications UO admin ERData usage Expand Al Apply Refresh Cancel EE DT E Distal nput 1 El unsetect Reports V EmaiRepot susreportt 1 Events Protocol 1 BU Robos CI EmaiRepot2 sMSRepot2 C Events Protocol2 El sue Trap L swsRepot3 Reporta AA A C Diane El Unselect Reports v EmaiReport1 smsRepot1 1 Events Protocol 1 E Reports Ll tmaiRepot2 sMSRepot2 1 Events Protocol 2 O serra O susrepota Repots T pr E Analog ioa or el C Analog 1 Threshold 0 C unsetect Reports S V Emaireportt El sMSReportt C Events Protocol 1 EI Reports El EmaiRepot2 ll sMSReport2 1 Events Protocol 2 El SNMP Trap Cl SMSRepot3 Reporta ELES mA O Rss O RS Tiesto 3 E unsetect Reports V Emas Report 4 E sus Report1 1 Events Protocol 1 FU Raports L EmaiRepot2 sMSRepot2 Events Protocol 2 E SNMP Trap O susRepot3 ll Reports 179 ALEOS User Guide Configuring Reports This section is similar to the Configuring Reports section f
34. The messages are sent to the Reports Server The Events Protocol includes four message types e 1 Type Length Value The TLV consists of the MSCI ID as the type the length of the data and the actual data e 2 Binary A binary condensed form of the TLV message will be sent e 3 ASCII An ASCII condensed and comma deliminated form of the TLV message will be sent e 4 XML An XML form of the data will be sent 167 ALEOS User Guide 168 Tip Because of its flexibility and robustness the TLV message type is recommended for most reports using the Events Protocol The Binary and ASCII forms do not contain A type field which can result in misinterpretation of data Since the TLV and XML forms always includes the type as well as the data an unintentional type can be identified much easier Additional Reports The last three report types allow an additional report of the defined types sent to a separate destination Select the Protocol or report type desired and fill in the appropriate fields The configuration needed for the report will depend on the protocol chosen Use the previous report types as the guide for what fields are required e Foran additional Email report you would fill in the Report To Report Subject and Report Message the same way as the Email report The Report To can be the same email address as the Email report or a different one The Report Subject and Report Message can also be different
35. The method used by the AirLink device to pass an IP address to a connected device e Keepalive How the AirLink device maintains its connection to the cellular network AT Mode Using a terminal connection AT commands can be used to configure the device command it to do something or query a setting ACEmanager is a GUI graphical user interface for most AT commands and includes other parameters without AT counterparts AT commands must always be terminated by CR ASCII character OxOD a carriage return pressing enter on the keyboard Some may also include a new line or line feed lt LF gt f E 1 Echo On the AT command including the terminating carriage return will be displayed output before any responses e Two settings affect the format of AT command output V Verbose and Q Quiet e f Q 1 Quiet On no result codes are output whatsoever so there is no response generated by a non query command If Q 0 Quiet Off result codes are output The format of this output is then affected by the Verbose setting If Quiet mode is off the result code is affected as follows For Vz1 Verbose mode the textual result code is surrounded by a carriage return and new line Any AT query response is also surrounded by a carriage return and new line For Vz0 Terse mode a numeric result code is output with a single trailing carriage return no new line is output while any AT query response is followed by a carr
36. do not offer static IP addresses or static address accounts cost a premium vs dynamic accounts Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions developed IP Manager to work with a Dynamic DNS server to receive notification from Sierra Wireless AirLink devices to translate the dynamic IP address to a fully qualified domain name Thus you can contact your AirLink device directly from the Internet using a domain name WAl Cellular LAH VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Expand Al Appi Refresh Cancel AMS Logging EJ Dynamic IP ACEmanager T Device Name yournamehere Low Power T Domain eairlink com Dynamic D AT IP Manager Server 1 IP Address edns2 eairlink com SMS AT ip Manager Server1 Update Minutes 5 Telnet SSH T IP Manager Server Key 00000000000000004 Email SMTP e o i T IP Manager Server 2 IP Address eairlink com Management SHMP D f d AT ip Manager Server2 Update Minutes 5 Time SHTP AT IP Manager Server2 Key 000000000c0000004 Passive FTP Figure 8 4 ACEmanager Services Dynamic DNS Field Description Device Name The name you want for the device There are some restrictions listed below for the device name Domain The domain name to be used by the device This is the domain name of the server configured for IPMANAGER1
37. e n 2 MIP only Note Your account with your cellular carrier may not support Mobile IP NAMLCK The NAMLCK is the device s 6 digit OTSL One Time Subsidy Lock MSL Master Subsidy Lock or SPC Service Provisioning Code Your cellular carrier will provide the unlock code nnnnnn 6 digit unlock code Note If the number is accepted by the device the OK result code is returned If the number is rejected the ERROR result is returned If three successive Errors are returned the device must be reset by Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions to allow any further attempts The device permits 99 failures of this command during its lifetime After that the device becomes perma nently disabled 268 20080618 Table F 24 CDMA Command EVDODIVERSITY Description EV DO Diversity allows two antennas to provide more consistent connection n 0 Disabled e n 1 Allow Note If you are not using a diversity antenna EVDODIVERSITY should be disabled EVDODATASERV Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 PROVISION MSL MDN MIN SID NID Tip t is recommended to use the Setup Wizard for your carrier to provision the device Provision the device with the lock code and phone number Cannot be configured in AceManager MSLzmaster lockcode MDN MIN phone number e SIDzsystem ID NIDznetwork ID 269 ALEOS User Guide I O This group includes configuration commands for the digital and analog input
38. f you are using Private Mode for all hosts HOSTPRIVMODE 1 you need to make sure that the device IP Starting IP and Ending IP are on the same subnet defined by the DHCP network mask If the subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 it is safe to use 192 168 x y for each as long as the x is the same number 0 in the example screen shot above and the y is different 1 and 2 in the example and between 0 and 254 Internal DHCP Server DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol has become a primary component of today s network environments DHCP allows one server to automatically and dynamically allocate network IP addresses and other network related settings i e subnet masks routers etc to each computer or device without the need to set up each specifically or keep track of what addresses have already been used In a default configuration the AirLink device acts as a DHCP host to any device connected to its ports providing that device with an IP address which can be used to communicate on the Internet In Public Mode that will be the IP address assigned by the cellular network In Private Mode that will be the IP addresses defined in the LAN pages Address Assignment in Public Mode 1 When the AirLink device registers on the cellular network it is assigned an IP address from the carrier e g 10 1 2 0 2 Acting as a DHCP server with Ethernet uses Public IP when the AirLink device receives a DHCP request from an Ethernet device connect
39. name domain name 109 ALEOS User Guide Field Passive FTP Enable Email SMTP Logging Passive FTP The Passive FTP function may not be required by your FTP server application or by your cellular account This function only works with All Hosts Use Private IPs and the first DHCP allocated address from the address pool such as 192 168 13 100 for both server and client if using an ALEOS connected client This function will work with USB net but only if there is no Ethernet connection f Status WAN Cellular LAN VPN Security Services Report Applications vo Last updated time 04 04 2011 11 37 37 Admin Apply Refresh Cancel AMS T Passive FTP Enable Enabled ACEmanager T Passive FTP Port 21 Dynamic DUS SMS Telnet SSH Management SHMP Time SHTP Figure 8 13 ACEmanager Services Passive FTP Description Enables passive FTP Enabled Default e Disabled Passive FTP Port Identifies the port number passive FTP will use Default 21 20080618 Services Configuration Logging For troubleshooting purposes tech support may direct you to enable certain logging elements and then after a span of time download a log file from the device using Modem Doctor I Status WAll Cellular LAH VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin L
40. query the DNS server for the current IP address assigned to the specific name of a remote modem to send a message corresponding to the ID When you use names instead of IP addresses to ensure your modems are updated quickly with the correct IP addresses for the names you will want to set the DNS settings as well In ACEmanager select DNS Configure DNSUSER to the same IP address as the Dynamic DNS IPMANAGER1 If your modems have dynamic IP addresses and not static the IP address can change when it is powered up configure DNSUPDATE to a low interval to allow frequent updates Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 203 ALEOS User Guide Note With a name instead of IPs for the host device the remote devices will query the DNS server for the current IP assigned to the host device before sending data back to the host 204 Configuring the Remote AirLink Devices for Modbus with UDP This section covers standard Modbus settings for the AirLink device at the remote unit variations may need additional commands 1 Configure the ports In ACEmanager select Port Configuration in the side menu The destination port for the device at the host needs to match the device port in use on all the devices at the remote sites For example if the remote device s device port see below is 12345 then the Modbus host device s S53 destination port should be set to 12345 Set the destination port S53 to match the device port of the host dev
41. 1 Do l E Unselect Reports v Emai Reporti SMS Report 1 E Reports Ol EmaiRepot2 sms Report 2 C sms Report 3 Figure 16 2 ACEmanager ER Data Usage Events Data Usage 20080616 Data Usage Events Reporting Data Notification Notification thresholds are data usage limits the user can configure Once the data usage exceeds the threshold a notification message is sent to the user The notification message type can be email SNMP SMS or Events Protocol Notification Threshold in Data Usage ER Mode The extended version notification message feature provides more notification thresholds than the Standard version It supports following notification options e Any threshold status change e Four monthly thresholds e Two weekly thresholds e Four daily thresholds e Notification on change of month or week or day To access the Data Usage Events Reporting feature the Data Usage version of Events Reporting must be enabled To enable this version go to the Admin tab and Advanced subtab set Enable Event Reporting to Data Usage ER Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WO Admin Last updated time 12 06 2010 12 44 02 Apply Refresh Cancel O 7 Date and Time Date only T Enable Over the Air Programing Enable Event Reporting Status Update Address Status Update Period Seconds aT Power IN Voltage Volts
42. 12 03 2010 13 37 55 Apply Refresh Cancel Fome incoming out of band Blocked WAN Cellular Outgoing out of band Allowed LANAWiFi Outgoing Host out of band Blocked VPN cnEEEM VPN 1 Status Not Enabled VPN 2 Status Not Enabled Security VPN 3 Status Not Enabled Services VPN 4 Status Not Enabled VPNS Status Not Enabled Serial Applications About Figure 3 6 ACEmanager Status VPN Field Description Incoming out of band Incoming out of band Outgoing out of band Outgoing ALEOS out of band Outgoing Host out of band Outgoing Host out of band VPN 1 to 5 Disabled Enabled Connected The status of the IPSec VPN client or GRE client 36 20080618 View Status Security The security section is an overview of the security settings on the Product Name Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 12 03 2010 13 46 28 Apply Refresh Cancel Port Filtering Inbound Not Used WAN Cellular PortFitering Outbound Not Used LAN WiFi AT Trusted Hosts Friends Disabled VPN IP Reject Count D sv aa Services Figure 3 7 ACEmanager Status Security Field Description Port Filtering Inbound Enabled or disabled Show status of inbound port filtering Port Filtering Outbound Enabled or disabled Show status of outbound port filtering Trusted Hosts Disabled or Enabled Accepts packets fro
43. 13 PPP Settings Tip You may want to check the Options tab and change the settings for applications you might be using The default options are generally applicable for most uses Caution Unless specifically directed to do so by Support or your network administrator you do not need to make any changes to the options on the Security tab g Select OK until you return to the Connect window 212 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 PPP Over Ethernet PPPoE Connecting to the Internet with PPPoE Now the PPPoE connection can be run and a data connection can be established a Connect your computer and the modem to the same local network using a hub or a switch Note It is not recommended to connect your computer directly to the modem without a hub or switch b Start the PPPoE by Start gt Connect To gt Sierra Wireless AirLink Modem or whatever you named the connection It will be listed on your Network Connections window under the heading Broadband Connect Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem Jf User name Password Same HOSTUID as configured earlier C Save this use SAME aliQs TEM 5 enfigured earlier Me only ho uses this computer Anyone 4 Dial 10001 Figure C 14 PPPoE Connection c Enter the User name and Password you configured for HOSTUID and HOSTPW earlier d Select Connect to connect to the modem and the Internet When you re connected an icon should ap
44. 2 Configure the corresponding report s in the Reports section This requires the use to specify the destination for the report and then specify which Data Groups are to be included in the report O Unselect Reports O Email Repot 1 sMSRepot1 C Events Protocol 1 O EmailRepot2 sMSRepot2 C Events Protocol 2 lv SNMP Trap C sMSRepot3 C Repot 9 Figure 15 6 ACEmanager Events Reporting Date Usage Monthly threshold 3 For each Data Group specify which data to be included in the Group Select Include in report from the drop down menu for the data usage option desired PA impute E LET EA AAA O Enable for Data Usage Status Include in report v E Enable for Start of Next Month Include in report v DD Enable for Plan Size Include in report v CO Enable for Current Month Include in report v C Enable for Current Week Include in report v O Enable for Current Day Include in report vi Enable for Previous Month Include in report v Enable for Previous Week Include in report I O Enable for Previous Day Include in report v ETA Figure 15 7 ACEmanager Events Reporting Configure Reports Groups Rev3 0A Apr 11 159 ALEOS User Guide AVL Event triggers for GPS Fix Vehicle Speed Heading Change and Engine Hours Security Services Ges Serial Applications UO Admin Events Reporting Expand All Apply Refresh Cancel
45. 23 passe Sjudp modbus 23 passe i amp udp set xml 1 25 IPSec tunnels first xml Ic dear isp xml My Recent dynamic ip setting xml pese E Emal FR te ts xml IPmgr setting xml Desktop E pe xml isp static apn xml private 2 mode xml 2 private_mode xml My Documents smtp_config xml E static sim apn xml udp auto answer xml 9 iis udp modbud 23 failedcase xml My Computer lt xi My Network Files of type AlFies Cancel Figure 2 6 ACEmanager select and load template 5 Click on Upload File to device 6 Click on Load Template Tip After you load the template it is best to go back over the ACEmanager tabs to make sure all the settings are what you require 7 Click the Apply button on the toolbar to write the configuration to the device 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Configuring the AirLink Device Message from webpage A Applied the changes successfully Please reboot the device when all the changes are complete Figure 2 7 ACEmanager Apply changes dialog box 8 Click on OK 9 Click on the Reboot tab to reset the device Caution Many of the configuration settings will not take effect until the device has been reset Tip You can use common settings on one device to configure those same settings on another device even of a different type For example you can use the serial settings of a device such as the PinPoint X or Raven X to configure the seri
46. 36 Radio Module Internal Temperature 38 Number of System Resets 10 Rev 3 0A Apr 11 Figure 16 1 ACEmanager Admin Advanced Another tab called ER Data Usage will display next to Admin See Figure 16 2 175 ALEOS User Guide 176 Data Usage This section supports the following Data Usage Events e Data Usage Status off notify on any change e Monthly Usage four thresholds e Weekly Usage two thresholds e Daily Usage four thresholds e Notification on change of month e Notification on change of week e Notification on change of day sies CACHE EEE eel o IN Last updated time 12 06 2010 17 05 17 Expand All Apply Refresh Cancel C nu status D Unselect Reports Reports v Emai Report susreportt 1 Events Protocol 1 El ini Ll maiRepot2 swsRepot2 1 EventsProtoco 2 O SNMP Trap O SMSRepot3 E Reporta E Monthly Threshold 1 OFF E E Monthly Threshoid 1 0 MB C Unselect Reports Emai Report sMSReport1 C Events Protocol 1 D Reports O EmaiRepot2 El smsRepot2 E Events Protocol 2 O SNMP trap O susRepot3 ll Reports O Week Threshold 1 OFF 7 Weekty Threshold 1 NN C Unselect Reports v Emai Report1 C SMS Report 1 O Reports Ol EmaiRepot2 susReport2 O SNMP Trap O sms Report 3 E Daiy Threshold 1 OFF v Day Threshoi
47. 63 Variable Offset Indicates the offset in the data of where the Modbus ID starts Variable Length Length of the RTU ID in a modbus variant protocol in bytes This parameter is used to define the length of the RTU ID in Modbus like protocol data packets This parameter is used when the when the Mode Default MD is set to hex 63 Variable Mask hex 16 bit hex mask to use when extracting the ID Specify which bits in the ID field to use This parameter is used when the when the Mode Default MD is set to e hex 63 hh 00 FFFF hex value e hhz 00 default no mask e use all 16 bits hh OF use only the low order 4 bits IP List Dial This allows access the Modbus IP list using the first two digits of the dial string Example ATDT1234567 would go to ID 12 on the Modbus list and use the associated IP as the destination Radio Keying Enabled Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Enable disable MDS Radio transceiver keying Radio keying is designed to assert CTS when a packet is received with following options Delay the time as specified e Send the data out the serial port Wait the same amount time Drop CTS This way the CTS signal can be used to key a transmitter on and give it time to reach its power level before data is sent to it Delay interval is specified in AT command S221 135 ALEOS User Guide MODBUS Address List This tab will only display in Raven line devices To add an Address Entry click
48. ATS server Reports Server Reports using the Events Protocol are sent to the Reports Server Unlike RAP messages of the past which were limited to PinPoint line devices the enhancements of Event Reporting allow the Raven devices to send reports to a remote server as well The Reports Server would be running an application to parse the messages and send responses to the Raven devices Note Whereas the PinPoint and MP line can use up to 4 different servers for GPS reports the Raven line is limited to one Rev 3 0A Apr 11 143 ALEOS User Guide Field Report Server IP Server 1 Status WAICellular LAN VPN Security Services Report vo Admin Last updated time 07 09 2009 16 39 47 Apply Refresh Cancel o 47 Report Server IP AT Server Port 22335 C AT Ignore RAP Server IP Update Use AT Minimum Report Time secs 0 eT SNF Enable OFF v T Use Device ID in Location Reports FALSE T SNF Reliable Mode OFF T SNF Mode Normal w C AT SNF Minimum Reports n E T SNF Simple Reliable Max Retries i Redundant Server 1 IP Redundant Server 1 Port Redundant Server 2 IP Redundant Server 2 Port Figure 12 1 ACEmanager Report Server 1 Description IP address where Event Reports are sent RAP Server IP Also see PPPORT d d d d IP address Example AT PPIP 192 100 100
49. AirLink device goes out of network coverage Once the vehicle is in coverage the GPS reports will be sent en masse to the server e n 0 Disabled e nz1 Enabled default 117 ALEOS User Guide Table 6 1 GPS Server 1 Field Use Device ID in Location Reports Description Whether or not the AirLink device should include the 64 bit device ID in its GPS reporis PPDEVID MUST be 1 ifthe device uses a Dynamic IP Options Disable ID Enable display ID SNF Reliable Mode Store and Forward Reliability GPS reports will be retransmitted if not acknowledged by the server See Appendix E of this user guide for additional detail Options OFF default Reliable Mode Enabled for RAP messages e Simple Reliable Mode e UDP Sequence Mode e TCP Listen Mode e TCP SNF Mode Store and Forward Behavior When PPSNF 1 the type of Store and Forward behavior is defined by e n 0 Normal Data is stored when the AirLink device is out of cellular coverage when the AirLink device is in coverage data is sent to server as soon as possible This is the default form AirLink devices with RAP version 1 3 or lower e n 1 Polled Data is stored and sent only when polled using the Poll command sent by a server e nz2 Grouped Data is stored until the desired minimum number of reports see PPSNFM has been stored The data is then sent to the server in groups with at least the specified number of reports See Append
50. Apply Refresh Cancel O ass OFF mi C RSS Threshold C unselect Reports V Add Email Report Add SMS Report Add Relay Link D Reports for Event 12 PATS E Add SNMP Trap C Add Report 7 C Add Report 8 C Add Report 9 7 Network State OFF v E unsetect Reports v Add Email Report Add SMS Report Add Relay Link O Reports for Event 14 E Add Rap E ads Trap Egas O Add Report 7 C Add Report 8 O Add Report 9 Network Service OFF E Network Service O unseect Reports V Add Email Repot Add SMS Report Add Relay Link O Reports for Event 15 E Add Rap Report O Add SNMP Trap C Add Events O Add Report 7 C Add Report amp O Add Report 9 Figure 15 9 ACEmanager Events Reporting Network 161 ALEOS User Guide Other Event triggers for periodic reports Power and the temperature of the AirLink device VO Admin Events Reporting Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications Last updated time 12 06 201
51. Authentication is equivalent to the authNoPriv setting in SNMPv3 e 2 Authentication is required and messages are encrypted SNMP 3 is required to do authentication SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 authNoPriv transmissions will be silently discarded Authentication and encryption is equivalent to the authPriv setting in SNMPv3 215 ALEOS User Guide User Name and Password The user name is user The user name cannot be changed The AirLink device s password is used as the SNMP password default is 12345 Tip The eight character password requirement for SMNPV3 is not enforced by the PinPoint X Agent to allow the default password to function Your SNMP administrator or MIS may require you to change to a more secure or longer password To change the password in the AirLink device go to Admin and change your ACEmanager password Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial WO Admin Last updated time 11 17 2009 13 09 37 A ir Refresh raon Change ACEmanager Password User Name Old Password New Password Retype New Password Change Password Figure D 1 ACEmanager Change Password menu option For the password you can use numbers letters and or punctuation marks Caution The password is case sensitive drowssaP is not the same as drowssap Trap Destination SNMPTRAPDEST needs to be set with the destination IP and port If either are set to zero or empty SNMP traps are
52. Description Send NMEA GPS strings out serial link Similar to ATGPS except that the PGPS value can be saved to NVRAM so that it will continue to operate after resets e Disabled Send NMEA GPS strings out serial link Send NMEA GPS strings out the USB port Send NMEA GPS strings out both the serial and the USB port Persistent GPS Coverage Allows a PP to be configured to send GPS sentences out of the serial port when the PP loses cellular coverage This feature is configured by 2 fields This command controls the status of the sentences Always sent Sent when out of cellular coverage When set to 1 no reports are saved in SnF Persistent GPS Report Delay PGPSD is a 16 bit value that is the number of seconds to wait when Out of Coverage occurs before switching to sending the messages out the serial port and not into SnF e Any messages put into SnF during this switchover delay period will be sent OTA when coverage is re acquired Note The two persistent GPS report parameters PGPSR and PGPSF will control the report type and frequency of the messages sent out the serial port when out of coverage Persistent GPS Report type Persistent GPS Report type to send via the serial link Persistent GPS Reports Frequency Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Persistent GPS frequency n number of seconds per report Max Value 65535 up to 18 hours 125 ALEOS User Guide 126 20080618 10 Serial C
53. GGA and VTG NMEA reports n 0xE1 GGA VTG and RMC NMEA reports e n OxFO TAIP reports e n 0xFi Compact TAIP data SNF Enable Store and Forward will cause GPS reporis to be stored up if the AirLink device goes out of network coverage Once the vehicle is in coverage the GPS reports will be sent en masse to the server e n 0 Disabled e nz 1 Enabled default Use Device ID in Location Reports Whether or not the AirLink device should include the 64 bit device ID in its GPS reports PPDEVID MUST be 1 if the device uses a Dynamic IP n 0 Disable ID e n 1 Enable display ID SNF Reliable Mode 120 Store and Forward Reliability GPS reports will be retransmitted if not acknowledged by the server See Appendix E of this user guide for additional detail Options e OFF default e Reliable Mode Enabled for RAP messages Simple Reliable Mode e UDP Sequence Mode e TCP Listen Mode e TCP 20080618 GPS Configuration Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Field Description SNF Mode Store and Forward Behavior When PPSNF 1 the type of Store and Forward behavior is defined by n 0 Normal Data is stored when the AirLink device is out of cellular coverage when the AirLink device is in coverage data is sent to server as soon as possible This is the default form AirLink devices with RAP version 1 3 or lower e n 1 Polled Data is stored and sent only when polled using the Poll command sent by
54. GPRS HSPA Network User The login that is used to login to the cellular network when required GPRS ID Uid user id up to 64 bytes HSPA Network Network Password The password that is used to login to the cellular network when GPRS Password required e pw password 30 characters maximum HSPA SIM PIN Enter the SIM PIN GPRS HSPA Current Radio Band reported by the radio module GPRS Module Band HSPA Setting for Desired band to set by ALEOS in the radio module To change the value Apply the GPRS Band hex change and Refresh to see the status of the configuration below Allows you to select GSM bands All 3G only 2 G only 3G all and 2G all HSPA Band Indicator of a pending change for the Setting for Band GPRS configuration 0 never set 1 will be set on reboot 2 set in radio module 3 This value created Status an error response EV DO Dormancy Idle Inactivity timer in seconds Typical network settings cause a link to go dormant after 1X Timer secs 10 to 20 seconds of inactivity no packets transmitted or received This time can be shortened to release the physical RF link sooner when the application only transmits short bursts n 0 Allows the cellular network to determine the inactivity timer n seconds maximum 20 seconds EV DO Mobile IP Mobile IP MIP Preferences On a Mobile IP network a device connects to the 1X network using PPP During the negotiation process the AirLink device is NOT
55. IP Enter 80 as the private port Noga Pon An unsolicited data request coming in to the AirLink device on port 8080 will be forwarded to the LAN connected device 192 168 13 100 at port 80 In addition an unsolicited data request coming in from the internet on port 8081 8082 8083 8084 and 8085 will be forwarded to 81 82 83 84 and 85 respectively Example of configuring the DMZ on an Ethernet connected device 1 Enter 192 168 13 100 for the DMZ IP 2 Select Ethernet as the Default Interface An unsolicited data request coming in to the AirLink device on any port will be forwarded to the LAN connected device 192 168 13 100 at the same port Note The DMZ settings are independent of the number of Port Forward entries and can be used with port forwarding to pass anything not forwarded to specific ports 85 ALEOS User Guide Status WANiCellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WO Admin Last updated time 07 29 2010 16 35 07 Apply Refresh Cancel Port Filtering Inbound Port Filtering Inbound restricts unsolicited access to the AirLink device and all LAN connected devices Port Filtering can be enabled to block ports specified or allow ports specified When enabled all ports not matching the rule will be allowed or blocked depending on the mode Port Filtering can be configured on individual ports or for a port range Click Add More for each port filtering rule you want to add
56. IP Manager Server 1 IP Address IP Manager Server 2 IP Address The IP address or domain name of the dynamic DNS server which is running IP Manager Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 95 ALEOS User Guide Field IP Manager Server Update1 IP Manager Server Update 2 Description How often in minutes you want the address sent to IP Manager If this is set to zero the device will only send an update if the IP address changes example if your AirLink device is reset or is assigned a different IP address IP Manager Server 1 Key IP Manager Server 2 Key 96 User defined password key which is used instead of AirLink secret key when using an IP Manager server other than the one provided by Sierra Wireless Tip Some PPPoE connections can use a Service Name to differentiate PPPoE devices Use the device name to set a Station Name for the PPPoE connection Understanding Domain Names A domain name is a name of a server or device on the Internet which is associated with an IP address Similar to how the street address of your house is one way to contact you and your phone number is another both the IP address and the domain name can be used to contact a server or device on the Internet While contacting you at your house address or with your phone number employ different methods using a domain name instead of the IP address actually uses the same method just a word based name is commonly easier to remember for
57. Menu Report format TLV Binary ASCII XML See Events Protocol appendix A for details The Reports group allows you to configure whose reports are sent and what date they contain The Setup page for Reports configures which types of reports will be available Reports Each report type has its own configuration page If a report type is not set to be allowed its configuration page will be hidden Some reports will be hidden by default 20080618 Standard Events Reporting Last updated tme 12 06 2010 12 54 26 O Recipient E Report Subject C Report Message Additional data to be included in this report O include Standard Reports Data DJ include AVL data DJ include Digital VO Data DD include Analog Data O include Network Data DJ include Data Usage 7 include Device Name data O include Miscesaneous Data HH HH C Report to O Report Message Additional data to be included in this report include Standard Reports Data include AVL data No s O include Digital UO Data No v O include Analog Data No v O include Network Data No v include Data Usage No vw include Device Name data No v 7 Include Miscetaneous Data C Select Data Format Additional data to be included in this report D include Standard Reports Data DD include AVL data D include Digital VO Data O include Analog Data Yes m
58. Periodic Timer 900 GPS Fix 905 Vehicle Speed 904 Change in Vehicle Heading 20080618 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Data Usage SNMP MIB A new section in the Airlink MIB has been added for Data usage This new section has an OID starting with 1 3 6 1 4 1 20542 5 The following are the fields within that section 1 Status 2 Next Month Start 3 Plan Size 4 Current Month Usage 5 Current Week Usage 6 Current Day usage 7 Previous Month Usage 8 Previous Week Usage 9 Previous Day Usage Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 223 ALEOS User Guide 224 Display Responses The string that is displayed for these objects is the same display for the corresponding AT command Object AT Command phoneNumber NETPHONE devicelD DEVICEID electroniclD I3 aleosSWVer 11 aleosHWVer 11 modemSWVer 12 modemHWVer 12 date DATE otaProgrammingEnable OPRG devicePort DPORT netUID NETUID netPW NETPW requestPAP HOSTPAP destinationAddress S53 destinationPort S53 serialPortSettings S23 serialPortFlowControl Q ipAddress NETIP netState NETSTATE netChannel NETCHAN rssi NETRSSI hostMode HOSTMODE powerMode POWERMODE PinPoint line modems only fixObtained PinPoint line modems only satelliteCount PinPoint line modems only latitude PinPoint line modems only longitude PinPoint line modems only ecio ECIO
59. Protocol TKIP and Advanced Encryption Standard AES WPA Passphrase 60 By default this is DeviceWPAPassphrase You can change this to another phrase with alphanumeric characters and symbols when creating a passphrase 20080618 LAN Wi Fi Configuration WPA Enterprise WPA Enterprise adds another layer of security to WPA by requiring clients authenticate with a server before being able to access the network Clients connecting to the MP when WPA Enterprise is enabled will need to have certificates installed from the RADIUS server allowing them access to the network before being allowed to connect Note As with WPA WPA 2 Personal WPA or WPAZ2 is determined by the encryption scheme selected TKIP is WPA AES is WPA2 O Security Encryption type WPA WPA2 Enterprise Y C Wifi Encryption TKP v C Radius Interface Cellular Primary Radius Server IP 0000 C Primary Radius Server Port 0 O Primary Radius Server Secret Secondary Radius Server IP C Secondary Radius Server Port o Secondary Radius Server Secret EJ DHCP O Host wiriip 192 168 17 31 WiFi IP Start 192 168 17 100 E were End 192 168 17 150 WiFi IP Netmask 255 255 255 0 Figure 5 6 ACEmanager Wi Fi WPA WPA 2 Enterprise Field Wi Fi Encryption Description TKIP or AES Defines what encryption scheme to use under WPA Options are Temporal Key Integrity Pro
60. Select Maintain Persistent Connection When checked ACE view will continually check the DUN connection to ensure it is not down If so ACEview will attempt to connect again Tip When using the DUN connection make sure the IP Address is set to the local IP address of the modem 192 168 13 31 by default e Select OK Windows DUN You can directly use the Dial up link for the DUN connection 1 Start the DUN session Start Connect To Prosoft Technology RadioLinx Modem If you named the connection differently use the name of the PPP connection you made earlier Connect Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem IES User name Password Save this user name and password for the following users Me only Anyone who uses this computer Dial 10001 Figure A 31 DUN Connection 198 20080618 Note Generally you will not need to enter a Username or Password If you do need to enter Select Dial to connect to the modem and the cellular network The speed shown in the connection is the speed between the modem and your computer it is not the speed of the modem s connection to Provider or the Internet Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Windows Dial up Networking DUN When you re connected an icon should appear in the system tray showing the connection status i Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem is now connected Speed 115 2 Kbps Figure A 32 Connection indicator Caution F
61. System Properties d Click on the in front of devices The newly installed driver AirLink USB Serial Port should be displayed Tip f the driver is displayed with a and number behind the driver name such as AirLink USB Serial Port 2 it means more than one is installed on your computer most likely for different USB port More than one copy of the driver should not cause any problems since only the connected port and its driver would be active 67 ALEOS User Guide Device Manager File Action View Help 4238 Batteries Computer Se Disk drives 3 Display adapters 2 DVD CD ROM drives amp IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt Keyboards j Mice and other pointing devices E Modems BCM V 92 56K Modem Standard 33600 bps Modem Monitors iB Network adapters PCMCIA adapters Ports COM amp LPT Processors Smart card readers Sound video and game controllers Y System devices 4 oe Figure 5 17 Device Manager Serial To connect to the device using the USB virtual serial most applications or utilities will require you to select or enter the serial COM port number The USB connection will appear as a standard serial port so you will need to determine its number to connect to it The driver installation will automatically assign a port or you can change it if you wish to another unused port a From the Device Manager right click on the driver name and select
62. Time 7200 C Keep Tunnel Alive No wj NAT T Keep Alive Interval Secs 20 E NAT T End Timer Minutes 5 Figure 6 2 ACEmanager VPN VPN 1 Field Description VPN Type Options Tunnel Disabled or IPsec Tunnel default Use this option to enable or disable the VPN tunnel If custom settings are used they will be saved and the tunnel can be disabled and re enabled without needing to reenter any of the settings The IPsec VPN employs the IKE Internet Key Exchange protocol to set up a Security Association SA between the ALEOS device and a Cisco or Cisco compatible enterprise VPN server IPsec consists of two phases to setup an SA between peer VPNs Phase 1 creates a secure channel between the ALEOS device VPN and the enterprise VPN thereby enabling IKE exchanges Phase 2 sets up the IPsec SA that is used to securely transmit enterprise data For a successful configuration all settings for the VPN tunnel must be identical between the ALEOS device VPN and the enterprise VPN server VPN Status Disabled Not Connected or Connected This indicates the current status of the VPN connection Use this as part of troubleshooting a VPN connection Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 ALEOS User Guide Field VPN Gateway Address Description The IP address of the server that this client connects to This IP address must be open to connections from the AirLink device Pre shared Key 1 Pre shared K
63. a digital input that can be configured for use as a digital output the pulse count will also reflect output changes ANALOGIN Query individual analog inputs The analog inputs report the voltage in volts e n 1 4 Input number Transformed Transformed Analog is derived from your coefficient and raw analog Analog For example if your Analog In1 is 2 and Coefficient is 4 with an Offset setting of 2 definition as below the Transformed Analog will be 10 Relay Output Set or query the relay outputs e n 1 2 Input number s OPEN or CLOSED 150 20080618 Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications VO Admin I O Configuration Configuration To enhance the usability of the I O Configuration allows you to set an initial value for the output relays and a coefficient offset and unit label for the analog in Last updated time 07 29 2010 16 47 23 Apply Refresh Cancel Current State Relay 1 iniiai Seting lor Hi Configuration Relay 2 Initial Setting OFF Coefficient for Analog 1 1 00 Offset for Analog 1 0 00 C Units for Analog 1 Coefficient for Analog 2 1 O Z Offset for Analog 2 0 00 Units for Analog 2 Coefficient for Analog 3 100 Offset for Analog 3 0 00 Units for Analog 3 7 Coefficient for Analog 4 1 00 Offset for Analog 4 0 00 Units for Analog 4
64. a server e n 2 Grouped Data is stored until the desired minimum number of reports see PPSNFM has been stored The data is then sent to the server in groups with at least the specified number of reports See Appendix E of this user guide for additional detail SNF Minimum Store and Forward Minimum Reports Specifies the minimum number of reports that must Reports be stored before they are forwarded to the server The data is then sent to the server in packets that contain at least this number of reports e n 0 255 Default O SNF Simple Reliable Maximum number retries when in Simple Reliable Mode Max Retries A n 0 Disabled e n 1 255 retries Default 10 121 ALEOS User Guide Misc Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 07 29 2010 16 44 11 Expand All Apply Refresh Cancel Server 1 E J General Server 2 AT Minimum Report Time secs ID Server 3 AT Enable input event reports or im Server 4 AT Odometer Enable Disabled Misc E AT Odometer Value meters 0 Local Streaming 741 TAIP ID L E AT Send SnF Buffer immediately on input Disable vw AT Report inputs on RAP Disable Maximum Speed Event Report KPH 0 s Send Stationary Vehicle Event in Seconds 0 5 E Advanced mr a AT GPS Datum Mode WGS84 vw AT TCP
65. allows both ends of the communication channel to confirm that the original data sent has been received as transmitted without being tampered with in transit This is achieved by using authentication algorithms and their outputs Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 75 ALEOS User Guide Global Settings The ALEOS device supports Global Settings with one encrypted tunnel and one open tunnel Global Settings VPNs should be setup with care as a Global Settings configuration with both an enterprise VPN and access to the public Internet can inadvertently expose company resources Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications UO Admin Last updated time 07 29 2010 16 31 12 Apply Refresh Cancel Es Incoming Out of Band Blocked VPN 4 zi Outgoing Management Out of Band Allowed VPN 2 Blocked al Outgoing Host Out of Band Blocked we VPN S NAT T Enable Disabled v VPN 4 VPN 5 Log Figure 6 1 ACEmanager VPN Global settings Field Description Incoming out of Band Disabled or Enabled Disables or Enables port forwarding rules Outgoing Management Outgoing ALEOS out of band can be blocked or allowed Out of Band Outgoing Host Out of Outgoing Host out of band can be blocked or allowed Band NAT T NAT T Enable is disabled by default 76 20080618 VPN Configuration VPN 1 to 5 Each of the VPN tunnels 1 to 5 c
66. be sent to the redundant server This can allow the data to be used by two or more different applications The redundant servers can be running the same or different application than the primary and failover servers The messages to the redundant server are independent of the primary failover server settings or state You can set one or both redundant servers The messages are sent independently to either or both Note Messages will be sent regardless if the server is available or not and do not use any reliable mode format Receipt of a message is not acknowledged nor is any message resent Currently redundant servers cannot use TCP Store and Forward Store and Forward will store reports when the primary Reports Server is unavailable and forwards them when the server is available again Store and Forward can also groupmultiple reports in to a single message rather than individually The Report Server could be unavailable because the AirLink device leaves coverage has very low signal an RSSI of 105 or lower or the server is unreachable regardless will store reports in memory When the AirLink device is able to reach the server again it will forward the reports The AirLink device can also store messages and send them to the server in a packet or only when the messages are requested rather than individually to conserve bandwidth 20080618 Report Configuration Reliability Modes Reliability Modes provide methods for th
67. but with the addition of the country code In this example the country code ca is for Canada Tip A URL Universal Resource Locator is different from a domain name in that it also indicates information on the protocol used by a web browser to contact that address such ashttp www sierrawireless com www sierrawireless com is a fully qualified domain name but the http the protocol identifier is what makes the whole thing a URL Dynamic Names wnen an IP address is not expected to change the DNS server can indicate to all queries that the address can be cached and not looked up for a long period of time Dynamic DNS servers conversely have a short caching period for the domain information to prevent other Internet sites or queries from using the old information Since the IP address of a device with a dynamic account can change frequently if the old information was used such as with a DNS server which indicates the address can be cached for a long period of time when the IP address changed the domain would no longer point to the new and correct IP address of the device If your AirLink device is configured for Dynamic IP when it first connects to the Internet it sends a IP change notification to IP Manager IP Manager will acknowledge the change and update the Dynamic DNS server The new IP address will then be the address for your device s configured name Once your device s IP address has been updated in IP Manager it can be
68. contacted via name If the IP address is needed you can use the domain name to determine the IP address Note The fully qualified domain name of your AirLink device will be a subdomain of the domain used by the IP Manager server 97 ALEOS User Guide SMS Field SMS ALEOS has the ability to e Receive commands via SMS message e Provide information e Perform an action e Actas an SMS gateway for hosts connected to its local interfaces Warning To use SMS with your AirLink device you will need an account with SMS enabled and your carrier cannot block SMS for data accounts Note The ability to send or receive SMS requires specific security settings Command Parser The ALEOS command parser SMS feature allows some remote management of the AirLink device with SMS messaging SMS allows users to control e Current status e Reset AirLink device e Control up to two relays at a device at I O When an SMS command is received from a pre defined Trusted phone number the AirLink device performs the action requested and sends a response back to that same phone number Note All responses start with reply from device name status 98 None Raven line pinpoint line or MP line Network IP Network Status technology type RSSS original PinPoint MP adds Lat Latitude Long Longitude Time hh mm ss 20080618 Services Configuration Status SMS Ga
69. device AT Telnet SSH Port Timeout Minutes Telnet port inactivity time out in minutes By default this value is set to close the AT telnet connection if no data is received for 2 minutes Telnet SSH Echo Enable or disable toggle AT command echo mode Telnet SSH Echo Mode This is a negotiation protocol Options e No echo Neither local nor telnet echo Remote echo Tells telnet remote echo Note This field is not available for SSH Make SSH Keys Allows you to establish SSH keys SSH Status Provides status of the SSH initialized connection Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Note When you are connected to SSH locally you cannot have OTA SSH connected 105 ALEOS User Guide Status Last updated time 04 05 2011 10 44 50 Email SMTP For some functions the device needs to be able to send email Since it does not have an embedded email server you must specify the email setting for the device to use WAN Cellular LAH VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Apply Refresh Cancel AMS ACEmanager Low Power Dynamic DNS SMS Telnet SSH Time SHTP Passive FTP Logging Management SHMP OA Server IP Address O AT From email address T User Name optional T Password optional T Message Subject Figure 8 9 ACEmanager Services Email SMTP Field Server IP Address D
70. dial up device on your computer Select the devices to use in this connection L1 E Modem BCM V 32 55K Modem COM3 Modem Standard 0 bps Modem COM Figure A 16 New Connection Select Modem m Type in a name for the connection e g Sierra Wireless AirLink Modem n Select Next Type the name of your ISP in the following box ISP Name Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem The name you type here will be the name of the connection you are creating Figure A 17 New Connection Connection Name Tip The name provided here will not effect the connection in any way It is only a label for the icon It can be the name of your wireless service provider Provider your modem AirLink device or any other designation for the connection o Type in 10001 as the phone number for the modem to dial p Select Next Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 191 ALEOS User Guide 192 Type the phone number below Phone number 10001 You might need to include a 1 or the area code or both If you are not sure you need the extra numbers dial the phone number on your telephone If you hear a modem sound the number dialed is correct Figure A 18 New Connection Phone Number q Optional If you have multiple users configured for your computer you may be prompted for Connection Availability If you select My use only the account currently logged on will be the only one able to use this DUN connec
71. disabled Note Traps are sent out according to the SNMP security level i e if the security level is 2 traps will be authenticated and encrypted Currently the only trap supported is LinkUp Community String The community string can be configured using SNMPCOMMUNITY The default is public 216 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP MIB Definition Sample AIRLINK MIB DEFINITIONS BEGIN IMPORTS ObjectName FROM SNMPv2 SMI MODULE COMPLI ANCE FROM SNMPv2 CONF org OBJECT IDENTIFIER iso 3 dod OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER org 6 internet OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER dod 1 private OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER internet 4 enterprises OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER private 1 airlink OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER enterprises 20542 general OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER airlink 1 common OBJECT IDENTIFIER airlink 2 status OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER airlink 3 gps OBJECT IDENTIFIER airlink 4 GENERAL phoneNumber OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString SIZE 10 MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n general 1 devicel D OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n general 2 electronic D OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n general 3 modemType OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n general 4 aleosSWVer OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MA
72. disassembles the packet before transmitting the RTU ID and serial data to the remote unit The remote units operate in normal UDP mode and their data is sent to the host via the remote AirLink device and host AirLink device 20080618 Configuring Modbus BSAP Configuring the AirLink device at the Polling Host for Modbus on UDP This section covers a Polling Host with standard Modbus variations may need additional AT commands Configure the Listening Device Ports In ACEmanager select Port Configuration in the side menu The destination port for the modem at the host needs to match the device port DPORT in use on all the modems at the remote sites For example if the remote modem s device port DPORT is 12345 then the Modbus host modem s S53 destination port should be set to 12345 Take note of or set the Device Port setting in DPORT to configure the destination port on the remote modems In ACEmanager select UDP in the side menu Select the appropriate MD mode from the drop down menu e MD13 Modbus ASCII e MD23 Modbus RTU Binary e MD33 BSAP e MD63 Variable Modbus individual parameters are set up manually modem i e remote1 remote2 etc When you configure Dynamic DNS for the host modem make note of your modem name and domain setting in ACEmanager in the menu selection Dynamic IP to be used with the remote modems With names instead of IP addresses for the Address List the host modem will
73. displays in ACEmanager is applicable across all o iii Sierra Wireless AirLink devices Mi Local Streaming GPS This group includes commands specific to GPS features and the AirLink device The AirLink device is equipped with a Global Positioning System receiver GPS to ascertain its position and track the movements of a vehicle or other devices which move The AirLink device relays the information of its location as well as other data for use with tracking applications Tracking Applications used with Sierra Wireless PinPoint line devices include Air Trak e Track Your Truck e Track Star e DeLorme Street Atlas USA e Microsoft Streets and Trips e CompassCom e Zoll Data Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 113 ALEOS User Guide 114 GPS Overview The Global Positioning System GPS is a satellite navigation system used for determining a location and providing a highly accurate time reference almost anywhere on Earth The US military refers to GPS as Navigation Signal Timing and Ranging Global Positioning System NAVSTAR GPS GPS consists of a constellation of at least 24 satellites in 6 orbital planes Each satellite circles the Earth twice every day at an altitude of 20 200 kilometers 12 600 miles Each satellite is equipped with an atomic clock and constantly broadcasts the time according to its own clock along with administrative information including the orbital elements of its motion as determined by ground ba
74. doesn t require you to sign in Figure C 6 New Connection Connect using broadband k Type in a name for the connection such as Sierra Wireless AirLink Modem l Select Next Type the name of your ISP in the following bos ISP Name Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem The name you type here will be the name of the connection you are creating Figure C 7 New Connection Connection Name Tip The name provided here will not effect the connection in any way It is only a label for the icon It can be the name of your wireless service provider Provider your modem AirLink device or any other designation for the connection m Optional If you have multiple users configured for your computer you may be prompted for Connection Availability If you select My use only the account currently logged on will be the only one able to use this connection n Enter the user name and password you configured for HOSTUID and HOSTPW above Tip f you want to allow others to use the same login for the modem select Use this account name and password Select Next to continue o Select Next Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 209 ALEOS User Guide Type an ISP account name and password then write down this information and store itin a safe place If you have forgotten an existing account name or password contact your ISP User name Same HOSTUID as configured earlier Password Same HOSTPW as configured earlier Conf
75. enterprises 20542 3 9 0 STRING 10 0 enterprises 20542 3 10 0 STRING AT amp T 310410 enterprises 20542 3 11 0 STRING HSPA enterprises 20542 3 12 0 INTEGER 151 enterprises 20542 3 13 0 STRING 14 94 enterprises 20542 3 14 0 INTEGER 34 down to here x x 221 ALEOS User Guide 222 enterprises 20542 4 1 0 INTEGER O enterprises 20542 4 2 0 INTEGER O enterprises 20542 4 3 0 INTEGER O enterprises 20542 4 4 0 INTEGER O enterprises 20542 4 4 0 No more variables left in this MIB View It is past th e end of the MIB tree cil usn bin gt END Data Usage SNMP Traps SNMP traps can be generated by Events Reporting The trap can be associated with an Event on the Event subtab The contents of the trap are dependent on the type of Event which generates the trap Traps are generated by events reporting The trap OID is 1 3 6 1 4 1 20542 7 lt MSCI gt 0 The trap will also contain the data associated with the event The data OID is 1 3 6 1 4 1 20542 8 lt MSCI gt 0 In Both cases lt MSCI gt is the MSCI ID of the Event The MSCI ID s of the data usage events are 6571 Data Usage Status 6561 Data Usage for the Current Month 6558 Data Usage for the Current Week 6555 Data Usage for the Current Day 6573 Data Usage Month Change 1171 Data Change 6575 Data Usage Week Change Other event MSCI ID s are 851 Digital Input 1 852 Digital Input 2 855 Analog Input 1 261 RSSI 270
76. ern mr TT 115 Before You Configure GPS 0000 ee 116 A E TT 116 Server 2 to Server 4 o ooccocoococ cce 119 MIS ust SE Sa se ng E OE OR Ue LS Pd 122 Loca ivi je PE PPP ee ni ene RR EE eee 124 Serial Configuration eiii rra rara AAA 127 Port Configuration eee ro concen dtd an SR SR ec AI e Rx Exe di we 127 Haven Line Devices af ed orani EORR one ee d DAR a DR S RR A 131 MODBUS Address List eure pum EE RARE ee LEGAL Ene 136 Application Configuration lllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeen 137 Galmi 522 4 sas pad gas dieses UT IR IET 137 Data Usage TTE 139 Report Configuration x saxum nhan ac dono om ORE RR Ud e 143 Ri ceea dus dead m ea nd ru aod a Dee c 143 cc qa A E E A EAEEREN 144 Redundant Server ius sos eai RE GE RS e en HRS dd 146 Store and A de qiu pde Ue dq Spisu s 146 Reliability Modes cece 12d sas Ee RI Ee SES n CR 147 VO Configuration vs irradia 149 CANTEM Ste sam pan a tae ne coke lcd Tene cee aes 150 enel Ic PT 151 PLS COIE s se s oriana d a a a o ri a ld ed E 152 Transformed Analog iuam d sen Sadhu e ced ROT e de ens 152 10 20080616 Contents ln PTT aaa dada aid edad mens nda 153 Change Password sccacenesetsnadeshueteotebe ns carre e 153 Advanced MTM 154 Standard Events Reporting Lleesseeeeleeess 155 Event TIDOOE 5s me aet nera SER DETES RU SEE TREES eS aS 156 Event Configuration Types slllsesssllleslnn 156 Enable Events Reporting l
77. forwarding rules Non Friends Port Non Friends port forwarding is like an allow rule for any of the forwarded ports If it is Forwarding enabled the port forwarding rules apply to all incoming packets If it is disabled only Friends List IPs get through Trusted IP Each entry can be configured to allow a single IP address for example 64 100 100 2 or the IP addresses from a complete subnet such as 64 100 10 255 allowing all IP addresses from 64 100 10 0 to 64 100 10 255 Range Start Range End 88 Specify the IP address range that is allowed access for example 64 100 10 2 to start and 64 100 10 15 to end would allow 64 100 10 5 but would not allow 64 100 10 16 Trusted IPs Outbound Trusted IPs Outbound restricts LAN access to the external network i e the Internet When enabled only packets with the destination IP addresses matching those in the list of trusted hosts will be routed from the LAN to the external location Note Outbound restrictions do not apply to responses to inbound data requests To restrict inbound access you need to set the applicable inbound filter 20080618 Security Configuration Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated tme 07 29 2010 16 37 32 Apply Refresh Cancel
78. hank awe 24 Telnet Mode duo cue e cet iu Br o Q8 NUNG GA RE OR 3 0 eee 24 Applying Templates 00 eee 25 View SIallis sxs ku Redes ER eReE dada a E E ad 29 ag AA a CR DERA a ind Ga O 29 WAN COMA 2 ux n ur na DC TE CR GR UR e E n ed 31 AN reas caesa ers ate aa a e Rud GA SACHE ONE UO es RE ES 1f e T 33 Wake on LAN Support 00 000 cece eee 35 VPE cro a QUE Pp CU ee ah a ee we 36 SECUN eos a ados moe oe r TERRE 37 o ned E E e R EEE RT 38 GPS ato ua isa ceded a a Ee r E DE 39 zi a n TC Ec MW 40 Applications v suu xcu a EUR RE Rande ig eae ees a 41 ABDOU a a das a i a sapete mde eua ae Roa RU D AS La i 41 Rev 3 0A Apr 11 7 Contents WAN Cellular Configuration 00 0c eee ees 43 SIMBIN Sosa eet ARE aa be Sook RI EA Le a eee kee 49 RECO AING s usas eee oe Cas oa Seta ee ede ce ERR SERE CRUS E eee 50 Data Usage Using Keep Alive 0 00 50 REINO PT aeta aara canes E Ea aa hen E ie wees 51 LAN WEFi Configuration sussa ara a eee ad 53 Public and Private Mode iu ce semeia ue we Rides EH eed s 53 Addressing a Sea ees des Soe eee ae ie oe eee Gee urne edite 54 Internal DHCP Server uds ee e isos 55 Address Assignment in Public Mode o o 55 Host Port Routing 2 6 cede dde tom mts on 9n edo dus Dose eb ol o dedo ic d 56 IIiB U P 57 WiFi Configuration averias ace REIHE IRE RC caeco eit pene 57 ODEN pih EUROPE 58 Shared WEP 294 49 dass eeik aa a a ada 59 WPA WPA2 Personal s 2
79. hex 00 Network Ready Band configuration Status 0 EH Figure 4 3 ACEmanager WAN Cellular SIM PIN To change the SIM PIN number 1 Enter the SIM Pin number and retype it 2 Click on Save 49 ALEOS User Guide 50 Keep Alive Keep Alive is used to test the connection to the cellular network by pinging an IP address after a specified period of inactivity Keep Alive is only recommended for users who have a remote terminated device that infrequently communicates to the network or if you have experienced issues over time where the device can no longer be reached remotely When Keep Alive pings the IP address an acknowledgement indicates there is an active connection to the network If the AirLink device does not receive a response from the IP address it will make additional attempts according to a backoff algorithm before determining the Internet connection is not functioning properly If it determines the connection is not functioning the device will then attempt to reconnect to the carrier to reestablish IP connectivity Data Usage Using Keep Alive Keep Alive is an optional feature If you frequently pass data with your device you most likely do not need to have Keep Alive enabled When using Keep Alive be aware that a ping moves approximately 66 bytes of data over the network and is billable by the carrier The following IPPING settings will incur approximate monthly data usage in addition to any other data usage
80. hexadecimal format The passphrase is simply used as an easy way for you to create a hex key You can configure your own hex key rather than generating one with a passphrase by selecting the Custom Key option from the drop down menu Make sure your hex key only includes 10 or 26 valid hex digits created through pairs of characters of 0 9 and or a f with each pair separated by a colon For example 80 3a c9 95 b8 Note The WEP hex key is created from the WEP Passphrase and Key Length on system startup If you configure a WEP Passphrase reboot the device and then note the generated WEP hex key to use for Wi Fi connections 59 ALEOS User Guide Field Wi Fi Encryption WPA WPA2 Personal Wi Fi Protected Access WPA and WPA2 requiring a pre shared passphrase be known before being able to connect to a network WPA WPA2 Personal authenticates the passphrase directly in the device Note WPA or WPA2 is determined by the encryption scheme selected TKIP is WPA AES is WPA2 O Security Encryption type WPA WPA2 Personal E WPAWPA2 Personal O wifi Encryption TKIP v WPA Passphrase EJ DHCP C Host wire 192 168 17 31 E WiiiP Start 192 168 17 100 C weir End 192 168 17 150 WiFi IP Netmask 255 255 255 0 Figure 5 5 ACEmanager Wi Fi WPA WPA2 Personal Description TKIP or AES Defines what encryption scheme to use under WPA Options are Temporal Key Integrity
81. indicates the strength of the cellular signal The higher the number the better the signal strength The exact numbers vary between cellular carriers but numbers in the range of 40dBm to 70dBm usually mean that the AirLink device is in an excellent coverage area RSSls lower than 107dBm indicate a very poor signal and most over the air OTA services will be non functional Depending on your device type an RSSI of 110dBM or 125dBm indicates a complete loss of signal and no OTA functions will be available Network Operator Indicates the network the device is currently on Network Service Type The type of service being used by the device for example EV DO Rev A or HSPA ALEOS Software Version Software version of the ALEOS build currently installed in the device Channel The current active CDMA GSM channel number WAN Cellular Number of bytes sent to the network since system startup Bytes Sent WAN Cellular Number of bytes received from the network since system startup Bytes Rcvd Device Name Name of the device which can be configured as part of the Dynamic DNS settings of the IP Manager found on the Dynamic DNS subtab of the Services tab 30 20080618 View Status WAN Cellular The WAN Cellular sub tab indicates specific status information about the cellular connection including IP address and how much data has been used The features displayed on the sub tab depend on the devi
82. install Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware Figure 5 10 Hardware Wizard Install location After you select the location the installation should begin If you get a message asking if you want to continue the installation click Continue Anyway E AirLink USB Ethemet RNDIS Figure 5 11 Hardware Wizard Installing c Click Finish to complete the installation The driver should be enabled without any need to reboot your computer Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for EB AirLink USB Ethemet RNDIS Figure 5 12 Hardware Wizard Finish 20080618 Rev3 0A Apr 11 LAN Wi Fi Configuration Virtual Ethernet The USB Ethernet connection will show up in your Network Connections as a Local Area Connection Tip f you also have an Ethernet card on the computer or have installed the USB Ethernet to more than one USB port on your computer the USB Ethernet may show up with a number Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help O 3 a d pa Search Folders iss Address e Network Connections E LAN or High Speed Internet Network Tasks Local Area Connection Create a new Connected connection 2 T a AirLink USB Ethernet RNDIS Change Windows Firewall settings See Also dy Network Troubleshooter Other Pla
83. of devices connected using serial or virtual serial Once the driver is installed you can use the USB port just like a standard serial port 69 ALEOS User Guide Global DNS When the cellular network grants the IP address to the device it includes the IP addresses to its DNS servers Global DNS allows you to override the carrier s DNS settings for all connected devices This is useful when the connected devices need to use a private network Note If there are no alternate DNS defined the default is the cellular network DNS sever LAN WiFi Status WAN Cellular VPN Security Services GPS Applications WVO Admin Last updated time 12 03 2010 14 29 39 Apply Refresh Cancel d dcr Addressing c CIAT DNS Updates Disable Host Port Routing AT Primary DNS 66 174 92 14 WiFi AT Secondary DNS 69 78 96 14 USB AT Alternate Primary DNS 0 0 0 0 Giobatous 000 Alternate Secondary DNS 0 0 0 0 e PPPOE Alternate DNS Port 0 On Demand Ping Field DNS Updates Figure 5 21 ACEmanager LAN Wi Fi Global DNS Description Disabled or Enabled By default this is set to Disabled Primary DNS Primary carrier DNS IP Address Secondary DNS Secondary carrier DNS IP Address Alternate Primary DNS Alternate primary DNS address This is optional If the primary DNS is unavailable this DNS address will be used Alternate Secondary DNS Alternate secondar
84. of the interface adapter on a computer or other device Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 89 ALEOS User Guide 90 20080618 8 Services Configuration AMS AirLink Management System Low Power Dynamic DNS SMS Telnet SSH Email SMTP Management SNMP Time SNTP Passive FTP The Services tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable across all Sierra Wireless AirLink devices The Services sections allow the configuration of external services that extend the functionality of the AirLink device AMS AirLink Management System Logging Status WAll Cellular LAH VPN Security m GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 04 05 2011 10 38 37 Apply Refresh Cancel AirLink Management Services Disabled v f CEminener AMS Server URL hitp na m2mop net de Low Power Heartbeat Interval Minutes 15 Dynamic DUS Account Name 3 SMS Identity mg Telnet SSH Status Not Enabled Email SMTP Management SHMP Time SHTP Passive FTP Logging Figure 8 1 ACEmanager Services AMS Field Description AirLink Enable for ACEmanager to run in Management e Tethered Host only Services e Tethered Host and OTA e All Rev 3 0A Apr 11 AMS Server URL This is the AMS server URL address 91 ALEOS User Guide Field Description Heartbeat The default is 15 minutes This field determines how often the AirLink dev
85. port and its driver would be active E Device Manager File Action View Help Display adapters J DVD CD ROM drives 3 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt Keyboards i Mice and other pointing devices PCMCIA adapters Ports COM amp LPT iff Processors i E Smart card readers Sound video and game controllers tl 3 System devices Figure 5 15 Device Manager Ethernet Once the driver is installed you can use the USB port just like a standard Ethernet port 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 LAN Wi Fi Configuration Virtual Serial You can verify the installation by looking in the Device Manager a Click on Start gt Control Panel b Double click on the System icon c Select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button System Properties IE System Restore te Automatic Updates Remote General Computer Name Hardware Advanced Device Manager The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device Drivers Ey Driver Signing lets you make sure that installed drivers are compatible with Windows Windows Update lets you set up how Windows connects to Windows Update for drivers Driver Signing n Windows Update Hardware Profiles E Hardware profiles provide a way for you to set up and store different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles Figure 5 16
86. port in either mode By default the port is set to work as a virtual Ethernet port Note It is recommended that you use a USB 2 0 cable with your AirLink device and connect directly to your computer for best throughput To change the USB port to allow virtual serial port communication in ACEmanager in the LAN USB group choose USB Serial as the USB Device Mode To disable the USB port select Disabled from the same menu Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi Last updated time 07 28 2010 16 29 41 VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WO Admin Apply Refresh Cancel Addressing 4T USB Device Mode Host Port Routing Device USB IP O Host USB IP AT USB Serial Echo USB Serai iv 192 168 14 31 Enabled v 192 168 14 100 Figure 5 7 ACEmanager LAN Wi Fi USB Note There are USB net and USB serial drivers available for Windows XP and Windows 7 32 bit with a separate pair of drivers for Windows 7 64 bit 20080618 Field USB Device Mode LAN Wi Fi Configuration The change to the USB mode is immediate and generally does not require a reboot Description USBDEVICE n This parameter alters the default startup data mode for the USB port Options USB Serial Default USBNET and Disabled Device USB IP The USB net IP address of the Product Name By default this is set to 192 168 14 31 Host USB I
87. set IPPINGADDR Set the IP address or valid internet domain name for the device to ping to keep itself alive online IPPING must to be set to a value other than 0 to enable pinging e Gd d d IP address e name domain name IPPINGFORCE Force Keep Alive Ping will trigger the Keep Alive Ping at the configured interval even if valid packets have been received TPPORT Sets or queries the port used for the AT Telnet server If O is specified the AT Telnet server will be disabled The default value is 2332 e n 0Q Disabled e n 1 65535 Many networks have the ports below 1024 blocked It is recommended to use a higher numbered port TELNETTIMEOUT Telnet port inactivity time out By default this value is set to close the AT telnet connection if no data is received for 2 minutes n minutes SNTP Enables daily SNTP update of the system time e n 0 Off e n 1 On SNTPADDR SNTP Server IP address or fully qualified domain name to use if SNTP 1 If blank time nist gov is used e d d d d IP address e name domain name NETWDOG Network connection watchdog The number of minutes to wait for a network connection If no connection is established within the set number of minutes the device resets n 0 Disabled e minutes Default 120 min MSCIUPADDR Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Device Status Update Address where Name Port is the domain name and port of the m
88. that other computers can connect to il Figure A 13 New Connection Type f Select Set up my connection manually g Select Next How do vou want to connect to the Internet Choose from a list of Internet service providers ISPs Set up my connection manually For a dial up connection you will need your account name password and a phone number for your ISP For a broadband account you won t need a phone number O Use the CD I got from an ISP Figure A 14 New Connection How do you want to connect h Select Connect using a dial up modem i Select Next 190 20080618 Windows Dial up Networking DUN 2 Connect using a dial up modem This type of connection uses a modem and a regular or ISDN phone line O Connect using a broadband connection that requires a user name and password This is a high speed connection using either a DSL or cable modem Your ISP may refer to this type of connection as PPPoE O Connect using a broadband connection that is always on This is a high speed connection using either a cable modem DSL or LAN connection It is always active and doesn t require you to sign in Figure A 15 New Connection Connect using j Optional If you have multiple modems installed on your computer you may be prompted to select the modem to be used If you only have one modem installed this option will be omitted k Check Standard 33600 bps Modem l Select Next You have more than one
89. the connected device s since last reset Enable for Host IP Packets Receive MSCI The number of IP packets received from the network between the AirLink device and the connected device s since last reset Device Name Group These elements in the device Name group are general identifiers for the AirLink device and its cellular account Enable for Device ID The device ID of the AirLink device This should be enabled for a cellular account with a dynamic IP address Enable for Phone Number The phone number of the AirLink device Enable for device Name The device Name of the AirLink device Enable for device ID The ESN or EID IMEI of the AirLink device Enable for MAC Address The MAC Address of the Ethernet port of the AirLink device Enable for SIM ID The SIM ID of the AirLink device Enable for IMSI The IMSI of the SIM installed in the AirLink device Enable for GPRS Operator The operator of the SIM installed in the AirLink device 173 ALEOS User Guide 174 Miscellaneous Misc Data Group Miscellaneous Data includes temperature rates and other information that does not fit in the other categories Enable for Power In The voltage level of the power coming in to the AirLink device at the time of the report Enable for Board Temperature The temperature of the internal hardware of the AirLink device at the time of the report Enable for Host Comm State The signal level between the AirLink device a
90. to add a shortcut for this DUN connection to your desktop check Add a shortcut v Select Finish to exit the Network Connection Wizard New Connection Wizard 2 Completing the New Connection Wizard You have successfully completed the steps needed to create the following connection Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem Share with all users of this computer Use the same user name amp password for everyone The connection will be saved in the Network Connections folder C Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop To create the connection and close this wizard click Finish Figure A 21 New Connection Finish 2 Configure the DUN connection After you complete the New Connection Wizard there are a few more things you will want to configure in the connection a Select Properties Connect Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem User name Password Save this user name and password for the following users Me only Anyone who uses this computer Figure A 22 DUN Connection 193 ALEOS User Guide b Uncheck Use dialing rules c Check Show icon when connected d Select Configure which is located below the Connect using line t Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem Properties PIR E General Options Security Networking Advanced Connect using v All devices call the same numbers Phone number rea code Phone number wo intriregian cod
91. using either AT IPMANAGER 1 or AT IPMANAGER2 Updates to a server can be disabled by setting that entry to nothing for example AT IPMANAGER 1 e n 1 First IP Manager server n 2 Second IP Manager server IPMGRUPDATE1 IPMGRUPDATE2 Sets the number of minutes to periodically send an IP update notification to the corresponding server This will occur even if the IP address of the MP device doesn t change IPMGRUPDATE 1 is used to set the refresh rate to IPMANAGER1 while IPMGRUPDATE2 is used with IPMANAGER2 If the value is set to 0 then periodic updates will not be issued i e IP change notifications will only be sent when the IP actually changes n 1 First IP Manager server e n 2 Second IP Manager server m 0 5 255 Number of minutes to send an update Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 253 ALEOS User Guide Table F 12 Common Dynamic IP Command Description IPMGRKEY1 Sets the 128 bit key to use to authenticate the IP update notifications If the key s value is all zeros a default key will be used If all the bytes in the key IPMGRKEY2 are set to FF then no key will be used i e the IP change notifications will not be authenticated AT IPMGRKEY1 is used to set the key to use with AT IPMANAGER1 while AT IPMGRKEY2 is used to the key with AT IPMANAGER2 e n 1 First IP Manager server n 2 Second IP Manager server key 128 bit key in hexadecimal 32 hex characters PPP E
92. 0 05 231 SNF Simple Reliable Maximum Entries PPMAXRETRIES 231 Sending Reports Based on an Interval 231 Flush on Event sore sido dp E SE ed E none DESA a OE RE A 232 Rev 3 0A Apr 11 ALEOS User Guide RAP COnlOBEallofi reu do ars nin rox bone dE ER EN RR RR RR 232 RAP Reports Over The Air Remote 020000 eee eee 232 RAP Reports over a Local Connection 0000 ee0e 233 Configuring Additional RAP Features 00 000 eee eee 233 DEVE os ca cane adie ieee Eus eH pora od ARRIERE Ru ERE dod 233 Odometer Data in Reports liliis 233 I O Event Hepofis come siria ae RR RAE 234 COM 1000 Support separa dia d Es 234 NMEA Configuration aa t sa kou ii rl 235 Messages Over The Air Remote lllsslllsssn 235 Esel RENE TET TIT ETT TET TO ELTE TT 235 Streaming Messages Local 000 eee eee 236 Persistent Streaming oooccooocccconn nao 236 TAIP Emulation Configuration llle 237 DP eme tede ee ON O 237 TAIP Command Emulation 12x zo RE EE EXER vira kx OR 237 Supported TAIP Commands 0000 eee eee eee 237 Messages Over the Air Remote 000 cece eee ee eee 238 Local CODlB CON sas perdia PER daa DA Ree ees at 238 Sending Unsolicited TAIP Messages over the Local Connection 239 Streaming Messages Local 0 00 eee eee 239 Persistent Streaming aa 24 55 x CAR ee aede be a cae wes 239 Al
93. 0 12 53 35 Expand All Apply Jl Refresh Cancel A H Periodic Reports H Inputs Digital and Analog Feriodic Reports OFF vi Data Usage P Seconds per Report D AVL Unselect Reports Network V Add Email Report 7 Add SMS Report Add Relay Link Reports for Event 13 iu dec Add Rap Report Add SNMP Trap pasta pa Protocol Configure Reports 3 Epp Add Report 7 Add Report amp Add Report 9 Reports L El Powerin o ae Groups ERN DD Power in fF MW Power in Threshold o Unselect Reports V Add Email Report Add SMS Report Add Relay Link Reports for Event 17 Add Events rt Add SNMP Tr Add Rap Repo rap Protocol Add Report 7 Add Report 8 Add Report 9 Fl Board Temperature Board Temperature OFF Temperature Threshold D Unselect Reports Y Add Email Report Add SMS Report Add Relay Link Reports for Event 18 Add Events T Add Rap Report AddSNMPTrap toco Add Report 7 Add Report 8 Add Report 9 Figure 15 10 ACEmanager Events Reporting Other Table 15 1 Summary of Events Event Name Event Type Threshold or State Change Options Digital Inputs Switch Closed Switch Opened On Any Change Digital Input State Change Pulse Accumulator Threshold Crossing AVL GPS Fix Fix Lost Fix Obtained Any Fix Change State Change Vehicle Speed Threshold Crossing Vehicle Speed KM h Heading Change Threshold Crossing Heading Change degrees Engi
94. 04 20080618 Services Configuration Telnet SSH The device can be connected to using the Telnet protocol In a telnet session with the device you can send AT commands A secure mechanism to connect remote clients is a requirement for many users Secure Shell SSH ensures confidentiality of the information and makes communication less susceptible to snooping and man in the middle attacks SSH also provides for mutual authentication of the data connection Status WAICellular LAH VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 04 05 2011 10 44 50 Apply Refresh Cancel AMS T AT Server Mode Telnet ACEmanager pe AT AT Telnet SSH Port 2332 Low Po E AT AT TelnetiSSH Port Timeout Minutes 2 Cidia AT Telnet SSH Echo OFF vj ec AT Telnet SSH Echo Mode NoEcho Y Email SMTP SSH Status SSH INITIALIZED Connection IDLE Management SHMP Time SHTP Passive FTP Logging Figure 8 8 ACEmanager Services Telnet Field AT Server Mode Description Select either Telnet or SSH mode Default Telnet AT Telnet SSH Port Sets or queries the port used for the AT Telnet SSH server If O is specified the AT Telnet server will be disabled Default 2332 Tip As many networks have the ports below 1024 blocked it is recommended to use a higher numbered port After configuring SSH apply and rest your
95. 100 Server Port Port where GPS reports are sent e n 1 65535 Minimum Report Time secs Report Time Interval n seconds 1 65535 Note Your cellular carrier may impose a minimum transmit time Caution A report time of less than 30 seconds can possibly keep an RF link up continu ously This could eventually cause the device to overheat and shutdown An RF resource may continue be tied up to transfer small amounts of data Generally the RF channel will be released and go dormant in 10 20 seconds of no data sent or received SNF Enable Store and Forward will cause GPS reports to be stored up if the device goes out of network coverage Once the vehicle is in coverage the reports will be sent en masse to the server n 0 Disabled e n 1 Enabled default Use IMEI for Device ID in Location Reports 144 Enabling this will force the use of the IMEI in the Device ID instead of the phone number 20080618 Field Use Device ID in Location Reporis Description Whether or not the device should include the 64 bit device ID in its reports The Device ID MUST be enabled if the device uses a Dynamic IP n 0 Disable ID n 1 Enable display ID Report Configuration SNF Reliable Mode Store and Forward Reliability Reports will be retransmitted if not acknowledged by the server n 0 Disabled n 1 Reliable mode enabled for RAP messages n 2 Simple reliable mode SNF Mode
96. 2010 14 27 08 Apply Refresh Cancel Log Leve Simple Y Commectto Tunnel 1 v Apply Policy Last updated time 05 07 2010 14 30 34 Auto Refresh v Figure 6 4 ACEmanager VPN Log 81 ALEOS User Guide 82 20080618 7 Security Configuration Port Forwarding P igi rii The Security tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable across ort Filtering all Sierra Wireless AirLink devices Inbound Port Filtering The security tab covers firewall type functions how data is routed or Outbound restricted from one side of the Device to the other from computers or devices connected to the Device LAN and from computers or Trusted IPs devices contacting it from a remote source WAN These features Inbound are set as rules Trusted IPs Outbound l MAC Filterin g Tip For additional security it is recommended you change the default password for ACEmanager Refer to the Admin chapter Solicited vs Unsolicited How the device responds to data being routed from one network connection to the other depends on the origin of the data Ifa computer on the LAN initiates a contact to a WAN location such as a LAN connected computer accessing an Internet web site the response to that contact would be solicited f however a remote computer initiates the contact such as a computer on the Internet accessing a camera conn
97. 3 0 A Apr 11 Standard Events Reporting C Enable for Network State Include in report C Enable for Network Channel Include in report v C Enable for RSSI Include in report v C Enable for Network Sevice Include in report O Enable for Network IP Include in report EEE C Enable for Network Error Rate Include in report v O Enable for Bytes Sent Include in report C Enable for Bytes Recieved Include in report O Enable for Host Bytes Sent Include in report Enable for Host Bytes Recieved Include in report Enable for IP Packets Sent Include in report w Enable for IP Packets Recieved Include in report Enable for Host IP Packets Sent Include in report v 7 Enable for Host IP Packets Recieved Include in report v H Modem Mame 0000000000000 O Enable for Device ID Include in report O Enable for Phone Number Include in report C Enable for Modem Name Include in report v C Enable for Modem ID Include in report C Enable for MAC Address Include in report C Enable for SIM iD Include in report O Enable for MSI Include in report C Enable for GPRS Operator Include in report H Mise Data OO C Enable for Power In Include in report C Enable for Board Temperature Include in report v O Enable
98. 358 pei edi e Re CR de Red c 60 WPA EnletptiSBa uut von hi ER RE DE DE EE Ta RO Pe seed caw e 61 55 rasa ee Tr 62 E at a A A UR DSI CA RI O mA 62 Installing the USB Drivers 122 sces b RRRERRIDRE ee de x wee eee 63 Virtual Ethernet T ICT GD eee Seer a ae 65 Virtual Serial sas neve dust cvededeeneebouedme te Ada pad ce 67 Global DNS a sie ede reo AR CR ee ee 70 PPPOE shes oversee ee REE eure eae ee ides 71 Configure the AirLink Device to Support PPPoE 73 Optional Configure Device Name 2000000 eee 73 On Demand PINO e diria SER ao Por Rie E lor Dome E 74 VPN COMNQUIAIION aci 2a ae dC ce dic ead daa aa 75 IPSEC Sate ekeosaasee pene ce heeaksacas 75 Global Settings ie ede tas DAVE da wake hg DES anu E d ER Rot 76 VEN A10 Sada ara dada 77 GRE cieo O O RN 80 o pP 81 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 8 Contents Security Configuration sssies sur RR eee REA RARE AG GR RR 83 Solicited vs Unsolicited anu x mar eed REG das Ep Rx Ri Re 83 Port Forwarding and DMZ ua acp RR eiie te DUR O ce keer Rd e 1e 84 Fort Filtering Inbound euadere rox e e Erde ERR HR eta 86 Port Filtering Outbound wu accuse rh eh eee IC eee VOR Ec un qe c 87 Trusted IPs Inbound uus uisu rera Lj reca Cn cn ea 87 Trusted IPs Outbound uos bubble d rece oen ife e beer prar ade 88 MAC EMO o Los e recreo ve Se She iE PEDE d acad basas 89 Services Configuration e ci ira a hanna saidas eR RE m REOR 91 AMS AirLink Manage
99. 50 Apply Refresh Cancel AMS T Enable time update ACEmanager AT SNTP Server Address Low Power Dynamic DIS SMS Telnet SSH Email SMTP Management SHMP Passive FTP Logging Figure 8 11 ACEmanager Services Time SNTP Field Description Enable Time Update Enables daily SNTP update of the system time e Disabled Default Enabled SNTP Server Address The SNTP Server IP address or fully qualified domain name to use if SNTP 1 If blank time nist gov is used e d d d d IP address e name domain name 108 20080618 Field Enable Time Update Services Configuration Time SNTP The device can be configured to synchronize it s internal clock with a time server on the Internet using the Simple Network Time Protocol Status WAN Cellular LAN VPN Security Services GPS Events Reporting Serial vo Admin Last updated time 07 12 2010 14 30 18 i f ACEnet AT SNTP Server Address pool ntp org ACEmanager Low Power Dynamic DNS SMS Telnet Email SMTP Management SNMP Figure 8 12 ACEmanager Services Time SNTP Description Enables daily SNTP update of the system time n 0 Off e n 1 On SNTP Server Address Rev 3 0A Apr 11 SNTP Server IP address or fully qualified domain name to use if SNTP 1 If blank time nist gov is used e d d d d IP address e
100. A Apr 11 Global Positioning System GPS RAP Reports over a Local Connection Local reporis are sent to the local IP address of the computer or device connected directly to a port on the AirLink device The reports are sent using PPP or SLIP for serial or USB virtual serial To configure the modem to send reports to the local IP address you will need to set 3 commands S53 in the GPS group and PPLATS and PPLATSR in the PinPoint group a Setthe S53 port to the local port to which you want the reports sent The local IP address will automatically be used b Setthe Local Report Type using PPLATSR to your preferred RAP report type 11 GPS Global Positioning System data 12 GPS Date GPS data with the UTC time and date 13 GPS Date RF GPS data with the UTC time and date and Radio Frequency information from the antenna c Set Local Reporting Time Interval using PPLATS to the number of seconds you want as an interval between reports being sent Tip f PPLATS is set to 0 reports will only be sent if a poll command is issued by the local client Configuring Additional RAP Features RAP allows additional information to be sent with the reports to enable a richer tracking feature set Device ID By enabling PPDEVID a device ID of the AirLink device is sent as part of the RAP message to make identification easier in a network or fleet of vehicles equipped with PinPoint line devices With PPDEVID enabled the Air
101. A Apr 11 29 ALEOS User Guide I Status WAll Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services Last updated time 04 27 2011 09 07 50 GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Apply Refresh Cancel jor Homes AT Phone Number WAll Cellular AT IP Address AT Network State AT RSSI dBm AT Network Operator AT Network Service Type AT ALEOS Software Version AT ECHO dB AT Channel WAN Cellular Bytes Sent WAN Cellular Bytes Revd AT Device Name LAN WiFi ven Security Services GPS Serial 5106735137 75208141 149 Network Ready 89 Verizon 1X EV DO Rev A MP 5974 0 9 004 Apr 21 2011 55 1175 304911 74734 billybob About Applications Figure 3 1 ACEmanager Status Home Phone Number The phone number is part of the carrier account Depending on the ALEOS device type the phone number will either be programmed into the device or from the SIM card used with the device IP Address The current IP address of the device reported by the internal module and is generally obtained from your carrier This is the address you use to contact the ALEOS device from the Internet if you have a mobile terminated or Internet accessible account Network State Current state of the cellular radio and the connection with the cellular network RSSI dBm This is the current RSSI Receive Signal Strength Indicator of the ALEOS device as a negative dBm value and
102. A sequence number is prepended to the report packet in a range of 0c30 to Ox7f inclusive The sequence number is ASCII readable allowing test tools to acknowledge the packets The acknowledgement message is the ASCII string SEQACK followed by the sequence number The sequence number is not stored and will be reinitialized to OX30 when the AirLink device is reset or power cycled If a message packet is not acknowl edged within the specified number of retries the packet and its contents will be dropped TCP Sequence Reliable The same as UDP Sequence Reliable but using TCP instead of UDP e TCP Listen Reliable TCP Listen reliable is same as TCP Sequence Reliable except the Reports Server must initiate the connection before the AirLink device will send reports This allows servers to by pass some firewalls Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 147 ALEOS User Guide 148 20080618 13 1 0 Configuration Current State Configuration The I O tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable across all Sierra Wireless AirLink devices which feature I O ports This group includes configuration commands for the digital and analog inputs and relay and digital outputs as applicable to a specific device Some of the values shown as a part of this group are not changeable but reflect the current status Only those devices with available inputs and outputs will display this group Please refer to the Hardware Users Guide in the Inputs Relay Outputs an
103. Apr 11 Global Positioning System GPS NMEA Configuration Messages Over The Air Remote To configure the AirLink device to send NMEA reports to a remote server you will need to set 3 commands PPIP PPPORT and PPGPSR a Set PPIP and PPPORT to the IP address and port of the server to which you want the reports sent b Setthe GPS Report Type PPGPSR to your preferred NMEA sentence format E0 NMEA GGA and VTG sentences E1 NMEA GGA RMC and VTG sentences Local Host Local reports are sent to the local IP address of the computer or device connected to the serial port or USB port of the AirLink device using PPP To configure the modem to send to the local IP you will need to set 3 commands S53 PPLATS and PPLATSR a Setthe port S53 to the local port to which you want the reports sent The local IP address will automatically be used S53 in ACEmanager is part of the GPS group b Setthe Local Report Type PPLATSR to your preferred NMEA sentence format E0 NMEA GGA and VTG sentences E1 NMEA GGA RMC and VTG sentences c Set Local Reporting Time Interval using PPLATS to the number of seconds you want as an interval between reports being sent 235 ALEOS User Guide 236 Streaming Messages Local The AirLink device can be configured to send standard NMEA messages sentences in ASCII over the serial port and or USB port without a PPP connection to the local computer Send the com
104. C Use dialing rules Dialing Rules v Show icon in notification area when connected Figure A 23 DUN Properties Select 115200 as the Maximum speed Check Enable hardware flow control Do not check any other option Select OK 20 729 Modem Configuration E Standard 33600 bps Modem COM Maximum speed best ME Modem protocol Hardware features v Enable hardware flow control Enable modem error control C Enable modem compression C Show terminal window C Enable modem speaker Figure A 24 Modem Configuration 194 20080618 Windows Dial up Networking DUN i Back at the main properties screen select the Networking tab t Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem Properties AE General Options Security Networking Advanced Type of dial up server am calling E Windows 95 98 NT4 2000 Internet This connection uses the following items m2 Intemet Protocol TCP41P E 4 QoS Packet Scheduler ja a File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks H E Client for Microsoft Networks Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Figure A 25 Networking Select Settings k Remove the checks from all three PPP settings l Select OK PPP Settings O Enable LCP extensions _ Enable software compression C Negotiate mult
105. Clock Synchronization Every hour the AirLink devicet will sync the internal Real Time Clock RTC with the Universal Time Coordinated UTC received from the GPS satellites Many tracking applications will translate the time reported by the AirLink device as part of the GPS message to the appropriate local time zone using the UTC offset i e California is UTC 8 and New York is UTC 5 Tip ACEmanager displays the current time UTC set in the AirLink device and does not translate it to the local time zone If the AirLink device is in California and it is 8 a m the modem s time will be shown as 4 p m since UTC is 8 hours ahead of Pacific time UTC 8 Rev 3 0A Apr 11 227 ALEOS User Guide 228 Configuring the Datum You can change the Datum used by your AirLink device by configuring PPGPSDATUM Match the Datum to the Datum used by your tracking application Over The Air Remote Host To set the AirLink device to report to an external or remote host configure PPIP ATS Server IP and PPPORT Server Port PPIP will work with any remote host Local Host To set the AirLink device to report to a local host one directly connected to the serial port configure the port to be used with S53 Destination Port The local IP address will automatically be used for local reports S53 in ACEmanager is part of the GPS group If you need to send reports to additional local ports you can specify other ports with PPLATSEXTRA
106. Configuring Reports cu ede de do p aee 180 ll A DLE 180 Windows Dial up Networking DUN 200 eee eee eee 183 Installing a Device Driver for an AirLink Device 184 Creating a Dial Up Networking PPP Connection 188 Connecting to the Internet Using DUN 2 000 197 Dem Au a ae o hash dd Se Se o e a teh ese a AR 197 Windows DUN tana ores bois ayaa es E Sagat eee 198 Configuring Modbus BSAP 000 0c cece eee eee 201 Modbus Overview desire dl oo e ek Our 201 A TEMPI 201 Remote Terminal Unit RTU 0 2000 0055 201 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SCADA 202 Programmable Logic Controller PLC o o oooo 202 Modbus TOP IP 2 se se de ioa ek Pda de e te Ro tana an lago 202 Raven Modbus on UDP 000 00 eee eee 202 Configuring the AirLink device at the Polling Host for Modbus on UDP 203 Configure the Listening Device PortS oooooooooo 203 Configuring the Remote AirLink Devices for Modbus with UDP 204 PPP Over Ethernet PPPoE 00 0c eee eee eee eee eee 207 Configuring a PPPoE Connection in Windows 207 Connecting to the Internet with PPPOE o oooooooo 213 12 20080616 Contents SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol 215 Management Information Base MIB llslsssusss 215 SNMP Traps RM ad ad sd Sd
107. DP auto answer mode 83 Set or query UDP auto answer idle time out If no data is sent or received before the time out occurs the current UDP session will be terminated While a session is active packets from other IP addresses will be discarded unless UALL is set n 0 No idle time out Default e n 1 255 Time out in seconds UDPLAST If enabled sets S53 to the last accepted IP address through UDP auto answer This can be used in conjunction with MDS so that when there is no UDP session new ethernet host data will cause a connection to be restored to the last IP accepted through UDP auto answer n 0 Does not change S53 setting Default e n 1 Set S53 to the last accepted IP AIP Allow IP address n 0 Allow only the IP address specified in S53 to connect when UDP auto answer is enabled 882 2 e n 1 Allow any incoming IP address to connect when UDP auto answer is enabled 882 2 Always subject to any Friends filters that may be defined 20080618 Table F 10 Common UDP Command Description UALL Accepts UDP packets from any IP address when a UDP session is active If there is no UDP session active an incoming UDP packet will be treated according to the UDP auto answer and AIP settings n 0 No effect Default n 1 Accept UDP data from all IP addresses when in a UDP session HOR Half Open Response In UDP auto answer half open mode n 0 No response codes when UDP session is initiated
108. Echo On With more than one connection types serial and Telnet and USB Serial the echo command is set differently on each interface Data Forwarding Timeout Data forwarding idle time out If set to 0 a forwarding time out of 10ms is used Used in UDP or TCP PAD mode e tenths of a second Data Forwarding PAD data forwarding character ASCII code of character that will cause data to be Character forwarded Used in UDP or TCP PAD mode No forwarding character Device Port Default Destination Port to send TCP UDP communications to Destination Port Default Destination Port to send TCP UDP communications to Destination Address IP address to send TCP UDP communication to Default Dial Code Default Dial Data Mode Assert DSR Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Assert DSR always when the device is in a data mode UDP TCP etc or when the device is in network coverage 129 ALEOS User Guide Table 10 1 Serial Port Field Description Assert DCD Assert DCD always or when the device is in a data mode UDP TCP etc or when the device is in network coverage Enable CTS Assert CTS when there is network coverage DTR Mode Use DTR from serial device or ignore DTR Same as S211 Quiet Mode Disable or enable display of device responses AT Verbose Mode Configure AT command responses Call Progress Result When enabled adds 19200 to CONNECT messages Mode Convert 12 digit Conv
109. Enable for Latitude The latitude reported by the GPS Enable for Longitude The longitude reported by the GPS Enable for Satellite Count The number of satellites the GPS is able to see Enable for Vehicle Speed The speed of the vehicle reported by GPS Enable for Engine Hours The number of hours the engine has been on based on either Power In or Ignition Sense Enable for Odometer The number of miles reported by GPS Enable for TAIP ID The TAIP ID for the PinPoint X configured in the PinPoint group Digital l O Group The Digital I O group includes the status both the digital inputs and the relay outputs as well as the pulse count on the digital inputs Enable for Digital Input 1 2 3 or 4 The status of the specific digital input Enable for Digital Output 1 or 2 The status of the specific relay output Enable for Pulse Accumulator 1 2 3 or 4 The pulse count of the specific digital input Analog Input Group The Analog Input group includes the raw input data and the transformed input data based on the configuration settings of the I O group Enable for Analog Input 1 2 3 or 4 The status of the specific analog input Enable for Scaled Analog 1 2 3 or 4 The scaled analog input Network Data Group The Network Data in this group relates to the cellular network and the connection state of the AirLink device Enable for Network State The network state fo
110. Events Reporting Expand All 1 Apply O Digital input 1 OFF E O unsetect Reports V Add Email Report C Add Rap Report E Add Report 7 O Add SNMP Trap E Add Report 8 C Add SMS Report C Add Relay Link O Add Events Protocol E Add Report 9 C Digital input 2 OFF Ra DI Unselect Reports C Reports for Event 2 EI Add Rap Report C Add Report 7 v Add Emai Report Add SMS Report O Add SNMP Trap E Add Report 8 E Add Relay Link C Add Events Protocol E Add Reports E Digital input 3 OFF DI unseect Reports C Reports for Event 3 Finn E Add Report 7 V Add emai Report 7 Add SMS Report O Add SNMP Trap E Add Report 8 DJ Add Relay Link O Add Events Protocol E Add Reports 7 Digital input 4 OFF v DI unsetect Reports V Add Emai Report Add SMS Report Add Relay Link O Reports for Event 4 Fri ria epa JF Ana Si ME trop tates is O Add Report 7 E Add Report 8 C Add Report 9 Figure 15 2 ACEmanager Events Reporting Events Digital Inputs 157 ALEOS User Guide Event triggers for the analog inputs and scaled or transformed values g or FF Analog 1 Trireehold ae DD unselect Reports V Add emai Report E Add SMS Report AE O Reports fo
111. Foran additional SMS report you would specify the phone number in the Report To field and fill in the Report Message e Foran additional Relay report you would specify the relay value by number in the Report To field 1 Relay 1 2 Relay 1 Inverted 3 Relay 2 4 Relay 2 Inverted e Foran additional Events Protocol report you would use the Report To field to indicate the protocol by number to be used 1 Type Length Value 2 Binary 3 ASCII 4 XML Groups The data in the device has been put in groups of similar data For each report you can specify which groups to included The groups are e Standard AVL e Digital I O e Analog Input e Network Data e Network Traffic e Device Name e Misc Data 20080618 Standard Events Reporting For each group you can enable individual fields The complete list of fields is given in Appendix Note Each data item included in a report will add to the size of the report Disabling data not required will allow the report to be more compact By default all data is included IF 1 WAN Cellular LANMiFi oven Security Services GPS serial vo Admin events Reporting Last updated time 09 29 2009 17 07 30 Expand AI Apply Refre Enable for Device D Include in report E Enable for Network IP Include in report 4 Enable for Time Include in report A A SEE SP SSS Enable for Satelite Fix Inc
112. GPS Port 3494 AT Add GPS Time and Lat Long FALSE a Extra inputs for COM1000 Disable Figure 9 3 ACEmanager GPS Misc Table 6 2 GPS Misc Field Description Minimum Report Time Specifies the minimum time in seconds between partial packets being sent secs Enable input event Enable sending input changes as events different report types reports n 0 Disable e n 1 Enable Odometer Enable Enable odometer reporting e n 0 Disabled default nz 1 Enabled Odometer Value The current odometer value of the AirLink device The value is in meters Maximum value is meters approximately 4 3 billion meters 2 5 million miles 1 mile is approximately 1600 meters n meters TAIP ID Sets queries the TAIP ID This ID is returned in TAIP reports if it has been negotiated with the TAIP client This value is only used in conjunction with TAIP emulation mode PPGPSR FO nnnn TAIP ID 4 characters Send SnF Buffer Flushes store and forward buffer when an input event DTR RTS occurs immediately on input 4 0 Disable e n 1 Enable 122 20080618 Table 6 2 GPS Misc Field Report inputs on RAP GPS Configuration Description Enable input reporting n 0 Disabled nz1 Enabled Maximum Speed Event Report KPH Specifies the speed which will trigger the Maximum Seed Event Report in kilometers per hour Send Stationary Veh
113. GommManGs error pac e RUE ad Ra Rr ORNA E EORR Eder RR RR oe an 241 AT Command Set Summary occocccccco 241 Reference Tables uses sn ae E ameeeteeetewend aaa dace aewads 241 OS prac ave E DOS wae cea wane Ge DR Be he a Sa eh okie 242 IC ee eee a ee eee a A ee ee eee 242 GPRS IDO Mcr 243 CDMA MMO sas parda CU NS eS DS bd as 244 CPU SATUS MMC P 244 14 20080616 Contents COMMON de e e tale E Sa SA goth sit eo RS M RA Dg 245 MISC odeur uu EE mE PEE Dd TUM n EUM I d A 245 USB NCMO We RO NC OPER DO RE rs 246 DONA es oro ada attuare rm poc LIA Acre Ea ni Seer E 246 A rU NR ENS TER O TI ee 249 UDP Tcr 250 Bir PEE MEME 252 Dyriamle ds ode rated pras as SEN ebd Ede 253 PPP EIDBIDOE 2254 3 shat eet ttt eeu eae cue e As ELEME as band 254 Pass IT ue ARO CINE DES ADI es da dd a a uud arte ada 255 SMIRE epe PEPPER A E e a E EE 256 er onam a ENG O 257 EG ROC ses SAC eter n ie iue Qu stas oun uet oe et eed 259 Firewall scort SEI ASS AE ENS S oar EAE PR 260 LOGGING NR EATER RCE RE Din pee DLE 261 aps debuerit ute tx sunt tua o oly ade Cx be pite pap a 262 Mr p dr RE do Doe 264 Seal EOD receta umi ubi ebat cds Me Bee a e eC ar 266 WAN sie dcs S Bate da Da debo Me ede Mei audet op te uec ene Med deed 267 GIA sed rs Apa nete DE Eu AM t dre cM MIU TE 268 Orasa M 270 SIS cac E TE a do O fr esto a TR a odeurs etas 271 Rev 3 0A Apr 11 ALEOS
114. HSS Sets the home agent shared secret key 1X Not all carriers support this feature EV DO MASS Sets the AAA shared secret key 1X Not all carriers support this feature HSPA Network Network connection watchdog The number of minutes to wait for a network GPRS Watch Dog connection If no connection is established within the set number of minutes the device resets e Disabled minute Default 120 min 47 ALEOS User Guide Carrier Field Description Type HSPA Define PDP Easy entry ofthe APN If left blank the device will attempt to use the default GPRS context subscriber value as defined by the account apn access point name 1 and IP are required and not variable Quotes need to be placed around the APN Tip When NETAPN has been configured CGDONT will be pre populated in ACEmanager HSPA Set Carrier Manually specify an operator Refer also to NETOP GPRS operator e mode 0 Automatic any affiliated carrier default Selection e mode 1 Manual use only the operator oper specified e mode 4 Manual Automatic if manual selection fails goes to automatic mode e format 0 Alphanumeric name G3x10 must use this format format 2 Numeric oper name HSPA Always on This setting enables the Connect on Demand feature It is not available for all GPRS Connection ALEOS device types Always on Connection is normally disabled The only time a data session is allowed is when the customer devic
115. Link device uses the value configured for NETPHONE for the device ID If NETPHONE is empty the ESN of the modem is used Tip f the AirLink device is using a dynamic IP PPDEVID needs to be enabled Odometer Data in Reports When the odometer report is enabled the AirLink device will calculate distance between reports based on GPS data The modem s odometer calculations can be included in the RAP message PPODOM enables the odometer reporting e PPODOMYVAL is the current odometer reading in the AirLink device You can set this to a number to offset the odometer calculation such as one time manual synchronization of the AirLink device odometer with the current vehicle odometer 233 ALEOS User Guide 234 Note The odometer calculations of the AirLink device may not match the odometer in the vehicle itself The AirLink device odometer is not connected to the vehicle s it is entirely based on calculations of GPS readings I O Event Reports You can configure the AirLink device to send reports to the AVL Host based on the state of the digital inputs analogue inputs and relay outputs Tip Setting up the I O port hardware is covered in the Inputs Relay Outputs and Power Status chapter Enable PPINPUTEVT to have events sent to the Host server COM 1000 Support Support for a COM1000 is enable with the command PPCOM 1000 1 or PPREPORTINPUTS 1 Once enabled ALEOS will receive the reports from a properly conf
116. Modbus was originally designed to be used in a radio environment where packets are broadcast from a central station also called master or host to a group of remote units Each remote unit Remote Terminal Unit RTU has a hexidecimal identification number ID The first part of the broadcast packet contains an RTU ID which corresponds to the ID of one of the remote units The Modbus host looks for the ID and sends to only the unit with the matching ID The RTU would then reply back to the central station The RTU connects to physical equipment such as switches pumps and other devices and monitors and controls these devices The RTU can be part of a network set up for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition 201 ALEOS User Guide 202 Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SCADA describes solutions across a large variety of industries and is used in industrial and engineering applications to monitor and control distributed systems from a master location SCADA encompasses multiple RTUs a central control room with a host computer or network and some sort of communication infrastructure SCADA allows for supervisory control of remote devices as well as acquiring data from the remote locations Programmable Logic Controllers allow for a higher degree of automated SCADA Programmable Logic Controller PLC A Programmable Logic Controller PLC is a small industrial computer w
117. No E No E No Mj include Network Data No v Now No ie No ij O include Data Usage O include Device Name data O include Miscellaneous Data O Protocol for Report 7 E resort E dl E rs E Reet tess E Additional data to be included in this report include Standard Reports Data No v include AVL data No v include Digital vo Data No wj include Analog Data No v include Network Data No v include Data Usage No w include Device Name data No wj include Miscetaneous Data No v Figure 15 11 ACEmanager Events Reporting Configure Reports Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 165 ALEOS User Guide H Report 8 E Protocol for Report 8 Hide from view v O Report to E Report Subject O Report Message Additional data to be included in this report O Include Standard Reports Data Yes v O include AVL data No v include Digital VO Data No Y O include Analog Data No im C include Network Data No iv E include Data Usage No O include Device Name data No D include Miscellaneous Data No E Report 9 O Protocol for Report 9 Hide from view we O Report to C Report Subject C Report Message Additional data to be included in this report include Standard Reports Data Yes w z lt O include AVL data E include Digital VO Data DD Include Analog Data O incl
118. Note Selecting the encryption type will enable additional configuration option 20080618 Field Key Length LAN Wi Fi Configuration Shared WEP WEP Wireless Encryption Protocol is the least secure but most supported encryption method Security Encryption type Shared WEP v WEP Key length 64 bit key generated from passphrase vw WEP Passphrase WEP Hex Key I DHCP Host WiFi IP 21681731 WiFi IP Start 15236817100 WFi iP End 192168 17150 WiFi IP Netmask 255 255 255 0 Figure 5 4 ACEmanager Wi Fi Shared WEP Description WEP is available with shorter 64 bit keys or longer 128 bit keys While 128 bit encryption provides a higher level of security some computers and Wi Fi clients only support 64 bit encryption Use a key length compatible with all of the wireless clients on your network Options 64 bit 128 bit Custom WEP Passphrase The default passphrase is MPWEP Enter your own private WEP passphrase to generate a hex hexadecimal key Treat the passphrase like a password and select one that is difficult for others to guess After you enter a new passphrase click the Apply button to make the change effective WEP Hex Key Rev 3 0A Apr 11 When logging into Wi Fi from your computer enter the WEP hex key not the passphrase Most WEP connections only use the
119. P The IP address of the computer or device connected to the USB port USB Serial Echo Note The directions in this section are for Windows XP Installing the arivers under Windows 7 takes a few extra steps Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Toggle AT command echo mode when the USB is configured for virtual serial Options Enabled Default and Disabled Note USB Serial works with Linx CDC ACM driver Installing the USB Drivers Virtual Ethernet is the default setting for the USB port If you want to install the virtual serial port change the Device Mode to USB Serial When you connect the AirLink device for the first time to a USB port on your computer Windows should detect a new device and prompt you to install the driver Note Windows will see each port type as a different USB device and will see every port on your computer separately If you change the port type on the AirLink device or connect to a different USB port on your computer or hub Windows will see it as a new device Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission Read our privacy policy Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device No not this time Click Next to continue
120. PN Security Services Report WO Admin Last updated time 07 09 2009 16 41 20 Apply Refresh Cancel change Fate 7 Date and Time 02 01 2000 00 59 34 Lege eid Radio Module Internal Temperature 0 Events Reporting Number of System Resets VE DDD DE o o o Figure 14 2 ACEmanager Admin Default Field Description Date and Time Sets and queries the internal clock Either the date and time can be specified or simply one of the two can be specified in which case the unspecified value will remain unchanged The date and time are always specified 24 hour notation e mm dd yyyy date in month day year notation hh mm ss time in 24 hour notation The time noted by this setting will be changed by the GPS or SNTP as applicable Enable Over the Air Enables disables over the air firmware upgrading of the AirLink device When Sierra Programming Wireless releases a new version of ALEOS you can upgrade your remote devices with Over the Air Programming OPRG enabled e Disables Enables Enable Event Select one of the options below Reporting Disabled e Standard ER Data Usage ER Click on Apply after selecting your option Status Update Device Status Update Address where Name Port is the domain name and port of the Address machine where the device status updates will be sent The status parameters are sent in an XML format e name domain name e port port Stat
121. PS Description 0 No Fix 1 GPS Fix 2 WAAS Satellite Count Shows how many satellites the GPS receiver can detect Latitude Displays the latitude of the GPS receiver The Map link next to the displayed latitude opens that position in Google Maps either in a new browser or a new browser tab Longitude Displays the longitude of the GPS receiver Heading The direction in which the AirLink device is moving No configuration is needed for Heading or Speed they are calculated automatically Speed TAIP data Vertical Soeed Engine Hours Rev 3 0A Apr 11 Measure of how many hours the engine is on 39 ALEOS User Guide Serial Note The Serial tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable to all Sierra Wireless AirLink devices except Raven XE Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 04 22 2011 12 07 07 Apply Refresh Cancel llame AT Serial Port Mode Normal AT command WAN Cellular AT TCP Auto Answer OFF LANNWiFi AT UDP Auto Answer Disable VPH Serial IP Packets Sent 2124443 Serial IP Packets Received o Security Services GPS Applications About Figure 3 10 ACEmanager Status Serial Field Description Serial Port Mode Default power up mode for the serial port When the ALEOS device is power cycled the serial port enters the mode specified by this com
122. STATUS current n gps 4 c usr bin gt snmpwalk Os c public v 1 192 168 75 31 1 sysDescr 0 STRING PinPoint X HSUPA sysObjectl D 0 OID enterprises 20542 9 17 sysUpTimel nstance Timeticks 0 0 00 00 00 enterprises 20542 1 1 0 enterprises 20542 1 2 0 STRING 0x01011A50FD74A5F1 enterprises 20542 1 3 0 STRING 354220010245369 enterprises 20542 1 4 0 STRING PinPoint X HSUPA enterprises 20542 1 5 0 STRING H4323 4 0 x 005 Oct 7 2009 enterprises 20542 1 6 0 STRING 09110004000300000000000000000000 enterprises 20542 1 7 0 STRING F1 O O 12AP C WS FW F1 0 O 12AP MSM7200R3 SR C AMSS 2008 01 01 14 18 44 enterprises 20542 1 8 0 STRING MC8781 enterprises 20542 2 1 0 STRING 10 07 2009 20 55 33 enterprises 20542 2 2 0 INTEGER O enterprises 20542 2 3 0 INTEGER 12345 enterprises 20542 2 4 0 enterprises 20542 2 5 0 enterprises 20542 2 6 0 INTEGER 1 enterprises 20542 2 7 0 enterprises 20542 2 8 0 INTEGER O enterprises 20542 2 9 0 STRING 115200 8N1 enterprises 20542 2 10 0 INTEGER 2 enterprises 20542 3 1 0 I pAddress 0 0 0 0 enterprises 20542 3 2 0 STRING Connecting To Network enterprises 20542 3 3 0 INTEGER O enterprises 20542 3 4 0 INTEGER 90 enterprises 20542 3 5 0 INTEGER 7708 enterprises 20542 3 6 0 INTEGER O enterprises 20542 3 7 0 STRING AT enterprises 20542 3 8 0 STRING INITIAL EEK new x xx xx x gt x
123. Select Properties Connect Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem E User name Password C Save this user name and password for the following users Me who uses this computer 10001 Figure C 10 PPPoE Connection b Optional On the General tab if you gave the modem a name with MODEMNAME above you can type in that name as the Service Name Sierra Wireless AirLink Modem PPPOE Prop lea General Options Security Networking Advanced Service name Same as MODEMNAME configured earlier Figure C 11 PPPoE Connection Service Name c Select Networking 211 ALEOS User Guide d Select Settings Genesi Opine Sec Neva avances Type of broadband connection to make Pomt Protocol over Ethemet PPPoE Point to Settings This connection uses the fallowing items tg Intemet Protocol TCPZIP QoS Packet Scheduler o E File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Ei 15 Client for Microsoft Networks Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Figure C 12 PPPoE Networking e Remove the checks from all three PPP settings f Select OK PPP Settings C Enable LCP extensions C Enable software compression C Negotiate multi link for single link connections Figure C
124. Sending Unsolicited TAIP Messages over the Local Connection Standard TAIP requires a request before GPS reports are sent The AirLink device however can be configured to allow TAIP formatted messages to be sent over any UDP Port without request commands This is useful for those applications which can listen for TAIP messages but cannot send UDP request packets a Setthe S53 port to 1000 The local IP address will automatically be used b Set PPLATSR Local Report Type to FO or F1 C Set PPLATS Local Reporting Time Interval to 5 to send reports every 5 seconds can be adjusted as circumstances warrant Streaming Messages Local The Product Name can be configured to send standard TAIP messages sentences in ASCII over the serial port and or USB port without a PPP connection to the local computer Send the command ATGPS to the serial port ATGPS2 to the USB port or ATGPS3 for both to begin the TAIP stream The example below shows the stream in HyperTerminal connecting directly to a Product Name via the comport and or USB port To stop the stream with either terminal connection use the command ATGPSO this can be entered even while data is streaming Persistent Streaming To have persistent streaming allowing you to stream the data even after the modem is reset configure PGPS and set PGPSR for TAIP PGPS 0 Disable TAIP streaming 1 Stream the TAIP strings out the serial port only 2 Stream the TAIP str
125. UK 447786111717 Remove leading O and add country code See User Guide for additional formats Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Figure 8 5 ACEmanager Services SMS SMS Receive ALEOS CMD Parser 99 ALEOS User Guide status WANCeluar LAN I vem security Services GPS ill Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 04 05 2011 10 47 27 Expand All Apply Refresh Cancel IP 192 168 13 31 17342 ACK C UDP Message Body Format ASCII Hex v HIBMS Securty ae C Non Trusted Read Security No Access 7 Non Trusted Write Security NoAccess wj C Trusted end Securty Alon Accers Y C Trusted Write Security Last Incoming Phone Number Last Incoming Message Trusted Phone Numbers must have all numbers that appear in Last Incoming Phone Number Example 1 US 14085551212 including leading 1 and area code Example 2 US 4085551212 ignore leading 1 include area code Example 3 UK 447786111717 Remove leading 0 and add country code See User Guide for additional formats Figure 8 6 ACEmanager Services SMS SMS Receive IP 100 20080618 Field SMS Destination Services Configuration Description Allows you to chose where the SMS message is going to be locally received and if it is going to be received by the ALEOS Command Parser or by a host on the other side Serial USB Serial or IP Select your SMS destination based on your se
126. User Guide 16 20080616 1 Introduction Overview Overview i ios tati ACEmanager is the free utility used to manage and configure the ocumematon AirLink device It is a web application integrated in the ALEOS Tools and firmware ACEmanager provides comprehensive configuration and Reference control functionality to all AirLink gateways and routers Documents Key benefits of ACEmanager include e Login and configure device parameters Adjust network settings e Change security settings Update events reporting Since ACEmanager can be accessed either remotely or locally the many features of ALEOS can be configured from any location A template can be created after a single devices is configured and installed to program other gateways and routers with the same parameter values This enables the quick accurate deployment of large pools of devices Other key features of ACEmanager include Remote device configuration and control e Inclusion in every AirLink gateway and router About Documentation Each chapter in the ALEOS User Guide is a section a tab in the User Interface of ACEmanager Chapters in this user guide explain e Parameter descriptions in ACEmanager e Relevant configuration details User scenarios for certain sections in the guide The following table is a snapshot of the chapters and the product they correspond to Rev 3 0A Apr 11 17 ALEOS User Guide 18
127. X ACCESS read only STATUS current n general 5 217 ALEOS User Guide 218 aleosHWVer OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n general 6 modemSWVer OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n general 7 modemHWvVer OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n general 8 COMMON date OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current common 1 otaProgrammingEnable OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER disabled 0 enabled 1 MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current common 2 devicePort OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER 0 65535 MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current common 3 netUI D OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current x common 4 netPW OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current common 5 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol requestPAP OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER no 0 yes 1 MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current x common 6 destinationAddress OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current x common 7 destinationPort OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER 0 65535 MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current common 8 serialPortSettings OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current x
128. a a a E 215 Listening Port ose loa dote sc illa ra Sad dae ee Be fede 215 Security Level PPP 215 User Name and Password o cicatweus degree 216 Trap DESIL ap ere E dE bee 216 Community String centros re Ep 0d OR Edi o pco opo iru Da d ose 216 SNMP MIB Definition Sample 0 00 000s 217 Data Usage SNMP Traps 0 000s 222 Data Usage SNMP MIB ses we wg eR Ex RE as ES E way 223 Display Responses 423629 es suche n RE REUS DS E E ad E A 224 aita asustan eres Anaco aran 225 Global Positioning System GPS oooooooooocornonnn 227 Configuring the AirLink Device for GPS 00022 eee 227 Real Time Clock Synchronization 000 0c cece eee 227 Configuring the Datum us uszagsasa rss nad ma RH Saia E Rn 228 Over The Air Remote Host 0 000 eee eee eee 228 Local HOST upa Viewers rare Ped os ew eiui eM een ue wed 228 TCP GPS Report Polling e iuris cani eee eee SRD uuu 228 Report TYPES aussi rear bea ete 229 Sending Reports Automatically ooooooooo 229 HEMOS ccoo ee e 229 E TEILT 230 Report Delay on Power Up 00 0c cece eens 230 Store and Forward JecsncceeeS 5606 06 05 aa 900808562 605 5568 A 230 SNF Enable PPSNF 3425 4 55 el erre these Sunt Gates Ried 230 SNF Reliable Mode PPSNFR sselessssesss 230 SNF Mode PPSNFB o cocoa ERR EROR ERIS ARE ARRAS 231 SNF Minimum Reports PPSNFM 2000 20
129. achine where the device status updates will be sent The status parameters of the device are sent in an XML format e namesdomain name e port port 257 ALEOS User Guide Table F 16 Common Other 258 Command Description MSCIUPDPERIOD Device Status Update Period where n defines the update period in seconds n 0 Disabled n 21 255 seconds DAE AT Escape Sequence detection n 0 Enable e n 1 Disable DATZ n Enables or disables reset on ATZ e n 0 Normal Reset Default e n 1 Disable Reset on ATZ SNMPPORT This controls which port the SNMP Agent listens on n 0 SNMP is disabled e n 1 65535 SNMPSECLVL Selects the security level requirements for SNMP communications n 0 No security required SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 communications are allowed n Authentication equivalent to authNoPriv setting in SNMPv3 SNMPv3 is required to do authentication SNMPv2c transmissions will be silently discarded n 2 Authentication and encryption equivalent to authPriv setting in SNMPv3 SNMPv3 is required to do authentication and encryption SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 authNoPriv transmissions will be silently discarded Messages are both authenticated and encrypted to prevent a hacker from viewing its contents SNMPTRAPDEST Controls destination for SNMP Trap messages If port is O or host is empty traps are disabled Traps are sent out according to the SNMP security le
130. age When set to 1 no reports are saved in SnF 20080618 Table F 22 GPS Serial Port Command Description PGPSD PGPSD is a 16 bit value that is the number of seconds to wait when Out of Coverage occurs before switching to sending the messages out the serial port and not into SnF Any messages put into SnF during this switchover delay period will be sent OTA when coverage is re acquired Note The two persistent GPS report parameters PGPSR and PGPSF will control the report type and frequency of the messages sent out the serial port when out of coverage PGPSF Persistent GPS frequency n number of seconds per report Max Value 65535 up to 18 hours This group includes commands specific to HSDPA EDGE and GPRS If you are not connecting to a which uses HSDPA EDGE or GPRS you will not see this group in the menu Table F 23 Cellular Command Description NETAPN Easy entry of the APN If left blank the device will attempt to use the default subscriber value as defined by the account apn access point name 1 and IP are required and not variable Quotes need to be placed around the APN Tip When NETAPN has been configured CGDONT will be pre populated in ACEmanager RXDIVERSITY This is the diversity setting It is Disabled by default COPS Manually specify an operator Refer also to NETOP mode 0 Automatic any affiliated carrier default mode Manual u
131. al Port 115200 8N1 O 7 Flow Control Hardware vw 4T D89 Serial Echo ON v T Data Forwarding Timeout 1 O 1 Data Forwarding Character 0 41 Device Port 12345 4T Default Dial Code TP I Figure 11 3 ACEmanager Serial Port Configuration 138 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Application Configuration 3 Configure the serial port To communicate with Garmin set it to 9600 8n1 with No Flow Control and DTR Mode 0 EJ Port Configuration 4r Startup Mode Default Normal AT command 2 Contgue Serai Port is Fw conto AT DB9 Serial Echo ON v AT Data Forwarding Timeout 1 ur Data Forwarding Character 10 47 Device Port 12345 AT Destination Port 10 AT Destination Address AT Default Dial Code TCP vw Figure 11 4 ACEmanager Serial Port Configuration parameters 4 Configure the Garmin Parameters Under the Applications tab set the Garmin Device Attached to 1 to enable talking to the Garmin Status WAN Cellular LAN VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications VO Admin Last updated time 04 19 2010 16 14 05 Apply Refresh Cancel AT Garmin Device Attached Disable v AT Garmin Status Not Enabled Figure 11 5 ACEmanager Applications After all the parameters have been set reboot AirLink device and apply the changes e The Garmin Device Attached has th
132. al settings of a AirLink device Settings not applicable to the device on which you are loading the template will be discarded e g GPS settings for a Raven X which does not have GPS features 27 ALEOS User Guide 28 20080618 3 View Status Home eg Cellular The Status tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable across all Sierra Wireless AirLink devices VPN Security SEEN Sanices Note Categories not applicable to a device line will not appear as GPS selectable For example Status GPS will only be available for devices with the GPS feature set Serial Applications a About All of the fields in the Status group have read only parameters and provide information about the ALEOS device Depending on the individual settings and the onboard cellular module of the Product Name the actual status pages may look different than the screenshots listed here The individual status sections give an accurate view of the current running configuration of the Product Name Refer to the following sections for information about the individual configuration options Home The home section of the status tab is the first page displayed when you log in to ACEmanager It shows basic information about the cellular network connection and important information about the device you would most likely want to see first Tip See the WAN Cellular section for details on configuring the cellular connection Rev 3 0
133. an be configured as IPsec GRE or IPsec and GRE When you select the VPN type for a tunnel the configuration settings specific to the VPN type will become available The IPsec architecture model includes the Sierra Wireless AirLink gateway as a remote gateway at one end communicating through a VPN tunnel with a VPN gateway at the other end The remote gateway is connected to a Remote network and the VPN is connected to the Local network The communication of data is secure through the IPsec protocols VPH Status WAN Cellular LAN Security Services Report Applications vo Admin Last updated time 04 26 2011 12 30 15 Apply Refresh Cancel vens e VPN Status Not Enabled vPH 2 C VPN Gateway Address 641637030 ven 3 Pre shared Key 1 EEE vena My Identity Type IP E v My Identity IP 166 130 121 142 HERE Peer Identity Type Ee E Log Peer Identity IP 64 163 70 30 Negotiation Mode Main mj w IKE Encrytion Algorithm AES 128 E 7 IKE Authentication Algorithm SHAT IKE Key Group DH2 w KE SA Life Time Ro 0 O Local Address Type Use the Host Subnet se Remote Address Type Subnet Address v Remote Address 1011120 Remote Address Netmask 255 255 255 0 O Perfect Forward Secrecy Yes C IPSec Encrytion Algorithm AES 128 v IPSec Authentication Algorithm SHAT v C IPsec Key Group DH2 w IPsec SA Life
134. ancellable Power down is pending but still cancelable if the power down trigger goes away e Low Pending 1 and Low Pending 2 Power down is pending any device tasks are gracefully preparing for the power down Low Final Power down is imminent Low Power is down 244 20080618 Common The groups under the heading Common encompass those commands that are common to most Sierra Wireless AirLink devices The Groups shown will depend entirely on the model of device Misc Table F 6 Common Misc Command Description General DATE Sets and queries the internal clock Either the date and time can be specified or simply one of the two can be specified in which case the unspecified value will remain unchanged The date and time are always specified 24 hour notation mm dd yyyy date in month day year notation hh mm ss time in 24 hour notation Note In AirLink devices the GPS will be used to set the time in which case any date time specified by this command will be ignored OPRG Enables disables over the air firmware upgrading of the MP When Sierra Wireless releases a new version of ALEOS you can upgrade your remote devices with OPRG enabled n 0 Disables e n 1 Enables DPORT The device s Device Port which the device is listening on for inbound packets data polls Can also be set with the command S110 e n 1 65535 NETUID Network User ID The login is used to log
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136. arameter alters the default startup data mode 20080618 Command S23 Table F 8 Common Serial Description Configure Serial Port Format speed data bits parity stop bits Valid speeds are 300 115200 data bits 7 or 8 parity O E N M stop bits 1 1 5 2 Qn Serial Port Flow Control Set or query the serial port flow control setting n 0 No flow control is being used n 1 RTS CTS hardware flow control is being used n 4 Transparent software flow control Uses escaped XON and XOFF for flow control XON and XOFF characters in data stream are escaped with the character 0x40 in data is sent as Vn Command Response Mode n 0 Terse numeric command responses nz1 Verbose command responses Default amp D Set DTR mode n 0 Ignore DTR same effect as HW DTR always asserted same as S211 1 n 2 Use hardware DTR same as S211 0 S211 For applications or situations where hardware control of the DTR signal is not possible the device can be configured to ignore DTR When Ignore DTR is enabled the device operates as if the DTR signal is always asserted n 0 Use hardware DTR default n 1 Ignore DTR e n Ignore DTR and assert DSR This value is deprecated and it is recommended to use amp S to control the DSR instead When this value is set to 3 amp S will automatically be set to 0 See also amp D and amp S The AT quiet mode setting If quiet mode
137. are Interpret the LEDs and the indicators on the AirLink device ACEview User Guide This document explains the use of the utility tools which are used to monitor the connection state of a Sierra Wireless AirLink device and the GPS or power status as applicable for MP and PinPoint line devices ACEnet 3 0 User Guide This document explains the use of ACEnet services for the remote management of Sierra Wireless AirLink devices Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 19 ALEOS User Guide 20 20080616 2 Configuring the AirLink Device Main Menu Tabs Configuring Operation Modes Applying Templates After powering on the AirLink device and ensuring that you have an IP based connection set up Ethernet USB net DUN or Wi Fi you are ready to log on to ACEmanager Log on by entering http 192 168 13 31 9191 in your browser or by entering another IP address depending on the interface you select Defaults are shown in the table below Change IP addresses in ACEmanager at LAN Addressing for Ethernet on the LAN sub tab applicable tab for interface type or on the Serial tab for DUN Interface AirLink Device First Connected Device Ethernet 192 168 13 31 192 168 13 100 USB NET 192 168 14 31 192 168 14 100 DUN 192 168 15 31 192 168 15 100 Wi Fi 192 168 17 31 192 168 17 100 The default login credentials are Login user e Password 12345 To prevent others from changing the Product Name
138. ast updated time 04 05 2011 10 44 50 Apply Refresh Cancel AMS T PPP Logging Detail Client events ACEmanager a Sue 9 o AT IP Logging Detail NolPLoggng Low Power AT 3 gt 4 COM Port Logging Detail No COM Logging Brass DNS O AT Ethernet Logging Detail No Logging SM L1 T DHCP Logging Detail No Logging Telnet SSH Email SMTP Management SNMP Time SHTP Passive FTP ooro DS Figure 8 14 ACEmanager Services Logging Field Description PPP Logging Detail Sets the logging level for the PPP stack Nologging e Client events default Server events e Client and Server events IP Logging Detail Sets the logging level for the IP subsystem No IP logging Invalid Packets e Received Packets e Received and Sent Packets COM Port Logging Set the logging level for the host or module COM port Detail e No logging Host COM Port Module COM Port Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 111 ALEOS User Guide Field Description Ethernet Logging Sets the logging level for the Ethernet port Detail e Nologging Logerrors invalid corrupt packets etc Log the header of all received packets Note that this can quickly exhaust available space for the event log DHCP Logging Detail Enable or disable internal DHCP logging Nologging Log DHCP events 112 20080618 9 GPS Configuration GPS Server 1 l l S 2108 4 The GPS tab that
139. ations WO Admin updated time 07 29 2010 16 26 30 WAN Cellular Home T Garmin Status Not Enabled Figure 3 11 ACEmanager Status Applications About The About section of the Status group provides basic information about the cellular device Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WVO Admin Last updated time 12 03 2010 13 53 31 Device Model MP EV DO WAN Cellular Radio Module Type MC5727 Rev 2 0 2 E Radio Firmware Version p2416700 52075 Mar 11 2009 15 14 00 LAN WiFi 4T Device ID Ox000001FEDO66C521 AT Ethernet Mac Address 004005100148 Security AT ALEOS Software Version MP S97W4 0 8 806 Nov 18 2010 vices Device Hardware Configuration 0d140105000300000000000000000000 Boot Version 307 GPS MSC Version 5 Serial Applications CEN Figure 3 12 ACEmanager Status About Field Device Model Description Identifies the model of the device Radio Module Type The model number MC5727 of the type of internal cellular radio module Radio Firmware Version Firmware version in the radio module Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 ALEOS User Guide Field Device ID Description The 64 bit device ID the device uses to identify itself to the cellular network Ethernet Mac Address The MAC address of the Ethernet port ALEOS Software Version Displays version of ALEOS software running on the Product Name
140. below displays the locations you have specified Select the location from which you are dialing Locations Location Area Code ORM Location 510 Delete Figure A 1 Phone and device Options b Select the devices tab Dialing Rules Modems Advanced The following modems are installed Modem Attached To Figure A 2 Phone and device Options devices 184 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Windows Dial up Networking DUN c Select Add Add Hardware Wizard Install New Modem Do you want Windows to detect your modem Windows will now try to detect your modem Before continuing you should 1 If the modem is attached to your computer make sure it is turned on 2 Quit any programs that may be using the modem Click Next when you are ready to continue Iw Don t detect my modem will select it from a list Figure A 3 Add Hardware Wizard d Check Don t detect my device will select it from a list e Select Next Add Hardware Wizard Install New Modem ey A Select the manufacturer and model of your modem If your modem is not listed or if you have an installation disk click Have Disk Manufacturer Models Standard Modem Types 5 Standard 18200 bps Modem ESF Standard 28800 bps Modem Mesi Standard 33600 bps Modem Sf Standard 56000 bps Modem Ek This driver is digitally signed Tell me why driver signing is important lt Ba
141. bled EM Enable Event Reporting Disabled iv Disabled ar Status Update Address andard ER hd T Status Update Period Seconds paa Usage El AT Power IN Voltage Volts 12 21 AT Board Temperature C 36 Radio Module Internal Temperature 38 Number of System Resets 10 Figure 15 4 ACEmanager Admin Advanced Next go to the Events Reporting tab and Data Usage sub tab This tab shows the three threshold settings and the Data Usage Status Change setting 158 20080618 Standard Events Reporting Status WAll Cellular LAH VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Events Reporting Last updated time 12 24 2010 21 55 26 Expand All Apply Refresh Canc C Monthly Threshold 1 When Above Threshold E Monthly Threshold 1 20 J O Unselect Reports Add Email Report laddsMSRepot C1 ada Relay Link O Reports C Add Rap Report Dl Add SNMP Trap C Add Events Protocol C add Report 7 O Add Report 8 O ada Report 9 Figure 15 5 ACEmanager Events Reporting Data Usage Monthly Threshold 1 is displayed in Figure 15 5 In this example the notification message is sent when the monthly data usage is above 2000 MB 2 GB Once the threshold is configured the user can specify the reports There are three steps to configuring reports 1 Select the report s in the Event section using the checkbox see below
142. ce and carrier type Figure 3 2 appears for users of GSM while Figure 3 3 appears only for CDMA users Some of the information on this page is repeated on the Home page for quick reference Status WAN Cellular LAN VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WO Admin Last updated time 01 04 2011 16 57 07 Apply Refresh Cancel E Celular IP Address 0000 mamar 000 ESN EIDAME 354220012623175 LAN E aT SIMID Ir AT IMSI 310410202524609 VPN q Cel iD 0 Security LAC 0 vices BSIC 0 E T Keepalive IP Address GPS A T Keepalive Ping Time 0 Serial DNSServer1 209 183 3323 Applications DNSServer2 209 183 3323 E Bytes Sent 0 bout Bytes Received 0 Packets Sent 32 Packets Received o Figure 3 2 ACEmanager Status WAN Cellular GSM Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 04 22 2011 11 02 18 apply Refresh Cancel Mos Cellular IP amp ddress 75 208 26 134 wawceltular 00000 ESNIEIDAMEI 60882462 LANWiFi AT PRL Version 52254 AT PRL Update Status 163 ven SID 40 Security ND 1 PN Offset 204 pPervitos Band Class o GPS AT Keepalive IP Address AT Keepalive Ping Time 0 perur DNS Server 4 654749214 Applications DNS Server 2 69 78 96 14 Bytes Sent 1250686 Bot Bytes Received 856987 Packets Sent 5712 Packets Received 5955 Figure 3 3 ACEmanager Status WAN Cellular CDMA
143. ces Figure 5 13 Network Connections Note By default your Host IP for USB net is 192 168 14 100 You can also verify the installation by looking in the Device Manager a Click on Start gt Control Panel b Double click on the System icon c Select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button 65 ALEOS User Guide 66 System Properties IE System Restore Al Automatic Updates Remote zl General Computer Name Hardware Advanced Device Manager The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device Drivers Driver Signing lets you make sure that installed drivers are compatible with Windows Windows Update lets you set up how Windows connects to Windows Update for drivers Driver Signing Windows Update Hardware Profiles E Hardware profiles provide a way for you to set up and store different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles Figure 5 14 System Properties d Click on the in front of Network Adapters The newly installed driver AirLink USB Ethernet RNDIS should be displayed If the driver is displayed with a and number behind the driver name such as AirLink USB Ethernet RNDIS 2 it means more than one is installed on your computer most likely for different USB port More than one copy of the driver should not cause any problems since only the connected
144. ch group you can enable individual fields by selecting Include in report from the drop down menu To know more about the parameters in each sub category please refer to Configuring Data on page 171 Note Each data item included in a report will add to the size of the report Disabling data not required will allow the report to be more compact By default all data is included 20080616 OO MSC for Digital input 1 O Enable for Digital input 1 O MSCI for Digital input 2 E Enable for Digital input 2 O MSC tor Digital input 3 E Enable for Digital input 3 E MSCI for Digital input 4 Enable for Digital input 4 E MSCI for Digital Output 1 DD Enable for Digital Output 1 E MSC for Digital Output 2 O Enable for Digital Output 2 O MSA for Pulse Accumulator 1 E MSCI for Pulse Accumulator 2 E MSG for Pulse Accumulator 3 O MSG for Pulse Accumulator 4 E MSG for Digital input 1 Include in report v E Enable for Digital Input t E Msc for Digital input 2 Include in report E Enable for Digital input 2 O MSG for Digtal input 3 Include in report E Enable for Digital input 3 E MSO for Digital input 4 Include in report TD Enable for Digital input O MSG for Digital Output 1 Include in report x E Enable for Digital Output 1 DD MSO tor Digital Output 2 Include in report E Enable for Digtal Output 2 DD MSO for Puise Accumuta
145. ck Next gt Cancel Figure A 4 Add Hardware Wizard Install New device f Select Standard device Types from the Manufacturers column g Select Standard 33600 bps device from the Models column Tip f you have the speed for your device configured as something other than the default use the Standard device that matches the speed you configured h Select Next 185 ALEOS User Guide You have selected the following modem Standard 33600 bps Modem On which ports do you want to install it C All ports Selected ports Figure A 5 Add Hardware Wizard Select Ports i Check Selected Ports j Select the COM port the device is connected to commonly COMI k Select Next Add Hardware Wizard Install New Modem Modem installation is finished Your modem has been set up successfully If you want to change these settings double click the Phone and Modem Options icon in Control Panel click the Modems tab select this modem and then click Properties Figure A 6 Add Hardware Wizard Finish l Once the device driver is installed select Finish When you return to the Phone and device Options window you should see the newly installed device attached to the correct COM port 186 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Phone and Modem Options Dialing Rules Modems Advanced Windows Dial up Networking DUN The following modems are installed Modem gt Stand OD bps Modem
146. ckets Displays the number of IP packets received from the host interface since the system Received startup Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 33 ALEOS User Guide Clicking the SCAN button will detect devices connected as hosts to its LAN interfaces Status WAll Cellular Lan VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 04 06 2011 15 37 08 Apply Ir Refresh ll Cancel j Home AT USB Mode USBNET WAN Cellular MEA LAR rmac VPH IP Address MAC Address Status Security 192168 13 100 48 5B 39 12 53 BB dhcp arp 192 168 14 100 00 1 4 3E 02 FD EF dhcp arp Services ops LAN IP Packets Sent 7083 LAN IP Packets Received 7347 Serial Applications About Figure 3 5 ACEmanager Status LAN With Connections Field Description IP Address Displays a list of the IP addresses for customer devices connected to a local host port MAC Address Displays a list of the MAC addresses for customer devices connected to a local host port Status Displays the status of each connected host Displayed statuses include arp A connected host with a static IP has been detected using ARP requests and response e arp dhop A connected host which has a DHCP allocated IP and is detected as still active with ARP requests and responses e dhcp An active lease exists for this host connection but there are no active ARP requests or responses The host may be disconnected
147. client to connect to the Internet through a demilitarized zone DMZ The DMZ is particularly useful for certain services like VPN NetMeeting and streaming video that may not work well with a NAT router DMZ host is unavailable if IP passthrough is enabled Default Interface Physical connection type to the device USB Ethernet Serial 0 Use what is connected 2 Serial PPP 4 Ethernet 5 USB NDIS 6 Wi Fi Number of PF entries The number of port forwarding rules Public Start Port The first of a range or a single port on the public network cellular network accessible Public End Port The end of the range on the public network cellular network accessible Host Interface I F Physical connection type to the device USB Ethernet Serial Ethernet Serial PPP USB NDIS Wi Fi Host IP IP address of a device connected to the Host I F interface Private Port The single or starting port on the device at the Host IP If a public end port is defined the private port range will be the difference of the public start and end point Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Example of configuring a port forward rule for port forwarding range of 5 ports on an Ethernet connected device Set number of PF entries to 1 Click on Add More to display a rule line Enter 8080 for the public start port Enter 8085 for the public end port Select Ethernet as the Host I F Enter 192 168 13 100 as the Host
148. conds 1 65535 Note Your cellular carrier may impose a minimum transmit time Report Interval Distance GPS Report Distance Interval in 100 Meter Units kilometer 1 mile is approximately 1600 kilometers n 0 Disabled e n 1 65535 Stationary Vehicle Timer Minutes Timer for Stationary Vehicles Time interval in minutes that the AirLink device will send in reports when it is stationary Options Disabled e 1 255 minutes For example if PPTIME 10 the AirLink device will send in reports at least every 10 seconds while it is moving however once it stops moving it will slow the reports down to this PPTSV value Note In order for the PPTSV Stationary Vehicle timer to take effect the PPTIME value must be set to a value greater than 0 and less than the PPTSV value The PPTSV timer checks for vehicle movement at the PPTIME interval so if PPTIME is disabled then PPTSV will also be disabled GPS Report Type hex GPS report type e n 0 Use legacy reports specified in MF value Note Must also have PPDEVID 0 n 0x11 Standard GPS Report e n 0x12 Standard GPS Report UTC Date e n 0x13 Standard GPS Report UTC Date RF data n 0OxDO Xora reports e n OxE0 GGA and VTG NMEA reports e n 0xE1 GGA VTG and RMC NMEA reports n 0xFO TAIP reports n 0xFi Compact TAIP data SNF Enable Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Store and Forward will cause GPS reports to be stored up if the
149. configuration fields to govern how Engine Hours is determined Engine On Voltage Level 1 Volt Use the Power In voltage to monitor engine usage Set the voltage to higher than the maximum at rest voltage of your battery to track how long the device has power Engine Hours Ignition Enable Use ignition sense to monitor how long the engine has been on A typical battery will be below 13 0 Volts while a typical vehicle maintains the voltage at 14 4 volts So a value of 130 13 0 Volts will identify when the engine is on correctly Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS allows a Product Name WAN IP address to be published to a proprietary Sierra Wireless dynamic DNS service called IP Manager If you have a fleet of Sierra Wireless AirLink devices or even if you only have one it can be difficult to keep track of the current IP addresses especially if the addresses are not static but change every time the devices connect to the cellular network If you need to connect to a gateway or the device behind it it is so much easier when you have a domain name car54 mydomain com where are you Reasons to Contact the Device and or the Connected Device Requesting a location update from a delivery truck e Contacting a surveillance camera to download logs or survey a specific area An oil derek that needs to be triggered to begin pumping e Sending text to be displayed by a road sign e Updating the songs to be played on a juke box e Updat
150. ctional capability of the unit in a network environment Set the ID using PPTAIPID TAIP Command Emulation With TAIP emulation the AirLink device will listen for TAIP messages on port 21000 Set the GPS Report Type PPGPSRH to your preferred TAIP data format F0 TAIP data LN latitude longitude altitude the horizontal and vertical speed and heading e F1 Compact TAIP data PV latitude longitude speed and heading Caution When TAIP emulation is enabled RAP will be disabled and no RAP messages or commands will be sent or received on that port Supported TAIP Commands The TAIP emulation will accept the following TAIP message types SRM Set Reporting Mode allows the client to set the reporting mode config uration The report mode configuration is not stored in non volatile memory and such should be resent upon a unit reset This behavior emulates that specified in TAIP specifications e QRM Query Reporting Mode reports the reporting mode configuration returns an RRM message e SID Set ID allows the client to set the TAIP ID AT PPTAIPID can also be used to set the TAIP ID The TAIP ID when set with a SID message will be written to non volatile memory e GID Query ID reports the TAIP ID returns an RID message e DPV configures automatic reporting of PV Position Velocity reports based on distance traveled and a maximum time The delta distance value specified in the message
151. d Power Status chapter for more information on the basic features of the I O settings Note The I O configuration options and displayed status of the I O depends on the AirLink device Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 149 ALEOS User Guide Current State The current state screen will show the current values for the available inputs as well as the current values for pulse counts digital and transformed analog The current state of the Relay or Digital Output is displayed and can be changed directly Status WANiCellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications VO Admin Last updated tme 07 29 2010 16 46 56 Apply Refresh Cancel Corri AT Digital IN 1 D low 1 High 1 aerator AT Digital IN 2 O low 1 High 1 AT Digital IN 3 0 Iow 1 High 1 AT Digital IN 4 O low 1 High 1 AT Analog IN 1 Volts 0327 AT Analog IN 2 Volts 03 35 AT Analog IN 3 Volts 03 32 AT Analog IN 4 Volts 03 35 Transformed Analog 1 Volts 0327 Transformed Analog 2 Volts 03 35 Transformed Analog 3 Volts 03 32 Transformed Analog 4 Volts 03 35 0147 Relay Output 1 O relay open 1 relay closed OFF e C147 Relay Output 2 O relay open 1 relay closed OFF v Figure 13 1 ACEmanager 1 0 Current state Table 13 1 1 0 Field Description Digital IN Query individual digital inputs The digital inputs report either a O open or 1 closed n 1 4 Input number Pulse Count On devices with
152. d for your carrier to provision the device Provision the device with the lock code and phone number Cannot be configured in ACEmanager MSL master lockcode MDN MIN phone number SlD system ID NIDznetwork ID Network Roaming Preference Automatically allows home and roaming network preference Auto PRL Schedule days Indicates PRL update schedule O Disable Not all carriers support this feature Keep Alive Both 46 Keepalive IP Address The IP address that the AirLink device will ping to determine if there is internet connectivity and make sure this IP address is accessible Set the IP address or valid internet domain name for the AirLink device to ping to keep itself alive online IPPING must to be set to a value other than 0 to enable pinging dJd d d IP address e name domain name IPPINGADDR sets the IP address you want to use for the connection test If IPPINGADDR is left blank or is set to an invalid IP address example an IP which is unreachable or one which is not a valid IP address device performance will be adversely affected 20080618 WAN Cellular Configuration Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Carrier Field Description Type Both Keepalive The amount of time between pings when the device is idle Ping Time Set the period to ping if no valid packets have been received a specified address IPPINGADDR t
153. device should be configured to report its current IP to a Dynamic DNS DDNS server with Dynamic DNS You will need to match the name of the device to the names specified in the host device s MLIST or MLISTX for the connected RTU When you configure Dynamic DNS for the host device make note of your device name and domain setting in ACEmanager in the menu selection Dynamic IP to be used with the remote devices 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Configuring Modbus BSAP When you use names instead of IP addresses to ensure your devices are updated quickly with the correct IP addresses for the names you will want to set the DNS settings as well Configure DNSUSER to the same IP address as the Dynamic DNS IPMANAGER1 If your devices have dynamic IP addresses and not static the IP address can change when it is powered up configure DNSUPDATE to a low interval to allow frequent updates 205 ALEOS User Guide 206 20080618 C PPP Over Ethernet PPPoE Configuring a PPPoE Connection in Windows Connecting to the Internet with PPPoE Note These directions listed are for Windows XP Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 C Configuring a PPPoE Connection in Windows 1 Create a new network connection a Select Start gt Connect To gt Show All Connections This will open the Network Connections window 3 Windows Messenger e Tour Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer E Control Panel Set Program Access and Defau
154. dle Timeout Interval to terminate a TCP connection when no in or outbound traffic This value affects only the TCP connection in TCP PAD mode n interval TCP Idle Timeout Secs TCP connection time out TCPS units Specifies a time interval upon which if there is no in or outbound traffic through a TCP connection the connection will be terminated n 0 minutes TCP Connect Response Delay Connect Delay Number of seconds to delay the CONNECT response upon establishing a TCP connection OR Number of tenths of seconds to delay before outputting ENQ on the serial port after the CONNECT when the ENQ feature is enabled e n 0 255 Telnet Echo Mode Telnet Client Echo Mode n 0 No Echo n 1 Local Echo Default n 2 Remote Echo Enable ENQ on TCP Connect Outputs an ENQ 0x05 after the TCP CONNECT delayed by the Delay Connect Response time S221 n 0 Disabled Default nz1 Enable ENQ on CONNECT 132 20080618 Field MD Serial Configuration Description Default power up mode for the serial port When the MP device is power cycled the serial port enters the mode specified by this command after 5 seconds On startup typing ATMDO within 5 seconds changes the mode to normal AT command mode See also S53 to set the port for UDP e hh hex byte 00 normal e hh 01 SLIP e hh 02 PPP e hhz03 UDP e hhz04 TCP hhz07 PassThru hh 0F MP MDT
155. dmin Last updated time 04 19 2010 16 14 03 Expand All Apply Refresh Cancel T Startup Mode Default Normal AT command Configure Serial Port rs 14 Flow Control E 147 089 Serial Echo AT Data Forwarding Timeout DM mode E PinPoint MDT AT Data Forwarding Character Reliable UDP O UDP Mulicast AT Device Port 12345 1147 Destination Port 0 T Destination Address 1 7 Defautt Dial Code TP Ml A Lr Assert DSR Aways v Dur Assert DCD In Data Mode 4 O 1 Enable CTS Disabled v O 7 DTR Mode Ignore DTR 4 CAT Quiet Mode OFF 147 AT Verbose Mode Verbose 4T Cal Progress Result Mode OFF M AT Convert 12 digit Number to IP Use as Name v 7 Disable ATZ Reset OFF iv AT TCP Auto Answer OFF O 1 TCP Connect Timeout 30 O 7 TCP idle Timeout 5 1 7 TCP idle Timeout Secs Minutes Figure 11 2 ACEmanager Serial Port Configuration 2 Setthe Server Address and Port for TCP Under Serial Port Configuration tab the Destination Address and Destination Port needs to be the address and port of the Server that the TCP application will communicating with ES wAMCeldar LAN ven Security Services ens Serial Applications IE Admin 1 Last updated time 04 19 2010 16 14 03 Expand All Apply Refresh O 7 Startup Mode Default Normal AT command v O 7 Configure Seri
156. e If there is no current network IP address 0 0 0 0 may be displayed NETRSSI The current RSSI Receive Signal Strength Indicator of the AirLink device as a negative dBm value Tip The same information is displayed with the command S202 242 20080618 Table F 2 Status Network Command NETSTATE Description The current network state e Connecting To Network The device is in the process of trying to connect to the cellular network Network Authentication Fail Authentication to the cellular network has failed Verify settings to activate the device Data Connection Failed The device failed to connect and it is now waiting a set time interval before it attempts to reconnect Verify settings to activate the device Network Negotiation Fail Network connection negotiation failed This is usually temporary and often clears up during a subsequent attempt Network Ready The device is connected to the 1x cellular network and ready to send data Network Dormant The MP is connected to the 1x cellular network but the link is dormant It will be woken up when data is sent or received No Service There is no cellular network detected e Hardware Reset The internal module is being reset This is a temporary state NETCHAN The current active CDMA GSM channel number HOSTMODE The current host mode AT PPP UDP etc If the device is not in AT mode telnet into the device to execute
157. e AirLink device to receive an acknowledgement from the Reports Server to determine if a sent message was received e Reliable Mode The AirLink device will transmit a sequence number 1 to 127 as part of a packet of messages that may contain one or more reports To reduce overhead the server only acknowledges receipt of every eighth packet The AirLink device considers the eight packets a window of outstanding packets If the AirLink device does not receive acknowledgement for a window the device will PING the server with a message containing the sequence numbers of the first and last packets that have not been acknowledged The AirLink device will continue until the server acknowledges receipt When the AirLink device receives the acknowledgement it will advance its window to the next group When the AirLink device is first powered on or reset it will send a Set Window message to sync up with the server for the current window On the other side if the server receives an out of sequence packet it will send a message to the device noting the missing sequence and the AirLink device will retransmit Simple Reliable Mode The AirLink device will give up after a configured number PPMAXRETRIES of attempts and discard messages that cannot be transmitted or received after that number of tries The acknowledgement message is the ASCII string UDPACK followed by the sequence number UDP Sequence Reliable
158. e Threshold Above Below on crossing e GPS Fix fix obtained fix lost on change e Network State when network service has been obtained e Network Service Trigger when service found lost or on change Each event can be triggered to send one more report In each group is a related type of data 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Standard Events Reporting Enable Events Reporting Events Reporting is disabled by default and Standard Events Reporting can be enabled by choosing Standard ER in the Advanced tab under Admin page Click on Apply for the change to take effect ees sena srta o MN a a ven security Services Last updated time 12 06 2010 12 44 02 141 Date and Time 02 01 2000 01 39 22 Date only 02 01 2000 1 7 Enable Over the Air Programing Enabled 4 E Enable Event Reporting mnc E Seeder ER 4T Status Update Period Seconds ao AT Power IN Voltage Volts 1221 T Board Temperature C 36 Radio Module Internal Temperature 38 Number of System Resets 10 Figure 15 1 ACEmanager Admin Advanced Inputs Digital and Analog Each Digital Input 1 4 shown in the figure will have a Digital Input check on or off box and a category of Reports that you can select or unselect Last updated time 12 06 2010 12 47 36 f z E Status WANiCellular LANM Fi ven Security Services cps Serial Applications VO Admin
159. e a wide variety of network layer packets inside IP tunneling packets With this feature you can reconfigure IP architectures without worrying about connectivity GRE creates a point to point link between routers on an IP network Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WO Admin Last updated time 05 07 2010 14 27 08 Apply Refresh Cancel C vei ye VPN 1 Status Not Enabled O VPN Gateway Address 64 163 70 30 O Remote Address Type Subnet Address Y O Remote Address 10 11 120 Remote Address Netmask 255 255 255 0 Figure 6 3 ACEmanager VPN VPN1 GRE Tunnel 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 VPN Configuration Log Use the VPN log for troubleshooting purposes when setting up the IPsec and or GRE configuration The Log page allows you to establish the tunnel connection Connect to field and monitor the results directly To change the intervals at which the log is displayed you can change the settings in Auto Refresh Following are the main action tabs on the log page e Connect indicates connecting to the tunnel e Refresh is the option to refresh the page manually e Clear clicking on Clear will clear out the tunnels e Apply Policy will establish tunnel specification Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications VO Admin Last updated time 05 07
160. e behind ALEOS specifically enables a data session via the AT command AT RADIO CONNECT X The data session is maintained until the customer devices send the AT command to turn off the session Options e Enabled e Disabled Default Enabled Re Activation 48 Status 1xEVDO Re Activation Press Re Activation when a particular module that has already been activated needs to be re activated 1xEVDO Re Activation Indicator of a pending re activation of your device When you press the Re Activation button the status changes to Not Started 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 WAN Cellular Configuration SIM PIN The SIM PIN feature in the Network Credentials GSM section allows users to change the SIMP Pin number as per their requirements or keep it the same The three options offered in the pop up box once you click on SIM PIN are Don t change This is selected by default and implies that you do not want to change the SIM Pin number e Enable Choose this option of you want to enable the SIM Pin change feature e Disable Choose this option if you want to disable the SIM Pin feature H Network Credentials GSM emma Tm ur Set APN wwan ccs 147 RX Diversity Enable v O Dont change O Enable O 7 Network User ID gekevachah amp wwan c O Disable T Network Password m Oar sim Pin AT Current Radio Module Band 00 All bands AT Setting for Band
161. e following states Enable Disable The Garmin Status field will display if the Garmin application is Enabled or Not Enabled Data Usage The Data Usage feature available in the Application tab and Data Usage group provides users with a way to actively monitor cellular data usage The Data Usage Feature provides a way to actively monitor cellular data usage in order to avoid cellular carrier overage charges The device can be configured to send alerts when data usage levels reach customer defined thresholds In addition the customer can also configure the device to suspend all host port traffic when a cut off threshold is reached Data usage may be monitored on a daily weekly or monthly basis Note The Data Usage measurements are not intended to be an identical match to the data usage reported by your cellular carrier This feature is intended to provide an approx imate representation of the data usage in order for users to determine whether their device is going over the carrier usage limits 139 ALEOS User Guide Last updated tine 1206 2010 11 18 37 Expand All Apply Refresh Cancel Disclaimer Data Usage is not intended to be an identical match to the exact number of data bytes being reported by your celular carrier on their monthly bl The data usage feature provided in your AirLink device is intended to provide an approximate idea of data usage over a period of time to al
162. e format developed by Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions RAP was originally designed to work specifically with AirLink Tracking System ATS but other 3rd party applications have been developed to take advantage of the RAP messaging format In the original RAP a PinPoint line device uses the UDP User Datagram Protocol to communicate with the host server 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 GPS Configuration In RAP based AVL each PinPoint line device sends its command status and responses to the Host server and the Host sends commands to one or more PinPoint line devices For reliability the Host expects each command to be acknowledged within a time out period If the acknowledgement packet ACK is not received within the time out period the Host will retransmit the command The RAP messages are in Hex and are referred to by their message ID Reports can include GPS data alone as well as GPS data with the date and time radio frequency data and state changes of I O as well as sending reports based on power states Examples of tracking applications using RAP e Air Trak e TrackStar e CompassCom e Zoll Data e HTE e Spillman National Marine Electronics Association NMEA National Marine Electronics Association NMEA is a protocol by which marine instruments and most GPS receivers can communicate with each other NMEA defines the format of many different GPS message sentence types which are intended for use by navigational
163. e the port settings Port ACEmanager SSL port for ACEmanager Options 9443 thru 9449 and 443 SSL Port Default 443 20080618 Services Configuration Low Power The AirLink device will put itself into a low power using mode when configured events occur Low Power mode is essentially a standby mode which uses minimal power while being ready to come alive quickly If you are not connecting to an MP or PinPoint line device you will not see this group Status WAll Cellular LAH VPH Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 04 05 2011 10 41 59 Apply Refresh Cancel AMS T voltage Level Low Power Enable 1 Volt 10 ACEmanager AT Low Power Mode Delay Minutes Low Power 2 o AT Standby Ignition Sense Enable Disabled se Enric DNS o Engine Hours On Voltage Level 1 Volt D SMS Engine Hours Ignition Enable Disabled E Telnet SSH Email SMTP Management SHMP Time SHTP Passive FTP Lens Figure 8 3 ACEmanager Services Low Power Field Description Voltage Level Low Set or query the voltage level at which the device goes into low power mode Power Enable 1Volt Ignore voltage for power control e Threshold in tenths of volts Example ATVLTG 130 would place the device in a low power use standby state if the voltage goes below 13 0V Note When Ignition sense is enabled there
164. ected to the device the connection is considered unsolicited Rev 3 0A Apr 11 83 ALEOS User Guide Port Forwarding and DMZ In Port Forwarding any unsolicited data coming in on a defined Public Port will be routed to the corresponding Private Port and Host IP of a device connected to the specified Physical Interface In addition to a single port forwarded you can also forward a range of ports DMZ defines a single LAN connected device where all unsolicited data should be routed Anything coming into the ALEOS device on a public port will go directly to that LAN connected device using the same private port Note Port Forwarding and DMZ require Private Mode Physical device Outgoing Host Interface Host IP Private Port Modem Figure 7 1 Port Forwarding status WAMCelar LAN vem secur Services GPS serial Applications 10 Admin Last updated time 07 29 2010 16 24 05 Apply Refresh Cancel O oMz iP 0 0 0 0 C Detault interface Use what is connected v C Number of PF Entries 0 Public Start Port PublicEndPort HostiF HostiP PrivatePort META E TS ETT Figure 7 2 ACEmanager Security Port Forwarding Note The total number of port forwarding supported is 19 84 20080618 Field DMZ IP Security Configuration Description IP address of a DMZ The Product Name allows a single
165. ed to its ports it hands off the assigned address to the device and sets up the default gateway address as 10 1 2 1 If the fourth octet is already a 1 it assigns 10 1 2 2 as the router address 55 ALEOS User Guide Note The primary gateway to the cellular network for any connected device is enabled by default 3 The AirLink device also sends a 24 netmask 255 255 255 0 by default and sets up a static route which maps 192 168 13 31 or the address configured with HOSTPEERIP if it is changed to 10 1 2 1 or 10 1 2 2 if that was what the gateway address was given as Tip When PPPoE is used with the AirLink device DHCP is not needed A tunnel is set up connecting a device such as your computer or a router with the device The device will then use the MAC adaress of the AirLink device to send all outgoing packets Host Port Routing Host Network is the equivalent of the IP route command Status WAN Cellular LAN Wiri VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications VO Admin Last updated time 12 03 2010 14 01 05 Apply Refresh Cancel ME uo O Primary Gateway Enabled v Host Port Routing Host Network 2 0000 pa Host Network Subnet Mask 2 2552552550 O Host Network 2 Route Ethemet port v O Siobal Dus Host Network 2 Gateway 0000 PPPoE O Host Network 3 0 0 0 0 On Demand Ping O Host Network Subnet Mask 3 255 255 255 0 Host Network 3 Route
166. ed to the Host IP interfaces Ethernet USBNet Wi Fi can also send SMS messages from the modem To send an outgoing SMS from the host device a program on the PC will need to send a message to a user defined port in ALEOS The message has to be in AirLink SMS Protocol that contains the phone number and message body text ALEOS will parse the message and send an SMS See below for examples of the SMS body text Delimiter Start Delimiter Inbound message at the beginning of the message End Delimiter Inbound message at the end of the message E g SMS to the phone number is Left Lane Closed ALEOS to Host left lane closed gt gt gt The packet sent to the host will have start and end delimiter which surrounds the message ACK Delimiter ALEOS will provide an ACK on every SMS message when it is passed to the radio Wait for the ACK before sending the next SMS message If ALEOS does not send an ACK wait 30 seconds and retry Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 101 ALEOS User Guide Field SMS Message Body Format Description The only SMS body format available is ASCII Hex The other types of SMS body format are set SMS protocols Non Trusted Read Security Trusted Read Security Non Trusted Write Security Trusted Write Security This refers to the phone numbers entered in the trusted phone number list Indicate with your selection Access or No Access if you want to allow or bloc
167. eed to enter the gateway address Host Network 2 Gateway and Host Network 3 Gateway This is the IP address of the dumb Gateway This should be left as 0 0 0 0 if the Host Network Route is Ethernet and is unused for an Ethernet Host Network Route Status WAN Cellular LAN Wiri VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WO Admin Wi Fi Devices On supported models the MP has a Wi Fi radio for wireless LAN connections Note Wi Fi is only available on MP models designated with a W suffix e g MP 890W or MP 597W WiFi Configuration Last updated time 12 03 2010 14 08 42 Expand All Apply Refresh Cancel q Addressing uv WiFi Host Port Routing Enable Wireless Access Point WRON v 2 Er lt o USB Hide ssi Display Global DNS Wifi Channel 62437GHz 4 m Security Encryption type Open a on Demand Ping E DHCP E E DB WFiIP Start 1921681710 CIT O Security Encryption type Open Shared WEP WPA WPA2 Personal v Scroll down Menu WPA WPA2 Enterprise Figure 5 3 ACEmanager LAN Wi Fi WiFi Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 57 ALEOS User Guide Field Enable Wireless Access Point Description Wi Fi on or Wi Fi off Allows you to disable or enable the Wi Fi access point If you are using the MP in an e
168. efault n 1 DNS updates enabled 20080618 Dynamic IP Table F 12 Common Dynamic IP Command DEVICENAME Description Name of the device up to 20 characters long to use when performing IP address change notifications to IP Manager The value in DOMAIN provides the domain zone to add to this name name device name for example mydevice Example if deviceNAME mydevice and DOMAIN eairlink com then the device s fully qualified domain name is mydevice eairlink com Automatically Generated Names 13 The ESN IMEI will be used as the name e HCCID The CCID will be used as the name 4NETPHONE The phone number will be used as the name Tip Each device using IP Manager needs a unique name Two devices cannot both be named mydevice DOMAIN Domain or domain zone of which the device is a part This value is used during name resolutions if a fully qualified name is not provided and also for DNS updates This value can be up to 20 characters long name domain name i e eairlink com If DOMAIN eairlink com then when ATDTOremote1 is entered the fully qualified name remote1 eairlink com will be used to perform a DNS query to resolve the name to an IP address Tip Only letters numbers hyphens and periods can be in a domain name IPMANAGER1 IPMANAGER2 Sets a domain name or IP address to send IP change notifications to Up to two independent IP Manager servers can be set
169. efault radio module configuration This feature which is applicable only to the Raven XE models H2295E or H2225E allows the user to change the radio module configuration to enable SMS and is the same as issuing the AT command at CGSMS n The default setting for the radio module is 3 The configuration setting in ACEmanager is on the Services SMS subtab Advanced section Configuration options are shown in the following figure O SMS Destination ALEOS CMD Parser v O SMS Receipt Delay Seconds Do Nothing Do Nothing Set AT CGSMS 3 Figure 8 7 ACEmanager Services SMS Advanced Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 103 ALEOS User Guide AirLink SMS Protocol There are two new AT commands at smsm2m 8 for 8 bit data mode e at smsm2m u for unicode Unlike at smsm2m the data following the phone number must be a hex string The hex string is converted to bytes before sending For example at smsm2m 8 17604053757 5448495320495320412054455354 sends the message THIS IS A TEST but the message is 8 bit data Similarly at smsm2m 8 17604053757 000102030405060708090a0b0c0d06e0f808182838485868788898A8b8c8d8e8f will send the bytes 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0a Ob Oc 0d 0e Of 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8a 8b 8c 8d 8e 8f Sample message using Ethernet from the Host to ALEOS start 8889008989 lt sep gt 8BIT lt sep gt 8 lt sep gt OF0A000989F68898 end pem Format Message 1
170. elect which data you would like included in the report Email Report To The email address where the report should be sent 166 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Standard Events Reporting e Report Subject The subject that should be displayed Report Message The message you want included with each report Note You cannot send an Email with your AirLink device unless the Email server you have configured allows your AirLink device as a relay host Talk to your network adminis trator to ensure you can send email through the email server using your AirLink device SMS Report To The cellular phone number where the report should be sent Report Message The message you want included with each report Note You can only send SMS from your AirLink device if your cellular account allows SMS You may need to have SMS added to the account SMS from data accounts is blocked on some cellular networks Relay The relay outputs on the AirLink device I O port can be used to cause an external action e 1 Relay 1 Open e 2 Relay 1 Inverted Closed e 3 Relay 2 Open e 4 Relay 2 Inverted Closed Tip The relays are capable of switching small loads If you need a stronger signal such as to open some door locks you can connect the AirLink device s relay to a stronger solenoid relay which has enough power to cause the desired effect Events Protocol The Events Reporting protocol is a collection of messaging formats
171. eless Network Connection E Show all connections k b Select Create a New Connection under Network Tasks in the menu area on the left Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Q Back d ya Search 7 Folders E Address e Network Connections Network Tasks Create a ne ci Change Windows Firewall settings See Also Network Troubleshooter Other Places Dial up Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem Disconnected Standard 33600 bps Modem LAN or High Speed Internet Wireless Network Connection Connected T p Dell Wireless 1450 Dual Band Figure A 11 Create New Connection c Select Next to start installing and configuring the DUN connection 189 ALEOS User Guide New Connection Wizard Welcome to the New Connection A wizard This wizard helps you Connect to the Internet Connect to a private network such as your workplace network To continue click Next Figure A 12 New Connection Wizard d Select Connect to the Internet e Select Next Connect to the Internet Connect to the Internet so you can browse the Web and read email O Connect to the network at my workplace Connect to a business network using dial up or VPN so you can work from home a field office or another location Set up an advanced connection Connect directly to another computer using your serial parallel or infrared port or set up this computer so
172. eports The range of minimum reports is 0 255 SNF Simple Reliable Maximum Entries PPMAXRETRIES Simple Reliable Mode will give up after a configured number PPMAXRETRIES of attempts and discard messages that cannot be transmitted or received after that number of tries Sending Reports Based on an Interval You can configure the AirLink device to send reports based on a time interval and or on the movement of a vehicle based on it s position from one time to the next 1 0 pGpS Persistent GPS Reports port o he PGPSR Persistent GPS Reports Type hex El 0 NONE 1 DB9 Serial UDPRGPS add GPS Time and Lat Long 0 2 USB Serial 3 DB9 and USB PDIGNORFIP Tannre RAP Server TP LIndate n Figure E 1 ACEmanager PPTIME PPDIST PPTSV PPMINTIME PPTIME Location report sent every set time interval seconds e PPDIST Location report sent only if the position is more than the set distance x 100 meters e PPTSV Location report sent if the vehicle has been in one location stationary for more than a set time interval minutes PPMINTIME Location report sent at no less than this time interval seconds Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 231 ALEOS User Guide 232 Flush on Event If you have events enabled with PPFLUSHONEVT you can configure the AirLink device to flush the SnF buffer when an event occurs This will immediately send all pending SnF messages to the host This allows an
173. equipment Example of a tracking application using NMEA e Microsoft Streets and Trips Tip For more information on the AirLink device supported NMEA message formats please refer to the Appendix Trimble ASCII Interface Protocol TAIP Trimbie Ascii Interface Protocol TAIP is a digital communication interface based on printable ASCII characters over a serial data link TAIP was designed specifically for vehicle tracking applications but has become common in a number of other applications such as data terminals and portable computers because of its ease of use Example of a tracking application using TAIP DeLorme Street Atlas USA Tip For more information on TAIP message formats refer to the Appendix and to the Sierra Wireless MP 3G device TAIP Reference Datum The GPS datum is the method of ascertaining the position of the GPS device using a specific reference point location The datum used can influence the accuracy of the GPS positioning 115 ALEOS User Guide In addition to different reporting protocols the AirLink device supports the most widely used GPS datum e WGS84 e NAD83 e NAD27 Before You Configure GPS To decide what configuration you need for your AirLink device there are some fundamental considerations you should determine Protocol What is the GPS protocol used by your tracking application and what type of reports will you need Datum What is the datum supported by your tracking ap
174. erts12 digit number to an IP address E g 111222333444 gt 111 222 333 444 Number to IP DATZ When ON ATZ will NOT reset the device 130 20080618 Serial Configuration Raven Line Devices If you are connected to a Raven line device in addition to the fields above more sections will appear on the Serial Port Configuration page The additional sections are as follows e TCP e UDP PPP SLIP e PASS THRU e TELEMETRY MODBUS 7 TCP Auto Answer OFF E AT TCP Connect Timeout o AT TCP Idle Timeout TCP Idle Timeout Secs Minutes v O AT Telnet Echo Mode No Echo O 7 TCP Connect Response Delay 4T Enable ENG on TCP Connect Disable v Refres AAA PER AT UDP Auto Answer Disable Refres 7 UDP Idle Timeout AT UDP Connect Last Do not change 553 v 47 Allow Any Incoming IP Allow only 553 1 7 Allow All UDP No effect v AT UDP Auto Answer Response No Response O T Dial UDP Always Disable v 7 UDP Serial Delay AT Host Authentication Mode NONE AT PPP User ID AT PPP Password Modem PPP IP Host PPP IP AT Host Authentication Mode NONE v 47 PPP User ID AT PPP Password Modem PPP IP Host PPP IP O 17 Passthrough Init String O AT Passthrough Init Refr
175. escription Specify the IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name FQDN of the SMTP server to use e d d d d IP Address name domain name maximum 40 characters From email address Sets the email address from which the SMTP message is being sent email email address maximum 30 characters User Name optional Specifies the username to use when authenticating with the server Password optional Sets the password to use when authenticating the email account SMTPFROM with the server SMTPADDR e pw password Note Not required to use SMTP settings but may be required by your cellular carrier Message Subject Allows configuration of the default Subject to use if one isn t specified in the message by providing a Subject xxx line as the initial message line e Subject message subject 20080618 Services Configuration Management SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP was designed to allow remote management and monitoring of a variety of devices from a central location The SNMP management system is generally composed of agents such as your PinPoint XT a router a UPS a web server a file server or other computer equipment and a Network Management Station NMS which monitors all the agents on a specific network Using the management information base MIB an NMS can include reporting network topology mapping tools to allow traffic monitoring and t
176. esh Minutes AT Modem Reset Period Hours 127 Passthrough Echo No Echo v 1 7 Disable AT Escape OFF v Refr H Telemetry MODBUS 00000000000 T Variable Type Binary v Refresh T Variable Offset Do t Variable Length Refres aT Variable Mask hex Ed Ej Put Di Da Reve O 7 Radio Keying Enabled OFF v Figure 10 2 ACEmanager Serial Port Configuration Raven line devices only Rev 3 0A Apr 11 131 ALEOS User Guide Field TCP Auto Answer Description This register determines how the MP device responds to an incoming TCP connection request The MP device remains in AT command mode until a connection request is received DTR must be asserted S211 1 or amp DO and the MP device must be set for a successful TCP connection The MP device will send a RING string to the host A CONNECT sent to the host indicates acknowledgement of the connection request and the TCP session is established n 0 Off Default e n 1 0n e n 2 Use Telnet server mode on TCP connections n 8 With a Telnet connection overrides the client s default echo allowing the server on the host port to perform the echo CRLF sequences from the telnet client will also be edited to simply pass CRs to the server on the host port TCP Connect Timeout Specifies the number of seconds to wait for a TCP connection to be established when dialing out TCP I
177. event such as a vehicle being powered on or a tow bar activated to be immediately sent so its cause can be acted on without delay Note Outstanding packets can include messages already sent to the server that have not been acknowledged SnF Reliable Mode whether they have been received by the server or not RAP Configuration RAP has additional features which allow reports based on external physical events input from a 3rd party devices store and forward processing etc In addition to being able to configure your AirLink device using ACEmanager or AT commands most of the configuration settings for RAP can also be changed with the RAP configuration command message sent by the AVL host RAP Reports Over The Air Remote To configure your AirLink device to send RAP reports to a remote AVL host server you will need to set 3 commands PPIP PPPORT and PPGPSR a Setthe IP address of the host with PP P and desired port on the host with PPPORT b Setthe GPS Report Type using PPGPSR to your preferred RAP report type 11 GPS Global Positioning System data 12 GPS Date GPS data with the UTC time and date 13 GPS Date RF GPS data with the UTC time and date and Radio Frequency information from the antenna Tip f your AVL host server uses a dynamic IP address or needs to change its IP address for any reason you can use the RAP configuration command to change the value for PPIP 20080618 Rev 3 0
178. evice IP Device IP The Ethernet IP address of the Product Name By default this is set to 192 168 13 31 Host Routing Mask This mask is needed for a LAN host to route to a remote location across the cellular network Default 0 0 0 0 DHCP Server Mode Enabled or Disabled By default the Ethernet DHCP server is enabled Disabling the DHCP server will require all connected clients to have static IP addressing DHCP network mask 54 The subnet mask indicates the range of host IP addresses which can be reached directly Changing this will limit or expand the number of clients that can connect to the Product Name The default is 255 255 255 0 and means that 254 clients can connect to the Product Name Using 192 168 13 as the first three octets of their IP address if the device IP is 192 168 13 31 20080618 LAN Wi Fi Configuration Field Description Starting IP Ethernet DHCP pool starting IP address Note If you have only one computer or device connected directly to the Ethernet port this is the IP address it will be assigned Ending IP The ending IP for the Ethernet Interface DHCP Lease time seconds Configurable DHCP lease time Link Radio Coverage to Interface This will disable the specified port when there is no cellular coverage 1 Ethernet 2 USB Radio Link Delay Seconds The delay in seconds before the radio link goes down Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Tip
179. ey PSK used to initiate the VPN tunnel My Identity Type Options e P default The My Identity IP field displays with the WAN IP address assigned by the carrier e FQDN The My Identity FQDN field displays Enter a fully qualified domain name FQDN e g modemname domainname com User FQDN The My Identity FQDN field displays Enter a User FQDN whose values should include a username E g user domain com My Identity IP My Identity FQDN or My Identity FQDN displays only when User FQDN or FQDN is selected from the My Identity Type drop down menu Enter an FQDN or User FDQN My Identity IP displays only when IP is selected from the My Identity Type drop down menu The WAN IP address assigned by the carrier displays Peer Identity Type Required in some configurations to identify the client or peer side of a VPN connection Options P default The Peer Identity IP field displays with the IP address of a VPN server set up by Sierra Wireless for your testing purposes FQDN The Peer Identity FQDN field displays Enter an FQDN E g modemname domainname com e User FQDN The Peer Identity FQDN field displays Enter a User FQDN whose values should include a username E g user domain com Peer Identity IP or Peer Identity FQDN Peer Identity FQDN displays only when User FQDN or FQDN is selected from the Peer Identity Type drop down menu Enter the Peer FQDN or Peer U
180. for Host Comm State Include in report Enable for COMA HW Temperature Include in report O Enable for CDMA PRL Version Include in report v O Enable for CDMA ECIO Include in report v O Enable for Cell info Include in report Figure 15 15 ACEmanager Groups Network Data to Misc Data Each report type has its own configuration page If a data group type is not set to be allowed on the Setup page its configuration page will be hidden For each data element select to Include in Report or Don t Include The default is for all data to be included Tip Excluding data elements can reduce the size of the reports Configuring Data Standard Group These elements in the Standard group are general identifiers for the AirLink device and the event occurrence The elements of the Standard group will appear on all reports Enable for Device ID The device ID of the AirLink device This should be enabled for a cellular account with a dynamic IP address e Enable for Network IP The IP address given by the cellular network 171 ALEOS User Guide Enable for Time The time the report was generated This will be the same time that is displayed with DATE The date will be sent as UTC month day year hour minute seconds AVL Group GPS data is included in the Automatic Vehicle Location AVL data group Enable for Satellite Fix If there is a usable fix with the GPS satellites
181. hich generally monitors several connected sensor inputs and controls attached devices motor starters solenoids pilot lights displays speed drives valves etc according to a user created program stored in its memory Containing inputs and outputs similar to an RTU PLCs are frequently used for typical relay control sophisticated motion control process control Distributed Control System and complex networking Modbus TCP IP Modbus TCP IP simply takes the Modbus instruction set and wraps TCP IP around it Since TCP IP is the communications standard for the Internet and most networked computers this provides a simpler installation Modbus TCP IP uses standard Ethernet equipment Raven Modbus on UDP When Sierra Wireless AirLink devices are used in place of radios a AirLink device is connected to the central station host and aAirLink device is connected to each remote unit When the AirLink device is configured for Modbus with UDP the AirLink device connected to the host can store a list of IP addresses or names with matching IDs When the host at the central station sends serial data as a poll request the AirLink device at the host matches the RTU ID to a corresponding IP of a AirLink device at a remote unit A UDP packet is assembled encapsulating the RTU ID and serial data transmitted from the host The UDP packet is then transmitted to the specific AirLink device at the remote unit matching the RTU ID The remote AirLink device then
182. i link for single link connections Figure A 26 PPP Settings m Select highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and then select Properties Tip For most configurations you will be obtaining the IP address and the DNS server address automatically n Select Advanced Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 195 ALEOS User Guide 196 General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings 2 Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Figure A 27 TCP IP Properties o Uncheck Use IP header compression p Check Use default gateway on remote network q Select OK General DNS WINS This checkbox only applies when you are connected to a local network and a dial up network simultaneously When checked data that cannot be sent on the local network is forwarded to the dial up network Use default gateway on remote network PPP link C Use IP header compression Figure A 28 Advanced TCP IP Tip You may want to check the Options tab and change the settings for applications you might be using The default options are generally applicable for most uses Caution Unless specifically directed to do so by Support or your network administrator you do not need to make an
183. iage return and new line there is no preceding output 23 ALEOS User Guide 24 For example possible output to the AT command AT with carriage return assuming quiet mode is not on is carriage return if V 0 carriage return and new line OK another carriage return and new line if V 1 Note AT commands work for the port on which they are executed For example if the user types ATE1 and then AT amp W are using a USB serial port connection it will set the USB serial port to Echo On but not the telnet connection or the RS232 serial port PassThru Mode In PassThru mode the AirLink device does not behave normally all port communication is passed directly between the internal hardware and the computer connected directly to the device This mode can be used to configure hardware specific settings For example provisioning troubleshooting communicating with legacy equipment etc Telnet Mode In ACEmanager you can configure Telnet operation If you need to change the port for Telnet for example you have the default port blocked on your firewall the option is on the Services Telnet tab The default telnet port is 2332 You can also change the Telnet timeout if the connection is idle default 2 minutes This is the internal telnet on the modem to pass AT commands and not TCP pad Status WAN Cellular LAN VPN Security Services Report vo Admin Last updated time 07 30 2009 14 18 03 Apply Refresh
184. ice DPORT Make sure the device port of the remote device DPORT matches the destination port of the host device S53 If the Host device has a static IP address enter it in the Destination Address for S53 If the device at the host has a dynamic IP and is using Dynamic DNS instead of an IP address for S53 specify the name of the host device deviceNAME If the remote devices are using a different DDNS than the host device you will need to specify the fully qualified domain name deviceNAME DOMAIN Note Setting the Host device IP address as the S53 Destination Address provides a low level security The device will not forward UDP traffic unless the source IP port matches what is in S53 However if you set AlP 1 the device will forward UDP traffic from any source IP address as long as it is accessing the device on the configured DPORT 2 Configure the default mode for start up Each device at the remote locations will need to be configured to communicate with the device at the host In ACEmanager select UDP in the side menu a Enable S82 UDP auto answer b Set S83to the idle time out applicable to your application commonly 20 3 Configure other RTU settings Other parameters may need to be changed but this is dependent on the RTU type being used As a minimum this typically involves setting the proper serial settings to match your RTU 4 Optional Dynamic IP Address If you do not have a static IP the host
185. ice checks Interval for software updates and settings changes from AMS AMS can also query the Minutes AirLink device at a regular interval if settings allow Please refer to AMS documentation for more information Account Name Your account name Identity Connected or Not Connected Status Displays the status of AMS connection ACEmanager Status WAll Cellular Last updated time 04 15 2011 09 48 31 LAN WiFi VPH Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Apply Refresh Cancel E AMS ACEmanager EEE C Tethered Host ACEmanager Access Low Power Dynamic DNS SMS Telnet SSH Email SMTP Management SHMP OTA ACEmanager Access O WiFi ACEmanager Access ACEmanager Port 9191 9443 Y ACEmanager SSL Port Time SHTP Passive FTP Logging Figure 8 2 ACEmanager Services ACEmanager Field Description OTA The OTA remote connection ACEmanager access mode ACEmanager Options OFF SSL Only and Both HTTP and SSL Access Default Both HTTP and SSL Tethered Host The Tethered Host ACEmanager access mode 92 ACEmanager Options OFF SSL Only and Both HTTP and SSL Access Default Both HTTP and SSL WiFi The WiFi ACEmanager access mode ACEmanager Options OFF or Same as Host Access Default OFF ACEmanager Port for ACEmanager e g 9191 Reboot the device if you chang
186. icle Event in Seconds Specifies the time in seconds in which a Stationary Vehicle Event should be sent GPS Datum Mode Specifies the GPS datum to use for position reports For accurate results this value should match the datum used by receiving mapping application e n 0 WGS84 n 92 NAD27 e nz115 NAD83 TCP GPS Port Specifies the port to listen on for TCP GPS report polling The request to this port needs to come from the same IP address in PPIP e n 0 Disabled e n 1 65535 default 9494 Add GPS Time and Lat Long Options e FALSE default e TRUE Extra inputs for COM1000 Enables support for extra inputs from a COM1000 e n 0 Disable e nz1 Enable Tip f both AT PPCOM1000 1 and AT PPREPORTINPUTS 1 are enabled the AirLink device s digital inputs will be reported and the COM1000 inputs will be ignored Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 123 ALEOS User Guide Local Streaming Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 07 29 2010 16 44 46 Apply Refresh Cancel server 4 4T Local Reporting Time Interval secs 0 Ever 2 AT Local Report Type hex GPS Dae wj Server 3 AT Local Extra Report Ports 0 E ae Use Device ID in Local Reports FALSE v Misc Persistent GPS Reports port NONE Localistreaming 0 AT Persistent GPS Coverage ALWAYS
187. igured COM1000 and add the state of the extra inputs to RAP packets sent to the RAP Host If you are replacing an existing Pinpoint or PinPoint E in a vehicle with a COM1000 simply replace earlier modem with the with the PinPoint Turn on COM 1000 reporting with the command PPCOM 1000 1 to allow a seamless transition with no need to change any commands to support the COM1000 in the same operation as the previous installation If you have new vehicle installations for the PinPoint and have previously installed Pinpoints or PinPoint E modems plus COMM1000 in other vehicles connect the inputs directly to the PinPoint and turn on input reporting with the command PPREPORTINPUTS 1 Since the PinPoint inputs report using the exact same bit fields as the COM1000 no changes to your software should be required Caution f both PPCOM1000 and PPREPORTINPUTS are enabled the AirLink device digital inputs will be reported and the COM1000 inputs will be ignored The report type will indicate the state of change in the inputs The contents of the report will be the same as Report Type 0x12 GPS data with date or 0x13 GPS data with date and RF data with the addition of the event report Flush on Event If Store and Forward is configured and enabled enable PPFLUSHONEVT to receive event reports immediately when they occur This will cause all pending reports including the triggering event to be sent immediately to the Host 20080618 Rev 3 0 A
188. iliis 157 Inputs Digital and Analog 202 2x ede cocine Rom tod pbi e 157 Data USAGE as pus LEDS Sao PTT 158 Notification Threshold in Standard ER Mode 158 BUE 225 eee eee ic BR Iu ED id ERA DO dor dade 160 hi PT TP 161 sg err 162 Configuring Reports s asasan bee DE SEA E ORDRES ae 164 ssp PUTET 164 Emal jan eeir one PUTET 166 SMS ene AG RR Ed RIDE RUE ERR dq pee ee TIA 167 Relay oc atas Seb pc ohare te knee be dad E ee aed 167 Events Protocol asa ala dg emo anta pah ah oe ee be een eae 167 Additional Reports soso sis osos Essa a ee 168 Cj RP rr 168 CONMOUNNG Data PPP 171 Standard Group ss ass dd tc ec Sorteo aod VE Prem boi eas 171 AVLE GOUD oA GRE PRN MPR ARE te ere ee ence et oe eee ue aes 172 Digital PO Group qe utere ag wx eq dq ea a ESTAS un d UR Ege RR ke 172 Analog Input Group uu iue E ou e RR oe RERO Sos a EC a 172 Network Data Group x 2 4m echten eire ee eres uero race ir uas 172 Network Traffic Group scr es ke ax sedeada sds dias dd 173 Device Name Group sssssnipasasbunse RERO Ee E em dud 173 Miscellaneous Misc Data Group llssselslessesss 174 Rev 3 0A Apr 11 11 ALEOS User Guide Data Usage Events Reporting 2 00 e eee eee eee eee 175 Enable Data Usage Events Reporting 00 eee eee eee 175 Data USADO cassia redes basais reinado DESSAS RCE 176 Data Notification HERE 177 Notification Threshold in Data Usage ER Mode 177 ONS MP 178
189. ime E mail sales sierrawireless com Mail Sierra Wireless America 39677 Eureka Drive Newark CA 94560 USA Sierra Wireless 13811 Wireless Way Richmond BC Canada V6V 3A4 Fax 1 510 624 4299 1 604 231 1109 www sierrawireless com Website Consult our website for up to date product descriptions documentation application notes firmware upgrades troubleshooting tips and press releases www sierrawireless com 20080616 Preface Revision History Revision Release date Changes number 1 x 2009 ALEOS 4 0 documentation draft created 2x 2010 User Guide rebranded to current standards ALEOS 4 0 7 release updates incorporated in this guide 3 x April 2011 ALEOS 4 0 9 release updates incorporated in this guide Rev 3 0A Apr 11 5 ALEOS User Guide 6 20080616 Contents Introduction ssc ketene ir a OR cae etna E amp E X RUE eee Ma DAR A Ma NS E 17 OVEIVIEW gt gt TR LE E 17 About Documentation axei aa Es re 17 Tools and Reference Documents nannan aanne 19 Configuring the AirLink Device lleesseeeeeeeereeeee 21 Main Menu Tabs nananana anann 22 enel a cio iria iaa de nai 22 Operation Modes nc nen ce Farias rr ROLE aoo ok o 22 Basic Host MOOGS sairia pda namo Rd PR E gd Sa mene 22 Serial Modes Visas rides debas 23 Data CoMmMunicati0N o oooocorooorrr eee 23 A ish PTT Up eI 23 PassThru Mode cesado cies O BEGE Hews ea bine ea ewe
190. in to the cellular network when required uid user id up to 64 bytes NETPW Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Network Password The password is used to login to the cellular network when required e pwepassword 30 characters maximum 245 ALEOS User Guide 246 Table F 6 Common Misc S53 This AT Command applies to e Destination Address Destination Port e Default Dial Code Destination IP address port and method These are used as defaults for the D Dial AT command method P UDP e method T TCP e methodzN Telnet e d d d d IP address or domain name ppppp the port address Examples ATS53 T192 168 100 23 12345 ATS53 foo earlink com Telnet to the specified IP at port 12345 ATS53 192 168 100 23 12345 Query the specified IP at port 12345 ATS53 12345 Query port 12345 NETALLOWZEROIP Allow Last Byte of net IP Zero Allows the displayed IP address in NETIP to end in zero e g 192 168 1 0 n 0 Do not allow n 1 Allow NETPHONE Phone Number The device s phone number if applicable or obtainable HOSTPAP Request PAP USB Table F 7 Common USB Command USBDEVICE Serial Use PAP to request the user login and password during PPP negotiation on the host connection n 0 Disable PAP request Default n 1 Takes user login and password from Windows DUN connection and copies to NETUID and NETPW USB Device Mode This p
191. ing advertisements to be displayed in a cab e Remote access to a computer a PLC an RTU or other system e Monitoring and troubleshooting the status of the device itself without needing to bring it in or go out to it 20080618 Status Last updated time 04 05 2011 10 45 08 Services Configuration A dynamic IP address is suitable for many Internet activities web browsing looking up data on another computer system data only being sent out or data only being received after an initial request also called Mobile Originated If you need to contact the AirLink device directly however a device connected to the AirLink device or a host system using your AirLink device also called Mobile Terminated a dynamic IP will not give you a reliable address to contact since it may have changed since the last time it was assigned Domain names are often only connected to static IP addresses because of the way most domain name DNS servers are set up Dynamic DNS servers require notification of IP Address changes so they can update their DNS records and link a dynamic IP address to the correct name e Dynamic IP addresses are granted only when your AirLink device is connected and can change each time the gateway reconnects to the network e Static IP addresses are granted the same address every time your AirLink device is connected and are not in use when your gateway is not connected Since many cellular providers like wire based ISPs
192. ings out the USB port only 3 Stream the TAIP strings out both the serial and the USB ports E1 TAIP GGA RMC and VTG sentences E1 Phrases TAIP GGA RMC et VTG Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 239 ALEOS User Guide 240 20080618 F AT Commands AT Command Set irai AT Command Set Summary Reference Tables Info The reference tables are presented in ASCII alphabetical order Status including prefixes This format allows a quick look up of each Common command to verify syntax parameters and behaviors It does not Logging lend itself to finding whether or not the ALEOS device has a e GPS command to perform a particular service or setting VR The summary in this section organizes the commands into functional groups to allow you to quickly locate a desired command when you Es know the operation but not the command Note Some of the configuration commands listed here are only available as AT commands and some commands require having the device in Passthru mode Reference Tables Result codes are not shown in the command tables unless special conditions apply Generally the result code OK is returned when the command has been executed ERROR may be returned if parameters are out of range and is returned if the command is not recognized or is not permitted in the current state or condition of the Product Name Rev 3 0A Apr 11 241 ALEOS User Guide Info The commands in the Info group have read only parameter
193. irLink device in any aircraft whether the aircraft is on the ground or in flight In aircraft the Sierra Wireless AirLink device MUST BE POWERED OFF When operating the Sierra Wireless AirLink device can transmit signals that could interfere with various onboard systems Note Some airlines may permit the use of cellular phones while the aircraft is on the ground and the door is open Sierra Wireless AirLink devices may be used at this time The driver or operator of any vehicle should not operate the Sierra Wireless AirLink device while in control of a vehicle Doing so will detract from the driver or operator s control and operation of that vehicle In some states and provinces operating such communications devices while in control of a vehicle is an offense The information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Sierra Wireless SIERRA WIRELESS AND ITS AFFILIATES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL GENERAL INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR REVENUE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE ANY SIERRA WIRELESS PRODUCT EVEN IF SIERRA WIRELESS AND OR ITS AFFILIATES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR THEY ARE FORESEEABLE OR FOR CLAIMS BY ANY THIRD PARTY Notwithstanding the foregoing in no event shall Sierra Wireless
194. irm password Use this account name and password when anyone connects to the Internet from this computer C Make this the default Internet connection Figure C 8 New Connection Connection Information Caution f you have a LAN connection to the Internet and select Make this the default Internet Connection for the PPPoE configuration you will not be able to use the LAN to connect to the Internet and may also affect the network connection on your computer to the rest of the LAN Select this option ONLY if the AirLink device will be your sole network connection p If you want to add a shortcut for this PPPoE connection to your desktop check Add a shortcut q Select Finish to exit the Network Connection Wizard New Connection Wizard Completing the New Connection A Wizard You have successfully completed the steps needed to create the following connection Siera Wireless Airlink Modem Share with all users of this computer Use the same user name amp password for everyone The connection will be saved in the Network Connections folder C Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop To create the connection and close this wizard click Finish Figure C 9 New Connection Finish 210 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 PPP Over Ethernet PPPoE 2 Configure the PPPoE connection After you complete the New Connection Wizard there are a few more things you will want to configure in the connection a
195. is converted to hundreds of meters and stored as PPDIST The maximum time interval is stored as PPTIME Currently the minimum time and epoch values are ignored e FPV configures periodic reporting of PV Position Velocity reports The time interval from the message is stored at PPTIME The epoch value is ignored e QPV Query Position Velocity responds with a PV Position Velocity report 237 ALEOS User Guide 238 The TAIP emulation will generate the following reports corresponding to the appropriate event either a query for it echoed due to a set or due to an automatic reporting event RRM Report Reporting Mode reports the reporting mode configuration RID Report ID reports the TAIP ID e RPV Report Position Velocity reports Position Velocity Messages Over the Air Remote To configure the AirLink device to send NMEA reports to a remote server you will need to set 3 commands PPIP PPPORT and PPGPSR a Set PPIP and PPPORT to the IP address and port of the server to which you want the reports sent Note Unlike standard TAIP which simply sends to the last client to request automatic reports the remote reports are sent to the destination address PPIP and destination port PPPORT b Setthe GPS Report Type PPGPSRH to your preferred TAIP data format FO TAIP data LN latitude longitude altitude the horizontal and vertical speed and heading F1 Compact TAIP data PV latitude long
196. is no need to configure this parameter with ignition sense enable Low Power Mode Number of minutes after one of the power down events VTLG or DTRP happens until the Delay Minutes AirLink device enters the low power mode If DTRP and VLTG are both O zero this setting does nothing n 0 255 minutes Note There is always a minimum of 1 minute between power down event and actual shutdown to give the AirLink device time to prepare entering zero will not power down the device immediately but after one minute In the first 5 minutes after AirLink device powers up power down events are ignored to give the user time to change configurations Standby Ignition Standby Ignition Sense Enable the AirLink device will monitor the ignition sense on the Sense Enable power connector and enter the low power consumption stand by mode when the ignition is turned off n 0 Disable e n 1 Enable Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 93 ALEOS User Guide Field Engine Hours on Voltage Level 1 Volt Description Set the voltage above which the Engine should be considered ON To enter a voltage of 13 0 volts enter 130 Engine Hours Ignition Enable Engine Hours will be counted when enabled 94 Configuring Engine Hours ALEOS can keep track of Engine Hours and how long the engine has been on which is determined by either Ignition Sense or the Power In voltage In the Low Power group under Common there two
197. is set there will be no responses to AT commands except for data queried n 0 Off Default e nz1 Quiet mode on S50 n Data forwarding idle time out If set to 0 a forwarding time out of 10ms is used Used in UDP or TCP PAD mode e n tenths of a second 51 n PAD data forwarding character ASCII code of character that will cause data to be forwarded Used in UDP or TCP PAD mode e n 0 No forwarding character En Toggle AT command echo mode n 0 Echo Off nz1 Echo On With more than one connection type serial and Telnet and USB the echo command can be set differently on each interface Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 247 ALEOS User Guide 248 Table F 8 Common Serial Command Description amp Sn Set DSR mode n 0 Always assert DSR Default e n 1 Assert DSR when in a data mode UDP TCP PPP or SLIP Default nz2 Assert DSR when the device has network coverage S211 can also be used to request that DSR is always asserted If S211 is set to 3 and amp S is changed to a non zero value S211 will be changed to 1 amp Cn Assert DCD CTSE n Clear To Send Enable This feature asserts CTS when there is a network connection e n 0 Disabled Default n 1 Enable assertion of CTS when there is network coverage RS232 voltage levels e Positive Network coverage e Negative No coverage Flow control AT Q will override this indication so if you want to u
198. isk Figure 2 4 ACEmanager File Download box Note Some of the configuration settings are specific to individual devices and should not be included in your saved template the devices you configure with the template could cease to work with the cellular or local network f Type in a file name that is descriptive of the template so you can find it easily later and save it to a location on your computer Not all browsers will allow you to change the name of the file while downloading As long as you do not change the extension xml you can change the name and location of the file after it has downloaded The template will now download 25 ALEOS User Guide 26 Use a template you created yourself with the above steps or a template provided by your AirLink representative or someone in your company who has set up a device template Save the template you wish to apply to your hard drive 1 Load the template 2 Connectto the device you want to configure using ACEmanager 3 Click on the Upload button on the toolbar Upload Download Reboot Refresh All Figure 2 5 ACEmanager Load 4 Browse and Select the template you have saved you may need to change folders if you saved it to a different location Upload Close Load Template Select a Template file Browse Upload File to Modem Load Template File Upload Look in 6 templates ee Er i judp modbus 23 xml i udp modbus
199. itude speed and heading Local Connection Some TAIP client applications can send TAIP requests and listen for reports using a local connection Generally this is done over the serial port using PPP This can also be done over the USB virtual serial port using PPP The AirLink device will listen for TAIP requests on the local IP address and port Once a TAIP request command has been received the AirLink devicet will begin issuing TAIP reports to the local IP address and port 21000 The client application should be listening for reports on this IP address and port No unsolicited reports will be sent from the PinPoint to the local client application To configure this local TAIP reporting you will need to set four commands PPIP S53 PPGPSR and PPLATS a Setthe port S53 to the local port to which you want the reports sent 21000 is the common setting S53 in ACEmanager is part of the GPS group b Set PPIP to the local IP address of the AirLink device The default IP address of the AirLink device 192 168 14 31 c Set Local Reporting Time Interval using PPLATS to the number of seconds you want as an interval between reports being sent d Setthe GPS Report Type PPGPSR to your preferred TAIP data format e FO TAIP data LN latitude longitude altitude the horizontal and vertical speed and heading F1 Compact TAIP data PV latitude longitude speed and heading 20080618 Global Positioning System GPS
200. ix E of this user guide for additional detail SNF Minimum Store and Forward Minimum Reports Specifies the minimum number of reports that must Reports be stored before they are forwarded to the server The data is then sent to the server in packets that contain at least this number of reports e n 0 255 SNF Simple Reliable Max Retries 118 Maximum number retries when in Simple Reliable Mode Options Disabled 1 255 retries 20080618 Status Last updated time 07 29 2010 16 43 28 Apply Refrest IG GPS Configuration Server 2 to Server 4 There are additional servers where GPS data can be sent simultaneous to server de WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WO Admin Ear Report Server IP Server ed C Server Port 22336 de 7 Report interval Time Seconds lo gener O Report interval Distance 100 Meters fo Misc O Stationary Vehicle Timer Minutes B EEP Esistesniog E GPS Report Type hex GPS Date s SNF Enable OFF v Use Device ID in Location Reports FALSE D sie reat e cr a SNF Mode Normal v SNF Minimum Reports o SNF Simple Reliable Max Retres w Figure 9 2 ACEmanager GPS Server 2 Field Report Server IP Description IP address where GPS reports are sent ATS Server IP Also see PPPORT e d d d d IP address Example AT PPIP 192 100 100 100 Server P
201. k non trusted and trusted phone numbers to either read or write Default is No Access and trusted phone number gets read or write Note All four settings of read and write respectively are independent of each other Number Last Incoming Phone The last incoming phone number is displayed here and will be erased with a reboot Last Incoming Message The last incoming message is the last incoming SMS from the phone number Trusted Phone Number 102 Trusted phone numbers are listed here Add a Trusted Phone Number Follow the instructions below to add a Trusted Phone Number on the SMS page 1 Send an SMS command to the device and hit Refresh No maintenance response will be sent to a number until it is defined as Trusted 2 Once you have the Last incoming Phone number that shows up on the SMS screen in ACEmanager note the exact phone number displayed 3 Click on Add More to add a Trusted Phone Number Note The Trusted Phone number can be 15 characters and has to be numbers only 4 Enter the Last incoming Phone number as the Trusted Phone Number 5 Click on Apply Note Do not enter any extra digits and use the Last incoming displayed as a guide to type the phone number Use 1 only if it is used in the beginning of the Last incoming Phone number 20080618 Services Configuration SMS Radio Module Configuration Settings On some carriers networks SMS will not work using the d
202. lays in ACEmanager is applicable across all i e Devices Sierra Wireless AirLink devices Global DNS The primary purpose of the AirLink device is to route data from one e PPPOE or more devices connected to one or more of the ports to the cellular On Demand Ping network and ultimately under most circumstances to the Internet Public and Private Mode To support some legacy installations the AirLink device has the ability to act as a one to one gateway giving the cellular network granted IP address directly to a connected device This is Public mode Since the one to one gateway configuration will not allow the flexibility of a LAN environment where several devices can connect to the AirLink device Private Mode provides a NAT environment with an optional DHCP server Tip When using Public mode Sierra Wireless recommends connecting the device directly to the computer or other end device Using a hub or switch may prevent the AirLink device from updating the IP address of the end device when an IP adaress is received from the cellular network In ACEmanager the Host Public mode and DHCP settings are part of the LAN tab The DHCP addresses for USB net are on the LAN gt USB page the DHCP addresses for the serial PPP are on the Serial page and the DHCP addresses for the Wi Fi as applicable are on the Wi Fi page Rev 3 0A Apr 11 53 ALEOS User Guide Status WAN Cellular Last updated time 12 03 2010 13 56 27 A
203. lection additional fields may become available Incoming messages are sent to the specified host This can be a serial interface or an IP and port If no host routing is configured ALEOS treats the message as an ALEOS SMS command Messages sent to an IP address and port are put in the Airlink SMS Protocol in a UDP packet ALEOS then routes this packet to the matching host interface Ethernet USBNet Wi Fi If you chose Serial or USB Serial Select Yes or No to Incoming Phone number on serial E SMS Receive SMS Destination Y Include Phone number on serial No E SMS Receive SMS Destination Y O include Phone number on serial No vi IP Enter Destination IP and Destination port SMS Receive C SMS Destination IP m Destination IP 152165131300 Destination Port 333 e e ALEOS CMD Parser This selection disables the SMS Gateway SMS Send Enable Send SMS from the connected Host This is the device connected locally to the ALEOS device such as a computer or digital sign When this field is enabled it will require a ALEOS port To send an SMS outgoing From the serial port From the CLI there is a new AT command to send SMS messages AT SMSM2M lt phone gt lt message gt This allows an SMS messages to be sent to another modem as a single line item From a Host Device PC s and other devices connect
204. ll be treated according to the UDP auto answer and AIP settings n 0 No effect Default e n 1 Accept UDP data from all IP addresses when in a UDP session 133 ALEOS User Guide Field UDP Auto Answer Response Description Half Open Response In UDP auto answer half open mode n 0 No response codes when UDP session is initiated n 1 RING CONNECT response codes sent out serial link before the data from the first UDP packet Note Quiet Mode must be Off Dial UDP Always The dial command always uses UDP even when using ATDT e n 0 Dial using the means specified default e n 1 Dial UDP always even when using ATDT Note When this parameter is set you cannot establish a TCP PAD connection UDP Serial Delay Field Host Authentication Mode Waits the specified delay before sending the first UDP packet and the subsequent UDP packets out to the port Ethernet nz0 No UDP packet delay Default e n 1 255 Delay in 100ms units from 100 ms to 25 5 sec Description Host Authentication Mode Use PAP or CHAP to request the user login and password during PPP or CHAP negotiation on the host connection The username and password set in HOSTUID and HOSTPW will be used e Disable PAP or CHAP request Default e PAP and CHAP CHAP PPP User ID Host User ID for PAP or CHAP user id up to 64 bytes PPP Password Host Password for PAP or CHAP
205. low users to determine if their device is going well beyond normal data usage T Current Month Usage D MB AT Current Week Usage 0 MB T Current Day Usage 0 MB 1 Previous Month Usage D MB AT Previous Week Usage 0 MB AT Previous Day Usage 0 MB CAT Tum off Traffic Disabled iv O 1 Tum off Host Traffic at 4882 MB L r Tum off Host Traffic Disabled se Jar Tum off Host Traffic at MB AT Tum off Host Traffic AT Tum off Host Traffic at 1 47 Time zone adjustment in minutes 0 AT Direction of change Pus Figure 11 6 ACEmanager Application Data Usage There are six fields within the Usage group To activate Usage Monitoring expand the Standard field and enable Usage Monitoring To align the device usage monitoring with your cellular plan fill in the following fields so that they match your cellular plan e Start Day of the Month e Units on Plan Size e Plan Size Once the data plan limit is reached the cellular communication with will be automatically turned off 140 20080618 Field Usage Monitoring Application Configuration Description Enable or Disable this feature Data Usage will consist of bytes transmitted Tx plus bytes received Rx Status Default is Disabled If you select Enabled and if threshold limit of data usage is not reached Status will show Enabled Ho
206. lts s Connect To AirLink 3G Connection Wizard Ce Printers and Faxes AirLink DUN fa Notepad E AirLink VPN Y Help and Support Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem Sierra Wireless VPN Wireless Network Connection All Programs gt Undock Computer ES Log Off o Shut Down Figure C 1 Windows Start menu b Select Create a New Connection under Network Tasks in the menu area on the left Select Next to start installing and configuring the PPPoE connection Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Q Bae a ya Search gt gt Folders E e Network Connections A Dial up Network Tasks Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem Create a new r D E carecia d Standarc 0 bps Modem Change Windows E Firewall settings LANor High Speed Internet See Also Wireless Network Connection 450 Dual Band i Network M Troubleshooter Other Places Figure C 2 Windows Network Connections 207 ALEOS User Guide c Click Nexton the opening screen to begin creating a PPPoE connection d Next New Connection Wizard Welcome to the New Connection Wizard This wizard helps you Connect to the Internet Connect to a private network such as your workplace network To continue click Next Figure C 3 New Connection Wizard e Select Connect to the Internet f Select Next Connect to the Internet Connect to the Internet
207. lude in report Enable for Latitude Include in report v O Enable for Longitude Include in report C Enable for Satelite Count Include in report 7 Enable for Vehicle Speed Include in report v E tane tor vence Heading neue n repon w E Enable for Engine Hours Include in report Y E Enable for Odometer Include in report v O Enable for TAIP ID Include in report nga A E Enable for Digital Input 1 Include in report e E Enable for Digital Input 2 Include in report v E Enable for Digital Input 3 Include in report v E Enable for Digital Input 4 Include in report v E Enable for Digital Output 1 Include in report v E Enable for Digital Output 2 Include in repot v A AAA T E Enable for Analog Input 1 Include in report v E Enable for Analog Input 2 Include in report v Enable for Analog Input 3 Include in report E Enable for Analog input 4 Include in report E Enable for Scaled Analog 1 Include in report E Enable for Scaled Analog 2 Include in report E Enable for Scaled Analog 2 Include in report E Enable for Scaled Analog 4 Include in report v Figure 15 13 ACEmanager Groups Standard to Analog Input Rev3 0A Apr 11 169 ALEOS User Guide 170 Enable for Analog Input 1 Include in report Enable for Analog Input 2 Include in report Enable for Analog In
208. m only specific IPs IP Reject Count Rejected IP Data Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 37 ALEOS User Guide Services This section shows the status of AirLink services including the ACEmanager access level Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 12 03 2010 13 48 38 Apply Refresh Cancel Home ACEnet Not Enabled WAN Cellular ACEmanager Aa LANWiFi AT Enable ime update Disabled VPN AT PinPoint Low Power Mode State ON Security Services GPS Serial Applications About Figure 3 8 ACEmanager Status Services Field Description ACEnet Device Initiated connection status Options Enabled or Not Enabled ACEmanager ACEmanager access mode Enable time update Daily SNTP updates of the system time PinPoint Low Power Current power state only available on MP and PP lines Mode State 38 20080618 Field GPS Fix View Status GPS Note The GPS tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable to PinPoint line and MP line devices Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications VO Admin Last updated time 12 03 2010 13 50 36 VPN Home WAN Cellular LAN WiFi Security Services E m GPS Fix Satelite Count Latitude Longitude 0000000 Map Speed Engine Hours Noo Figure 3 9 ACEmanager Status G
209. mand ATGPS1 to the serial port ATGPS2 to the USB port or ATGPS3 for both to begin the NMEA stream The example below shows the stream in HyperTerminal connecting directly to a AirLink device via the comport and or USB port To stop the stream with either terminal connection use the command ATGPSO this can be entered even while data is streaming serial HyperTerminal File Edit view Call Transfer Help Dg c 5 DB GPVTG T M 0 004 N 0 008 K A 2F GPGGA 180095 00 9797 54176 N 12206 62994 H 1 09 1 86 11 0 M 25 Crus GPRMC 180036 00 0 3737 54169 N 12206 62979 0 0 026 255 90 070907 7D GPVTG 255 90 T M 0 026 N 0 048 K Ax3E GPGGA 180036 00 3737 54169 N 12206 62979 H 1 09 1 84 11 0 M 25 2 M 78 6PRHC 180037 00 0 3737 54102 N 12206 63040 W 0 008 070907 068 6PVTG T M 0 008 N 0 015 K Q 2F GPGGA 180037 00 3737 54102 N 12206 63040 V 1 091 00 10 4 M 25 2 M 7F GPRHC 180038 00 0 3737 54060 N 12206 63089 V 0 012 070907 Ax6E GPVTG T M 0 012 N 0 022 K 1 20 GPGGA 180038 00 3737 54060 N 12206 63089 H 1 09 0 99 9 9 M 25 2 M xh4 GPRHC 180039 00 3737 54029 N 12206 63128 H 0 003 070907 A 68 GPVTG T M 0 003 N 0 006 K 1 26 GPGGA 180039 00 3737 54029 N 12206 63128 W 1 09 0 99 9 5 M 25 2 M 4E GPRMC 180040 00 0 3737 54017 N 12206 63148 0 007 070907 A 69 GPVTG T M 0 007 N 0 013 K Ax26 GPGGA 180040 00 3737 54017 N
210. mand after 5 seconds On startup typing ATMDO within 5 seconds changes the mode to normal AT command mode TCP Auto Answer This register determines how the ALEOS device responds to an incoming TCP connection request The ALEOS device remains in AT command mode until a connection request is received DTR must be asserted 8211 1 or amp D0 and the device must be set for a successful TCP connection The AirLink device will send a RING string to the host A CONNECT sent to the host indicates acknowledgement of the connection request and the TCP session is established Off Default On e Use Telnet server mode on TCP connections With a Telnet connection overrides the client s default echo allowing the server on the host port to perform the echo CRLF sequences from the telnet client will also be edited to simply pass CRs to the server on the host port UDP Auto Answer Enables UDP auto answer half open mode Normal mode Enable UDP auto answer mode Serial IP Packets Sent Number of bytes sent over serial port to host Serial IP Packets Number of bytes received over serial port from host Received 40 20080618 Last View Status Applications The Applications section of the Status group provides information on the current status of the Garmin device See Chapter 11 Applications for details on how to enable or disable Garmin Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applic
211. may be conflicts due to the local and remote reporting being in different modes and not all features to both modes may be available Sending Reports Automatically Remote You can configure the AirLink device to send reports based on a time interval and on the movement of a vehicle based on it s position from one time to the next e PPTIME Location report sent every set time interval seconds e PPDIST Location report sent only if the position is more than the set distance x 100 meters e PPTSV Location report sent if the vehicle has been in one location stationary for more than a set time interval minutes PPMINTIME Location report sent be sent at no less than this time interval seconds Note If you re implementing both a time interval and distance interval for reports the AirLink device will use the timer which expires first The reporting interval can impact your data usage If the interval is set frequently you may want to have a high usage or unlimited data plan Tip One mile is approximately 1600 meters 1000 meters is one kilometer 229 ALEOS User Guide 230 Local If you are sending reports on the local serial port and or if you want them sent automatically you will need to set PPLATS The time interval just as for PPTIME is in seconds Report Delay on Power Up The AirLink device can be configured to wait a specific amount of time after initialization before any reports are
212. me digital inputs will be reported and the COM1000 inputs will be ignored PPGPSDATUM Specifies the GPS datum to use for position reports For accurate results this value should match the datum used by receiving mapping application e n 0 WGS84 n 92 NAD27 e n 115 NAD83 PPTCPPOLL Specifies the port to listen on for TCP GPS report polling The request to this port needs to come from the same IP address in PPIP e n 0 Disabled n 1 65535 default 9494 UDPRGPS Set or query GPS stamping of UDP Reliable packets When set data received on the host serial port will be encapsulated with the GPS date and time e n 0 Disabled default nz1 Enabled PPIGNOREIP When enabled ignore ATS Server IP PPIP updates in RAP e n 0 Use ATS Server IP updates n 1 Ignore ATS Server IP updates PPCOM1000 Enables support for extra inputs from a COM1000 e n 0 Disable n 1 Enable Tip f both AT PPCOM1000 1 and AT PPREPORTINPUTS 1 are enabled the Product Name s digital inputs will be reported and the COM1000 inputs will be ignored Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 265 ALEOS User Guide 266 Serial Port Table F 22 GPS Serial Port Command PPLATS Description Local ATS Causes GPS reports to also be sent out the serial or Ethernet link every n seconds when there is a PPP connection to the serial host or a connection to the Ethernet port is established n 0 Di
213. ment System 0000 eee eee eee 91 WGEMANAQE xeu og bea Roe op Ebor dE od Aa E Sd Ed e 92 LOW POWE ccs ut buts onal bad SRS E A eee eae 93 Configuring Engine Hours 443 mm beaks dod dada a Ce we eae ea 94 Dynamic DNS 2 3 d ker eka X08 oe E e ee Re a op eee 94 Reasons to Contact the Device and or the Connected Device 94 Understanding Domain Names 2 00 0c eee eee ees 96 parb4 MYGOMAIN CONT estada essere x eddies bad ce eng 96 car54 mydomain com ca 2 0 eee 97 Bo UNS Da sept ies cee ede hea dealer A acer A ee A 98 Command Parser scu qx als x DES i mee qoa Ha RR C eden en wae 98 SMS Gateway e cei egt emo ac od c ode Ci otio a ween we 99 Add a Trusted Phone Number 200000 eee 102 SMS Radio Module Configuration SettingS 103 AirLink SMS Protocol 00 cece cece eee 104 MA 105 LS ssepe iena kae a iE E E E 07 01 27 A 106 Management SNMP 02 00 eres 107 TIME O NTE T T enie a woud nahn CLS DT A omens 108 Time SNTP sas e ROS E RUE ee 109 Passive FIP suas Cei RS a D X a D T eg 110 e o cep PEUT 111 Rev 3 0A Apr 11 9 ALEOS User Guide GPS Configuration issikcsask RE rxx xe RR RE CREDE man Fa e ds we 113 c P C P O 113 CLE Tc 114 AirLink Device Supported Protocols 60000 ee eee 114 Remote Access Protocol RAP orar aca sh te va o parse ad ania ein 114 National Marine Electronics Association NMEA 115
214. most people than a string of numbers Understanding the parts of a domain name can help to understand how IP Manager works and what you need to be able to configure the device A fully qualified domain name FQDN generally has several parts Top Level Domain TLD The TLD is the ending suffix for a domain name com net org etc Country Code Top Level Domain ccTLD This suffix is often used after the TLD for most countries except the US ca uk au etc Domain name This is the name registered with ICANN Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers or the registry for a the country of the ccTLD i e if a domain is part of the ca TLD it would be registered with the Canadian domain registry It is necessary to have a name registered before it can be used e Sub domain or server name A domain name can have many sub domain or server names associated with it Sub domains need to be registered with the domain but do not need to be registered with ICANN or any other registry It is the responsibility of a domain to keep track of its own subs car54 mydomain com e comis the TLD mydomain is the domain usually noted as mydomain com since the domain is specific to the TLD e car54is the subdomain or server name associated with the device computer or device registered with mydomain com 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Services Configuration car54 mydomain com ca This would be the same as above
215. n It s recommended to disconnect your LAN connection before using a PPP connection with your AirLink device Once the DUN connection is initiated by default it will take over as the default route for network communication and specifically for Internet access If you want the two connections to co exist you will need to de select Use default gateway on remote network described later and use the route command in Windows to setup routing through the modem properly This guide does not provide information on the route command You may need to consult with your network administrator to properly configure routing 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Windows Dial up Networking DUN 1 Create a new network connection a Select Start gt Connect To gt Show All Connections to open the Network Connections window Internet Internet Explorer y E mail i Microsoft Office Outlook xI MSN 2 Windows Media Player 33 Windows Messenger o Tour Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard Notepad All Programs gt e9 My Documents gt My Recent Documents gt a My Network Places E Control Panel Set Program Access and Defaults a Connect To ta Printers and Faxes Q9 Help and Support yo Search 377 Run 2 Undock Computer pl g Off fo Shut Down Figure A 10 Windows Start menu AirLink 3G Connection AirLink DUN AirLink VPN Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem Sierra Wireless VPN Wir
216. n is Disabled the device will rely on the connected host to initiate a connection Always on Connection Enabled 54 Figure 4 1 ACEmanager WAN Cellular Network Credentials GSM Rev3 0 A Apr 11 43 ALEOS User Guide EE CDI a Last updated time 04 22 2011 13 45 15 44 GPS Serial Applications vo Admin EkpandAi Apply Refresh Cancel T Dormancy Idle Timer secs ES Mobile iP T MSL code T Ev DO Diversity T EV DO Data Service Network Roaming Preference T Auto PRL Schedule days T Keepalive IP Address O Keepalive Ping Time OAT Force Keepalive Ping Response to Incoming Ping T Force Network Authentication Mode T Network User ID 1 Network Password Check profile 1 Params E na E PHA O sha O H D Oo MHSS MASS AT Network Watch Dog Re Activation Re Activation Status MIP Preferred v Enable EV DO Preferred v Automatic Not Started Figure 4 2 ACEmanager WAN Cellular Network Credentials EV DO 1X 20080618 WAN Cellular Configuration Carrier Field Description Type Network Credentials HSPA Set APN Entry of the APN If left blank the device will attempt to use the default subscriber GPRS value as defined by the account apn access point name HSPA Rx Diversity This is the diversity setting Default Disabled
217. nd the connected device s Enable for CDMA HW Temperature The temperature of the internal radio module Enable for CDMA PRL Version The PRL version in use by the AirLink device Enable for CDMA ECIO The energy level of the signal from the cellular network Enable for Cell Info The GPRS cell information for the AirLink device 20080618 16 Data Usage Events Reporting Enable Data Usage Events Reporting Data Usage Configuring Reports Groups Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WO Admin Last updated time 12 06 2010 12 44 02 The Events Reporting tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable across all Sierra Wireless AirLink devices Data Usage Events Reporting supports Data Usage Events The Reports and Groups section is the same as on the Standard Events Reporting screen Enable Data Usage Events Reporting Events Reporting Data Usage is disabled by default Select Data Usage ER in the Advanced tab under the Admin page to configure Data Usage Events Reporting Click on Apply for the change to take effect Apply Refresh Cancel Change Password T Date and Time 02 01 2000 01 39 22 Date only 02 01 2000 0147 Enable Over the Air Programing Enabled v Enable Event Reporting T Status Update Address 147 Status Update Period Seconds AT Power IN Voltage Volts AT Board Temperature C
218. ne Hours Threshold Crossing Engine Hours 162 20080618 Table 15 1 Summary of Events Network RSSI Threshold Crossing Standard Events Reporting Signal Power dBm Network State State Change When Device is Ready Network Service Other Report Types Periodic Reports State Change Threshold Crossing Time e Voice e Roaming 2G e 3G EVDO Rev A or HSPA Any Service Change Period to compare seconds Power In Threshold Crossing Power threshold volts Board Temperature Threshold Crossing Degrees Celsius CDMA Radio Module Data Usage Daily Data Usage Threshold Crossing Threshold Crossing Degrees Celsius Percentage of daily threshold Monthly Data Usage Threshold Crossing Percentage of monthly threshold Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 163 ALEOS User Guide 164 Configuring Reports There are six ways to send a report The configuration will vary Email Destination email address Subject Message Data groups SMS text message Destination Phone number Message Data Groups SNMP Trap notification Destination IP is configured in the SNTP menu e Relay Select the relay to link to and Invert if necessary RAP message Destination report server and report type is configured in the PinPoint Menu Events Protocol message to a server Destination report server is configured in the PinPoint
219. nection time out TCPS units Specifies a time interval upon which if there is no in or outbound traffic through a TCP connection the connection will be terminated n 0 minutes S221 Connect Delay Number of seconds to delay the CONNECT response upon establishing a TCP connection OR Number of tenths of seconds to delay before outputting ENQ on the serial port after the CONNECT when the ENQ feature is enabled n 0 255 S60 Telnet Client Echo Mode n 0 No Echo e n 1 Local Echo Default nz2 Remote Echo ENQ Outputs an ENQ 0x05 after the TCP CONNECT delayed by the Delay Connect Response time S221 e n 0 Disabled Default nz1 Enable ENQ on CONNECT Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 249 ALEOS User Guide UDP Table F 10 Common UDP 250 Command Description MDhh Default power up mode for the serial port When the device is power cycled the serial port enters the mode specified by this command after 5 seconds On startup typing ATMDO within 5 seconds changes the mode to normal AT command mode See also S53 to set the port for UDP e hh hex byte 00 normal e hhz01 SLIP e hh 02 PPP hh 03 UDP e hh 04 TCP hh 07 PassThru hh 0F MP MDT hh 13 Modbus ASCII hh 23 Modbus RTU Binary hh 33 BSAP e hh 63 Variable Modbus hh 73 Reliable UDP hh 83 UDP Multicast 82 Enables UDP auto answer half open mode n 0 Normal mode e n 2 Enable U
220. nge protocol establishes pre shared keys during the phase 1 authentication ALEOS device supports three prime key lengths including Group 1 768 bits Group 2 1 024 bits and Group 5 1 536 bits IPSec SA Life Time 180 to 86400 Determines how long the VPN tunnel is active in seconds The default value is 28 800 seconds or 8 hours Keep Tunnel Alive This implies that the tunnel needs to be established automatically and if it the tunnel is pulled down it needs to be re established automatically NAT T Keep Alive Interval Secs Length of time between NAT T NAT Traversal keep alive packets The default is set to 20 seconds For users who have devices behind the carrier firewall and who need to use IPsec the NAT T feature is useful in such scenarios As the carrier is performing NAT on the IP traffic the key exchange required for IPsec cannot be performed preventing operation of IPsec behind the firewall With the addition of the NAT T protocol IPsec tunnels can be established between devices across the firewall NAT T End Timer Minutes Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 If the tunnel is idle for one whole SA Life time the tunnel will not rekey itself After this period the carrier waits for that given time and then takes away the port and IP associated with this device 79 ALEOS User Guide 80 GRE The ALEOS device can act as a Generic Routing Encapsulation GRE endpoint providing a means to encapsulat
221. nt Number of packets sent to the network since system startup Both Packets Received Number of packets received from the network since system startup 32 20080618 View Status LAN This is the status of the local network It lists information about the network and connected clients If the device has Wi Fi this section also includes Wi Fi status information After the device is started the first ACEmanager connection displays Status WAll Cellular LAN VPH Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin nis 1 Last updated time 04 05 2011 15 37 08 Apply Refresh Cancel i aa Home AT USB Mode USBNET WAHICellular Scan BAN rmac ven IP Address MAC Address Status Security 192 168 13 100 48 5B 39 12 53 BB dhcp arp 192 168 14 100 00 14 3E 02 FD EF dhcp arp Services GPS LAN IP Packets Sent 7083 LAN IP Packets Received 7347 Serial Applications About Figure 3 4 ACEmanager Status LAN Field Description USB Mode Displays which virtual mode of the USB port is set Scan Click the Scan button to detect devices connected as hosts to its Lan interfaces IP MAC Displays a list and the status of the IP and MAC addresses for customer devices connected to a local host port LAN IP Packets Sent Displays the number of IP packets sent to the host interface since the system startup LAN IP Pa
222. nvironment where security or safety require that you disable Wi Fi you can turn Wi Fi off here The WAN and Ethernet LAN connections will remain active SSID Network Name The default network name is MP Hide SSID Hide or Display This determines whether the SSID will be broadcasted by the MP Hiding the SSID will not prevent people from connecting to the device if the signal is open Wifi Channel 1 11 The Wi Fi access point on the MP can use any of 11 channels If other Wi Fi networks are in range and operating on nearby channels you may be able to avoid interference by changing to a different Wi Fi channel Security Encryption type 58 Options Open Shared WEP WPA WPA2 Personal and WPA WPA2 Enterprise The MP box supports Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP and Wi Fi Protected Access 802 11i WPA and WPA2 Personal and Enterprise Both protocols will restrict access to the MP box and protect data transmitted between the clients and the device WPA provides the highest level of security if all of the LAN devices on your network support this protocol WPA Enterprise is the follow on wireless security method to WPA that provides stronger data protection for multiple users and large managed networks It prevents unauthorized network access by verifying network users through an authentication server Open Open Wi Fi protocol is not password protected and has no additional configuration requirements in ACEmanager
223. o keep the device alive online e Disable pinging default e 5 255 minutes 15 minutes is the minimum interval which can be set for Keepalive If you set IPPING for a value between 0 and 15 the minimum value of 15 will be set PPING sets the interval in minutes you want Keepalive to test the network connection To disable Keepalive set IPPING to O default setting 15 to 60 minutes is the minimum time which can be set for Keepalive If you set IPPING for a value less than the minimum the minimum value will be set Both Force If the ping should occur even if the device is not idle Keepalive Ping Advanced Both Response to Default ALEOS Responds Incoming Ping Both Force Network Default None Authentica tion Mode EV DO Network User Network User ID 1X ID The login that is used to login to the cellular network when required e uid user id up to 64 bytes EV DO Network Network Password 1X Password The password that is used to login to the cellular network when required pw password 30 characters maximum EV DO Check profile Enables checking and updating the Profile 1 Parameters 1X 1 Params Not all carriers support this feature EV DO NAI Sets the Network Access ID 1X Not all carriers support this feature EV DO PHA Sets the IP address of the primary home agent 1X Not all carriers support this feature EV DO SHA Sets the IP address of the secondary home agent 1X Not all carriers support this feature EV DO M
224. o the host interfaces will be allowed until the time period expires The following fields show up for Monthly Usage Weekly Usage and Daily Usage categories on the Applications Data Usage page Turn off Host Traffic Enable or Disable Host Traffic Once threshold limit is crossed there is no access to cellular world However you can ping the device Turn Off Host Traffic at Enter MB or GB unit for monthly weekly or daily data usage Note Note that management level interfaces such as ACEmanager are still active even if the cellular traffic is suspended Time zone adjustment in minutes Users can adjust their time zone by adding or subtracting from UTC time Direction of change Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Select Plus or Minus for time zone adjustment 141 ALEOS User Guide 142 20080618 12 Report Configuration Server 1 The Report tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable across a Sierra Wireless AirLink Raven Line devices only The report server is the main server where the Events Reports will be sent It is the same as a RAP or ATS server A primary server can be configured without a fail over or redundant server which would be the same as a single server Since Raven line devices have no GPS they will not send RAP messages Raven devices will however be able to send Events Reporting messages to the server in the same way a PinPoint or MP device would send RAP messages to a RAP or
225. og value Transformed Analog 1 4 The value of the raw analog value multiplied by the coefficient and then added to the offset Units for Analog 1 4 The name of the unit of measurement to be used in reports 20080618 14 Admin Change Password Advanced The Admin tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable across all Sierra Wireless AirLink devices The Admin section contains features which are intended for Administrator configuration only Change Password It is highly recommended that you change the default password of the Product Name Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WO Admin L Last updated time 07 28 2010 16 47 23 Apply Refresh Cancel Change ACEmanager Password UserName Old Password New Password Retype New Password Change Password Figure 14 1 ACEmanager Admin To change the default password 1 Enter the user name admin 2 Enter the old password 3 Enter the new password twice 4 Click on Change Password You will be prompted to restart the Product Name When the box has restarted reconnect to ACEmanager and enter the new password Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 153 ALEOS User Guide Advanced Features which should be rarely changed and will affect the operation of the device are present on this screen Upload Download Reboot Refresh All f pu Status WAll Cellular LAN V
226. ometers n 0 Disabled e n 1 65535 PPTSV Timer for Stationary Vehicles Time interval in minutes that the device will send in reports when it is stationary e n 0 Disabled nz1 255 minutes For example if PPTIME 10 the MP will send in reports at least every 10 seconds while it is moving however once it stops moving it will slow the reports down to this PPTSV value Note In order for the PPTSV Stationary Vehicle timer to take effect the PPTIME value must be set to a value greater than 0 and less than the PPTSV value The PPTSV timer checks for vehicle movement at the PPTIME interval so if PPTIME is disabled then PPTSV will also be disabled 20080618 Table F 20 GPS Server 1 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Command Description PPGPSR GPS report type e n 0 Use legacy reports specified in MF value Note Must also have PPDEVID 0 n 0x11 Standard GPS Report n 0x12 Standard GPS Report UTC Date e n20x13 Standard GPS Report UTC Date RF data e n 0xDO0 Xora reports e n 0xE0 GGA and VTG NMEA reports e n 0xE1 GGA VTG and RMC NMEA reports n 0xFO TAIP reports e n2OxF1 Compact TAIP data PPSNF Store and Forward will cause GPS reports to be stored up if the MP goes out of network coverage Once the vehicle is in coverage the GPS reports will be sent en masse to the server n 0 OFF n 1 Enabled default PPDEVID Whether or not the MP should include the 64 bit device ID in its GPS reports
227. on Add More Port Configuration AT Address List EDEN Figure 10 3 ACEmanager MODBUS Adaress List 136 20080618 11 Application Configuration Garmin Data Usage The Application tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable to all AirLink devices Applications are special services for the AirLink devices that often require interaction additional hardware or specialized settings Garmin Garmin provides navigation devices for versatile fleet monitoring solutions AirLink devices provides an internet access to Garmin devices and a mechanism to enable via cellular ALEOS also monitors links to the Garmin and communication between the Garmin and the server Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications VO Admin Last updated time 12 06 2010 11 18 49 i i Garmin Data Usage 1 1 Garmin Device Attached Disabled v AT Garmin Status Not Enabled Figure 11 1 ACEmanager Applications To configure in ACEmanager Set Host Mode to TCP mode Rev 3 0A Apr 11 137 ALEOS User Guide 1 Under the Serial Port Configuration tab set the MD the Startup Mode Default parameter to the TCP pad mode Status WAWCellular LAN VPN security Services GPS Serial Applications vo A
228. onfiguration Port Configuration MODBUS Address The Serial tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable to all List AirLink devices with a serial port Most AirLink devices are equipped with a serial port which can be used to connect devices or computers with a DB9 RS232 connection Note These commands are specific to the RS232 port and generally do not apply to the USB serial Port Configuration The Serial group includes commands specific to general use of the serial port Port Configuration has four categories of configurable parameters Port Configuration e Advanced e TCP e UDP Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 127 ALEOS User Guide 128 oca un say sms cs Pim 0 m Last updated time 07 29 2010 16 45 04 47 Configure Serial Port O 1 Flow Control T 089 Serial Echo T Data Forwarding Timeout T Data Forwarding Character ar Device Port O 1 Destination Port O 7 Destination Address r Default Dial Code AT Host Authentication Mode r PPP user iD AT PPP Password Expand Al Apply Refresh Cancel aT Assert DSR 147 Assert DCD O Enable CTS AT DTR Mode EAT Quiet Mode 1147 AT Verbose Mode E T cas Progress Result Mode AT Convert 12 digit Number to IP 1141 Disable ATZ Reset C AT TCP Auto Answer E T TCP Connect Timeout AT TCP idie Timeout O 1 TCP idie Timeout Secs 1147 Telnet Echo Mode E 1 TCP C
229. onnect Response Delay AT Enable ENQ on TCP Connect 47 UDP Auto Answer 1147 UDP idie Timeout O 7 UDP Connect Last 47 Allow Any incoming IP E 7 Allow Al UDP 1147 UDP Auto Answer Response T Dial UDP Always 7 UDP Serial Delay Figure 10 1 ACEmanager Serial Port Configuration 20080618 Table 10 1 Serial Port Field Startup Mode Default Serial Configuration Description Default power up mode for the serial port When the AirLink device is power cycled the serial port enters the mode specified by this command after 5 seconds On startup typing ATMDO into a terminal application connected to the serial port within 5 seconds changes the mode to normal AT command mode See also S53 to set the port for UDP e SLIP e PPP UDP e TCP e PassThru DM mode PinPoint MDT e Reliable UDP e UDP Multicast Configure Serial Port Format speed data bits parity stop bits Valid speeds are 300 115200 data bits 7 or 8 parity O E N M stop bits 1 1 5 2 Flow Control Serial port flow control setting e No flow control is being used RTS CTS hardware flow control is being used Transparent software flow control Uses escaped XON and XOFF for flow control XON and XOFF characters in data stream are escaped with the O character 0x40 in data is sent as WO DB9 Serial Echo Toggle AT command echo mode e Echo Off
230. or DUN connections on a Windows Mobility or other non personal computer the DNS settings may not be configured with the DUN connection You may need to go into the network settings and add DNS servers manually 199 ALEOS User Guide 200 20080618 B Configuring Modbus BSAP Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 The AirLink device supports Modbus ASCII Modbus RTU BSAP an can also emulate other protocols like DF1 or others using its Modbus Variable feature Modbus Overview The Modbus Protocol developed by Modicon in 1979 provides for client server also referred to as master slave communications between intelligent devices As a de facto standard it is the most widely used network protocol in the industrial manufacturing environment to transfer discrete analog I O and register data between control devices Modbus BSAP and other Modbus variations are often used in conjunction with telemetry devices Tip This section is just a brief overview of Modbus For more information refer to your Modbus equipment distributor or manufacturer or http www modbus org Telemetry Telemetry is an automated communications process by which data is collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement monitoring display and recording Transmission of the information may be over physical pairs of wires telecommunication circuits radios or satellite Remote Terminal Unit RTU
231. ort Port where GPS reports are sent e n 1 65535 Report Interval Time GPS Report Time Interval See also PPMINTIME PPTSV CTA n seconds 1 65535 Note Your cellular carrier may impose a minimum transmit time Report Interval Distance GPS Report Distance Interval in 100 Meter Units kilometer 1 mile is approximately 1600 kilometers e n 0 Disabled e nz1 65535 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 119 ALEOS User Guide Field Stationary Vehicle Timer Minutes Description Timer for Stationary Vehicles Time interval in minutes that the AirLink device will send in reports when it is stationary e n 0 Disabled e n 1 255 minutes For example if PPTIME 10 the AirLink device will send in reports at least every 10 seconds while it is moving however once it stops moving it will slow the reports down to this PPTSV value Note In order for the PPTSV Stationary Vehicle timer to take effect the PPTIME value must be set to a value greater than 0 and less than the PPTSV value The PPTSV timer checks for vehicle movement at the PPTIME interval so if PPTIME is disabled then PPTSV will also be disabled GPS Report Type hex GPS report type n 0 Use legacy reports specified in MF value Note Must also have PPDEVID 0 e n 0x11 Standard GPS Report e n 0x12 Standard GPS Report UTC Date e nz0x13 Standard GPS Report UTC Date RF data n 0OxDO Xora reports e n 0xE0
232. pear in the System Tray near the time display showing the connection status 213 ALEOS User Guide 214 20080618 D SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP MIB Definition Sample Rev 3 0A Apr 11 Management Information Base MIB The management information base MIB is a type of database used to compile the information from the various SNMP agents Reports from various agents such as the AirLink device are sent as data in form designed to be parsed by the NMS into its MIB The data is hierarchical with entries addressed through object identifiers SNMP Traps SNMP traps are alerts that can be sent from the managed device to the Network Management Station when an event happens Your AirLink device is capable of sending the LinkUp trap when the network connection becomes available Listening Port SNMPPORT sets the port for the SNMP agent to listen on If set to zero Default SNMP is disabled Tip SNMP generally uses port 161 Most Internet providers including cellular however block all ports below 1024 as a security measure You should be able to use a higher numbered port such as 10161 Security Level SNMPSECLVL sets the security level and which version of SNMP communications are used 0 No security required SNMPv2c and SMNPv3 communica tions are allowed e 1 Authentication is required SNMPv3 is required to do authenti cation and SNMPv2c transmissions will be silently discarded
233. plication Dynamic IP Address Will you need DNS support to handle a dynamic IP address account e Multiple GPS servers Will you need to have GPS data send to more than one GPS server Server 1 Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services ES Serial Applications IO Admin Last updated time 07 29 2010 16 43 04 Apply Refresh Cancel EN A porvec2 7 Server Port 22335 priver 3 7 Report interval Time Seconds o Server 4 7 Report interval Distance 100 Meters p Misc C 4T Stationary Vehicle Timer Minutes s Local Streaming 1147 GPS Report Type hex GPS Dete w C it SNF Enable OFF e 47 Use Device ID in Location Reports FALSE v 41 SNF Resable Mode OFF x AT SNF Mode Normal ow C 47 SNF Minimum Reports o AT SNF Simple Reliable Max Retries 10 Redundant Server 1 IP Redundant Server 1 Port 22335 Redundant Server 2 iP i C Redundant Server 2 Port 22335 116 Figure 9 1 ACEmanager GPS Server 1 20080618 GPS Configuration Table 6 1 GPS Server 1 Field Report Server IP Description IP address where GPS reporis are sent ATS Server IP Also see PPPORT e d d d d P address Example AT PPIP 192 100 100 100 Server Port Port where GPS reports are sent e n 1 65535 Report Interval Time GPS Report Time Interval See also PPMINTIME PPTSV CTA n se
234. pply Refresh Cancel sei es ERR Es Routing AT Device P 192 168 13 31 AT Host Routing Mask 0000 C 1 DHCP Server Mode Enabled v Global DNS DHCP network mask 2552552550 PPPoE 714r Starting iP 1216813100 On Demand Ping Ending IP 192 168 13 150 DHCP Lease time Seconds 14400 LinkRadio Coverage to interface Disabled 4 Radio Link Delay Seconds 10 Addressing This section governs Ethernet port connections and the Public Private mode of all ports Changing settings in this area requires a reboot of the AirLink device after applying any changes LANWiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications VO Admin Field Host Public Mode Figure 5 1 ACEmanager LAN Wi Fi Addressing Description Sets the Host Interface that uses the Public IP address granted by the cellular network or if all should use private IP addresses All host interfaces which are not using the Public IP address will use private IP addresses O Ethernet Uses Public IP 1 All Hosts Use Private IP s This is the default 2 USB Uses Public IP 3 RS232 Uses Public IP 4 First Host gets Public IP This implies whichever host you connect to first e g ethernet will get Public IP and the others will get their respective Private IPs Note The connected computer receives DHCP adaress from ALEOS and it also has the default router set up to the d
235. ption equivalent to authPriv setting in SNMPv3 SNMPv3 is required to do authentication and encryption SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 authNoPriv transmissions will be silently discarded Messages are both authenticated and encrypted to prevent a hacker from viewing its contents 107 ALEOS User Guide Field Description SNMP Trap Controls destination for SNMP Trap messages If port is O or host is empty traps are Destination disabled Traps are sent out according to the SNMP security level i e if the security level is 2 traps will be authenticated and encrypted Currently the only trap that can be generated is linkup e host IP address port TCP port SNMP Community The SNMP Community String acts like a password to limit access to the device s SNMP String data string string of no more than 20 characters default public SNMP Contact This is a personal identifier of the contact person you want to address queries to This is a customer defined field SNMP Name This is the name of the device you want to refer to This is a customer defined field SNMP Location Location of where your device is stored This is a customer defined field Time SNTP The device can be configured to synchronize it s internal clock with a time server on the Internet using the Simple Network Time Protocol Status WAll Cellular LAN VPH Security Services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 04 05 2011 10 44
236. put 3 Include in report 4 7 Enable for Analog Input 4 Include in report i Enable for Scaled Analog 1 Include in report i C Enable for Scaled Analog 2 Include in report v O Enable for Scaled Analog 3 Include in report v C Enable for Scaled Analog 4 Include in report v H Network Data 0000000000 Enable for Network State Include in report 7 Enable for Network Channel Include in report v O Enable for RSSI Include in report v C Enable for Network Sevice Include in report v O Enable for Network IP Include in report v Enable for Network Error Rate Include in report Enable for Bytes Sent Include in report Enable for Bytes Recieved Include in report Y Enable for Host Bytes Sent Include in report v 7 Enable for Host Bytes Recieved Include in report O Enable for IP Packets Sent Include in report v Enable for IP Packets Recieved Include in report v O Enable for Host IP Packets Sent Include in report v Enable for Host IP Packets Recieved Include in report v Enable for Device ID Include in report v E Enable for Phone Number Include in report v O Enable for Modem Name Include in report 7 Enable for Modem ID Include in report v O Enable for MAC Address Include in report v O Enable for SIM ID Include in report v C Enable for MSI Include in report v 7 Enable for GPRS Operator Include in report v Figure 15 14 ACEmanager Groups Analog Input to device Name 20080618 Rev
237. r Event 7 C Add Rap Report a Unp Lr d O Add Report 7 O AddRepot Add Reports Scaled Analog 1 a Scaled Analog 1 Threshold JA E unsetect Reports V Add Emai Report Add SMS Report paces elo Reports for Event 26 O AddRapRepot Add SNMP Trap mene O Add Report 7 ih gh E biis Figure 15 3 ACEmanager Events Reporting Analog Input Data Usage Notification thresholds are data usage limits the user can configure Once the data usage exceeds the threshold a notification message is sent to the user The notification message type can be email SNMP SMS or Events Protocol Notification Threshold in Standard ER Mode The Standard Notification message feature allows two different Monthly Usage notification thresholds a single Daily threshold and any data usage threshold change There are two Monthly Usage thresholds to support the use case in which a user wants notification on one threshold and suspension of data services on another threshold To configure Data Usage notifications Events Reporting must be enabled To enable Events Reporting go to the Admin tab and Advanced sub tab and set Enable Event Reporting to Standard ER Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WO Admin Last updated time 12 06 2010 12 44 02 Cancel Password arx 02 01 2000 01 39 22 Change Date only 02 01 2000 4T Enable Over the Air Programing Ena
238. r device raises or lowers analog voltage Device RSSI goes below or above a threshold e Device power goes below or above a threshold A report is generated when the device sends a message caused by an event Both events and reports are configured by the customer and can be considered as the next Generation of RAP The Events groups define the triggers for reports Rev 3 0A Apr 11 155 ALEOS User Guide 156 Event Trigger There are 16 data types that can trigger events The configuration for the trigger will vary based on the data type An event is when the data in the configured state Some examples are a switch is closed the speed is greater than 70 MPH the engine has been used for 1000 hours and needs maintenance Data Type Configuration Type Digital Input 1 4 Switch Pulse Accumulator 1 4 Delta Analog Input 1 4 Threshold Scaled Analog 1 4 Threshold GPS Fix GPS Fix Vehicle Speed Threshold Heading Change Delta zero based Engine Hours Delta RSSI Threshold Network State Network State Network Service Network Service Network Error Rate Delta zero based Time Period Report Delta zero based Power In Threshold Board Temperature Threshold CDMA HW Temp Threshold Event Configuration Types e Switch open closed on change Delta change from last report Value stored e Delta zero based change from last report Value not stored
239. r the AirLink device e Enable for Network Channel The network channel to which AirLink device is connected Enable for RSSI The network state for the AirLink device e Enable for Network Service The network channel to which AirLink device 172 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Standard Events Reporting Enable for Network IP The IP address given by the cellular network Network Traffic Group The Network Traffic in this group relates to the cellular network and the network between the AirLink device and any directly connected device s Enable for Network Error Rate The error rate reported by the cellular network Enable for Bytes Sent The number of bytes sent on the cellular network since last reset Enable for Bytes Received The number of bytes received from the cellular network since last reset Enable for Host Bytes Sent The number of bytes sent from the network between the AirLink device and the connected device s since last reset Enable for Host Bytes Received The number of bytes received from the network between the AirLink device and the connected device s since last reset Enable for IP Packets Sent The number of IP packets sent on the cellular network since last reset Enable for IP Packets Receive MSCI The number of IP packets received from the cellular network since last reset Enable for Host IP Packets Sent The number of IP packets sent from the network between the AirLink device and
240. rect connection to internal hardware OEM Module of the AirLink device e Telnet The AirLink device auto answers TCP connections to allow terminal emulation using either a local connection or remotely using the cellular connection Tip By default the AirLink device is in AT Mode and allows AT commands to be entered via terminal connection through the local port connection or remotely through the cellular network PassThru Mode can only be exited by resetting the AirLink device All serial modes are entered by use of a startup mode command 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Configuring the AirLink Device Serial Modes PPP Mode The AirLink device uses PPP to communicate with a device or computer connected to the serial or USB port SLIP Mode The AirLink device uses SLIP to communicate with a device or computer connected to the serial or USB port e UDP and UDP PAD Any data received on the serial port is assembled into UDP packets and sent to the session s associated IP address and Port described later Any responses received from the associated IP address and port destined for the Device Port are unwrapped and sent out the serial port e TCP and TCP PAD Any data received on the serial port is packaged into TCP messages and sent to the associated connection s IP address and Port described later Any data received from the TCP peer is unwrapped and sent out the serial port Data Communication e Public and Private Modes
241. rend analysis and device monitoring Authentication ensures that SNMP messages coming from the agent such as the PinPoint XT have not been modified and the agent may not be queried by unauthorized users SNMPv3 uses a User Based Security Model USM to authenticate and if desired or supported message encryption USM uses a user name and password specific to each device The PinPoint XT can be configured as an SNMP agent and supports SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security services GPS Serial Applications vo Admin Last updated time 07 29 2010 16 42 05 Apply Refresh Cancel Erro E em SNMP Port 10 manager 7 SNMP Security Level o Eee poor C 4T SNMP Trap Destination IP o Dynamic DNS 41 SNMP Community String pubiic A SNMP Contact Telnet SSH SNMP Name rz Email ere SNMP Location Time SNTP Logging Figure 8 10 ACEmanager Services Management SNMP Field Description SNMP Port 65535 This controls which port the SNMP Agent listens on e SNMP is disabled Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 SNMP Security Level Selects the security level requirements for SNMP communications e No security required SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 communications are allowed e Authentication equivalent to authNoPriv setting in SNMPv3 SNMPv3 is required to do authentication SNMPv2c transmissions will be silently discarded e Authentication and encry
242. ress If selected only Local Address displays Subnet Address If selected both Local Address and Local Address Subnet display Local Address The device s subnet address Local Address Netmask The 24 bits netmask default Remote Address Type The network information of the IPsec server behind the IPSec gateway Options are Single Address and Subnet Address default Remote Address The IP address of the device behind the gateway Remote Address Netmask 24 bits netmask Default Perfect Forward Secrecy Yes or No Provides additional security through a DH shared secret value When this feature is enabled one key cannot be derived from another This ensures previous and subsequent encryption keys are secure even if one key is compromised IPSec Encryption Algorithm DES 3DES and AES Determines the type and length of encryption key used to encrypt decrypt ESP Encapsulating Security Payload packets 3DES supports 168 bit encryption AES Advanced Encryption Standard supports 128 and 256 bit encryption AES 128 is default IPSec Authentication Algorithm SHA1 or MD5 Can be configured with MD5 or SHA1 MDS is an algorithm that produces a 128 bit digest for authentication SHA1 is a more secure algorithm that produces a 160 bit digest IPSec Key Group DH1 DH2 or DH5 Determines how the ALEOS device VPN creates an SA with the VPN server The DH Diffie Hellman key excha
243. ress of your AirLink device to be available on a LAN Note To configure a PPPoE connection on Microsoft Windows XP 2000 or NT you will need administrator privileges to the computer you are configuring or access granted by an administrator on the network to add remove devices to your computer 71 ALEOS User Guide Last updated time 12 03 2010 14 31 37 Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WO Admin Apply Refresh Cancel pressing ar Host Authentication Mode NONE Ae NONE iv eee cet Routing Jar Host user iD l bap and CHAP WiFi AT Host Password i USB Global DNS On Demand Ping Field Host Authentication Mode Figure 5 22 ACEmanager LAN Wi Fi PPPoE Description Host Authentication Mode Use PAP or CHAP to request the user login and password during PPP or CHAP negotiation on the host connection The username and password set in HOSTUID and HOSTPW will be used e Disable PAP or CHAP request Default e PAP and CHAP e CHAP PPP User ID Host User ID for PAP or CHAP user id up to 64 bytes PPP Password 72 Host Password for PAP or CHAP 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 LAN Wi Fi Configuration Configure the AirLink Device to Support PPPoE Note You MUST disable the DHCP server for PPPoE to work To configure the AirLink device to support a PPPoE connection F
244. rom the Standard ER tab For reference purposes see Configuring Reports on page 164 Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications WO admin ER Data seg OOOO Last updated time 12 06 2010 17 09 27 180 Expand All Apply Refresh Cancel lim eg e C e LLL C Recipient E Report Subject Report Message Additional data to be included in this report include Standard Reports Data Yes v D include AVL data No wl DO include Digital VO Data No x E include Analog Data No wi O Include Network Data No Y DD include Data Usage No DD include Device Name data No E inciude Miscellaneous Data No O Report to C Report Message Additional data to be included in this report O include Standard Reports Data Yes v O include AVL data No 7 include Digital VO Data No C include Analog Data No O inciude Network Data No mM O include Data Usage No v O include Device Name data No 4 DD include Miscellaneous Data No v Figure 16 6 ACEmanager ER Data Usage Configure Reports Groups The data in the device has been put in groups of similar data For each report you can specify which groups to included The groups are Digital I O e Analog Input Network Data Data Usage For ea
245. rom the groups on the left select PPPoE under LAN e Change Host Authentication Mode to 2 Enter a user name for PPP User ID for the PPPoE connection e Enter a password PPP password for the PPPoE to connection Tip f you leave PPP User ID and PPP password blank any computer or device can connect to the PinPoint device using PPPoE Note ACEmanager shows the existing values for PPP User ID and PPP password encrypted and character padded Optional Configure Device Name a In ACEmanager select Dynamic DNS from the groups on the left under Services b Enter a name for the Device Name such as AirLink device or the ESN The name you choose for Device Name will not affect the connection but may need to be configured in PPPoE settings for the router device or computer you will be connecting to your AirLink device 73 ALEOS User Guide On Demand Ping Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications VO Admin Last updated time 12 03 2010 14 45 41 Addressing On Demand Ping 192 168 13 100 Host Port Routing On Demand Ping Status No Ping Send Ping now Send Ping now Figure 5 23 ACEmanager LAN Wi Fi On Demand Ping Field Description On Demand Ping Enter the IP address to be pinged On Demand Ping Status Indicates the status of the IP address that can be pinged Send Ping now Click on the Send Ping now b
246. s They only provide information about the device The commands displayed in ACEmanager and the results of those commands depend on the model of the device The commands in the Info group have read only parameters They only provide information about the device Table F 1 Info Commands Command Description ETHMAC The MAC address of the Ethernet port NETPHONE The device s phone number if applicable or obtainable DEVICEID The commands displayed in AceManager and the results of those commands depends on the model of the device The 64 bit device ID the device uses to identify itself to the cellular network ETHMAC The MAC address of the Ethernet port 11 ALEOS Software Version Status Most of the commands in the Status group have read only parameters and provide information about the device Most of the commands in the Status group have read only parameters and provide information about the device The Status Group has more fields that can be displayed on most screens You can either resize your window or use the scroll bar on the side to display the remainder Table F 2 Status Network Command Description NETIP The current IP address of the device reported by the internal module Generally obtained from your cellular carrier this is the address that can contact the device from the Internet Use NETALLOWZEROIP if you need to allow the display of an IP ending in a zero Not
247. s and relay outputs Some of the values shown as a part of this group are not changeable but reflect the current status Only those devices with available inputs and outputs will display this group Table F 25 1 0 Command Description DIGITALIN1 Query individual digital inputs The digital inputs report either a O open or 1 closed DIGITALIN2 e n 1 4 Input number DIGITALIN2 DIGITALIN4 ANALOGIN1 Query individual analog inputs The analog inputs report the voltage in volts ANALOGIN2 n 1 4 Input number ANALOGIN3 ANALOGIN4 RELAYOUT1 Set or query the relay outputs RELAYOUT2 n 1 2 Input number s OPEN or CLOSED 270 20080618 SMS Table F 26 SMS Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Command Description AT securemode This AT command enables disables Services AT securemode value 0 Will be the default and leave the modem in its normal open state 1 Will disable the Aleos Ports for OTA and Wi Fi access 2 Will disable the Aleos Ports for OTA and Local Access Wi Fi All 3 all values larger than 2 will receive an error response The DHCP and the Telnet ports will not be blocked Responses to outgoing Aleos message that are sent OTA will be allowed into Aleos so GPS and DNS will work AT SMSM2M at smsm2m 8 for 8 bit data mode at smsm2m u for unicode For example at smsm2m_8 17604053757 5448495320495320412054455354 sends the message THIS IS A TEST
248. sable e n 1 255 seconds Tip Sends to the PPP peer IP S110 with the Destination Port number S53 PPLATSR Indicates the type of GPS report to send to the local client PPP SLIP peer See PPGPSR e n 0x11 Standard GPS Report e n 0x12 Standard GPS Report UTC Date e n 0x13 Standard GPS Report UTC Date RF data n 0xDO Xora reports e n 0xE0 GGA and VTG NMEA reports e n 0xE1 GGA VTG and RMC NMEA reports e n 0xFO TAIP reports e n 0xF1 Compact TAIP data PPLATSEXTRA Have local ATS reporting LATS send up to 7 extra copies of a GPS report to the subsequent ports n 0 Just the original report is sent default e n 1 7 Send GPS report copies to that number of ports Example If AT PPLATSEXTRA 7 and the port in S53 is 1000 then GPS reports will be sent to ports 1000 1008 PGPS Send NMEA GPS strings out serial link Similar to ATGPS except that the PGPS value can be saved to NVRAM so that it will continue to operate after resets e n 0 Disabled n 1 Send NMEA GPS strings out serial link e nz2 Send NMEA GPS strings out the USB port n 3 Send NMEA GPS strings out both the serial and the USB port PGPSC Allows a PP to be configured to send GPS sentences out of the serial port when the PP loses cellular coverage This feature is configured by 2 fields This command controls the status of the sentences e n 0 Always sent e ne1 Sent when out of cellular cover
249. se CTS to indicate network coverage flow control has to be off ANQO Xn Extended Call Progress Result mode n 0 Turn off extended result codes Default e n 1 Turn on result codes This adds the text 19200 to the CONNECT response NUMTOIP n Convert 12 digit number to IP e n 0 Use as name n 1 Use as IP address 20080618 TCP Table F 9 Common TCP Command Description General S0 This register determines how the device responds to an incoming TCP connection request The device remains in AT Command mode until a connection request is received DTR must be asserted 8211 1 or amp DO and the device must be set for a successful TCP connection The device will send a RING string to the host A CONNECT sent to the host indicates acknowledgement of the connection request and the TCP session is established n 0 Off Default e n 1 0n e n 2 Use Telnet server mode on TCP connections n 3 With a Telnet connection overrides the client s default echo allowing the server on the host port to perform the echo CRLF sequences from the telnet client will also be edited to simply pass CRs to the server on the host port S7 Specifies the number of seconds to wait for a TCP connection to be established when dialing out TCPT Interval to terminate a TCP connection when no in or outbound traffic This value affects only the TCP connection in TCP PAD mode n interval TCPS TCP con
250. se only the operator oper specified mode 4 Manual Automatic if manual selection fails goes to automatic mode e format 0 Alphanumeric name G3x10 must use this format e format 2 Numeric e Oper name CGQREQ Set Quality of Service Profile Change should be at carrier s request Normally not required to be changed CGQMIN Minimum Acceptable Quality of Service Profile Change should be at carrier s request Normally not required to be changed Rev 3 0A Apr 11 267 ALEOS User Guide Command CTA CDMA This group includes commands specific to 1x and EV DO If you are not connecting to a device which uses EV DO or 1x you will not see this group in AceWeb Table F 24 CDMA Description Inactivity timer in seconds Typical network settings cause a link to go dormant after 10 to 20 seconds of inactivity no packets transmitted or received This time can be shortened to release the physical RF link sooner when the application only transmits short bursts e n 0 Allows the cellular network to determine the inactivity timer e n seconds maximum 20 seconds QCMIP Mobile IP MIP Preferences On a Mobile IP network a device connects to the network using PPP During the negotiation process the device is NOT required to present a username and password to authenticate because the authentication parameters are stored in the device itself n 0 Disabled SIP only n 1 MIP preferred
251. sed observatories A GPS receiver such as the AirLink device requires signals from four or more satellites in order to determine its own latitude longitude and elevation Using time synced to the satellite system the receiver computes the distance to each satellite from the difference between local time and the time the satellite signals were sent this distance is called psuedorange The locations of the satellites are decoded from their radio signals and a database internal to the receiver This process yields the location of the receiver Getting positioning information from fewer than four satellites using imprecise time using satellites too closely positioned together or using satellites too close to the Earth s curve will yield inaccurate data The GPS data is then transmitted to a central location which uses a tracking application to compile information about location movement rates and other pertinent data Note Depending on the location of the satellites in relation to the device s location and how many signals are being received the AirLink device may encounter GPS drift The AirLink device may report it is in a location a few feet from its actual location because it does not employ differential GPS AirLink Device Supported Protocols The AirLink device supports three different GPS reporting protocols RAP NMEA and TAIP Remote Access Protocol RAP The Remote Access Protocol RAP is a proprietary binary messag
252. sent Configure G for the desired wait in seconds Store and Forward Store and Forward SNF can provide seamless coverage even in areas with intermittent cellular coverage If the AirLink device leaves coverage or has very low signal an RSSI of 105 or lower it will store the GPS messages in memory When the modem re enters cellular coverage it will then forward the messages as configured The AirLink device can also store messages and send them to the server in a packet rather than individually to conserve bandwidth SNF Enable PPSNF Enable Store and Forward using PPSNF This will store up reports if the AirLink device goes out of network coverage or if the Reports Server is unavailable Once the AirLink device is in coverage or the Report Server is responding stored reports will be sent Default is OFF SNF Reliable Mode PPSNFR The Store and Forward Reliable Mode allows the AirLink device to ensure all messages are received by the server even if the connection between them goes down for a period of time such when a vehicle passes through a location where the cellular signal is weak or non existent With SNF Reliable Mode PPSNFR enabled the AirLink device will transmit a sequence number 1 to 127 as part of a packet of messages may contain one or more reports To reduce overhead the server only acknowledges receipt of every eighth packet The AirLink device considers that 8 a window of outstanding packe
253. ser FQDN Peer Identity IP displays only when IP is selected from the Peer Identity Type drop down menu The VPN Gateway IP Address displays Negotiation Mode Main Mode or Aggressive To operate the onboard VPN under Aggressive mode enable this configuration By default the ALEOS device operates under Main Mode Aggressive mode offers increased performance at the expense of security IKE Encryption Algorithm DES 3DES or AES Determines the type and length of encryption key used to encrypt decrypt ESP Encapsulating Security Payload packets 3DES supports 168 bit encryption AES Advanced Encryption Standard is supports 128 bit encryption Drop down menu options here are DES 3DES e AES 128 default e AES 256 IKE Authentication Algorithm SHA1 or MD5 Can be configured with MD5 or SHA1 MDS is an algorithm that produces a 128 bit digest for authentication SHA1 is a more secure algorithm that produces a 160 bit digest IKE Key Group 78 Options DH1 DH2 default DH5 20080618 Field IKE SA Life Time VPN Configuration Description Values 180 to 86400 Determines how long the VPN tunnel is active in seconds The default value is 28 800 seconds or 8 hours Local Address Type The network information of the device Drop down menu options are Use the Host Subnet default If selected Local Address and Local Address Subnet do not display e Single Add
254. ser Guide 256 SMTP Table F 15 Common SMTP Command Description SMTPRADDR Specify the IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name FQDN of the SMTP server to use d d d d IP Address name domain name maximum 40 characters SMTPFROM Sets the email address from which the SMTP message is being sent e emailzemail address maximum 30 characters SMTPUSER The email account username to authenticate with the SMTP server SMTPADDR for sending email e User username maximum 40 characters Note Not required to use SMTP settings but may be required by your cellular carrier SMTPPW Sets the password to use when authenticating the email account SMTPFROM with the server SMTPADDR pw password Note Not required to use SMTP settings but may be required by your cellular carrier SMTPSUBJ Allows configuration of the default Subject to use if one isn t specified in the message by providing a Subject xxx line as the initial message line subject message subject 20080618 Other Table F 16 Common Other Command IPPING Description Set the period to ping if no valid packets have been received a specified address IPPINGADDR to keep the device alive online e n 0 Disable pinging default n215 255 minutes Note 15 minutes is the minimum interval which can be set for Keepalive If you set IPPING for a value between 0 and 15 the minimum value of 15 will be
255. settings you can change the ACEmanager password please refer to the Admin chapter MANAGE ius SIERRA WIRELESS Rev3 0A Apr 11 tapon Figure 2 1 ACEmanager Main Log In screen 21 ALEOS User Guide 22 Main Menu Tabs The main menu across the top of the display for ACEmanager is as follows e Upload Loads configured information in the form of a template to the device Download Saves and copies checked configuration to create a template If none of the fields are checked all fields are selected and saved automatically Reboot Reboots the device e Refresh All Refreshes all the pages Configuring To configure your AirLink device you have two options You can use the browser based ACEmanager as detailed in this guide or you can use a terminal emulator application such as HyperTerminal PuTTY or many others to enter AT commands for many of the configuration options Operation Modes The AirLink device plays the part of a HOST when a computer or another device is connected directly to its port and routes data to and from the connected device to the cellular network Tip f you need to have multiple Ethernet connections connect the AirLink device to a router switch or hub for additional ports As the host the AirLink device can use different basic communication host modes Basic Host Modes AT The AirLink device accepts and responds to standard AT commands e PassThru Di
256. so you can browse the Web and read email O Connect to the network at my workplace Connect to a business network using dial up or VPN so you can work from home a field office or another location Set up an advanced connection Connect directly to another computer using your serial parallel or infrared port or set up this computer so that other computers can connect to il Figure C 4 New Connection Type g Select Set up my connection manually h Select Next How do you want to connect to the Internet Choose from a list of Internet service providers ISPs Set up my connection manually For a dial up connection you will need your account name password and a phone number for your ISP For a broadband account you won t need a phone number O Use the CD got from an ISP Figure C 5 New Connection How do you want to connect 208 20080618 PPP Over Ethernet PPPoE i Select Connect using a broadband connection j Select Next O Connect using a dial up modem This type of connection uses a modem and a regular or ISDN phone line 2 Connect using a broadband connection that requires a user name and password This is a high speed connection using either a DSL or cable modem Your ISP may refer to this type of connection as PPPoE Connect using a broadband connection that is always on This is a high speed connection using either a cable modem DSL or LAN connection It is always active and
257. st traffic not blocked If you select Enabled and if threshold limit of data usage is reached Status will show Enabled Host traffic blocked Start day of Month This date is when the initial billing cycle begins Next Month Start Date Next Week Start Date Month and Week Start dates display Units on Data Size Select data size units MB or KB Plan Size The user must specify the monthly data usage limit Bytes Megabytes specified by the cellular carrier Current Month Usage Current Week Usage Current Day Usage This displays the current monthly weekly and daily data usage Data usage accumulations for monthly weekly and daily periods are shown on the Current Usage field These fields can be used for monitoring data usage However it is more efficient to use the notification features described in later sections Previous Month Usage Previous Week Usage Previous Day Usage These fields display the previous monthly weekly and daily data usage Turn Off Host Traffic Turn Off Host Traffic at The user can suspend traffic between the device host ports and the cellular interface based on the amount of data usage accumulation This feature allows the user to avoid cellular charge overage fees The turn off traffic feature can be configured on a monthly weekly or daily basis Once the traffic is turned off for a particular period no further cellular traffic t
258. teway The SMS gateway feature allows messages to or from a locally connected host to use SMS for over the air transmission WAll Cellular LAN VPN Last updated time 04 19 2011 13 47 29 Security Services SMS Field Device Action SMS Response reset Resets the device 30 First message Reset in 30 seconds seconds after the first Second message Status message when back up response message is sent relay x y Sets the applicable relay x set to y relay to the desired setting x can be 1 or2 y can be 0 or 1 Report Serial Applications vo Admin Expanda Apply Refresh Cancel AMS EI SMS Receive ACEmanager E SMS Destination Dynamic DIIS y E SMS Send 3 IP Message Form Telnet SSH EJ SMS Securi Email SMTP El av Management SHMP C Non Trusted Read Security suTP Non Trusted Write Security C Trusted Read Security Passive FTP L Trusted Write Security Logging Last Incoming Phone Number Last Incoming Message ALEOS CMD Parser S Ji ALEOS CMD Parser ALEOS CMD Parser USB Serial y RA No Access s No Access Mi Allow Access ve Allow Access v LTrrusted Phone Humber Phone Number Trusted Phone Numbers must have all numbers that appear in Last Incoming Phone Number Example 1 US 14085551212 including leading 1 and area code Example 2 US 4085551212 ignore leading 1 include area code Example 3
259. thentication Mode Use PAP or CHAP to request the user login and password during PPP or CHAP negotiation on the host connection The username and password set in HOSTUID and HOSTPW will be used e n 0 Disable PAP or CHAP request Default e nz1 PAP and CHAP e n 2 CHAP 20080618 Table F 13 Common PPP Ethernet Field Description HOSTUID Host User ID for PAP or CHAP or PPPoE String user id up to 64 bytes HOSTPW Host Password for PAP or CHAP or PPPoE e string password DHCPSERVER DHCP Server Mode PassThru Table F 14 Common PassThru Command Description PTINIT Any AT Command string to be passed to the OEM module before entering PASSTHRU mode e g AT amp S1V1 etc string AT command s PTREFRESH Number of minutes of inactivity in PASSTHRU mode to resend the PTINIT string to the hardware module n 0 Disabled nz1 255 minutes RESETPERIOD In PASSTHRU mode device will be reset after this period if no data has been sent or received Value is in hours e n 0 Disabled e n 1 255 hours CSX1 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 PassThru Echo Echo data to the host e n 0 Data will be passed to the host e n 1 PASSTHRU mode will echo all host received data and will not pass the data to the device while the device is not asserting DCD Note If the device is asserting DCD data will be passed from the host to the device as it normally is when CSX1 0 255 ALEOS U
260. thernet Table F 13 Common PPP Ethernet Field Description HOSTPRIVMODE Set or query whether a private or public network IP is to be used when the Host initiates a 1x connection to the device n 0 Public network IP Mode When the Host initiates a PPP connection the host will be given the network IP address that was obtained from the cellular carrier while registering on the network If the network issues a new IP address the cellular connection will be closed since the IP address has changed and has to be re initiated default n 1 Private IP Mode When the Host initiates a 1x connection the host will be given the IP address specified in HOSTPRIVIP The device will then perform 1 to 1 NAT like address translation which shields the Host from network IP changes HOSTPRVIP Set or query the private IP address that is to be negotiated by the 1x connection if HOSTPRIVMODE 1 e d d d d IP Address HOSTPEERIP Set or query the IP address that can be used to directly contact the MP device once a cellular connection is established If this value is not specified 192 168 13 31 will be used e d d d d local or peer IP address of the device Note This is not normally used nor needed by user applications HOSTNETMASK Subnet mask for the host interface Allows communication with a subnet behind the host interface n n n subnet mask example 255 255 255 0 HOSTAUTH n 254 Host Au
261. this command NETERR The EVDO or CDMA network frame error rate The EDGE or GPRS network bit error rate The network frame for CDMA or EV DO or bit error rate for EDGE or GPRS NETSERV The type of service being used by the device for example Tech EV DO Rev A or HSDPA GPRS Info Table F 3 Status GPRS Info Command NETOP Description The current cellular carrier from the device s firmware Subscriber Identity Module ID GPRS or EDGE Only CIMI Subscriber Identity Module ID Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Current Cell Info Information GPRS or EDGE Only 243 ALEOS User Guide CDMA Info Table F 4 Status CDMA Info Command Description PRL Preferred Roaming List PRL version CDMA or EV DO Only PRLSTATUS The status of the most recent PRL Update CDMA or EV DO Only e 0 None e 1 In Progress e 2 Success Any other value Failure CDMA ECIO Indicates the signal to noise ratio essentially the quality of the signal CPU Status Table F 5 Status CPU Status Command Description POWERIN The voltage input to the internal hardware BoardTemp The temperature in Celsius of the internal hardware POWERMODE Displays the current power state mode Possible values returned are Initial The device is in the initial 5 minutes since power up so power down event will be ignored On Regular power on a power down is not pending e Low C
262. tion r Select Next connection that is created for your use only is saved in your user account and is not available unless you are logged on Create this connection for Anyone s use O My use only Figure A 19 New Connection Permissions Generally the modem takes care of the Account Information User name and Password for the connection so you can leave the fields blank unless otherwise instructed by Support s If you want to allow others to use the same login for the modem select Use this account name and password t Select Next Type an ISP account name and password then write down this information and store it in safe place If you have forgotten an existing account name or password contact your ISP User name Password Confirm password Use this account name and password when anyone connects to the Internet from this computer C Make this the default Internet connection Figure A 20 New Connection Connection Information Caution f you have a LAN connection to the Internet and select Make this the default Internet Connection for the DUN configuration you will not be able to use the LAN to connect to the Internet and may also affect the network connection on your computer to the rest of the LAN Select this option ONLY if the AirLink device will be your sole network connection 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Windows Dial up Networking DUN u If you want
263. tocol TKIP and Advanced Encryption Standard AES Primary or Secondary Radius Server IP This is the IP address of your enterprise RADIUS server These servers must be accessible ALL the time or clients will not be able to connect via Wi Fi The secondary server is optional and used when the primary server is not available Secondary Radius Server Port This is the port number of your enterprise RADIUS server The secondary port is used when the primary is unavailable Only used when a Secondary Radius Server is specified Primary or Secondary Radius Server Secret Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 This is the shared secret key used to secure communications with the RADIUS server Only used when a Secondary Radius Server is specified 61 ALEOS User Guide DHCP 62 Host Wifi IP The Wi Fi IP address of the Product Name By default this is set to 192 168 17 31 Wifi IP Start Start Wi Fi IP Wifi IP End End Wi Fi IP Wifi IP Netmask Mask for Wi Fi subnet Note The DHCP Server for Wi Fi is separate from the Ethernet DHCP Server If you disable DHCP Server on LAN Addressing the Wi Fi DHCP should be unaffected USB The AirLink device is equipped with a USB port which increases the methods by which you can send and receive data from a connected computer The USB port can be set to work as either a virtual Ethernet port or a virtual serial port A driver installation is required to use the USB
264. tor 1 E MSO for Pulse Accumulator 2 C MSO for Pulse Accumutator 3 C usc for Pulse Accumulator 4 E MSC for Analog input 1 7 Enable for Analog Input 1 E MSC for Analog input 2 C Enable for Analog input 2 E MSC for Analog input 3 Enable for Analog Input 3 E MSO for Analog Input 4 O Enable for Analog input 4 O MSC for Scaled Analog 1 E Enable for Scaled Analog 1 E MSC for Scaled Analog 2 Enable for Scaled Analog 2 O MSG for Scaled Analog 3 E Enable for Scaled Analog 3 MSC for Scaled Analog 4 7 Enable for Scaled Analog 4 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 O MSG for Analog input 1 Include in report Enable for Analog input 1 E MSO tor Analog input 2 rate nepet M Ena tor Ansognput2 C MSG for Analog Input 3 Include in report Enable tor Analog input 3 C Msc for Analog input 4 Include in report w DD Enable for Analog input 4 O usa for Scaled Analog 1 Enable for Scaled Analog 1 MSO for Seated Analog 2 Include in report Include in report O Enable for Scaled Analog 2 O usa for Scaled Analog 3 Include in report v DD Enable for Scaled Analog 3 O MSO tor Scaled Analog 4 Include in report O Enable for Scaled Analog 4 Figure 16 7 ACEmanager ER Data Usage Groups Data Usage Events Reporting O MSC for Network State
265. tries Table F 21 GPS Misc Command PPMINTIME Description Specifies the minimum amount of time between reports generated due to either the time interval PPTIME or the distance interval PPDIST This is useful to limit network traffic and make more efficient use of bandwidth This can be used in conjunction with store and forward The minimum value which this setting can take depends on the policies of the carrier n 0 Disabled e n 1 65535 seconds PPINPUTEVT Enable sending input changes as events different report types e n 0 Disable e n 1 Enable 264 PPODOM Enable odometer reporting e n 0 Disabled default nz1 Enabled PPODOMVAL The current odometer value of the MP The value is in meters Maximum value is approximately 4 3 billion meters 2 5 million miles 1 mile is approximately 1600 meters n zmeters PPTAIPID Sets queries the TAIP ID This ID is returned in TAIP reports if it has been negotiated with the TAIP client This value is only used in conjunction with TAIP emulation mode PPGPSR FO e nnnn TAIP ID 4 characters PPFLUSHONEVT Flushes store and forward buffer when an input event DTR RTS occurs n 0 Disable e n 1 Enable 20080618 Table F 21 GPS Misc Command PPREPORTINPUTS Description Enable input reporting e n 0 Disabled e n 1 Enabled Note If both AT PPCOM1000 1 and AT PPREPORTINPUTS 1 are enabled the Product Na
266. ts If the AirLink device does not receive acknowledgement for a window the modem will PING the server with a message containing the sequence numbers of the first and last packets that have not been acknowledged The AirLink device will continue until the server acknowledges receipt When the AirLink device receives the acknowledgement it will advance its window to the next group When the AirLink device is first powered on or reset it will send a Set Window message to sync up with the server for the current window On the other side if the server receives an out of sequence packet it will send a message to the modem noting the missing sequence and the AirLink device will retransmit 20080618 Global Positioning System GPS SNF Mode PPSNFB You can determine how you want the messages sent using PPSNFB Normal When the server is reachable all pending messages are sent immediately Polled Messages are held and sent only when the AirLink device receives a Poll command from the server Grouped Messages are held until the total is equal or greater than PPSNFM which sets the packet size of grouped reports to store SNF Minimum Reports PPSNFM You can also determine how you want the messages sent using PPSNFM You can specify the minimum number of reports that must be stored before they are forwarded to the server This data is then sent to the server in packets that contain at least this number of r
267. ude Network Data z lt z lt z lt z lt O include Data Usage z 5 lt O include Device Name data z lt O include Miscellaneous Data Figure 15 12 ACEmanager Events Reporting Configure Reports Reports 8 and 9 When you allow an additional report type on the Setup page the sub group configuration page will be made available For example to allow Report 8 and display its configuration page on the Setup page you would select Allow this Report To conceal the report configuration and not make it available for events select Remove this Report Email The AirLink device will send out an email to a specific destination using the SMTP settings SMS An SMS will be sent to a specific cellular destination such as your cell phone e Relay The AirLink device will change the state of the specified output relay RAP Using the configuration from the PinPoint group a GPS Report type will be used SNMP Using the SNMP settings in Common Other the report will be included in the SNMP Trap Events Protocol The AirLink device will send out a report to the Reports Server to allow an interface with a wider variety of applications Report 7 Report 8 Report 9 An additional destination for Email SMS Relay or Events Protocol For the message report types Email SMS and Events Protocol you will need to s
268. us Update Period Enter the Status Update Period in seconds Power IN Voltage Displays the Power IN Voltage volts Radio Module Internal The temperature of the internal radio module Temperature Number of System Counter of the number of system resets over the life of the device or since the configuration Resets was reset 154 20080618 15 Standard Events Reporting Inputs Digital and E E ifo The Events Reporting tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable FR vous across all Sierra Wireless AirLink devices Network Events Reporting allows the users to generate reports or perform Other actions in response to the events that are configured in the ALEOS Configuring Reports Software Reports An Event is a measurement of a physical property AND a state Groups change or a threshold crossing For example radio module signal Configuring Data strength RSSI is a physical property A threshold crossing could be set to 105 dBm The user can configure an Event which consists of the RSSI with the 105 dBm threshold There are many Events that can be configured these are described in detail below Event Reporting Protocol is an intuitive embedded protocol which automatically formats the messages based on an event trigger The messages generated are then reported to the remote server An event occurs when any of the following takes place e Customer device opens or closes a switch e Custome
269. utton to initiate a ping 74 20080618 6 VPN Configuration Global Settings e VPN 1 to 5 Log The VPN tab that displays in ACEmanager is applicable across all Sierra Wireless AirLink devices The ALEOS device can act as a Virtual Private Network VPN client providing enterprise VPN access to any device connected to the ALEOS device even when a device has no VPN client capability on its own The ALEOS device supports two tunneling protocols IPsec and GRE Both can be used at the same time IPsec The IP protocol that drives the Internet is inherently insecure Internet Protocol Security IPsec which is a standards based protocol secures communications of IP packets over public networks IPsec is a common network layer security control and is used to create a virtual private network VPN The advantages of using IPsec or GRE feature includes Data Protection Data Content Confidentiality allows users to protect their data from any unauthorized view since the data is encrypted encryption algorithms are used e Access Control Access Control implies a security service that prevents unauthorized use of a Security Gateway a network behind a gateway or bandwidth on that network e Data Origin Authentication Data Origin Authentication verifies the actual sender thus eliminating the possibility of forging the actual sender s identification by a third party Data Integrity Data Integrity Authentication
270. vel i e if the security level is 2 traps will be authenticated and encrypted Currently the only trap that can be generated is linkup host IP address port TCP port SNMPCOMMUNITY The SNMP Community String acts like a password to limit access to the device s SNMP data e string string of no more than 20 characters default public 20080618 Low Power Table F 17 Common Low Power Command VLTG Description Set or query the voltage level at which the device goes into low power mode n 0 Ignore voltage for power control e n threshhold in tenths of volts Example ATVLTG 130 would place the device in a low power use standby state if the voltage goes below 13 0V PTMR Number of minutes after one of the power down events VTLG or DTRP happens until the device enters the low power mode If DTRP and VLTG are both O zero this setting does nothing e n 0 255 minutes Note There is always a minimum of 1 minute between power down event and actual shutdown to give the device time to prepare entering zero will not power down the device immediately but after one minute In the first 5 minutes after device powers up power down events are ignored to give the user time to change configurations SISE Standby Ignition Sense Enable the device will monitor the ignition sense on the power connector and enter the low power consumption stand by mode when the ignition is turned off
271. w data group If a device is downgraded the Rx TX data group will display wrong configuration 181 ALEOS User Guide 182 20080616 A Windows Dial up Networking DUN Installing a Device Driver for an AirLink Device Creating a Dial Up Networking PPP Connection Connecting to the Internet Using DUN Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Dial up Networking DUN allows a computer or other device to use the serial port or ethernet port or USB virtual serial port on your AirLink device to connect to the Internet or private network using PPP just like an analog modem using a standard phone line Caution To install any driver on your computer you may need to be logged in as Administrator or have Administrator privileges for your login Microsoft Windows XP is used in the examples below The modem driver installation and DUN setup and configuration is similar in Microsoft Windows products Examples are not provided here for installing the driver or configuring DUN for any other operating system 183 ALEOS User Guide Installing a Device Driver for an AirLink Device a Connect the device to the computer with a DB 9 cable or the USB port in serial mode b Plug in the AC adapter connect the antenna s and power on the device 1 Install the driver a Select Start gt Control Panel gt Phone and device Options in Classic View Phone and Modem Options Dialing Rules Modems Advanced B gt The list
272. wed ports list should include 8088 17339 17336 and AceManager port 9191 or the port the user has selected for AceManager 20080618 Field Outbound Port Filtering Mode Last updated time 07 29 2010 16 35 49 Apply Refresh Cancel Trusted IPs Inbound Friends Trusted IPs Outbound MAC Filtering Security Configuration Port Filtering Outbound Port Filtering Outbound restricts LAN access to the external network i e the Internet Port Filtering can be enabled to block ports specified or allow ports specified When enabled all ports not matching the rule will be allowed or blocked depending on the mode Port Filtering can be configured on individual ports or for a port range Click Add More for each port filtering rule you want to add Note Outbound restrictions do not apply to responses to inbound data requests To restrict inbound access you need to set the applicable inbound filter Status WAN Cellular LAN WiFi VPN Security Services GPS Serial Applications NO Admin Port Forwarding Outbound Port Fitering Mode Not Used 4 Port Filtering Inbound Filtered Ports Port Start Port End Port Figure 7 4 ACEmanager Security Port Filtering outbound Description Allowed and blocked ports through which traffic is either allowed or blocked respectively are listed Note Outbound IP filter supports up to 9 ports Start Port
273. y DNS address This is optional If the secondary DNS is unavailable this DNS address will be used Alternate DNS Port This port will be used to forward DNS requests OTA using the Primary and Secondary DNS addresses The response will then be forwarded to the standard DNS port when sent to the connected Host computer or device Note The DNS Servers at the configured DNS IP addresses need to be able to handle DNS requests using the configured port 70 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 LAN Wi Fi Configuration PPPOE PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet allows a point to point connection while using Ethernet Just like the dial up protocol on which it is based PPPoE uses traditional user name and password authentication to establish a direct connection between two Ethernet devices on a network such as your AirLink device and your computer or router Application examples for PPPoE with your AirLink device e Backup connectivity solution for your network e Individualized Internet connection on a LAN e Password restricted Internet connection Only one computer router or other network device at a time can connect to the AirLink device using PPPoE If you are using the AirLink device connected to a router as a back up Internet connection for your network you should configure the router to use the PPPoE connection and not the individual computers Tip You may need to use Private Mode to configure the IP add
274. y changes to the options on the Security tab r Select OK until you return to the Connect window 20080618 Rev 3 0 A Apr 11 Windows Dial up Networking DUN Connecting to the Internet Using DUN There are two methods you can use to connect with AirLink device to the Internet using DUN AceView and the Windows DUN connection directly ACEview ACEview is a small utility which can maintain your DUN connection and monitor the connection of your AirLink device to Provider If you have not already installed ACEview you can obtain the most recent version from the Sierra Wireless AirLink website Note The direct DUN connection features of ACEview are not available in Windows 98 or Windows NT This guide assumes you have a default installation of ACEview 1 Start ACEview Start gt All Programs gt AirLink Communications gt ACEview Always On Top Connection Settings Bytes Sent O o Bytes Rcud About Aceviem Connecting Exit Figure A 29 ACEview Menu a Right click on the ACEview window to open the menu b Select Connection Settings Connection Settings Modem Address 1 92 168 13 31 Password DUN Dial Up Networking v Auto Start Siena Wireless Airlink Modem e Iv Maintain Persistent Connection Figure A 30 ACEview Connection Settings C Select Auto Start in the DUN section 197 ALEOS User Guide d

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