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1. Exit Figure 3 29 AceView Menu a Right click on the AceView window to open the menu b Select Connection Settings Connection Settings Modem Address 192 168 13 31 ARANA Password DUN Dial Up Networking V Auto Start Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem w Maintain Persistent Connection Figure 3 30 AceView Connection Settings c Select Auto Start in the DUN section d Select Maintain Persistent Connection When checked AceView 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 f OK Windows DUN You can directly use the Dial up link for the DUN connection 187 Note 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 0B Feb 08 Windows Dial up Networking DUN 1 Start the DUN session Start gt Connect To gt Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem If you named the connection differently use the name of the PPP connection you made earlier Connect Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem PR es A SS ES User name Password C Save this user name and password for the following users Dial 10001
2. Figure 3 31 DUN Connection Tip Generally you will not need to enter a Username or Password If you do need to enter either you can enter these parameters beforehand using NETUID and NETPW 2 Select Dial to connect to the modem and the cellular network 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 3 32 Connection indicator 188 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Windows Dial up Networking DUN Caution For 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 189 a _ a SIERRA WIRELESS HEART OF THE WIRELESS MACHINE
3. The current host mode AT PPP UDP etc If the PinPoint X is not in AT mode telnet into the modem to execute this command NETERR The EDGE or GPRS network bit error rate Rev 3 0B Feb 08 118 Note If there is no current network IP address 0 0 0 0 may be displayed Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands NETIP The current IP address of the modem reported by the internal module generally obtained from AT amp T This is the address can contact the PinPoint X from the Internet Tip Use NETALLOWZEROIP if you need to allow the display of an IP ending in a zero NETOP The current cellular carrier from the modem s firmware version for example AT amp T NETRSSI The current RSSI Receive Signal Strength Indicator of the PinPoint X as a negative dBm value Tip The same information is displayed with the command S202 NETSERV The type of service being used by the modem for example Tech NETSTATE The current network state Connecting To Network The PinPoint X is in the process of trying to connect to the cellular network e Network Authentication Fail Authentication to the cellular network has failed Verify settings to activate the PinPoint X Data Connection Failed The PinPoint X failed to connect and it is now waiting a set time interval before it attempts to reconnect Verify settings to activate the PinPoint X Network Negotiation Fail Network connection negoti ati
4. Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Figure 3 25 Networking j Select Settings k Remove the checks from all three PPP settings I Select OK Rev 3 0B Feb 08 184 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Windows Dial up Networking DUN PPP Settings O Enable LCP extensions C Enable software compression C Negotiate multi link for single link connections Figure 3 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 _ General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask pour network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Figure 3 27 TCP IP Properties o Uncheck Use IP header compression p Check Use default gateway on remote network q Select OK 185 Note The direct DUN connection features of AceView are not available in Windows 98 or Windows NT Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Windows Dial up Networking DUN General DNS WINS This checkbox only applies whe
5. e Using the Dial UDP DP AT command example ATDP192 168 3 23 3456 66 Data Communication and Host Modes Setting the Startup Mode Default MD to 3 UDP so that a UDP session is entered automatically when the modem registers onto the network Serial data will be sent to the IP port specified in 53 Incoming UDP packets will be processed out the serial port if UDP auto answer is enabled S82 2 The destination IP address matches that in 553 if Friends Mode is enabled the IP address also needs to be present on the Friends List e Or allow any IP is set AIP 1 The modem is in AT mode not in a current UDP or TCP session UDP packet assembly is affected by the values of S50 PAD Forwarding Time out and 551 PAD Forwarding Character Data received in the serial buffer will be transmitted when the idle inter character time out specified in S50 in tenths of seconds occurs or when a character is received that matches 551 if non zero UDP Auto Answer UDP auto answer previously called UDP half open is set with S82 2 When set the PinPoint X will automatically establish a UDP session to the source IP address and port of the UDP packet received The PinPoint X will remain locked to this one remote IP port until no data is sent or received for the time interval defined in the UDP auto answer time out S83 During this session packets from other IP port addresses will be rejected unless UALL is s
6. d Enter the password The default password will be entered for you 29 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuring your PinPoint X e Select OK COM1 Sierra Wireless AceManager File Modem Template Tools Help BD E Connect Refresh Refresh All AO A e H E x Disconnect Write Reset Load Save Copy Clear Update PAL Auto Refresh Disabled v Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet PassThru AT Name Value NETPHONE Phone Number as103056113 DEVICEID Device 1D 0x000001FE002EA1F1 Modern EID IMEI 355634003366694 MerHmac Ethernet Mac Address 00143E009D9B Modern Type _ PinPoint E EDGE modem Name 555634003366694 11 laLeos Software Version E3314E_3 1 10 072 Dec 5 2007 Modem Hardware Configuration 06080004000100000000000000000000 Modem Software Version Modem Hardware Version Boot Version REVISION 02 002 MC75s 2 1 1 msc1 Version 5 Figure 5 3 AceManager Connected PRINTABLE VIEW 3 Enter the configuration options a On the left side of AceManager is the Groups menu Select the appropriate group as needed or directed b Enter your changes in the New Value column by typing in the desired change or using the drop down menus c The current configuration is shown in the Value column Name tcp Auto Answer Value New Value fo y AT s7 TCP Connect Timeout foo rcer rcp Idle Timeout b FY reps TCP Idle Timeout S
7. Using the Virtual Ethernet Port 2 0 0 ccc eet 49 Using USB Ethernet with AceManager 0 cece eee eee enna 49 Using USB Ethernet with a Terminal Emulation Utility 0 0 0 eee ee 49 Using the Virtual Serial Port 6 0 0 ccc eee en eee etn n nnn 50 Using the USB virtual serial port with AceManager 00sec cece cee e eens 50 Using the USB virtual serial port with a Terminal Emulation Utility 51 Inputs Relay Outputs and Power Status cococcccccco 52 Capturing External Events s c0c c08 esa tiniani anaki o a eee ee eRe bee a 52 Analog linPuts akties naa dr Soares hinge eaten eek e Sc a a Babs bee he 52 Digital Inputs sii diana dl andrade doo 53 Relay Outputs seine unig a A AAA aha AG ws 53 Connecting devices to the I O Port 0 0 0 ccc eee teen nee 54 Analog lin Ute ri cnica ne Riera cue a Peden Sao a de ween He Matin d ale reli dad 55 Digitalinputs zoini Seana sels aznep oi o lite sae 56 Relay Outputs soii a da bon Rete Gu Alda A Mae A wa owe 56 Monitoring and Setting the 1 0 kk eee tenet eens 56 Getting Immediate Reports Using RAP cece eet eee eee ae 57 Power Modes and Information 000 c ccc cette eee anana 57 Wiring the PinPoint X FOr ccc ccd eed neal a ava weeds kya es del aed eek wee dick ad 58 Power Effect on Modem State 0 0 0 cece eect eee tenet nett nee ens 58 Monitoring Power In Voltage 00 cece ttt tees 58 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 2 C
8. A Hardware profiles provide a way for you to set up and store za different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles Figure 6 8 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 port and its driver would be active 45 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Universal Serial Bus USB E Device Manager DEK File Action View Help lt gt m2 4 kL600 Batteries Computer ss Disk drives a Display adapters 2 DYD CD ROM drives 3 IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt Keyboards 13 Mice and other pointing devices Modems Monitors BB Network adapters E9 AirLink USB Ethernet RNDIS igabi d Controller PCMCIA adapters Ports COM amp LPT M Processors X Smart card readers 0 Sound video and game controllers 3 System devices o En Figure 6 9 Device Manager Ethernet 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
9. Connect to a business network using dial up or YPN 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 it Figure 3 13 New Connection Type f Select Set up my connection manually g Select Next How do you want to connect to the Internet O 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 3 14 New Connection How do you want to connect h Select Connect using a dial up modem i Select Next Connect using a dial up modem This type of connection uses a modem and a regular or ISDN phone line 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 3 15 New Connection Connect using j Optional If you have multiple modems installed on
10. E1 Phrases TAIP GGA RMC et VTG Rev 3 0B Feb 08 106 11 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol e SNMP Configuration SNMP MIB Definition The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP was Sample 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 X 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 trend analysis and device monitoring Authentication ensures SNMP messages coming from the agent such as the PinPoint X 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 X can be configured as an SNMP agent and supports SNMPv2c and SNMPvs 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 PinPoint X are sent as data in form designed to be parsed by the NMS into its MIB The data is hierarch
11. 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 connection r Select Next 180 Windows Dial up Networking DUN A 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 My use only Figure 3 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 a 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 3 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
12. Simple Network Management Protocol STATUS current n common 2 devicePort OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER 0 65535 MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current common 3 netUI D OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current common 4 netPW OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current x common 5 requestPAP OBJECT 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 n common 7 destinationPort OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER 0 65535 MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current x common 8 serialPortSettings OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current common 9 serialPortFlowControl OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER 112 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol none 0 hardware 2 software 4 MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current common 10 STATUS ipAddress OBJ ECT 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 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
13. Status Update Address zo y ei MSCIUPDPERIOD Status Update Period Seconds o LO O y y O TPORT AT Telnet Port jz332 TELNETTIMEOUT AT Telnet Port Timeout Minutes 2 y DAE Disable AT Escape lo s y DATZ Disable ATZ Reset lo hoj SNTP Enable time update lo J SNTPADDR SNTP Server Address A O U NETWDOG Network Connection Wait jo snmPPORT SNMP Port lo SNMPSECLVL SNMP Security Level jo ri SNMPTRAPDEST SNMP Trap Destination IP o A i iii SNMPCOMMUNITY SNMP Community String public Figure 8 7 AceManager Other e IPPING sets the interval in minutes you want Keepalive to test the network connection To disable Keepalive set IPPING to 0 default setting Note 15 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 e IPPINGADDR sets the IP address you want to use for the connection test Caution f 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 modem performance will be adversely affected Data usage using Keepalive Keepalive is an optional feature If you frequently pass data with your modem you most likely do not need to have Keepalive enabled When using Keepalive be aware that a ping moves approximately 66 bytes of data over the network and is billable by AT amp T The f
14. modems 121 Configuration Commands Misc Miscellaneous The commands of the Misc group are a variety of commands that don t directly fit in other categories MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW INFO AT Name Value New Value STATUS DATE Date and Time 07 09 2007 16 31 12 opre Enable Over the Air Programing 1 y COMMON Misc NETPHONE Phone Number 9133784772 USB Serial STATICIP Force Static IP 0 0 0 0 TCP UDP DPORT Device Port 12345 DNS Dynamic IP NETUID Network User ID PPP Ethernet f PassThru NETPW Network Password SMTP Other NETALLOWZEROIP Allow Last Byte of net IP Zero 1 Low Power f Friends HOSTPAP Request PAP o y A 553 Destination Address LOGGING AER 53 Destination Port o PINPOINT 853 Default Dial Code fr x 1 0 Note is not proceeded by AT nor does it require a carriage return enter There must be an idle time set by S50 on the serial port before and after this command Note A is not proceeded by AT Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Figure 1 5 AceManager Misc AT Escape sequence If the PinPoint X is in a data mode any mode other than PassThru this command causes the modem to re enter AT command mode The is ASCII 0x2B is not available in AceManager Tip DAE 1 disables the command A Re execute last command A is not used in AceManager A Manually answer an incoming co
15. or A B C 2 if that was what the gateway address was given as Tip When PPPoE is used with the PinPoint X DHCP is not needed A tunnel is set up connecting a device such as your computer or a router with the modem The device will then simply use the MAC address of the PinPoint X to send all outgoing packets Keepalive Keepalive is used to test the connection to the cellular network by pinging an IP address after a specified period of inactivity Keepalive is only recommended for users who have a remote terminated modem that infrequently communicates to the network or if you have experienced issues over time where the modem can no longer be reached remotely When Keepalive pings the IP address an acknowledgement indicates there is an active connection to the network If the PinPoint X 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 modem will then attempt to reconnect to AT amp T to reestablish IP connectivity 73 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Data Communication and Host Modes Configuring Keepalive In AceManager the Keepalive settings are part of the Other group AT Name Value New Value IPPING Keepalive Ping Time lo A o i y IPPINGADDR Keepalive Ping Address I MSCIUPDADDR
16. the AT command including the termi nating lt carriage return will be displayed output before any responses Two settings affect the format of AT command output V Verbose and Q Quiet If 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 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 62 Data Communication and Host Modes If Quiet mode is off the result code is affected as follows For V 1 Verbose mode the textual result code is sur rounded by a carriage return and new line Any AT query response is also surrounded by a carriage return and new line For V 0 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 carriage return and new line there is no preceding output e 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 These commands work for the port on which they are executed For example if the user types ATE1 and then AT amp W using a serial port connection it will set the serial port to Echo On PassThru Mode In PassThru mode the PinPoint X does not behave normally all port commun
17. where that domain is updated such as the IP Manager server the remote modem is using or the listing of IP addresses to names is kept If you need to manually configure DNS in AceManager select DNS 81 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 AT IP Manager PRINTABLE VIEW Name Value New Value Fonsi Modem DNS Server 1 68 28 58 11 Dns2 Modem DNS Server 2 68 28 50 11 DNSUSER Use Alternate DNS 0 0 0 0 DNSUPDATE DNS Updates fo Y Figure 9 2 AceManager DNS DNS1 and DNS2 The primary and secondary DNS servers set by Provider when your PinPoint X gets its IP address DNSUSER Set this if desired to an additional DNS server to query first before the primary or secondary just as a hosts file is queried first on a computer If DNSUSER is set to 0 0 0 0 it will be ignored DNSUPDATE This command sets how often you want DNS Updates to be requested Otherwise the PinPoint X will only send updates when it is reset powered up or the IP address is granted by network changes The PPP Peer Domain Name The PinPoint X uses the unqualified domain name of ppp peer when it is in PPP or SLIP address mode to resolve the address of the device or computer connected via PPP or SLIP address If the PinPoint X is not in PPP or SLIP address mode ppp peer will resolve to 0 0 0 0 82 10 Global Positioning System GPS e Configuring the PinPoint X for GPS e RAP Configuration e
18. 1 2 Input number e s 0OPEN or CLOSED Edge HSDPA This group includes commands specific to HSDPA EDGE and GPRS If you are not connecting to a modem which uses HSDPA EDGE or GPRS you will not see this group in the menu MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW eneTapn Set APN cabconT Define PDP context zp Figure 1 21 AceManager EDGE HSDPA NETAPN apn Easy entry of the APN If left blank the modem will attempt to use the default subscriber value as defined by the account apn access point name CGQMIN Minimum Acceptable Quality of Service Profile Change should be at carrier s request Normally not required to be changed CGQREQ Set Quality of Service Profile Change should be at carrier s request Normally not required to be changed COPS mode format oper Manually specify an operator Refer also to NETOP e mode 0 Automatic any affiliated carrier default mode 1 Manual use only the operator lt oper gt specified mode 4 Manual Automatic if manual selection fails goes to automatic mode e format 0 Alphanumeric name 159 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 format 2 Numeric oper name Configuration Commands 160 B PPP over Ethernet PPPoE e Configuring the PinPoint X for PPPoE e Configuring a PPPoE Connection in PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet allows a point Windows to point connection while using Ethernet or the USB virtual Connectin
19. 136 Dynamic ua AS a ae ety See Wie eh he ee Pea eek Baers cada 136 DOMAIN namey ici a dive ala aot ayaa wi 136 IPMANAGERn namel IP address 0c c cece cece teen eee eet ee eee neneee 137 IPMGRKEY n key ii Ray ee lee Sa ee eta 137 IPMGRUPDATEn M sic eins N Chek da ah 137 MODEMNAME ame 5 siesta den asece vob nate Seat a a de dt ca 137 PPP Eth Grint ss aa A ose Sed 8 A aan ean ut be 138 DHCPSERVER N Sd is A A A Pad wa EMR dee 138 HOSTAUTA SN A da a E 139 HOSTNETMASKEDLILILN occ ete teen tebe teen eee ee tebe tneaenene 139 HOSTPEERIP Hd didid cio eva ete a ae be a eae oe lee Maedche 139 SHOSTPRIVIP didlid d ocestows Ss Cae tac aparece AAA A 139 HOSTPRIVMODE N cani eee ee Wa oe dedi oe ek care fee kode eu te Alen Ea Woe ew lin wakes 139 HOSTPWEHStrings circos ir nase des aes weed a Caen Seale pra 140 HOSTUID StrinGisc drs dias bce as Sale eee ee eee wed eae ae Mie eee ee 140 Pass trU a arec eaa a dda ah tetany dle RS BAe Moen aban da ara E 140 APASSTHRU Ss rrarena aio aie 140 CSX1ES faena tates Shee ha tad eR aG ATS baled a bo Pa take Cheeta Sekt ERIA 141 PAINTS String a id eee hea A dad pete ee 141 PTREFRESH D e o de ndo A a AS 141 RESETPERIOD Msi A metre nea Abo de eee lew ae ad aa eae 141 SIME she A a a lA ad Stet 141 NETSMS2EMATL S Ni A A GA Wath eee pie 142 SMTPADDR d0 d d d namel o 0ocoococccoccc eet eee eee eee ene ennne 142 SMTPEROMeivialllli sss Sec acck cei a di scabies a eas 142 ESMTIPRW pWese zada
20. 18 7 Normal Open Relay 18 Normal Open Relay 8 None 19 None 9 Digital Input 4 20 Digital Input 3 10 Ground 21 Ground 11 Digital Input 2 22 Digital Input 1 Power Connector Not vt tS Ignition Sense white Ground black Power red Figure 2 3 Power Connector not to scale 13 3 Activating PinPoint X on AT amp T Network e Installating the SIM e Configuring the APN Rev 3 0B Feb 08 This chapter provides step by step directions for activating your PinPoint X on the AT amp T cellular network Installating the SIM The SIM in the PinPoint X is a smartcard securely storing the key identifying a cellular subscriber Generally you will only need to install a SIM once in the life of the modem and it may be pre installed by your Sierra Wireless Representative 1 Before you start If the SIM was pre installed unless you need to set a custom APN activation of your modem is complete Cellular Account Required e Cellular account To use your modem you need to have a SIM Subscriber Identity Module with an active account with an HSDPA cellular provider such as AT amp T Software Required AceManager Graphical interface for entering most AT Commands You can download AceManager from the Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions website http www airlink com support A default installation of this utility is assumed later in these directions Hardware Required Ethernet cable or serial
21. 65535 default 9494 PPTIME n GPS Report Time Interval See also PPMINTIME PPTSV CTA e ne seconds 1 65535 Note Your cellular carrier may Caution A report time of less than 30 seconds can possibly keep an impose a minimum transmit time FF link up continuously This will eventually cause the PinPoint X 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 PPTSV n Timer for Stationary Vehicles Time interval in minutes that the PinPoint X will send in reports when it is stationary e n 0 Disabled n 1 255 minutes For example if PPTIME 10 the PinPoint X 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 UDPRGPS n 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 e n 1 Enabled I O This group includes configuration commands for the digital and analog inputs and relay outputs Some of the values shown as a part of this group are not changeable but reflect the current status Rev 3 0B Feb 08 157 Configuration Commands MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW AT Name Value New Va
22. A broken TCP session can result in the modem being left with a TCP half open connection that can only be terminated with a reset Rev 3 0B Feb 08 132 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands ENQ n Outputs an ENQ 0x05 after the TCP CONNECT delayed by the Delay Connect Response time S221 e n 0 Disabled Default n 1 Enable ENO on CONNECT UDP This group includes commands specific to UDP serial commu nications AT Name Value New Value MD Startup Mode Default DBS Serial 00 E 582 UDP Auto Answer o fi s83 UDP Idle Timeout O O HOR UDP Auto Answer Response o o UDPLAST UDP Connect Last o a AIP Allow Any IP lo y kua Allow All UDP o ou Dial UDP Always USD UDP Serial Delay o TE Figure 1 9 AceManager UDP AlP n Allow IP address e n 0 Allow only the IP address specified in 553 to connect when UDP auto answer is enabled S82 2 n 1 Allow any incoming IP address to connect when UDP auto answer is enabled S82 2 Note Always subject to any Friends filters that may be defined HOR n Half Open Response In UDP auto answer half open mode n 0 No response codes when UDP session is initiated n51 RING CONNECT response codes sent out serial link before the data from the first UDP packet Note Quiet Mode must be Off 133 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands MDAh Default power up mode for the serial po
23. Event REPOS gaia ra ee ae was 96 NMEA Configurations isc scccs5 restar ias bat bane bees vad Cas vee does Hea aS REST dae 98 Messages Over The Air Remote 2 0 00 c ccc cece cece n tne n tne n ee nenenaes 98 LOCA THOSE imita a a A ad a ae ace Seated Da wate 98 Streaming Messages Local 1 0 ccc cect nent e teen teen eee e ene neeas 99 Persistent Streaming iis cas dacs A ys Nah caus Sethi wate a dae eed 100 TAIP Emulation Configuration 0 0 ccc ccc eee AREARE EEPE RA 101 TAIP ID ast costacd ities eb ete ORS hacia oaa eae Rais PAS Maree Geo Adee hae toes 101 TAIP Command Emulation 0 00 ccc cet nent nee eee aaae 101 Supported TAIP Commands 0c ccc cece ete e eee rnanan 101 Messages Over the Air Remote 0 ccc cnet teen raana 102 local CONMECUON cio dal a sve io aoa aids a adhe Ea 103 Sending Unsolicited TAIP Messages over the Local Connection 0 00 cece ae 105 Streaming Messages Local 1 0 cece eee e nent n eee eet eens 105 Persistent Streaming 10 0 6c cee ia buddene e eee e teen eee tenes 105 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol 0o oo oooo oo 107 Management Information Base MIB ccc cece cece nent eee e eee teen eens 107 SNMP TAPS aiii A A A a 107 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 4 Contents SNMP Configuration 00 cen cnet ne ne enn naa E E 108 Listening POM ssi rama rios e aa e 108 Security Level rn Sian 108 User Name and Password sinc cusn paca da a rr a Ac a 109 Map Desti
24. Figure 7 6 AceManager I O You can monitor the status of the relays or set them using AceManager I O group or AT Commands RELAYOUT1 Relay Output 1 lo y RELAYOUT2 Relay Output 2 lo 0 OFF 1 ON Figure 7 7 AceManager I O RELAYOUTn 56 PinPoint X HSDPA 57 COMMON Misc USB Serial TCP UDP DNS Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet PassThru SMTP GROUPS MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW Getting Immediate Reports Using RAP You can set up the PinPoint X to report immediately report the state of an input when it changes by using PPFLUSHONEVT You will also need PPINPUTEVT input event reports enabled and a server configured for your RAP reports These settings are in the PinPoint group in AceManager PPSNF SNF Enable o T x 2 PPSNFR SNF Reliable Mode o D a PPSNFB SNF Mode o e PPSNFM SNF Minimum Reports o A PPMAXRETRIES SNF Simple Reliable Max Retries 10 PPTCPPOLL TCP GPS Port s94 PPLATS Local ATS Reporting Time Interval secs 0 PPLATSR ATS Local Report Type hex 12 PPLATSEXTRA ATS Local Extra Report Ports o O U PPINPUTEVT Enable input event reports o PPODOM Odometer Enable 0 a PPODOMVAL Odometer Value meters 1614388 PPTAIPID TAIP ID i y yO PGPS Persistent GPS NMEA Strings o o y UDPRGPS Add GPS Time and Lat Long o T zl PPIGNOREIP Ignore RAP Server IP Update o J y MF Legacy Forma
25. Information Revision History Preface Support Desk Phone 1 877 231 1144 Hours 5 00 AM to 5 00 PM Pacific Time Monday to Friday except US Holidays E mail support sierrawireless com Sales Desk Phone 1 510 781 4200 1 604 232 1488 Hours 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Pacific Time E mail MobileandM2Msales sierrawireless com Post Sierra Wireless America 3159 Corporate Place Hayward CA USA 94545 Sierra Wireless 13811 Wireless Way Richmond BC Canada V6V 3A4 Fax 1 510 781 4299 1 604 231 1109 Web www sierrawireless com Consult our website for up to date product descriptions documentation application notes firmware upgrades trouble shooting tips and press releases www sierrawireless com Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Revision Release Changes number date 1 x 2003 2005 AirLink Communications documentation CDPD CDMA and GPRS 2 x Q2 2005 Q2 AirLink Communications documentation CDMA EV DO EDGE and 2007 HSDPA 3 0 in draft Converted documentation from AirLink Communications documentation format into Sierra Wireless documentation format Phase II of the conversion completed PinPoint modem line documentation is revised Contents Introduction to The PinPoint X cciriscariacacian rra cada asa 1 PLE OS cose cate dai taste a ta A e a a o a a a 1 AceWate init a a A AAA aa 2 AceManager ueorpiis oa Da TI o ai ee aia i a N 2 Simplified Deploy Me
26. Interface Protocol TAIP 0 cece eect e eee tee tent ne nents 85 DatUM lt a A aa domed ae ao nem a AS ii 85 Before you Configure GPS sacasovecce sales edna whe ia AAA A 86 Configuring the PinPointXforGPS ocoococcccccccr eee NENIAN ENES 86 Real Time Clock Synchronization 0 0 00 saasaa naaa 87 Configuring th DAUM iii rr A A aidan ERE wae 87 Over The Air Remote Host ccc ccc cece teen teen teen eet eeeenenenetnes 87 LOCaLAOSt ciar ar toe a gia ee A AAA A A 88 ICP GPS Report Polling essa ra a A EOAR 88 Report Types escencia radeon A di a 89 Sending Reports Automatically 0 0 ccc cc rr 90 Remole vespide air aa dai Rages dass ens 90 Local uan a a Gere Gran danse s das 90 Report Delay on Power UpP oocooccccoorr ett eee teens 90 Store and Forward erid dara ross a abet e ads ea eee lio eon dena 91 Store and Forward Reliable Mode 0c ccc cece cent e eee t nee es 91 Sending Reports Based on an Interval 0 cece cee teeta 92 FIUSH OM Event ratas ia E sia da 93 RAP Configuration sserssns arenes han EE A 93 RAP Reports Over The Air Remote 0oococccccccc ete e ranana ene ene nenaes 93 RAP Reports over a Local Connection cece eee teen ens 94 Configuring Additional RAP Features 0 cece ete tenn e ee 95 DGVI CSD secs restore nies cond sd Seca ate oes Sei arte dn SR ae nah G Manet Be 95 Odometer Data in Reports 000 c ccc cece een e etn e eee ene ee teenies 96 VO
27. Last Byte of net IP Zero 1 Low Power Fy I Fs HOSTPAP Request PAP o EA LOGGING 53 Destination Address ERES q 553 Destination Port o PINPOINT EA 553 Default Dial Code T ka 1 0 J Figure 10 26 AceManager Misc S53 Port b Set the Local Report Type PPLATSR to your preferred NMEA sentence format PPLATSR ATS Local Report Type hex 12 PPLATSEXTRA ATS Local Extra Report Ports 0 0 Use MF 11 GPS Data PPINPUTEVT Enable input event reports o 12 GPS Date 13 GPS Date RF PPODOM Odometer Enable o EO NMEA GGA VTG E1 NMEA GGA VTG RMC Figure 10 27 AceManager PinPoint PPLATSR E0 NMEA GGA and VTG sentences El 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 LOGGING PPTCPPOLL TCP GPS Port 9494 PINPOINT PPLATS Local ATS Reporting Time Interval secs lo Figure 10 28 AceManager PinPoint PPLATS Streaming Messages Local The PinPoint X 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 command 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 PinPoint X via the comport and or USB port To stop t
28. Mise MiscellanCOus saiccacataaceare abarcar ria bs 122 FPPP ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 122 ee ee oe eee eT A ee eee 122 O AA 122 D method d d d d ppppp or Dimethod name ppppp ooooooooomroconc 122 DS SM AOS ua een 123 E EEE A ada a eaten 123 Dias ri a AA A A eb 123 OPIRG Micra A a ad 124 S53 method d d d d ppppp 0 ccc cece cece eee tect eee annaa 124 LE NR A E RO E danas eae anne thane ca ese aman 124 NA 124 DATE mm dd yyyyl bh imm iSS o eee eee ete eee eens 124 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Contents DPORT EN AR 125 HOSTRAR Siinne AS A AS A A Ad 125 NETALLOWZEROIP D i etann aiiu ea eee eee E E E eee enna 125 PNET RW PWI E AS awe NES 125 NETPHONE a E OMe AAA a ate st 125 FNETUIDS Ud esses era e a austen vs aaa a e E N A AA da 125 ESTATICIP d dd A aa air a ee oa 125 STATUSCH KS Mioarei a a dd cata 126 USB A E A A ace 126 USBDEVICE N socia ie Wee A ta da tocada Teran nts 126 SAA A A id 126 E A A A A TEES 127 Di A NS A A A Lan ae 127 A ER RANA 127 SA MV pes sra Camas Olea aia 127 SEN E 128 O E SI da id 128 O A A A Ad 128 SI ts Md a a a RA 128 SO A A A A AO A A A sete ease nied 128 S23 speed databits parity stop bits 000ooooooooorrranor aora 128 OOO A A ca Sai 129 SIN da a da dd ri a A ia Lia ane aa 129 SATE A id 129 A a th te E EN Alc 129 XSi a Moa haath A ahahaha ata ae loa AAT dasha 129 RCH cetacean O ees een we kG Meee ath eae atta es iee
29. Mode lo SMTP Other PPDEVID Use Device ID in Location Reports lo ae Mende PPSNF SNF Enable lo EO NMEA GGA VTG Se A E1 NMEA GGA VTG RMC AAA PPSNFR SNF Reliable Mode jo O TAIP data LOGGING F1 Compact TAIP data gt PPSNFB SNF Mode jo DO XORA data PINPOINT A 1 DDCNFEM GNF Minimum Ranarte n Figure 10 25 AceManager PinPoint PPGPRSR E0 NMEA GGA and VTG sentences El 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 PinPoint X using PPP To configure the modem to send to the local IP you will need to set 3 commands 553 PPLATS and PPLATSR a Set the port S53 to the local port to which you want the reports sent The local IP address will automati cally be used 53 in AceManager is part of the Misc group Rev 3 0B Feb 08 98 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Global Positioning System GPS GROUPS MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW INFO AT Name Value New Value STATUS DATE Date and Time 07 09 2007 16 31 12 EAN OPRG Enable Over the Air Programing 1 Ed COMMON Misc NETPHONE Phone Number 9133784772 USB i Serial STATICIP Force Static IP 0 0 0 0 TCP UDP DPORT Device Port 12345 DNS Dynamic IP NETUID Network User ID PPP Ethernet PassThru NETPW Network Password SMTP f Other NETALLOWZEROIP Allow
30. Monitors BB Network adapters PCMCIA adapters 7 Ports COM amp LPT MGR Processors Smart card readers Sound video and game controllers 3 System devices Figure 6 11 Device Manager Serial To connect to the modem 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 automati cally 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 Properties 47 Universal Serial Bus USB 7 Mice and other pointing devices Be Modems E Y 92 5 Update Driver Standard 33 Disable 2 Monitors Uninstall E Network adapte PCMCIA adapte Y Ports COM e MET Y MR Processors us X Smart card readers 0 Sound video and game controllers 3 System devices Scan for hardware changes FF Figure 6 12 Device Manager Driver menu b Select the Advanced tab and click the Advanced Port Settings button AirLink USB Serial Port 2 Properties General Modem Diagnostics Advanced Driver Details Extra Settings Extra initialization commands Advanced Pott Settings Change Default Preferences Cancel Figure 6 13 Driver Properties c At the bottom of
31. NMEA Configuration e TAIP Emulation Configuration Rev 3 0B Feb 08 The PinPoint X 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 PinPoint X relays the information of its location as well as other data for use with tracking applications Tracking Applications used with Sierra Wireless PinPoint line modems e Air Trak Track Your Truck e Track Star e DeLorme Street Atlas USA e Microsoft Streets and Trips CompassCom e Zoll Data and many more 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 based observatories A GPS receiver such as the PinPoint X requires signals from four or more satellites in order to determine its own latitude longitude and elevation Us
32. Odometer Enable jo EO NMEA GGA VTG El NMEA GGA VTG RMC Figure 10 17 AceManager PinPoint PPLATSR 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 PPTCPPOLL tcp GPs Port 9494 ppLaTS Local ATS Reporting Time Interval secs o Figure 10 18 AceManager PinPoint PPLATS 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 PinPoint X is sent as part of the RAP message to make identification easier in a network or fleet of vehicles equipped with PinPoint line devices PPDEVID Use Device ID in Location Reports lo y ppsnr SNF Enable lo y PPSNFR SNF Reliable Mode fo sd y Figure 10 19 AceManager PinPoint PPDEVID With PPDEVID enabled the PinPoint X will use the value configured for NETPHONE for the device ID If NETPHONE is empty the ESN of the modem will be used 95 Global Positioning System GPS Tip f the PinPoint X is using a dynamic IP PPDEV
33. 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 Select Properties Connect Sierra Wireless AirLink Modem PP ES User name Password C Save this user name and password for the following users Me only Anyone who uses this computer Figure 2 13 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 2 X General Options Security Networking Advanced Service name Same as MODEMNAME configured earlier Figure 2 14 PPPoE Connection Service Name c Select Networking d Select Settings 168 PPP over Ethernet PPPoE General Options Security Networking Advanced Type of broadband connection to make Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE x This connection uses the following items Internet Protocol TCP IP JB QoS Packet Scheduler O 5 File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks O E Client for Microsoft Networks Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Figure 2 15 PPPoE Networking e Remove the checks from all three PPP s
34. PRL Ve ALEOS Software Version Mobile IP Raven CDMA 85 Success 11 02 14 22 50348 ACR2005114 Nov 12005 2 Raven COMA 76 ACR200511A Nov 1 2005 2 Raven CDMA 65 Success 50348 w 12005 2 Success 50348 95 A Raven CDMA Success an ACR2005114 Nov 1 2005 Raven CDMA Success 11702 14 21 ACR2005114 Nov 1 2005 Raven CDMA Success 11702 14 21 ACR2005114 Nov 1 2005 Raven CDMA Success 11 02 14 22 ACR2005114 Nov 1 2005 Raven CDMA Success 11 02 14 22 ACR2005114 Nov 1 2005 Raven CDMA Success 11 02 14 22 ACR2005114 Nov 1 2005 el a el el 2 el el ml D a lt Rev 3 0B Feb 08 34 Configuring your PinPoint X Figure 5 10 AceNet Selected modems Tip Click on the first with your mouse and with the control button held down click the additional modem b Select the Modem option in the tool bar and then select Apply AceManager Template AceNet nickstephano acn CEEE FAEERE EEA 2 MADURA ACICOOSNA Now 1 2005 Figure 5 11 AceNet Modem menu c Either type in the Template file name or click browse and select the template file you want to apply you may need to change folders Apply AceManager Template Template File Documents and Settings kateSMy Documents QA connection tests A ER xm Retry interval minutes 5 Reset when done Figure 5 12 AceNet Template select d Set the Retry Interval and check if you want to
35. PinPoint X can transmit signals that could interfere with this equipment Do not operate the Sierra Wireless AirLink PinPoint X in any aircraft whether the aircraft is on the ground or in flight In aircraft the Sierra Wireless AirLink PinPoint X MUST BE POWERED OFF When operating the Sierra Wireless AirLink PinPoint X 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 PinPoint X may be used at this time The driver or operator of any vehicle should not operate the Sierra Wireless AirLink PinPoint X 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 offence 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 Preface 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
36. Programing 1 a NETPHONE Phone Number 9133784772 STATICIP Force Static IP 0 0 0 0 DPORT Device Port 12245 Ea NETUID Network User ID a NETPW Network Password VS NETALLOWZEROIP Allow Last Byte of net IP Zero 1 LO O o O HOSTPAP Request PAP lo pj 53 Destination Address o ss3 Destination Port lo o 53 Default Dial Code T Figure 10 36 AceManager Misc S53 Port b Set PPIP to the local IP address of the PinPoint X The default IP address of the PinPoint X 192 168 13 31 AT PPIP Value New Value Name ATS Server IP pppoRT PPTIME 22335 Report Interval Time Seconds o server Port Figure 10 37 AceManager PinPoint PPIP Set Local Reporting Time Interval using PPLATS to 9494 y c the number of seconds you want as an interval between reports being sent PPTCPPOLL rep GPS Port ppLATS Local ATS Reporting Time Interval secs o Figure 10 38 AceManager PinPoint PPLATS d Set the GPS Report Type PPGPSR to your preferred TAIP data format PPMINTIME PinPoint Minimum Report Time secs o PPGPSR GPS Report Type hex 12 PPGPSDATUM GPS Datum Mode lo 0 Use MF 11 GPS Data PPDEVID Use Device ID in Location Reports lo 12 GPS Date 13 GPS Date RF PPSNF SNF Enable lo EO NMEA GGA VTG PPSNFR SNF Reliable Mode lo PPSNFB SNF Mode lo FDODQZNFM GNF Minimum Ranarte n Figur
37. 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 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 113 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol 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 gps 1 satelliteCount OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n gps 2 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 STATUS current n gps 4 END 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 13 aleosSWVer 11 114 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Object AT Command aleosHWVer 11 modemSWVer 12 modemHWVer 12 date DATE otaProgrammingEnable OPRG devicePort DPORT netUID NETUID netPW NETPW requestPAP HOSTPAP destinationAddress S53 destinationPort S53 s
38. a ad dla Ghee ape 142 SMTPSEND emaillDodYl ii a Sak come he ee 143 SMTPSTATUS eins cca ova ea wa Wades taal Oa a ev are iad Actas a atte ee EdD eee ahaa ated 143 SMIPSUBJ subj ct x aia ane eare sees oie oe eas have anita sd vans aa de a 143 SMTPUSER USe8 iia ie fala eae ae eee a ew wate Marie eva aes aed 143 Ole sata haar RR eaten BA ah Aste ape nc Sees da Bet Mane aL OR Oda aaa Y 144 DAE SN ui A Aue Hae otal ti Aia 144 DATZE I ios A ar a sa Peta beagle 144 SIPPING EN o a A A A A Glad 144 IPPINGADDR d d d d name 0 ccc cece cece eee teen teen eee e teen nenene 145 MSCIUPDADDR name port 0 ccc cece e teen een e nena 145 MSCIUPDPERIODE N25 oi aaa aid ated ears 145 NETWDOG E Ron eS nt ae sees ate a Se eRe e ed ed a RE RE 145 PRESETERG a ocio a a cla Sates etic 145 SNMPCOMMUNITYS string 0 ccc cece eee ee teen teen eee e eens 145 SNMPPORT os Sere a A EEE dob ee A ae Waa Bee lard 146 SNMPSECIV fr a ved hte A A Malad Sagal 146 SNMPTRAPDEST host port 00 0 ccc cette tnt eee e ete e eee nee 146 ESNTP Mitad 6 ath tas eal ee aa alla ean eed Gap ele aula eee a Hea dees 146 SNTPADDR d d d d name ccc ccc cece ete teen teen eee etneennnnene 146 TELNETTIMECQUT S Nara ee wes hers A Goa Be ake hase atte aes 146 TPO RSM hss tite Se ea ae Ba A ia a 147 7 Contents TQUIT a ev SMe aes Ee a a a a are aes a a aia 147 LOW IP OWI E E EA a ott dla rar Seconda ga teases ATi Y ANA Sha 147 PTMRE M
39. and may also affect the network connection on your computer to the rest of the LAN Select this option ONLY if the PinPoint X will be your sole network connection u Ifyou want to add a shortcut for this DUN connection to your desktop check Add a shortcut v Select Finish to exit the Network Connection Wizard Rev 3 0B Feb 08 181 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Windows Dial up Networking DUN 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 3 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 C Save this user name and password for the following users Me only Anyone who uses this computer Dial 110001 Figure 3 22 DUN Connection b Uncheck Use dialing rules 182 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Windows Dial up Networking DUN c Check Show icon when connected d Sele
40. 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 appear in the System Tray near the time display showing the connection status 170 C Windows Dial up Networking Ke DUN e Installing a modem driver for PinPoint X e Creating a Dial Up Networking PPP Dial up Networking DUN allows a computer or other device Connection to use the serial port or USB virtual serial port on your e Connecting to the PinPoint X to connect to the Internet or private network using Internet Using DUN 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 Installing a modem driver for PinPoint X Standard installations of Microsoft Windows XP and 2000 include a generic modem driver which will work with your PinPoint X 1 Connect the PinPoint X a Connect the modem 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 mo
41. cable An Ethernet cable or straight through serial cable Note Until you install a driver for the USB port you cannot use your USB port to configure the modem e Power adapter and a power source You will need a power supply and power source for the modem PC or Laptop To configure the modem you will need a computer with an available Ethernet port or serial port 14 Activating PinPoint X on AT amp T Network Tools Required e Small Phillips screw driver The Phillips screw driver is the one which is also called a plus or X screw driver gt Slim stylus A PDA stylus an unbent paperclip or other such item 2 Opening the SIM Slot a Unplug the PinPoint X power and all cables b Remove slot cover on the front of the PinPoint X to reveal the SIM slot we o0e000 QUES SSA Figure 3 1 Slot Cover a Carefully remove the SIM card from the card you got from AT amp T 4 Ejecting the SIM tray Figure 3 2 SIM tray button 5 Insert the SIM into the Tray Note The card and SIM may be a Remove the SIM from the card you obtained from a different color than these your AT amp T examples Rev 3 0B Feb 08 15 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Activating PinPoint X on AT amp T Network Figure 3 4 Insert SIM in to the modem b Place the SIM into the tray and gently press to click it into place Figure 3 5 Empty SIM Tray and a Tray with a Sample SIM 6 Insert the Tray and SIM a S
42. can quickly exhaust available space for the event log DBGIPLVL n Sets the logging level for the IP subsystem n 0 No logging n 1 Log errors i e invalid corrupt packets etc n 2 Log the header of all received packets Note that this can quickly exhaust available space for the event log n 3 Log the header of all received and sent packets Note that this can quickly exhaust available space for the event log DBGPPPLVL n Sets the logging level for the PPP stack n 0 No logging Rev 3 0B Feb 08 150 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands e n 1 Log client events default n 2 Log server events n 3 Log client and Server events PinPoint GPS This group includes commands specific to GPS features and the PinPoint X PRINTABLE VIEW AT Name Value New Value A pPIP ATS Server IP Po PPPORT Server Port 22335 PPTIME Report Interval Time Seconds lo o 1 PPDIST Report Interval Distance 100 Meters Jo LO O O y O ppTSV Stationary Vehicle Timer Minutes Jo PPMINTIME PinPoint Minimum Report Time secs o PPGPSR GPS Report Type hex 12 PPGPSDATUM GPS Datum Mode o PPDEVID Use Device ID in Location Reports o hno PPSNF SNF Enable fo M a PPSNFR SNF Reliable Mode o PPSNFB SNF Mode lo A g PPSNFM SNF Minimum Reports lo PPMAXRETRIES SNF Simple Reliable Max Retries fio rt tw PPTCPPOLL TCP GPS Port jase
43. 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 ATDTOremotel is entered the fully qualified name remotel eairlink com will be used to perform a DNS query to resolve the name to an IP address 136 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands Tip Only letters numbers hyphens and periods can be used in a domain name IPMANAGERn name IP address Sets a domain name or IP address to send IP change notifica tions to Up to two independent IP Manager servers can be set using either AT IPMANAGER1 or AT IPMANAGER2 Updates to a server can be disabled by setting that entry to nothing for example AT IPMANAGER1 n l First IP Manager server n 2 Second IP Manager server e name domain name IPMGRKEYn key Sets the 128 bit key to use to authenticate the IP update notifi cations If the key s value is all zeros a default key will be used If all the bytes in the key are set to FE then no key will be used i e the IP change notifications will not be authenticated AT IPMGRKEY 1 is used to set the key to use with AT IPMANAGERI while AT IPMGRKEY 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 IPMGRUPDATEn m Sets the number of minutes to periodically send an I
44. jo PPSNFB SNF Mode lo X Figure 10 1 AceManager PinPoint PPGPSDATUM Over The Air Remote Host To set the PinPoint X to report to an external or remote host configure PPIP ATS Server IP and PPPORT Server Port PPIP will work with any remote host EJ AT Name Value New Value pprp ATS Server IP PppORT server Port 22335 ppTIME Report Interval Time Seconds lo Figure 10 2 AceManager PinPoint PPIP PPPORT 87 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Global Positioning System GPS Local Host To set the PinPoint X to report to a local host one directly connected to the serial port configure the port to be used with 553 Destination Port The local IP address will automatically be used for local reports 553 in AceManager is part of the Misc group GROUPS MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW INFO AT Name Value New Value STATUS DATE Date and Time 07 09 2007 16 31 12 aa OPRG pestis Over the Air Programing 1 X Misc NETPHONE Phone Number 9133784772 USB Serial STATICIP Force Static IP 0 0 0 0 TCP UDP DPORT Device Port 12345 DNS Dynamic IP NETUID Network User ID PPP Ethernet PassThru NETPW Network Password SMTP r Other NETALLOWZEROIP Allow Last Byte of net IP Zero 1 Low Power i Friend HOSTPAP Request PAP o pe LOGGING 53 Destination Address aR ETE TS Destination Port o D PINPOINT se s53 Default Dial
45. 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 77 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 IP Manager 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 com is the TLD e mydomain is the domain usually noted as mydomain com since the domain is specific to the TLD e car54 is the subdomain or server name associated with the device computer or modem registered with mydomain com car54 mydomain com ca This would be the same as above 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 as http 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 When 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 infor mation to prevent other Internet sites or queries from using the old information Since the IP address of a modem with a dyna
46. network If the modem does not get this IP address from the network it will reset the internal hardware and try again The default is 0 0 0 0 which allows any IP address from the network e d d d d IP address Example AT STATICI P 192 168 1 23 125 Configuration Commands Caution STATICIP does not set the IP address of the modem it merely tells the modem which IP address to expect If the expected IP address is not granted while registering on the cellular network the modem will try to register on the network again until it receives that IP address If your account is set up for a dynamic IP address and you set an address for STATICIP you may not be able to register on the network at all since there is no guarantee you will receive the same dynamic IP address again STATUSCHK n Checks if an SMS message has been received by the modem e n 1 255 Seconds between checks e n 0 Never check USB The PinPoint X is enhanced to with a USB port for additional connection options AT Name Value New Value ee USBDEVICE USB Device Mode 1 Y Figure 1 6 AceManager USB USBDEVICE n This command configures the behavior of the USB port For both modes a driver supplied by AirLink will need to be installed to use the port accordingly e n 0 Port can be used as a virtual serial port e n 1 Port can be used as a virtual Ethernet port Serial This group includes commands specific to general use of the ser
47. of all the configuration commands for you modem are in Appendix A Using AceManager AceManager is a free utility and is available on the product CD or can be downloaded from the Sierra Wireless America website http www sierrawireless com support AirLink default aspx Tip AceManager is the same application as Wireless Ace The name was changed to fit better with its features 1 Start AceManager Start gt All Programs gt AirLink Communications gt AceManager Rev 3 0B Feb 08 28 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuring your PinPoint X Figure 5 1 AceManager 2 Connect to your PinPoint X a Click the Connect button Connect to Modem BAR Address 192 168 13 31 v Password Ethernet Cancel Figure 5 2 AceManager Connect to Modem b Select a connection method If you are connecting remotely you can use UDP TCP or SMS If you are connecting locally with the modem connected directly to your computer using a serial cable you can use PPP If you are connecting locally with the modem connected directly to your computer using an Ethernet cable you can use UDP TCP or Ethernet c Enter the connection information For UDP or TCP if you are connecting locally use the HOSTPEERIP of the modem to connect The default for the HOSTPEERIP is 192 168 13 31 For SMS enter the phone number of the modem and select your wireless carrier For PPP select the COM port to which the modem is connected
48. pa Printers and Faxes Airlink DUN a Notepad AirLink VPN Y Help and Support Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem J search Sierra Wireless YPN 102 Wireless Network Connection All Programs gt 17 Run Undock Computer P Log Off o Shut Down Figure 3 10 Windows Start menu Rev 3 0B Feb 08 177 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Windows Dial up Networking DUN b Select Create a New Connection under Network Tasks in the menu area on the left s Network Connections Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help ay Back gt y Ms Search E Folders EE 43 Network Connections A Dial up TA Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem zi 5 bps Modem z Es cha w Firewall settings LAN or High Speed Internet See Also Miche Network Connection S0 Dual Bark i Network 450 Dual Band Troubleshooter Other Places Figure 3 11 Create New Connection c Select Next to start installing and configuring the DUN connection New Connection Wizard Welcome to the New Connection J Wizard This wizard helps you Connect to the Internet Connect to a private network such as pour workplace network To continue click Next Figure 3 12 New Connection Wizard d Select Connect to the Internet e Select Next 178 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Windows Dial up Networking DUN Connect to the Internet Connect to the Internet so you can browse the Web and read email Connect to the network at my workplace
49. resets over the life of the modem or since the configuration was reset Bad Password Count Counter of the number of bad password attempts IP Reject Count or Log Rejected IP Data Temperature of the Internal Hardware Module The temperature of the internal radio module GPS information Number of satellites GPS Fix 0 No Fix 1 GPS Fix 2 WAAS latitude and longitude GPS Status and Map Link In AceManager next to the displayed information of the Latitude and Longitude there is a link to an external map which will visually place the co ordinates When you click the map link it will open your default web browser with the map location highlighted 120 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands A a Poo J O ilengitude lt S S C dSARAGOMDSSCSCs s C SNSSSNSCSC SRSNSNSNNNNSNNSNNNNC Figure 1 3 AceManager Map link rA Es Ol htsa cooge confnaceitagthtmertige37 62571122 110 TeRUTF SECO x Je ous CAS a CJ37 62571 422 11047 Goo Maps SN AL Grow Google isi is Maps Search Results My Maps Y 137 3732567 1226 3769 Popular searches near this location Figure 1 4 Map View AT Commands Requiring PassThru mode These commands are not displayed in AceManager CIMI Subscriber Identity Module ID Common The groups under the heading Common encompass those commands that are common to most Sierra Wireless AirLink
50. such as 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 However if you need to contact PinPoint X directly a device connected to the modem or a host system using your PinPoint X also called Mobile Terminated a dynamic IP won t 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 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 76 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 IP Manager e Dynamic IP addresses are granted only when your PinPoint X is connected and can change each time the modem reconnects to the network Static IP addresses are granted the same address every time your PinPoint X is connected and are not in use when your modem is not connected Since many cellular providers like wire based ISPs 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 modems to translate the modem s dynamic IP address to a fully qualified domain name Thus you can con
51. the PinPoint X are sent in an XML format e name domain name e port port MSCIUPDPERIOD n Modem Status Update Period where n defines the update period in seconds e n 0 Disabled n 1 255 seconds NETWDOG n 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 PinPoint X modem resets e n 0 Disabled e n minutes Default 120 min RESETCFG Wipe the non volatile data in the modem Cannot be used with AceManager Caution You may need to reactivate your modem if you erase the non volatile data SNMPCOMMUNITY string The SNMP Community String acts like a password to limit access to the modem s SNMP data string string of no more than 20 characters default public Rev 3 0B Feb 08 145 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands SNMPPORT n This controls which port the SNMP Agent listens on n 0 SNMP is disabled e n 1 65535 SNMPSECLVL n Selects the security level requirements for SNMP communica tions n 0 No security required SNMPv2c and SNMPv3 communications are allowed e n 1 Authentication equivalent to authNoPriv setting in SNMPv3 SNMPv3 is required to do authentication SNMPv2c transmissions will be silently discarded e n 2 Authentication and encryption equivalent to authPriv setting in SNMPv3 SNMPv3 is required to do authentication and encryption S
52. the modem to be in PassThru mode Note SMS may not be supported by your account with your cellular carrier GROUPS MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW o Nol Ar Mame Value New Value PARE sMTPADDR SMTP Server IP Address STATUS RENTA sMTRFROM From email address COMMON A A an Misc esmrpuser User Name optional TeP smTppw Password optional gt sz e upp DNS smrpsueJ sMTP Message Subject mic IP PPP Ethernet PassThru SMTP Other Figure 1 14 AceManager SMTP NETSMS2EMAIL n Specify the SMS E mail server number This maybe necessary to send an SMS message to an email address Cannot be used with AceManager n SMS E mail server number SMTPADDR d d d d name Specify the IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name FODN of the SMTP server to use e d d d d IP Address name domain name maximum 40 characters SMTPFROM email Sets the email address from which the SMTP message is being sent e email email address maximum 30 characters SMTPPW pw 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 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 142 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands SMTPSEND email body Sends an email to the address specified followed by the body of the email message The email message is termina
53. to read interface 68 240 129 7 Bytes Sent 35 077 862 Bytes Revd 400 658 271 SS Connection Duration 00 03 12 SERRA piooLeoo vasosaor Figure 1 5 AceView Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Introduction to the PinPoint X Modem Doctor Modem Doctor is a troubleshooting and diagnostics utility This utility will allow you to get a log file of the PinPoint X activity which you can then send to Sierra Wireless support erase the current configuration completely and temporarily set the PinPoint X to a known configuration to aid in trouble shooting SOS mode Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Introduction to the PinPoint X Welcome _ SIERRA WIRELESS maant OF THE WIRPL OEE ac Welcome to Sierra Wireless s ModemDoctor This application can be used to perform several diagnotics or troubleshooting actions Select an action to perform Download diagnostics data Erase the modem s non volatile data Put the modem in SOS mode Downloads diagnostic data including the contents of the modem s NVRAM from the attached modem which can be sent to Sierra Wireless support to aid in troubleshooting cos Figure 1 6 Modem Doctor Modem Doctor USB 1 Open the ModemDoctorUSB exe 2 Select any one option Note If you are using USB port as serial then USB device is set to o and if you are using the default option then the USB device is set to 1 The available port is automatically detected Passsword is the fault passwor
54. 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 s Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help D X y gt j p gt Search ie Folders Address e Network Connections 2 LAN or High Speed Internet Network Tasks Local Area Connection Connected Create anew a MP Connected o E AirLink USB Ethernet RNDIS connection Change Windows Firewall settings See Also i Network Troubleshooter Other Places Figure 6 7 Network Connections 44 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Universal Serial Bus USB 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 System Properties System Restore 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 Bore Driver Signing lets you make sure that installed drivers are ES compatible with Windows W indows Update lets you set up how Windows connects to Windows Update for drivers l Driver Signing l Windows Update Hardware Profiles
55. 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 I Select Next 179 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Windows Dial up Networking DUN You have more than one dial up device on your computer Select the devices to use in this connection o amp Modem BCM V 92 56K Modem COM3 Modem Standard 33600 bps Modem COM1 Figure 3 16 New Connection Select Modem m Type in a name for the connection such as 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 3 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 PinPoint X or any other designation for the connection o Type in 10001 as the phone number for the modem to dial p Select Next 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 3 18 New Connection Phone Number q Optional
56. 230400 e databits 7 or8 Databits MUST be 8 data bits for PPP mode e parity 0 Odd e parity E Even e parity N None e parity M Mark e stopbits 1 1 5 2 128 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands Example ATS23 19200 8N1 Sets modem to 19200 8 databits no parity and 1 stop bit Tip Can also be set using amp L speed databits parity stop bits 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 n tenths of a second S51 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 S211 n For applications or situations where hardware control of the DTR signal is not possible the modem can be configured to ignore DTR When Ignore DTR is enabled the modem operates as if the DTR signal is always asserted n 0 Use hardware DTR default n 1 Ignore DTR n 3 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 Vn Command Response Mode e n 0 Terse numeric command responses e n 1 Verbose command responses Default Xn Extended Call Progress Result mode n 0 Turn off extended result codes Default n 1 Turn on result codes T
57. 3 Configure the driver When you return to the Phone and Modem Options window you should see the newly installed modem attached to the correct COM port Phone and Modem Options Dialing Rules Modems Advanced B gt The following modems are installed Modem Attached To f2 Standard 33600 bps Modem COM1 Howey Figure 3 7 Phone and Modem Options Modems a Highlight the modem and select Properties Standard 33600 bps Modem Properties General Modem Diagnostics Advanced Driver Standard 33600 bps Modem Device type Modems Manufacturer Standard Modem Types Location Unknown Device status This device is working properly If you are having problems with this device click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter Troubleshoot Device usage Use this device enable v Figure 3 8 Modem Properties 175 Windows Dial up Networking DUN b Select the Modem tab General Modem Diagnostics Advanced Driver Port COM1 Speaker volume Maximum Port Speed Dial Control Figure 3 9 Modem Properties Modem c Maximum Port Speed should be set to 115200 default Select OK to exit Select OK again to exit out of the Phone and Modem 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 mod
58. 4 Installating the SIM ooo coc a kw deb oda a SEE dock ot ate Ma 14 Cellular Account Required 0 ccc cc nseni sikua EREN E AAN Enia E A 14 Software Requiere 14 Hardware Required visceral Lcd dad 14 Tools Required Vi a ss A and 15 Configuring the APN 0 icc ne eee eee e nee eee eee eee DERA 17 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 1 Contents Hardware Installation of the PinPoint X 00cce cence eee 21 GPS atari t ace pulsa do Gentes eo mae a ba heated gra ware dunt Bata aac eee 22 Connecting to POWe ri ii cose tains uence ee tinaa E de dase A E ie die done AE 23 Connecting to a Computer or other Device 1 cece tte e eens 23 Indicator LIGNIS sacag esac we dake aden A Cees a kad maleate ae 25 BIG GIPATLSUMS ts oasis cuya its Eat on a 26 MOUNINO eiee naar UA aa nana ee ue doe 26 Configuring your PinPoint X sescss ered cds renos ropas aora inurk 28 Using AceManager 6 cece teens 28 Using Templates surasa ih tds Epia aa Sew ack aci ania a tera 31 Using a Terminal Application with AT Commands 00 0 cc ccc ee arrana 36 AV Commands id ohn A Mane an ees Raa ROA aE eG is 39 Universal Serial Bus USB lt lt lt lt oconnscorsscrnsa naa 41 Changing the USB port communication 0 ee eens 41 Installing the USB driver sesar ccc eee ene tn eens 42 Mirtual Ethernet 23s civseeeta ncaa cde pean ease Peo eho ped ew ees wea AEE wR eh 44 Virtual Seriales iia saat bean teh Shee eed ae eee keine kee acne 46
59. 4 kbit s in packet mode GPRS General Packet Radio Service GPRS is packet switched with many users sharing the same transmission channel but only transmitting when they have data to send This means that the total available bandwidth can be immediately dedicated to those users who are actually sending at any given moment providing higher utilization where users only send or receive data intermittently GPRS provides speeds of 30 70 kbps with bursts up to 170 kbps 10 2 Specifications e Interface Port Pin Outs e Power Connector Features and Benefits Embedded Intelligence e Low Power Consumption High Speed Processor e High Speed 2 way Data e Multiple Interfaces I O Port High Sensitivity GPS Receiver e Persistent Network Connectivity e Remote Management and Configuration e Extensive Vehicle Telemetry Integrated with 3rd Party Tracking Applications e Rugged for Extreme Environments Technology HSDPA With Fallback to gt UMTS GSM EDGE GPRS MS 12 Bands Dual Band UMTS HSDPA 850 MHz and 1900 MHz Quad Band GPRS EDGE 850 MHz 900 MHz 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz Environmental Operating Temperature 30 to 70 Celsius e Storage Temperature 40 to 85 Celsius Power Consumption 12V DC Transmit Receive Typical Max 382 414 mA e Idle 186 mA e Idle 166 mA e Low Power Mode 54 mA Rev 3 0B Feb 08 11 Specifications Input Voltage 9 28V DC Stan
60. 9 0 99 8 5 M 25 2 M 48 GPRHC 180042 00 A 3737 94019 N 12206 63165 W 0 011 070907 A 6D GPVTG T M 0 011 N 0 020 K Ax21 GPGGA i8004 00 3737 54019 12206 63165 W 1 09 0 99 8 2 M 25 2 M 4E Connected 0 00 53 ANSIW 115200 8 N 1 Figure 10 29 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 1O o0cps Persistent GPS Reports port lo i PGPSR Persistent GPS Reports Type hex lez 0 NONE Le 1 DE9 Serial UDPRGPS Add GPS Time and Lat Long lo 2 USB Serial 3 DES and USE FDDIGNORFID lTanare RAP Server IP Lindate In Figure 10 30 AceManager PinPoint PGPS 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 3 Stream the NMEA strings out both the serial and the USB ports 1 0 ocps Persistent GPS Reports port lo x PGPSR Persistent GPS Reports Type hex lez R UDPRGPS Add GPS Time and Lat Long jo fes nmea Gca vTG RMC PPIGNOREIP Ignore RAP Server IP Update jo F2 TAIP LN report r r Figure 10 31 AceManager PinPoint GPSR El NMEA GGA RMC and VTG sentences Rev 3 0B Feb 08 100 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 LUGUING Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet Global Positioning System GPS TAIP Emulation Configu
61. ATZ Reset jo Figure 8 4 AceManager Other TPORT TELNETTIMEOUT Serial Modes PPP In PPP mode the PinPoint X acts as a PPP server providing an IP address and DNS servers if available to the connected device or computer PPP mode is entered from the AT mode by using any of the following commands e ATAPPP e ATDT10 0 0 1 e ATDT10001 ATD 19788 or 777 99 14 CLIENT In response to any of the preceding commands the PinPoint X will respond with CONNECT a carriage return and new line and is ready for the host to begin PPP negotiations The IP received by the host in the resulting negotiation will either be a private non routable IP address or a public network routable IP address provided by the network depending on the settings of HOSTPRIVMODE If HOSTPRIVMODE 1 the value of the private IP address can be determined beforehand by querying 110 The private IP address to be used can be defined with the command AT HOSTPRIVIP 192 168 100 33 substituting the desired IP address Rev 3 0B Feb 08 65 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Data Communication and Host Modes AT Name Value New Value HOSTPRIVMODE Use Private IP o O a HOSTPRIVIP _ Host Private IP 0 0 0 0 Pao HOSTPEERIP Modem Local IP 192 168 13 31 z HOSTNETMASK Host network mask 0 0 0 0 HOSTAUTH Host Authentication Mode lo E A uosTuID J Host TS ID j ZCFzUUeLycb2ug01L 3Ikv Tt HosTew Host Password zcFzUUeLycb2ug01L 3I
62. Code w zj E 1 0 Figure 10 3 AceManager Misc S53 Port If you need to send reports to additional local ports you can specify other ports with PPLATSEXTRA Local Reports can be sent to up to 7 additional ports consecutively following the S53 port IfS53 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 0 to 7 0 disables extra ports Other a PPLATSR ATS Local Report Type hex 12 fo pines Tes PPLATSEXTRA ATS Local Extra Report Ports o LOGGING eeiuputevT Enable input event reports o zl PINPOINT PPODOM Odometer Enable o 52 Figure 10 4 AceManager PinPoint PPLATSEXTRA TCP GPS Report Polling The PinPoint X can easily and quickly be polled for location by opening a TCP connection to port 9494 default Once the connection is established the PinPoint X 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 88 Global Positioning System GPS ppTCPPOLL rep GPS Port 19494 PPLATS Local ATS Reporting Time Interval secs 0 Figure 10 5 AceManager PinPoint PPTCPPOLL LOGGING Note Some Internet providers including cellular block ports below 1024 Report Types There are several report types available For remote reports set PPGPSR For local reports se
63. ETAPN Set APN wwantrial ccs Figure 3 9 AceManager EDGE HSDPA NETAPN Optional If you need to configure your modem for a cus tom APN after entering the APN there is additional infor mation you will need to enter 1 Select Misc from the menu on the left side under the Common group 19 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Activating PinPoint X on AT amp T Network MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW INFO AT Name Value New Value a SS DATE Date and Time 07 26 2007 23 06 29 STATUS AREA OPRG Enable Over the Air Programing 1 COMMON Misc NETPHONE Phone Number Serial TCP STATICIP Force Static IP 0 0 0 0 upp DNS DPORT Device Port 12345 Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet NETUID Network User ID e PassThru NETPW Network Password sprintpes NETALLOWZEROIP Allow Last Byte of net IP Zero 1 NETROAMPREF Network Roaming Preference 99 STATUSCHK Checking SMS Status Seconds 0 HOSTPAP Request PAP o oo 553 Destination Address 553 Destination Port o 53 Default Dial Code T MM Figure 3 10 AceManager Misc 2 Enter the NAI into the new value field for NETUID and enter your network password into the new value field for NETPW NETUID Network User ID NETPW Network Password Figure 3 11 AceManager Misc NETUID NETPW 4 Write the Settings to the PinPoint X a Click the Write button on the tool bar of AceManager b Wait for the message Writ
64. Enable assertion of CTS when there is network coverage 130 Configuration Commands RS232 voltage levels Positive Network coverage Negative No coverage Tip Flow control AT Q will override this indication so if you want to use CTS to indicate network coverage flow control has to be off ATIQO NUMTOIP n Convert 12 digit number to IP e n 0 Use as name n 1 Use as IP address PPPNOCARRIER n Provides a No Carrier message to a device connected to the serial port using PPP or CHAP when the cellular connection becomes unavailable e n 0 Disabled Default e n 1 Enabled TCP This group includes commands specific to TCP serial commu nications GROUPS MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW INFO AT Name Value New Value RETO so TCP Auto Answer Jo zi STATUS Sone RSS s7 TCP Connect Timeout o COMMON r Misc TCPT TCP Idle Timeout lo Serial __ 1CP TCPS TCP Idle Timeout Secs lo xl DNS 5221 TCP Connect Response Delay lo Dynamic IP li PPp Ethernet 560 Telnet Echo Mode fa y pores ENQ Enable ENQ on TCP Connect O y Other Friends Figure 1 8 AceManager TCP S0 n This register determines how the PinPoint X responds to an incoming TCP connection request The PinPoint X remains in AT Command mode until a connection request is received DTR must be asserted S211 1 or D0 and the PinPoint X must be set for a successful TCP connection
65. ID needs to be enabled Odometer Data in Reports When the odometer report is enabled the PinPoint X will calculate distance between reports based on GPS data The modem s odometer calculations can be included in the RAP message PPINPUTEVT Enable input event reports o Y PPODOM Odometer Enable o zi PPODOMVAL Odometer Value meters o Figure 10 20 AceManager PinPoint PPODOM PPODOMVAL e PPODOM enables the odometer reporting e PPODOMVAL is the current odometer reading in the PinPoint X You can set this to a number to offset the odometer calculation such as one time manual synchroni zation of the PinPoint X odometer with the current vehicle odometer Note The odometer calculations of the PinPoint X may not match the odometer in the vehicle itself The PinPoint X odometer is not connected to the vehicle s it is entirely based on calculations of GPS readings 1 0 Event Reports You can configure the PinPoint X to send reports to the AVL Host based on the state of the digital inputs 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 m A RRE PPINPUTEVT Enable input event reports o Pd LOGGING i AA FPPODOM Odometer Enable o w PINPOINT AAA et ee m s FPPODOMVAL Odometer Value meters o Figure 10 21 AceManager PinPoint PPI
66. INTIME Location report sent at no less than this time interval seconds Rev 3 0B Feb 08 92 Global Positioning System GPS Flush on Event If you have events enabled with PPFLUSHONEVT you can configure the PinPoint X to flush the SnF buffer when an event occurs This will immediately send all pending SnF messages to the host This allows an 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 PPFLUSHONEVT Flush SnF Buffer on input o y ppcomiooo Extra inputs for COM1000 o zi PPREPORTINPUTS Report inputs on RAP lo y A Figure 10 13 AceManager PPFLUSHONEVT Note Outstanding packets can include messages already sent to the server that haven t 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 PinPoint X using AceManager or AT commands most of the configuration settings for RAP can also be changed with the RAP configu ration command message sent by the AVL host RAP Reports Over The Air Remote To configure your PinPoint X to send RAP reports to a remote AVL host server you will need to set 3 commands PPIP PPPORT and PPGPSR a Set the IP address of
67. Load Save Copylt Clear Update PRL Figure 5 6 AceManager Copy c Remove settings which are specific to your master modem or verify settings are applicable to all your modems Rev 3 0B Feb 08 31 Configuring your PinPoint X Note Some of the configuration settings are specific to individual modems You do not want to have those settings in your saved template otherwise the modems you configure with the template could cease to work with the cellular or local network Cellular Technology specific settings EDGE HSDPA group MODEMNAME gt HOSTPRIVIP gt HOSTPEERIP HOSTUID gt HOSTPW d Click the Save button on the toolbar AirLink Wireless Ace File Modem Template Tools Help a pa El Ss E x al Auto Refresh Disabled v gt E l Connect Refresh Refresh All E Write Reset Load Save Copy Clear Update PRL e 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 Look in Wireless Ace Templates v Q a My Recent Documents Desktop 9600CCT Switch Auto Answer C3210 Quiet xml 9600CCT Switch Auto Answer C3210 xml 9600CCT Switch Auto Answer C3211 Quiet xml Raven_ DEN_N3213_C5D_082506 xml My Documents My Computer My Network Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Files of type Wireless ce Templates xml i C Open as read only Figure 5 7 AceManager Save
68. M PPLATS Local ATS Reporting Time Interval secs o tri CSS PPLATSR ATS Local Report Type hex jiz D PPLATSEXTRA ATS Local Extra Report Ports lo a PPINPUTEVT Enable input event reports lo Y PPODOM Odometer Enable o J x DDONOMVA Odometer Value meters I 1614384 ass e4 Figure 1 19 AceManager PinPoint GPSn Send NMEA GPS strings out serial link ATGPS no parameter will cause the NMEA GGA RMC and VTG GPS strings to output to the serial port one time Not available in AceManager e n 1 ATGPS1 will cause these strings to be sent out the serial link once per second continuously until ATGPS or until reset 1G n Time in seconds to wait for GPS acquisition before trans mitting at high rates e n seconds 151 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands U Immediately issue GPS report to the ATS server IP and port Not available in AceManager PGPS n 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 n 2 Send NMEA GPS strings out the USB port n 3 Send NMEA GPS strings out both the serial and the USB port PGPSF n Persistant GPS frequency n number of seconds per report Max Value 65535 up to 18 hours PPCOM1000 n Enables support for extra inputs from a COM1000 e n 0 Disable n 1 Enable Tip f b
69. Modem Types a Standard 19200 bps Modem ES Standard 28800 bps Modem Standard 33600 bps Modem ES Standard 56000 bps Modem Ey This driver is digitally signed Tell me why driver signing is important lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 3 4 Add Hardware Wizard Install New Modem f Select Standard Modem Types from the Manufacturers column g Select Standard 33600 bps Modem from the Models column Rev 3 0B Feb 08 173 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Windows Dial up Networking DUN Tip f you have the speed for your modem configured as something other than the default use the Standard Modem that matches the speed you configured h Select Next You have selected the following modem ED Standard 33600 bps Modem WY Sy On which ports do you want to install it C All ports Selected ports Figure 3 5 Add Hardware Wizard Select Ports i Check Selected Ports j Select the COM port the modem is connected to commonly COM1 k Select Next Add Hardware Wizard Install New Modem St Modem installation is finished Y 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 3 6 Add Hardware Wizard Finish l Once the modem driver is installed select Finish 174 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Windows Dial up Networking DUN
70. NMPv2c and SNMPv3 authNoPriv transmissions will be silently discarded Messages are both authenticated and encrypted to prevent a hacker from viewing its contents SNMPTRAPDEST host port Controls destination for SNMP Trap messages If port is 0 or host is empty traps are 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 SNTP n Enables daily SNTP update of the system time e n 0 Off e n 1 On SNTPADDR d d d d name 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 TELNETTIMEOUT n 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 146 Configuration Commands e n minutes TPORT n Sets or queries the port used for the AT Telnet server If 0 is specified the AT Telnet server will be disabled The default value is 2332 e n 0 Disabled e n 1 65535 Tip Many networks have the ports below 1024 blocked It is recom mended to use a higher numbered port TQUIT Disconnects the telnet session Not available in AceManager Low Power The PinPoint X will put itself into a low power using mode when configured events occur Low Power m
71. NPUTEVT COM 1000 support Rev 3 0B Feb 08 96 Global Positioning System GPS Support for a COM1000 is enable with the command PPCOM1000 1 or PPREPORTINPUTS 1 Once enabled ALEOS will receive the reports from a properly configured COM1000 and add the state of the extra inputs to RAP packets sent to the RAP Host PPFLUSHONEVT Flush SnF Buffer on input o ppcom1000 Extra inputs for COM1000 o FPPREPORTINPUTS Report inputs on RAP o Ml Figure 10 22 AceManager PPCOM1000 PPREPORTINPUTS 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 COM1000 reporting with the command PPCOM1000 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 a 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 PinPoint X digital inputs will be reported and the COM1000 inputs will be ignored The report type will indicate the state of change in the
72. P Ethernet PassThru DAE Disable AT Escape o y DATZ Disable ATZ Reset o J y Other Low Power pS SNTP Enable time update o X Friends Pa B z TATA SNTPADDR SNTP Server Address LOGGING 4 ann NETWDOG Network Connection Wait 20 SNMPPORT SNMP Port o r SNMPSECLVL SNMP Security Level o SNMPTRAPDEST SNMP Trap Destination IP 0 SNMPCOMMUNITY SNMP Community String public Figure 1 15 AceManager Other DAE n AT Escape Sequence detection e n 0 Enable e n 1 Disable DATZ n Enables or disables reset on ATZ n 0 Normal Reset Default n 1 Disable Reset on ATZ IPPING n Set the period to ping if no valid packets have been received a specified address IPPINGADDR to keep the modem alive online n 0 Disable pinging default n 15 255 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 set Rev 3 0B Feb 08 144 Configuration Commands IPPINGADDR d d d d name Set the IP address or valid internet domain name for the PinPoint X to ping to keep itself alive online IPPING must to be set to a value other than 0 to enable pinging e d d d d IP address name domain name MSCIUPDADDR name port Modem Status Update Address where Name Port is the domain name and port of the machine where the modem status updates will be sent The status parameters of
73. P update notification to the corresponding server This will occur even if the IP address of the PinPoint X doesn t change IPMGRUPDATE1 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 l First IP Manager server n 2 Second IP Manager server e m 0 5 255 Number of minutes to send an update MODEMNAME name Name of the PinPoint X 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 modem name for example mymodem 137 Configuration Commands Example if MODEMNAME mymodem and DOMAIN eairlink com then the modem s fully qualified domain name is mymodem eairlink com Automatically Generated Names 13 The ESN IMEI will be used as the name CCID The CCID will be used as the name NETPHONE The phone number will be used as the name Tip Each modem using IP Manager needs a unique name Two modems cannot be called mymodem One could be mymodem1 with the other as mymodem PPP Ethernet This group includes commands specific to PPP serial or Ethernet connections between the PinPoint X and a connected device AT Name Value New Value HOSTPRIVMODE Use Priv
74. POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR THEY ARE FORESEEABLE OR FOR CLAIMS BY ANY THIRD PARTY Notwithstanding the foregoing in no event shall Sierra Wireless and or its affiliates aggregate liability arising under or in connection with the Sierra Wireless product regardless of the number of events occurrences or claims giving rise to liability be in excess of the price paid by the purchaser for the Sierra Wireless product Patents Portions of this product may be covered by some or all of the following US patents 5 515 013 5 629 960 5 845 216 5 847 553 5 878 234 5 890 057 5 929 815 6 169 884 6 191 741 6 199 168 6 339 405 6 359 591 6 400 336 6 516 204 6 561 851 6 643 501 6 653 979 6 697 030 6 785 830 6 845 249 6 847 830 6 876 697 6 879 585 6 886 049 6 968 171 6 985 757 7 023 878 7 053 843 7 106 569 7 145 267 7 200 512 D442170 D459 303 and other patents pending Co pyrig ht O 2008 Sierra Wireless All rights reserved Trademarks AirCard and Heart of the Wireless Machine are registered trademarks of Sierra Wireless Watcher is a trademark of Sierra Wireless registered in the European Community AirLink and AceWare are trademarks of Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless the Sierra Wireless logo the red wave design and the red tipped antenna are trademarks of Sierra Wireless Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Other trademarks are the property of the respective owners Rev 3 0B Feb 08 ii Contact
75. PPSNF 1 the type of Store and Forward behavior is defined by n 0 Normal Store and Forward Data is stored when the PinPoint X is out of cellular coverage when the PinPoint X is in coverage data is sent to server as soon as possible e 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 PPSNEM has been stored The data is then sent to the server in groups with at least the specified number of reports PPSNFM n 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 PPSNFR n Store and Forward Reliability GPS reports will be retrans mitted if not acknowledged by the server e n 0 Disabled e n 1 Reliable mode enabled for RAP messages n 2 Simple reliable mode PPTAIPID nnnn 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 F0 mnnnn TAIP ID 4 characters PPTCPPOLL n 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 156 Configuration Commands e n 0 Disabled e n 1
76. PS Antenna Antenna E PinPoint not to scale gt C i a Figure 4 2 GPS Antenna Placement for a Vehicle Rev 3 0B Feb 08 22 Note When using a DC power source such as a car battery or solar cell Sierra Wireless recommends placing a fuse 1 2 Amp on the line close to the power source to protect your power source from possible surges due to shorts or other line issues Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Hardware Installation of the PinPoint X Connecting to Power Your PinPoint X can be used with either DC available in most automobiles or 110 AC standard US wall power with the appropriate power adapter DC cables and AC adapters are available as optional accessories in addition to the one included with your PinPoint X The DC power cable positive lead should be connected to the battery or power source positive terminal The power cable negative lead should be connected to the battery or power source negative terminal The PinPoint X has an internal polysilicon circuit breaker that opens at 0 5 to 1 0 amps of current If you wish to use the Standby Ignition Sense SISE feature of your PinPoint X the white wire of the three wire DC power cable should be used to connect to your ignition When SISE is enabled in the modem and the ignition sense connector is wired to your vehicle the ignition sense will provide a link to the modem to enable it to enter a low power standby mode when your vehicle is tu
77. PinPoint X HSDPA for AT amp T User Guide 20070914 WR a SIERRA WIRELESS HEART OF THE WIRELESS MACHINES Important Notice Safety and Hazards Limitation of Liability Rev 3 0B Feb 08 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 PinPoint X are used in a normal manner with a well constructed network the Sierra Wireless AirLink PinPoint X should not be used in situations where failure to transmit or receive data could result in damage of any kind 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 PinPoint X or for failure of the Sierra Wireless AirLink PinPoint X to transmit or receive such data Do not operate the Sierra Wireless AirLink PinPoint X in areas where blasting is in progress where explosive atmospheres may be present near medical equipment near life support equipment or any equipment which may be susceptible to any form of radio interference In such areas the Sierra Wireless AirLink PinPoint X MUST BE POWERED OFF The Sierra Wireless AirLink
78. Properties System Restore Automatic Updates Remote General Computer Name Hardware Advanced Device Manager The Device Manager lists all the hardware devices installed gt on your computer Use the Device Manager to change the properties of any device Drivers ES Driver Signing lets you make sure that installed drivers are a compatible with Windows Windows Update lets you set up how Windows connects to Windows Update for drivers Driver Signing Windows Update Hardware Profiles y Hardware profiles provide a way for you to set up and store different hardware configurations Hardware Profiles Figure 6 10 System Properties d Click on the in front of Modems 46 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Universal Serial Bus USB 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 E Device Manager File Action View Help n322 Batteries Computer amp Disk drives 2 Display adapters 2 DVD CD ROM drives Gy IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Keyboards gt Mice and other pointing devices E Modems Be BCM v 92 56K Modem L Standard 33600 bps Modem 2
79. SNF Reliable Mode 3 LOGGING AAA PPSNFB SNF Mode PINPOINT y _ l ppcnem GNF Minimum Ranarte Figure 10 35 AceManager PinPoint PPGPRSR 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 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 PinPoint X will listen for TAIP requests on the local IP address and port Once a TAIP request command has been received the PinPoint Xt 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 553 PPGPSR and PPLATS a Set the port S53 to the local port to which you want the reports sent 21000 is the common setting 53 in AceManager is part of the Misc group Rev 3 0B Feb 08 103 LOGGING Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Global Positioning System GPS PRINTABLE VIEW AT Name Value New Value DATE Date and Time o7 09 2007 16 31 12 aaa OPRG Enable Over the Air
80. Template 32 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuring your PinPoint X 2 Applying a Template to one modem with AceManager You can use a template you created yourself using the steps above or a template provided by your AirLink representative or someone in your company who has set up a modem template The template you wish to apply must be saved to your hard drive a Load the template 1 Connect to the modem you want to configure using AceManager 2 Click on the Load button on the toolbar AirLink Wireless Ace File Modem Template Tools Help Bl o to amp m m x Auto Refresh Disabled v 7 2 y al Connect Refresh Refresh All Write Reset Load SSave Copy Clear Update PRL Figure 5 8 AceManager Load 3 Select the template you have saved you may need to change folders if you saved it to a different location b Verify the configuration settings Tip After you load the template it s best to go back over the AceManager groups to make sure all the settings are what you require c Click the Write button on the toolbar to write the configuration to the modem Wait for the Write Successful message AirLink Wireless Ace File Modem Template Tools Help Dd DB 1 1 5 Box Auto Refresh Disabled v gt D Hd Connect Refresh Refresh All Withee Reset Load Save Copy Clear Update PRL Figure 5 9 AceManager Write d Reset the modem Caution Many of the configur
81. The PinPoint X 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 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 131 Configuration Commands e n 0 Off Default e n 1 On n 2 Use Telnet server mode on TCP connections e 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 n Specifies the number of seconds to wait for a TCP connection to be established when dialing out e n seconds S60 n Telnet Client Echo Mode e n 0 No Echo e n l Local Echo Default e n 2 Remote Echo S221 n 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 TCPS n 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 e n 0 minutes n 1 seconds TCPT n 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 Caution TCPT should never be 0 when using the TCP mode
82. White 7 Yellow Black 18 Green Black 8 none 19 none 9 Orange Red 20 Orange Black 10 Black Green 21 Black Brown 11 Orange Green 22 Orange White Analog Inputs Connect a wiring lead to an analog input AIN at 1 3 12 or 14 and the nearest ground at 2 or 13 20070914 COMMON Misc USB Serial TCP UDP DNS Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet PassThru SMTP Other Low Power Friends Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Digital Inputs Inputs Relay Outputs and Power Status Connect a wiring lead to a digital input DIN at 9 11 20 or 22 and the nearest ground at 8 10 19 or 21 as applicable Caution Never apply voltage to the Digital inputs The inputs can only be switched open or closed to ground Relay Outputs Connect the circuit leads to one of the two relay pairs at 6 and 7 or at 17 and 18 Monitoring and Setting the I O You can monitor the status of both the digital and analog inputs using AceManager or AT Commands and also with special reports sent using RAP In AceManager select the I O group MODEM DATA AT PRINTABLE VIEW Value New Value DIGITALINI Digital IN 1 DIGITALIN2 Digital IN 2 DIGITALIN3 Digital IN 3 DIGITALIN4 Digital IN 4 FANALOGIN1 Analog IN 1 ANALOGIN2 Analog IN 2 FANALOGIN3 Analog IN 3 ANALOGING Analog IN 4 RELAYOUT1 Relay Output 1 RELAYOUT2 Relay Output 2 Lel La
83. a A A AA nica 155 PPODONVAL RS e ta a an aa 155 PPPOR TH Mio as bee a ae ba A a 155 PPREPORTINPUTS D iio a ic 155 PPSIMPLETO S 02d A A arb ees A aad wantin Bas 155 PPSNF FS eree aa ea a da ios 156 PPSNEB Sf erenn p nanan inaa radar idea aaa hed hens 156 FPPSNEM N iii a cewek aa a a ae Ee aa A a a a had 156 and OIN a a EA E EA EE a S AE EET 156 PPTAIPID Sin Mai sc a e A A A E AE hea ae 156 PPTEPROLLSN dinates LAN See A E veda EAE E due lA Seon 156 PIP TIME R a A ee Means healt 157 P PTS VSI O icine ina ct A thet eco ats O 157 SU DPRGPS ihc din bbe wehbe A calves kin aoa RE 157 VO ic BAS ese a Bes NG eta ah Sok Macaca eee ee DS wre By A ol eal ak at ea O ARA 157 ANALOG A Ni Rages soe pated Seah ese Oe acl ar a Pantatre ee E E hates 158 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Contents DIGITALIN 2 i ccc ia tee id a a ds Mare 158 SOSTA TES M Saroiren oaaae 4cgeee e aa aaraa eme eara mee ata oe 158 RELAY OW TEX scsi bahia ted e EE ave E ES aca de E 158 Edoo HSDPA aia 550 SR STAR REE ERR weeded aad See Sees 159 NETAPN Di arras adan 159 FECOM IN tonada oras o aaa 159 t CGQRE Serratos sd OS A A 159 COPS mode formatll Oper ocooooossosooorasirrr a evades 159 PPP over Ethernet PPPoE cccoocccccccc 161 Configuring the PinPoint X for PPPOE 0 ooccccccccccc tents 161 Configuring a PPPoE Connection in WiNdOWS 0 c cece eens 163 Connecting to the Internet with PPPOE ccc ccc cece ee eee teens 170 Windows Dia
84. ablished by one of the following methods e Using the Dial TCP DT AT command For example ATDT192 168 3 23 3456 e TCP auto answer is enabled S1 a TCP connection request is received and the modem is not in a data session e Data is received on the serial port and The Startup Mode Default MD is 4 auto TCP The remote TCP destination as defined in 53 success fully responds to the TCP connection request The value of S7 TCP Connection Time out specifies the number of seconds to wait after initiating a TCP connection attempt for a successful connection to be established If the connection has not been successfully established before the time out occurs ERROR BUSY is returned TCP packet assembly is affected by the values of S50 PAD Forwarding Time out and 51 PAD Forwarding Character Data received in the serial buffer will be transmitted when the idle inter character time out specified in S50 in tenths of seconds occurs or when a character is received that matches 51 if non zero 69 Data Communication and Host Modes The TCP session will be terminated if no data is transmitted or received for the time interval specified in TCPT and TCPS TCPT is the number of minutes TCPS 0 or seconds TCPS 1 used for this idle time out Caution TCPT should never be 0 when using the TCP mode A broken TCP session can result in the modem being left with a TCP half open connection that can only be terminated with a r
85. and Control AceManger allows an administrator to remotely monitor a modem status health and configuration settings The user interface displays signal strength cell site information byte counters and error conditions enabling you to pinpoint any issues and troubleshoot immediately AceManager enables remote configuration and parameter settings to be changed or reset instantly over the air change a device s port configuration IP address settings GPS settings and much more After configuring one modem use the template feature to copy that device configuration to other modems Tip Configuration steps and examples in this guide use AceManager Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Introduction to the PinPoint X AceNet AceNet the enterprise grade productivity enhancing tool enables you to efficiently deploy and monitor Sierra Wireless AirLink products on a large scale eenaeeneenesy Figure 1 4 AceNet Network Monitoring AceNet allows you to efficiently deploy monitor and maintain wireless networks of any size by enabling you to quickly configure an entire group of Sierra Wireless AirLink modems to the same parameter settings using templates built with AceManger To ensure your implementation is optimal users can easily see when modems are out of contact and periodically poll each device for performance statistics AceView AceView is an efficient status and connection monitoring application with a low profile easy
86. ansfer Help bse 53 08 E AirLink AT Command Interpreter Password _ Connected 0 00 05 Auto detect TCP IP Figure 5 16 HyperTerminal TCP IP connected a Ifyou are prompted for a password enter 12345 Tip You will not be prompted for a password if you connect using a COM port b Type AT and press Enter You should get a reply of OK or 0 c To see what you are typing as you type it you will need to turn on the echo and verbose mode Type ATE1V1 and press Enter d Ifyou get a reply of OK then you entered the command successfully If you get a reply of 0 or ERROR try entering the command again AT Commands When using a terminal application you will need to manually type in each command e For most commands when you are entering them using a terminal connection you will need to preface the command with AT exceptions are noted i e ATA which is listed as A e Some commands have specific parameters while other commands will take whatever you type Rev 3 0B Feb 08 39 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuring your PinPoint X e Required variable parameters are denoted with italicized text example Dn The n is variable e Acceptable parameters and or specific formats are listed with each command e Most commands with parameters can be entered with to read the current value for example AT amp D will respond with 2 if the default has not been changed e Optio
87. ards containing the account holder s details A SIM can generally be moved from one device to another allowing for account porta bility and flexibility HSDPA HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access is a cellular technology allowing for higher data transfer speeds up to 14 4 Mbit s per cell in the downlink and 2 Mbit s per cell in the uplink HSDPA uses Adaptive Modulation and Coding AMC fast packet scheduling at the Node B Base Station and fast retransmissions from Node B known as HARQ Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request to deliver the improved downlink performance vs UMTS and EDGE HSPDA and HSUPA in the future falls back to UMTS EDGE or GPRS in order of precedence This feature allows you to have seamless connectivity no matter where your PinPoint X is UMTS UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System supports up to 1920 kbit s data transfer rates although most users can expect performance up to 384 kbit s A UMTS network uses a pair of 5 MHz channels one in the 1900 MHz range for uplink and one in the 2100 MHz range for downlink Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Introduction to the PinPoint X EDGE EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution provides end to end packet data services with an enhanced connectivity building on GPRS technology and using the established GSM networks EDGE provides higher transmission rates and better transmission quality for data than GPRS EDGE can carry data at speeds typically up to 38
88. ate IP o y HOSTPRIVIP _ Host Private IP 0 0 0 0 HOSTPEERIP Modem Local IP 192 168 13 31 HOSTNETMASK Host network mask 0 0 0 0 HOSTAUTH Host Authentication Mode lo po HosTUID Host User ID zcrzUUeLycb2ug01L 3Ikwe HOSTPW Host Password ZCF2UUeLycb2ug01L 3Ikw DHCPSERVER DHCP Server Mode 1 y Figure 1 12 AceManager PPP Ethernet DHCPSERVER n Actas a DHCP server for any Ethernet device connecting to the PinPoint X DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allows one device the DHCP server to provide dynamic IP addresses to any other device which requests them e n 1 Enabled The modem will act as the primary DHCP server for the network n 2 Enabled if no other DHCP server is detected default If another DHCP server is detected on the network the PinPoint X will not send out replies to DHCP Rev 3 0B Feb 08 138 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands requests n 0 Disabled The Raven X will not send out replies to DHCP requests Tip For PPPoE set DHCPSERVER 0 HOSTAUTH n 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 n 0 Disable PAP or CHAP request Default e n 1 PAP and CHAP e n 2 CHAP Tip For PPPoE set HOSTAUTH 1 or HOSTAUTH 2 HOSTNETMASK n n n n Subnet mask for the hos
89. ation on the PinPoint X supported NMEA message formats please refer to the Appendix Trimble ASCII Interface Protocol TAIP Trimble ASCII Interface Protocol TAIP is a digital communi cation 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 Modem 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 In addition to different reporting protocols the PinPoint X supports the most widely used GPS datum e WGS84 85 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Global Positioning System GPS NAD83 NAD27 Before you Configure GPS To decide what configuration you need for your PinPoint X 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 application Dynamic IP Address Will you need DNS support to handle a dynamic IP addre
90. ation settings will not take effect until the modem has been reset 33 Configuring your PinPoint X Tip You can use common settings on one modem to configure those same settings on another modem even of a different type For example you can use the serial settings of a modem such as PinPoint X or Raven X to configure the serial settings of a PinPoint X Settings not applicable to the modem on which you are loading the template will be discarded 3 Optional Applying one template to several modems simultaneously with AceNet AceNet allows you to connect to and monitor several modems at the same time For your convenience you can also apply a single template to selected modems simultaneously Connecting to the modems with AceNet is covered in the AceNet User Guide Caution When applying a template in AceNet it is even more important to make sure there are no non general settings in the template from the master modem Unlike AceManger AceNet does not check the modem type before applying the template Settings not applicable such as a USB setting from a Raven XT template being applied to a Raven X are not read by the receiving modem You will get a partial success status if all items in a template cannot be applied by the receiving modem a Select modems to configure with the template AceNet test acn File Edit View Modem Window Tools Help fae e AX ISCO HR Address Modem Type RSSI Result Time CDMA
91. c AT commands Some ALEOS commands will be unavailable when the PinPoint X is in PassThru mode The commands usable also depend heavily on the modem model number found on the label on the top of the PinPoint X Note Some internal hardware requires upwards of 20 seconds before AT commands can be entered so be patient if there seems to be no response to AT commands Telnet Mode In AceManager you can configure Telnet operation GROUPS MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW INFO AT Name Value New Value so TCP Auto Answer jo SERTE 57 TCP Connect Timeout 30 COMMON Misc TcpT TCP Idle Timeout lo 2 Telnet Server Serial 3 Telnet always Echo Tep TCPS TCP Idle Timeout Secs lo 4 SSH PAD UDP pns 5221 TCP Connect Response Delay lo Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet 560 Telnet Echo Mode la PassThru ENQ Enable ENQ on TCP Connect o SMTP Other Friends Figure 8 3 AceManager SO 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 Other tab The default telnet port is 2332 You can also change the Telnet timeout if the connection is idle default 2 minutes Rev 3 0B Feb 08 64 Data Communication and Host Modes Tce UDP TPORT AT Telnet Port 2332 DNS Dynamic IP TELNETTIMEOUT AT Telnet Port Timeout Minutes 2 PPP Ethernet PassThru DAE Disable AT Escape o x SMTP r Other DATZ Disable
92. cal reports are sent to the local IP address of the computer or device connected directly to a port on the PinPoint X 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 553 in the Misc group and PPLATS and PPLATSR in the PinPoint group a Set the S53 port to the local port to which you want the reports sent The local IP address will automatically be used AT Name Value New Value DATE Date and Time 07 09 2007 16 31 12 OPRG Enable Over the Air Programing 1 a NETPHONE Phone Number 9133784772 I STATICIP Force Static IP 0 0 0 0 DPORT Device Port 12345 NETUID Network User ID NETPW Network Password NETALLOWZEROIP Allow Last Byte of net IP Zero 1 HOSTPAP Request PAP o Poy 53 Destination Address 53 Destination Port o HA 553 Default Dial Code T Figure 10 16 AceManager Misc S53 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 94 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Other Low Power Friends LOGGING PINPOINT Global Positioning System GPS b Set the Local Report Type using PPLATSR to your preferred RAP report type PPLATSR ATS Local Report Type hex 12 PPLATSEXTRA ATS Local Extra Report Ports jo 0 Use MF SS gt p 11 GPS Data PPINPUTEVT Enable input event reports jo 12 GPS Date _ m 13 GPS Date RF PPODOM
93. ct Configure below the Connect using line t Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem Properties General Options Security Networking Advanced Connect using Modem Standard 33600 bps Modem COM1 3 Modem BCM W 92 56K Modem COM3 gt All devices call the same numbers Phone number Phone number rom C Use dialing rules Dialing Rule Show icon in notification area when connected Figure 3 23 DUN Properties e Select 115200 as the Maximum speed f Check Enable hardware flow control g Do not check any other option h Select OK 183 Windows Dial up Networking DUN Modem Configuration B Standard 33600 bps Modem COM1 Maximum speed bps E Modem protocol Hardware features Enable hardware flow control C Enable modem error control C Enable modem compression C Show terminal window C Enable modem speaker Figure 3 24 Modem Configuration i Back at the main properties screen select the Networking tab i Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem Properties PIR General Options Security Networking Advanced Type of dial up server am calling PPP Windows 95 98 NT 4 2000 Internet v C This connection uses the following items T Internet Protocol TCP IP JB QoS Packet Scheduler o 8 File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks O ll Client for Microsoft Networks Uninstall Properties Description
94. d 3 Press Erase The modem will then reset Note If you erase the fatory defaults will be restored USBnet is the factory default port Introduction to the PinPoint X Modem Doctor USB Modem Connection Connected to USB Serial ul Auto Detect Port Settina m Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits Flow Control E v None v fi None Connected to USB Net AirLink USB Ethemet ANDIS 2 Packet Schedul y Password haa Erase NY Data Cancel Figure 1 7 Modem Doctor USB connection Connecting to the AT amp T Network The PinPoint X uses AT amp T as an ISP Internet Service Provider to connect you to the Internet Steps of a connection 1 When your PinPoint X is powered on it automatically searches for cellular service using HSDPA or EDGE 2 Your PinPoint X establishes a PPP Point to Point Protocol or dial up connection link to the AT amp T network also called registering on the network and receives an IP address 3 When your PinPoint X has received its IP address from AT amp T a connection to the Internet or the cellular network is also available for a computer or other device connected directly to the PinPoint X PT Rev 3 0B Feb 08 7 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Introduction to the PinPoint X Figure 1 8 Connecting to the Internet The PinPoint X will perform a one to one routing for all internet traffic to and from the computer or other end device On
95. d on a time interval and on the movement of a vehicle based on it s position from one time to the next PPTIME Report Interval Time Seconds lo ppDIST Report Interval Distance 100 Meters fo ppTsv Stationary Vehicle Timer Minutes lo PPMINTIME PinPoint Minimum Report Time secs lo Figure 10 7 AceManager PinPoint 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 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 PinPoint X 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 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 po _ PPTCPPOLL TCP GPS Port 9494 pPLATS Local ATS Reporting Time Interval secs o Figure 10 8 AceMa
96. dards Approvals Carrier specific approvals e FCC e Industry Canada Host Interfaces Ethernet 10 100 Mbps RJ 45 USB Type B e RS 232 DB9 DCE 300 230400 baud ITO 4 Digital 4 Analog 2 Relay e Antenna Connection Cellular 50 Ohm TNC GPS 50 Ohm SMA Dimensions e 135mm x 38mm x 91mm e 612 grams Application Interfaces TCP IP UDP IP DHCP HTTP SNMP SMTP SMS MSCI NMEA TAIP GPS and more LED Indicators e Network Signal e Activity e Service e GPS e Power Interface Port Pin Outs Serial Port lt gt GND Ground lt DTR Data Terminal Ready lt Rx Receive gt Tx Transmit gt DCD Data Carrier Detect Figure 2 1 Serial Port Diagram Female DB 9 DCE not to scale Unused CTS Clear to Send lt RTS Request to Send gt DSR Data to Send lt Rev 3 0B Feb 08 12 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Specifications 1 O Port 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 Relay 1 Rsv A A pop re pre Reldy 2 2 4 NC Al N4 pingenojoind wacom NC Jurejoneuna 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Figure 2 2 PinPoint X I O Port Diagram not to scale Table 2 1 PinPoint X I O Port Pin out 1 Analog Input 4 12 Analog Input 3 2 Analog Ground 13 Analog Ground 3 Analog Input 2 14 Analog Input 1 4 No Connect 15 No Connect 5 Reserved for future use 16 Reserved for future use 6 Com2 for use with 7 17 Coml for use with
97. dem 2 Install the driver a Select Start gt Control Panel gt Phone and Modem Options in Classic View Rev 3 0B Feb 08 171 Windows Dial up Networking DUN Phone and Modem Options Dialing Rules Modems Advanced 2 o The list below displays the locations you have specified Select the location from which you are dialing Locations Location Area Code O My Location 510 Figure 3 1 Phone and Modem Options b Select the Modems tab Dialing Rules Modems Advanced B gt The following modems are installed Modem Attached To Figure 3 2 Phone and Modem Options Modems c Select Add Rev 3 0B Feb 08 172 Windows Dial up Networking DUN Add Hardware Wizard Install New Modem oe Do you want Windows to detect your modem Sy 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 IV Don t detect my modem will select it from a list Figure 3 3 Add Hardware Wizard d Check Don t detect my modem I will select it from a list e Select Next Add Hardware Wizard Install New Modem h 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
98. dows Update to search for software O Yes this time only O Yes now and every time connect a device 9 No not this time Click Next to continue Figure 6 2 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 42 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Universal Serial Bus USB If your hardware came with an installation CD 42 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do O Install the software automatically Recommended Install from a list or specific location Advanced Figure 6 3 Hardware Wizard Location options 3 Install the driver from a specific location a Select and or enter the location of the driver If the 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 AirLink 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 r
99. dress of the last session initiated by an incoming UDP packet So that when new data is received over the host serial port while in the idle state a session will be re established with the last address This behavior is the same as the previous Hybrid2 MD6 mode Tip TCP auto answer SO may also be set simultaneously with UDP auto answer Then when in the idle state the modem will accept either a TCP or UDP incoming packet and enter a TCP or UDP session as appropriate Reliable UDP Reliable UDP adds a simple protocol on top of UDP to provide reliable delivery of data When data is received from the host serial port a 2 byte header is added to the data containing a message type and a sequence number The PinPoint X will continue to send this data buffering any received data in the meantime until it receives an acknowledgement with this sequence number If an acknowledgement is not received within the time out period specified in 7 the data will be retransmitted This will continue until an acknowledgement is received or the modem is reset Likewise any UDP packets received by the PinPoint X are expected to have this simple header The PinPoint X will issue an acknowledgement for any valid packets which are received To configure the PinPoint X for a normal UDP session you need to set the Startup Mode Default to 73 ATMD73 If you are using two modems configure the Destination IP and Port in each to point to each other Ser
100. driver is installed The PinPoint X has a standard B connector Figure 4 7 I O Your PinPoint X also has an I O port with digital inputs analog inputs and relay outputs which can be connected to external devices 24 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Hardware Installation of the PinPoint X The I O port can use an optional I O harness available through Sierra Wireless Indicator Lights When your PinPoint X is connected to power and an antenna there is a specific pattern to the lights to indicate its operation mode Figure 4 8 PinPoint X Indicator lights Network Indicates a successful connection to the cellular network with an IP address given and a channel acquired Signal Light shows the strength of the signal and may be nearly solid strong signal or flashing weaker signal A slow flash indicates a very weak signal RSSI LED Ranges RSSI Signal LED Status Ranges of RSSI dBm On Solid Equal to or stronger than 69 Fast Blink 70 to 79 Normal blink 80 to 89 Slow Blink 90 to 99 Extinguished Equal to or weaker than 100 e Activity Lights will flash as data is transferred to and from the PinPoint modem on the remote network e Service Indicates when the connection is HSDPA or UMTS Unlit indicates EDGE or GPRS e GPS Indicates a GPS fix When lit the PinPoint X has GPS coordinates to report Power Indicates the power adapter is connected and there is power get
101. dule to respond after CONNECT is output CSX1 n PassThru Echo Echo data to the host e n 0 Data will be passed to the host n 1 PASSTHRU mode will echo all host received data and will not pass the data to the modem while the modem is not asserting DCD Note If the modem is asserting DCD data will be passed from the host to the modem as it normally is when CSX1 0 PTINIT string Any AT Command string to be passed to the OEM module before entering PASSTHRU mode e g AT amp S1V1 etc e string AT command s PTREFRESH n Number of minutes of inactivity in PASSTHRU mode to resend the PTINIT string to the hardware module e n 0 Disabled n 1 255 minutes RESETPERIOD n In PASSTHRU mode modem will be reset after this period if no data has been sent or received Value is in hours e n 0 Disabled n 1 255 hours SMTP SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is the de facto standard for email transmission across the Internet The PinPoint X can send messages using SMTP if it has been configured to use a mail server Note You cannot send an Email with your PinPoint X unless the Email server you have configured allows your PinPoint X as a relay host Talk to your network administrator to ensure you can send email through the email server using your PinPoint X 141 Configuration Commands SMS Short Message Service is another way to send messages via the cellular network Most SMS commands require
102. e 10 39 AceManager PinPoint PPGPRSR F0 TAIP data LN latitude longitude altitude the horizontal and vertical speed and heading F1 Compact TAIP data PV latitude longitude speed and heading 104 1 0 ops PGPSR UDPRGPS PPTGNORFIP Rev 3 0B Feb 08 lTannre RAP Server IP lindate n Global Positioning System GPS Sending Unsolicited TAIP Messages over the Local Connection Standard TAIP requires a request before GPS reports are sent The PinPoint X 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 Set the 53 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 d 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 ATGPS1 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 t
103. e Men ales 129 RDM aa 324 aC a SAP ee Sot A cha eda ai Saas ANA 130 QS ise ti A A eek te ae ed ghee A oe ee tele ase ka to a dd tides weal 130 APP Pros casal A Ar nas ens 130 Set modem operation to PPP mode Cannot be configured in AceManager ASLIP 130 OO A A o Ne 130 CLOS Ni A ii aa hak hee abt aie E 130 NUM TOIRSE itae cial Wate icine elas Sa cles todas tReet a thats katt Aah ana lots 131 PPPNOCARRIER S fon abn ahead AA A a Ae Gaeta 131 Ades tne hese Cea E CER CO E E ERE RON NEO 131 A 131 A TN AO 132 SI A AS A A 132 S221 E ARANA 132 TGPRSH fics seat e edie a ari Besitle cantly chalets means Waa tes Cae R anes 132 TEPIS Mierea a EE i e E we Eu teks aaa ee Eee a eee Wants SO Rs 132 SENOS Mi a ATA oes arctan ha eee aE cee eee oes 133 UDP ua aa di AAA oo E beanie aii 133 AIPS wins tea nee ener a a TD AT 133 COR Ni A A AAA A wane a Me ae 133 MD a A See Rie etONe A es 134 A hang Hv and dana aoe lob dan eter ee ay Reha a aah eee dey dl wero A 134 SBS S10 shia sia i seas ead trends ead aa Sete cance wld AS iodine aba alae abate ee dad autlva eN 134 SLIM eres ted ssc A eda Ga aia ce Oa Nah AA A A io 134 AAA A E E E E NIN 135 UDPLAST SNS ti A A Secretaries id dpe eed dees DU 135 6 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Contents USDEN wiceic ewan ek dice o bv Sees Eee a ace ieee E ey wade a a 135 ON Sa ai DAS EA E AA a Benet ate 135 DNSN dididid aiii A A ata a A aia 135 DNSUPDATESN 26006000204 Sevan E a AE A Peed AE 136 DNSUSER dd diia AA A cio
104. e Successful to appear in the status bar AirLink Wireless Ace File Modem Template Tools Help Eh f S U x Connect Refresh RefreshAll Disconnect Write Reset Load Save Copy Clear Write successful Figure 3 12 AceManager Write c Reset the PinPoint X 20 4 Hardware Installation of the PinPoint X Connecting to Power e Connecting to a Computer or other Device Your PinPoint X should be mounted in a position that allows Indicator Lights easy access for the cables so they are not bent constricted in close proximity to high amperage or exposed to extreme Mounting temperatures The LEDs on the front panel should be visible for ease of operational verification You should ensure that there is adequate airflow around the modem but that it is kept free from direct exposure to the elements such as sun rain dust etc In a mobile location such as a car or truck ensure the location is secure both against abrupt movements of the vehicle and from other items coming into contact with the modem Caution The PinPoint X is in a hardened case and designed for use in industrial and extreme environments However unless you are using cables expressly designed for such environments they can fail if exposed to the same conditions the PinPoint X can withstand ary Cellular Figure 4 1 PinPoint X Connectors Antennas selected should not exceed a maximum gain of 5 dBi under standard i
105. e port of the session is the Device Port set by S110 or DPORT DS n Allows a PPP connection to be initiated on the host port n 2 Initiates the PPP connection Cannot be configured in AceManager Hn Hang Up Command e n 1 Hang up With an AT telnet connection this command will terminate the host data mode and return the PinPoint X to an AT mode Cannot be accessed in AceManager O Online Remote Causes the Raven to go from Command State to data state Cannot be configured in AceManager 123 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands OPRG n Enables disables over the air firmware upgrading of the PinPoint X When Sierra Wireless releases a new version of ALEOS you can upgrade your remote modems with OPRG enabled e n 0 Disables n 1 Enables 53 method d d d d ppppp Destination IP address port and method These are used as defaults for the D Dial AT command e method P UDP e method T TCP e method N Telnet e d d d d IP address or domain name ppppp the port address Examples ATS53 T192 168 100 23 12345 ATS53 f00 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 Z Reset the PinPoint X In AceManager this command is performed with the Reset option on the toolbar Tip DATZ 1 will disable Z amp W Writes all changed modem settings If this command is not i
106. e to one means that your PinPoint X will provide a connection for one device to the Internet at a time In Private Mode the PinPoint X will provide NAT Network Address Translation for the computer or other end device Note The PinPoint X does not provide advanced routing required by one to many several devices connected to one port If you need to have more than one device connected to the Internet through your PinPoint X you will need to have a router connected to the modem The modem would provide the one to one connection to the router with the router configured to provide a broader NAT service to the other devices connected to it Dynamic vs Static IP Addresses There are two types of addresses on networks dynamic and static Dynamic addresses are assigned on a need to have basis Your PinPoint X might not always receive the same address each time it connects with AT amp T Static addresses are permanently assigned to a particular account and will always be used whenever your PinPoint X connects to the Internet The IP address will not be given to anyone else Most ISPs cellular included use dynamic IP addresses rather than static IP addresses since it allows them to reuse a smaller number of IP addresses for a large number of customers A dynamic IP address is suitable for many common Internet uses such as web browsing looking up data on another computer system or other client functions such as data only b
107. ecified in HOSTPRIVIP The modem will then perform 1 to 1 NAT like address translation which shields the Host from network IP changes HOSTPW string Host Password for PAP CHAP or PPPoE e string password HOSTUID string Host User ID for PAP CHAP or PPPoE e string user id up to 64 bytes PassThru PassThru Mode is used to communicate directly to the PinPoint X internal hardware Caution While the modem is in PassThru mode ALEOS is disabled If you need to connect to the PinPoint X while it is in PassThru mode you will need to do so with a terminal application Not all commands are available while the modem is in PassThru mode AT Name Value New Value fspTinitT Passthrough Init String a PTREFRESH Passthrough Init Refresh Minutes jo j RESETPERIOD Modem Reset Period Hours fo Ecsx1 Passthrough Echo fo A Figure 1 13 AceManager PassThru APASSTHRU Sets the modem operation to pass through mode This mode will pass any characters received on the port Ethernet directly to the internal hardware module and output any characters from the internal hardware module out the port Ethernet This allows direct access configuration of the hardware module Once this mode is entered the unit must be physically reset to return to normal operation This command is not available in AceManager 140 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands Note It may take up to 30 seconds for the hardware mo
108. ecs fo f wi s221 tcp Connect Response Delay lo Ft sso Telnet Echo Mode fi A Feng Enable ENQ on TCP Connect lo O No Echo 1 Local Echo k 2 Remote Echo Figure 5 4 AceManager Changing values 30 Configuring your PinPoint X 4 Write the changes to the modem a Click the Write button on the tool bar of AceManager b Wait for the message Write Successful to appear in the status bar AirLink Wireless Ace File Modem Template Tools Help f 9 f l a x Connect Refresh RefreshAll Disconnect Write Reset Load Save Copy Clear Write successful Figure 5 5 AceManager Write Tip Some configuration settings will require you to reset the modem before they will take effect You can reset the modem by using the Reset button in AceManager or by using the reset button on the modem You can also reset the modem by cycling the power Using Templates If you have a modem configuration that works well for your needs using AceManager you can save that modem s configu ration as a template and then apply it to other Sierra Wireless AirLink modems 1 Creating the Template with AceManager a Configure the master modem b Click the Copy button on the tool bar to transfer all the configured settings to the New Value column AirLink Wireless Ace File Modem Template Tools Help S A A O 7 t ala Auto Refresh Disabled x h E E E x al Connect Refresh Refresh All Write Reset
109. eing sent out or only being received after an initial request Tip f your account with AT amp T includes a dynamic IP address and you need a static IP please consult your AT amp T Representative for more information about changing your account for static IP support If you need to contact your PinPoint X a device connected to the PinPoint X or a host system using the PinPoint X from the Internet you need to have a known IP such as one which is static or domain name an IP address which is converted by a DNS server into a word based name If you have a dynamic IP Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Introduction to the PinPoint X address for your modem you can use a Dynamic DNS service such as IP Manager to translate your IP address into to a domain name Caution f you want to connect remotely to your PinPoint X using TCP IP the IP address given to your modem by AT amp T cannot be a private or internal IP address such as a custom APN unless you are on the same network or inside that network s firewall such as with frame relay HSDPA Communication Many of the GSM Networks have been expanded to the faster and more robust HSDPA and UMTS While HSDPA and UMTS are a departure from the GPRS architecture and use a different method of connectivity to provide more seamless service the carriers employing these more advanced technol ogies are retaining backward compatibility to EDGE and GPRS GSM Networks use SIM cards which are smart c
110. em 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 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 176 Windows Dial up Networking DUN Caution f you have an existing LAN connection installing DUN for the modem may interfere with the LAN connection It s recommended to disconnect your LAN connection before using a PPP connection with your PinPoint X 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 admin istrator to properly configure routing 1 Create a new network connection a Select Start gt Connect To gt Show All Connections to open the Network Connections window Internet My Documents e Internet Explorer J j 2 My Recent Documents gt B E mail Microsoft Office Outlook 2 My Pictures a MSN gt Windows Media Player a My Network Places 33 Windows Messenger B Control Panel 6 Tour Windows XP Q Ai Access and efaults Files and Settings Transfer amp Connect To AirLink 3G Connection ES Wizard
111. emovable media The best driver found will be installed Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the search C Program Files Common Files AirLink wy Don t search will choose the driver to 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 6 4 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 instal lation click Continue Anyway Ba AirLink USB Ethemet ANDIS E o Figure 6 5 Hardware Wizard Installing 43 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Universal Serial Bus USB c Click Finish to complete the installation The driver should be enabled without any need to reboot your computer y Completing the Found New D Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for ua AirLink USB Ethemet ANDIS Figure 6 6 Hardware Wizard Finish Note If you are already connected to the modem with an Ethernet cable when you complete the installation of the USB Ethernet driver your computer will not use the USB connection initially You may need to reboot your computer before you can use the USB port as an Ethernet connection to the modem 4 Optional Verify and Configure the Virtual Port Settings Virtual Ethernet The USB Ethernet connection will show up in
112. erent report types e n 0 Disable e n 1 Enable Rev 3 0B Feb 08 153 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands PPIP d d d d 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 PPLATS n 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 estab lished e n 0 Disable e n 1 255 seconds Tip Sends to the PPP peer IP S110 with the Destination Port number S53 PPLATSEXTRA n 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 PPLATSR n 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 e n 0xE0 GGA and VTG NMEA reports n 0xE1 GGA VTG and RMC NMEA reports e n 0xF0 TAIP reports n 0xF1 Compact TAIP data PPMAXRETRIES n Maximum number retries when in Simple Reliable Mode n 0 Disabled e n 1 255 retries 154 Configuration Commands PPMINTIME n Spec
113. erialPortSettings 23 serialPortFlowControl Q ipAddress NETIP netState NETSTATE netChannel NETCHAN rssi NETRSSI serialSent not applicable for Raven E serialReceived not applicable for Raven E 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 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 115 A Configuration Commands e Info information e Status e Common e Logging e PinPoint GPS e 1 0 Edge HSDPA Rev 3 0B Feb 08 The configuration commands AT commands in this chapter are arranged according to their placement in AceManager The commands available in AceManager will depend of the model number of your PinPoint X and in some cases the version of the ALEOS firmware installed Note Some commands can only be configured using a terminal emulation and typed AT commands Some commands also require PassThru mode 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 PinPoint X is configured to use DNS DNS settings frequently come directly from AT amp T while your PinPoint X is registering on the cellular network and receiv
114. erminal 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 Avoir couler persistant te permettant de couler les donn es m me apres que le modem est remis a z ro configurent le PGPS et PGPSR Persistent GPS Reports port jo me Persistent GPS Reports Type hex El O NONE I 1 DB9 Serial Add GPS Time and Lat Long o 2 USB Serial 3 DB9 and USB Figure 10 40 AceManager PinPoint PGPS 0 Disable TAIP streaming 105 Global Positioning System GPS 1 Stream the TAIP strings out the serial port only 2 Stream the TAIP strings out the USB port only 3 Stream the TAIP strings out both the serial and the USB ports 0 Neutralisez couler de TAIP 1 Coulent les cordes de TAIP hors de la porte s rie seulement 2 Coulent les cordes de TAIP hors du port d USB seulement 3 Coulent les cordes de TAIP hors de la porte s rie et du port d USB 1 0 PGPS Persistent GPS Reports port lo v PGPSR Persistent GPS Reports Type hex E1 UDPRGPS add GPS Time and Lat Long lo E1 NMEA GGA VTG RMC FO TAIP data PPIGNOREIP Ignore RAP Server IP Update lo F1 TAIP compact data F2 TAIP LN report PF Figure 10 41 AceManager PinPoint GPSR El TAIP GGA RMC and VTG sentences
115. eset TCP Auto Answer TCP auto answer S0 1 12 also allows a TCP connection request to be answered when the modem is idle not ina data session The TCP connection request s destination port has to match the modem s device port Note UDP auto answer may also be set simultaneously with TCP auto answer Then when in the idle state the modem will accept either a TCP connection request or UDP incoming packet and enter a TCP or UDP session as appropriate Hybrid Modes Hybrid modes are supported mainly for legacy implementa tions Some previous hybrid modes MD 5 6 are no longer implemented as special unique modes Now that UDP auto answer UDP Half open S82 2 can be enabled in conjunction with UDP PAD mode MD3 effectively this is the same as MD5 and MD6 previously accomplished Setting MD5 and MD6 are still supported but not recommended AT Command Hybrid Mod Hybrid Mode2 MD5 MD6 MD 3 3 82 2 2 So 1 1 UDPLAST 0 1 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 70 Note The PinPoint X forwards messages to and from the cellular network for only ONE device per port The PinPoint X is a one to one gateway and does not have advanced routing features required to do one to many routing Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Data Communication and Host Modes Data Communication The primary purpose of the PinPoint X is to forward data from a single device connected to one of the ports to the cellular network and ultimately
116. ess of domain server 135 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands DNSUPDATE n Indicates whether the modem 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 fora private network In a public network the IP Logger services should be used instead e n 0 DNS updates disabled Default n 1 DNS updates enabled DNSUSER d d d d Sets a user provided DNS to query first when performing name resolutions in the modem e d d d d IP address of domain server Dynamic IP This group includes commands specific to dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS allows the PinPoint X to use a dynamic IP address account with an IP address that can change each time you connect and still allow you to use a fully qualified domain name to contact the PinPoint X using IP Manager running on a server with a dynamic DNS updater PRINTABLE VIEW AT Name Value New Value MODEMNAME Modem Name 60328333 DOMAIN Domain FIPMANAGER1 IP Manager Server 1 IP Adrs IPMGRUPDATEL IPMServerl Update Minutes lo IPMGRKEY1 IpMServer1 Key pide IPMANAGERZ IP Manager Server 2 IP Adrs IPMGRUPDATEZ IPMServer2 Update Minutes o IPMGRKEY2 IPMServer2 Key Figure 1 11 AceManager Dynamic IP DOMAIN name Domain or domain zone of which the PinPoint X is a part This value is used during name resolutions
117. et Whether or not an incoming packet will cause the modem to enter a UDP session is always dependent on the 53 and AIP settings The Normal UDP Mode MD3 can be combined with UDP auto answer to cause the incoming serial data to be sent in UDP packets instead of being treated as AT commands while allowing sessions to be established from different UDP sources A UDP session will be initiated either by incoming serial data or by an incoming UDP packet The session started by either method will be terminated when no data has been sent or received for the S82 period Once the session termi nates another may be initiated by either means When idle after the time out has occurred the modem is in AT command mode on the serial port and any valid AT command may be entered during this time Rev 3 0B Feb 08 67 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Data Communication and Host Modes Tip tis best to ensure the idle time outs for TCP and UDP are never 0 if you re going to be using auto answer or either PAD mode In those circumstances you will want the modem to close the socket if the connection goes idle for too long particularly if the other side doesn t normally close the connection When the session is initiated by serial data the new session will be established using the destination address specified in 553 The S53 setting can be changed if the connect to last UDP setting UDPLAST 1 is set The address in 553 will be updated to reflect the ad
118. et group 71 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Data Communication and Host Modes AT Name Value New Value HOSTPRIVMODE Use Private 1P a a Y Hostprivie Host Private IP lo 0 0 0 suostreerIp Modem Local IP 192 168 13 31 HOSTNETMASK Host network mask 0 0 0 0 HOSTAUTH Host Authentication Mode 0 fo JsHostuip Host User ID _ ecrzuvelyeb2ugoiLesikw sHostew Host Password ZCF2UUeLycb2ug01L 3Ikv DHCPSERVER DHCP Server Mode la xl Figure 8 6 AceManager PPP Ethernet e HOSTPRIVMODE Set to 1 to enable the explicit IP addresses e HOSTPRIVIP Set to the IP address you want the PinPoint X to give to your device e HOSTPEERIP Set to the IP address you want for the PinPoint X e HOSTNETMASK Set to the subnetmask generally 255 255 255 0 Tip f you are using Private Mode HOSTPRIVMODE 1 you will need to make sure that HOSTPRIVIP and HOSTPEERIP are on the same subnet 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 Note Regardless if the PinPoint X is configured for Public Mode or Private Mode the same IP address will be given to all devices connected to any of the ports While you can connect with each to the cellular network and the Internet you cannot use the PinPoint X as a hub or ro
119. ettings f Select OK PPP Settings O Enable LCP extensions C Enable software compression C Negotiate multi link for single link connections Figure 2 16 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 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 169 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 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 Connec tions window under the heading Broadband Connect Sierra Wireless AirLink Modem PP X User name Same HOSTUID as configured earlier Password Same HOSTPW as configured earlier C Save this user name and password for the following users hd e only ho uses this compute Figure 2 17 PPPoE Connection
120. g to the Ethernet Just like the dial up protocol on which it is based PPPoE uses traditional user name and password authenti cation to establish a direct connection between two Ethernet devices on a network such as your PinPoint X and your computer or router Internet with PPPoE Application examples for PPPoE with your PinPoint X e Backup connectivity solution for your network 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 PinPoint X using PPPoE If you are using the PinPoint X 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 address of your PinPoint X 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 Configuring the PinPoint X for PPPoE Before you can use PPPoE with your PinPoint X you will need to configure it to support PPPoE connections Rev 3 0B Feb 08 161 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 PPP over Ethernet PPPoE 1 Configure your PinPoint X to support PPPoE a Connect your PinPoint X directly to your computer a
121. gnition Sense white Ground black Power red Figure 7 10 Ignition Sense Power Connector Power Effect on Modem State Once the transition from powered on to standby low power mode starts the modem will change state to AT mode This results in the current mode being gracefully terminated For the brief period when the modem is preparing for low power mode the modem will remain in AT mode At that time it won t auto answer ATD will fail etc Once low power mode is entered the modem will then discard any data received on the host port When the modem is woken from low power mode the same behavior occurs as upon power on The modem starts in AT mode and then after 5 seconds will enter the default start up mode as it is configured for the modem Monitoring Power In Voltage The current status of the power in voltage can be monitored in AceManager Select Status and scroll to the bottom 58 PinPoint X 59 HSDPA POWERIN Power IN Voltage 12 04 BOARDTEMP Board Temperature lao Figure 7 11 AceManager Status POWERIN BOARDTEMP 20070914 8 Data Communication and Host Modes e Basic Modes e Serial Modes Data Communication The PinPoint X plays the part of a HOST when a computer or another device is connected directly to its port and routes data to from the connected device to the cellular network Caution The PinPoint X moves data from one port to the cellular network in a simple o
122. have the modems Reset when the template has been applied Rev 3 0B Feb 08 35 Configuring your PinPoint X Using a Terminal Application with AT Commands You can access and configure your PinPoint X using a terminal application such as Microsoft HyperTerminal PuTTY or similar The following directions are for HyperTerminal which is part of a standard installation of Windows XP Start gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Communications gt Hyper Ter minal gt gt New Connection HyperTerminal Dees 08 Y Connection Description uy New Connection Enter a name and choose an icon for the connection Name f Icon Mss teur Auto detect Auto detect Figure 5 13 HyperTerminal 1 Choose a name and icon for your connection a Choose a name for your connection such as PinPoint X or Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions The name and icon are only for your own reference so you can find the connection at a later date Tip f you want to have a connection saved for both local and remote it is recommended the connection name reflect the connection type i e PinPoint X local b Select OK Rev 3 0B Feb 08 36 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuring your PinPoint X 2 Connect To Using Serial a Select COM1 or the comport to which the modem is connected for the Connect Using Connect To Dal Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions Enter details for the phone number that pou want t
123. he input is connected to ground the input will read CLOSED e When a door or other latch is opened or closed e Counting pulses or other electronic events e When a gauge reaches a certain point e When a container fills or empties e When a switch or valve is opened or closed e When the tow bar is raised or lowered Connected to a sensor the level of fuel in a vehicle e When the trunk of a vehicle is opened or closed e When the ignition is turned on or off Relay Outputs As an electronic switch which can be opened or closed Normally Open relay a relay can be used to transmit an action to another device by signalling to that other device an on or off As a Normally Open relay the circuit of the relay is disconnected open unless it is active When the relay is active the circuit is connected closed Setting off an alarm or siren Triggering a process to start on another device e Opening or closing a valve or switch Locking or unlocking a door Turning a light on or off e Opening the vehicle s trunk or doors 20070914 Inputs Relay Outputs and Power Status Tip The relays are only capable of switching small loads If you need a stronger signal such as to open a door lock you can connect the PinPoint X s relay to a stronger solenoid relay which has enough power to cause the desired effect Connecting devices to the I O Port Note Before you install the You can purcha
124. he stream with either terminal connection use the command ATGPS0 this can be entered even while data is streaming 99 Global Positioning System GPS serial HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Dae 53D GPVTG T HM 0 004 N 0 008 K A 2F 6PGGA 180035 00 3737 54176 N 12206 62934 4 1 09 1 86 11 0 M 25 2 M lt 7E GPRMC 180036 00 A 3737 54169 N 12206 62979 W 8 026 255 90 070907 Ax 7D 6PVTG 255 90 T H 0 026 N 0 048 K A 3E 6PGGA 180036 00 3737 54169 N 12206 62979 41 1 09 1 84 11 0 M 25 2 M 78 GPRHC 180037 00 A 3737 54102 N 12206 63040 1 0 008 070907 A 6A GPVTG T M 0 008 N 0 015 K Ax2F GPGGA 180037 00 3737 54102 N 12206 63040 W 1 09 1 00 10 4 M 25 2 M 7F GPRMC 180038 00 A 3737 54060 N 12206 63089 W 0 012 070907 A 6E GPYTG T H 0 012 N 0 022 K Ax 20 GPGGA 180038 00 3737 54060 N 12206 63089 W 1 09 0 99 9 9 M 25 2 M 44 GPRMC 180039 00 A 3737 54029 N 12206 63128 W 0 003 070907 A 68 GPVTG T M 0 003 N 0 006 K Ax26 GPGGA 180039 00 3737 540290 N 12206 63128 W 1 09 0 99 9 5 M 25 2 M 4E GPRMC 180040 00 3737 54017 N 12206 63148 W 0 007 070907 A 69 GPVTG T M 0 007 N 0 013 K Ax26 GPCGA 180040 00 3737 54017 N 12206 63148 W 1 09 0 99 9 0 M 25 2 M 4E GPRHC 180041 00 A 3737 54015 N 12206 63158 41 0 050 251 03 070907 72 GPVTG 251 03 T M 0 050 N 0 092 K A 36 GPGGA 180041 00 3737 54015 N 12206 63158 W 1 0
125. hen 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 e n 0 No effect Default n 1 Accept UDP data from all IP addresses when in a UDP session UDPLAST n If enabled sets 553 to the last accepted IP address through UDP auto answer This can be used in conjunction with MD3 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 553 setting Default e n 1 Set S53 to the last accepted IP USD n 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 DNS This group includes commands specific to the modem being able to use domain names instead of IP addresses for other configuration options PRINTABLE VIEW AT Name Value New Value onsi Modem DNS Server 1 68 28 58 11 Dns2 Modem DNS Server 2 68 28 50 11 FDNSUSER Use Alternate DNS o 0 0 0 DNSUPDATE DNS Updates lo Figure 1 10 AceManager DNS DNSn d d d d Queries the DNS addresses Your cellular carrier provides the DNS addresses while your modem is registering on their network e n 1 or 2 First and second DNS address e d d d d IP addr
126. his adds the text 19200 to the CONNECT response amp Cn Set DCD mode n 0 Always assert DCD 129 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands n 1 Assert DCD when in a data mode UDP TCP PPP or SLIP Default e n 2 Assert DCD when the modem has network coverage amp Dn 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 211 0 amp Sn Set DSR mode n 0 Always assert DSR Default n 1 Assert DSR when in a data mode UDP TCP PPP or SLIP Default e n 2 Assert DSR when the modem has network coverage Tip 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 APPP Set modem operation to PPP mode Cannot be configured in AceManager ASLIP Set modem operation to SLIP mode DTR must be asserted amp D0 or 211 1 Cannot be configured in AceManager Qn Set or query the serial port flow control setting e n 0 No flow control is being used e 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 CTSE n Clear To Send Enable This feature asserts CTS when there is a network connection e n 0 Disabled Default n 1
127. ial data will then be sent reliably between the two Caution Although it adds reliability the simple implementation of the Reliable UDP mode in the does not check for duplicate packets 68 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Data Communication and Host Modes UDP Multicast Mode UDP Multicast mode results in any data received from the host serial port being sent to all the clients in the address list The remote port number is taken from S53 To avoid flooding the network the packets are sent to each client with a 20ms pause in between The receipt of UDP packets works as in normal UDP mode i e bound by the value 53 and or AIP Since it may take a while to transmit the data to all hosts especially if all 20 Modbus entries are used and name resolutions are required new data received from the host port is buffered until current transmissions to all hosts are finished Enter the list of target IPs in the address list ADDR LIST The index numbers in the list aren t used Configure for a normal UDP session Set the Startup Mode Default to 83 ATMD83 Configure the Destination port to match the device port of the remote modems TCP and TCP Pad When the PinPoint X is in a TCP session all characters received on the serial port are assembled into TCP packets and sent to the mode s remote IP address port and any packets received from the remote end of the TCP connection are disas sembled and dumped onto the serial line A TCP connection is est
128. ial port Rev 3 0B Feb 08 126 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 COMMON Misc Serial TCP UDP DNS Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet PassThru ADDR LIST Configuration Commands AT Name Value New Value 23 Configure Serial Port 115200 8n1 Q Serial Port Flow Control 2 a s50 Data Forwarding Timeout 1 s51 Data Forwarding Character o IE E DES Serial Echo 1 ooo y E Telnet Echo o Ej v AT Verbose Mode 1 y 8D DTR Mode 2 x 211 DTR Mode o x Es Assert DSR 0 po EC Assert DCD 1 CTSE Enable CTS to Indicate Network Coverage 0 Q Quiet Mode o Po x Call Progress Result Mode o LhIp gt NUMTOIP Convert 12 digit Number to IP o oy Figure 1 7 AceManager Serial En Toggle AT command echo mode n 0 Echo Off e n 1 Echo On Note With more than one connection types serial Telnet and USB the echo command can be set differently on each interface Qn The AT quiet mode setting If quiet mode is set there will be no responses to AT commands except for data queried e n 0 Off Default n 1 Quiet mode on S3 n The standard end of line character used to indicate the end of an AT command This character is also used as the carriage return character for framing responses and result codes in command state Cannot be configured in AceManager e n 0 127 ASCII character number S4 n The standard line feed character sent by the modem to
129. ical 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 PinPoint X is capable of sending the linkUp trap when the network connection becomes available Rev 3 0B Feb 08 107 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 PPP Ethernet SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Configuration To configure your PinPoint X to work as an SNMP agent you can use either AceManager or a terminal connection to configure the modem using AT commands In AceManager the SNMP commands are all part of the Other group under the Common group There are only three commands to set for SNMP in the PinPoint X the listening port the security level and the trap destination GROUPS MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW AAA esuTp i Enable time update fo X COMMON 3 Misc sNTPADDR sure Server Address Serial TCP nerwDoG Network Connection Wait 20 upp 2 4 DNS snmpPoRT snmp Port o Dynamic 1p sumpsecLvL sump Security Level o PassThru SMTP SNMPTRAPDEST snme Trap Destination IP 0 Other Friends EsumpcommMunITY SNMP Community String Figure 11 1 AceManager Common gt Other 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 however most Interne
130. ication is passed directly between the internal hardware and the computer connected directly to the modem This mode can be used to configure hardware specific settings For example provisioning troubleshooting communicating with legacy equipment etc Caution ALEOS is disabled in PassThru Mode You cannot use most ALEOS specific commands while the modem is in PassThru Mode While in PassThru mode you also cannot use AceManager to connect with the PinPoint Issuing the AT APASSTHRU from a terminal emulation enters this mode The modem responds with OK at which point a direct connection to the internal hardware is estab lished You can also configure the modem to enter PassThru mode on start up using MD Tip PassThru can only be exited by resetting or power cycling the modem This mode cannot be entered via a remote Telnet session Rev 3 0B Feb 08 63 Data Communication and Host Modes You can configure a string of AT commands to be sent to the PinPoint X when it enters PassThru and other PassThru settings GROUPS MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW INFO AT Name Value New Value DRA PTINIT Passthrough Init String STATUS PTREFRESH Passthrough Init Refresh Minutes O RESETPERIOD Modem Reset Period Hours o Serial TCP csx1 Passthrough Echo o Kal upp DNS Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet PassThru SMTP COMMON Misc Figure 8 2 AceManager PassThru PassThru Mode allows only specifi
131. iends will be accepted packets from other IP addresses are ignored Fn d d d d Friends mode IP address e n 0 9 Friends list index d d d d IP address 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 0 166 129 2 255 Tip ATF will return a list of all the current Fn settings Logging This group includes commands specific to the internal log Caution Logging is intended for diagnostic purposes only Extensive use of logging features can cause degraded modem performance 149 Configuration Commands PRINTABLE VIEW INFO AT Name Value New Value EDO DBGPPPLVL PPP Logging Detail fa y STATUS A DBGIPLVL IP Logging Detail lo y COMMON Misc DEGCOMLVL COM Port Logging Detail o y Serial Tcp DEGETHLVL Ethernet Logging Detail o y vR DEGDHCPLVL DHCP Logging Detail jo zl Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet PassThru SMTP Other LOGGING Figure 1 18 AceManager Logging DBGCOMMLVL n Set the logging level for the host or module COM port n 0 No logging n 1 Host COM Port e n 2 Module COM Port DBGDHCPLVL n Enable or disable internal DHCP logging n 0 No logging n 1 Log DHCP events DBGETHLVL n Sets the logging level for the Ethernet port n 0 No logging e n 1 Log errors invalid corrupt packets etc n 2 Log the header of all received packets Note that this
132. ifies 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 e n 0 Disabled n 1 65535 seconds PPODOM n Enable odometer reporting e n 0 Disabled default n 1 Enabled PPODOMVAL n The current odometer value of the PinPoint X The value is in meters Maximum value is approximately 4 3 billion meters 2 5 million miles 1 mile is approximately 1600 meters n meters PPPORT n Port where GPS reports are sent n 1 65535 PPREPORTINPUTS n Enable input reporting n 0 Disabled n 1 Enabled Note If both AT PPCOM1000 1 and AT PPREPORTINPUTS 1 are enabled the PinPoint X digital inputs will be reported and the COM1000 inputs will be ignored PPSIMPLETO n Defines the linear back off base number Not available in AceManager n 0 Disabled n 5 255 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 155 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands PPSNF n Store and Forward will cause GPS reports to be stored up if the PinPoint X 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 n 1 Enabled default PPSNFB n Store and Forward Behavior When
133. ight n 2 The internal hardware s firmware version and relevant hardware ID n 3 The hardware module s unique identification number or serial number n 5 View active profile the contents of the active registers Not displayed with AceManager Rev 3 0B Feb 08 117 Configuration Commands Information Displayed in AceManager without AT Commands Listed e Versions of ALEOS internal hardware boot and MSCI Versions of internally configured hardware and software Status Most of the commands in the Status group have read only parameters and provide information about the modem 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 PRINTABLE VIEW AT NETIP Network IP Value 0 0 0 0 NETSTATE Network State Connecting To Network NETCHAN Channel o NETRSSI RSSI dBm Host Mode PPP Host Signl Level DCD HIGH DTR HIGH DSR HIGH CTS HIGH RTS HIGH NETERR Network Error Rate A Network Bytes Sent o Network Bytes Rcvd fo Host Serial Bytes Sent 389 Host Serial Bytes Revd 660 Network IP Packets Sent Network IP Packets Revd o 0 Host 1P Packets Sent f2 4 Host IP Packets Revd Figure 1 2 AceManager Status BOARDTEMP The temperature in Celsius of the internal hardware HOSTMODE
134. ing it s IP address Info information The commands in the Info group have read only param eters They only provide information about the modem Some of the information displayed in this group does not correspond directly to AT commands 116 Configuration Commands GROUPS MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW INFO AT Name Value AR NETPHONE Phone Number 9133784772 STATUS e DEVICEID Device ID 0x000003910039C044 COMMON Modem EID IMEI 60306298 USB ermmac Ethernet Mac Address 00143E004245 Serial TCP Modem Type PinPoint X EV DO po Modem Name 603c6298 DNS Dynamic IP 11 ALEOS Software Version V4321_3 1 3 059 Mar 29 2007 PPP Ethernet ER Modem Hardware Configuration 090d0004000300000000000000000000 SMTP Modem Software Version p2005001 20224 Sep 21 2006 15 43 22 VID PID Other Low Power Modem Hardvare Version MC5725 Rev 2 0 2 Friends i Boot Version 3 0 4 MSCI Version 5 PINPOINT 1X EV DO 1 0 Figure 1 1 AceManager Info DEVICEID The 64 bit device ID the modem uses to identify itself to the cellular network ETHMAC The MAC address of the Ethernet port NETPHONE The modem s phone number if applicable or obtainable eV View active profile the contents of the active registers Not displayed with AceManager In n 0 Product name for example PinPoint X n 1 The PinPoint X s firmware ALEOS version hardware ID and copyr
135. ing time synced to the satellite system the receiver computes the distance to each satellite 83 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Global Positioning System GPS from the difference between local time and the time the satellite signals were sent this distance is called psuedoorange 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 modem s location and how many signals are being received the PinPoint X may encounter GPS drift The PinPoint X may report it is in a location a few feet from its actual location because it does not employ differential GPS PinPoint X Supported Protocols The PinPoint X supports three different GPS reporting protocols Remote Access Protocol RAP The Remote Access Protocol RAP is a proprietary binary message format developed by Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions RAP was originally designed to work specifically with AirLink Tracking System ATS b
136. ink com e TPMANAGER eairlink com Tip When using the IP Manager service offered by Sierra Wireless since there are many modems using the service it is even more imperative to have a unique name for your modem Understanding DNS The PinPoint X has the ability to query DNS servers in order to translate domain names into IP addresses This allows you to use domain names in place of IP addresses for most of the configuration options requiring IP addresses This is important if your PinPoint X will need to contact another modem or other device that has a domain name but an unknown or dynamic IP address such as another remote PinPoint X using IP Manager Configuring DNS Generally when your PinPoint X receives its IP address from Provider as part of the connection process it will also receive the DNS servers to use for resolving or translating names to IP addresses which it will automatically configure in the modem settings Unless your PinPoint X will be used on a network with other modems or devices which have names internal to the local network or frequently changing IP addresses the DNS servers provided by Provider should be all you need If the PinPoint X will be communicating with a device that has a domain name but changes its IP address frequently such as another AirLink modem using IP Manager or is on a network where devices are accessed by names rather than IP addresses you will want to put in an alternate DNS DNSUSER
137. 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 you have Store and Forward configured and enabled to receive event reports immediately when they occur you will want to enable PPFLUSHONEVT This will cause all pending reports including the triggering event to be sent immediately to the Host PPFLUSHONEVT Flush SnF Buffer on input o Zi PPCOM1000 Extra inputs for COM1000 o xl PPREPORTINPUTS Report inputs on RAP o pe Figure 10 23 AceManager PPFLUSHONEVT Rev 3 0B Feb 08 97 Global Positioning System GPS NMEA Configuration Messages Over The Air Remote To configure the PinPoint X 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 EJ INFO 47 Name Value New Value Tae ppIp ATS Server IP A STATUS AT pppoRT Server Port l22335 COMMON PPTIME Report Interval Time Seconds lo Figure 10 24 AceManager PinPoint PPIP PPPORT b Set the GPS Report Type PPGPSR to your preferred NMEA sentence format op PPMINTIME Pinfoint Minimum Report Time sea lo DynamicIP ppapsr GPS Report Type hex i2 PPP Ethernet PassThru PPGPSDATUM GPS Datum
138. inutes 0 UDP DNS IPMGRKEY1 IPMServerl Key s REE Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet IPMANAGER2 IP Manager Server 2 IP Adrs PassThru SMTP IPMGRUPDATE2 IPMServer2 Update Minutes 0 Other q m Friends IPMGRKEY2 IPMServer2 Key s REET NOOO Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Figure 9 1 AceManager Dynamic IP MODEMNAME The name you want for the modem There are some restrictions listed below for the modem name DOMAIN The domain name to be used by the modem This is the domain name of the server configured for IPMANAGERI1 e IPMANAGERI The IP address or domain name of the dynamic DNS server which is running IP Manager IPMANAGER2 The secondary server for the domain While it is optional to have two servers configured it is highly recommended Tip You can use a domain name instead of the IP address for your IP Manager servers if you have DNS set up in your PinPoint X IPMGRUPDATE and IPMGRUPDATE2 How often in minutes you want the address sent to IP Manager If this is set to zero the modem will only send an update if 79 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 IP Manager the IP address changes example if your PinPoint X is reset or is assigned a different IP address IPMGRKEY1 and IPMGRKEY2 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 Restrictions for Modem Name For the Modem Name you
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140. kw DHCPSERVER DHCP Server Mode la y Figure 8 5 AceManager PPP Ethernet Using a private IP insulates the PPP client from changes in IP addresses of the underlying network The will perform basic NAT like address translation on all packets If a public IP address is being used any changes in the IP as determined by the wireless network will result in the PPP link to the host being disconnected requiring the host to reinitiate it The public IP is passed to the host in the PPP negotiations so when the network forces a change the modem has to force the host to renegotiate the PPP link to make this happen SLIP SLIP mode is entered be using the AT ASLIP command As in PPP Mode the IP address that the host assumes is affected by the setting of HOSTPRIVMODE SLIP does not negotiate the IP address with the connected device or computer so before making a SLIP connection the SLIP driver on that device or computer must be configured to use the IP address specified by querying 110 UDP and UDP Pad When the modem is in UDP PAD Packet Assembly and Disas sembly Mode all characters received on the serial port are assembled into UDP packets and sent to the remote IP address port or the PinPoint X and any packets received from the same IP port destined for the device port of PinPoint X see DPORT are disassembled and dumped onto the serial line A UDP session is initiated by one of the following events
141. l up Networking DUN 000cccc eee ee eee ee eens 171 Installing a modem driver for PinPoint X 1 cc eect eee eens 171 Creating a Dial Up Networking PPP Connection 000 c cece eect eens 176 Connecting to the Internet Using DUN 0 ccc cee nnes 186 PAC OVW erna ae a E E N Oi exces Oe E Deca aee tus 186 Windows DUN ucraniana Se eon Hae He 187 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 9 1 Introduction to the PinPoint X e ALEOS e AceWare Connecting to the AT amp T Network The PinPoint X is a compact intelligent and fully featured HSDPA mobile communications platform with multiple peripheral Communication connections including serial Ethernet and USB Expanded I O functionality in a separate connector includes four digital inputs four analog inputs and two relay outputs unleashing extensive remote instrumentation possibilities Its high precision 16 channel GPS receiver coupled with the rich embedded intelligence provided by ALEOS technology make PinPoint X the perfect choice for a broad set of mobile enterprise public safety fleet management and AVL solutions romero oy SOFC Figure 1 1 Sierra Wireless AirLink PinPoint X ALEOS ALEOS the embedded core technology of the Sierra Wireless AirLink products simplifies installation operation and mainte nance of any solution and provides an always on always aware intelligent connection for mission critical applications ALEOS enables e Persis
142. lide the tray back into the modem b Gently press to click it into place Tip The top of the card faces the bottom of the modem 16 Activating PinPoint X on AT amp T Network Figure 3 6 Inserting the SIM 7 Finishing the SIM installation Replace the cover to prevent dust or other unwanted particles from entering the PinPoint X Once the cover is replaced the installation is complete Note The first time you power on your Raven E with your new SIM there may be a delay of up to 10 minutes for the initial network connection to occur Configuring the APN The APN Access Point Name is the way your modem knows how it will be communicating with the network The APN allows custom IP addressing and tailoring your company s wireless IP solution to meet the security and IP addressing requirements of your applications Note Most accounts use the default addressing solution of Private or Public IP addresses supplied by the Internet and Proxy APNs Only if you have a Static or Custom IP address should you need to configure a custom APNs The default APN is Internet If you need a different APN use can use AceManager to configure it Rev 3 0B Feb 08 17 Activating PinPoint X on AT amp T Network 1 Start AceManager Start gt All Programs gt AirLink Communications gt AceManager 3G gt AceManager 3G COM1 Sierra Wireless AceManager File Modem Template Tools Help onnect Figure 3 7 AceManager 2 Con
143. lue DIGITALIN1 Digital IN 1 1 DIGITALIN2 Digital IN 2 1 como N DIGITALIN3 Digital IN 3 1 USB DIGITALIN4 Digital IN 4 1 Serial top ANALOGINi Analog IN 1 00 35 UDP aNALOGIN2 Analog IN 2 00 35 DNS Dynamic IP ANALOGIN3 Analog IN 3 00 35 PPP Ethernet PassThru ANALOGIN4 Analog IN 4 00 32 SMTP RELAYOUT1 Relay Output 1 0 x Other sin Low Power RELAYOUT2 Relay Output 2 0 X Friends LOGGING PINPOINT 1 0 Figure 1 20 AceManager I O ANALOGINn Query individual analog inputs The analog inputs report the voltage in volts e n 1 4 Input number DIGITALINn Query individual digital inputs The digital inputs report either a 0 open or 1 closed n 1 4 Input number IOSTATE n s Query the full set of digital inputs analog inputs and relay outputs or set the relay outputs n 1 4 Input number e s OPEN or CLOSED When you query the inputs AT IOSTATE they will all be listed with their current state Example DI1 OPEN DI2 CLOSED DI3 OPEN DI4 OPEN DO1 OPEN DO2 CLOSED All 0 35 volts Al2 12 volts Al3 6 8 volts Al4 1 3 volts RELAYOUTn x Set or query the relay outputs Rev 3 0B Feb 08 158 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 GROUPS INFO AT Name value New Value TCP caoree Set Quality of Service Profile DNS caQmin Minimum Acceptable Quality of Service Profile Dynamic 1P isc cops set Carrier operator Selection lo Configuration Commands n
144. mand COMMON 2 ponle i sea UDP Idle Timeout o 02 PPP Serial 03 UDP top HOR UDP Auto Answer Response o 04 TCP O EEE 07 PassThru os UDPLAST JUDP Connect Last 0 OD DM mode d OF PinPoint MDT ter lar allow Any IP o 13 Modbus ASCII PPP Ethernet 23 Modbus RTU Binary PassThru UALL Allow All UDP o 33 BSAP 63 Variable Modbus f I 173 Reliable UDP Other DU Dial UDP Alvays o 83 UDP Multicast Friends c PAP usD UDP Serial Delay o LOGGING Figure 8 1 AceManager UDP MD If the serial port of the PinPoint X is in any mode other than AT or PassThru the AT command mode can be re entered by e Deactivating DTR if amp D2 or Ignore DTR 211 is not set e Issuing the escape sequence if Disable AT Escape DAE is not set Resetting or Power cycling the modem Note DTR needs to be asserted S211 1 or amp DO by the host before PPP Mode SLIP Mode UDP PAD Mode or TCP PAD Mode can be entered AT Mode Using a terminal connection AT commands are used to configure the modem command it to do something or query a setting For a full listing of the AT commands refer to the appendix AceManager is a graphical user interface for most AT Commands AT commands must always be terminated by lt CR gt ASCII character 0x0D a carriage return pressing enter on the keyboard Some may also include a new line or line feed lt LF gt If E 1 Echo On
145. mic 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 modem If your PinPoint X is configured for Dynamic IP when it first connects to the Internet it sends a IP change notification to IP Manager IP Manger will acknowledge the change and update the Dynamic DNS server The new IP address will then be the address for your modem s configured name Once your modem s IP address has been updated in IP Manager it can be contacted via name If the IP address is needed you can use the domain name to determine the IP address 78 IP Manager Note The fully qualified domain name of your PinPoint X will be a subdomain of the domain used by the IP Manager server Using IP Manager with your PinPoint X To allow your Sierra Wireless AirLink modem to be addressed by name the modem needs to have a minimum of three elements configured You can also configure a second dynamic server as a backup secondary or alternate server In AceManager select Dynamic IP GROUPS MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW INFO AT Name Value New Value RR MODEMNAME Modem Name 603eea33 STATUS AP ae DOMAIN Domain O y COMMON Misc IPMANAGER1 IP Manager Server 1 IP Adrs Serial TCP IPMGRUPDATE1 IPMServeri Update M
146. n 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 3 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 any changes to the options on the Security tab r Select OK until you return to the Connect window Connecting to the Internet Using DUN There are two methods you can use to connect with PinPoint X 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 PinPoint X to Provider If you have not already installed AceView you can obtain the most recent version from the Sierra Wireless Airlink website This guide assumes you have a default installation of AceView 1 Start AceView Start gt All Programs gt AirLink Communications gt AceView 186 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Windows Dial up Networking DUN 2 Enable the Connection Always On Top Connection Settings Bytes Sent Bytes Revd About AceView Connecting
147. nager PinPoint PPLATS Report Delay on Power Up The PinPoint X can be configured to wait a specific amount of time after initialization before any reports are sent Configure IG for the desired wait in seconds 90 Global Positioning System GPS PPIGNOREIP Ignore RAP Server IP Update o zl MF herpes Format ler 1G Japs Init Timer secs 130 PPFLUSHONEVT Flush SnF Buffer on input lo z PPCOM1000 Extra inputs for COM1000 lo Figure 10 9 AceManager PinPoint IG Store and Forward Store and Forward can provide seamless coverage even in areas with intermittent cellular coverage If the PinPoint X 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 PinPoint X can also store messages and send them to the server in a packet rather than individually to conserve bandwidth Enable Store and Forward using PPSNF You can also determine how you want the messages sent using PPSNFB and PPSNFM PSSS5SSS5 55555 ppsne 5NF Enable lo ny LOGGING j i 5 PPSNFR SNF Reliable Mode lo Y PINPOINT A PPSNFB SNF Mode jo Xe PPSNFM SNF Minimum Reports lo 0 Normal z 1 Polled PPMAXRETRIES SNF Simple Reliable Max Retries 10 2 Grouped Figure 10 10 AceManager PinPoint PPSNF PPSNFB PPSNFM Normal Each report is se
148. nal parameters are denoted with square brackets AT Commands are not case sensitive A capital E is the Mon same as a lower case e e When you are using a terminal connection if you enter a command which is recognized by the PinPoint X it will respond with OK If the command is not recognized the response will be ERROR e Those commands applicable only to certain model numbers of the PinPoint X will be noted Caution Symbols listed with commands such as amp or are part of the command and must be included Commands with symbols other than may require Pass Thru mode 40 6 Universal Serial Bus USB e Changing the USB port communication Installing the USB driver e Using the Virtual Ethernet Port Using the Virtual Serial Port Rev 3 0B Feb 08 The PinPoint X is equipped with a USB port which increases the methods by which you can send and receive data The USB port can be set to work as either an Ethernet port or a virtual serial port A driver installation is required to use the USB port in either mode Note It is recommended that you use a USB 2 0 cable with your PinPoint X and connect directly to your computer for best throughput Changing the USB port communication The command to change the port configuration is USBDEVICE and it is in the USB group of AceManager AT Name Value New Value FUSBDEVICE USB Device Mode 1 O Figu
149. nati oM rar la a a R aai E A 110 Community STNO iii eia a E E AUE EE EO E E E EE EEI 110 SNMP MIB Definition Sample 0 0 0 cee eee ee nents 110 Display Responses aspiran ees acai e anal 114 ProductlD 23 e20s0 ra A ae dk ee wea wea EGE ee ead et 115 Configuration Commands occccccccc eee eee eee 116 Info information 024 4 ckd eee ca ed Sad ed Ea ee Rea ha eed eae ea ed ea ea 116 DEVICE Dicc ii aye Da O eel baat swim ee a stage i cta 117 PET AMAGC sonic ada ws in w decd A Ee A Al 117 NETPRHONE usada aaa idad 117 isaac e Aa 117 Dieses ea A O ena heaton Mee ast E ochre 117 Information Displayed in AceManager without AT Commands Listed 00s eee 118 Status eines peaa e id dd al ad adn 118 BOARDTEMP i sg a samaca ai a a Rea a 118 HOSTMODE oia tr A A a a K 118 A NET ERR cig sic a A aia 118 PINE IIR Radar aa Aaa 119 NETO PP ocaraanacia rr AA AAA 119 NETAS Sonia RS A atr s 119 NETSER Mita ci A a 119 ENETSTATE una ares aos adas ida 119 POWERIN lt 203 cacareado ea A 120 POWERMODE coto o a a o taa 120 Information Displayed in AceManager without AT Commands Listed 0oooo oooooo o 120 GPS Status and MapbLink 102 io de AR 120 AT Commands Requiring PassThru Mode 60 cece eee teen eee eens 121 EMA ices feast sands a ars ad Eidos Gitte ei seusth ded ems Sev dgck ana op ae ER 121 ee ee ee a eee eee a a 121 COMMON serca vod vos oer eed hee hae ee bee ee AS eee ea hoe hae dead alls 121
150. nd 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 101 Global Positioning System GPS e SRM Set Reporting Mode allows the client to set the reporting mode configuration The report mode configu ration is not stored in non volatile memory and such should be resent upon a unit reset This behavior emulates that specified in TAIP specifications QRM Query Reporting Mode reports the reporting mode configuration returns an RRM message 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 QID 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 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 FPV configures periodic reporting of PV Position Velocity reports The time interval from the message is stored at PPTIME Currently the epoch value is ignored QPV Query Position Velocity responds with a PV Position Velocity report The TAIP emulation will generate the following re
151. nd start AceManager b From the groups on the left select PPP Ethernet under Common PRINTABLE VIEW INFO AT Name Value New Value ES HOSTPRIVMODE Use Private IP lo xl STATUS HOSTPRIVIP Host Private IP o 0 0 0 COMMON d i HOSTPEERIP Modem Local IP 192 168 13 31 Serial s HOSTNETMASK Host network mask lo o o o HOSTAUTH Host Authentication Mode 0 xl Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet HOSTUID Host User ID ZcF2UUeLycb2ug01L 3Ikv PassThru I smtp HOSTPW Host Password ZcF2UUeLycb2ug01L 3Ikw ete zee DHCPSERVER DHCP Server Mode la J y LOGGING 1X EV DO TELEMETRY ADDR LIST Figure 2 1 AceManager PPP Ethernet c Change HOSTAUTH to 2 d Enter a user name for HOSTUID for the PPPoE connection e Enter a password for HOSTPW for the PPPoE to connection f Change DHCPSERVER to 0 Tip f you leave HOSTUID and HOSTPW blank any computer or device can connect to the PinPoint modem using PPPoE Note AceManager shows the existing values for HOSTUID and HOSTPW encrypted and character padded 2 Optional Configure MODEMNAME PPPoE connections can use a Service Name to differentiate PPPoE devices a In AceManager select Dynamic IP from the groups on the left 162 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 PPP over Ethernet PPPoE b Enter a name for MODEMNAME such as PinPoint X or the ESN PRINTABLE VIEW ae ar oe Value New Value m MODEMNAME M
152. ne a A diese ch bande ea gal ie 73 Configuring Keepalive 0 ccc cette tet EESTE eben ene a naa 74 Data usage using KeepalivVe o ococococcoccrrr tetas 74 IP Manager covosorcucacrunaracannrcanaica tia 76 Reasons to contact the modem and or the connected device o ooocoocooccooconoo 76 Understanding Domain NaMes 0 oococcoccccnrr ete ees 77 Carb4 MYAOMALM COM cach stain ace SR es 78 Card4 mydomain cOM Ca 1 ee nents 78 Dynamic Names sides ada AS nde ORS ada ES ea as iia 78 Using IP Manager with your PinPoint X o ooccccccccccc 79 Restrictions for Modem Name 0 ccc cece teen teen teen eee nrn 80 Data Usage for IP Manager Server Updates 0 cc ccc eee cece teen etn eee enennes 80 Earlik COM ve ica ii A BO BO MRL REO e Nea aCe ie eae anton EE 80 Understanding DNS 0 ccc ccc eee eee tenet nent teen eet nenenes 81 C nfiguring DNS mai gzhdin can apskeg e ead bach detain ese aa NE p E asad tae a nA 81 The PPP Peer Domain Name 1 ccc nananana anaa 82 Global Positioning System GPS ccc cece eee eee eens 83 GPS OVenvieW ecrinones ebadonawn dd bbe dculs HERE OSA WERoaw D ead dee daddies 83 PinPoint X Supported Protocols 0coooocococccrorr eee tne e tne eens 84 Remote Access Protocol RAP 0cccce cece eect eee erent een eee nentetenennes 84 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 3 Contents National Marine Electronics Association NMEA 0 00 0 ccc cee eee teens 85 Trimble ASCII
153. ne to one routing lt does not employ a routing table or any complicated routing protocol Tip f you need to have one to many routing you can connect the PinPoint X to a router The router would provide the multiple routing and the PinPoint X would provide one to one for the router to the cellular network and the Internet As the host the PinPoint X can use different communication modes Basic Modes e AT The PinPoint X accepts and responds to standard AT commands e PassThru Direct connection to internal hardware OEM Module of the PinPoint X Telnet The PinPoint X auto answers TCP connections to allow terminal emulation using either a local Ethernet connection or remotely using the cellular connection Tip By default the PinPoint X 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 PinPoint X All serial modes are entered by use of a startup mode command Serial Modes PPP Mode The PinPoint X uses PPP to communicate with a device or computer connected to the serial or USB port Rev 3 0B Feb 08 60 Data Communication and Host Modes SLIP Mode The PinPoint X uses SLIP to communicate with a device or computer connected to the serial or USB port UDP and UDP PAD Any data received on the serial port is assembled into UDP packets and sent to the sessi
154. nect to the Modem a Click the Connect button Connect to Modem Address 192 168 13 31 Password somo Ethernet b Select a connection method If you are connecting locally with the modem connected directly to your computer using a serial cable you can use PPP If you are connecting locally with the modem connected directly to your computer using an Ethernet cable you can use UDP TCP or Ethernet c Enter the connection information For UDP or TCP enter 192 168 13 31 as the IP address For PPP select the COM port to which the modem is connected Rev 3 0B Feb 08 18 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Activating PinPoint X on AT amp T Network d Enter the password The default password will be e 3 Enter the APN a COMMON Misc Serial TCP UDP DNS Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet PassThru SMTP Other Low Power Friends entered for you Select OK Select EDGE HSDPA from the menu on the left side of AceManager under Groups AT Name GROUPS MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW Value New Value NETAPN Set APN wwantrial ccs CGDCONT Define PDP context 1 ip wwantrial ces COPS Set Carrier operator Selection o CGQREQ Set Quality of Service Profile CGQMIN Minimum Acceptable Quality of Service Profile Figure 3 8 AceManager EDGE HSDPA b Type your APN in the New Value field of NETAPN Name Value New Value AT N
155. nnection A is not used in AceManager D method d d d d ppppp or D method name ppppp Dial a connection to a remote IP and Port using method Cannot be configured in AceManager method P Establish a UDP connection method T Establish a TCP connection method N Establish a Telnet connection 122 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands e d d d d IP address to contact ppppp port to contact Examples ATD Dial establish default connection ATDP192 168 13 31 2332 Dial establish UDP session to 192 168 13 31 at port 2332 To end the connection issue the escape sequence or drop the DTR line if Ignore DTR 211 0 or amp D2 The default connection is set in S53 If the method IP address or port is omitted the values from 553 are used If a telnet connection is requested N and the port is not supplied port 23 will be used instead of the value from S53 If a domain name is specified the symbol can be used to explicitly indicate the start of the name For example if ATDPHONY is issued this will be interpreted as dial a UDP connection to HONY To dial using the default method to host PHONY one would issue ATD PHONY Several special dialing numbers exist to make it easy to establish a PPP or SLIP connection with the modem ATD 19788 or ATDT 19788 will establish a PPP connection see APPP and ATDT 7547 will establish a SLIP connection see ASLIP Tip The sourc
156. nstallation configuration In more complex installations such as those requiring long lengths of cable and or multiple connections it s imperative that the installer follow maximum dBi gain guidelines in accordance with the Rev 3 0B Feb 08 21 Hardware Installation of the PinPoint X radio communications regulations of the Federal Communica tions Commission FCC Industry Canada or your country s regulatory body if used outside the US Your PinPoint X will work with most Dual Band PCS cellular antennas with a connector that works in the high and low frequencies of the cellular technology of your modem Connect the primary antenna or primary RF cable directly to the antenna connector on the back of the PinPoint X Tip When using a cable to an antenna placed away from the modem minimize the length of your cable All gain from a more advantageous antenna placement can be lost with a long cable to the modem GPS Your PinPoint X will work with most standard active GPS antennas Connect the GPS antenna or cable directly to the threaded SMA connector Mount the GPS Antenna in the vehicle The less the cable is wrapped and bound together the better it will perform Place it on the roof or on the dash or rear panel where it has a good view of the sky greater than a 90 angle view of the sky There are three options for antenna mounts e Magnetic roof mount Through glass mount e Permanent mount Cellular G
157. nt X has special features for use in a mobile environment The PinPoint X can be configured to monitor the inputs and respond to specific types of events The PinPoint X can also be configured to change its power mode in order to conserve power These features can be configured to your needs Capturing External Events The PinPoint X is equipped with an I O port interface which includes 4 digital inputs 4 analog inputs and 2 relay outputs These may be connected to sensors and switches to monitor vehicle status and remotely control equipment Figure 7 1 PinPoint X I O port Analog Inputs The analog inputs will report a specific voltage ranging from 0 to 30 in increments of 0 03 volts This allows a fine degree of monitoring for a scaling device e Monitoring a voltage or power usage e Monitoring an oscilloscope Monitoring temperature e Monitoring an incremental gauge e Monitoring an internal fan e Monitoring a vehicle payload Monitoring the elevation of a tow bar Monitoring a vehicle s battery use 52 PinPoint X HSDPA 53 Digital Inputs Digital Input 3 Contact Closure Figure 7 2 Digital Input Contact Closure By measuring contact closures on switches the digital inputs can report a simple open or closed state Each of the four digital inputs can be wired to the two ground signals via a switch When the switch is open the input will read OPEN When the switch is closed and t
158. nt immediately e Polled Reports held until requested by the server Grouped Reports held until the total is equal or greater than PPSNEM which sets the packet size of grouped reports Store and Forward Reliable Mode The Store and Forward Reliable Mode allows the PinPoint X 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 Reliable Mode PPSNFR enabled the PinPoint X 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 PinPoint X considers that 8 a window of outstanding packets Rev 3 0B Feb 08 91 Global Positioning System GPS If the PinPoint X doesn t 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 haven t been acknowledged The PinPoint X will continue until the server acknowledges receipt When the PinPoint X receives the acknowledgement it will advance its window to the next group When the PinPoint X 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
159. nting The integrated mounting with keyhole screw mounts on the PinPoint X will allow you to secure your modem nearly anywhere quickly and easily without the need for a separate bracket Rev 3 0B Feb 08 26 Hardware Installation of the PinPoint X 6 12 155 4mm 2 935 a 80 89mm 65mm 315 8mm R 14 3 5mm R 075 1 9mm 565 14mm 6 37 229mm Front Figure 4 9 Diagram of the PinPoint X base Rev 3 0B Feb 08 27 5 Configuring your PinPoint X Em Using AceManager Using Templates Using a Terminal Application with AT Commands With ALEOS as its brain the PinPoint X is a highly configu rable device more than just a dumb modem To configure your PinPoint X you have two options You can use the configuration and management applications of the AceWare suite or you can use a terminal emulator application such as HyperTerminal PuTTY or many others Since the AceWare applications are designed for ease of use nearly all descriptions and screen shots of PinPoint X configu ration in this guide and Application Notes are done with AceManager In addition to the various chapters in this guide giving information and directions about using the features of your PinPoint X the Configuration Commands appendix briefly describes all the commands available To get a more expanded view of the other AceManager features refer to the AceManager Guide A full listing
160. o dial Country region nied States 1 Area code 5 10 Phone number Connect using COM1 BCM V 92 56K Modem Standard 33600 bps Modem COM3 COM1 TCP IP Winsock Figure 5 14 Connect To Using Ethernet a Select TCP IP Winsock for Connect Using b Type in 192 169 13 31 for Host Address c Change the Port Number to 2332 Connect To B Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions Enter details for the host that you want to call Host address 1 92 168 13 31 Port number 12332 Connect using TCP IP Winsock BCM V 92 56K Modem Standard 33600 bps Modem COM3 COM1 TCP IP Winsock d Select OK 3 Port Settings serial only a Change or verify the settings 37 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuring your PinPoint X Bits per Second 115200 default Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control Hardware COM1 Properties Port Settings Bits per second Data bits Parity Stop bits Flow control 115200 v 8 1 Hardware Restore Defaults OK Cancel Apply Figure 5 15 Port Settings Tip f you have configured the PinPoint X for settings different than the defaults for Bits per Second Data Bits Parity and or Stop Bits you will need to use your changed settings b Select OK 38 Configuring your PinPoint X 4 Connected Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Tr
161. oE Connect using a broadband connection that is always on This is a high speed connection using either a cable modem DSL or LAN connection lt is always active and doesn t require you to sign in Figure 2 9 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 box ISP Name Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem The name you type here will be the name of the connection you are creating Figure 2 10 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 PinPoint X 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 166 PPP over Ethernet PPPoE Type an ISP account name and password then write down this information and store it in a safe place If you have forgotten an e
162. ode is essentially a standby mode which uses minimal power while being ready to come alive quickly INFO AT Name Value New Value TEREA VLTG Voltage Level Low Power Enable 1 Volt o STATUS See PTMR Low Power Mode Delay Minutes lo COMMON Misc sise Standby Ignition Sense Enable fo y USB Serial TCP UDP DNS Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet PassThru SMTP Other Low Power Friends Figure 1 16 AceManager Low Power PTMR n Number of minutes after one of the power down events VTLG or DTRP happens until the PinPoint X enters the low power mode If DTRP and VLTG are both 0 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 PinPoint X time to prepare entering zero will not power down the modem immediately but after Rev 3 0B Feb 08 147 Configuration Commands one minute n the first 5 minutes after PinPoint X powers up power down events are ignored to give the user time to change configura tions SISE n Standby Ignition Sense Enable the PinPoint X will monitor the ignition sense on the power connector and enter the low power consumption stand by mode when the ignition is turned off n 0 Disable e n 1 Enable VLTG n Set or query the voltage level at which the PinPoint X goes into low power mode n 0 Ignore voltage for power control n threshhold in tenths of
163. odem Name 603eea33 STATUS ZA DOMAIN Domain COMMON FIPMANAGER1 IP Manager Server 1 IP Adrs TCP IPMGRUPDATE1 IPMServeri Update Minutes 0 DNS IPMGRKEY1 IPMServerl Key FREESE Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet IPMANAGER2 IP Manager Server 2 IP Adrs PassThru SMTP IPMGRUPDATE2 IPMServer2 Update Minutes 0 Other Friends IPMGRKEY2 IPMServer2 Key FREESE Figure 2 2 AceManager Dynamic IP Tip The name you choose 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 PinPoint X 3 Write the configured settings to your PinPoint X a Click the Write button on the tool bar of AceManager and wait for the message Write Successful to appear in the status bar AirLink Wireless Ace File Modem Template Tools Help B 2 o fl gt E x al Connect Refresh RefreshAll Disconnec wit Reset Load Save Copy Clear Update PRL Auto Refresh Disabled v Figure 2 3 AceManager Write b Press the modem Reset button on the front of the modem Wait until the Network indicator is lit and the modem has once again registered on the network 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 163 PPP over Ethernet PPPoE Zo windows Messenger B Cont
164. ollowing IPPING settings will incur approximate monthly data usage in addition to any other data usage 74 Data Communication and Host Modes IPPING Estimated Usage 15 minutes 400k month 30 minutes 200k month 60 minutes 100k month 120 minutes 50k month Rev 3 0B Feb 08 75 9 IP Manager e Understanding Domain Names e Using IP Manager with your PinPoint X If you have a fleet of Sierra Wireless AirLink modems or even e Understanding DNS if you only have one it can be difficult to keep track of the current IP addresses especially if the addresses aren t static but change every time the modems connect to Provider If you need to connect to a modem 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 modem and or the connected device e Requesting a location update from a delivery truck 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 Updating the songs to be played on a juke box e Updating 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 modem itself without needing to bring it in or go out to it A dynamic IP address is suitable for many Internet activities
165. on 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 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 or Ethernet port Data Communication e Public and Private Modes The method used by the PinPoint X to pass an IP address to a connected device Keepalive How the PinPoint X maintains its connection to the cellular network Basic Modes Start up Mode The serial port of the PinPoint X can be configured to enter any of the modes automatically on power up in most cases this is also after it has registered on the cellular network This is done by setting the Startup Mode Default to the desired mode If this setting is non zero the modem will enter the specified mode after 5 seconds If you want to cancel this behavior the ATMD0 command can be used before the 5 second time out expires You can configure the Startup Mode in AceManager at part of the UDP group Rev 3 0B Feb 08 61 Data Communication and Host Modes PRINTABLE VIEW INFO AT Name Value New Value err Imp startup Mode Default DB9 Serial o0 STATUS r SS s82 UDP Auto Answer lo 00 Normal AT com
166. on failed This is usually temporary and often clears up during a subsequent attempt e Network Ready The PinPoint X is connected to the 1x cellular network and ready to send data Network Dormant The PinPoint Xis connected to the 1x cellular network but the link is dormant It will be woken up when data is sent or received e No Service There is no cellular network detected 119 Note The map feature will only work if you have access to the Internet on your computer either through the modem or separate from the modem Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands Hardware Reset The internal module is being reset This is a temporary state POWERIN The voltage input to the internal hardware POWERMODE Displays the current power state mode Possible values returned are Initial The modem is in the initial 5 minutes since power up so power down event will be ignored e On Regular power on a power down is not pending Low Cancellable Power down is pending but still cancelable if the power down trigger goes away Low Pending 1 and Low Pending 2 Power down is pending any modem tasks are gracefully preparing for the power down e Low Final Power down is imminent Low Power is down Information Displayed in AceManager without AT Commands Listed Bytes and Packets Received and Sent Network traffic for the applicable port Number of System Resets Counter of the number of system
167. ontents Data Communication and Host Modes ocoococccccc o 60 Basic ModeS sis dade nos 280 oo cigarer rs a e Mae eS 60 Serial MOdeS voii ni WER aaah a Ht e dia E 60 Data Communication 0 0c ccc een eet nent e nEn ani EERE 61 BasiG MOd6S essani versus ee Reena TARR ee EN Red ee eee oe ee Ree a 61 Startup Mode sein decease a Maceo Eaton way wea Hane ewe 61 AT Moden ro id as Nadia a lo gst ary a doves tha dk Eta ae 62 Pass Fhru MOHE sei ii a eae a woke wh Ge he den Re aie eee Ne a ace ere ae 63 Telnet MOG Gs se ere sincseteee a o toe des saree chet an a ie s in di on 64 Sera Mod Esc cios ar ed eae aoe de SSO EWE Aa PA Ree ee Ce eee eh a 65 PPP ron eatt on ad dilata Da ela Ee Ane a eae ee aaa E 65 SEP a todita ibi io a a dit 66 UDP and UDP Pad ss nat a wh bathe aie a ia Gua Gee eK ae de 66 UDP AUTO ANS WEE morce a ria Sa AOR oe et Re lap hele ges da AEE E is a 67 Reliable UD Pda ra ae Andes ean en ae sie wad deeb aa pla Savalas 68 UDP Multicast MOd6s viii as sina a Sac sive had dS wah ge 69 TCP and TCP Pad sica tate ii ham ee debate sede naan won an hee aoe dica hada 69 TCP Auto AnS Wet aria A a A A eed a 70 Hybrid Modes s isserrat paria A a A A A AAA 70 Data Communication ooococcoccoc cent nent tenet ee O a a 71 Public and Private Mode sv cote cee cade vn ede srs wwe le ed Perea ed ewe ad 71 Internal DACP Server avance quik Saad diets apt acid cae Bs wi aac aba andl 72 Kee palliVe iii chia awed d ob tena ee be
168. ontinue click Next Figure 2 6 New Connection Wizard e Select Connect to the Internet f Select Next Connect to the Internet Connect to the Internet so you can browse the Web and read email Connect to the network at my workplace Connect to a business network using dial up or YPN so you can work from home a field office or another location O 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 it Figure 2 7 New Connection Type g Select Set up my connection manually h Select Next How do you want to connect to the Internet O 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 2 8 New Connection How do you want to connect 165 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 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 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 PPP
169. oth AT PPCOM1000 1 and AT PPREPORTINPUTS 1 are enabled the PinPoint X digital inputs will be reported and the COM1000 inputs will be ignored PPDEVID n Whether or not the PinPoint X should include the 64 bit device ID inits GPS reports PPDEVID MUST be 1 if the modem uses a Dynamic IP n 0 Disable ID n 1 Enable display ID PPDIST n GPS Report Distance Interval in 100 Meter Units kilometer 1 mile is approximately 1600 kilometers e n 0 Disabled e n 1 65535 152 Configuration Commands PPFLUSHONEVT n Flushes store and forward buffer when an input event DTR RTS occurs n 0 Disable n 1 Enable PPGPSDATUM n 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 e n 92 NAD27 e n 115 NAD83 PPGPSSENTENCES n Specifies the NMEA sentences to display in the NMEA GPS Report e n 0 65535 hex PPGPSR n GPS report type e n 0x11 Standard GPS Report e n 0x12 Standard GPS Report UTC Date n 0x13 Standard GPS Report UTC Date RF data e n 0xE0 GGA and VTG NMEA reports e n 0xE1 GGA VTG and RMC NMEA reports e n 0xF0 TAIP reports e n 0xF1 Compact TAIP data PPIGNOREIP n When enabled ignore ATS Server IP PPIP updates in RAP n 0 Use ATS Server IP updates n 1 Ignore ATS Server IP updates PPINPUTEVT n Enable sending input changes as events diff
170. packet it will send a message to the modem noting the missing sequence and the PinPoint X will retransmit PR PPSNF SNF Enable o x LOGGING PPSNFR SNF Reliable Mode o PINPOINT Beee PPSNFB SNF Mode o 0 OFF 1 Reliable Mode PPSNFM SNF Minimum Reports o 2 Simple Reliable Mode FPPMAXRETRIES SNF Simple Reliable Max Retries 10 Figure 10 11 AceManager PinPoint PPSNFR 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 PinPoint X 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 Misc ppTIME Report Interval Time Seconds o Serial TCP pppisT Report Interval Distance 100 Meters o uop _ DNS PPTSV Stationary Vehicle Timer Minutes o Dynamic IP ee PPP Ethernet PPMINTIME Pinpoint Minimum Report Time secs o daci Figure 10 12 AceManager PPTIME PPDIST PPTSV PPMINTIME 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 PPTSV Location report sent if the vehicle has been in one location stationary for more than a set time interval minutes PPM
171. ports corre sponding 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 RPV Report Position Velocity reports Position Velocity Messages Over the Air Remote To configure the PinPoint X 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 INFO AT Name Value New Value amp AREA ppIp ATS Server IP STATUS pas cose rarer PPPORT server Port 22335 COMMON S Misc ppTIME Report Interval Time Seconds o USB Figure 10 34 AceManager PinPoint PPIP PPPORT Rev 3 0B Feb 08 102 Global Positioning System GPS Note Unlike standard TAIP which simply sends to the last client to request automatic reports the remote reports are sent to the desti nation address PPIP and destination port PPPORT b Set the GPS Report Type PPGPSR to your preferred TAIP data format eae PPMINTIME PinPoint Minimum Report Time secs o DynamicIP ppqpsR GPS Report Type hex fE PPP Ethernet _ PassThru PPGPSDATUM GPS Datum Mode SMTP Other PPDEVID Use Device ID in Location Reports Low Power Friends PPSNF SNF Enable FE PPSNFR
172. ration The TAIP emulation functionality allows the PinPoint X to operate in a limited manner with clients which only under stand 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 functional capability of the unit in a network environment Set the ID using PPTAIPID PPTAIPID TAIP ID PGPS Persistent GPS Reports port lo i Figure 10 32 AceManager PinPoint PPTAIPID TAIP Command Emulation With TAIP emulation the PinPoint X will listen for TAIP messages on port 21000 Set the GPS Report Type PPGPSR to your preferred TAIP data format ppmInTIME PinPoint Minimum Report Time secs o PPGPSR GPS Report Type hex 2 erepsparum GPS Datum Mode lo PPDEVID Use Device ID in Location Reports o pesnF SNF Enable fo PPSNFR SNF Reliable Mode o ppsnF8 SNF Mode fo DDGNEM SNF Minimum Ranarte n Figure 10 33 AceManager PinPoint PPGPRSR e FO TAIP data LN latitude longitude altitude the horizontal and vertical speed and heading Fl Compact TAIP data PV latitude longitude speed and heading Caution When TAIP emulation is enabled RAP will be disabled a
173. re 6 1 AceManager USB By default the port is set to work as a virtual Ethernet port USBDEVICE 1 To change the USB port to allow virtual serial port communi cation disable the Ethernet port emulation set USBDEVICE to 0 Note If you use a terminal connection with the USB port to change USBDEVICE the change is immediate Your connection will be terminated after inputting the command 41 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Universal Serial Bus USB Installing the USB driver 1 Set the Port Type Virtual Ethernet port is the default setting for the USB port If you want to install the virtual serial port change the USB port configuration using the directions above 2 Connect the PinPoint X to your computer s USB port When you connect the PinPoint X 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 PinPoint X 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 Win
174. resh Group _ Reset A PDA 4 EAT UPDADDR Status Update Reset Password Ms UPDPERIOD status Update Update PRL T lar Telnet Port Figure 11 2 AceManager Change Password menu option The current password will be pre entered As you type the new password and confirm it the characters you type will be obscured by x For the password you can use numbers letters and or punctuation Change Password for 192 168 13 31 DER Current Password New Password New Password Again Figure 11 3 Change Password Caution The password is case sensitive drowssaP is not the same as drowssap 109 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol Trap Destination SNMPTRAPDEST needs to be set with the destination IP and port If either are set to zero or empty SNMP traps are 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 SNMPCOM MUNITY The default is public SNMP MIB Definition Sample AIRLINK MIB DEFINITIONS BEGIN IMPORTS ObjectName FROM SNMPv2 SMI MODULE COMPLI ANCE FROM SNMPv2 CONF org OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER iso 3 dod OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER org 6 internet OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER dod 1 gt private OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER inte
175. rned off and power up more quickly when the ignition is started Not ol Henson Sense white Ground black Power red Figure 4 3 Ignition Sense power connector Connecting to a Computer or other Device Figure 4 4 Ethernet The Ethernet port of your PinPoint X can be connected directly to a computer or other Ethernet device with either a cross over cable or a straight through cable The Ethernet port on the PinPoint X is auto sensing and will auto detect the speed of the connecting device for 100baseTX or 10baseT If you are 23 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Hardware Installation of the PinPoint X connecting the modem to a hub or switch you should use a straight through cable or use the uplink port on the hub or switch with a cross over cable Figure 4 5 Serial The serial port can be connected directly to most computers or other devices using a standard straight through cable If you have a DCE device you will need a null modem or null modem cable Figure 4 6 USB Your PinPoint X s full speed 12 Mbit USB 2 0 port can be connected directly to most computers or other devices using a standard full speed USB 2 0 cable If the computer or device you are connecting or the cable is not rated for full speed the modem will communicate at a reduced speed to match The PinPoint X functions as a device not a host When it is connected to a computer the USB port should be seen as a COM port or Ethernet port after the applicable
176. rnet 4 enterprises OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER private 1 airlink OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER enterprises 20542 general OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER airlink 1 gt common OBJECT IDENTIFIER airlink 2 status OBJ ECT IDENTIFIER airlink 3 gps OBJ ECT 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 2 110 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol electronici D OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n general 3 modemType OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n general 4 aleosSWVer OB ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n general 5 aleosHWVer OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n general 6 modemSWVer OBJ ECT TYPE SYNTAX DisplayString MAX ACCESS read only STATUS current n general 7 modemHWvVer OBJ ECT 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 111 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 SNMP
177. rol Panel Tour Windows xP Files and Settings Transfer Wizard amp Printers and Faxes fa Notepad Y Help and Support yo Search All Programs gt 17 Run omputer D Log Off wut Down Set Program Access and Defaults AirLink 3G Connection B AirLink DUN AirLink YPN Bb Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem a a Connect To Sierra Wireless YPN uP Wireless Network Connection e Show all connec Figure 2 4 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 2 Network Connections Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help Qro y yo Search gt Folders E Address a Network Connections Sierra Wireless Airlink Modem Disconnected Standard 33600 bps Modem Change Windows Firewall settings LAN or High Speed Internet See Also Qi a dc Neak Connection Coni ip Network EC Dell Wireless 1450 Dual Band Troubleshooter Other Places Figure 2 5 Windows Network Connections c Click Next on the opening screen to begin creating a PPPoE connection d Next Rev 3 0B Feb 08 164 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 PPP over Ethernet PPPoE 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 c
178. rt When the PinPoint X modem 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 or TCP hh hex byte 00 normal hh 01 SLIP hh 02 PPP hh 03 UDP hh 04 TCP e hh 07 PassThru hh 0F PinPoint MDT hh 13 Modbus ASCII e hh 23 Modbus RTU Binary hh 33 BSAP hh 63 Variable Modbus e hh 73 Reliable UDP e hh 83 UDP Multicast S82 n Enables UDP auto answer half open mode n 0 Normal mode e n 2 Enable UDP auto answer mode S83 n 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 e n 0 No idle time out Default e n 1 255 Time out in seconds DU n 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 134 Note UDPLAST does not change the S53 setting in NVRAM If the modem is reset the original S53 setting will be restored from NVRAM Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands UALL n Accepts UDP packets from any IP address w
179. rt number 2332 Connect using TCP IP Winsock BCM 92 56K Modem Standard 33600 bps Modem COM3 COm1 TCP IP W insock Figure 6 16 HyperTerminal TCP C Enter the modem password 12345 by default when requested Using the Virtual Serial Port Once the driver is installed you can use the USB port just like a standard serial port Using the USB virtual serial port with AceManager In AceManager the USB virtual serial port connection will appear as a standard serial port Use the PPP connection and select the COMfserial port of the USB connection Connect to Modem UDP Port comt v F Use SOS Mode TCP SMS Password Ethernet Cancel Figure 6 17 AceManager PPP Tip You will need to open AceManager after you connect the USB cable to your computer for AceManager to have access to the USB Serial PORT Rev 3 0B Feb 08 50 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Universal Serial Bus USB Using the USB virtual serial port with a Terminal Emulation Utility a Select the serial port of the USB connection when prompted for a COM port b Change the Bits per Second to 115200 default Data Bits to 8 Parity to None Stop Bits to 1 and Flow Control to Hardware c You should also need to make sure your connection uses Auto Detect for the terminal emulation 51 7 Inputs Relay Outputs and Power Status e Capturing External Events Power Modes and Information Rev 3 0B Feb 08 The PinPoi
180. se an optional I O Wiring Harness for the PinPoint X in its final location be PinPoint X which can be used to attach devices to the I O port sure to cover all exposed wiring The harness has pre wired leads to allow you to customize your own connections The wires are paired and color coded 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 Relay 1 Rsv A A propa edi felons Reldy 2 2 4 NC JAIN A LL IMA 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Figure 7 3 PinPoint X I O Port Diagram not to scale Table 7 1 PinPoint X I O Port Pin out 1 Analog Input 4 12 Analog Input 3 2 Analog Ground 13 Analog Ground 3 Analog Input 2 14 Analog Input 1 4 No Connect 15 No Connect 5 Reserved for future use 16 Reserved for future use 6 Com2 for use with 7 17 Coml for use with 18 7 Normal Open Relay 18 Normal Open Relay 8 None 19 None 9 Digital Input 4 20 Digital Input 3 10 Ground 21 Ground 11 Digital Input 2 22 Digital Input 1 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 54 PinPoint X HSDPA 55 Figure 7 4 I O Wiring Harness AirLink part number 120 140 1014 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Figure 7 5 Color Corospondance to connection points Table 7 2 Wiring Color Corospondance 1 Violet Red 12 Violet Black 2 Black Red 13 Black White 3 Violet Green 14 Violet White 4 none 15 none 5 none 16 none 6 Yellow White 17 Green
181. should use something which is unique but also easy to remember Your company name or the intended function of the modem are recommended If you have more than one modem and want to name them the same you can append a number for each Since itis an Internet domain name there are some restrictions for the name e Must begin with a letter or number e Can include a hyphen Cannot contain spaces e Must be no longer than 20 characters total Data Usage for IP Manager Server Updates The IP Manager update is a small packet sent to the server with a response sent back to the modem If you have IPMGRUPDATEI or IPMGRUPDATE2 set to any number but zero the modem will send the update not only when it receives a new IP address but at the time interval as well The data traffic could be billed by your carrier Each update is a total of 68 bytes from the modem with a 50 byte total response from the server for a round trip update of 118 bytes interval total bytes per minutes day 24 hours 10 16992 bytes 30 5664 bytes 60 2832 bytes 500 339 84 bytes Eairlink com As a service Sierra Wireless maintains a IP Manager servers which can be used for any AirLink modem 80 Note The IP Manager service from Sierra Wireless is currently not a guaranteed service though every effort is made to keep it operational 24 7 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 IP Manager e DOMAIN eairlink com e IPMANAGERI1 edns2 eairl
182. ss account Configuring the PinPoint X for GPS This section covers general configuration Configurations for specific 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 a AT Name Value New Value A J pprp ATS Server IP PPPORT Server Port 22335 PPTIME kapart interval Tima leads fo pppist Report Interval Distance 100 Meters 0 PPTSV Stationary Vehicle Timer Minutes lo Dynamic1P PpminTIme PinPoint Minimum Report Time secs o PPP Ethernet PassThru PPGPSR GPS Report Type hex 12 gt PPGPSDATUM GPS Datum Mode o gt PPDEVID Use Device ID in Location Reports o z PPSNF SNF Enable lo z PPSNFR SNF Reliable Mode o xz PPSNFB SNF Mode o gt PPSNEM SNF Minimum Reports lo PPMAXRETRIES SNF Simple Reliable Max Retries 10 PPTCPPOLL rcp GPs Port s494 F PPLATS Local ATS Reporting Time Interval secs o PPLATSR ATS Local Report Type hex 12 gt PPLATSEXTRA ATS Local Extra Report Ports o PPINPUTEVT Enable input event reports Jo zi PPODOM Odometer Enable o Y ppanamvai Odometer Value meters heisann TO 86 PPP Ethernet PassThru SMTP Other Low Po
183. ssued any modified values will revert back to their previous values at modem reset Cannot be configured in AceManager DATE mm dd yyyy hh mm ss 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 124 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands hh mm ss time in 24 hour notation DPORT n The modem s Device Port which the modem is listening on for inbound packets data polls Can also be set with the command S110 e n 1 65535 HOSTPAP n 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 NETALLOWZEROIP n Allows the displayed IP address in NETIP to end in zero ex 192 168 1 0 e n 0 Do not allow n l Allow NETPW pw The password that is used to login to the cellular network when required e pwe password 30 characters maximum NETPHONE The modem s phone number if applicable or obtainable NETUID uid The login that is used to login to the cellular network when required e uid user id up to 64 bytes STATICIP d d d d Set the static IP required to be received from the
184. t ciao rd a A a hid A ae 3 Monitor and Control ooccococccccc eee eee t etn ene t ee neenenaes 3 AceNetl sebekas a a a ds a Saran yet 4 Network Monitoring 1 0 c ccc eee eee e eee eee teen e eens 4 AGOVIEW ivi A A Ree al ee aie Gi ie A AEE E A e 4 MOGEMADOCTOR taria E diy aa point aye antes de ue eee yang me Ea 5 Modem Doctor USB isis suse cdo ri e wee ti ae ed de 6 Connecting to the AT amp T Network 0 cc ccc cee nee eee nee e nee nenenas 7 Steps Of a connection marina een nds eke Gan Seba ao ida 7 Dynamic vs Static IP Addresses 1 0 0 0 ccc naa 8 HSDPA Communication 0 00 cnet a i aa a a ee adaa a A 9 UMTS ieina aes on r E T E EE aetna AE E E E A 9 EDGE cuida a aio 10 CP RS ui and sir taa ad asa 10 Specifications ricardo errar 11 Features and BenefitS ooococcoccnocn teen tet eee e tee teen et nenaes 11 A dre S cai a aa oars SERRE ba ieee ea enone ee ieee 11 Badia elena veetadad ciate nese y a aa aaa 11 Environmental pista rindo dd laa eee nates 11 Power Consumption 12V DC 0 ccc ete teen een eee nneaes 11 Standards Approvals sisari arain nent a teen denen eae 12 Host Interface costos aia a a oir 12 DIMENSIONS a A A rea ad 12 Application Interfaces oocooocccoccnr rr 12 LED Indicators xiii a svat o A a AE A E eG st wks 12 Interface Port Pin QltS 2cic oV ni a ga a ed a 12 SOMA POR tii ii atado adas A ad ias 12 Activating PinPoint X on AT amp T Network oooocooooocror o 1
185. t PPLATSR p PPMINTIME PinPoint Minimum Report Time secs o Dynamic IP ppgpsRr GPS Report Type hex 12 PPP Ethernet A PassThru PPGPSDATUM GPS Datum Mode o 0 Use MF SMTP q n 11 GPS Data Other PPDEVID Use Device ID in Location Reports o 12 GPS Date Low Power 2 E P Friends PPSNF SNF Enable o EEE PPSNFR SNF Reliable Mode o LOGGING d a PPSNFB SNF Mode o DO XORA data PINPOINT Te AA FDDSNEM QNE Minimum Ranarte n Figure 10 6 AceManager PinPoint PPGPRSR 0 MF Legacy reports for use with ATS version 4 and older e T11 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 e DO Xora reports e E0 NMEA GGA and VTG sentences El NMEA GGA RMC and VTG sentences e F0 TAIP data e F1 TAIP compact data Tip The PinPoint X 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 may be conflicts due to the local and remote reporting being in different modes and not all features to both modes may be available Rev 3 0B Feb 08 89 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Misc USB Serial TCP upP DNS Dynamic IP NNN Cthacant LOGGING Global Positioning System GPS Sending Reports Automatically Remote You can configure the PinPoint X to send reports base
186. t SF Oo o y PPFLUSHONEVT Flush SnF Buffer on input o PPCOM1000 Extra inputs for COM1000 o y PPREPORTINPUTS Report inputs on RAP o o y Figure 7 8 AceManager PinPoint PPFUSHONEVT PPINPUTEVT Power Modes and Information The PinPoint X can be configured to switch power modes in response to specific events such as when the voltage to the modem drops below a configured threshold or when the DTR changes in order to conserve a vehicle s battery life The stand by state low power mode will prevent the modem from draining the battery while allowing the modem to quickly power up to regular operation when it is needed You can configure Low Power mode using AceManager 20070914 GROUPS MODEM DATA COMMON Misc USB Serial TCP UDP DNS Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet PassThru SMTP Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Inputs Relay Outputs and Power Status PRINTABLE VIEW AT Name Value New Value A VLTG Voltage Level Low Power Enable 1 Volt 0 Jermr Low Power Mode Delay Minutes lo I se SISE Standby Ignition Sense Enable jo y Figure 7 9 AceManager Low Power Wiring the PinPoint X for When the Standby Ignition Sense is enabled and the ignition sense connector is wired to your vehicle the ignition sense will provide a link to the modem to enable it to enter a low power using standby mode The white wire of the three wire connector should be used to connect to your ignition Not w I
187. t interface Allows communication with a subnet behind the host interface n n n n subnet mask example 255 255 255 0 HOSTPEERIP d d d d Set or query the IP address that can be used to directly contact the PinPoint X 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 modem Note This is not normally used nor needed by user applications HOSTPRIVIP d d d d 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 HOSTPRIVMODE n Set or query whether a private or public network IP is to be used when the Host initiates a 1x connection to the modem e 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 139 Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet PassThru SMTP Note This mode is not available through the remote AT telnet server You will need to connect to the PinPoint X with it connected directly to your computer Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands address the cellular connection will be closed since the IP address has changed and has to be re initiated default e n 1 Private IP Mode When the Host initiates a 1x connection the host will be given the IP address sp
188. t providers including cellular 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 e 0 No security required SNMPv2c and SMNPv3 commu nications are allowed 1 Authentication required SNMPvy3 is required to do authentication and SNMPv2c transmissions will be silently discarded Authentication is equivalent to the authNoPriv setting in SNMPv3 e 2 Authentication required and messages are encrypted SNMPV3 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 108 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol User Name and Password The user name is user The user name cannot be changed The PinPoint X 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 amore secure and or longer password To change the password in the PinPoint X select Modem from the top menu line in AceManager COM1 Sierra Wireless AceManager felt Template Tools Help g Connect f All r Write Reset Refresh All Ref
189. tact your PinPoint X directly from the Internet using a domain name 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 most people than a string of numbers Understanding the parts of a domain name can help to under stand how IP Manager works and what you need to be able to configure the modem 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 e 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
190. ted and sent by entering a or Ctrl Z on an empty line Cannot be configured with AceManager email email address e body message body SMTPSTATUS Returns the status of the last issued SMTP message SMTPSEND If no status is available 0 is returned Once read the status is cleared out The status codes returned come from the SMTP server to which that the modem sent the request Unless the receiving server is not standard they follow the REC for SMTP Cannot be used with AceManager Example 354 send in progress 250 sent ok SMTPSUBJ 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 SMTPUSER user The email account username to authenticate with the SMTP server SMTPADDR for sending email wuser username maximum 40 characters Note Not required to use SMTP settings but may be required by your cellular carrier Remarque 143 Configuration Commands Other PRINTABLE VIEW INFO AT Name Value New Value Aa IPPING Keepalive Ping Time o STATUS NAAA IPPINGADDR Keepalive Ping Address COMMON MSCIUPDADDR Status Update Address Jo USB Serial MSCIUPDPERIOD Status Update Period Seconds lo TCP UDP TPORT aT Telnet Port 2332 DNS Dynamic IP TELNETTIMEOUT AT Telnet Port Timeout Minutes 2 PP
191. tent Network Connectivity Over The Air OTA Upgrades e Wireless Optimized TCP IP e Real Time Notification Rev 3 0B Feb 08 1 Introduction to the PinPoint X Real Time GPS Reporting e GPS Store and Forward e Packet Level Diagnostics e Device Management amp Control e Protocol Spoofing POWERED BY Figure 1 2 Powered by ALEOS AceWare A wireless solution is not complete until you have software tools to manage the devices monitoring your valuable equipment AceWare is the device management and monitoring application suite for Sierra Wireless AirLink products powered by ALEOS e AceManager e AceNet e AceView Modem Doctor These modem utilities except AceNet are free of charge to those who own Sierra Wireless AirLink modems You can download the applications and their user guides from the Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions web site http www sierrawireless com support Contact your dealer or Sierra Wireless representative for information on AceNet Note AceView AceManager and AceNet require the Microsoft NET Framework v 1 1 and Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP or later You can obtain the Microsoft NET Framework from Microsoft at http www microsoft com AceManager AceManager the AceWare remote configuration and monitoring tool simplifies deployment and provides extensive monitoring control and management capabilities AceManager gives you the power to monitor and con
192. the host at the end of a response or return code in command state Cannot be configured in AceManager e n 0 127 ASCII character number 127 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Configuration Commands S5 n This register sets the character recognized as a backspace during command entry Cannot be configured in AceManager e n 0 127 ASCII character number S6 n This register denotes the wait time in seconds before a blind dial no dial tone detection Cannot be configured in AceManager e n 2 10 seconds S8 n Whenever a dial command contains the comma character the contents of this register specify the pause time for each comma Cannot be configured in AceManager e n 0 255 S9 n Specifies the time that the received carrier must be present for the modem to recognize it and turn on Data Carrier Detect DCD if applicable The implementation is entirely at the IWF modem Cannot be configured in AceManager n 0 255 S10 n Specifies the amount of time that the carrier from the remote modem can be lost before the modem goes on hook This allows temporary disruptions to carrier without disconnecting A setting of 255 causes the modem to disable Carrier Detect and presume carrier is always present Cannot be configured in AceManager e n 1 2545 S23 speed databits parity stop bits Serial line parameters The settings take affect after reset e speed 300 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200
193. the host with PPIP and desired port on the host with PPPORT INFO AL Name Value New Value Fan yer PPIP ATS Server IP DOO STATUS EEE PPPORT server Port 122335 COMMON Misc ppTIME Report Interval Time Seconds lo USB Figure 10 14 AceManager PinPoint PPIP PPPORT b Set the GPS Report Type using PPGPSR to your preferred RAP report type 11 GPS Global Positioning System data Rev 3 0B Feb 08 93 Global Positioning System GPS 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 eee PPMINTIME PinPoint Minimum Report Time secs o Dynamic IP ppGpsRr GPS Report Type hex 12 PPP Ethernet PassThru PPGPSDATUM GPS Datum Mode lo Q Use M SMTP 11 GPS Data Other PPDEVID Use Device ID in Location Reports lo 12 GPS Date Low Power 13 GPS Date RF ES PPSNF SNF Enable o O NMER GGAFV rends E1 NMEA GGA VTG RMC PPSNFR SNF Reliable Mode lo ESTA date LOGGING F1 Compact TAIP data __ _m PPSNFB SNF Mode jo DO XORA data PINPOINT aS ppcnem ninio Banasa n Figure 10 15 AceManager PinPoint PPGPSR 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 configu ration command to change the value for PPIP RAP Reports over a Local Connection Lo
194. 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 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 48 Universal Serial Bus USB Advanced Settings for COM5 Use FIFO buffers requires 16550 compatible UART Select lower settings to correct connection problems Cancel Select higher settings for faster performance Receive Buffer Low 1 J Haa aa Transmit Buffer Low 1 g High 16 16 om Port Number COMS e J Figure 6 14 Advanced Settings Using the Virtual Ethernet Port Once the driver is installed you can use the USB port just like a standard Ethernet port Using USB Ethernet with AceManager In AceManager use the UDP or TCP connection and enter the IP address of the modem 192 168 13 31 by default and the password 12345 by default Connect to Modem Address 192 168 13 31 Password Ethernet Cancel Figure 6 15 AceManager TCP Using USB Ethernet with a Terminal Emulation Utility Configure your terminal application for telnet communication a In HyperTerminal select TCP IP Winsock b Use the IP address of the modem 192 168 13 31 by default as the destination and use the telnet port of the modem 2332 by default Rev 3 0B Feb 08 49 Universal Serial Bus USB Connect To B Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions Enter details for the host that you want to call Host address 132 1 68 1 3 31 Po
195. ting to the PinPoint X 25 Hardware Installation of the PinPoint X The Reset button on the left side of the PinPoint X has two functions If it is quickly depressed and released the modem will simply power cycle the internal hardware If however the reset is depressed and held for several seconds count 10 slowly and wait for the power light to go off after the light pattern stops the ALEOS configu ration settings will return to the factory defaults Caution f you reset the modem configuration using the reset button you may to reconfigure your APN Light Patterns The LEDs on the front of the modem will respond in different patterns to indicate modem states Normal Each LED mentioned above lit as applicable Start up The LEDs will cycle from left to right e PassThru mode Network and Signal LEDs will blink in tandem The Activity LED will blink when transmitting or receiving data SOS The Network Chan and Service Err or Serv LEDs will blink alternate to each other Low Power All LEDs will be off except the power LED which will blink every 3 seconds Configuration Reset The LEDs will cycle left to right and then right to left 4 times e Authentication Failure The Network Signal and Activity LEDs blink every 2 seconds Data Retry The Network Signal and Activity LEDs blink every 3 seconds Invalid MAC Address or Ethernet Initiation Fail The Service LED will blink Mou
196. trol your Sierra Wireless AirLink communications platforms in real time Rev 3 0B Feb 08 2 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Introduction to the PinPoint X 192 168 13 31 AirLink Wireless Ace DER File Modem Template Tools Help Bo B o qu x E2 h Connect Refresh Refresh All White Reset Load Save Copy Clear Update PRL Auto Refresh Disabled Y GROUPS MODEM DATA PRINTABLE VIEW AT Name Value NETPHONE Phone Number 7199302620 DEVICEID Device ID 0x000002cF0080F25C COMMON Misc USB erHMAC Ethernet Mac Address 001435004245 Serial 7 Tce Modem Type PinPoint x EV DO upp DNS Dynamic IP ALEOS Softvare Version va321_3 1 5 063b3 Aug 9 2007 PPP Ethernet PassThru Modem EID IMEI 603ce298 Modem Name f603e6238 Modem Hardware Configuration 090d0004000300000000000000000000 Modem Software Version p2005001 20224 Sep 21 2006 15 43 22 VID PID Modem Hardware Version MC5725 Rev 2 0 2 Boot Version SS MSCI Version Figure 1 3 AceManager Simplified Deployment AceManger provides the ability to remotely set up and configure your Sierra Wireless AirLink products Remote device setup and configuration reduces the deployment timeline of your wireless solution and provides a quicker path to ROI Templates allow you to easily configure other devices in your fleet with identical settings ensuring a simple accurate deployment Monitor
197. under most circumstances to the Internet in a one to one gateway configuration When the PinPoint X obtains its IP address from AT amp T it also obtains the network routing information necessary to forward messages to their routers which can then forward on from there The PinPoint X then acts as a router for the device connected to it forwarding to or from the cellular network Note If you have a device connected to the Ethernet port and the serial port and the USB port they will not be able to communicate to each other Each port is routed separately to the cellular network with one to one routing for each Public and Private Mode In Public Mode the PinPoint X will pass the IP address assigned by the cellular network to the device connected to its port Public Mode is the default mode for the PinPoint X If you need more control over which gateway address device address and netmask that is given out by the internal DHCP server you can use the private host mode HOSTPRIVMODE and set the internal network IP addresses The PinPoint X will use NAT to forward packets to the end device Tip When using Public mode Sierra Wireless recommends connecting the modem directly to the computer or other end device Using a hub or switch may prevent the PinPoint X from updating the IP address of the end device when an IP address is received from the cellular network In AceManager the Private mode settings are part of the PPP Ethern
198. ut other 3rd party appli cations have been developed to take advantage of the RAP messaging format In the original RAP a PinPoint line modem uses the UDP User Datagram Protocol to communicate with the host server 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 acknowl edged 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 84 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Global Positioning System GPS Examples of tracking applications using RAP e Air Trak e TrackStar CompassCom e Zoll Data e HTE e Spillman e and others 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 equipment Example of a tracking application using NMEA e Microsoft Streets and Trips Tip For more inform
199. uter to communicate between them 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 such 72 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Data Communication and Host Modes as 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 PinPoint X 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 address defined in HOSTPRIVIP 1 When the PinPoint X registers on the cellular network it is assigned an IP address from AT amp T let s say A B C D 2 Acting as a DHCP server in Public Mode when the PinPoint X receives a DHCP request from an Ethernet device it hands off the assigned address to the device and sets up the default gateway address as A B C 1 If the fourth octet is already a 1 it assigns A B C 2 as the router address 3 The PinPoint X 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 A B C 1
200. volts Example ATVLTG 130 would place the modem in a low power use standby state if the voltage goes below 13 0V Friends Friends Mode can limit access to the PinPoint X from the cellular network and the Internet Friends mode is a basic firewall Caution f you are using Friends Mode you will not be able to use AceManager remotely or Telnet to the modem unless you are contacting the modem from one of the configured IP addresses Note Friends Mode will only prevent the PinPoint X modem from receiving data from those IP addresses not on the Friends List It cannot prevent data such as pings from traversing the network to the modem which may billable traffic even though the modem does not receive the data Rev 3 0B Feb 08 148 Dynamic IP PPP Ethernet PassThru Configuration Commands PRINTABLE VIEW AT Name Value New Value lem Friends Mode o J Y Fo Friends List po fo 0 0 0 lx Friends List ix fo o 0 0 f F2 Friends List 1P2 jo ooof F3 Friends List 1P3 0 0 0 0 Fa Friends List 1p4 0 0 0 0 les Friends List 1ps foooof 7 Fs Friends List IP6 0 0 0 0 y F7 Friends List 17 fo 0 0 0 Fe Friends List 1p8 o 0 0 0 Fo Friends List 1P9 0 0 0 0 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Figure 1 17 AceManager Friends FM n Friends Mode Only allow specified IPs to access the PinPoint X modem n 0 Disable Friends mode n 1 Enable Friends mode Only packets from fr
201. wer COMMON Misc Rev 3 0B Feb 08 Global Positioning System GPS 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 PinPoint X is configured to use DNS Refer to the IP Manager chapter for how to configure DNS and how to allow your PinPoint X use a domain name even with a dynamic IP address account from AT amp T Real Time Clock Synchronization Every hour the PinPoint Xt 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 PinPoint X 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 PinPoint X and does not translate it to the local time zone If the PinPoint X 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 Configuring the Datum You can change the Datum used by your PinPoint X by config uring PPGPSDATUM Match the Datum to the Datum used by your tracking application PPGPSR GPS Report Type hex 12 i PPGPSDATUM GPS Datum Mode o PPDEVID Use Device ID in Location Reports o O WGS84 92 NAD27 PPSNF SNF Enable o 115 NAD83 PPSNFR SNF Reliable Mode
202. xisting account name or password contact your ISP User name Same HOSTUID as configured earlier Password Same HOSTPW as configured earlier 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 2 11 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 configu ration 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 PinPoint X 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 J 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 2 12 New Connection Finish Rev 3 0B Feb 08 167 Rev 3 0B Feb 08 PPP over Ethernet

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