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5.6.2 Connect to the CDMA EV-DO carrier network
The LES1408A, LES1416A, LES1432A and LES1448A console servers have an internal CDMA modem.
The LES1508A, LES1208A-R2, LES1216A-R2, LES1232A and LES1248A-R2 console servers also
support attaching an external USB CDMA cellular modem from Sierra Wireless to one of its USB 2.0
ports. Both will connect to the Verizon network in North America.
After creating an account with the CDMA carrier some carriers require an additional step to provision the
Internal Cellular Modem, referred to as Provisioning. Your console server supports:
- Over-the-Air Service Provisioning (OTASP) where modem specific parameters can be retrieved
via a voice call to a special phone number, and
- a manual process where the phone number and other parameters can be entered manually
OTASP Activation:
Before activating over the air, you will need to establish a data plan then register the device for
activation.
Contact your carrier and provide them with your ESN (Electronic Serial Number) which can be
found on the white label on the underside of the console server.
Select Internal Cellular Modem panel on the System: Dial menu.
A particular phone number will need to be dialed to complete OTASP e.g. Verizon uses *22899,
Telus uses *22886.
Click Activate to initiate the OTASP call. The process is successful if no errors are displayed and
you no longer see the CDMA Modem Activation form. ( If OTASP is unsuccessful you can consult
the System Logs for clues to what went wrong at Status: Syslog).
When OTASP has completed successfully you can proceed to enabling the Internal Cellular
Modem by entering the carriers phone number (which defaults to #777)
Click Apply.
The Cellular statistics page on Status: Statistics will display the current state of the modem.
OTASP success will result in a valid phone number being placed in the NAM Profile Account
MDN field.
Manual Activation:
Some carriers may not support OTASP in which case it may be necessary to manually provision the
modem.
Select Internal Cellular Modem panel on the System: Dial menu
Enter the MSL, MDN and MSID values. These values are specific to your carrier and for manual
activation you will have to investigate what values your carrier uses in each field. For example
Verizon have been known to use an MSL of 000000 and the phone number assigned to your
console server device as both the MDN and MSID with no spaces or hyphens e.g. “5551231234”
for “555-123-1234”
Click Activate. If no errors occur you will see the new values entered into the NAM Profile at the
Cellular page on Status: Statistics
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