Sierra Raven EDGE Network Card User Manual


 
Hardware Installation of the Raven
Rev 3.0B Feb.08 27
Connecting to a Computer or
other Device
Figure 4-2: Ethernet
TheEthernetportofyourRavencanbeconnecteddirectlytoa
computerorotherEthernetdevicewitheitheracrossover
cableorastraightthroughcable.TheEthernetportonthe
Ravenisautosensingandconnectsat10baseT.Ifyouare
connectingthemodemtoahubor
switchyoushouldusea
straightthroughcableorusetheuplinkportonthehubor
switchwithacrossovercable.
Tip: On some computers, the TCP receive window may be set to 16
kbytes. To optimize the throughput of your Raven, it is recommended
that you change the TCP window to 128 kbytes to 256 kbytes using a
TCP Optimizer.
Indicator Lights
WhenyourRavenisconnectedtopowerandanantenna,there
isaspecificpatterntothelightstoindicateitsoperationmode.
Figure 4-3: Raven Indicator lights
Chan(channel)‐Indicatesthemodemhasacquireda
networkchannel.
Link‐Indicatesasuccessfulconnectiontothecellular
network.
Reg(registration)‐IndicatestheRavenhasacquiredanIP
fromyourcellularprovider.