Sierra Wireless 20070914 Network Router User Manual


 
Circuit Switch Communications
Rev 3.0B Feb.08 142
1. Gather the required information,
hardware, and software
Differentmodelnumberswillhavedifferentconfigurations.
Someoftheconfigurationstepsforonemodelwillnotworkat
allwithanyothermodelnumber.
ThemodelnumberforyourRavenisonthestickerwhichison
thetopofthemodem(example,Raven1xC3211orRaven
CDMAC3210).Thefirstletterandnumber(C3)indicatesthe
communicationtechnologyyourmodemuses.Thenext
number(2)indicatesthemodemmodel(Raven).Thefinaltwo
numbers(10,11,or16)indicatetheinternalhardwaremodel.
Hardware Required
ApersonalcomputerwithafunctioningserialportorUSB
portandaUSBtoserialconverterconfiguredtoworkwith
yourcomputer.
AstraightthroughRS232cable(DB9MDB9F).
AsuitablepowersupplyandantennafortheRaven.
Withoutsuitablesignalstrengththe modemwillnot
function.Betterthanatleast‐100dBMisrequired.
ACDMA/1xaccountthatsupportscircuitswitched
communication.
Software Required
SetupWizard‐Theactivationutility.Youcandownload
theSetupWizardfromtheSierraWirelessAirLink
Solutionswebsite:http://www.airlink.com.Adefault
installationofthisutilityisassumedlaterinthesedirec
tions.
ModemDoctor‐Utilitytoconductdiagnosticsandto
bringyourmodemtoabaselevelofconfiguration.You
candownloadModemDoctorfromtheSierraWireless
AirLinkSolutionswebsite:http://www.airlink.com.This
utilitydoesnotneedtobeinstalled;itisrundirectly.
Rememberwhereyoudownloadeditto,soyou
canrunit
aspartoftheinstructionsbelow.
AceManager‐GraphicalinterfaceforenteringmostAT
Commands.Youcan downloadAceManagerfromthe
SierraWirelessAirLinkSolutionswebsite:http://
www.airlink.com/.Adefaultinstallationofthisutilityis
assumedlaterinthesedirections.
RavenTemplatesforCircuitSwitch‐Thesetemplatesare
providedbyyourSierraWirelessAirLinkSolutionsrepre
sentativeandhavea.xmlextension.Youcanalso
downloadtheappropriatetemplatefrom:http://