Interfaces Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs)
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3. Click Network > Modems > Modem.
4. Modem are enabled by default. Click to toggle Enable to off to disable.
5. For Match modem by, select the matching criteria used to determine if this modem
configuration applies to the currently attached modem:
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Any modem: Applies this configuration to any modem that is attached.
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IMEI: Applies this configuration only to a modem that matches the identified IMEI.
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If IMEI is selected, for Match IMEI, type the IMEI of the modem that this
configuration should be applied to.
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Port: Applies this configuration to a modem attached to the identified physical port.
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If Port is selected, for Match Port, select the modem's port.
The default is Any modem.
6. For Active SIMslot, select the SIMslot that should be used by the modem, or select Any to use
any SIMslot. The default is Any.
7. If Active SIMslot is set to Any, for Preferred SIMslot, select the SIMslot that should be
considered the preferred slot for this modem, or select None. In the event of a failover to a
non-preferred SIM, or if manual SIM switching is used to switch to a non-preferred SIM, the
modem will attempt to reconnect to the SIM in the preferred SIMslot. None is the default.
8. For Maximum number of interfaces, type the number of interfaces that can be configured to
use this modem. This is used when using dual-APN SIMs. The default is 1.
9. For Signal strength query interval, type or select the amount of time the system waits before
polling the modem for signal information.
Allowed values are any number of weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds, and take the
format number{w|d|h|m|s}.
For example, to set Signal strength query interval to ten minutes, enter 10m or 600s.
The default is 30s.
10. Enable Carrier switching to allow the modem to automatically match the carrier for the active
SIM. Carrier switching is enabled by default.
11. For Access technology, select the type of cellular technology that this modem should use to
access the cellular network, or select All technologies to configure the modem to use the best
available technology. The default is All technologies.