Digi IX14

Interfaces Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs)
IX14 User Guide
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4. Modem are enabled by default. Click to toggle Enable to off to disable.
5. For Active SIMslot, select the SIMslot that should be used by the modem, or select Any to use
any SIMslot. The default is Any.
6. If Active SIMslot is set to Any, for Preferred SIMslot, select the SIMslot 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 SIMslot. None is the default.
7. 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.
8. Enable Carrier switching to allow the modem to automatically match the carrier for the active
SIM. Carrier switching is enabled by default.
9. 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.
10. For Antennas, select whether the modem should use the main antenna, the auxiliary antenna,
or both the main and auxiliary antennas.
11. Click Apply to save the configuration and apply the change.
Command line
1. Log into the IX14 command line as a user with full Admin access rights.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection
menu. Type admin to access the Admin CLI.
2. At the command line, type config to enter configuration mode:
> config
(config)>
3. Modem configurations are enabled by default. To disable:
(config)> network modem modem enable false
(config)>
4. Set the SIMslot that should be used by the modem:
(config)> network modem modem sim_slot value
(config)>
where value is one of the following:
n
any: Uses either SIMslot.
n
1: Uses the first SIM slot.
n
2. Uses the second SIMslot.
The default is any.