7: Networking
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2. Enter the following information:
Cellular Interface
Cellular Modem Configuration
Cellular Modem Firmware
3. To save your entries, click the Apply button. Apply makes the changes immediately and
saves them so they will persist when the EMG is rebooted.
Cellular Status
The following items are displayed in the Cellular Status:
Cell Settings Disabled: If selected, disables the cellular interface. Default is enabled
for DHCP.
Obtain from DHCP: Acquires IP address and subnet mask from DHCP.
If the cellular modem is configured for DHCP and is used as the Fail-over
Gateway, when the IP address of the cellular modem changes, the IP
address of the Fail-over Gateway will be automatically updated to be the
same as the new cellular modem IP address.
IP Address (view only) An IP address acquired via DHCP.
Subnet Mask (view only) The network segment acquired via DHCP.
APN of Cellular Carrier Configure the Access Point Name for the cellular carrier. May have up to
256 characters.
Reboot Modem Select this option to restart the cellular modem. It is recommended that
the modem be restarted after firmware update, after changing the state of
the SIM Card PIN Lock, and after changing the PIN # for SIM Card.
Cellular Network Username
and Password
The login and password for connecting to the cellular carrier, if required.
The login may have up to 32 characters, and the password may have up
to 64 characters. The Cellular Network Password displays the current
password masked.
Cell Network Auth Specify the type of authentication to be used for connecting to the cellular
carrier. This is to be configured only if your carrier has setup the APN with
a user name and password. The authentication type specifies the security
protocol to be used for sending your user name and password to the
server to establish a connection. The supported protocols are PAP
(Password Authentication Protocol) and CHAP (Challenge Handshake
Authentication Protocol), with CHAP considered to be more secure.
Roaming Enable or disable network roaming. Disabled by default.
SIM Card PIN Lock Enable a lock so that the SIM card used by the cellular gateway cannot
be used by anyone who does not have the PIN.
PIN # for SIM Card The PIN number for the SIM card used by the gateway. May have up to 8
characters.
Update Firmware Select this option to update firmware on the cellular modem. The Modem
Firmware file and the PRI Carrier file will be transferred to the console
manager using the method selected by the Load Firmware via option.
Once the file have been transferred to the console manager, the console
manager will initiate the firmware update on the gateway.