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Before powering on the console server:
 Your carrier will provide you with a SIM card. Insert the SIM card
with contacts facing upward. It will lock into place
 Screw the external antenna coax cable onto the MAIN screw mount
SMA connector on the rear of the console server
 The AUX connector can be used either for receive diversity
(requires external antenna Part# 569006 and cable Part# 449041)
or for GPS (requires external GPS passive antenna with cable
Part# 569008).
2.6.4n External USB cellular modems
All the IM42xx-X models support external USB GSM/HSPA or CDMA/EV-DO cellular modems from Sierra Wireless.
The USB modem attaches to one of the rear USB 2.0 ports on the IM4200-DAC-X2 via the modem’s USB adapter
cable. Similarly external USB cellular modem can be attached to the USB ports on any ACM5000 or an IM4004-5.
External modems have their own internal antennas however they generally benefit from an external antenna.
2.7 Digital I/O and Environmental Sensors
Any ACM5000 or ACM5500 model with an –I in the model number, or any ACM5000 with the –E option all ship with
an external green connector block for attaching environmental sensors and digital I/O devices.
Plug in this block and screw in any external devices.
On the ACM5508-2-I, ACM5504-5-G-I, ACM5004-2-I and ACM5004-G-I models this block can also be used for
connecting the external DC power source.
Refer Chapter 8 for further details.