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Table 32  GPRS Connection Parameters 
Set Name  Parameter Name  Use 
netif0   apn  Operator-specific access point name 
netif0   auth  Authentication type 
none = No authentication 
any = PAP or CHAP 
pap = PAP 
chap = CHAP 
netif0   username  Username for authentication 
netif0   password  Password for authentication 
netif0   isp  Number to dial for connection. By default 
*99***1# 
(2
 
netif0   staticip  Static IP in use. 0 = No, 1 = Yes 
(2
 
netif0   address  AWS IP address 
(1,2
 
netif0   subnetmask  Network mask 
(1,2
 
netif0   gateway  Default gateway 
(1,2
 
netif0   dns1  Domain name server 1 
(2
 
netif0   dns2  Domain name server 2 
(2
 
netif0  vjcompress  Use IP header compression. 
(2
 
netif0 autoinit  Bring interface automatically up when 
AWS starts, and attempt to keep always 
open. Otherwise interface is open only 
when needed. 
(1
  Used only when staticip = 1. 
(2
  Do not modify setting unless explicitly instructed to do so by the 
network operator.