Asentria SiteBoss 571 UserManual
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Mode
Mode toggles between SMS ONLY and PERMANENT. SMS ONLY means the modem is only available for out-
bound SMS messaging. PERMANENT means the modem maintains an “always on” connection with the network
and is available for incoming connections. The default setting is SMS ONLY.
APN
This option is used to set the Access Point Name (APN) as defined by your wireless provider. (maximum length is
31 characters).
PIN
Set the PIN associated with the SIM card, if any. (Maximum length is 15 chars)
PPP Wireless User Name/Password
These options set the login credentials for the PPP connection as needed (maximum length for each is 64
characters).
Note: These settings are identical to the same settings in the
– so a change in one
menu will change the settings in the other.
Default Route Enable
This is an ON/OFF toggle to enable the wireless interface to be the default route when connected. Default setting
is OFF. Turn this ON to enable the wireless communication functions.
Firewall
This is an ON/OFF toggle to enable or disable the PPP Modem firewall for both PPP Dialout and PPP
Hosting. The default is ON. For wireless modem conductivity the firewall will need to be changed to OFF.
Advanced Settings
The Advanced Settings displays a menu allowing for additional configuration of Wireless Modem Settings.
SiteBoss 571 - Wireless Modem Advanced Settings
A) Idle Timeout (minutes) [0]
B) Keep-Alive Threshold (minutes) [0]
C) PPP Debug Enable [OFF]
D) Connectivity Check Settings [OFF]
Idle Timeout
Idle Timeout sets the number of minutes (0
– 255) to wait before disconnecting an inactive modem connection.
A setting of 0 means the connection will not be terminated. The default setting is 0 minutes.
Keep-Alive Threshold (minutes)
This option sets the length of time, in minutes, after which the wireless modem will send an outbound packet
to maintain a connection, if no data has been transmitted. A setting of 0 disables this feature. The default is 0.
PPP Debug Enable
This is an ON/OFF toggle to enable capturing PPP traffic to a log file which can be extracted from the device and
used for debugging purposes. The default setting is OFF.
Connectivity Check Settings
This option brings up a menu to set up the unit to check wireless connectivity. The SiteBoss can be configured to
ping up to two user-specified IP addresses at a user-specified interval. If the count of consecutive failed tests
reaches a user-specified threshold, and the modem is not in use, the SiteBoss will power cycle the wireless
modem. If the situation persists the SiteBoss will power cycle.
The modem will not power cycle more often than every 10 minutes. This interval increases on consecutive triggers
to a maximum interval of 1 hour. If resetting the modem does not restore connectivity, then the SiteBoss will be
power cycled on the next trigger. The SiteBoss will not power cycle more often than every 12 hours. A system
message is displayed in any open command processor saying that the system is going to reboot in 30 seconds.
