AirborneM2M™ User Guide
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CONFIGURING SERIAL PORT 1 AS TCP CLIENT
In this mode, the device will attempt to initiate a TCP connection to a network-based server and establish a
data tunnel with Serial Port 1 on a successful network connection.
Table 37 - Configure Serial Port 1 as TCP Client
Step
Description
Navigation Bar
Select
Configuration
You will see a group of fields under the banner of WLAN
Parameters.
Feature Link
Select
Connection Settings
The wireless interface and security must be configured before
configuring the Ethernet settings.
A page showing the configuration options for TCP/IP and UDP
connections to the device. Configuration of Telnet, HTTP and SSH
ports is possible through this page.
Select
TCP Port
Enter the port on which the target server is listening for TCP
connections.
Select
TCP Timeout
Enter the inactivity timeout in seconds, after which the device will
close the open data tunnel on Serial Port 1.
The default
0
disables the timeout.
Select
TCP Retry Time
Enter the period (in seconds) the device should use to retry
establishing the TCP connection to the target server.
Select
Primary TCP Target Server IP
Address
Enter the IP address of the primary target server.
The address must be in the format:
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
Optional
Select
Secondary TCP Target Server
IP Address
Enter the IP address of the secondary target server.
The address must be in the format:
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
This address will be used if the initial attempts to connect to the
primary server fail. This field is optional.
Press
Commit
[Button]
Saves changes to the device.
Press
Reload
[Button]
Reloads the
Connection Settings
page.
Feature Link
Select
Serial Port 1 Settings
The wireless interface and security must be configured before
configuring the Ethernet settings.
Displays a page showing the serial port configuration. Setting the
default mode of operation for the serial interface is done in this
page.
Select
Serial CLI Default Mode
Select
Pass
from the drop down menu.
Press
Commit
[Button]
Saves changes to the device.
Optional
Press
Reload
[Button]
Reloads the
Serial Port 1 Settings
page. Select this if you have
further configuration options to change.
Optional
Press
Restart
[Button]
Restarts the device. After the device as rebooted, it will attempt to
authenticate to the configured network. As long as the network is in
range, the wireless interface will connect.
Once authenticated to the network, the device will attempt to make
a TCP connection with primary target server, using the configured
port number.