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AirborneM2M™ User Guide
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CONFIGURING SERIAL PORT 2 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 2 on a successful network connection.
Table 38 - Configure Serial Port 2 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 – Serial Port 2 Enter the port on which the target server is listening for TCP
connections.
Select TCP Timeout – Serial Port 2 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 – Serial Port 2 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 – Serial Port 2
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 – Serial Port 2
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 2 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 2 Settings page. Select this is 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 the primary target server using
the configured port number.