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5.6.2
Connect to the CDMA EV-DO carrier network
The LES1408A, LES1416A, LES1432A and LES1448A
console servers
have an internal CDMA modem.
The LES1508A, LES1208A-R2, LES1216A-R2, LES1232A and LES1248A-R2
console servers
also
support attaching an external USB CDMA cellular modem from Sierra Wireless to one of its USB 2.0
ports. Both will connect to the Verizon network in North America.
After creating an account with the CDMA carrier some carriers require an additional step to provision the
Internal Cellular Modem
, referred to as
Provisioning
. Your
console server
supports:
-
Over-the-Air Service Provisioning (
OTASP
) where modem specific parameters can be retrieved
via a voice call to a special phone number, and
-
a manual process where the phone number and other parameters can be entered manually
OTASP Activation:
Before activating
over the air,
you will need to
establish a data plan then register the device for
activation.
Contact your carrier and provide them with your ESN (Electronic Serial Number) which can be
found on the white label on the underside of the
console server.
Select
Internal Cellular Modem
panel on the
System: Dial
menu.
A particular phone number will need to be dialed to complete
OTASP
e.g. Verizon uses
*22899
,
Telus uses
*22886.
Click
Activate
to initiate the
OTASP
call. The process is successful if no errors are displayed and
you no longer see the
CDMA Modem Activation
form. ( If
OTASP
is unsuccessful you can consult
the System Logs for clues to what went wrong at
Status
:
Syslog
).
When
OTASP
has completed successfully you can proceed to enabling the
Internal Cellular
Modem
by entering the carriers phone number (which defaults to
#777
)
Click
Apply.
The
Cellular
statistics page on
Status
:
Statistics
will display the current state of the modem.
OTASP
success will result in a valid phone number being placed in the
NAM Profile Account
MDN
field.
Manual Activation:
Some carriers may not support
OTASP
in which case it may be necessary to manually provision the
modem.
Select
Internal Cellular Modem
panel on the
System: Dial
menu
Enter the
MSL
,
MDN
and
MSID
values. These values are specific to your carrier and for manual
activation you will have to investigate what values your carrier uses in each field. For example
Verizon
have been known to use an
MSL
of
000000
and the phone number assigned to your
console server
device as both the
MDN
and
MSID
with
no spaces or hyphens e.g. “5551231234”
for “555-123-1234”
Click
Activate
. If no errors occur you will see the new values entered into the
NAM Profile
at the
Cellular
page on
Status: Statistics