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Vanguard Cellular Data Modem & IP Router  Series 

 

User Manual 

001-7200-100 

Revision 0; June 2011 

 

 

 

 

 

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Page 1: ...Vanguard Cellular Data Modem IP Router Series User Manual 001 7200 100 Revision 0 June 2011 USAT USATCORP COM Contact USATCORP COM for more information or quantity pricing 1 888 550 8728...

Page 2: ...Vanguard Cellular Data Modem IP Router Series User Manual 001 7200 100 Revision 0 June 2011...

Page 3: ...ations that observe the 20 cm separation distance Interference Issues Avoid possible radio frequency RF interference by following these guidelines The use of cellular telephones or devices in aircraft...

Page 4: ...3 Revision History 2011 June Initial Release...

Page 5: ...15 3 1 Unit Status 15 3 1 1 Status 15 3 1 2 Basic Settings 20 3 2 SIM Settings GSM MODELS ONLY 21 3 2 1 Enabling PIN Security 21 3 2 2 PIN security options 22 3 3 Provisioning CDMA MODELS ONLY 24 3 3...

Page 6: ...5 3 10 1 Status 58 3 10 2 Settings 60 3 10 3 Labels 61 3 11 Firmware Update 62 4 Service and Support 65 Appendix A Abbreviations 66 Appendix B Warranty Statement 67...

Page 7: ...the product part number the serial number FCC and IC IDs as well as carrier specific information that will be required when activating your data account CDMA module identification labels contain the...

Page 8: ...MicroFit 3 0 4 pin header LED Indicators RSSI SVC NET GPS AUX Antenna Interface Primary Antenna 50 ohm SMA Female Diversity Antenna 50 ohm SMA Female GPS Antenna 50 ohm 3 3V SMA Female WiFi Antenna 5...

Page 9: ...unting process Figure 3 Vanguard Mechanical Drawing 1 5 ORDER INFORMAITON Table 1 shows the available order options and the part numbers required for ordering Vanguard modems Table 1 Vanguard Order In...

Page 10: ...cessories Vanguard Accessories ACC ANTN RBD 4 Rubber Duck Antenna ACC ANTN MAG 3 Mag Mount Antenna ACC PWSP ML2 110 VAC Input Power ACC PWDC MLX DC Power Cable ACC CABL SER DB 9 Serial Cable ACC CABL...

Page 11: ...ibes the external connectors for the Vanguard modem Figure 4 shows the front panel connections for Standard Fixed models Figure 5 shows the front panel connections for Mobile models with GPS and WiFi...

Page 12: ...11 Table 3 describes these connections Figure 4 Front Panel Standard Models Figure 5 Front Panel Mobile Models with GPS and WiFi Figure 6 Rear Panel Connections...

Page 13: ...Weak None Medium SVC 3G 3G NC NC 2G 2G NC NET No Connectivity RX Data TX Data RX TX GPS Disabled Fix Search No Fix Aux Disabled Good Failed If SVC is solid then modem is connected to internet If flash...

Page 14: ...t Ready 7 RTS Request to Send 8 CTS Clear to Send 9 RI Ring Indicator Note Direction is DTE relative DCE Table 6 Default RS 232 Communication Parameters Bits Per Second 115 200 Data Bits 8 Parity None...

Page 15: ...rt and plug into a proper AC power socket 2 3 LAN CONFIGURATION This device is configured via the Internet which automatically allows your computer to obtain the proper IP address For Windows XP users...

Page 16: ...GSM USERS Insert the SIM card with the gold side up into the SIM SVC slot in the rear of the device Push the card completely into the slot until it clicks in place If you have already powered your de...

Page 17: ...sword password and click OK to log into the modem s Home Page Vanguard Web interface is divided into two sections On the left is the main navigation panel shown in Figures 9 10 On the right is the con...

Page 18: ...17 Figure 11 Vanguard CDMA Unit Status Window...

Page 19: ...18 Figure 12 Vanguard GSM Unit Status...

Page 20: ...ained internally until the modem is rebooted If no PPP connection has been made this boot cycle the time display will not be accurate This is not a user settable function it is controlled only by the...

Page 21: ...lular carrier when PPP is UP PPTP Client PPTP Client Status Indicates the status of the PPTP Client interface usually UP when connected properly PPTP is the point to Point Tunneling Protocol used to i...

Page 22: ...ID System ID Identity provided by the Carrier NID Network Identifier this is supplied automatically from the network Channel Cell Site channel number at which the modem is connected and is useful for...

Page 23: ...n his or her information after switching handsets The SIM has a security feature which when enabled will require the user to enter a valid PIN before the modem will connect to the cellular network Fro...

Page 24: ...at a time Remember PIN Selecting YES will allow the modem to remember the security PIN making it unnecessary to enter the PIN each time the modem tries to connect to the network Selecting NO will set...

Page 25: ...rom the service provider will be required before the SIM card is usable again Figure 17 shows the SIM settings after an incorrect PIN has been entered Figure 17 SIM PIN Rejected Figure 18 shows the SI...

Page 26: ...ovisioning must occur in a roaming area make sure to have a medium to strong signal strength because manual entry activation will be required Select Provisioning from the side menu bar Input the MDN M...

Page 27: ...visioning must occur in a roaming area make sure to have a medium to strong signal strength because manual entry activation will be required Select Provisioning from the side menu bar Input the MDN MT...

Page 28: ...network Channel Cell Site channel number to which the modem is connected This number can be useful to the cellular provider for troubleshooting purposes Frequency Cellular frequency band the modem is...

Page 29: ...er or not it is offered by your cellular carrier Activation Status Displays the device activation status Activated or Not Activated Click OMA DM to trigger an OMA DM provisioning attempt Activation Ty...

Page 30: ...is field should be set the NAI supplied by the provider Home IP Address This parameter should be set to the Home IP Address supplied by the provider Primary IP Address This parameter should be set to...

Page 31: ...f confirmed the settings will be programmed and the unit will reboot Profile Selection Active Profile Displays which profile is active The field cannot be modified instead press the Change button to s...

Page 32: ...31 Figure 21 Vanguard CDMA Cell Connection Dial Settings Figure 22 Vanguard GSM Cell Connection Dial Settings...

Page 33: ...nation with this modem s VPN Server this username and password will also be valid on this modem s VPN Server Authentication Select the authentication protocol used If Auto is selected the Vanguard wil...

Page 34: ...c Modem Reset time from 15 to 65 535 minutes The Periodic Reset is disabled when set to 0 Default is set to 4320 min approximately 3 days Scheduled Time Sets the Periodic Modem Reset to occur at the s...

Page 35: ...ntains separate statistics from which your billing is determined One way to use this tool is to track usage over a fairly short period of typical usage The total then can be extrapolated to estimate l...

Page 36: ...ated in real time in order to make it possible to establish connections to that machine without the need to track the actual IP address themselves at all times A number of providers offer Dynamic DNS...

Page 37: ...interval in minutes 0 to 65 535 the modem will update the Dynamic DNS server of its carrier assigned IP address It is recommended to set this interval as long as necessary Each update is considered a...

Page 38: ...37 Figure 25 Vanguard LAN Settings Window...

Page 39: ...may still force the source address to be rewritten to the WAN address DNS Resolving DNS Auto Selecting Enable will allow the servers set as DNS Server 1 or 2 to automatically resolve domain names to I...

Page 40: ...he correct spelling Friendly IP Address Specifies the IP address from which remote administration is permitted Entering 0 0 0 0 will allow any IP address Leave the fifth box blank after the if specify...

Page 41: ...Retries Specify how many times to retry authenticating with the server before giving up Press Save to keep the currently displayed value for each parameter Once Save is pressed Cancel cannot be used...

Page 42: ...list of allowed addresses Press SAVE CANCEL to implement or cancel changes 3 6 ROUTER Select Router from the left navigation pane for user access to Port Forwarding and Static Routing tabs 3 6 1 PORT...

Page 43: ...using the address set in the Destination IP Address Select Disable to shut down the DMZ functionality Friendly IP Address Optionally restricts DMZ access to only the specified IP address If set to 0 0...

Page 44: ...subnet mask may be entered in the fifth box The mask indicates how many bits of the IP address to match This can be a value from 1 to 32 Inbound Port Sets the external port number for incoming reques...

Page 45: ...wireless internet connection pptp VPN GRE Tunnel or the local network IP address for the gateway to the destination network Gateway IP Address This is only used if local IP addr was selected for gate...

Page 46: ...n PPTP Client Selecting Enable will allow the PPTP functionality Selecting Disable will shut off PPTP functionality Set Default Route to PPTP Selecting Enable will route all IP traffic through the PPT...

Page 47: ...n selected protocols Encryption Selecting Use MPPE will enable Microsoft Point to Point Encryption for communication between the server and clients This option requires the MS CHAP or MS CHAPv2 protoc...

Page 48: ...lecting Enable will launch the IPsec process and start all enabled tunnels Selecting Disable will stop all tunnels and shutdown the IPsec process Note that all enabled tunnels will be launched automat...

Page 49: ...ress of the remote endpoint of the tunnel Remote Subnet Choose None if encrypted packets are only destined for the Remote IP Address Use an IP address mask if encrypted packets are also destined for t...

Page 50: ...session keys Dead Peer Detection Delay Tunnel keepalive time for R_U_THERE packets during idle periods Dead Peer Detection Timeout Timeout time during tunnel idle periods where no R_U_THERE_ACK has be...

Page 51: ...ess assigned to the tunnel interface 3 8 SERIAL From the main navigation pane select Serial for access to both external and internal serial port configuration screens 3 8 1 EXTERNAL SERIAL The Externa...

Page 52: ...ction is available and the port is left free for use by an ODP application Show Version on Boot When enabled the router model number and firmware version are transmitted out the serial port at router...

Page 53: ...an off to on transition of DTR AT D6 Upon an on to off transition of DTR the modem performs an orderly clear down of any session and turns OFF the RF module Upon an off to on transition of DTR the mod...

Page 54: ...x xxx yyyyy When in server mode and no connection is active the atd command followed by an IP address can be issued to initiate an outbound client connection to the specified IP address and port as sp...

Page 55: ...ent connection with Client will be terminated without warning This is a fixed time from the initial connection no matter how much or how often the Client sends data to the server This parameter is ign...

Page 56: ...d PAD Log When enabled as data passes through the PAD a copy is stored in a log file located on the modem at tmp padlog The log will stop saving data when full and data is lost at modem reset 3 8 2 IN...

Page 57: ...ecessary Changing this setting will affect the use of TCP Keep Alive on the next client session It will not affect an existing session When this option is enabled the timing and number of Keep Alive a...

Page 58: ...ctionality Version With SNMP Enabled select the corresponding version that matches the SNMP Manager SNMP v2c Read only Community Name The community string used for accessing the read only Management I...

Page 59: ...active trap events to be reported to the defined server s Selecting Disable will desactivate events reporting Up to four destinations can be specified Server Address IP address of server to which the...

Page 60: ...st recent reboot of the device Display Selecting Display and pressing Go will display a previously stored log directly to the web browser You can use your mouse to select the text copy it and paste it...

Page 61: ...odem in Celsius Analog Input Status Analog Input 1 Analog Input 2 Displays voltage of the specified analog input in Volts Digital Input Status Digital Input 1 Digital Input 2 Displays the status of th...

Page 62: ...e PC hosted manager sends requests to the Vanguard I O agent which performs the required actions The Vanguard agent reports alarms to the PC hosted manager Figure 37 Vanguard I O Settings Settings NME...

Page 63: ...m and notification when temperature goes out of range Triggers Analog Input Analog Input and thresholds 1 or 2 Enable or disable NMEA alarm and notification when an analog input goes out of range Trig...

Page 64: ...PDATE When newer versions of the modem firmware become available the user can download the proper file from the CalAmp web site and manually update the unit by uploading the new firmware The update fi...

Page 65: ...ation is enabled Progress Displays the update progress after the Save button has been pressed Upload Button After selecting the firmware upgrade filename above press the Upload button to begin the fir...

Page 66: ...ocess Save Returns a link to the configuration file on the unit Right click the link and select Save Target As to save the file The link page refreshes after 15 seconds It is recommended to use the sp...

Page 67: ...ng a product mark the RMA clearly on the outside of the package Include a complete description of the problem and the name and telephone number of a contact person RETURN REQUESTS WILL NOT BE PROCESSE...

Page 68: ...Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution GPRS General Packet Radio Service GPS Global Positioning System GSM Global System for Mobile communication HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access LED Light E...

Page 69: ...ts as set forth in this paragraph fulfills any and all warranty obligations on the part of CalAmp This warranty is void and DRL shall not be obligated to replace or repair any Products if i the Produc...

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