Campbell Sierra Wireless RavenXTV, Instruction Manual

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RavenXTV CDMA Sierra Wireless Cellular Modem
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The default settings will configure the modem for Serial Server mode and
115200 baud. This is recommended for most applications. For older
dataloggers (CR200(X), CR10(X), CR510, CR500, 21X, and CR7) which have
9600 baud as the highest supported baud rate, change the
Baud Rate
to
9600
.
As a serial server, the modem has an IP address and port number (3001) for the
Raven RS-232 port. LoggerNet sends data via TCP/IP over the Internet to the
datalogger. The modem removes the data from the TCP packet and sends the
data out the RS-232 port to the datalogger. Returning data is put into a TCP
packet by the modem and sent back to LoggerNet .
Enable PPP mode for newer dataloggers (CR1000, CR800 Series, CR3000,
and CR6) that support PPP mode, if you wish to gain access to the datalogger
IP stack. See Appendix B , Configuring the Raven Modem for PPP
(p. B-1)
, for
more information.
When configured as PPP, the Raven functions as a router, routing TCP/IP
communications to the IP stack of the datalogger. PPP enables the datalogger
to send/receive messages via email, HTTP, FTP to and from the datalogger,
and it allows concurrent communications between networked dataloggers and
LoggerNet .
5.1 Configuring the Raven for Dynamic IP
Most networks assign dynamic IP addresses when a modem or other device is
connected. The address can change each time the modem or device reconnects
to the network.
IP Manager is a free service provided by Sierra Wireless for the Raven to
translate a dynamic IP address into a fully qualified domain name so it can be
contacted directly on the Internet. IP Manager translates a dynamic IP address
to a fully-qualified domain name so you can contact your Raven by name as if
it had a static IP.
If the Raven is configured for dynamic IP, when the Raven first connects to the
Internet, it sends an IP change notification to IP Manager. IP Manager will
acknowledge the change and update the dynamic DNS record. The changed IP
address will then be the address for the Raven’s configured name. Once the
Raven’s IP has been updated in IP Manager, it can be contacted via name.
DevConfig is used to configure the Dynamic IP settings in your Raven so that it
will use IP Manager as described below.
Connect with the modem using
DevConfig
. Select the Dynamic DNS tab to
configure your modem to use IP Manager.
To configure your Sierra Wireless modem to be addressed by name, the
modem needs to have three elements configured.