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Getting Started with the EXPLORER 700 

 

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d.  Power up the terminal. Your computer should now automatically discover that new hardware is 

connected. 

e.  Install the new hardware, as described in the documentation for your operating system. 

f.  After pointing, check the connection by opening your dial-up connection as described in the 

documentation for your operating system. 

Note   USB drivers are provided with your BGAN terminal. You can also download the latest USB 

drivers from the Inmarsat Web site. Go to 

www.inmarsat.com/bgan-updates

 and follow 

the on-screen instructions. 

Interfacing with the BGAN terminal 

You have three ways of interfacing with the BGAN terminal when using the EXPLORER 700. 

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BGAN LaunchPad – Inmarsat’s easy to use software interface, that provides step by step 
instructions on connecting to the BGAN network and setting up satellite connections. You can 
use BGAN LaunchPad to manage data connections, send and receive text messages, monitor 
telephone usage and upgrade software. The interface can be installed on any computer 
connected to the terminal and accessed by double-clicking on a desktop icon. With BGAN 
LaunchPad, you have access to all the latest customization options and features of the BGAN 
service. You can also update firmware automatically using BGAN LaunchPad. 

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The terminal’s LCD display and keypad – the EXPLORER 300 has an LCD display and 
keypad for displaying status and for changing simple parameters. For details, refer to the 
EXPLORER 300 User Manual. 

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The terminal’s web interface – the EXPLORER 700 has a built-in web interface for easy 
configuration of the terminal and software upgrades. The interface can be accessed directly 
from a computer connected to the terminal by entering the default IP address of 192.168.0.1 
into a standard Internet browser. For details, refer to the EXPLORER 700 User Manual. 

Inmarsat recommends that only one interface be used to ensure that settings and configurations 
are not overwritten. This guide assumes use of BGAN LaunchPad. 

 

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Registering with the network 

Establishing a connection with the BGAN network requires the careful orientation of the BGAN 
terminal towards the satellite - a process called pointing. Accurate and precise pointing is important, 
because a badly-pointed antenna can reduce the data rate achievable over the network. When 
pointing is complete, you can register the terminal with the BGAN network. 

Summary of Contents for BGAN Thrane&Thrane Explorer 700

Page 1: ...tion Inmarsat shall not be liable for any loss or damage of any kind including indirect or consequential loss arising from use of the information and all warranties and conditions whether express or implied by statute common law or otherwise are hereby excluded to the extent permitted by English law INMARSAT is a trademark of the International Mobile Satellite Organisation Inmarsat LOGO is a trade...

Page 2: ...g the SIM card and battery 4 3 3 Connecting the antenna to the transceiver 6 3 4 Obtaining a GPS fix 7 3 5 Connecting the terminal to your computer 8 3 6 Registering with the network 10 4 Making voice data and text connections 14 4 1 Making an analogue handset or fax connection 14 4 2 Making an IP Data Connection 15 4 3 Making a wireless LAN connection 22 4 4 Making a Bluetooth connection 25 4 5 M...

Page 3: ...ke a voice call how to make IP data connections or an ISDN data connection how to set up and open Bluetooth and WLAN connections and how to send and receive a text message 1 2 Other sources of information This is one of a series of PDF documents in the BGAN Solutions Guide The Solutions Guide is designed to help you make the most of your BGAN terminal Other documents in the series are available fo...

Page 4: ...6 antenna 2 2 Interfaces Interface Equipment needed 2 x RJ45 Auto cross over MDI MDI X IEEE 802 3 10 100BASE T IP data device LAN enabled USB v1 1 IP data device USB enabled 2 x Phone fax RJ11 RJ11 handset G3 fax machine 2 x ISDN RJ45 RJ45 handset ISDN data device WLAN Access Point IEEE 802 11 a b g IP data device wireless enabled Bluetooth v1 2 Bluetooth handset headset or Bluetooth data device 2...

Page 5: ...le battery supplied with the terminal A USIM card supplied by your Service Provider The Ethernet cable supplied with the terminal or the USB cable mounted with a Mini B connector supplied with the terminal depending on how you want to connect the terminal to your computer The BGAN LaunchPad installation CD supplied with the terminal Make sure that the PC or Mac has the minimum system requirements ...

Page 6: ...8Mb of RAM CD ROM drive Operating systems You must have one of the following operating systems on your computer Microsoft Windows 2000 with SP4 Microsoft Windows XP with SP2 Linux Red Hat 9 KDE 3 1 10 Kernel Version 20 4 20 8 Mac 10 x 3 1 Installing BGAN LaunchPad To install BGAN LaunchPad on your computer a Insert the BGAN LaunchPad Installation CD into your computer s CD ROM drive b Follow the o...

Page 7: ...Manual for details c Use a pen or similar object to press the eject button at the SIM slot marked USIM 1 and release the SIM card holder The SIM card holder is a small plastic frame designed to hold the SIM card d Place the SIM card into the SIM card holder with the printed side visible e Insert the holder containing the SIM card into the SIM slot marked USIM 1 Position the holder with the printed...

Page 8: ... going to use the antenna and transceiver attached as one unit use the short antenna cable provided with your EXPLORER 700 If you are going to use the antenna separated from the transceiver use an antenna cable supplied by Thrane Thrane or a cable with similar specifications For information on available lengths refer to the EXPLORER 700 User Manual To connect the antenna do the following a Connect...

Page 9: ...you can obtain a GPS fix The BGAN network requires a valid GPS fix to successfully register your BGAN terminal a Take the EXPLORER 700 outside open the stand so that the terminal antenna is facing upwards and place the unit on a flat surface with an open view of the sky b Switch the unit on using the power button on the left of the display The EXPLORER 700 automatically searches for a GPS fix when...

Page 10: ...haps up to 45 seconds Cold start if the GPS receiver has not been used for some time or is 300 km or more from where it was last used it can take between 10 and 20 minutes to obtain a valid position fix Following successful registration and providing the Terminal is left switched on and remains stationary the GPS is no longer needed Periodically the BGAN terminal contacts the BGAN network to infor...

Page 11: ...l You have the choice of using the EXPLORER 700 in Multi user mode or Single user mode Multi user mode multiple users can share a single data connection Each user is allocated a private IP address from the terminal s pool of IP addresses Single user mode intended for single users or for use with an external Router The computer or other hardware connected to the terminal is given a public IP addres...

Page 12: ...clicking on a desktop icon With BGAN LaunchPad you have access to all the latest customization options and features of the BGAN service You can also update firmware automatically using BGAN LaunchPad The terminal s LCD display and keypad the EXPLORER 300 has an LCD display and keypad for displaying status and for changing simple parameters For details refer to the EXPLORER 300 User Manual The term...

Page 13: ...ting Mode Note The coverage map and Welcome to BGAN area are provided to assist you in pointing but the location shown may not correspond to your GPS fix and does not affect network registration b Click on Help me setup BGAN and step through the on screen instructions BGAN LaunchPad suggests the recommended pointing angle and direction to correctly position the terminal Note Do not touch the anten...

Page 14: ...tion The status zone reads Standard Data Connection Open Ready for Phone Text and Data e Use this information and the signal strength reading on the terminal s display to further adjust the antenna position to obtain maximum signal strength Remember not to touch the antenna Note If the signal strength is not sufficient registration may not be possible and the terminal may not be able to establish ...

Page 15: ...ctively using an application for example your computer may be receiving automatic updates If you do not want to incur these charges you can switch off the automatic connection feature To do this a Select BGAN Services LaunchPad Automatic Connection from the BGAN LaunchPad main menu b Uncheck the check box to turn off automatic data connection You can configure the terminal to automatically exit po...

Page 16: ...ll quality for all calls in BGAN LaunchPad as described below Note that you must set the incoming call quality and outgoing call quality separately To set the incoming call quality for one or both of the analogue interfaces to Standard 4kbps or Premium 3 1kHz go to BGAN Services Telephony Settings in BGAN LaunchPad and select the Incoming Calls tab Refer to Using BGAN LaunchPad on the EXPLORER 700...

Page 17: ... connection ensure that you have done the following Installed a provisioned SIM card supplied by your Service Provider The SIM card contains Access Control Point APN information therefore Inmarsat recommends that you do not change the APN after installing the SIM card Connected your computer to the BGAN terminal using one of the terminal s interfaces Pointed the terminal to obtain the maximum poss...

Page 18: ...tion 4 4 Opening a streaming data connection If you require a guaranteed data rate for your connection if for example the application is time critical you can connect using one of the three dedicated streaming connections at the following data rates 32kbps streaming 64kbps streaming 128kbps streaming 256kbps streaming Each dedicated streaming class connection is charged by the length of time that ...

Page 19: ...lect the Data tab in BGAN LaunchPad The following screen is displayed b Select the required streaming connection for example Streaming 64 The following message is displayed asking you to confirm that you want to close your current connection and open a new connection charged by time ...

Page 20: ...dition to the default connections BGAN LaunchPad enables you to configure and open one or more dedicated streaming connections you can associate one of the icons shown above with a dedicated streaming connection These are assigned to specific applications for example Win Media to ensure that the connection for this application s data is not shared with any other application You must have a pre con...

Page 21: ...r application contact your Service Provider for assistance To open a dedicated streaming connection a Select the Data tab in BGAN LaunchPad In this scenario you have set up a dedicated streaming connection for Win Media The Standard connection is currently open b Select the required dedicated streaming connection for example Win Media The following message is displayed asking you to confirm that y...

Page 22: ...n t make a data connection If you can t open a data connection check that the default Access Point Name APN is set correctly The APN is stored on your SIM and must be configured as the access point for each of your data connections for the data connection to open successfully Tip If you want to open a dedicated streaming connection the APN of the dedicated streaming connection must be the same as ...

Page 23: ...ct Edit The Primary Connection screen is displayed as shown below c Check the APN displayed in the Select APN field If it is not correct select the required APN from the drop down list and click on OK Tip Some Distribution Partners assign usernames and passwords to the APN You may need to enter these when accessing or changing APN details ...

Page 24: ...fault is EXPLORER 700 but you can change this if required d Select Enable next to Broadcast SSID to allow other users to view this access point or Disable to hide the access point from other users e Select a Country from the drop down list f Select a Mode from the drop down list The options vary depending on the Country you select in step 5 The possible options are 802 11a 5 GHz In some countries ...

Page 25: ... and step 9 The format depends on whether you selected Hex or ASCII Hex Enter a two digit hexadecimal number 0 9 A F in each box on the WEP Key row ASCII Enter a string of 5 characters for 64 bit encryption WEP40 or 13 characters for 128 bit encryption WEP104 Check that each key you set up is exactly the same as the key on your Access Point k Click on OK to save the changes click on Cancel to exit...

Page 26: ...itelist at any one time Once 10 computers have been added the Add button greys out and you must delete a computer before you can add another computer to the Whitelist e Click OK to save the displayed information If the Whitelist is enabled only those computers granted access can use the terminal s WLAN interface If you Disable the Whitelist all computers in range can access the WLAN interface To d...

Page 27: ...e in the terminal and in the device and then pair the device with the terminal To do this you can either Search for the terminal from your Bluetooth enabled device using your device s Bluetooth software Search for your Bluetooth enabled device from the terminal You can do this using BGAN LaunchPad Connecting from your device to the terminal The Bluetooth device must be placed within a maximum dist...

Page 28: ...pen BGAN LaunchPad BGAN LaunchPad automatically detects the Bluetooth connection and you can use your device to access Bluetooth services Tip If you want to open an IP data connection over Bluetooth using BGAN LaunchPad you must un pair from all other devices so that your computer is paired only with the BGAN terminal You can now open BGAN LaunchPad and access terminal services over BGAN LaunchPad...

Page 29: ...a local call from a Bluetooth handset or headset to an analogue phone or from an analogue phone to a Bluetooth handset or headset You can look up the local Bluetooth phone numbers using the terminal s display and keypad To do this select PROPERTIES BLUETOOTH DEVICES DISPLAY from the terminal s display The list shows all accepted Bluetooth devices with local number and Bluetooth name Tip If you wan...

Page 30: ...ubscriber Number into the equipment Refer to the documentation supplied with your equipment for details b From BGAN LaunchPad main menu select Terminal ISDN Interface Configuration The following screen displays c Check the Enable interface check box to enable both ISDN interfaces d Check the Power interface check box to enable 38v power This option applies to both interfaces If the connected ISDN ...

Page 31: ...e between your ISDN modem and one of the ISDN connectors on the EXPLORER 700 After power up and pointing activate the dial up connection on your computer and check your connection by browsing to the Internet Connecting to the ISDN interface voice fax To connect an ISDN phone or G4 fax machine to one of the ISDN connectors you need an ISDN cable with an ISDN connector To connect to the ISDN interfa...

Page 32: ...00 Page 30 The following screen is displayed Refer to BGAN LaunchPad Help for details on using this screen Note When you receive a text message the Text message icon in BGAN LaunchPad changes and the number of new text messages displays ...

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