CHAPTER FIVE - CONECTIVITY
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Attaching PL3000 to GPRS Network
When you have installed the SIM in its slot on your PL3000, the PL3000 is
ready to be configured for attaching it to your network operator’s GPRS network. If
you have not installed the SIM yet, see the section ‘Installing SIM Card’ in the
preceding page.
Before you begin, open the NID WWAN
control panel applet (see the section ‘Control
Panel’ on page 30). By default GPRS modem
is enabled on your PL3000. To make certain
of the modem’s state you may tap on the
‘Service’ tab in the NID WWAN applet. If the
radio is not turned on, check the ‘Enabled’
checkbox in the ‘Radio’ area
on the ‘Service’
page
.
The configuration is an interactive
operation in a sense that after you have
entered and applied the PIN code of your SIM
card, the PL3000 starts synchronizing with a
cell of your cellular carrier’s network. Thus,
the following configuration task is divided into
two sections: ‘Synchronizing PL3000 with
Base Station’, and ‘Accessing External
Packet Network’.
The adjacent figure illustrates the
condition early on, after the NID WWAN
applet is opened. The Connection page of the
applet shows such as the IMEI code of your
mobile equipment; there is no network
available; the ‘SIM:’ field displays the
inaccessible state of the SIM card. If the
‘SIM:’ field is empty, you may need to turn on the radio on the ‘Service’ page.