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Getting Started

Rev 1.5 Jul.08

•

Appropriate

electrical

grounding.

ground

wire

necessary,

use

‐

gauge

wire

and

connect

ground

screw.

•

I/O

cable

(optional).

This

required

panic

button,

sensor,

gauge,

other

I/O

device

installed.

System requirements

Before

you

begin

the

installation,

ensure

your

computer

meets

the

following

system

requirements

necessary

for

the

instal

‐

lation

and

running

Watcher

software:

Note: Do not connect the MP
modem to a USB port on a
computer before installing the
software.

•

Operating

systems:

Windows

Vista

™

Windows

(Home

Professional)

•

Available

USB,

Ethernet,

DB9

serial

port

•

‐

ROM

drive

(installation

only)

•

RAM

memory

MP modem accessories

For

information

about

accessories

for

your

modem

—

including

cables

and

antennas

—

contact

your

account

manager

visit

www.sierrawireless.com

Summary of Contents for AirLink 595W

Page 1: ...AirLink MP595 595W Modem User Guide for Verizon 2130795 Rev 1 5...

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Page 3: ...rm of radio interference In such areas the Sierra Wireless modem MUST BE POWERED OFF The Sierra Wireless modem can transmit signals that could interfere with this equipment Do not operate the Sierra W...

Page 4: ...168 6 339 405 6 359 591 6 400 336 6 516 204 6 561 851 6 643 501 6 653 979 6 697 030 6 785 830 6 845 249 6 847 830 6 876 697 6 879 585 6 886 049 6 968 171 6 985 757 7 023 878 7 053 843 7 106 569 7 145...

Page 5: ...property of the respective owners Contact Information Consult our website for up to date product descriptions documentation application notes firmware upgrades trouble shooting tips and press release...

Page 6: ...ing users to the MP 3G Modems AT Command Reference manual document 2130810 Updated regulatory information for Canada and the USA See Regulatory Information on page 75 1 2 January 2008 Added NAT and WA...

Page 7: ...r 11 Documentation 11 Getting Started 13 Plan your MP modem installation 14 Where do you want to install your MP modem 14 What type of connection s do you plan to use 14 Required equipment 16 Package...

Page 8: ...uts 26 Vehicle installation 26 Ignition sense on off wiring 27 Ignition sense options 27 Ground the power harness 28 Power connections 28 Correct wire splicing 28 Crimp terminals 28 Office installatio...

Page 9: ...P modem networking basics in NAT mode 41 Enable the router 42 File and resource sharing over LAN 42 Static IP and TCP UDP port forwarding in NAT mode 42 Set up static IP addresses 42 Set up TCP UDP po...

Page 10: ...56 Example analog sensor connections 57 I O configuration using AT or 3G Watcher commands 57 Analog input setup 58 Digital I O setup 59 Sending Data to Your Network Application 61 Configure the MP mo...

Page 11: ...70 Host interfaces 71 Other interfaces 71 GPS specifications 71 I O port characteristics 72 3G Watcher software 72 Wireless access point specifications 72 Regulatory Information 75 Canada 75 U S A 75...

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Page 13: ...ncy RF antenna mounted on the roof of the vehicle enables the MP modem to communicate through a wireless network to a host computer A built in Global Positioning System GPS module provides location an...

Page 14: ...s downlink and 40 80 kbps uplink Actual speed depends on network conditions 1x supports Internet connections with data rates up to 153 kbps Actual speed depends on the network condi tions Circuit swit...

Page 15: ...There may be additional fees for roaming service Contact your reseller or service provider for information Account provisions Your account may restrict usage of certain networks or may limit your con...

Page 16: ...ms AT Command Reference manual document 2130810 VPN support for RNAP This feature allows for the exchange of Remote Network Access Protocol RNAP1 data between the MP modem and a remote server accessib...

Page 17: ...software and firmware are released they are posted at www sierrawireless com MP Modem Manager MP Modem Manager is a web based diagnostic and management tool that allows you to remotely monitor and co...

Page 18: ...G Watcher and provides detailed instructions on using 3G Watcher to make data connections When using 3G Watcher you can access help through the menu system or by pressing the F1 key The MP 3G Modems A...

Page 19: ...nstallation steps Plan the installation Location Connection type Routing Ensure required equipment is available Ensure the clients have the necessary system requirements Install the hardware MP modem...

Page 20: ...hat is depending on the ignition switch wiring the MP modem can be turned on when the engine is started when the ignition is in accessory mode or independently of the ignition If you are installing th...

Page 21: ...tion MP modem pro active initiation MP modem pro active initiation Interface hierarchyb Lowest priority Overrides serial Overrides USB and serial Overrides USB and serial Overrides Ethernet in non NAT...

Page 22: ...a Type B male connector at the MP modem end The Ethernet cable should have RJ 45 connectors The MP modem s performance is affected by the type of Ethernet card in the computer and the type of cable us...

Page 23: ...ter meets the following system requirements necessary for the instal lation and running of 3G Watcher software Note Do not connect the MP modem to a USB port on a computer before installing the softwa...

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Page 25: ...in a vehicle typically the trunk and connected to a laptop computer mounted on the dashboard as shown in the following illustration or in an office Note The MP modem is designed for negative ground ve...

Page 26: ...eps Note Electrical installations are potentially dangerous and should be performed by personnel thoroughly trained in safe electrical wiring procedures for vehicles The installation process for the M...

Page 27: ...nditions beyond the ranges listed in the environ mental specifications on page 70 Avoid excessive heat from the engine compartment heaters or the exhaust system and extreme cold from direct contact wi...

Page 28: ...piece of electrical equipment In most cases ground the MP modem by connecting the black ground wire of the power harness to either the vehicle chassis or to the negative terminal of the battery If a...

Page 29: ...S module requires a dedicated GPS antenna or a combination antenna with cables to both the Main RF and GPS antenna connectors on the MP modem If you already have an MP modem combination GPS antenna yo...

Page 30: ...o the MP modem using a reverse polarity male SMA connector Note The WiFi antennas approved for use with this device must be of either a PCB omni antenna with a gain of no more than 2 dBi or a dipole a...

Page 31: ...the rear of the MP modem 4 If you are using receive diversity connect the diversity RF antenna cable to the diversity connector at the rear of the MP modem 5 If you are using GPS connect the GPS anten...

Page 32: ...rt number 39 00 0039 The power harness connects to the MP modem with a Molex connector Power connector Molex pinouts The pinouts for the Molex connector on the power harness are Figure 3 6 Pinouts for...

Page 33: ...ection must be less than 3 meters in length Figure 3 7 Wiring for the power harness The white wire is the ignition sense When the white ignition sense line is pulled high 5 to 36 V the MP modem powers...

Page 34: ...nnect the black ground wire from the power harness to the grounded negative terminal of the vehicle battery or another appropriate electrical ground Failing to ground the power harness properly may da...

Page 35: ...on the computer end and a Type B connector on the MP modem end The maximum of the USB cable is 5 5 m 18 feet These cables are readily available from many suppliers An Ethernet cable with RJ 45 connec...

Page 36: ...e through the vehicle and attach it to the USB Ethernet or serial connector on the MP modem Note Do not connect the cables to the computer until you have installed the software If you have an MP 595W...

Page 37: ...taskbar and type d index html where d is the drive letter of your CD ROM drive 4 From the CD start up menu select Install MP 3G Watcher to launch Installation 5 Use the Next and Back buttons to naviga...

Page 38: ...pdate is important to ensure proper operation of your MP modem The update may take as long as fifteen minutes 1 Start 3G Watcher by choosing Start Programs Sierra Wireless 3G Watcher 3G Watcher or dou...

Page 39: ...f in one of these ways Engine on The MP modem is powered only when the ignition is on The MP modem is only on when the engine is on or Accessory on The MP modem is powered when the ignition is switche...

Page 40: ...ble 4 1 LED operation LED Behavior Indicates Power Off MP modem is not powered Rapid flashing MP modem is powered and has not acquired network service Slow flashing about 1 5 seconds between flashes M...

Page 41: ...her is the program used to manage and monitor the MP modem For information about installing 3G Watcher see Step 5 Install the software on page 31 3G Watcher allows you to Note Depending on the operati...

Page 42: ...e Note MP Physical Interface shows disabled under Tools after the connection is established 2 Select USB Ethernet or Serial Figure 4 3 Physical Port Selection 3 If you select Serial select the COM1 po...

Page 43: ...r MP modem and your connection to the network Establishing connections The connection drop down list on the main 3G Watcher window provides a connection option s depending on your profile s for that P...

Page 44: ...or DUN Note DUN connection is not available when WiFi is enabled The MP needs to be connected to the Watcher with serial for establishing DUN Autoconnect 1 Go to Tools Options Profiles 2 Set DUN Autoc...

Page 45: ...to use the MP modem to communicate with up to 10 devices on an Ethernet network and up to 10 additional devices on a wireless access point network The following table summarizes the MP modem s non NAT...

Page 46: ...ode you can connect up to 10 devices to the MP modem using Ethernet connections and up to 10 additional devices using WAP In this mode the IP addresses assigned by the MP modem to the client devices a...

Page 47: ...e network IP addresses to devices connected to it The IP addresses assigned are in the range 192 168 1 10 to 192 168 1 19 for Ethernet and 192 168 2 10 to 192 168 2 19 for WAP WAP network MP modem 192...

Page 48: ...detail Set up static IP addresses Static IP addresses are used to assign a predefined IP address to a specific client on the local network The client is identified by its MAC address When Static IP i...

Page 49: ...ific devices This is required when running a server application on the local network When port forwarding is set up the MP modem routes specific UDP or TCP packets from the Internet to a specified por...

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Page 51: ...lt the wireless access point is disabled The main steps for configuring the MP modem wireless access point are Enable wireless access point Optional Change the password Set the SSID Set the security s...

Page 52: ...five minutes If you encounter an error message while setting up the wireless access point parameters you may need to reopen the configuration lock to continue setting the parameters Change the passwor...

Page 53: ...le Once the MP modem is configured you can remove the Ethernet cable The SSID is the name of the network that appears in the list of computer network settings The default SSID is in the format MPxxxW...

Page 54: ...ion 1 Unlock the MP modem configuration In Watcher select Tools Options Wireless Access Point Password Current and enter the current password The default password is MP3G 2 Select Tools Options MP Wir...

Page 55: ...FGDUMP AT MPCFGDUMP 1 and AT MPCFGDUMP 2 commands to generate a list of current settings To reset the MP modem to its factory default settings using AT commands 1 Enter the AT MPNVDEF command To reset...

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Page 57: ...w to implement local reporting of GPS and I O data Chapter 8 describes how to configure your MP modem to exchange data with your private network GPS configuration and reporting GPS receivers use an ar...

Page 58: ...ng protocol only while TAIP provides the ability to send commands to the module to query for infor mation and configure reports When the MP modem is set for TAIP commands can be sent to the MP modem i...

Page 59: ...y monitor panic buttons or alarms This section describes how to connect and configure these I O devices to work with the MP modem Connecting these devices requires that you make a customized I O cable...

Page 60: ...characteristics on page 72 for the technical specifications of the I O ports including input voltages Digital input devices Digital input devices are those that have only two states and send a signal...

Page 61: ...re 7 2 A button wired to Pin 4 digital input and Pin 10 Ground The pins report a logic high on an input of 3 45 VDC An internal pull up resistor provides a high condition when the switch is open The d...

Page 62: ...ut output lines you must configure them as inputs or outputs Typically a digital output device should be connected between Ground pin 10 and the output port Pin 3 or 11 Figure 7 3 Wiring for using Pin...

Page 63: ...sensor connections An I O cable for an analog sensor requires a wire to one of the analog input pins such as 7 and one wire to the Ground pin 10 I O configuration using AT or 3G Watcher commands Once...

Page 64: ...g value of zero Full scale Enter the maximum value for the units you are reporting used to convert the raw value of 1023 Current value Shows the resulting converted value using the zero and full scale...

Page 65: ...a logic low you could choose to label it Switched Off Logic high name Describe the state of the device at logic level high up to 20 characters in length such as Switched On Alarm logic level Assign an...

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Page 67: ...otocol that defines how MP modem data is packaged is called MTP Monitoring and Tracking Protocol You can configure MTP in 3G Watcher by selecting Tools Options MP Monitor and Tracking or by using the...

Page 68: ...arm is triggered If the GPS timer is set to a value other than 0 it controls the frequency of reports in the absence of any alarm or event triggers However if the GPS timer is set to a longer interval...

Page 69: ...lled You can issue TAIP commands to the module locally through 3G Watcher using the AT command AT MPGPSCMD They can also be sent remotely using MP Modem Manager See MP Modem Manager on page 11 Reporti...

Page 70: ...sing To send data to the MP modem a host application on a network server requires the IP address of the MP modem Service providers usually do not provide a static IP address to each device on the netw...

Page 71: ...ernet This public IP address might be used on data transmissions from many different devices Therefore the network server is only aware of the substituted public IP address If the server replies to th...

Page 72: ...provider s network The frame relay connection bypasses the address translation and is a method of overcoming NAT issues encouraged by some service providers Retrieve the Unique Mobile Device ID In ord...

Page 73: ...sponsibility of Sierra Wireless Inc under this warranty is limited to either repair or at the option of Sierra Wireless Inc replacement of the MP modem There are no expressed or implied warranties inc...

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Page 75: ...V DO Revision 0 IS 856 CDMA 1X IS 2000 CDMA IS 95A Voltage range 9 36 VDC Reverse polarity protection Compliant Current draw Max transmit 23 dBm output a Cellular 375 mA PCS 395 mA Typical transmit 25...

Page 76: ...MIL 810F Section 516 5 SAE J1455 Section 4 10 3 1 Shock MIL 202G Section 213B MIL 810F Section 516 5 SAE J1455 Sections 4 10 3 2 and 4 10 3 4 Vibration MIL 202G Section 214 MIL 810F Section 514 5 SAE...

Page 77: ...nna One SMA female GPS antenna One SMA female Reset One Manual reset button Power One Molex 39 01 0029 female AP antenna One SMA female Satellite channels 12 channel continuous tracking Protocols TSIP...

Page 78: ...500 mA Vih min 2 VDC Vil max 0 8 VDC Vih max 36 VDC Digital outputs Open collector Analog input count Total 4 Analog input Zero scale 0 VDC Full scale 3 3 VDC Leakage current 66 A Operating systems M...

Page 79: ...08 73 Security features Open WPA Wireless Protected Access WPA2 Open WEP 64 bit and 128 bit Shared WEP 64 bit and 128 bit Encryption Wireless Equivalent Privacy WEP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TK...

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Page 81: ...regulations limiting both maximum RF output power and human exposure to RF radiation For the MP 595 modem the maximum gain for the AP antenna must not exceed 3 dBi and the AP antenna must be at least...

Page 82: ...ul interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Important Note To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements the antenna used for the Wi...

Page 83: ...n unlock 46 connectors 20 current 69 current settings backup 49 D DB15HD connector 20 DB9 pinouts 30 See also serial DB9 connector 20 device name 66 dial up connections 9 digital input configuration 5...

Page 84: ...uency 61 reporting engines 61 reset button 35 49 roaming 9 router functions enable 42 S sensors See I O devices serial cable maximum length 16 serial connector 20 serial versus USB 9 shock 70 SIM inse...

Page 85: ...Index Rev 1 5 Jul 08 3 Wireless Access Point See WAP...

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