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NewS
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User Guide and Technical Manual
Cellular Status Page
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Cellular Card Information
This status listing displays each cellular card’s RSSI. The RSSI is the relative received
signal strength in arbitrary units. RSSI is an indication of the power level being received
by the antenna. The lower the RSSI number, the stronger the signal. Refer to the
CNG
Touchscreens
section for more information.
When you click the
manage icon shown within the Cell Card Info box, the Cell
Modem Con
fi
guration dialog box displays providing a means of con
fi
guring each
individual modem of the those available.
Modem #
The Modem number drop-down
fi
eld allows you to select one of six modems supported
by
NewS
tream.
Mode
The Mode drop-down provides the means to select Auto or Custom Mode.
APN
The Access Point Name is a con
fi
gurable network identi
fi
er used by
NewS
tream
when
connecting to a GSM carrier. The carrier examines the APN identi
fi
er to determine the
network connection type for the
NewS
tream
transmitter. The APN determines which IP
addresses are to be assigned to
NewS
tream
, which security methods to be used, and
how or if, it will be connected to a private network.
Login Name
The Login Name identi
fi
es those administrators that are responsible for the
maintenance of the
NewS
tream
cellular modems. Type your user name in this
fi
eld to
submit your revised modem co
fi
guration.
Password
Type the Password associated with your Login Name in this
fi
eld to authenticate the
submission.
PIN
This
fi
eld provides further authentication with a Personal Identi
fi
cation Number.
Submit
or
Cancel
To make any changes to a Cell Modem Con
fi
guration, click the Submit button or Cancel
to retain existing settings.
Cellular Control
The Cellular Control Status presents
NewS
tream
’s cellular settings for the selected
preset.
Cellular Transmission
This button allows you to turn Cellular Transmission On or Off. when operating in
Remote Controll mode . The default state is STBY. [or Off]
