Chapter 2 – Installing the Router
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MultiModem rCell User Guide
2.
The Wizard Setup page opens, where a minimum router configuration is provided.
The table that follows describes the basic parameters you need to set before you can connect to the Internet.
IP Configuration
IP Address
The default is 192.168.2.1. To change it, type a new IP address.
Mask
The default is 255.255.255.0
DNS
Enter the primary DNS IP address for the system. The default is 0.0.0.0
PPP Configuration
PPP
The default is
disable
. To connect to the Internet, you need to enable PPP.
Depending on the model, commands may need to be issued to the integrated cellular modem
before connecting to the wireless service. To issue commands to the integrated cellular
modem, PPP must be disabled and telnet port 5000 used.
Dial-on-Demand
The default is
disable
.
Idle Time Out
Sets the time the PPP link stays active before disconnecting. Setting the value to zero causes
the link to stay active continuously.
Dial Number
Enter the dial number. This number connects you to the Internet.
For GSM, the number is *99***1#.
For CDMA, the Dial Number is
#777
.
APN
For GSM models, enter the APN (Access Point Name). Your wireless service provider assigns the
APN. If you don’t know the name, ask your provider for it.
An access point is an IP network to which a MultiModem rCell Router connects. The Web
Management software asks for the APN on the
Wizard Setup and the PPP screen.
For CDMA models, the APN does not apply.
Init String
You can set up to 4 router initialization strings.
PPP Authentication
Authentication Type
Select the radio button of the authentication protocol used to negotiate with the remote peer:
PAP, CHAP, or PAP-CHAP. The default is PAP-CHAP
Username
Enter the PPP Username. This name authenticates the remote peer.
Password
Enter the PPP Password. This password authenticates the remote peer.
3.
To save changes, click
Submit
.
4.
To cause your changes to go into effect, from the Menu bar, click
Save & Restart
. The router reboots.
You don’t need to click
Save & Restart
after every change you make. You can submit several changes on
various pages, and then click
Save & Restart
.
