Operation
Chapter 3
ProPak6 Installation and Operation User Manual Rev 4
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3.1.9
Cell Port and LED
The ProPak6 has a cellular antenna port to connect an external cellular antenna (TNC). An external
antenna must be connected to this port in order to use the integrated cellular modem. Refer to
Section 5.3, Cellular Activation GSM/GPRS/HSDPA
for activation and command instructions.
Table 11: CELL LED States
3.1.10 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Port and LEDs
NovAtel USB drivers are available for Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista and
Windows 7 to provide three virtual serial ports over a single USB 2.0 connection using the ProPak6’s
USB Device port. The USB drivers are digitally signed and officially supported on Microsoft Windows XP,
Windows Vista and Windows 7. They can also be installed on Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows
Server 2003 but are not WHQL signed in those applications.
The NovAtel USB Configuration Utility, installed with the NovAtel USB drivers, is used to change the
COM port numbers assigned to the virtual serial ports. Refer to the NovAtel PC Utilities manual for
instructions or check for updates to the drivers and release notes at
.
LED State
Description
Off
Cellular not available
Red (solid)
No cellular signal
Red (blinking)
Error
Amber
Cellular network available-IP connectivity not available
Green (blinking)
Cellular activity (transmitting or receiving)
Green (solid)
Idle PDP context activated but not transmitting/receiving
Ensure the cellular antenna is installed at least 30 cm away from the ProPak6 antenna
or GNSS positioning accuracy may be degraded. Refer to
Antenna Keep-out Area and Antenna Location
on page 114 for details.
CELL
Status LED
A computer may have several USB ports. The assignment of COM port numbers is tied
to a USB port on the computer. This allows receivers to be switched without Microsoft
Windows assigning new COM ports. However, if the receiver is connected to a different
physical USB port, Windows detects the receiver's presence and assigns three new
COM port numbers by default.