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1: Introduction

What’s Included 

with the AirLink 
Helix?

What Else Do You 

Need to Get 
Started?

Getting Going (the 

quick version)

The AirLink Helix enables computers and other devices to connect 
quickly and easily to the Internet and remote enterprise networks 
using cellular data networks. 

This User Guide provides basic instructions on how to configure and 
operate your AirLink Helix. For additional support please visit 
www.sierrawireless.com/support.

What’s Included with the AirLink 
Helix?

AirLink Helix RT kit

AirLink Helix RT cellular router

User Guide

Outlet power adapter

Wi-Fi (optional depending on the kit)

Antennas (optional depending on the kit)

What Else Do You Need to Get 
Started?

An active data account with your cellular provider is required. 
Contact your cellular carrier or reseller if you have data account 
related queries.

Note: Please also read the terms and conditions of your cellular service to 
ensure that your rate plan is appropriate for use with the AirLink Helix. 

At least one computer that supports Ethernet or Wi-Fi 
networking.

A web browser such as Internet Explorer 6 or later for Windows, 
Firefox 1.5, or Safari.

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Страница 3: ...OR SPLASHING NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES SHALL BE PLACED ON THE DEVICE Caution DO NOT OPEN THE UNIT DO NOT PERFORM ANY SERVICING OTHER THAN THAT CONTAINED IN THE INSTALLATION AND TROU...

Страница 4: ...ntee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment o...

Страница 5: ...samba org ftp unpacked ppp README SPLASH from Willem de Bruijn http splash snap sourceforge net Updatedd from Philipp Benner http www philipp benner de updatedd Other Open Source Software The Helix RT...

Страница 6: ...Holidays E mail support sierrawireless com Sales Desk Phone 1 510 624 4200 1 604 232 1488 Hours 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Pacific Time E mail MobileandM2Msales sierrawireless com Post Sierra Wireless America...

Страница 7: ...to the AirLink Helix 7 Connecting Through Ethernet 7 Connecting Through Wi Fi 8 Where to Find More Help 8 Hardware Overview 9 Physical Interfaces 9 Turning On the AirLink Helix 9 Status Lights 9 LEDs...

Страница 8: ...Configuring WAN Cellular 25 WAN Cellular 25 WAN Failover 26 Setup 27 How it works 28 IP Passthrough 28 Configuring LAN WiFi 29 LAN WiFi 29 Addressing VLAN 29 WiFi Global 30 Shared WEP 31 WPA WPA2 Per...

Страница 9: ...ring Outbound 42 MAC Filtering 42 Configuring Services 43 43 Services 43 ACEnet 43 ACEmanager 44 Dynamic DNS 44 Landing Page 45 Management SNMP 45 Configuring Admin 47 Admin 47 Defaults 47 Debug 48 Lo...

Страница 10: ...rLink Helix User Guide 4 2140847 Regulatory Information 53 Federal Communications Commission Notice FCC United States 53 Industry Canada 53 Antenna Considerations 54 RF Exposure 54 EU 54 WEEE Notice 5...

Страница 11: ...ncluded with the AirLink Helix AirLink Helix RT kit AirLink Helix RT cellular router User Guide Outlet power adapter Wi Fi optional depending on the kit Antennas optional depending on the kit What Els...

Страница 12: ...default password is 12345 For more details on configuring the AirLink Helix refer to the chapter titled Using the ACEmanager GSM If you have a GSM device please follow the instructions as below 1 Inse...

Страница 13: ...AirLink Helix ACEmanager to verify that the Helix device is properly configured See the Configuring AirLink Helix chapter for more information Figure 2 1 Helix Ports on the backplate Connecting Throug...

Страница 14: ...works with your computer s Wi Fi connection software Turn your computer s Wi Fi connection off and then on again Restart your computer Check to see that your computer s network configuration is consis...

Страница 15: ...ALEOS update support USB is expected by September 2009 Note Serial connection is for modem programming purposes only Turning On the AirLink Helix The AirLink Helix powers on as soon as it is plugged...

Страница 16: ...mal Blink 80 to 89dBm Slow Blink 90 to 99dBm Off Equal to or weaker than 100dBm no signal strength Right WWAN Status Off No cell module detected Blinking cellular module detected communicating with th...

Страница 17: ...ides of the Helix Note When using a cable to an antenna placed away from the Helix minimize the length of your cable All gain from a more advantageous antenna placement can be lost with a long cable t...

Страница 18: ...hole located in on the front faceplate of the Helix This button provides a quick way to turn the Helix power off and back on Simply insert a paper clip or similar object into the hole to press the res...

Страница 19: ...Slot Note This section applies to Helix with GSM technology only To insert the SIM in to the SIM slot follow the instructions as below 1 Carefully remove the SIM card from the card you received Figur...

Страница 20: ...140847 Figure 3 8 Pushing SIM in to the SIM slot Remove the SIM Firmly press on the SIM and it will unlock from the holder with a click sound Once the SIM ejects use a pair of tweezers to pull out the...

Страница 21: ...ctivity Once the USB modem is removed the internal radio module of Helix RT restarts Figure 4 1 USB modems Compass 895 and Compass 598 When a USB modem is connected to the Helix RT it performs with th...

Страница 22: ...n the Helix RT Note The USB modem needs to be inserted when the Helix is turned off in order for Helix to recognize the USB modem at startup 4 Enter http 192 168 2 1 9191 htm on your browser to connec...

Страница 23: ...heck the LED lights on the USB modem to check the status of the USB connection Information for the USB modem connection is available on the Status tab in ACEmanager GSM users can configure their APN o...

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Страница 25: ...ation Status All of the fields in the Status group have read only parameters and provide information about the Helix Depending on the individual settings and the onboard cellular module of the Helix t...

Страница 26: ...gth of the cellular signal The lower the number the better the signal strength The exact numbers vary between cellular carriers However 40dBm means Helix has a significantly stronger coverage area tha...

Страница 27: ...wn here Keepalive IP Address The IP address that WAN keepalive uses to test cellular connectivity Keepalive Ping Time The amount of time between keepalive pings in minutes 0 is off and 255 is max Gate...

Страница 28: ...CEmanager Status VPN Command Description Ethernet Port 1 Address status of the LAN port Ethernet Port 2 Address status of the WAN LAN port Security Encryption type Options are Open WEP or WPA Shows th...

Страница 29: ...5 6 ACEmanager Status Services Command Description VPN 1 Disabled Enabled Connected The status of the IPSec VPN client VPN 2 Disabled Enabled Connected The status of the GRE client Command Descriptio...

Страница 30: ...anager Status of ACEmanager access selected Dynamic DNS Service Dynamic DNS Service that you have selected under Services tab Full Domain Name Dynamic DNS full domain name configured SNMP Community St...

Страница 31: ...de is the default mode and in this mode the Helix operates as cellular modem with LAN routing capabilities WAN failover mode uses either the cellular modem or an Ethernet WAN link DSL cable office LAN...

Страница 32: ...s is provided by your cellular operator Network Password This setting shows up on Helix boxes with GSM and CDMA technology Fill in the password that accompanies the custom connection information Keepa...

Страница 33: ...Netmask If Static mode is selected this is the netmask of the Helix Box in WAN Failover primary or secondary Gateway IP If Static mode is selected this is the gateway IP address of the that the Helix...

Страница 34: ...he connection is restored When the connection is restored Helix will switch back to the primary connection IP Passthrough IP Passthrough mode will pass the cellular WAN IP address directly through to...

Страница 35: ...ouped together even when the devices are not located on the same network switch The VLAN implementation with a Helix is more of a VLAN support i e if there is a switch behind the Helix that supports V...

Страница 36: ...ager screen WiFi 2 WiFi 3 and WiFi 4 WiFi 2 3 and 4 have to be configured independently Note The address range of each WLAN is a separate subnet Device IP IP address of the Helix By default this is se...

Страница 37: ...l is open Wireless Mode G only or Mixed By default the Mixed mode option provides the greatest compatibility with 802 11b and 802 11g devices To create a pure 802 11g network select the G Only mode Wi...

Страница 38: ...rase The default passphrase is HelixWEP You can enter your own private WEP passphrase to generate a hex hexadecimal key Treat the passphrase like a password and select one that is difficult for others...

Страница 39: ...is HelixWPAPassphrase You can change this to another phrase with alphanumeric characters and symbols when creating a passphrase Command Description WiFi Encryption TKIP or AES Defines what encryption...

Страница 40: ...Global DNS allows you to override the default DNS settings of the cellular modem This is used when custom cellular network settings such as DataLink or custom APNs are used on the cellular modem Some...

Страница 41: ...e primary DNS address This is optional If the primary DNS is unavailable this DNS address will be used Alternate Secondary DNS Alternate secondary DNS address This is optional If the secondary DNS is...

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Страница 43: ...Helix also supports split tunnels with one encrypted tunnel and one open tunnel A sample server subnet for a split tunnel would be 172 16 1 0 24 Split tunnel VPNs should be setup with care as a split...

Страница 44: ...VPN tunnel My Identity If these fields are left blank My Identity will default to the WAN IP address assigned by the carrier and Peer Identity will default to the VPN Server IP For a fully qualified...

Страница 45: ...us and subsequent encryption keys are secure even if one key is compromised IPSec Key Group DH1 DH2 or DH5 Determines how the Helix VPN creates an SA with the VPN server The DH Diffie Hellman key exch...

Страница 46: ...0 0 which will direct all traffic over the GRE tunnel GRE TTL GRE time to live TTL value is the upper bound on the time that a GRE packet can exist in a network In practice the TTL field is reduced by...

Страница 47: ...Description Port Forwarding Enabed Disabled or Enabled Disables or Enables port forwarding rules DMZ IP IP address of a DMZ The Helix allows a single client to connect to the Internet through a demil...

Страница 48: ...r Security MAC Filtering Command Description Port Filtering Outbound Independent of the IP filtering this mode can be enabled to block ports specified When enabled all ports not matching the rule will...

Страница 49: ...mation about this service go to http www sierrawireless com Product airlink acenet aspx Figure 10 1 ACEmanager Services ACEnet Command Description ACEnet Management Enabled or Disabled Service URL ACE...

Страница 50: ...Description Enable ACEmanager Enable ACEmanager on Tethered Host and Wifi or ALL includes OTA ACEmanager Port Port for accessing ACEmanager is 9191 Command Description Dynamic DNS Update The Dynamic D...

Страница 51: ...generally composed of agents such as your Helix device and a Network Management Station NMS which monitors all the agents on a specific network Using the management information base MIB an NMS can in...

Страница 52: ...igure 10 5 ACEmanager Services Management SNMP Command Description SNMP community String The SNMP Community String acts like a password to limit access to the device s SNMP data string string of no mo...

Страница 53: ...the Helix To change the default password 1 Enter the user name admin 2 Enter the old password 3 Enter the new password twice 4 Click on Change Password You will be prompted to restart the Helix When...

Страница 54: ...3 Set Dev Port to the radio module port that pass through mode to AT 4 Set the BAUD Rate to 115200 5 Set the TCP Port if Debug Output is set to TCP Ignore this option if you are using a serial cable 6...

Страница 55: ...The log file is a system log of the helix unit Log 0 is the current data and Log 1 to 5 is the archived data The Refresh tab will refresh the display with current data Clear tave will clear the log di...

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Страница 57: ...Ethernet 10 100 megabit 2 ports Configurable LAN IP address MAC filtering Configurable DHCP server Wi Fi 802 11b g WPA and WPA2 Personal and Enterprise WEP 64 or 128 bit Routing NAT WWAN IP passthrou...

Страница 58: ...MC5725 MC8790 id is N7NMC8790 WLM54G WiFi PCI card id MK8CPX 05 WLM54G Power Status Activity LEDs Outlet Power adapter 12VDC 1 5 amp Physical Compact rugged case Dimensions 6 25 x1 3875 x7 0625 case n...

Страница 59: ...eorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is...

Страница 60: ...aratus All Frequency Bands RSS 129 800 Mhz Dual Mode CDMA Cellular Telephones RSS 132e Cellular Telephones Employing New Technologies Operating in the Bands 824 849 Mhz and 869 894 Mhz RSS 133 r1 2 GH...

Страница 61: ...ocation in the EU community Sierra Wireless 39677 Eureka Drive Newark CA USA 94560 The device is a Class A device for use in commercial environment WEEE Notice If you purchased Product Name in Europe...

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