Telular SX7M manual

07/13/07 P art Number 56038501 Wi P A TH TM SX7T T erminal and SX7M Modem User Guide GSM/HSDP A[...]

T able of Contents I n t r o d u c t i o n ........................................................ 1 G e t t i n gS t a r t e d W i t ht h e W iP A T HS X 7 ................................... 1 Y o u r W iP A T HS X 7C o m p o n e n t s .............................................. 1 S e tU p Y o u rS X 7 ........................................[...]

Intr oduction Thank you f or choosing the Wi P A TH T M SX7 as y our wireless data connection solution. The SX7T V oice/F ax/Data T erminal and the SX7M Modem each provide high-speed wireless W AN connectivity , taking adv antage of your current GSM wireless services to deliver the best perf or mance av ailab le, including HSDP A, UMTS, EDGE, and G[...]

Set Up Y our SX7 1. Install the SIM Card into the SIM card holder in the battery compar tment.  If applicable , remov e the SIM Card from the larger plastic card holding it.  Remov e the batter y compar tment door from your SX7 unit.  Carefully slide the SIM Card into the SIM card holder inside the batter y compar tment. It will slide leng[...]

3. Conn ect and h and-t ighten t he TNC An tenna s . Once the y are insta lled, orien t the ant ennas so the y point up war d (v er tica l orientati on). This i s the typ ical des ktop ap plica tion. 4. Connect the P ower Supply Adapter to the unit’ s P ow er Input and connect the P ower Line Cord to the P ower Supply Adapter . Then, connect the [...]

5. (Opt ional) F or opt imal per f ormance an d protec tion, y ou ma y elec t to conn ect a cop per wire (not i nclud ed) to th e prote ctiv e ear th Gr ound Co nnect or Scre w to groun d the de vice .  In a building en vironment, connecting to an ear th ground (such as a cold w ater pipe) can protect the de vice and peripherals from static and [...]

Connect the SX7 to Y our Computer Bef ore you connect y our computer , ensure y ou do not hav e an existing landline data connection and that you ha ve either Internet Explorer or FireFo x W eb browser installed on your computer .  Connect the Ether net (RJ-45) cable from the SX7 to an a vailab le Ether net por t on your computer . P ower Up the[...]

Using the T elular Device Manager The T elular Device Mana ger will allow y ou to configure all your connections , view y our status, and manage all your connection options in one place . 1. Connect to the T elular Device Mana ger .  Launch your W eb browser (Inter net Explorer or FireF o x).  Go to the browser’ s address bar , type http://[...]

2. On the Home screen (see below) , y ou will see the unit’ s Model number , the Time, and your Wireless W AN connection status. 3. Click an item in the column on the left (1) to displa y a Main Menu subject screen (such as Setup , below). F rom a main menu screen, clic k a Sub Menu item in the tabs at the top (2) to displa y the corresponding se[...]

Setting Up Y our Wireless W AN Data Connection Once the computer and the SX7 are connected and pow ered up , you will need to set up y our Wireless W AN data connection. The Wireless W AN connection is the primar y data ser vice connection f or your SX7. 1. Connect to the T elular Device Mana ger . (See “Using the T elular Device Manager” on pa[...]

3. F rom the Home screen, click Setup (1) > Wireless W AN (2) . 4. F or PSD A uto Connect , click Al wa ys On (3) . 5. F or Context APN (4) , mak e sure the ISP (Internet Ser vice Provider) name matches y our wireless ser vice provider . F or example , if ABC Wireless is y our ser vice provider , type “ isp.abcwireless . ” (Please contact y [...]

9. T o confir m your data connection, clic k Status (1) . The Status > Router page will auto-refresh e v er y fe w seconds. Y our W AN address from your wireless service provider will be displa yed ne xt to W AN IP Address (3) . 10. Close the browser windo w , reopen it, and go to a website (such as www .telular .com ) to v erify Inter net conne[...]

Status LEDs In addition to checking y our status through the T elular Device Manager on y our computer , you can also use the LED indicators on the unit f or a quick chec k of valuab le connection and cov erage inf or mation. The f ollowing tab le e xplains how the LED colors and b link rates indicate your de vice’ s cov erage and connection stat[...]

Using the USB Connection Option The pref erred method f or establishing a data connection with the SX7 is through the Ethernet P or t (see “Connect the SX7 to Y our Computer” on page 5). Howe ver , you ma y also use the supplied USB cable instead of the Ethernet connection. The USB connection uses Dial-Up Networking (DUN) to achie ve Wireless W[...]

Connect the SX7 to Y our Computer With a USB Cable 1. With your computer and the SX7 po wered on, connect the terminal end of the USB cable to the USB T ype B P or t on the SX7. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to an a vailab le pow ered USB T ype A por t on your computer . 3. A Found New Hard ware Wizard will open. Select “Install the s[...]

USB Connection Option Wi P A TH TM SX7 14 User Guide  On the Select a Device screen, select Modem - SX7 USB Modem and deselect an y other hardware listed.  On the Connection Name screen, enter a name f or the connection (such as SX7 USB Modem ).  On the Phone Number to Dial screen, enter *telular* (with asterisks).  Leav e the User name[...]

4. The Connect dialog will open. Clic k Properties > Options . Uncheck Prompt f or phone number and Pr ompt for name and pass w ord, certificate , etc. . Set Time between redial attempts to 10 seconds and click OK . 5. Y our computer will dial the new connection. 6. F ollow the instructions f ound in “Using the T elular Device Manager” on pa[...]

Using the Voice and Fax Options (SX7T Onl y) The Wi P A TH SX7T V oice/F ax/Data ter minal lets y ou use your wireless service provider f or v oice calling and f axing (similar to standard PSTN telephone operation) in addition to using the Wireless W AN data f eatures. Using the V oice Calling Features on Y our SX7T 1. T o use the SX7T’ s voice c[...]

Using the F ax Function on Y our SX7T 1. T o use your SX7T’ s fax f eature, you will first need to set up y our device to suppor t f ax data. The T elular De vice Manager allows y ou to configure the necessar y settings.  F rom your W eb browser , launch the T elular De vice Manager . (See “Using the T elular Device Mana ger” on page 6.) ?[...]

 F or RJ-11 Jack Mode (4) select J1 V oice, J2 F AX or J1 V oice, J2 A uto .  Click Sa ve (5) , and then clic k Restar t (6) to sav e your settings and restar t the SX7T . 2. Plug an RJ-11 cable into the Phone/F ax input on the back panel. 3. Connect the other end of the RJ-11 cable into y our fax machine’ s RJ-11 input jac k. 4. If the f a[...]

V oice/Fax Pr ogramming The T elular Device Mana ger allows y ou to program all the v oice and fax options f or ser vice on your SX7T . 1. F rom your W eb browser , launch the T elular De vice Manager . (See “Using the T elular Device Mana ger” on page 6.) 2. F rom the home page, clic k PSTN (1) . 3. Click Basic , Call Contr ol , and PO TS Setu[...]

Basic (cont.) RJ-11 Jack Mode Select a configuration f or the Phone jack (J1) and the F ax jack (J2): J1 V oice, J2 V oice to set both jacks f or voice calls only (def ault setting). J1 V oice, J2 F AX to set the phone jack f or voice calls and the f ax jack to send and receiv e fax data. J1 V oice , J2 Data to set the phone jac k f or voice calls [...]

Tip Y ou ca n al so p ro g ra m ce r ta in v oi ce a nd f ax o pt io ns f or y our d e vic e us in g PO TS ( Pl ai n Ol d T el ep ho ne S et ) co mm an ds o n y ou r ph on e . Ple as e se e th e re f ere nc e ca rd t ha t w as p ac kag ed wi th y our d e vic e f or a li st o f a v ail ab le PO T S co mm an ds . Note Y our S X7 T al so a ll o ws C i[...]

Ad v anced Data Connection Options The f ollowing pages outline all the adv anced programming options and settings a vailab le through the T elular Device Mana ger interface . F or information about accessing and using the T elular De vice Manager , please see “Using the T elular Device Manager” on page 6. Setup Options Setup > LAN As an alt[...]

DHCP Settings  DHCP Server (Ethernet only) : Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Select Enable to allow the unit to receiv e IP address, subnet mask, def ault gatew a y , and other settings dynamically through a ser ver .  Number of DHCP Users: Maxim um number of connections allow ed. (Def ault is 50.)  Client Lease Time: Amount of time n[...]

Setup > Keep Alive Keep Alive lets y ou pre v ent the wireless network from closing your data connection during e xtended periods of inactivity by ha ving the unit ping a DNS address at set inter vals .  Keep Alive: Select Enab le to enable this f eature. Select Disab le to allow y our connection to ter minate when the DHCP lease e xpires (us[...]

Setup > DDNS DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Ser ver) settings allo w the SX7 to be accessed via the Inter net e v en when dynamic IP addresses are being assigned. DDNS allows a static domain name to be used in place of the unit’ s IP address.  DDNS Service: Select a DDNS ser ver option (such as T elular ) or select Off to disable.  User Name:[...]

Setup > SIM These options allow y ou to enter a PIN number f or SIM card access (if necessar y). Y our SIM card ma y be set to operate without a PIN being entered.  A utomatic SIM PIN entry control: If y ou wish to use this f eature, select Enab led , enter your SIM PIN, and clic k Apply . If y our SIM card does not require a PIN, select Disa[...]

Netw ork Options Netw ork > Routing Routing settings allow y ou to control the unit’ s network routing configuration. There are two primar y options av ailab le, b y selecting a W orking Mode (1) : Gatewa y (NA T on) and Router (NA T off) .  Gatewa y (NA T on): Select this option (abov e) only if you need to use a Network Access T ranslator[...]

 Router (NA T off): (Def ault setting) In addition to the options av ailable under Gate wa y mode, Router mode off ers the follo wing options: ● Dynamic Routing (RIP): Select Enable to use Dynamic RIP (Routing Inf or mation Protocol) to adjust to changing network environments . ( Def ault is Disable.) ● RIP T ransmit: Select Enable to allo w[...]

Netw ork > Firewall/Filter s The Firewall/Filter s settings allow y ou to customize the f ollowing access settings f or the SX7 on your netw ork.  Firewall (SPI): Select Enab le to use the SPI (Stateful P ac ket Inspection) fire wall to monitor network connections and reject any that do not match its criteria.  LAN P or t Filter Rang e: Se[...]

Netw ork > P ort Forwarding This screen allows y ou to enter an Application Name , P or t Extension range, select TCP or UDP protocols (or both), and complete an IP Address f or up to 10 f orwarded por ts. Netw ork > DMZ This screen allows y ou to enab le and define a DMZ (Demilitarized Zone or P er imeter Network) host to act as a buff er be[...]

Administration Options Admin > Management The Administration > Management screen allows y ou to change the follo wing settings.  Device Mana ger User Name: For security pur poses, y ou ma y want to change y our user name f or the T elular De vice Manager from the def ault (telular) . Enter a user name in this field.  Device Mana ger Pas[...]

Admin > F actory Defaults Click Restore Defaults to reset all the de vice settings to the f actor y default settings . An y settings you ha ve customiz ed through the T elular De vice Manager will be reset. Admin > Firmware Upgrade If you ha ve receiv ed a fir mware upg rade f or the SX7, click Br owse to locate the upgr ade file on your comp[...]

Status Options The screens av ailable under the Status menu pro vide inf or mation about y our unit. The fields in the Status screens cannot be edited directly , but they ma y be changed as a result of other settings you select using the T elular Device Manager . Status > Router The Status > Router page displa ys most of the unit’ s impor t[...]

 Service Pro vider Name: The name of the wireless ser vice provider f or your unit (f or e xample, ABC Wireless ).  Radio Service T ype: This di spla ys y our cur rent da ta service type . F rom f astest t o slo we st (g reate st throu ghput t o least th rough put), t he y are HSD P A D A T A, UMT S D A T A, EDGE D A T A, and GP RS D A T A. ?[...]

Status > LAN USB Status > Wireless W AN Status Adv anced Data Connection Options Wi P A TH TM SX7 35 User Guide[...]

PSTN Options See “V oice/Fax Pr ogramming” on page 19 for a v ailable PSTN (Pub lic Switched T elephone Network) options. Below are e xamples of each of the PSTN programming pages . PSTN > Basic PSTN > Call Control Adv anced Data Connection Options Wi P A TH TM SX7 36 User Guide[...]

PSTN > PO TS Setup Adv anced Data Connection Options Wi P A TH TM SX7 37 User Guide[...]

Ad v anced Settings This section e xplains some of the adv anced configuration settings that ma y be required in some instances to make the SX7 oper ational on your computer . Configuring TCP/IP Settings If your computer is set up with a preset IP address (as ma y be the case with cer tain DSL and cable subscribers), y ou will need to configure you[...]

Glossary APN - Access P oint Name DDNS - Dynamic Domain Naming System DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Dial T one - The tone heard when a phone receiv er is off-hook. DMZ - Demilitarized Zone. A per imeter network area (subnetwork) that acts as a buff er between an internal network and an external network such as the Inter net. DTMF - Dua[...]

SIM Card - Subscriber Identity Module Static DNS - Static Domain Naming System TCP - T ransmission Control Protocol UDP - User Datagram Protocol UMTS - Univ ersal Mobile T elecommunications System (aka 3GSM). USB A Host - Univ ersal Serial Bus type A host connector . (The “USB-in” connector on a computer .) USB B Device - Univ ersal Ser ial Bus[...]