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Keepalive – Sierra Wireless RAVEN 1X 20070914 User Manual

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Data Communication and Host Modes

Rev 3.0B Feb.08

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Figure 6-6: AceManager : PPP/Ethernet

*HOSTPRIVMODE ‐ Set to 1 to enable the explicit IP 
addresses.

*HOSTPRIVIP ‐ Set to the IP address you want the Raven 
to give to your device.

*HOSTPEERIP ‐ Set to the IP address you want for the 
Raven.

*HOSTNETMASK ‐ Set to the subnetmask, generally 
255.255.255.0.

Tip: If you are using Private Mode (*HOSTPRIVMODE=1), you will
need to make sure that *HOSTPRIVIP and *HOSTPEERIP are on the
same subnet. If the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, it is safe to use
192.168.x.y for each as long as the x is the same number (0 in the
example screen shot above) and the y is different (1 and 2 in the
example) and between 0 and 254.

Keepalive

Keepalive is used to test the connection to the cellular network 
by pinging an IP address after a specified period of inactivity. 
Keepalive is only recommended for users who have a remote 
terminated modem that infrequently communicates to the 
network or if you have experienced issues over time where the 
modem can no longer be reached remotely.

When Keepalive pings the IP address, an acknowledgement 
indicates there is an active connection to the network. If the 
Raven does not receive a response from the IP address, it will 
make additional attempts according to a backoff algorithm 
before determining the Internet connection is not functioning