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SPECTRE Configuration Manual

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1.10. Mobile WAN configuration

The SPECTRE RT industrial router does not display the Mobile WAN Configuration option.

Select the Mobile WAN menu item to enter the cellular network configuration page.

1.10.1. Cellular Carrier Selection

The SPECTRE 3G Cellular Router can be configured to communicate on up to 2

UMTS or CDMA cellular networks. This allows the router to switch to a second carrier
network if there is a problem with the primary network. The router can only communicate on
one cellular network at a time and if redundancy is not required, then only one account needs
to be activated. For UMTS networks, the account information will be on the SIM card
provided by the carrier. For CDMA networks, the account is provisioned by the network
provider and a SIM card is not required.

The cellular carrier is selected using the Cellular WAN configuration page. The router

supports AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Rogers Cellular networks. Verizon and Sprint
have CDMA networks and the others are GSM networks. The default carrier is set to a
generic UMTS provider.

1.10.2. GSM/UMTS connection

If the Create PPP connection option is selected, the router will automatically try

to establish a PPP connection after power up. If the attempt is unsuccessful, the router will
re-boot and try again. For GSM/UMTS networks, the following network information can be
configured. In most cases, the necessary information will be included on the SIM card
provided by the carrier and these fields can be left empty or at their default values. Please
contact your cellular network provider for more information.

Item

Description

APN

Network identifier (Access Point Name)

Username

User name to log into the GSM network.

Password

Password to log into the GSM network.

Authentication

Authentication protocol in GSM network

PAP or CHAP

– Router is chose either authentication method.

PAP

– Router will use PAP authentication.

CHAP

– Router will use CHAP authentication.

IP Address

IP address of SIM card. (Required if a static IP address was assigned by
the cellular carrier.)

Phone
Number

Telephone number to dial a GPRS or CSD connection. Router uses *99***1
# as the default telephone number.

Operator

PLNM code for the network operator

Network type

Automatic selection

– The router will automatically select the

network type

Depending upon the type of router, it is also possible to select a

specific method of

data transmission (GPRS, EDGE, UMTS …).

PIN

PIN code for the SIM card. (Only required if the SIM card has been locked