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Utilities for the PinPoint-E
Wireless Ace
Wireless Ace enables modems equipped with ALEOS to be monitored and configured locally or
remotely.
As long as your PinPoint-E is online and publicly accessible, support personnel can access your
modem from anywhere at any time to see how it is operating and how it is configured. Parameter
changes can be made instantly over-the-air.
Once your modem is configured and installed correctly, a template can be made to program other
modems with the same parameter values. This enables quick, accurate deployment of large pools
of modems.
You can connect to your PinPoint-E locally using a DUN connection or Ethernet across a LAN or
connected directly with a cross over cable. The display is dynamically updated with the current
status of the modem.
The GPS features are available only for PinPoint X, PinPoint-E, and PinPoint modems.
Note: While you can use PPP to connect to the PinPoint-E, Internet data will only
be routed to a device connected to the Ethernet port. If the same computer is con-
nected to the Ethernet port, it can interfere with communication.
AceView also features a link to a web-based mapping service so you can see where the GPS coor-
dinates locate the PinPoint-E.
FIGURE 2. Map Coordinates
Note: The mapping feature requires an Internet connection.
Most configuration screen shots in this guide are using Wireless Ace. Connecting
to the modem using Wireless Ace is covered in the “AT Commands” chapter on
page 62.