Configuring a Wireless WAN Card

Configuring a Wireless WAN Card

Overview

SCS IOLAN models support a wireless WAN card that can be installed to permit access to the IOLAN via the internet or other WAN network. When the PCI card type has been configured to be a Wireless WAN card, the serial port associated with the wireless WAN card is automatically set to PPP. No other PPP configuration is typically required. The wireless WAN card will establish a GPRS data connection over the service provider’s GSM network. The service provider will assign an IP address to your wireless connection. This address may be public or private and it may be dynamically or statically assigned, depending on the type of account established with the service provider. If a static, public IP address has been assigned, the IOLAN will be directly accessible via that IP address. If a dynamic, public IP address has been assigned, you may access your IOLAN with the assistance of a dynamic DNS service provider. These service providers provide a method of accessing your device server using a standard URL (for example, yourcompany.dyndns.org), when the IP address assigned by the Wireless provider is dynamic. The IOLAN SCS supports dynamic DNS updates to DynDNS.com (see www.DynDNS.com for more information).

Field Descriptions

Configure the following parameters:

Card

Specify the wireless WAN card you are using.

 

Data Options:

 

z Sierra Wireless AirCard 881—You are using a Sierra Wireless AirCard

 

881 WAN card.

 

z Sony Ericsson PC300—You are using a Sony Ericsson PC300 wireless

 

WAN card.

 

z Sierra Wireless—You are using a Sierra wireless WAN card.

 

z Sony Ericsson—You are using a Sony Ericsson wireless WAN card.

 

z Use Standard Driver—If the wireless WAN card you are using is not

 

listed, try the standard driver.

 

z Use Custom Driver—A custom driver downloaded from the Perle

 

website.

 

Default: Sierra Wireless AirCard 881

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Perle Systems STS, SCS manual Configuring a Wireless WAN Card, Overview Field Descriptions