Sierra Wireless MP595W manual Serial

Getting Started

The following table summarizes the advantages and disadvan‐ tages of the various interfaces:

	Serial	USB	Ethernet	WAPa
Data	Client-initiated	MP modem	MP modem	MP modem
connection		pro-active initiation	pro-active	pro-active initiation
type			initiation
Interface	Lowest priority	Overrides serial	Overrides USB	Overrides USB and
hierarchyb			and serial	serial. Overrides
				Ethernet in non-NAT
				mode. In NAT mode
				(multi-client mode),
				Ethernet and WAP are
				supported
				simultaneously.
Requires reset	No	No	No	Yes
to activate
Required to	Client requires PPP	Install drivers on	Install Ethernet	Enable WAP and reset
use	protocol and a	PC, install USB	cable	MP modem
	dialing mechanism	cable to MP modem
When	Client must redo	Client needs to do	Rediscovery	Rediscovery required
connection is	connection	nothing	required	(automatic in all clients)
dropped	procedure		(automatic in
			all clients)
Supports	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Watcher

a.The wireless access point interface is only available with the MP 595W.

b.Note: If you enable a wireless access point or Ethernet interface after a USB connection has already been established, the USB connection is disabled.

You can switch between interfaces after the modem is installed and configured, but before doing so, you need to understand the interface hierarchy.

If you switch from a serial interface to any other interface, the serial interface is disabled. If you switch from USB to either a Ethernet or wireless access point, the USB connection is lost. If you switch from Ethernet to wireless access point (MP 595W modem only), the Ethernet connection is disabled.

Watcher is available for all network interfaces except wireless access point.

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