7: Sending Data to Your Network Application

• Retrieve the Unique

This chapter discusses how to configure the MP modem to

Mobile Device ID

send GPS and I/O data to a network server. This is a simple

 

process, but if there are any firewalls on your network or your

 

service provider’s network, the data must be routed through or

 

around the firewall. A general discussion of some methods of

 

dealing with firewalls is provided.

 

This chapter also explains how to retrieve the Unique Mobile

 

Device ID from the MP modem. This is the number that

 

uniquely identifies each MP modem. Any application that uses

 

the GPS and I/O data from the MP modem requires this

 

number.

 

Configure the MP modem to

 

route data to a server

 

The protocol that defines how MP modem data is packaged is

Note: For a full list of AT

commands and their parameters,

called MTP (Monitoring and Tracking Protocol). You can

see the MP 3G Modems AT

configure MTP in 3G Watcher by selecting Tools > Options >

Command Reference manual

MP > Monitor and Tracking, or by using the AT command

(document #2130810).

AT!MPMTCONF and the appropriate parameters.

 

The MP modem provides four independent reporting engines,

 

 

allowing data to be sent to four different destinations. You can

 

specify the destination IP address and port number for each

 

engine. This allows, for example, GPS data to be sent to one

 

host application, and I/O data to be sent to another.

 

You can also specify the values for the timers that determine

 

the frequency with which the data is to be sent.

 

Report frequency timers

 

The low rate timer, alert rate timer, and GPS timer control the

Note: You must configure alarm

triggers locally on the MP

interval between reports from the MP modem.

modem using either 3G Watcher

The low rate timer sets the interval at which reports are sent in

or an AT command.

the absence of any other trigger or timer. It is in minutes with a

 

 

default of five minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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