User Manual

Installation

Before you begin Before installing the modem and software:

Verify that the PC has an RS-232 serial (COM) port. If no serial port is available, a USB to serial port adaptor may be used.

Verify that a GSM signal is present at the PC location. You can check for a signal using a mobile phone.

Make a note of the SIM card PIN code and the GSM service provider’s SMS message center number.

Ask your system administrator to provide the SMTP host name and whether the SMTP server requires password authentication.

Software

Install the SMS Bridge software on the PC as follows.

 

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Step

Action

 

 

 

1

Save your work and close all applications.

 

 

 

2

Insert the included CD-ROM in the disk drive.

 

 

 

3

Double-click the installation file (GMSSMSBridge-x_x) to start the

 

 

 

 

installation process.

 

 

 

4

Follow the setup wizard instructions to complete the installation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modem setup Setup and connect the GSM modem as follows. Note! Do not apply power to the modem without first connecting the antenna.

 

Step

Action

 

 

1

Connect the 9-pin plug of the serial cable to a serial port on the PC.

 

 

 

Connect the other plug to the modem.

 

 

2

Press in the SIM card release button and remove the SIM card holder.

 

 

 

Place the SIM card in the holder and insert the holder back in the

 

 

 

modem.

 

 

3

Connect the GSM antenna to the modem. Lead the antenna to a

 

 

 

convenient location, remove the tape, and press the antenna firmly to

 

 

 

the mounting surface.

 

 

4

Plug the output from the included power supply into the modem’s DC

 

 

 

input socket.

 

 

5

Verify that the antenna is connected to the modem, then connect the

 

 

 

power supply to AC power.

 

 

6

Verify that the modem LED is lit.

 

 

 

 

 

Software removal To uninstall the SMS Bridge application, select Uninstall SMS Bridge from the Global Monitoring Server folder in your program list

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