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Dell Edge Gateway5000 Series Installation and Operation Manual

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Inserting a micro-SIM card and activating your mobile broadband

  • CAUTION: Dell recommends that you insert the micro-SIM card before powering on the Edge Gateway.
  1. Shut down your Edge Gateway.
  2. Locate the micro-SIM card slot.
  3. Use a paper clip or SIM eject tool to eject the micro-SIM card tray.
  4. Place the micro-SIM card on the tray.
    • CAUTION: Ensure that the micro-SIM card is aligned as shown in the image.
  5. Close the micro-SIM card tray.
    Image: Inserting the micro-SIM card
  6. Turn on your Edge Gateway.
  7. Connect to a mobile network.Windows operating system
    If the Edge Gateway is shipped with HSPA+ (DW5580) WWAN card:
    1. Launch the Telit Mobile Broadband Manager.
    2. Click the play Image: Play button button to connect to your HSPA+ network.
      • NOTE: Click the information Image: Info button button to view the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) and Integrated Circuit Card Identifier (ICCID) information.

    Click the stop Image: Stop button to disconnect from your HSPA+ network.

    If the Edge Gateway is shipped with LTE Verizon (DW5812) WWAN or LTE AT&T (DW5813) card:

    1. Select the network icon from the taskbar and then click Cellular.
    2. Select your Mobile Broadband Carrier > Advanced Options.
    3. Make a note of the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) and the Integrated Circuit Card Identifier (ICCID).
    Ubuntu operating system
    1. Open the Terminal window.
    2. Go to super user mode by entering: $sudo su -
    3. Configure the Mobile Broadband connection profile:
      #nmcli con add type gsm ifname ttyACM3 con-name <connection name> 
                                                apn <apn> 
                                                user <user name> 
                                                password <password>
                                             
    4. Connect to the mobile network: #nmcli con up connection name
      • NOTE: To view the IMEI and ICCID number use the mmcli -m 0 --command=+CIMI command.

    To disconnect from the mobile network: #nmcli con downconnection name.

    Wind River operating system

    If the Edge Gateway is shipped with HSPA+ (DW5580) WWAN card:

    1. Open the Terminal window.
    2. Configure the Mobile Broadband APN profile:
      #uci set network.wwan.apn="<apn>"
                                                #uci commit network
                                             
    3. Connect to the mobile network: #ifup wwan
      • NOTE: To view the IMEI and ICCID number use the AT+IMEISV command.

    To disconnect from the mobile network: #ifdown wwan.

    If the Edge Gateway is shipped with LTE Verizon (DW5812) WWAN card:

    Open the Terminal window.

    1. In the terminal type AT+IMEISV to open the Minicom terminal.
      The Minicom terminal opens with the following text:
      Welcome to minicom 2.7
                                                   OPTIONS: I18n
                                                   Compiled on Dec 17 2015, 16:20:45.
                                                   Port /dev/ttyACM0, 21:33:05
                                                   Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys
                                                   
                                                
    2. Type the AT+cgdcont command with PDP Context Identifier, “ Packet Data Protocol type”, and “ Access Point Name” parameters and press Enter.

      Example: at+cgdcont=3,"IPV4V6","vzwinternet".

      • NOTE: If the command runs successfully, the message OK appears.
    3. Configure the Network Control Mode with the at#ncm command.

      Example: at#ncm=1,3.

    4. Activate the Packet Data Protocol with the at+cgact command.

      Example: at+cgact=1,3.

    5. To view the PDP Context Read Dynamic Parameters, that is, bearer_id, apn, ip_addr, subnet_mask, gw_addr, DNS_prim_addr, DNS_sec_addr, P-CSCF_prim_addr, and P-CSCF_sec_addr parameters, run the at+cgcontrdp command.

      Example: at+cgcontrdp=3

      +CGCONTRDP: 3,7,"vzwinternet.mnc480.mcc311.gprs","100.106.47.7.255.0.0.0","100.1 06.47.8","198.224.157.135","0.0.0.0","0.0.0.0","0.0.00"
                                                   
                                                
    6. Exit the Minicom module.

    7. In the Linux terminal configure the connection with the following commands

      root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# ifconfig wwan0 
                                                ip_addr netmask 
                                                subnet_mask up
                                                root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# route add default gw 
                                                gw_addr wwan0
                                                root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# echo nameserver 
                                                DNS_prim_addr >>/etc/resolv.conf
                                             
      Example:
      root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# ifconfig wwan0 100.106.47.7 netmask 255.0.0.0 up
                                                root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# route add default gw 100.106.47.8 wwan0
                                                root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# echo nameserver 198.224.157.135 >>/etc/resolv.conf
                                             
    8. Log in to the Minicom module using the minicom -D /dev/ttyACM0 command.

    9. Connect to the mobile network using the at+cgdata command.

      Example: at+cgdata="M-RAW_IP",3

      • NOTE: To view the IMEI and ICCID number use the AT+IMEISV command.
    To disconnect from the mobile network
    1. Open the Minicom terminal.
    2. Enter the at+cgdata="M-RAW_IP",3 command.
    3. Close the Minicom terminal.
    4. Enter the root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# ifconfig wwan0 down command.

    If the Edge Gateway is shipped with LTE AT&T (DW5813) WWAN card:

    1. Open the Terminal window.
    2. In the terminal type minicom -D /dev/ttyACM0 to open the Minicom terminal.
      The Minicom terminal opens with the following text:
      Welcome to minicom 2.7
                                                   OPTIONS: I18n
                                                   Compiled on Dec 17 2015, 16:20:45.
                                                   Port /dev/ttyACM0, 21:33:05
                                                   Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys
                                                   
                                                
    3. Type the AT+cgdcont command with PDP Context Identifier, “ Packet Data Protocol type”, and “ Access Point Name” parameters and press Enter.

      Example: at+cgdcont=3,"IPV4V6","broadband".

      • NOTE: If the command runs successfully, the message OK appears.
    4. Configure the Network Control Mode with the at#ncm command.

      Example: at#ncm=1,3.

    5. Activate the Packet Data Protocol with the at+cgact command.

      Example: at+cgact=1,3.

    6. To view the PDP Context Read Dynamic Parameters, that is, bearer_id, apn, ip_addr, subnet_mask, gw_addr, DNS_prim_addr, DNS_sec_addr, P-CSCF_prim_addr, and P-CSCF_sec_addr parameters, run the at+cgcontrdp command.

      Example: at+cgcontrdp=3

      +CGCONTRDP: 3,7,"broadband.mnc480.mcc311.gprs","100.106.47.7.255.0.0.0","100.1 06.47.8","198.224.157.135","0.0.0.0","0.0.0.0","0.0.00"
                                                   
                                                
    7. Exit the Minicom module.

    8. In the Linux terminal configure the connection with the following commands

      root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# ifconfig wwan0 
                                                ip_addr netmask 
                                                subnet_mask up
                                                root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# route add default gw 
                                                gw_addr wwan0
                                                root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# echo nameserver 
                                                DNS_prim_addr >>/etc/resolv.conf
                                             
      Example:
      root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# ifconfig wwan0 100.106.47.7 netmask 255.0.0.0 up
                                                root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# route add default gw 100.106.47.8 wwan0
                                                root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# echo nameserver 198.224.157.135 >>/etc/resolv.conf
                                             
    9. Log in to the Minicom module using the minicom -D /dev/ttyACM0 command.

    10. Connect to the mobile network using the at+cgdata command.

      Example: at+cgdata="M-RAW_IP",3

    To disconnect from the mobile network
    1. Open the Minicom terminal.
    2. Enter the at+cgdata="M-RAW_IP",3 command.
    3. Close the Minicom terminal.
    4. Enter the root@WR-IntelligentDevice:~# ifconfig wwan0 down command.

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