Instruction manual

Raven XT-Rogers Sierra Wireless

Cellular Modem

1. General Description

This%manual%provides%information%for%interfacing%the%Sierra%Wireless%

Raven%XT9Rogers%cellular%modem %to%Camp bell%Scientific%dataloggers.%%A%

Sierra%Wireless%CD%ships%with%the%modem%that%includes%Sierra%Wireless%

manuals%and%software%utilities.%%Sierra%Wireless%manuals%referenced%in%this%

manual%include:%

Raven_XT_Quickstart.pdf%

Raven_XT_UserGuide.pdf%

The%Raven%XT9Rogers%digital%cellular%modem%is%manufactured%by%Sierra%

Wireless%for%us e%o n%th e %Rogers%General%Packet%Radio%Service%(GPRS)%

network.%%The%modem%is%accessed%through%the%Internet%using%TCP/IP%

communications%protocol%using%a%Static%or%Dynamic%IP%address.%%

• A%Static%IP%address%is%permanently%assigned%to%a%particular%account%

and%will%always%be%used%whenever%the%Raven%connects%to%the%Internet.%

• A%Dynamic%IP%address%is%assigned%on%a%“need%to%have”%basis.%%A%

dynamic%IP%address%is%used%with%a%DDNS%service%(Section%5)%to%

translate%a%dynamic%IP%ad dre ss%to%a%dom a in%name,%so%that%the%Raven%

can%be%contacted%as%if%it%had%a%static%IP.%

A%Rogers%GPRS%account%can%be%setup%for%a%Dynamic%or%static%IP %address.%%A%

data%account%with%the%VPN.COM%APN%as%described%in%Section%2.1%is%

required%for%public%access%to%the%modem .%

2. Establish Cellular Service

2.1 Raven XT-Rogers Cellular Coverage/Service Requirements

What%you%need:%

Rogers%GPRS%coverage%at%the%datalogger%site%(for%a%coverage%map%refer%to:%%

http://your.rogers.com/Store/Wireless/coverage/info.asp).%

GPRS%account%established%with%Rogers.%%%

Rogers%will%provide%a%SIM%card%for%each%modem.%%In%most%cases%the%SIM%can%

be%picked%up%at%a%local%Rogers%store.%%The%SIM%card%must%be%installed%inside%

of%the%modem%as%described%in%Appendix%B.%%%

Contact%Rogers%to%setup%an%account.%%Ask%for%an%“unrestricted%data%account%

for%a%GPRS%modem”.%%After%the%account%has%been%setup,%mobile%termination%

will%need%to%be%configured%onto%the%account,%which%is%done%by%adding%the%

“VPN.COM%APN”%to%the%account.%Mobile%termination%makes%the%modem%

accessible%through%the%internet.%%The%APN%name%must%be%programmed%into%

the%modem %as%describ ed%in%Sec tion%5.1.%