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Cooper Bussmann 615M-1 Cellular Data Modem and IP Router Series Manual
Rev Version 1.0
Periodic Ping Settings
The Periodic Ping can be used to actively check that a currently established data connection with the cellular
carrier is still valid. If enabled and the cellular connection is UP, pings are output and the response is monitored as
specified by the following settings. Periodic Ping is not active when the cell connection is DOWN.
Destination Address You may enter an accessible IP address or URL that will respond to a ping
command.
Secondary Address You may enter an accessible IP address or URL that will respond to a ping
command. This address will be used if the entered number of consecutive ping
failures using the first address is reached.
Periodic Ping Timer You may enter an interval in increments of 10 seconds. The modem will ping the
destination at that interval. Enter 0 to disable this feature.
Fall Count The modem will reset if the number of consecutive ping failures is equal to or greater
than the fall count and the secondary address is being used. Otherwise the modem
will switch from the first address to the secondary address for the ping test.
WAN Data Usage Estimates
This section tracks the data received from and transmitted to the cellular network. This is a tool that may be used
to estimate network usage. These totals are tracked by the router. Your carrier maintains separate statistics from
which your billing is determined. One way to use this tool is to track usage over a fairly short period of typical
usage. The total then can be extrapolated to estimate longer time periods. This router updates these statistics once
approximately every 30 seconds. Click Clear to reset the totals to 0.
Rx Bytes The total number of bytes received by the modem from the cell network. All statistics
are cleared automatically when this count exceeds 1 billion (1,000,000,000).
Rx Packets The total number of TCP and UDP packets received by the modem from the cell
network.
Rx Errors The number of corrupted TCP and UDP packets received by the modem from the
cell network.
Rx Packets Dropped The number of TCP and UDP packets received by the modem from the cell network
that were not accepted. This may occur due to memory or throughput problems.
Tx Bytes The total number of bytes transmitted by the modem to the cell network. All statistics
are cleared automatically when this count exceeds 1 billion (1,000,000,000).
Tx Packets The total number of TCP and UDP packets transmitted by the modem to the cell
network.
Tx Errors The number of corrupted TCP and UDP packets received by the modem that were
meant to be transmitted on the cell network.
Tx Packets Dropped The number of TCP and UDP packets received by the modem for transmit to the
cell network that were not accepted. This may occur due to memory or throughput
problems.
Clear Click Clear to reset the totals to 0. These totals are NOT cleared by a modem reboot.
Dynamic DNS
Click the Dynamic DNS tab on the Cell Connection page to configure dynamic DNS. Dynamic DNS is a system
that allows the domain name data of a computer with a varying (dynamic) IP address held in a name server to be
updated in real time, making it possible to establish connections to that machine without the need to track the
actual IP address. A number of providers offer Dynamic DNS services (DDNS), free or for a charge. For example, a
free service provided by NO-IP allows users to setup between one and five host names on a domain name provided
by NO-IP. NO-IP is the default DNS service.