User's Manual

General
This leaflet provides general information for the Wireless WIC communication option for the A3 ALPHA
meter. For information on installing the A3 ALPHA meter, see the “ALPHA Meter Installation Instructions”
(IL42-4001Q or later).
The A3 ALPHA meter may be ordered with a wireless cellular communication option: the Wireless WAN
Interface Card (Wireless WIC). The Wireless WIC is available in CDMA 1xRTT/1xEV-DO and UMTS/HSPA+
versions, providing a high speed, 3G cellular communication channel for the meter. Additional
hardware configurations may include either a relay option board or an interrupter control board for
standard ALPHA meters.
The A3 ALPHA meter with Wireless WIC communication may be ordered in the following configurations:
Description Model number
1
1
The last character in the model number is carrier dependent.
A3 ALPHA meter, CDMA 1xRTT/1xEV-DO, internal WAN antenna
Additional options: relay option board or interrupter control board
A3WWIC3_EV_
A3 ALPHA meter, CDMA 1xRTT/1xEV-DO, external WAN antenna
Additional options: relay option board or interrupter control board
A3WWIC3_EVX_
A3 ALPHA meter, UMTS/HSPA+, external WAN antenna
Additional options: relay option board or interrupter control board
A3WWIC3_UX_
A3 ALPHA meter with gatekeeper module, EVDO, internal WAN antenna,
internal LAN antenna
EA_GKWWIC3_EV_
A3 ALPHA meter with gatekeeper module, EVDO, external WAN antenna,
internal LAN antenna
EA_GKWWIC3_EVX_
A3 ALPHA meter with gatekeeper module, UMTS/HSPA+, external WAN
antenna, internal LAN antenna
EA_GKWWIC3_UX
A3 ALPHA meter with
wireless 3G cellular communications
IL42-4042B
Preliminary

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