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CONFIGURING AND COMMUNICATING WITH YOUR DEVICE
Configuring and Communicating with Your Device
Interacting with Your Device Overview
This section describes how to use AT commands to interact with your device. Using terminal software such as
Kermit, you can issue AT commands to communicate with and configure your modem. The AT commands let you
establish, read and modify device parameters and help you control how the device operates. This section
documents basic interactions with your device, such as verifying signal strength and network registrations, sending
and reading SMS text messages, and sending and receiving data.
Your device supports Windows and Linux operating systems. If you use Windows, download and install the USB
drivers. See Installing Drivers for details. If you use Linux, your device is CDC-ACM compliant. Linux since version
2.6.28 has included CDC-ACM drivers, so additional drivers are not needed. See Using Linux for getting started with
Linux.
Generally, USB modems are used as unintelligent bit pipes. In Windows, this means you create a dial-up network
connection that uses the Windows IP stack to use the modem to create a PPP connection to the cellular network.
The modem is assigned an IP address from the cellular carrier. This connection provides Internet access and is the
basis for TCP/IP communication for sending and receiving email, creating TCP/UDP Sockets, or putting and getting
files from an FTP server.
In Linux, PPPD is used to dial the modem and create the connection to the cellular TCP/IP network. This provides
Internet access for sending and receiving email, creating TCP/UDP Sockets, or putting and getting files from an FTP
server.
Before You Begin
Before you begin:
■ Power up your device and ensure it is connected to the computer that you use to issue AT commands.
■ Install terminal software that can communicate with the device, such as HyperTerminal, TerraTerm, Kermit,
or Putty.
Using Command Mode and Online Data Mode
Modems have two operation modes, command and online data. When you power up the modem it is in command
mode and ready to accept AT commands.
Use AT commands to communicate with and configure your modem. They allow you to establish, read, and modify
device parameters and control how the modem works. The device can also generate responses to AT commands
that help determine the modem’s current state.
If the modem is online data mode, it only accepts the Escape command (+++).
To send the modem AT Commands from terminal emulation software, set the software to match the modem’s
default data format, which is:
■ Speed: 115,200 bps
■ Data bits: 8
■ Parity: none
■ Stop bit: 1
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