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Software User Guide 16
Cellular Configuration
Asshown,therouterisreceivinggoodsignalfromthecellularnetwork,itisconnectedandhasbeenissuedanIPaddress.
Atthispoint,ifyoupreviouslyverifiedthattheSIM/ModuleisactivatedandhavebeenaccessingthewebUItoconfigure
yourRedLioninterfaceviait’sbrowser,you
shouldbeabletoaccesstheInternet.
• OpenabrowseronthePC/Laptop,andattempttobrowsetheInternet.
NOTE:Dependingontheprovisioningofyourmodule/SIM,particularlyincorporateapplicationsinwhichtheunitispro‐
vidingcellularbackupconnectivitytowiredcircuits,yourmodule/SIMmayberestrictedfromInternet
access.Ifthisisthe
case,youmaywanttotesttoensurethatyouareable toaccessyourcorporatenetwork.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabout
yourconfiguration,pleasecheckwithyournetworkadminstrator.
IfyouwereabletosuccessfullyaccesstheInternet,oryourcorporatenetwork,yourRed
Lionunitisupandrunning.You
havesuccessfullycompletedtheQuickStartandyoumayskipthetroubleshootingsection.
2.1.5 CellularConnectivityTroubleshooting
NOTE:IfyouwereunabletoaccesstheInternet,oryourcorporatenetwork,thesectionthatfollowswillhelpyouto
determinethecauseofyourdifficulties.
Ifyouarereadingthissection,youhavefollowedallpreviousinstructionsandyourRedLionrouterisnotcommunicating,
thissectionwillprovide
additionalinformationtoisolatethecauseofdifficulties.
2.1.5.1 CellularReception
Beforewegetintospecificsregardinghowtoidentifyandaddressspecificproblemsthatcanbeencountered,itisimpor‐
tantthatwespendamomenttalkingaboutcellularsignalreception,andappropriateexpectations.
Allofthemajorcellularcarriersexpendsignificantsumsinsuringthatwehaveexcellentsignalcoveragewithin
theircover‐
ageareas.However,theyhavenocontrolovertheenvironmentsinwhichweattempttoplaceoruseourcellulardevices.
Theprinciplesbehindcellulardatareceptionaresimilartocellularphonereception.Therefore,ourenvironmenthasthe
potentialtosignificantlyimpactourabilitytoreceiveagoodquality
cellularsignal.
Youshouldbeawarethatitispossibletostandintheparkinglotofabuildingandhaveperfectreception,butwalkjust10
feetinsideaconcreteandsteelbuildingandhaveabsolutelynoreceptionatall.
Theimportantthingtounderstandisthatinmany,many
instancesitisnotthecellularnetworkthatcausesreception
problems,buttheenvironmentinwhichweplaceourcellulardevices.
ImportantNoteaboutCellularAntennas
Forthisreason,RedLionstronglyrecommendstheuseofexternalantennaswhenimplementingcellulardata.Itisoften
thekeytoasuccessfulimplementation.ConsultyourRedLionrepresentativeifyouhavequestionsabouttheappropriate
useofexternalantennas.