Network Router User Manual

Global Positioning System (GPS)
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Before you Configure GPS
TodecidewhatconfigurationyouneedforyourPinPoint‐E,
therearesomefundamentalconsiderationsyoushould
determine:
• Protocol:WhatistheGPSprotocolusedbyyourtracking
applicationandwhattypeofreportswillyouneed?
• Datum:Whatisthedatumsupportedbyyourtracking
application?
• DynamicIPAddress:WillyouneedDNSsupportto
handleadynamicIPaddressaccount?
Caution: With the PinPoint-E, all local GPS (UDP encapsulated)
reports will come over the Ethernet connection. Raw GPS data can be
transmitted across the serial port for applications which require COM
traffic.
Configuring the PinPoint-E for
GPS
Thissectioncoversgeneralconfiguration.Configurationsfor
specificprotocolsarecoveredinlatersections.
Toconfigureyourmodem’sGPSsettings,youcanuseeither
AceManageroraterminalconnectiontoconfigurethemodem
usingATcommands.Theconfigurationexamplesinthis
chapteralluseAceManager.Mostofthesettingsareinthe
group:PinPoint.