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It is therefore recommended to enable option Setup - Network settings - Modem settings - Force connection

.open

With this enabled, modem Internet connection is checked every 10 minutes with the command. If the checkping

fails, modem connection is restarted.

Some modems power up in mass storage mode. Supported modems will be switched to modem mode automatically.

Switching from mass storage mode to modem mode might take so long that first attempt to make a connection fails and

there are no further tries if option is turned off. Even if it is turned on, it can take up to 10 minutesForce connection open

before connection is properly established.

By default, uses host 194.100.31.45 (bluegiga.com) for checking that the modem InternetForce connection open

connection is working. You might want to specify a reliable host closer to your system in Setup - Network settings -

. The test host must respond to ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packetsModem settings - IP address used in force check

generated by command, otherwise the modem connection is reset every ten minutes.ping

If you also want to use the ethernet connection, you must remove it from the default interface ( ) bridge and configure itsnap

network settings individually using the application while keeping the default interface network settings in their defaultsetup

(dynamic) state.

3.3 Using Wi-Fi

AX4 is delivered with integrated Wi-Fi. All Access Devices support several USB Wi-Fi dongles. The supported

devices are listed in document.Tested 3rd Party Peripherals

Ad hoc mode is not supported.

WPA/WPA2 passphrase length must be 8..63 characters.

3.3.1 Using Wi-Fi as Client (Managed)

USB Wi-Fi client device support (including for WPA or WPA2 encryption support) is installed bywpa-supplicant

default.

Enable Wi-Fi interface using the application or its WWW interface at setup Setup - Network settings - Enable

.Wi-Fi interface

When the correct kernel modules are installed and Wi-Fi interface enabled, Access Device notices when a

supported Wi-Fi card is inserted and tries to use it in the client mode, without encryption. So, if there is an open

Wi-Fi access point in range, you will automatically connect to it.

To change Wi-Fi settings, use the application or its WWW interface at setup Setup - Network settings - Wi-Fi

. is used to manage Wi-Fi connections. Supported encryption methods are WEP andsettings Wpa-supplicant

WPA/WPA2. Use the menu option to change network SSID and encryption method.Edit configuration file

Use following configurations to enable unencrypted, WEP or WPA/WPA2 encrypted connections:

no encryption

network = {

# no encryption

ssid="Bluegiga"

key_mgmt=NONE

}