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PolaMail Installation guide For use with Iridium 9555 and 9575 Extreme Iridium 9555 Iridium 9575 Extreme...
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Table of Contents Setting up Data modem at your Iridium Phone ..................3 Installing and setting up PolaMail ......................8 Adding Iridium phone to PolaMail ......................11 Quick how to use PolaMail ........................14...
1. Download and install the Iridium USB driver from Polaris webside https://www.polaris-as.dk/polamail/ 2. When the driver has been installed start up the Data modem on your Iridium Phone. For Iridium 9555 see step 3 For Iridium 9575 see step 4...
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Now connect a USB cable from your Iridium 9555 phone to your computer and go to step 5 Please note that it is recommended if you are sitting inside using your computer to use the external antenna for a good signal. The antenna must have clear view to the sky.
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Now you must use one of the below plugs for your Iridium 9575 Extreme phone to connect a USB cable from your Iridium phone to your computer. Go to step 5 Please note that it is recommended if you are sitting inside using your computer to use the...
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5. Now go to the control panel at your computer and locate device manager (Enhedshåndtering) Under Ports you should be able to find your Iridium phone. Please note the Com port number for later use. In this case the Com port is number 3...
Max Msg Size: Select maximum allowed message size from drop down list. Note 1: The max. data speed over the Iridium satellite system is 2.4kbs which means that e.g. a 1MB message (incl. attachment) may take up to 7min. to transmit or receive.
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4. In the UUPlus POP/SMPT Servers window coming up, click [Console] 5. Press yes to request your new account 6. The PolaMail client will now start and display as below.
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7. Click the [Settings] tab in the PolaMail client and select [Setup] 7. In Setup-screen select [Connecting] tab and choose 64.4.141.247:5540 in the drop down field [Dial]. Click [Save Changes] and the PolaMail client has now been setup.
3. Adding Iridium phone to PolaMail 1. In the PolaMail setup screen [Connecting] tab click [Add New Location]...
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2. In the “Select Modem” window coming up enter information as indicated below: Modem Type: +Iridium Satellite Phone (RUDICS) Serial Port: Choose the serial port you noted from previously step, in this example COM3. Additional you can click on the button Find Modem.
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4. For the Iridium Satellite modem it is recommended to set the Connect Size (this is for incoming messages only) to the same value as set in chapter 2, step 2. Select from the dropdown list. Note: The overall limit set in chapter 2, step 2 takes precedence over this setting 5.