Activating A Cellular Modem Account; Activating A Cellular Modem Account Over-The-Air - Siemens RX1500 User Manual

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Section 3.23.7

Activating a Cellular Modem Account

Before using the cellular modem, a cellular account must be activated on a service provider's network. Once the
account is activated, the modem will be able to connect to the cellular network without further intervention. The
are two account activation methods used by ROX II: OTA (Over-the-Air) and Manual.
The following sections describe the different methods for activating a cellular account:
• Section 3.23.7.1, "Activating a Cellular Modem Account Over-the-Air"
• Section 3.23.7.2, "Activating a Cellular Modem Account Manually"
Section 3.23.7.1

Activating a Cellular Modem Account Over-the-Air

ROX II supports the OTASP (Over-the-Air Service Provisioning) mechanism offered by most CDMA cellular
service providers for provisioning cellular end stations for use on their networks. Using this method, the service
provider (or carrier) supplies an OTASP dial string which ROX II can use to activate the cellular account. During
this OTASP call, the carrier authorizes and configures the modem for use on its network.
NOTE
The service provider may issue a second OTASP dial string for accessing the cellular network if
a string other than the default is required. This string must be configured when adding a CDMA
profile for the cellular modem interface. For more information about adding a CDMA profile, refer to
Section 5.13.1.2, "Adding a CDMA
NOTE
A typical OTASP dial string begins with *228.
To configure the OTASP dial string, do the following:
1. Establish an account with a service provider and obtain the OTASP dial string.
2. Change the mode to Edit Private or Edit Exclusive.
3. Navigate to interfaces » cellmodem » {slot/port/profile} » activation, where {slot/port/profile} is the slot
name, port number and profile configured for the cellular modem.
4. Click over-the-air-activation in the menu. The Over The Air Activation and Trigger Action forms appears.
Figure 151: Over The Air Activation Form
1. Activation Dial String Box
Activating a Cellular Modem Account
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