Applications Configuration; Data Usage - Sierra Wireless AirLink RV50 Series User Manual

12: Applications Configuration

The Applications tab consists of a Data Usage section, a Garmin application, and an
ALEOS Application Framework section.

Data Usage

Note: Before configuring Data Usage, ensure that the AirLink gateway receives date and time
information from the mobile network, or from GNSS in the case of a gateway using Location
technology. You can also use the ACEmanager SNTP client to receive time from an SNTP
server. (See Time (SNTP)
confirm that the mobile network provides date and time information to connected devices.
The Data Usage feature on the Applications tab in conjunction with Events Reporting
provides you with a way to actively monitor cellular data usage.
Once data usage is configured, you can use event reporting to:
• Actively monitor the cellular data usage by configuring monthly and/or daily usage
level thresholds that result in notifications being sent to you (e.g. email, SMS, or
SNMP Trap) when the threshold is reached.
• Limit mobile network communication until the end of the billing period when the
data limit is reached by blocking connected LAN devices from using the mobile
network. Traffic sent to and from the AirLink gateway is not blocked. Over-the-air
access to ACEmanager and the Telnet/SSH AT interface is still available.
Note: You can configure Events Reporting to notify you when the threshold set in Data Usage
is reached, but ALEOS does not block further access to the mobile network unless you also
create a second action to Turn Off Services.
Note: ALEOS Data Usage is approximate and should not be compared with data usage
recorded by the Mobile Network Operator.
Sierra Wireless is NOT responsible for data overages.
Step 1—Configure Data Usage
1. In ACEmanager, go to Applications > Data Usage.
2. In the Usage Monitoring field, select Enable.
3. In the side menu, select the screen for the SIM slot you want to configure (Data
Usage Slot 1 or Data Usage Slot 2).
Data usage monitors the slot. If you change the SIM card in the slot being moni-
tored, the data usage tracked is the accumulative data usage for all SIM cards
placed in that slot.
4. Enter the desired values in the Daily or Monthly Limit fields (in GB or MB), and the
day of the month that the billing cycle starts. For more details, see the table
starting on
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on page 217.) If necessary, contact your Mobile Network Operator to
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