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Raven iDEN
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1. Gather the required hardware and
software
Hardware Required
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A personal computer with a functioning serial port or USB
port and a USB to serial converter configured to work with
your computer.
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A straight through RS232 cable (DB9M‐DB9F).
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A suitable power supply and antenna for the Raven.
Without suitable signal strength the modem will not
function. Better than at least ‐100dBM is required.
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An iDEN SIM specifically provisioned for Circuit‐
Switched data and has no restrictions on incoming/
outgoing calls.
Software Required
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Modem Doctor ‐ Utility to conduct diagnostics and to
bring your modem to a base‐level of configuration. You
can download Modem Doctor from the Sierra Wireless
AirLink Solutions website: http://www.airlink.com. This
utility does not need to be installed; it is run directly.
Remember where you downloaded it to, so you can run it
as part of the instructions below.
AceManager ‐ Graphical interface for entering most AT
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Commands. You can download AceManager from the
Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions website: http://
www.airlink.com/. A default installation of this utility is
assumed later in these directions.
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Raven Templates for Circuit‐Switch ‐ These templates are
provided by your Sierra Wireless AirLink Solutions repre‐
sentative and have a .xml extension. You can also
download the appropriate template from: http://
www.airlink.com/docs/AppNotes/CircuitSwitchTem‐
plates/. You should only download the template which
matches your modem model and/or configuration needs.
2. Connect the modem to your computer
Using the RS232 cable, connect the modem to the computer
and apply power to the modem.
3. Erase the internal memory
The Raven should have the internal memory erased to bring
the modem to a known starting point without any configu‐
ration or account programming.
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