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- Page 1 Configuring Linux ‘pppd’ for Skywire ® LTE NL-SW-LTE-S7xxx Modem Family NimbeLink Corp Updated: June 2018 PN 30222 rev 5 © NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Install the “ppp” package Verify The Modem is Connected Load the “option” Driver (Optional) Setup the APN Write PPP Scripts Take Down the Ethernet Interface Bring up the PPP Interface PN 30222 rev 5 © NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved. -
Page 3: Introduction
4G LTE CAT4 with HSPA+ AT&T/T-Mobil NL-SW-LTE-S7588-T-C LTE, GSM NimbeLink Fallback 3FF Commercial Temp Verizon NL-SIM-COM Gemalto Range SIM Card NL-SWDK Skywire Development Kit NimbeLink TG.30.8113 Cellular Antenna Taoglas PN 30222 rev 5 © NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved. -
Page 4: Prerequisites
If you are using a device that is communicating via SSH, Telnet, or any other type of Ethernet interface, you must connect to it via USB or serial. Step 2.8 requires the Ethernet interface to be taken down PN 30222 rev 5 © NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved. -
Page 5: Ppp: S7588-V-X, S7618Rd And Uav-S7588 Skywire Modems
Make sure that your Ubuntu system is up to date using the following commands: # apt-get update # apt-get upgrade 2.4 Install the “ppp” package To install the ppp package, type the following command: # apt-get install ppp PN 30222 rev 5 © NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved. -
Page 6: Verify The Modem Is Connected
We highly recommend downloading that repo and following the instructions in the files related to your modem. The other recommended option is to click on the file you want and copy and paste directly from GitHub. PN 30222 rev 5 © NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved. - Page 7 /etc/ppp/peers/vzw-S7588-V The contents of v zw-S7588-V are shown below: If you are using the NimbeLink BeagleBone Black Cape, you can use the serial connection for PPP. To connect to the modem over a serial connection (using the capes default UART4 connection), edit the line...
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Page 8: Take Down The Ethernet Interface
Bring up the PPP Interface To enable the PPP interface, type the following commands: # pppd call vzw-S7588-V PN 30222 rev 5 © NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved. - Page 9 2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 1001ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 47.818/69.237/90.656/21.419 ms This indicates that your PPP connection is up and connected to the network. PN 30222 rev 5 © NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved.
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Page 10: Ppp: S7588-T-X And S7648 Skywire Modems
Make sure that your Ubuntu system is up to date using the following commands: # apt-get update # apt-get upgrade 3.4 Install the “ppp” package To install the ppp package, type the following command: # apt-get install ppp PN 30222 rev 5 © NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved. -
Page 11: Verify The Modem Is Connected
Using a terminal program of your choice, connect to the the ACM port and issue: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","[apn]" replacing " [apn]" with the necessary APN. Finally, issue: AT+CFUN=1,1 to reset the Skywire. Close the terminal program. PN 30222 rev 5 © NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved. -
Page 12: Write Ppp Scripts
UART port instead of the USB port. For example, on the NL-SWDK, plug the USB cable into port J14 and edit the line PN 30222 rev 5 © NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved. -
Page 13: Take Down The Ethernet Interface
To bring down the Ethernet connection, type the following command: # ifconfig eth0 down (Optional) To verify that the Ethernet connection is down, type: # ifconfig followed by the enter key. eth0 should not be listed. PN 30222 rev 5 © NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved. -
Page 14: Bring Up The Ppp Interface
2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 1001ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 47.818/69.237/90.656/21.419 ms This indicates that your PPP connection is up and connected to the network. PN 30222 rev 5 © NimbeLink Corp. 2018. All rights reserved.
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