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address, if available. If no response is received from any of the IP addresses, the terminal will
first try to reconnect. If it fails again the terminal will eventually restart.
Ping commands are sent on all active data connections. For the Connection watchdog
Note
to work, the data connection must be (re)started after enabling the Connection
Watchdog. If ACA is enabled, the data connection is restarted automatically. See
Automatic Context Activation (ACA) on page 81.
To set up the Connection watchdog
To set up the Connection watchdog, do as follows:
1. Under Advanced, select Connection watchdog.
2. Select Enable Connection watchdog.
3. At Ping interval (minutes) select the Interval in minutes between the ping commands.
4. Select the Number of retries before the terminal restarts.
5. Type in the Primary and optionally the Secondary and Tertiary IP address.
This is the IP address of the server(s) to which the terminal will send ping commands.
Note
6. Click Save.
Terminal watchdog
The Terminal watchdog continuously monitors the operational status of the terminal and
allows you to perform the following actions at regular intervals (set by the user):
• Start a data connection (PDP context)
• Verify your data connection (ping - similar to Connection watchdog)
The terminal continuously monitors:
• The time (monitors that UTC time is received from GPS at startup)
Note
• CS-attach (the status of the circuit-switched connection)
If any of the actions fail, the terminal restarts.
Set up Terminal watchdog
To set up the Terminal watchdog, do as follows:
1. Under Advanced, select Terminal watchdog.
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Use a server that is reliable and that responds to ICMP Echo Requests.
The EXPLORER 710 operates with UTC time, local time is not available.
Advanced settings
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