Chapter 13: Lte Modem Detection; Lte Modem Detection On Versa; Lte Modem Detection On Adva - Dell EMC VEP4600 Installation Manual

The information provided in the following sections assists with the connection of an Inseego external USB LTE modem,
purchased separately, to the Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) 1405 or 4600 series of systems using Versa, Adva, or ESXi.
Topics:
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LTE modem detection on Versa

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LTE modem detection on Adva

• LTE modem detection on ESXi
LTE modem detection on Versa
To initiate the detection of an LTE modem on the Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) 1405 or 4600 series of systems running the Versa
operating system, perform the following steps:
1. Connect the LTE modem to the VEP series system.
The Versa operating system automatically detects the LTE modem.
2. To verify that the LTE modem is attached, enter the following command:
lsusb:
[admin@versa-flexvnf: ~] $ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046b:ff20 American Megatrends, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046b:ff01 American Megatrends, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 1199:9071 Sierra Wireless, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
3. Enter the following command to list the modem port that is assigned to the Sierra Wireless modem:
[admin@versa-flexvnf: ~] $ mmcli -L
Found 1 modems:
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0 [Sierra Wireless, Incorporated] MC7455
4. Verify the WAN interface status of the modem by running the following Versa CLI command:
[admin@versa-flexvnf: ~]cli
admin@versa-flexvnf-cli> show interfaces wwan status brief
interfaces wwan status brief vni-0/100
interface-status
hw-status
connection-status Connected
vendor-id
product-id
hw-vendor-name
hw-model-name
imei
LTE modem detection on Adva
To initiate the detection of an LTE modem on the Virtual Edge Platform (VEP) 1405 or 4600 series of systems running the Adva
operating system, perform the following steps:
NOTE: The LTE modem will be automatically detected if Adva v18.4 or later is installed. If the LTE modem is not detected
automatically, the APN value based on the carrier may need to be set.
82 LTE modem detection
Configured
"Modem Detected"
1199
9071
" Sierra Wireless, Inc."
" Sierra_Wireless_MC7455_Qualco"
359072061219297
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