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Select Enable Dial-Out, enter the carrier's APN and optionally a Username
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and Password
You may also need to use alternate DNS servers from those provided by your carrier:
Check the Override Returned DNS Servers box and enter the IP of the DNS
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servers into the fields provided
Note:
However, you generally will only need to enter the APN and leave the other fields blank.
If provided a PIN code you may need to use it to unlock the SIM card.
Click Apply and a data connection will be established with your cellular carrier
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Select Status: Statistics then the Failover & Out-of-Band tab
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Verify the Connection Status of Internal Cellular Modem is Connected and
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note your allocated IP Address (take note if it's a private IP address)
At any time you may view the cellular signal strength (RSSI) from the Cellular
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tab of the Status: Statistics page – an RSSI of -100 dBm and less is
unacceptable coverage, -99 to -90 is weak to medium coverage, -89 to -70 is
medium to strong coverage, -69 and greater is very strong coverage
Note:
when in reset mode or not powered. When powered, it will go ON and while searching
for service it will flash off briefly every 5 sec. Once a data connection has been
established with your cellular carrier (i.e., after an APN has been properly configured) the
WWAN LED will blink rapidly.
If you have been allocated a public IP address , you can now access the appliance's
HTTPS and SSH services directly. If you have a dynamic public IP address that changes
each time the appliance connects, you may configure the appliance's Dynamic DNS
client in System: Dial, Internal Cellular Modem.
If you have been allocated a private IP address (i.e. in the 10.x.x.x, 100.64-127.x.x,
172.16-31.x.x or 192.168.x.x range), direct remote access may not be possible. Instead,
use Call Home or VPN to establish an outbound tunnel to an Opengear Lighthouse or
VPN server, to enable remote access over the tunnel.
Note:
a private IP address, refer to the Knowledge Base FAQ article Does my site need a
public IP address for OOB or Failover access?
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Your cellular carrier may have provided you with connection details.
You can also see the connection status from the WWAN LED. OFF is shown
For a detailed overview of remote access alternatives to an appliance with
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