Primary Responder Mode; Differences Between Standard Firmware Operation And Primary Responder Mode; Enable Primary Responder Mode - Digi IX40 User Manual

Firmware configuration

Primary Responder mode

You can use the Primary Responder mode configuration setting to manually enable the IX40 device to
be in an AT&T FirstNet-compliant mode (Primary Responder mode). When a device is in Primary
Responder mode, certain firmware features are disabled. See
operation and Primary Responder
The Primary Responder mode configuration setting is available in the 23.9.x and newer firmware. This
replaces the Primary Responder firmware that was available prior to the 23.9.x firmware release.
Disable Primary Responder Mode
If you enable Primary Responder mode and then disable it, the device's configuration is erased and
the device will reboot. You will then need to reconfigure the device to the desired configuration.
Differences between standard firmware operation and Primary
Responder mode
The device firmware version 23.9 and later has a Primary Responder mode that can be enabled on any
device. When enabled, the device acts as a Primary Responder (PR) device with a security hardened,
feature-restricted firmware targeted to comply with AT&T FirstNet and Verizon ResponseVerify
security requirements.
When Primary Responder mode is enabled, the following features are not available:
Telnet access has been removed.
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Raw TCP listeners for serial ports have been removed.
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Wi-Fi:
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WPA1 encryption has been removed.
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Preconfigured access pointdisabled by default.
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Enable Primary Responder mode

You can manually enable the Primary Responder mode configuration setting to change your device to
Primary Responder mode.
Note When Primary Responder mode is enabled, some features on your device will not be available.
See Differences between standard firmware operation and Primary Responder
To enable Primary Responder mode:
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1. Log into Digi Remote Manager, or log into the local Web UI as a user with full Admin access
rights.
2. On the Dashboard, verify the current firmware version installed on the device. In the Device
section, look at the Firmware Version field and verify that the version is 23.9.x or above.
Note If the firmware version is not 23.9.x or above, you must
before you can continue.
3. Access the device configuration:
Remote Manager:
IX40 User Guide
mode.
Primary Responder mode
Differences between standard firmware
mode.
update the firmware to 23.9.x
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