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CONTENTS Contents Chapter 1 – Configuring on the Windows/Linux Operating System ................4 Setting Up the MTCM2-L6G1 on Windows........................4 Setting Up the MTCM2-L6G1 on Linux ......................... 4 Troubleshooting Cellular Connectivity Issues ....................... 5 AT Commands ................................5 Chapter 2 – Configuring on the Apple Mac Operating System .................. 7 Setting Up the MTCM2-L6G1 on an Apple Mac......................
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Chapter 1 – Configuring on the Windows/Linux Operating System Setting Up the MTCM2-L6G1 on Windows Download and install Windows Driver and Connection Manager at ftp://ftp.multitech.com/wireless/mtcm2-l6g1/connectionmanager-2.1.0.3.msi Connect hardware and bring up the Connection Manager. More details are available in MultiConnect® microCell MTCM2-L6G1 User Guide Connect two antennas.
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CONFIGURING ON THE WINDOWS/LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM Use the following Linux commands to start the cellular connection after the modem is setup, configured and registered: ifconfig eth1 up (cellular IP) ifconfig eth2 up (debug interface) udhcpc -i eth1 udhcpc -i eth2 ifconfig eth1 (check if cellular IP address is assigned successfully to this ethernet interface) You need to setup and configure routing, DNS, and default gateway for the system to have access over the private...
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CONFIGURING ON THE WINDOWS/LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM AT^AUTOATT? Check CA (carrier aggregation) status during an active cellular connection: AT!=showscellstat ® MultiConnect microCell MTCM2-L6G1 Configuration Guide...
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CONFIGURING ON THE APPLE MAC OPERATING SYSTEM Chapter 2 – Configuring on the Apple Mac Operating System Setting Up the MTCM2-L6G1 on an Apple Mac Download and install Mac OS serial terminal software (CoolTerm) https://freeware.the-meiers.org/ Connect hardware. Connect two antennas. Insert the SIM card into the SIM card slot with the contact side facing up as shown.
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CONFIGURING ON THE APPLE MAC OPERATING SYSTEM Use terminal software and AT command to query modem information and status AT Commands Check modem version: AT+CGMM AT+CGMR Check SIM status: AT+CIMI AT+CPIN? Setup and check APN: AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”apn name” AT+CGDCONT? AT+CGCONTRDP Check signal strength: AT+CESQ Check network registration: AT+CEREG?
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CBRS/Private LTE cellular network connection before installing modem into Chromebook. Download and install Windows Driver and Connection Manager at ftp://ftp.multitech.com/wireless/mtcm2-l6g1/connectionmanager-2.1.0.3.msi Connect hardware and bring up the Connection Manager. More details are available in MultiConnect microCell MTCM2-L6G1 User Guide Connect two antennas.
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If you have not done so, do Steps 1-3 in Setting Up the MTCM2-L6G1 on an Google Chromebook. Download and install the windows tool to reset the modem back to factory default ftp://ftp.multitech.com/wireless/mtcm2-l6g1/mtcm2-l6g1-apph.zip. Unzip the files into a Windows folder, go to the folder, double click and run the Set-USB.bat file.
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CONFIGURING ON A GOOGLE CHROMEBOOK Check modem setting for auto network connection: AT+SQNAUTOCONNECT? AT^AUTOATT? Check CA (carrier aggregation) status during an active cellular connection: AT!=showscellstat ® MultiConnect microCell MTCM2-L6G1 Configuration Guide...
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