Chapter 3 - Using The Wireless Modem; Using At Commands To Verify Signal Strength And Roaming Status; Verifying Signal Strength; Checking Network Registration And Roaming Status - Multitech MultiModem MTCBA‐H3‐U1 User Manual

Chapter 3 – Using the Wireless Modem
Using AT Commands to Verify Signal Strength and Roaming
Status
You can use AT commands to operate, configure, and query your modem. Reference guides document the AT commands.
You can download these guides from the Multi‐Tech website.
To verify signal strength and roaming status, you must use a terminal application such as HyperTerminal. To open this
program in Windows XP, go to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Communications > HyperTerminal. Other Windows
operating systems have similar paths to HyperTerminal. See your system's online Help if you cannot find HyperTerminal.
Verifying Signal Strength
To verify signal strength:
Open a terminal program of your choosing.
1.
Type AT+CSQ
2.
The modem responds with the received signal strength (rssi) and the channel bit error rate (ber).
RSSI ranges from 0 to 31.
AT+CSQ xx Values
0 ‐ 10
11 ‐ 20
21 – 31
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BER ranges from 0 to 7 (Seven is the highest error rate).
Checking Network Registration and Roaming Status
To verify that the MultiModem is registered on the wireless network:
Open HyperTerminal.
1.
Type AT+CREG?
2.
The modem responds in one of the following ways:
Value Network Registration Status
0,0 The modem is not registered on any network
If not registered, verify the signal strength. The received signal might
not be strong enough for the modem to register.
0,1 The modem is registered on the home network.
0,5 The modem is registered on a network and it is roaming.
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Signal Strength Verification – RSSI
Signal Strength
Weak or Insufficient
Average
Exceptional
No signal
Network Registration Verification
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