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WiFi IP End
WiFi IP Netmask
End WiFi IP address
Mask for WiFi subnet
Note: The DHCP Server for WiFi is separate from the Ethernet DHCP Server. If you disable DHCP Server on LAN > Addressing, the WiFi DHCP should be unaffected.
USB
The AirLink device is equipped with a USB port which increases the methods by which you can send and receive data from a connected computer. The USB port can be set to work as either a virtual Ethernet port or a virtual serial port. A driver installation is required to use the USB port in either mode.
By default, the port is set to work as a virtual Ethernet port.
Note: It is recommended that you use a USB 2.0 cable with your AirLink device and connect directly to your computer for best throughput.
To change the USB port to allow virtual serial port communication in
ACEmanager in the LAN > USB group, choose USB Serial as the USB Device
Mode. To disable the USB port, select Disabled from the same menu.
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Figure 5-7: ACEmanager: LAN/WiFi > USB
Note: There are USB/net and USB/serial drivers available for Windows XP and Windows 7
32-bit with a separate pair of drivers for Windows 7 64-bit.
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USB Device Mode
Device USB IP
Host USB IP
USB Serial Echo
LAN/WiFi Configuration
The change to the USB mode is immediate and generally does not require a reboot.
Description
*USBDEVICE=n
This parameter alters the default startup data mode for the USB port.
Options: USB Serial (Default), USBNET, and Disabled.
The USB/net IP address of the AirLink device. By default, this is set to 192.168.14.31.
The IP address of the computer or device connected to the USB port.
Toggle AT command echo mode when the USB is configured for virtual serial.
Options: Enabled (Default) and Disabled.
Note: USB Serial works with the Linux CDC-ACM driver.
Note: The directions in this section are for
Windows XP. Installing the drivers under Windows 7 takes a few extra steps.
Installing the USB Drivers
Virtual Ethernet is the default setting for the USB port. If you want to install the virtual serial port, change the Device Mode to USB Serial
When you connect the AirLink device for the first time to a USB port on your computer, Windows should detect a new device and prompt you to install the driver.
Note: Windows will see each port type as a different USB device and will see every port on your computer separately. If you change the port type on the AirLink device or connect to a different USB port on your computer or hub, Windows will see it as a new device.
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Figure 5-8: Found New Hardware Wizard
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To start the installation of the USB virtual Ethernet driver, select “No, not this time,” and click Next.
2.
Select Install from a list of specific location and click Next.
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Figure 5-9: Hardware Wizard: Location options
3.
Select and/or enter the location of the driver.
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If the driver is on the CD and the CD is in your drive, you can just select
Search removable media.
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If you have installed ACEmanager or the Setup Wizard, the drivers will have been conveniently copied to your hard drive. Enter C:\Program Files\Common
Files\AirLink as the location to search.
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If you will be installing the driver from a file downloaded from the Sierra
Wireless website, select Include this location in the search and type in the location where you downloaded the file.
4.
Click Next.
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Figure 5-10: Hardware Wizard: Install location
After you select the location, the installation should begin. If you get a message asking if you want to continue the installation, click Continue Anyway.
Figure 5-11: Hardware Wizard: Installing
5.
Click Finish to complete the installation. The driver should be enabled without any need to reboot your computer.
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Figure 5-12: Hardware Wizard: Finish
Virtual Ethernet
The USB Ethernet connection will show up in your Network Connections as a
Local Area Connection.
Tip:
If you also have an Ethernet card on the computer or have installed the USB Ethernet to more than one USB port on your computer, the USB Ethernet may show up with a number.
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Figure 5-13: Network Connections
Note: By default, your Host IP for USB/net is 192.168.14.100.
You can also verify the installation by looking in the Device Manager.
1.
Click Start > Control Panel.
2.
Double-click the System icon.
3.
Select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button.
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Figure 5-14: System Properties
4.
Click the + in front of Network Adapters.
The newly installed driver, AirLink USB Ethernet/RNDIS, should be displayed. If the driver is displayed with a # and number behind the driver name (such as,
AirLink USB Ethernet/RNDIS #2), it means more than one is installed on your computer, most likely for a different USB port. More than one copy of the driver should not cause any problems since only the connected port and its driver would be active.
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Figure 5-15: Device Manager > Ethernet
Once the driver is installed, you can use the USB port just like a standard
Ethernet port.
Virtual Serial
You can verify the installation by looking in the Device Manager.
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LAN/WiFi Configuration
1.
Click Start > Control Panel.
2.
Double-click the System icon.
3.
Select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button.
Figure 5-16: System Properties
4.
Click the + in front of modems.
The newly installed driver, AirLink USB Serial Port, should be displayed.
Tip:
If the driver is displayed with a # and number behind the driver name (such as AirLink
USB Serial Port #2), it means that more than one driver is installed on your computer, most likely for a different USB port. More than one copy of the driver should not cause any problems since only the connected port and its driver would be active.
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Figure 5-17: Device Manager > Serial
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To connect to the device using the USB virtual serial, most applications or utilities will require you to select or enter the serial (COM) port number. The USB connection will appear as a standard serial port, and you will need to determine its number to connect to it. The driver installation will automatically assign a port, or you can change it if you wish to another unused port.
5.
From the Device Manager, right click the driver name and select Properties.
Figure 5-18: Device Manager: Driver menu
6.
Select the Advanced tab and click the Advanced Port Settings button.
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Figure 5-19: Driver Properties
7.
At the bottom of the screen, the current port used will be listed. Use the drop down menu to select an available COM port number if you need to change it.
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Figure 5-20: Advanced Settings
Note: The COM port number assigned by driver installation is the next port that is available.The port number might vary depending on the number of devices connected
(using serial or virtual serial).
Once the driver is installed, you can use the USB port just like a standard serial port.
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