Circuit Switch Communications
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1. Gather the required information,
hardware, and software
Differentmodelnumberswillhavedifferentconfigurations.
Someoftheconfigurationstepsforonemodelwillnotworkat
allwithanyothermodelnumber.
ThemodelnumberforyourRavenisonthestickerwhichison
thetopofthemodem(example,Raven1xC3211orRaven
CDMAC3210).Thefirstletterandnumber(C3)indicatesthe
communicationtechnologyyourmodemuses.Thenext
number(2)indicatesthemodemmodel(Raven).Thefinaltwo
numbers(10,11,or16)indicatetheinternalhardwaremodel.
Hardware Required
• ApersonalcomputerwithafunctioningserialportorUSB
portandaUSBtoserialconverterconfiguredtoworkwith
yourcomputer.
• AstraightthroughRS232cable(DB9M‐DB9F).
• AsuitablepowersupplyandantennafortheRaven.
Withoutsuitablesignalstrengththemodemwillnot
function.Betterthanatleast‐100dBMisrequired.
• ACDMA/1xaccountthatsupportscircuit‐switched
communication.
Software Required
• SetupWizard‐Theactivationutility.Youcandownload
theSetupWizardfromtheSierraWirelessAirLink
Solutionswebsite:http://www.airlink.com.Adefault
installationofthisutilityisassumedlaterinthesedirec
‐
tions.
• ModemDoctor‐Utilitytoconductdiagnosticsandto
bringyourmodemtoabase‐levelofconfiguration.You
candownloadModemDoctorfromtheSierraWireless
AirLinkSolutionswebsite:http://www.airlink.com.This
utilitydoesnotneedtobeinstalled;itisrundirectly.
Rememberwhereyoudownloadeditto,soyou
canrunit
aspartoftheinstructionsbelow.
• AceManager‐GraphicalinterfaceforenteringmostAT
Commands.YoucandownloadAceManagerfromthe
SierraWirelessAirLinkSolutionswebsite:http://
www.airli nk.com/.Adefaultinstallationofthisutilityis
assumedlaterinthesedirections.
• RavenTemplatesforCircuit‐Switch‐Thesetemplatesare
providedbyyourSierraWirelessAirLinkSolutionsrepre
‐
sentativeandhavea.xmlextension.Youcanalso
downloadtheappropriatetemplatefrom:http://
