Digi TransPort WR44 User Manual

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TransPort® WR44 Installation Guide

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TransPort® WR44 Installation Guide

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The Quick Start Wizard is located in the Getting Started section on the Home menu.

4.2.1  Cellular: CDMA

If your unit is to be used on a CDMA network, the embedded module must be provisioned on the network

before it can make a connection.
Note: If your unit uses a Gobi module (indicated by a model number of WR44-U5xx-xxx-xx), and you did not

select the appropriate CDMA carrier via the Quick Start Wizard, you must run the GOBI Module Carrier Wizard

before provisioning can be successfully completed.

To provision the CDMA mobile device, navigate to the CDMA Provisioning section by clicking on

Network >

Mobile > CDMA Provisioning.

4.2.1.1  CDMA Provisioning 

CDMA provisioning is different from GSM since CDMA (in most cases) does not use a SIM card.

The CDMA modem provisioning process creates a CDMA data connection to the mobile carrier network. This

authenticates the modem and retrieves account information which is written to flash memory on the modem

module itself, not the Digi’s configuration file. As the mobile account information is stored on the CDMA module,

performing a factory reset on the unit will not remove provisioning information from the CDMA module.
Important points:

• The modem must be provisioned on the network before it will communicate.

• The modem must be in coverage area of the native carrier. It cannot be roaming.

• There must be sufficient signal strength available to provision the modem.

• Always use MIP Profile 1 for manual provisioning unless specified otherwise by your carrier or Digi

Technical Support.

4.2.1.2  Automatic vs. Manual Provisioning 

There are two types of CDMA provisioning: Automatic and Manual. This varies between carriers and even

within carriers. Settings in the Web Interface vary based on carrier plan. Below are examples for Verizon

Wireless and Sprint:

Verizon Wireless always uses Automatic. This means that no further settings are required in the Web Interface

- simply press Start in the Automatic section and leave the fields blank.

Sprint has two types of plans, Vision for standard Internet connections and DataLink for private IP plans:

1. Sprint Vision uses Automatic provisioning. There are three fields of information that may need to be

populated in the Automatic screen. Check with Sprint for correct values (if required).

2. Sprint DataLink requires Manual provisioning. The required fields in the Web Interface vary based on plan

and type of embedded modem. As noted above, always use MIP Profile 1 unless otherwise specified by

your carrier or Digi Technical Support.

Check with your carrier for information about the type of provisioning required and what, if any, data is required

to be entered.

For more information on configuring the unit, please refer to the Digi TransPort User Guide which is available

at www.digi.com.

4.2.2  Cellular: GSM

To configure the Wireless WAN/mobile interface on non-CDMA routers (GPRS/UMTS/HSPA), please refer to

the Application Guide “QN02 - Configure the wireless WAN (PPP) interface” which can be found on the Digi

Support site (http://www.digi.com/support/).

It is also essential to configure a dead link detection mechanism for routers using a Wireless WAN/mobile

interface (such as GPRS/HSDPA/CDMA). Please refer to the Application Guide “AN07 - Wireless - Wide Area

Network (W-WAN) Problem Detection and Recovery” which can also be found on the Digi Support site (http://

www.digi.com/support/).

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