User guide

IP Manager
Rev 3.0D Jul.09 84
• *MODEMNAME:Thenameyouwantforthemodem.
Therearesomerestrictionslistedbelowforthemodem
name.
• *DOMAIN:Thedomainnametobeusedbythemodem.
Thisisthedomainnameoftheserverconfiguredfor
*IPMANAGER1.
• *IPMANAGER1:TheIPaddressordomainnameofthe
dynamicDNSserverwhichisrunningIPManager.
• *IPMANAGER2:Thesecondaryserverforthedomain.
Whileitisoptionaltohavetwoserversconfigured,itis
highlyrecommended.
Tip: You can use a domain name instead of the IP address for your
IP Manager servers if you have DNS set up in your Raven XT.
• *IPMGRUPDATE1and *IPMGRUPDATE2:Howoften,
inminutes,youwanttheaddresssenttoIPManager.If
thisissettozero,themodemwillonlysendanupdateif
theIPaddresschanges(example,ifyourRavenXTisreset
orisassignedadifferentIPaddress).
• *IPMGRKEY1and*IPMGRKEY2:Userdefinedpassword
keywhichisusedinsteadofAirLinksecretkeywhen
usinganIPManagerserverotherthantheoneprovided
bySierraWireless.
Restrictions for Modem Name
FortheModemName,youshouldusesomethingwhichis
uniquebutalsoeasytoremember.Yourcompanynameorthe
intendedfunctionofthemodemarerecommended.Ifyou
havemorethanonemodemandwanttonamethemthesame,
youcanappendanumberforeach.Sinceit
isanInternet 
domainname,therearesomerestrictionsforthename.
• Mustbeginwithaletterornumber
• Canincludeahyphen(‐)
• Cannotcontainspaces
• Mustbenolongerthan20characterstotal
Data Usage for IP Manager Server
Updates
TheIPManagerupdateisasmallpacketsenttotheserver
witharesponsesentbacktothemodem.Ifyouhave
*IPMGRUPDATE1or*IPMGRUPDATE2settoanynumber
butzero,themodemwillsendtheupdatenotonlywhenit
receivesanewIPaddressbutatthetime
intervalaswell.The
datatrafficcouldbebilledbyyourcarrier.