User guide

IP Manager
Rev 3.0D Jul.09 85
Eachupdateisatotalof68bytesfromthemodemwitha50
bytetotalresponsefromtheserverforaroundtripupdateof
118bytes.
Eairlink.com
Asaservice,SierraWirelessmaintainsaIPManagerservers
whichcanbeusedforanyAirLinkmodem.
Note: The IP Manager service
from Sierra Wireless is currently
not a guaranteed service though
every effort is made to keep it
operational 24/7.
• *DOMAIN:eairlink.com
• *IPMANAGER1:edns2.eairlink.com
• *IPMANAGER2:eairlink.com
Tip: When using the IP Manager service offered by Sierra Wireless,
since there are many modems using the service, it is even more
imperative to have a unique name for your modem.
Understanding DNS
TheRavenXThastheabilitytoqueryDNSserversinorderto
translatedomainnamesintoIPaddresses.Thisallowsyouto
usedomainnamesinplaceofIPaddressesformostofthe
configurationoptionsrequiringIPaddresses.Thisisimportant
ifyourRa venXTwillneedtocontact
anothermodemorother
devicethathasadomainnamebutanunknownordynamicIP
address(suchasanotherremoteRavenXTusingIPManager).
Configuring DNS
Generally,whenyourRavenXTreceivesitsIPaddressfrom
Provideraspartoftheconnectionprocess,itwillalsoreceive
theDNSserverstouseforresolving(ortranslating)namesto
IPaddresseswhichitwillautomaticallyconfigureinthe
modemsettings.UnlessyourRavenXTwillbeusedon
a
networkwithothermodemsordeviceswhichhavenames
interval
(minutes)
total bytes per
day (24 hours)
10 16992 bytes
30 5664 bytes
60 2832 bytes
500 339.84 bytes