AVTECH Dial Out Plugin Bundle User Manual

Application Note

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Device ManageR

Sierra Wireless AirLink GL6110

Instructions For Connecting The AirLink GL6110 GSM Modem w/USB

To Your PC And Conguring It For Use With Device ManageR

e AirLink GL6110 GSM Modem w/USB Connect oers immediate connectivity of AVTECH’s Room Alert and
TemPageR monitors to any GSM / GPRS network. Follow the instructions below for easy and immediate installation and
conguration of the AirLink GL6110 modem on your PC, for use with AVTECH’s Device ManageR application soware.

Step 1: Setting Up The AirLink GL6110 GSM Modem w/USB

1. Open the SIM card holder and insert your SIM card into the SIM card socket on the
front of the AirLink GL6110 GSM Modem. The SIM card should slide easily into the

holder (see gure A). Push the SIM card all the way in until you hear a clicking sound.

Once the SIM card is in place, close the SIM card holder. (To extract the SIM card,
simply push the SIM card until you hear a clicking sound. The SIM card should spring
out of the socket and can then safely be removed from the holder).

2. Connect the included FME Antenna to the RF connector on the back of the AirLink

GL6110 GSM Modem (see gure B). Make sure that the antenna is securely fastened.

3. Connect the Micro-t USB cable into the 8-Pin Micro-Fit connector on the back of the
modem (see gure C). This cable provides the USB connection and is used as the power

source for the GL6110.

CAUTION: Make sure that you are using the cable that was supplied with your AirLink GL6110 modem. Using a different

8-Pin Micro-t cable or interchanging cables between modems may damage either the modem or the PC.

Step 2: Connecting The AirLink GL6110 GSM Modem w/USB To Your PC

1. Go to the ‘Downloads’ section on the AVTECH website (AVTECH.com/Downloads). Login using the Username
and Password emailed to you when you purchased your Room Alert or TemPageR monitor. Click to download

the GSM Plugin (purchased separately) onto the host PC that is running AVTECH’s Device ManageR application
software. Follow the download instructions as prompted.

A - SIM

B - Antenna

C - USB

2. Connect the USB end of the Micro-t cable into the USB port on the PC running Device ManageR.

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3. Once the GSM Plugin is installed and the modem is connected, conrm which COM port the modem is being found
on. To do this, navigate to the System Properties screen on the host PC by clicking on the: ‘Start Menu’ –> ‘Control

Panel’ –> ‘System’ –> ‘System Properties’.

Device Manager (Windows ‘Control Panel’ –> ‘System Properties’ –> ‘Hardware’)

System Properties (Windows Control Panel)

4.

Once you have navigated to ‘System Properties’, click on the ‘Hardware’ tab, then on the ‘Device Manager’ button.

Here you will nd the devices installed and connected to the host PC.

5. Once the ‘Device Manager’ screen is opened, expand the ‘Modems’ selection and select the correct modem (Sierra
Wireless Device) from the list of modem devices displayed.

6. Right click and select the ‘Properties’ tab and then the ‘Modem’ tab. Here, the properties for the AirLink GL6110
GSM modem will display and there you should see the COM port that the modem is set to use.

Device Properties (Sierra Wireless Modem)

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