Teledyne 2100Ci Series, 2103Ci, 2105Ci Instruction Sheet

LTE Cell Service Activation for the 2100Ci Series Flow Modules
Overview
This instruction sheet will cover setting up Verizon LTE service for your modem. In the past, Teledyne ISCO installed CDMA service on cellular products due to the hardware needed to input the service into the device. With LTE service, a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card is used to input the service into your cellular device.
Instruction Sheet 69-2003-725
January 2019
SIM Cards
In order to use this device, you will have to establish service with your carrier and obtain a SIM card. Tele­dyne ISCO LTE modems work with Micro SIM cards (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Types of SIM cards
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Read the entire instruction sheet before contacting your service provider.
Contact Service Provider
Contact Verizon to get a SIM card (Micro SIM card is required) (Verizon SKU: DFILLSIM3FF-D).
1. Inform Verizon that you need an M2M plan with text messaging enabled.
2. If you want to contact the modem via IP address, request an Unrestricted Static IP Address.
3. Verizon will ask you to provide them with the IMEI number of the unit. This number is specific to each unit and the location can be found on the unit (Figure 2).
Figure 2: Location of IMEI number
The M2M plan, with text messaging enabled, will use bytes, not minutes, and will allow for alarm text mes­sages to be sent from the sites if you wish to set up alarm conditions. If Verizon asks, the hardware for these units will be: Nimbelink Skywire NL-SW-LTE-GELS3 modem. Typical usage would be less than 5MB per month.
For 2103Ci or 2105Ci cell phone packages also
consider how you will use it and the service options:
If you desire to contact the unit remotely from
your desk, you will also need to inform Veri­zon you need an UNRESTRICTED STATIC IP ADDRESS assigned to the line of service. This will keep the IP address the same at all times. You will connect to the unit by entering the IP address in the menu in Flowlink. There is an additional Verizon charge for this feature. Text message alarming can also be sent.
If you only plan to push the data to a server
with Flowlink Pro installed on that server, the dynamic IP address, included with the telem­etry/data plan, is all you will need. The IP address will change each time the cell phone powers up inside the unit. You cannot contact units with this type of service remotely. Text message alarming can still be sent with this type of service.
Key point is that if you plan on contacting
the site remotely, you will NEED an unre­stricted static IP address.
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Instruction Sheet 69-2003-725 January 2019
SIM Card Installation
1. Remove the SIM cover on the bottom of the 2103Ci using a coin or tool (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Removing the SIM cover
2. Detach the SIM holder from the board and gently pull the holder through the case (Figure 4).
3. Insert the Micro SIM card into the end of the rib­bon cable (Figure 4) and reattach SIM holder to fastener inside case.
4. Reinstall the cover. Note the location of the SIM card notch.
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LTE Antenna
The new LTE modems operate on a different fre­quency than the old 2G 1xRTT modems; therefore, they need a different antenna. The new antenna (604804035) looks visually the same as the previous antenna except for the connector being white (Figure 5). This new antenna operates from 700 MHz – 2500 MHz so it can be used for all Teledyne ISCO cellular products.
Figure 5: LTE antenna
Modem Configuration in 2100 LTE Modems
After the modem service is setup and the SIM card is installed into the 2103ci or 2105ci, the Access Point Name (APN) must be programmed into the modem tab in Flowlink. In the past, the APN was not necessary for 2G service, but for 4G LTE it is required to make a con­nection to the network. The APN you will use depends on the area code of the modem phone number and if the modem has a static or dynamic IP address. Please con­sult this map (Figure 6) to find which APN used by your area. If a private network is being used, Verizon will pro­vide a specific APN for your network.
If you are using an unrestricted, static IP, please use one of the following APNs:
WE01.VZWSTATIC
MW01.VZWSTATIC
SO01.VZWSTATIC
NE01.VZWSTATIC
The third digit of the APN is a zero!
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Figure 4: SIM card holder
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