Provisioning Remote AP for USB Modems

To enable 3G or 4G network support, you must provision the Remote AP with the USB parameters on the managed device. You can use the WebUI or CLI to provision the USB parameters.

The following procedure describes how to provision Remote AP for USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. modems:

1. In the Managed Network node hierarchy, navigate to the Configuration > Access Points > Remote APs Remote APs extend corporate network to the users working from home or at temporary work sites. Remote APs are deplyed at branch office sites and are connected to the central network on a WAN link. tab.
2. Select the Remote AP, and click Provision.
3. Select Uplink tab.

   This tab is displayed only when a Remote AP is selected.

4. Select a profile from the USB Profile drop-down list.

   This field is displayed only when the device is USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices.  enabled.

5. Click Submit.
6. Click Pending Changes.
7. In the Pending Changes window, select the check box and click Deploy changes.

The following CLI Command-Line Interface. A console interface with a command line shell that allows users to execute text input as commands and convert these commands to appropriate functions. commands provision Remote AP for USB Universal Serial Bus. USB is a connection standard that offers a common interface for communication between the external devices and a computer. USB is the most common port used in the client devices. modems:

• To enable 4G-exclusive network support on the Remote AP, issue the following commands.

  (host) [md] (config) #ap provisioning-profile <profile-name>

  (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") usb-type <USB modem type>

  (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") #usb-type none

  (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") #cellular_nw_preference 4g_only

• To enable 3G-exclusive network support on the Remote AP, issue the following commands.

  (host) [md] (config) #ap provisioning-profile <profile-name>

  (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") usb-type <USB modem type>

  (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") #usb-type none

  (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") #cellular_nw_preference 3g_only

• To enable 3G or 4G network switch support, issue the following commands.

  (host) [md] (config) #ap provisioning-profile <profile-name>

  (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") usb-type <USB modem type>

  (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") #usb-type none

  (host) [md] (Provisioning profile "<profile-name>") #cellular_nw_preference auto

  The following table describes the cellular network parameters.

  Table 1: Cellular Network Preference Parameters

  Parameter	Description
  auto (default)	In this mode, the modem firmware will control the cellular network service selection; so the cellular network service failover and fallback is not interrupted by the Remote AP Remote APs extend corporate network to the users working from home or at temporary work sites. Remote APs are deplyed at branch office sites and are connected to the central network on a WAN link..
  3g_only	Locks the modem to operate only in 3G Third Generation of Wireless Mobile Telecommunications Technology. See W-CDMA..
  4g_only	Locks the modem to operate only in 4G Fourth Generation of Wireless Mobile Telecommunications Technology. See LTE..
  advanced	The Remote AP Remote APs extend corporate network to the users working from home or at temporary work sites. Remote APs are deplyed at branch office sites and are connected to the central network on a WAN link. controls the cellular network service selection based on an RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator. RSSI is a mechanism by which RF energy is measured by the circuitry on a wireless NIC (0-255). The RSSI is not standard across vendors. Each vendor determines its own RSSI scale/values. threshold-based approach. Initially the modem is set to the default auto mode. This allows the modem firmware to select the available network. The Remote AP Remote APs extend corporate network to the users working from home or at temporary work sites. Remote APs are deplyed at branch office sites and are connected to the central network on a WAN link. determines the RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator. RSSI is a mechanism by which RF energy is measured by the circuitry on a wireless NIC (0-255). The RSSI is not standard across vendors. Each vendor determines its own RSSI scale/values. value for the available network type (for example 4G Fourth Generation of Wireless Mobile Telecommunications Technology. See LTE.), checks whether the RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator. RSSI is a mechanism by which RF energy is measured by the circuitry on a wireless NIC (0-255). The RSSI is not standard across vendors. Each vendor determines its own RSSI scale/values. is within required range, and if so, connects to that network. If the RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator. RSSI is a mechanism by which RF energy is measured by the circuitry on a wireless NIC (0-255). The RSSI is not standard across vendors. Each vendor determines its own RSSI scale/values. for the modem’s selected network is not within the required range, the Remote AP Remote APs extend corporate network to the users working from home or at temporary work sites. Remote APs are deplyed at branch office sites and are connected to the central network on a WAN link. will then check the RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator. RSSI is a mechanism by which RF energy is measured by the circuitry on a wireless NIC (0-255). The RSSI is not standard across vendors. Each vendor determines its own RSSI scale/values. limit of an alternate network (for example, 3G Third Generation of Wireless Mobile Telecommunications Technology. See W-CDMA.), and reconnect to that alternate network. The Remote AP Remote APs extend corporate network to the users working from home or at temporary work sites. Remote APs are deplyed at branch office sites and are connected to the central network on a WAN link. will repeat the above steps each time it tries to connect using a 4G Fourth Generation of Wireless Mobile Telecommunications Technology. See LTE. multimode modem in this mode.