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  • Page 1

    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 1 - TravelNet Data/Voice Cellular Router Installation Guide ATTENTION INSTALLER Parts List: • TravelNet Da ta/Voice Cellular Route rs ( Models TN-2301/T N-2303/TN-2305) • Green bat tery pack • 110 volt power ad apter • Power line cord • Edimax BR-620 4 W G W iFi Preconfigured Router • 110 volt ada pter with plug con[...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 2 - TravelNet’s Cellular Router System is Preconfigured And Ready to Install with these Easy Steps Installa tion Instructions: ( Models TN-23 01/TN-2303/TN-2305 ) 1. Install the T ravelNet Rout er and Edimax Rout er equipment in a convenient place such as uppe r cabinet (Velcro works well on the base of the each unit). Mo unt[...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 3 - Position the a ntennas near the cable entry point. Here the TravelNet unit was located in the front overhead (Figure 1) with the antenn as mounted close by on the roof. Figure 2 Note that the antenna mount s are anchored to t he 7” x 7” aluminum ground plane and that e verything is well sealed. Figure 3 3. Insert the sm[...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 4 - mounts securely to the ground p lane and coach roof as shown. Secure the antenna cable to the roof as shown. Figure 4 4. Route the 2 antenna cab les to the cable entry hole in the coach roof. Securely attach the cable entry cover over the cable entry point on the coach roof using screws and ca ulk (Figure 5) An tenna cables[...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 5 - Setup the Tr a velNet Data/Voi ce Ter minal Setting up your Car rier Account. Your TravelNet-DV requires both a data plan for internet service and a voice plan for analog phone service. Locate t he “Account Application” (yel low sheet) in the “End User Env elope”. Sprint Customers (TN-2303) fill out the top half of [...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 6 - 1. Remove Battery Compartment Door on the bottom of the unit. Figure 7 2. Installing the AT&T SIM (Sprint and Verizon users skip to Step 3) Figure 8 Install the SIM Ca rd into the SI M card holder in the batt ery compartment. • If applicab le, remove the SIM Card f rom the larger plastic ca rd holding it. • Remove t[...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 7 - 3. Install the Battery & Secure the compartment door. Install the Rechargeable Battery Pack into the battery compartment. Remove the battery compartment door, insert the battery connector into the battery terminal, arrange the battery pack in the compartment, and replace the battery compartment door. (As pictured above,[...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 8 - Connect Ethe rnet cable to the Ethernet port on the T ravelNet Network Port (as shown) and to the Edimax W AN port (as shown) Antenna ca bles not shown fo r clarity. Figure 1 2 6. Attach Phone Cable Connect an RJ-11 Phone cable fr om a standard phone to the Phone input (J1 Figure 1 3 7. Attach power cable Connect the Power [...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 9 - 8. Turn on Cell Router Power using switch. Figure 1 4 9. Understanding the LED Lights Figure 1 5 Note : LED’s are tricolored, Green, Amber and Red and this corresponds to the background colors of the table below. LED Status Table LED Status Power Messaging Phone Service /SIM Signal Strength 1 Signal Strength 2 Signal Stre[...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 10 - TravelNet Data/V oice (TN-2303) Termin al Setup A cti vate your Sprint TravelNet Data/Voice on the Sprint Network Your TravelNet Data/Voice requires a data plan for internet and a voice plan to hook up the analog phon e. Locate the “Account Application” (yell ow sheet) in the “End User Envelope ”. Fill out the top [...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 11 - Figure 17 1. When all devices are connected an d powered on, use your compute r to connect to the Trav elNet Device Manager . • Launch your W eb browser (Internet Expl orer or Firefox). • Go to the browser’s address bar, ty pe http://192.168.1.1 , and press Enter or click the green Go arrow . A “Connect to” windo[...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 12 - Figure 19 • Proceed to Set Up a Wireless WA N Data Connection . TIP : Bookm ark the T ravelNet Device M anager access page ( http: //192.168.1.1 ). 3. For Sprint Activation, manually enter your MSL/SPC Code (4a) , your MDN (10-digit wireless phone number) (4b) , and your MIN/MSID (usually also your 10-digit wireless phon[...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 13 - 5. Click Setup, click W ire less WAN in the Setup m enu. 6. PSD Auto Connect select Alwa y s On 7. Do a hard restart of all ne twork devices in order, f irst the TravelNet Ce llular Router, 2 nd the W iFi Router, and finally laptop. A cti vate your A T&T TravelNet Data/Voice (TN-2301) on the AT&T Netw ork Set Up Yo[...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 14 - NOTE; Do not touch the gold-colored areas of your SIM Card. Figure 2 0 2. Install the Rechargeable Ba ttery Pack into the ba ttery compartment . (Fig. 20 above) • _ W ith t he battery compartm ent door open, in sert the battery connec tor into the battery term inal. • Arrange th e battery pack in the bat tery compartme[...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 15 - • _ In a vehicle environment, groundin g to the frame and bat tery or alternato r can reduce static or buzzing during voice c alls. Connect the Ethernet (RJ-45) cab le to the Ethe rnet Port on the TravelNet D/V. (This cable will serve as the connection to your computer or W iFi Router or other n etwork device in most co [...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 16 - Figure 23 WEP Key Set up Parameters Default De scription Key Length 64-bit You can select the WEP key length for encryption, 64-bit or 128-bit. La rger WEP key length requires 26 hexadecima l characte rs Key Format Use hexade cimal digits (in the "A-F", "a -f" and "0-9" range) to be the W EP K[...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 17 - Use the following proced ure to configure Wi ndows XP with SP 2 for your infrastructure mode wireless network when the wireless networ k adapter supports W ireless Auto Configuration: 1. When the computer is with in range of the wireless rout er or Access Point (AP ) operating in your home or sm all business, W indows XP s[...]

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    Ver. 1.5 4/21/2009 - 18 - 1. Open Connect to a Netw ork by clicking the Start but ton , and then clicking Connect to . 2. In the Show list , click Wireless . You'll see a list of the wi reless networks currentl y available. If you do not see a network listing similar to t his example: TravelNet 1234, it may be necessar y to reset power on the [...]