User Manual

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2: GW1000M Series router hardware
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2.10 Inserting a SIM card
1. Ensure the unit is powered off.
2. Hold the SIM 1 card with the chip side facing down and the cut corner front left.
3. Gently push the SIM card into SIM slot 1 until it clicks in.
4. If using SIM 2 then hold the SIM with the cut corner front right
5. Gently push the SIM card into SIM slot 2 until it clicks in.
2.11 Connecting the SIM lock
Connect the SIM lock using the Allen key provided.
2.12 Connecting cables
Connect one end of the Ethernet cable into port A and the other end to your PC or
switch. For information on connecting cables for a vehicle installation, read chapter 4,
‘Installing a router into a vehicle’.
2.13 Connecting the antenna
If you are connecting only one antenna, screw the antenna into the MAIN SMA
connector.
If you are using two antennas, screw the main antenna into the MAIN SMA connector
and the secondary antenna into the AUX SMA connector.
2.14 Installing the GW1000M
You can install the GW1000M in a vehicle or on a wall. To read how to install the
GW1000M in a vehicle read the Chapter ‘Installing the router in a vehicle’.
2.15 Installing the GW1000M on a wall
You can mount the router on a wall using the supplied carrier and suitable mounting
fixtures for the wall type (not supplied). You must not mount it more than 2 metres
above floor level.
2.16 Powering up
The router takes approximately 2 minutes to boot up. During this time, the PWR/CONFIG
LED flashes in a double flash pattern – 2 quick fashes followed by a pause.
Other LEDs display different diagnostic patterns during boot up.
Booting is complete when the PWR/CONFIG LED stops double flashing and stays solid or
flashing steady, indicating the particular running configuration is loaded. Read the
chapterGW1000 LED behaviour’, for PWR/CONFIG LED states.
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