Cisco Cisco 4G LTE Enhanced High-Speed WAN Interface Cards for LATAM Information Guide
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The Single-Carrier Radio Transmission Technology (1xRTT) LED is glowing on my 3G
wireless HWIC (HWIC-3G-CDMA). I have not yet activated the card. Does the glowing
LED mean that the card is already activated and ready to use?
Active service and activation are two different things. A glowing active service LED indicates
the current service that is in that area, but does not indicate that the card is activated.
Active service and activation are two different things. A glowing active service LED indicates
the current service that is in that area, but does not indicate that the card is activated.
Do I need to configure ppp chap password 0 cisco while connecting my 3G wireless
HWIC (HWIC-3G-CDMA) to the network?
No. You do not need to configure ppp chap password 0 cisco while connecting to the CDMA
network. If configured, the modem ignores the Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
(CHAP) authentication response from the cellular interface.
No. You do not need to configure ppp chap password 0 cisco while connecting to the CDMA
network. If configured, the modem ignores the Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
(CHAP) authentication response from the cellular interface.
For the 3G HWIC GSM module (HWIC-3G-GSM), is it compulsory to specify Point-to-
Point Protocol (PPP) authentication username and password details in order to
successfully establish the data connection?
If your 3G service does not require username and password, you can leave those variables
blank in the GSM profile. However, on the cellular interface, you still need to configure a
dummy CHAP host name and password.
If your 3G service does not require username and password, you can leave those variables
blank in the GSM profile. However, on the cellular interface, you still need to configure a
dummy CHAP host name and password.
Account Activation and Provisioning for Modems over the Sprint Network
What activation mode do I need to use to activate my 3G wireless HWIC (HWIC-3G-
CDMA-S) modem over the Sprint network?
This modem uses manual activation and Identifiers for Organizations for Telecommunications
Addressing (IOTA) for activation.
This modem uses manual activation and Identifiers for Organizations for Telecommunications
Addressing (IOTA) for activation.
What information do I need prior to activating my 3G wireless HWIC (HWIC-3G-CDMA-S)
on a Sprint network?
The following information is required to activate the 3G HWIC on the Sprint network:
The following information is required to activate the 3G HWIC on the Sprint network:
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MDN/MIN: Mobile directory number/mobile identification number: 10-digit mobile directory
number
number
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MSID: Mobile Station Identifier: Ten-digit mobile identity number
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SID: System ID
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NID: Network ID
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MSL: Master Subsidy Lock (activation code)
Where do I get these numbers?
The MDN/MIN, MSID, and MSL are provided by Sprint, a board support package (BSP), or the
customer. The show cellular 0/x/0 network Cisco IOS Software command provides the SID and
NID.
The MDN/MIN, MSID, and MSL are provided by Sprint, a board support package (BSP), or the
customer. The show cellular 0/x/0 network Cisco IOS Software command provides the SID and
NID.
How often do I need to run the cellular [Interface] cdma activate manual [MDN] [MSID]
[SID] [NID] [Activation code] command on my HWIC?
This command is used to activate the modem the first time and needs to be run only once.
This command is used to activate the modem the first time and needs to be run only once.
I have a 3G wireless HWIC (HWIC-3G-CDMA-S) that appears to attempt addressing with
IOTA for 6 minutes and then fails because of "session timeout". I also see the following
in the logs:
IOTA Status Message Received. Event: IOTA Start, Result: