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cellular_wan

The cellular_wan command allows you to turn on or turn off the cellular WAN and see the current cellular WAN configuration. The cellular WAN menu is available in the web admin console after you've turned it on from the CLI.

Restriction

The QMI command only applies to Sierra modems. QMI mode for non-Sierra modems is already supported.

Command

system cellular_wan

Syntax

system cellular_wan
[enable|disable|show]
set modem-setup-delay <numerical value> disconnect-on-systemdown [on|off]
query [serialport] <serial port number> ATcommand <string> 
qmi-mode [enable|disable]

Options

enable

Turn on cellular WAN. You must turn on cellular WAN before you can run any other commands.

disable

Turn off cellular WAN. This is the default setting.

show

Shows the current cellular WAN configuration.

set

Configure the following parameters:

  • modem-setup-delay <number>: Specifies the number of seconds the firewall must wait before turning on the modem. Must be a number from 0 to 15. Default is 0.
  • disconnect-on-systemdown [on|off]: Select whether or not to disconnect the modem when the system is down. Default is off.
query serialport <number> [ATcommand] <string>

Query serial port <number> using attention commands (AT commands). You can use any valid AT command for <string>. See Hayes AT command set.

qmi-mode [enable|disable]

Turn on or turn off QMI mode for Sierra modems.