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Table of Contents

Installing Modems (AirBox Slide Models Only)................................................................... 2

Changing Antenna Pigtails (AirBox Slide Only) ................................................................... 3

AirBox Slide Supported Modems ........................................................................................ 3

Connecting to the AirBox with WiFi .................................................................................... 4

Connecting to the AirBox with Ethernet ............................................................................. 5

Web Admin Management Interface ................................................................................... 5

Configuring Your AirBox Slide ............................................................................................. 5

Checking Your Signal Strength ............................................................................................ 6

Network Status ................................................................................................................... 7

Network Settings ................................................................................................................. 7

WiFi Settings ....................................................................................................................... 8

Mounting an External Cellular Antenna ............................................................................. 8

Mounting Options ............................................................................................................... 9

Optional GPS Receiver ........................................................................................................ 9

GPS Tracking Options ........................................................................................................ 10

GPS FTP Option ................................................................................................................. 10

Dynamic DNS ..................................................................................................................... 10

Content Filtering (Transit Edition Only) ............................................................................ 11

Port Forwarding ................................................................................................................ 11

Firewall Configuration ....................................................................................................... 12

Proportional Bandwidth QoS (Transit Edition Only) ......................................................... 13

Splash Page (Transit Edition Only) .................................................................................... 14

Warranty Coverage ........................................................................................................... 14

GPL Compliance ................................................................................................................ 16

Obtaining Warranty Service .............................................................................................. 16


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Installing Modems (AirBox Slide Models Only)

Note:Make sure that the AirBox X2 Slide is turned off before you install yourmodems.

Note:The AirBox X2 Slide has two adjustable modem tracks.

Remove the cover of the AirBox by unscrewing the two knobs located on the rearof the router. After removing the cover, locate the adjustable modem track.Unscrew the modem track by turning it counter clockwise. Slide the knob towardthe routers back edge to allow room for the modem when inserting.

Note:On the AirBox X2 there are two cellular modem card slots. Slot one (cell 1)is the closet to the connectors. Slot two (cell 2) is further away from theconnectors, and closest to the side of the case.

After connecting the proper antenna pigtail to your modem (see below), slideyour modem into theAirBoxs cards slots. Once the modems are inserted, adjust

the modem track knobs and twist to tighten them.

Once your modems have been installed, it should look like the example above.


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Changing Antenna Pigtails (AirBox Slide Only)

The AirBox comes standard with antenna pigtails for supported modems. Thesmall end of the pigtail should be inserted into the modem gently. Do not forcethe pigtail into the modem as it could break. If the modems antenna connectionis on the side of the modem (Novatel 720, Pantech PX-500, UT Starcom PC

5750, etc.) then the industrial black elastic (included) should be used to keep theantenna pigtail on the modem. The included black elastic can also be used tokeep a SIM card inside the modem as well.

When changing pigtails for other types of modems, the entire case top can beremoved by removing the screws on the sides of the case. Replace the pigtail forthe given modem using two 9/16 wrenches to remove and installthe new pigtail,and put back the case top.

CAUTION: Never operate the AirBox with loose pigtails that are not attached!This could damage the motherboard or cause dangerous shorts. All antenna

pigtails should be secured to the case, connected to modems, and any unusedpigtails should be removed from the router or secured in the black clips inside.

AirBox Slide Supported Modems

Preferred Modems Other Modems

Novatel 720 UTStarCom 5750

Pantech PX-500 GT Option Max 3.6 HSDPA

Sierra Wireless 595 Sierra Wireless 880

Sierra Wireless 881 Sierra Wireless 875

Sierra Wireless 580

Note:Please contact your cellular provider to determine if the listed modems areavailable on their networks, or contact WAAVs Activation Department for an

approved activation on your carrier account. Activations through WAAV arebetter supported by our WAAV Support Team.


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Connecting to the AirBox with WiFi

Turn on your wireless device (laptop, computer, PDA, etc) and view youravailable wireless networks.

Note:For Windows and Mac users, your computer has options where you are

able to check which wireless connections you are able to connect to. Pleasesee your computer user manuals if you are unsure as how to access thefunction.

If you are not using a computer to access the Internet, please see your deviceuser manual for instructions on how to receive a wireless Internet connection.

Windows Users

When checking your available wireless networks, you should see thewireless network WAAVlisted.

Click on the wireless Internet connection listed as WAAV.You may needto repair your internet connection.

Open an Internet browser such as InternetExploreror Firefox. Your Internet browser should allow you to access the Internet. If you are still not able to connect, verify your wireless Interface is using

DHCP to obtain an IP address.

Mac Users

When checking your available wireless networks, click on the Airport icon,which is located on the upper right corner of your screen on the left of thesound icon.

When clicking on the AirPort icon, your available wireless networks will belisted.

When checking your available wireless networks, you should see thewireless network WAAVlisted.

Click on the wireless Internet connection listed as WAAV. Open an Internet browser such as Safari or Firefox. Your Internet browser should allow you to access the Internet.


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Connecting to the AirBox with Ethernet

Use a crossoverEthernet cable (not a patch cable) to connect devicesdirectly. (Laptops, hubs, switches) Do not use a patch cable to plugdirectly into the Ethernet on the router. A crossover cable is provided withyour AirBox.

Note-- Each Ethernet Interface as well as the WiFi interface must be onseparate subnets.

Web Admin Management Interface

Connect to the AirBox by Ethernet or WiFi. Once connected to the AirBox, opena browser and type in the IP address of the router (also your default gateway) toaccess the web admin tool.

From WiFi Interface http://192.168.100.1From Ethernet Interface Eth1 http://192.168.101.1From Ethernet Interface Eth2http://192.168.102.1Default Login: adminDefault Password: waav

Note:The Login and Password are configurable on the Web Admin page. Forsecurity, please change the default login and password! Please write allinformation in a secure area.

Configuring Your AirBox Slide

Once you have logged onto the Web Admin page, locate the Modemsmenu tablocated under the Network Configurationmenu.

Locate theUser Profile text box. Select which profile you want to configure fromthe drop down menu. Press the Display User Profilebutton. Once you haveselected the profile you want to configure, type in the name you want to name theprofile in the Profile User Nametext box. After renaming your profile, click onthe Rename User Profilebutton.

Locate theCarrier menu option from the drop down menu. Next, select thename of your designated carrier, i.e. Sprint. Once your designated carrier hasbeen selected, click on the Display Carrier Defaultsbutton to the right. Oncethis option has been selected, your profile configuration will default to yourcarriers default values.
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Once the defaulted values have been set, locate the User IDmenu option,located in the left configuration table. When selected, enter in your MobileTelephone Number (MTN) for Sprint or Verizon. If you are using AT&T, pleaseleave the default value as ISPDA.

Once you have configured your Profile, you have the ability to store up to fiveseparate user profiles. These profiles will not be functional until they have beenassigned to your networks current configuration.

To assign a configuration to a modem, select the profile you want to configure inthe Display User Profile in the drop down menu. Once you have selected thisoption, click on the arrow located between the menus left and right columns.Once this arrow has been clicked, your user profiles information will be assignedin the Current Configurationtable on the right.

Upon reboot, the current values will be used to establish a connection over thecellular modems to your service providers network.

Checking Your Signal Strength

Your cellular strength is displayed on the Cell Statuspage upon logging into theWeb Admin. To check your cellular signal strength click on the Cell Status optionunder the Status menu to check your signal strength.

Listed will be: Signal Strength - The signal strength scales from 0 to 31.

Number Connection Strength0 You are not connected to the Internet (generally)Under 4 Your connection is low5 -17 Your connection is good18 - 31 You have a great signal

Cellular Data ActivityTotal amount of transmitted & received data sentper Interface. Note: This is only since the last reboot of the router.

Your MTN NumberMobile Telephone Number assigned to you by yourcarrier.

Your Router ID NumberSpecial for each router, and not able to bechanged.NOTE: Only preferred modems have real-time RSSI. Other modems will onlyshow the RSSI value that was gathered during the initial connection orreconnection.

When calling WAAV support, it is very important that you have your MTN andRouter ID before calling.


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WiFi Settings

Click on the WiFi Settingsoption under the Configuration menu. Your settingswill be listed on your screen. Under the WiFi Settings option, you will be able to:

Change the name of your network Encrypt your WiFi signal Change WiFi Channel Enable/Disable WiFi

Mounting an External Cellular Antenna

Cellular Antennas WiFi Antenna

AirBox WiFiAntenna

Flat Low ProfileAntenna

Fixed or MagneticNMO-Mount

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Low Profile Antenna:The low profile antenna mounts to the inside of a windowor windshield. Remove adhesive and mount the antenna to a flat clean surface.Be sure to mount the low profile antenna vertically.

Magnetic Mount Antenna:Mount to a metal surface for a ground plane. Keepvertical.

Trunk Mount:Select a location on the trunk for mounting the antenna. Slide thetrunk mount bracket on the trunk or hood lid in the selected location, and tightenthe two set screws on the bottom lip underneath the trunk or hood with an Allenwrench. Route the cable between mount and AirBox location. Screw antenna coilinto place. Drilling holes in metal ground planes (roof, etc) will help yourantenna get the best signal strength.

Marine Mount: Mount fiberglass antenna as high as possible. Place signalbooster (optional) in between antenna and AirBox. Always mount AirBox in a cool

dry place.

Mounting Options

There are mounting brackets included with your purchase of the AirBox. You mayscrew these L brackets into the sides of the AirBox to mount it to a flat, cleansurface. If you do not want to drill permanent holes, you can use heavy-dutyadhesives available at any hardware store. We would recommend mounting the

AirBox in an accessible area, for swapping modems and access to antenna

connections. Additionally, the WiFi antenna and cellular antennas should not beobstructed.

Optional GPS Receiver

The permanent mount or magnetic-mount GPS receiver should be mounted onthe outside of a vehicle for the best satellite reception. Use the GPS power portand plug directly on the back of the unit.Note:For CM3 models, the receiver must be plugged into the Y-cable.


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GPS Tracking Options

If you purchased a Control Room Module with your Router and GPS, login tohttp://control.waav.com with your WAAV Control Room username and password.If you do not know or have lost your username and password, contact yourWAAV representative and they will be able to assist you.

Note:Please make sure that the GPS Enable icon is selected. GPS will not workwithout this being active. Reboot router if there were changes made.

GPS FTP Option

GPS FTP allows you to put an XML file with GPS coordinates on the ftp server ofyour choice. You can then run a program on that computer that can parse the

data for custom applications.

Dynamic DNS

Dynamic DNS is used to find the IP address of a device that

does not have static IP address. This is done by setting a DNS

name that will resolve to a changing or non-static IP address. To

set your AirBox to talk to the proper Dynamic DNS service

provider use the Dynamic DNS Settings page in the web admin

tool. You will need to register an account with a dynamic DNS

provider. This is set per interface on multiple connection

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Content Filtering (Transit Edition Only)

To enable content filtering select OpenDNS from the drop down menu and insertthe Device ID given to you by WAAV for your content filtering selections.

Port Forwarding

Port forwarding is used to access a device behind the AirBox from the Internet.Such devices include IP cameras (different from video encoders - see below),DVRs, etc. Set port forwarding in the port forwarding page of the web admintool.Note - Some network operators drop common ports such as port 80. You canbypass this issue by mapping another incoming port such as 8080 the internalport 80 address.


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Firewall Configuration

Limit & Allow Web Admin Access

Allow web admin access over cellular (not enabled by default). Thisuses the alternate port 9229 to get around certain carriers droppingport 80 traffic. This also requires mobile termination at the carrierlevel, something many GSM carriers do not allow by default.

Allow web admin over WiFi (enabled by default). This should be turnedoff for any public hotspot deployments.

Allow GPS on cellular will enable the GPSD daemon to listen oncellular.

UDP Load Balancing

Disabled Outgoing UDP packets are treated in streams. This is thedefault and should be kept unless using a specialized application.

Adaptive Outgoing UDP packets will be split dynamically overuplinks based on available upload bandwidth.

Alternating Outgoing UDP packets are balanced over the outgoingcellular interfaces on an exact every other / round robin configuration.

Random Outgoing UDP packets are balanced over the outgoinginterfaces in a random fashion of short flows.

Note: Outbound TCP data is treated as TCP streams and balancedover the connections on a stream-by- stream basis. A stream is aconnection between a source IP address port and a destination IPaddress port. Each stream will get the bandwidth of only one link.


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Proportional Bandwidth QoS (Transit Edition Only)

This feature gives all the WiFi users an even experience.

Total Bandwidthshould be set to the estimated total downlink availableon all combined cellular interfaces. For example, on a single connection

AirBox that averages 2Mbps down, this would be set to 2000. On a dualconnection AirBox that averages 2Mbps on each link this should be set to4000 or 4Mbps.

Rate should be set to thelimit per user when all slots are full (a lot ofusers).

Limit should be set to the max per user when there is additionalbandwidth available.


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and is at least functionally equivalent to the original product, or (3) refund thepurchase price of the product.

If a defect arises and a valid claim is received by WAAV after the firstninety (90)days of the Warranty Period, shipping and handling charge will apply to anyrepair or exchange of the product undertaken by WAAV.

WAAV warrants replacement products or parts provided under this warrantyagainst defects in materials and workmanship from the date of the replacementor repair for ninety (90) days or for the remaining portion of the original productswarranty, whichever provides longer coverage for you. When a product or part isexchanged, any replacement item becomes your property and the replaced itembecomes WAAVs property.

Exclusions and Limitations

This limited Warranty applies to all AirBox series routers manufactured by WAAV

or for WAAV that can be identified with the WAAV AirBox trademark, tradename, or logo affixed to it. This Limited Warranty does not cover any non-WAAVhardware product or any software, even if packaged or sold with the AirBoxrouter. Non-WAAV manufacturers, suppliers, or publishers may provide aseparate warranty of their own products packaged with the AirBox router.

Software distributed by WAAV under the WAAV brand name is not coveredunder this Limited Warranty.

This warranty does not apply: (a) to damage caused by accident, abuse, misuse,misapplication, or non-WAAV products; (b) to damage caused by service

performed by anyone other than WAAV; (c) to a product or a part that has beenmodified without the written permission of WAAV; or (d) if any WAAV serialnumber or warranty label has been removed or defaced.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, this warranty and the remedies setforth are exclusive in lieu of all other warranties, remedies and conditions,whether oral or written, express or implied. WAAV specifically disclaims any andall implied warranties, including without limitation, warranties or merchantabilityand fitness for a particular purchase. If WAAV cannot lawfully disclaim or excludeimplied warranties under applicable law, then to the extent possible claims undersuch implied warranties shall expire on expiration of the warranty period. No

WAAV reseller, agent, or employee, is authorized to make any modification,extension, or addition to this warranty.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, WAAV is not responsible for direct,special, incidental or consequential damages resulting from any breach ofwarranty or condition, or under any other legal theory.


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For consumers who have the benefit of consumer protection laws or regulationsin their country of purchase or, if different, their country of residence, the benefitsconferred by this warranty are in addition to all rights and remedies conveyed bysuch consumer laws and regulations. To the extent that liability under suchconsumer protection laws and protection laws and regulations may be limited,WAAVs liability is limited, at its sole option to replacement or repair of theproduct or supply of the repair service again.

GPL Compliance

Portions of the software included in this product contain copyrighted software thatis licensed under the GNU General Public License (Version 2, June 1991). Acopy of that license can be found atHTTP://WWW.GNU.ORG/LICENSES/OLD-LICENSES/GPL-2.0.TXT.You may obtain the complete corresponding sourcecode from WAAV, Inc. for these portions of software for a period of three yearsafter the last shipment of this product, by sending a money order or check for $8to:

WAAV, Inc.GPL Compliance DivisionOne Canal ParkCambridge, MA 02141 USA

Obtaining Warranty Service

Please review the online help resources referred to in the accompanyingdocumentation before seeking warranty service. If the product is still not

functioning properly after making use of these resources, access the onlinewebsite:www.WAAV.comfor instructions on how to obtain warranty service.

One Canal ParkCambridge, MA 02141

www.WAAV.com888-GET-WAAV
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