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06 LTE MODEM

mlidia edited this page Sep 28, 2018 · 1 revision

Important:

This guide shows how to use LTE without any network manager, if you have NetworkManager installed it already supports LTE and this guide is not needed.

Requirements:

  • UC20/EC21 Mini PCIE module
  • NanoSIM with PIN code disabled
  • Ubuntu OS

SW Requirements:

apt-get install build-essential ppp vim

systemctl stop connman

systemctl disable connman

wget http://www.rushup.tech/media/linux-ppp-scripts_V1.2.tar

tar -xf linux-ppp-scripts_V1.2.tar

Copy ppp scripts:

Run:

cd folder_where_files_were_copied

chmod +x *

Then copy

  • quectel-ppp
  • quectel-chat-connect
  • quectel-chat-disconnect

in

/etc/ppp/peers

Configure ppp

Change APN name (replacing '3gnet'):

vim /etc/ppp/peers/quectel-chat-connect

Change username and password (if required, otherwise don't do any change):

vim /etc/ppp/peers/quectel-ppp

Reset DNS server:

rm /etc/resolv.conf

Run ppp deamon:

pppd call quectel-ppp &

When messages stop, you can navigate using 3g.

ping www.google.it