Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Sprint

Here is tutorial for setting up Airave behind router.

My Florida Sprint signal was unusable. They sent me at no charge an Airave. I did not want it between my modem and router so here is what I did to add it to my router. (modem - router - Airave)

We tested with moden - Airave and it worked so then tried modem - router - Airave.

Edit: I could never get the Airave to work properly behind the router. It works fine before the router but does hit my internet speeds some, can't be helped.. Sprint bars now are huge. What am I going to do with the GPS antenna cable across the floor? (Started out by window to connect then moved to get rid of cable.)

Following is what I tried:

Sprint Airave Settings (do not change the Airave Settings)

This is to set up the Airave:
Yes you need a GPS solid green.
Connect Airave to router:
WAN port on Airave to LAN1 on router.
On Router side I assigned Airave a static IP by going to
DHCP Server and manually Assign IP to Airave MAC address
(IP of  x.x.x.254 stay at or below 254 for last number)
Now port forward 5060-5061 UDP that IP for the Airave
(I couldn't get it working so) (but Sprint said it looked good on their end)
I also set up DMZ for the Airave IP
Moved the Airave some distance away from router (3 ft works for me)
Don't know which of the last two did it.

To connect phone:
Set roaming to Sprint only
Turn off phone
Remove battery for 30 seconds
Restart - it should connect
Reset roaming to NOT Sprint only. (otherwise it won't release the Airave when traveling)

The mobile light blinks green and does not stay solid. Amber light is trouble. The broadband
and gps lights will be solid green.

Oh crap, mobile went to amber - now what?

Sprint tech is helpful and friendly 866-556-7310

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