Sets the network watchdog feature.
This feature is used to listen for incoming data traffic to make sure there is network connectivity.
If no data is received within the watchdog timer time out period (t * n), the modem will disconnect from the network and reconnect to the network. If the watchdog timer expires a second time after attempting to reconnect unsuccessfully the first time (no data received), the modem will be power cycled.
t = 0 | 0 = disable |
t = 1 to 65535 | time period to ping target (default = 3600 seconds) |
n = 0 to 65535 | number of failed attempts before disconnecting and reconnecting to the network (default = 1 failed attempt) |
target | ping target : IP address or URL (default = 8.8.8.8) |
p = 0 to 16 | number of pings per test (default = 10). If p = 0, no pings will be sent and network RX/TX traffic will be used to determine network connection. |
m = 0 to 65535 | max time with no network connection before power cycling (default = 3600 secs). Set m = 0 to disable the max time with no network connection watchdog. |
target2 | additional ping target : IP address or URL (default = none) (for firmware 4490 and above ONLY) |
target3 | additional ping target : IP address or URL (default = none) (for firmware 4490 and above ONLY) |
Notes:
Examples:
In the above example, the command will ping the target URL/IP address at 30 seconds intervals. If no successful ping responses for 6 consecutive intervals 6 x 30 = 180 sec. the command will disconnect and reconnect to the network. If a reconnect does not resolve the issue, the command will cycle the modem power completely after an additional 6 intervals of unsuccessful ping responses.
See also: Watchdog Timers