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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>No, The modems don’t require a daily resetting of the devices. An occasional power-cycling of the modem wouldn’t hurt but should not be required. If you are having occasional issues with the strength of the signal (RSSI – Receive Signal Strength Indicator being low (higher negative value)), then we would need to determine what the issue is one a case-by-case basis. You also want to watch the EC/IO (a measure of energy (interference)) as well. A directional antenna should provide a better signal. Whether the device has to be reset depends on its recovery once the connection has been re-established. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>One other thing to watch is the modem and device firmware. Make sure it is kept current. This also helps. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00467F'>Thanks,</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00467F'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00467F'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00467F'>Roger K. Parker</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Engineering Technician<br><a href="mailto:rparker@feeneywireless.com"><i><span style='color:#00467F'>rparker@feeneywireless.com</span></i></a><br>Feeney Wireless, LLC - 4085 W. 11th Ave. Unit #3, Eugene, Oregon 97402<br>(Free) 800-683-4818 <img border=0 width=4 height=4 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01CCB0D5.8F02CDB0" alt="http://shopping.netsuite.com/c.491803/site/signature_bullet.gif"> (P) 541-685-9045 x227 <img border=0 width=4 height=4 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.gif@01CCB0D5.8F02CDB0" alt="http://shopping.netsuite.com/c.491803/site/signature_bullet.gif"> (F) 541-284-0030<br><a href="http://www.feeneywireless.com/"><i><span style='color:#00467F'>www.feeneywireless.com</span></i></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br><br><img border=0 width=355 height=44 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.gif@01CCB0D5.8F02CDB0" alt="http://shopping.netsuite.com/c.491803/site/signature_image.gif"><br><br></span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00467F'>This email transmission is intended only for the addressee shown above. It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. Any review, dissemination or use of this transmission or its contents by persons other than the addressee is strictly prohibited! If you have received this email transmission in error please notify us immediately.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Mark E. Meremonte [mailto:meremonte@usgs.gov] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 02, 2011 8:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> Philip Crotwell; anss-netops@geohazards.usgs.gov<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [ANSS-netops] cell modems and first of the month<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>HI Phillip,<br><br>Is it a requirement to daily power cycle a Raven-X, XT, XE if using Verizon service? I have numerous Cell modems across the country now and have never power cycled them. However, I do have a couple that had weak to nill signal strength from time to time; and 2 which the RT130 would not renegotiate to the Internet. Thus the RT130 had to be physically power cycled after I installed a directional antenna vs an Omni to obtain a more robust signal from one cell tower instead of 2 or more which the Omni appeared to be jumping around.<br><br>Mark<br><br><br>At 07:54 12/2/2011, Philip Crotwell wrote:<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all<br><br>We use raven-x cell modems on both verizon and at&t and have noticed<br>that often a large percentage of the stations will go offline shortly<br>after midnight on the first of the month. Not always, and not exactly<br>at midnight, but usually between midnight and 2am. Usually the<br>stations come back after our daily cell modem power cycle. It seems to<br>happen more often with Verizon, but has also happened with AT&T. Tech<br>support is as usual completely useless as they suggest "turn off the<br>power and turn it back on again" and seem very surprised when I tell<br>them I can't.<br><br>Has anyone else seen this odd behavior? Any words of advice?<br><br>thanks,<br>Philip<br>_______________________________________________<br>ANSS-netops mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ANSS-netops@geohazards.usgs.gov">ANSS-netops@geohazards.usgs.gov</a><br><a href="https://geohazards.usgs.gov/mailman/listinfo/anss-netops">https://geohazards.usgs.gov/mailman/listinfo/anss-netops</a><o:p></o:p></p><p><br>*********************************************************<br>Mark E. Meremonte Geophysicist Eq_Effects/NEIC<br><br>U.S. Geological Survey: Geologic Hazards Science Center<br> Denver Federal Center Work: 303-273-8670 Cell: 303-478-5766<br>MS 966, Box 25046 Email: <a href="mailto:meremonte@usgs.gov">meremonte@usgs.gov</a><br>Denver, CO 80225 Web: <a href="http://geohazards.usgs.gov/">http://geohazards.usgs.gov<br></a> <br>Ship: U.S. Geological Survey, 1711 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401<br>**********************************************************<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>