MAX BR1 (HW2) GPS woes

[earganosa]

Hello there, one of three Pepwave units is not transmitting GPS info to the incontrol2 dashboard. How can I ensure it is operating properly? I don’t have telemetry on the console regarding the GPS antenna. The Pepwave is in a poor location (inside a building within a shipping container) to exasperated the issue. My other 2 units are also inside a shipping container (however, placed outside the building) but transmit just fine. Other than placement, what else can I do to resolve me issue?

[sitloongs]

Suspected that the device did not receive GPS signal. There are few methods to verify whether the device receiving the GPS signal. Please check on the forum post below:

Accessing GPS Info from Pepwave MAX Routers

Viewing GPS Route History on InControl You can see the GPS location of any GPS-enabled device by navigating to it’s device page: [image] Using the controls underneath the map, you can choose the time period to display as well as additional information such as cellular connectivity, speed, and traffic density along the route. Viewing GPS Data on the Web Admin Simply attach a GPS antenna to your MAX’s SMA connector, wait a moment while your MAX gets a fix on its position, and then check the W…

If you cannot see any of the GPS info are shown for the device then you may need to consider to extend the GPS antenna to a better location.

http://store.peplink.com/accessories/antenna/gps-antenna.html

[earganosa]

Hello, I was able to resolve my problem by using a new GPS antenna (placement still remained the same). I hope that anyone encounters this can use this for future reference.