Overview
Product Overview
The MCG-101 was designed to provide the most powerful and versatile Iridium communications system to offices, remote locations, aircraft, and maritime. The system provides an intelligent solution for Iridium satellite phones to operate as a telephone, Internet gateway, intelligent GPS device, send/receive SMS, and attach to other devices through RS232 and Ethernet. The MCG-101 was designed using 100% digital technology. This enables the system to provide clear, true-to-life audio and eliminates any internal echo problems. For external interface portions of the system, such as an analog POTS telephone, echo cancellation is performed by a hardware echo canceler.
Overall, the MCG-101 is the ultimate Iridium telecommunications system available to fulfill the needs and demands of today’s business, marine, and military needs.
Equipment Overview
The MCG-101 is a wall-mounted satellite terminal that contains Iridium technology. The terminal contains an internal SIM card that must be installed. The MCG-101 also has an exposed connector for attaching the required external antenna. The status of the entire system can be monitored through an attached computer.
Front Overview
Rear Overview
Features
Telephone/POTS line
Attach any standard 2-wire telephone or PBX, and you can make and receive calls over Iridium.
Ethernet port
Attach to any computer, and you can connect to the Internet, set up your MCG-101 PBX and call routing features, and monitor the status of your MCG-101.
Monitoring
The system's health can be monitored locally by any computer attached to the local network or remotely by a system administrator or technician.
GPS
An optional GPS receiver can track your location and send position reports via SMS or SBD when your MCG-101 is idle.
LED Status Indicators
Status of LED | Power LED | Signal LED | Ethernet LED |
---|---|---|---|
Off | No Power | No signal but registered | Disconnected |
Solid | On | Idle with >20% signal | Connected |
Slow Flash | Data or voice call in progress | ||
Fast Flash | Unit is booting | Registration of SIM error or no signal to allow registration | Network Traffic |