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'''AT commands''' ("AT" meaning 'attention') are instructions used to control a modem. The command set consists of a series of short text strings which can be combined to produce commands for operations such as dialing, managing SMS functions, and changing the parameters of the connection. Many of the commands that are used to control wired dial-up modems, such as ATD (Dial), ATA (Answer), ATH (Hook control) and ATO (Return to online data state), are also supported by GSM/GPRS modems and mobile phones. This section is an overview of some AT commands that can be used with RUT routers.

To log in to a RUT router via SSH, download the free '''PuTTY''' app if you're using Windows; if you're using a Linux based OS, just use the Terminal app. In both cases you will need to know three things: the router's LAN IP address, user name and password. The default LAN IP address for all RUT routers is '''192.168.1.1'''; the default log in information is username: '''root'''; password: '''admin01''' (NOTE: the user name used for SSH connections (i.e., root) is not the same as the user name used to log in to the router's WebUI (i.e., admin)).

If you're using PuTTY, enter the router's LAN IP address into the '''Host Name (or IP address)''' field, select SSH Connection type and click '''Open'''. After this you will be prompted to enter the user name and password.  

To use a specific AT command via SSH, you can use the ''gsmctl -H''. After this your console will enter shell mode where you can then just type AT commands in their regular format. Or you can use ''gsmctl -A <AT_COMMAND>'' to execute AT commands one at a time. Continuing from the example above, lets say you want to find out the RSSI value. While there are quite a few commands that can be used to achieve this goal, lets use the '''AT+CSQ''' that is used when executing ''gsmctl -q'':

As you can see, ''gsmctl'' returns a more user friendly value while ''AT+COPS?'' returns raw data. The response format of the ''AT+COPS?'' is '''+COPS: <mode>[,<format>[,<oper>][,<Act>]]'''. Explanations for individual values are provided below.