Set up a persistent connection to a remote XBee

The default connectivity to Remote Manager polls once a day using SM/UDP, which means that your XBee will always appear in a disconnected state and will use significantly less data.

If needed, you can set up a persistent connection, where the device is continually connected using TCP. To do this, you will need to set bit 0 of the MO setting. The suggested value for MO is 7 to connect securely over TLS, or you can use 1 for no security, which is the legacy value.

You can make the change using one of the following methods:

• Local access: If you have local access to the device you can use XCTU to change the MO setting back to the former default value.
• Remote access: If you only have remote access to your XBee you can change the device to maintain a persistent connection to Remote Manager. To do this you can set up a scheduled operation in Remote Manger for your device, as shown below.

To set up an automation to enable a persistent connection:

1. Log into Remote Manager.
2. Make sure that you have enabled SM/UDP. See Enable SM/UDP.
3. Click Automations.
4. Click Create to launch the wizard.
5. In the Details section:
   1. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the automation, such as "Enable persistent connection."
   2. Click Save and continue.
6. In the Steps section:
   1. Click the garbage icon to delete any existing steps.
   2. Click + to add a step, and select SM/UDP Request Connect.
   3. Click + again to add another setp, and select RCI.
   4. In the RCI Payload field, enter:

      <set_setting>
      	<remote_manager>
      		<MO>7</MO>
      	</remote_manager>
      </set_setting>
      

   5. Enable Allow Offline.
   6. Click Save and continue.
7. In the Targets section, click Skip to skip this section.
8. In the Triggers section, click Skip to skip this section.