Activation

Automatic Activation After Inactive Period

Generally, the inactive period of physical SIM cards of Chinese carriers is six months. This period will not be counted into the validity period. When a SIM card gets manually activated (getting inserted into a device and powered on or activated on the console) within the inactive period or automatically activated after six months, the system starts to calculate the card usage time. The validity period is the same as the required duration (one or three years) of the order.

Automatic Activation After Test Period

For physical SIM cards from carriers outside the Chinese mainland, a test period of six months is provided. This period will not be counted into the validity period. When a SIM card gets manually activated (getting inserted into a device and powered on or activated on the console) within the test period or automatically activated after six months, the system starts to calculate the card usage time. The validity period is the same as the required duration (one or three years) of the order.

Automatic Activation After Being Inserted into a Device and Powered On

An IoT SIM card will be automatically activated after being inserted into the device and powered on. This process usually takes about 30 seconds.

If a device does not work for a long time (for example, more than 10 minutes), you can set its APN (case-insensitive) and check whether the device works properly.

For a China Mobile IoT SIM card, set both the name and APN to cmiot.
For a China Telecom IoT SIM card, set both the name and APN to ctnet.
For a China Unicom SIM card, set both the name and APN to scuiot.

If the device still cannot work normally, contact Huawei technical support.

Activation on the Console

You can log in to the GSL console to view all SIM cards on the SIM Cards page.

You can activate a Testable or Activatable physical SIM card by clicking Activate in the Operation column. The request will be processed within one or two working days. The card status becomes In use after the activation.

Activating Cards in Batches

The total effective data of the forward data pool depends on the number of activated cards. You can activate physical SIM cards in the pool in batches.

On the Forward Data Pools page, click Batch Activate in the Operation column.

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GSL provides four batch activation modes.

**Table 1** Batch activation modes
Mode	Description
Pool	In this mode, the system activates all inactive physical SIM cards in the pool. Click OK and wait for the request to be processed.
Segment	In this mode, the system activates physical SIM cards in the pool according to their start and end numbers. Enter the start number and end number as required, click OK, and wait for the request to be processed. NOTE: Enter only digits. The container IDs between the start number and end number must be consecutive and the corresponding cards cannot be activated.
File	In this mode, the system activates physical SIM cards in the pool based on the file. Download the template file, edit and upload it as required, click OK, and wait for the request to be processed. NOTE: The SIM Card Status column in the template is for reference only. The system activates SIM cards in batches based on the uploaded Container ID column.
IDs	In this mode, the system activates physical SIM cards in the pool based on input IDs. Enter container IDs as required, click OK, and wait for the request to be processed. NOTE: A container ID can contain only digits.