About the eSIM bootstrap profile

An eSIM bootstrap profile is a cellular carrier profile pre-loaded onto an eSIM chip during manufacturing that provides the initial profile used by the device to establish a cellular connection for basic connectivity to a central cloud portal so it can receive configuration updates and have additional profiles pushed down to the eSIM. It's main purpose is to give the device just enough initial connectivity to make a cellular connection and establish communication with Digi Remote Manager. This connection is maintained until an activation code is assigned to the device, at which time the device downloads the long-term carrier profile(s) to which it has been assigned. This bootstrap profile:

• Has a limited data plan.

• Comes preloaded on the eSIM chip.

• Requires yearly renewal (DG-ESIM-REN_1YR) to stay active, but even if it expires, the device’s other downloaded profiles remain usable, and the bootstrap profile can still be selected—it just cannot connect until renewed.

• The renewal can be remotely activated.