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7signal Sapphire Carat Carat User Guide Release 3.1
10 EYE CONFIGURATION
10.1 States of Monitoring Stations
The Eye unit may be in an inactive state. This happens if there is no network connectivity to
the monitoring station when a monitoring station is being added to the system. Also, an active
monitoring station may be turned inactive. This allows exceeding the number of monitoring
stations limited by the license. Only active monitoring stations may run the tests but the
topology may contain unlimited number of inactive monitoring stations.
Related icons
active monitoring station
inactive monitoring station
10.1.1 Adding Monitoring Stations
Monitoring stations can be added in the service areas in the Network topology.
1. In the Network topology, select the service area where you want to set up a
monitoring station (Eye)
2. Right-click the service area and select “Add Eye”
3. Enter a name for the Eye
4. Enter the Eye’s IP address
5. Enter a description for the Eye (optional)
a. for example, its location and mount information
6. If you already know the test profile you want to use, you can select it now (for more
information on test profiles, see the section on test profiles in this user guide)
7. Enter the the regional setting. The wlan channels and possibly power options are
dependent on this setting so one should always choose the right setting.
8. (optional): if the hardware exists, it is possible to use the 8
th
beam or diversity antenna
with the check-box. When selected, one must also provide