User's Manual

14 MDS Mercury 16E Technical Manual MDS 05-6302A01, Rev. A
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Figure 9. Configuration—Radio
(HARQ Category Setting)
4.0 Performing Common Tasks
4.1 Basic Device Management
There are several ways to configure and monitor the Mercury
transceiver. The most common method is to use a web browser to
connect to the device's HTTP server. This can be done by opening a web
browser and entering the Mercury's IP address. Another way to connect,
especially if the IP address is unknown, is to use the USB interface.
Simply connect a standard-A/mini-B USB cable between the Mercury
transceiver and the PC or laptop. A Windows device driver needs to be
installed if the USB console port is to be used. This driver is available
from GE MDS.
USB Console
Installing the Gadget
Serial Driver:
To connect a PC or laptop to the transceiver's USB port, a serial device
driver needs to be installed on the PC or laptop. This can be done by
downloading the
gserial.zip file from the GE MDS website and extracting
the contents to a temporary folder. Next, right-click on the
gserial.inf file
and click Install. Once this is completed, the PC is ready to be connected
to the Mercury transceiver's USB device (gadget) port.
Connecting the
device to a Windows
PC:
Upon reboot or power-cycle of the transceiver, wait at least 60 seconds
before connecting it to the PC. Connect the USB Mini-B port on the
transceiver to a USB port on the PC (the USB type A connector on the
Mercury will not work). Next, on the PC, run the following:
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