User's Manual

MDS 05-6399A01, Rev. D MDS Master Station 31
• The Power LED and Alarm LED will light on the Platform Manager card. At this point the platform
manager is performing a pre-boot validation of the firmware to ensure that all required security
signatures are in place and valid.
• The Alarm LED will turn off and the power LED will begin to flash. At this point the platform
manager is booting and initializing the system.
• Once the platform manager initializes the transceiver module, the power LED will stop flashing and
turn solid.
Maximizing RSSI
Since the Master Station almost always uses an omni-directional antenna, maximizing signal strength is
done at the remote sites where directional antennas are typically used. An RSSI stronger than -90 dBm is
desirable. Refer to Section 5 Device Management for information on monitoring the RSSI for the Radio
Module.