User's Manual

62 MDS Master Station MDS 05-6399A01, Rev. D
Timeout (All) – Determines the amount of time (in seconds) that the radio should wait for server to
respond. The default setting is 30 seconds and will not normally require any change.
When the above fields have been set and you are ready to load a new file, click the Begin Reprogramming
button to begin reprogramming. To view the current status of the remote reprogramming operation,
navigate to the sdms interface status page.
Cancel Reprogramming
During the reprogramming operation the user has the ability to cancel reprogramming at any time either
on the Master Station, which will affect all radios, or on individual receiving stations. Note that cancelling
reprogramming at the Master Station results in all radios in the network having only one (instead of two)
applications programmed in their image banks. That is, the “inactive” image (which was only partially
upgraded) will be corrupt and unusable until reprogrammed at a later time.
5.6.5.1.13  PerformFailover
If the Master Station is equipped with redundant SD radios, the active radio can be manually toggled by
selecting the “Perform” action.
NOTE: The manual toggle-switch on the alarm/relay board must be in the ‘Automatic’ position for this
operation to succeed. The toggle-switch will override all software-based control of which radio is active.
5.6.5.1.14  RemoteManagementCommand
The Master Station has the ability to broadcast management commands to remote radios in the network.
These commands are sent to all connected remote radios, and hence should only be used for making
network-wide changes.
The following action can be specified:
Reboot – All remote radios will reboot to the currently active firmware image.
Set Radio Mode – Change the radio mode of remote radios (x710/transparent/packet/packet-with-MAC)
Set Frequencies – Set the receive and transmit frequencies of remote radios.
Set Modem Type – Change the configured modem of remote radios.
Set System ID – Change the configured system ID of the remote radios.
Enable Encryption – Enable or disable OTA encryption on remote radios.
Set Payload Encryption Phrase – Change the payload encryption phrase on remote radios.
Set Dlink Encryption Phrase – Change the Dlink encryption phrase on remote radios. (Only used in
transparent mode)
Repeater Network Change – Change remote parameters that may need to be configured when running
in a network which uses a MDS Master Station as a repeater.
NOTE: It is important to note that with the exception of the reboot command, these actions will cause
permanent loss in connectivity to the Master Station until the corresponding configuration changes are
made to the Master Station itself.