User's Manual

Table Of Contents

ii MDS

Net 900 Installation Guide MDS 05-2873A01, Rev. A

DRAFT 6—8/29/01

5.2 Antennas ........................................................................................21

5.3 Network Name ...............................................................................21

5.4 Interface Wiring ..............................................................................21

6.0 PROGRAMMING.......................................................................21

6.1 Programming Via an HTTP/Web Browser ......................................22

Making the Connection.................................................................22

Start-up Screen ............................................................................22

System Conﬁguration Screen.......................................................23

Radio/Modem Screen Z?..............................................................23

6.2 Programming Via COM1 Port & a Terminal Program .....................24

Making the Connection.................................................................24

Communicating with the iNet transceiver .....................................24

Using the Menu-Based Management Toolbox..............................24

Review and Changing Essential Parameters................................26

7.0 TROUBLESHOOTING ...............................................................26

7.1 LED Indicators ................................................................................27

7.2 Troubleshooting Chart ....................................................................27

8.0 REPEATER ASSITED LANS .....................................................28

Repeater Systems........................................................................28

Option 1—Traditional with two-radio repeater ..............................28

Option 2—With Store-and-Forward Station..................................29

9.0 TECHNICAL REFERENCE .......................................................30

9.1 Technical Speciﬁcations .................................................................30

9.2 Data Interface Connectors—

LAN, COM1 & DATA Ports .....................................................................32

LAN (Local Area Network) Port—RJ-45 Ethernet Interface..........32

COM1 Port ...................................................................................33

COM2 Port....................................................................................34

9.3 Table-Top Test Setup ......................................................................34

9.4 Using a Personal Computer to Conﬁgure the iNet Radio ...............35

Connecting a PC to iNet’s LAN (Ethernet) Port............................35

Connecting a PC to iNet’s COM1 Port..........................................35

10.0 GLOSSARY OF TERMS..........................................................36

10.1 dBm-Watts-Volts Conversion Chart ..............................................39

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