User's Manual Part 1

Chapter 3 Operation WinLink 1000 Installation and Operation Manual
• Menu bar
 File Menu – Log off, and exit
 Configuration – use for link configuration, individual site
configuration or link installation
 Tools – set preferences, event log handling, change password
 Maintenance – Loopbacks, system reset.
• Link details pane – summarizes information on the radio frequency,
IP bandwidth, type of TDM service, number of assigned E1 or T1
timeslots, and IP details of the local and remote WinLink 1000
units.
• Monitor pane – displays the link quality between local and remote
devices and the following statistics:
 Radio signal strength (RSS) in dBm
 Current Ethernet bandwidth in Mbps. This is not the actual
traffic rate, but the maximum capacity that can be supported
currently, see
Figure 3-5 .
The scale on the bar adjusts according the link distance and the
link budget.
 Local/remote receive and transmit traffic rate, in Mbps or Fps
(frames per second).
 TDM status
The Estimated Time Between Errors bar gives an indication of
the TDM quality. The ETBE constantly calculates the expected
TDM Error second ratio according to the current air interface
conditions.
 Link Status. Shows the channel frequency. The color of the box
indicates the status.
Green is an active link
Red is an inactive link
Magenta shows an authentication or compatibility problem
Brown shows severe compatibility problem.
• Event log – stores alarms generated by local and remote units.
• Status Bar – displays the following ions:
 Connectivity icon showing how the device is connected to the
Ethernet.
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